A/N:  Hooray, I finished chapter two!  I really hope this is up to scratch; I hadn't planned on more than one chapter.  Let me know if it's worthwhile, kapish?  Sorry about the name change.  I figured Crush In The Corner wasn't the right title anymore.  Enjoy!

Dedication: To Laur, who wants the next chapter badly, and pudadingding, who gave me the idea for the second chapter.

Disclaimer:  It's mostly JK's, I invented a few things, like the professors mentioned, and the Concoctions. I had no intention of making Lily so much like Hermione, really!  Toodles! ~Tahlya

…Lily

"To prepare a Courage Concoction, add the following to a boiling cauldron of water: two bat spleens, the eye juice of a toad, powdered faery dust, and the squashed liver of a female dragon…"

Lily Evan slammed her Potions textbook close with a sigh, ignoring the odd looks from her fellow housemates.  How on earth was she supposed to concentrate on Potions when he was sitting so tantalizingly close, as if to purposely distract her?

And yet, she needed to concentrate.  Professor Flatwist had hinted strongly that the Courage Concoction would appear on their exams, which were only six weeks away.  What would happen if she were to fail the exams?  Then she would never get to fulfill her dream of being the first Head Girl in Gryffindor since 1950.  For the past twenty years or so, every Head Girl had come from Ravenclaw, with the exception of Helen Stomm of Hufflepuff in 1962.

The distracted side of Lily's brain ignored this useless prattle, as it had heard it a million times in the past week.  Who cared about Courage Concoctions in real life?  Charisma Concoction, now there was something she could use.  Anything to attract his attention.  But any kind of charm, potion, or spell used to attract a human in an amorous way was strictly forbidden at Hogwarts; after all, that wasn't the sort of higher learning the school wanted to promote.

Lily gave up trying to restrain herself and looked over at where he was playing wizarding chess with Remus Lupin.  He, of course, was James Potter.  Good-looking, prank-loving, witty, knowledgeable, James Potter, Marauder.  He was best friends with Remus, and the notorious Sirius Black.  Oh, and Peter Pettigrew.  Lily had almost forgotten the short, chubby, clumsy, little tag-along.

Why did God have to bestow him with such handsomeness?  Lily pulled out the sketch of him that she had been working on since Thursday.  Speaking of Thursday, what had happened then in Ancient Runes?  What could James possibly have written that could embarrass him so?  Kind Professor Elcrant, to spare her crush from humiliation.

Lily grabbed a quill and continued to draw, focusing on the lock of hair that had fallen in front of his face.  No!  Lily clamped her lips shut just in time, as a scream was about to release itself.  James had reached and shoved the hair away, intently concentrating on the chessboard.

Of course, he would never show any interest in her.  Goody-goody Lily Evans, teacher's pet, only cares about grades and doing the right thing.  Now if she had been in Ravenclaw, it would be ok, because that's what Ravenclaws are supposed to think about.  But Gryffindors were supposed to be brave and loyal, and real leaders, not focusing on learning and cleverness.  In fact, Lily was often wondering why she hadn't been put in Ravenclaw.  She certainly wasn't brave enough for Gryffindor.

Lily jumped, as someone rustled by her chair.  It was Sirius Black!  Lily instinctly clutched the drawing to her chest.  Had he seen?  If he had, Sirius was clever, he would make the connection, and soon all of Gryffindor, including him, would know by nightfall.

Deep breath, Lily.  Sure he's grinning, but that's probably because he's going over to flirt with Emily Hart.  Black was the world's biggest ladies man, a new girlfriend every week, it seemed.  He couldn't have seen.  Lily wouldn't be able to live if she thought he had seen.  So he hadn't, she was sure.

Lily quickly placed the parchment back in her bag.  Something less interesting, something to motivate her and take her mind off of James Potter.  Sighing, Lily reached for her Potions textbook.

Sirius Black groaned inwardly.  Those two!  They were head over heels for each other.  Somebody needed to do something; it was getting rather pathetic to watch.  He decided to tell Remus to call a Marauders meeting to discuss this this afternoon while James served his latest detention…