It was a rainy day, and most of the students were running around, trying to find something either productive or entertaining to keep them busy. A certain redhead was on her way to the library, completely unaware of the three boys trailing behind her.

"Prongs, are you sure this is a good idea?" Remus said in a hushed voice. "She might get really mad at you."

"Now, Moony," Sirius said, putting a hand on his friend's shoulder. "Evans couldn't possibly get mad at him for asking a simple question, now can she?"

Remus just gave him a look that said "She has millions of times before." Sirius sighed and just shook his head, turning around to give James a hopeless look. However, James wasn't paying attention to his two friends, who were walking a few feet in front of him.

He was too busy thinking about what he was going to say. He had changed his mind so many times in the past few minutes that he didn't even bother telling his friends what he was really going to do. After all, what's the point in telling them when your plan changed every few seconds?

His first plan was to charm a rose to follow her. When- if, she picked it up, an old Muggle love song would play until she let it go. Then it would continue to follow her. It wasn't the best idea, but he was feeling unusually unoriginal that day.

In a matter of minutes, Lily, and the three Marauders behind her, arrived at the library. James still hadn't decided on a real plan, so he was just going to wing it.

"James, mate, what are you going to do?" Remus asked hesitantly. He was worried for Lily. The two were actually pretty good friends, and he knew how smitten James was with her. It annoyed Lily to no end whenever James pulled a move on her.

"Umm, honestly?" James laughed nervously. "I don't know."

Silence.

Then..

"HAHA!"

Sirius was very supportive. Really. Just not now.

Sirius was still laughing, and people were giving him odd looks. Luckily, Lily had already entered the library, so she didn't hear him. Remus gave him an exasperated look and James just glared at him. However, Sirius didn't notice, he just turned around and walked away, still laughing.

James and Remus exchanged confused looks. Well, actually, they were more like "What the hell?" looks. James just shrugged it off and walked inside the library, Remus walking behind him.

James immediately spotted the redhead sitting alone at a table near the back of the library. He sucked in a deep breath, and quite literally, marched toward her table. Remus gave him an odd look but followed him anyway.

Once James finally got there, Lily had already noticed him and was looking at him expectantly. She did not expect him to say what he did next.

"I've noticed you noticing me and I'm just giving you notice that I've noticed you too!"

James said this all in one breath and was looking slightly winded.

"W-what?" Lily stuttered. She was very confused, and it was shown on her face.

Remus was too lost, and he just decided to walk away before anything else happened.

"Umm, nevermind, I don't really get it myself," James shrugged and turned around. He walked out of the library and back to his dorms.

He looked calm, but on the inside he was mentally slapping himself for saying that, of all things, to Lily Evans.

Lily just sat there, with a small smile on her face.

"Potter is such a dope."