Dear Diary,

She won't speak to us.

She saw them.

I can't believe it. I knew it would be bad, but not this bad. When she saw the two, I let slip that Corynne and I knew about. I'm not sure what she's more mad about- that she didn't get the guy she liked for once, that Mariko of all people got him, or that we kept a secret from her.

Today is Halloween, but I feel like crap. We keep apologizing, especially Mariko, but nothing helps. Viola won't talk to us. Now she's starting hanging around Ramona and Sheila. She makes it look like she's having a blast, flirting with guys and gossiping with girls, but than, when she sees Sirius even look at Mariko, the smile slides of her face and her face turns stony. I feel dreadful, but I can't do anything—she just won't acknowledge our existence. I already miss her. I mean, how dumb is this, a fight over a guy?

The trip to Hogsmede is going to suck.

Lily

"Do you think she's really serious about not acknowledging us again?" Mariko asked as we finished our feast. We watched Viola whisper something into Sheila's ear and collapse into giggles.

"Sure seems like it. Look at her!" Corynne, Mariko, the Marauders, and I were sitting on the right end of the table, the Marauders, however, were in deep discussion over the Quidditch World Cup. Which, as I had observed, is how guys are. They don't talk about stuff the way girls do.

"Why does it matter so much to her? It's just a guy." Corynne said as she glanced at Viola.

"Yeah, but," I said in between bites of my tiramisu, "we also failed to tell her a quite significant piece of information, and she's never lost her conquest for a guy before."

"But she doesn't have to be so snobby about it! I mean, we've been friends for almost our whole time at Hogwarts."

"I should have never said yes," Mariko moaned.

"Mariko," I said, putting my fork down across my plate, "it's not your fault. I mean, you should have told her, but… well, I love Vi, but it isn't a very supportive thing to do to get so mad at us." I didn't mention our conversation by the lake. It actually was kind of my fault she got so mad.

"But… well, you know, he's just a guy. And I knew she liked him."

Corynne jumped in. "Exactly! He's just a guy! No offence, but Viola shouldn't get that mad. Well, I can understand about you not telling her, but she's just being unreasonable."

The Marauders seemed to have been finished and were stealing glances at us. I could tell they wanted to go, and so, probably, could Mariko. She bit her thumbnail. "Ok… I guess we can go." We stood up towards our tables as Mariko tentatively walked up to Sirius, who whispered something in her ear and put his arm around her, and Corynne searched the room for Troy, and I wished with all my heart that Viola was our friend again.

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Who would have thought that Lily Evans, somewhat popular, usually surrounded by friends girl, would be sitting on a train compartment, alone?

This is how it worked: Mariko and Sirius paired off, James went to sit with his other friends, and Corynne and Troy offered for me to sit with them, but I was a third wheel and sick of it. And of course Viola still wasn't speaking to me. So there I was, bored out of my mind, staring out a window in an empty compartment. Well, I reasoned, it was probably better than watching one of my coupled-off friends and their boyfriend try and make small talk while wishing I'd go away so they wouldn't feel guilty and could make out in peace.

For some reason, the tune to "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" was stuck in my head. Somehow, they lyrics were changing in my mind. Twinkle twinkle little star Lily is really bored. All alone in an empty compartment, forced to sing children's songs. Twinkle twinkle little star Lily wishes Viola were here.

How pathetic am I? I thought.

Just than, I heard a noise. Approaching footsteps? Does Viola forgive me? I thought, eyes glued to the compartment door. Is she coming to put me out of my lonely misery? I barely blinked, but as the footsteps grew closer, I felt disdain. It's probably someone saying hi to their mates or something. Why would it be Viola?

My compartment door opened.

"Vio—James?"

James Potter was standing at my compartment door.

"James, what are you—I didn't expect… you?" God, I'm ridiculous. But James?

"Hey," James said, stepping inside the compartment and smiling.

"Wait, but how did you know where I was?"

"I didn't- I actually was going to go say hi to Sirius, but you're here, and alone, and Sirius has a girlfriend anyhow so…"

"Um. Ok." Merlin, now my face was turning red. Why is it James Potter, who used to make my face turn red with rage, now makes my face turn red with… well, I don't know.

James plopped down on the seat across from me with no invitation and propped his feet up next to me. "So, Lily, how's life?"

"Umm… hectic." I gave a nervous laugh. I found myself aware of everything I was doing. Was my hair messy? Did my arms look weird? What should I do with my face? Could he tell how ridiculous I was acting?

"Are you going to the Quidditch game next week?"

"Of course! I mean, Corynne's on the team."

"Yeah, she's a great keeper. That's good."

"I-I think you're really good too. I mean, you were assigned captain in 6th year!" I felt my body relax more. It's just James, I thought. James, your friend.

We chatted easily from then on, covering subjects from Quidditch, to obnoxious Head responsibilities, to Honeydukes chocolate, even to obnoxious Slytherins.

"I don't really understand Severus," I confided. "I mean, I know you hate him and all. But he's always scribbling in his potions book, and sometimes, when he's with his friends, he just stares at me. Like, stares. And it really freaks me out."

"Snape's a bloody prat, Lily."

I laughed a little. "I don't know. I know he's probably a good person deep down, but he can be so mean, and he really scares me sometimes."

"I can tell—your tongue seems to be awfully sharp around him."

The train lurched to a stop. I suddenly came to the realization that for once, I wasn't going to spend this Hogsmede trip with any of my three BFFs. In fact, by the way things seemed to be turning out, I was going to spend this trip with James. Who would've thought…