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Sirius, who was staying with James over the summer, doubled over laughing as James told him about how he managed to get permission to owl Lily. "Mate, combine that with the whole kissing Blair thing and you haven't got a chance." Sirius laughed, but stopped when he saw that look on James' face. "What's wrong?" James proceeded to tell him about his and Lily's confrontation in the Owlry. "And the worst part is she made it sound like she might actually have liked me. God, she was so hurt and I yelled at her." James shook his head. "She's right. I am a jerk." "Well, you know I didn't want to say anything but.." Sirius joked trying to lighten the mood. James playfully hit him on the shoulder as his spirits rose a bit. "Well, it's summer. What do you want to do?"

The days drifted by, it had been a week and James still hadn't owled Lily. Soon one week turned to two, two to three. On a particularly hot night James couldn't sleep. He finally gave in and decided to write to Lily. Dear Lily, He scratched it out. Dear Evans? Dearest Lily? He finally decided to go back to his first choice. He found that once he started writing the words just seemed to come.

Dear Lily,

Hey, um, How's ur summer going? Mine's good, I guess. Sirius is

staying with me, so that's cool. Well, I know that you're probably still

mad at me. I've thought a lot over the last few weeks. {Right now you're more than likely thinking that's a first.} I really miss you, and I know you don't miss me and that hurts. I'm sorry for hurting you. I was a jerk. Please write back. Even if you're just going to yell at me, I'd be great to hear from you.

~James~

He laughed looking at the letter. This was definitely something Sirius should never see. He'd be teased for months. With a bit of hesitation, he woke his owl and soon his letter was on its way to the girl he liked, maybe even loved. Apparently writing that letter was the therapy he needed. He drifted into a blissful sleep.

Remus was having problems too. He wanted nothing more than to write Cad. James was right, he did really like her. He had never gotten to close to a girl before. Sure he had the occasional girlfriend, but nothing serious. In a way James was also right about him being sweet. He never wanted to hurt a girl. He always broke things off before they could get too close. His friends were the exception. James, Peter, and Sirius had discovered his secret and didn't desert him. If anything it brought them closer together. He didn't know if anyone one else could be that understanding. But at the same time he saw James' infatuation with Lily, and Sirius hoping from one girl to the next, even Peter had an occasional fling. He wanted to be a normal teenager. He wanted to love someone and have them love him back. As the summer flew by he yearned more and more to write Cad. Finally, a few days before those dreaded days of the month, he gave in. He sat down and awkwardly began to write.

Dear Cad,

I hope you're having a great summer. Mine's okay. I haven't done much, hung out with James and Sirius a couple of days, but that's all really. They're both good, James is still pining for Lily, and Sirius is, well, Sirius. Did you get your OWL results? I did quite well. I'm sure you did better, though. The results didn't help much. I still have no clue what I want to do after Hogwarts. How about you? Well, I hope to hear back from you. Talk to you soon,

Remus

Looking his letter over he realized that it was a bit awkward, but sent it anyway. And with that, he too drifted to sleep.

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Lily Evans awoke to screams. She immediately knew why. Rushing down stairs she saw her mother hunched in a corner while an owl sat nibbling on the toast she had set out. Who's owl would be stupid enough to go through the kitchen? All of her friends owl's knew to go through her bedroom window {unfortunately they learned through experiences that didn't seem to faze this overly confident bird}. She quickly apologized to her mum and took the letter off the birds leg. As the bird left, her mother regained her composure and started in on Lily. {"You know I'm terrified of birds!" "No more letters better come"} Lily shrugged it off and went back to her room, thinking that this letter better be worth the trouble it had caused. Her eyes went straight to the name and knew it wasn't. "James?" she said under her breath. This was the one letter she was looking forward to least. She scanned the letter quickly.

"Of course he's sorry!" Lily realized she had said a little too loudly as she heard her sister stir. "I'm sorry too." she added in a much softer tone. She didn't want to date James Potter. She even had acquired a boyfriend that she really liked. But she couldn't help but like James, in a friendly sort of way, of course. She threw the letter on her desk and went back to bed. She had been losing a lot of sleep, and before long she was awake again. She walked over to her desk and briefly considered answering James' letter, before she threw it back down and went to get breakfast.

Cad was much happier to receive her letter. She had been waiting to hear from Remus, and as the weeks passed her hopes were pretty much shot. She really liked him, and thought he might like her. She couldn't help but think he was pulling away though. She had dated a lot of guys, even James, who most girls sought after. But Remus was different. He was kind, and talkative, yet he could be shy too. Over the years she had seen him break out of shell more and more. He was the kind of guy you could have honest, intelligent conversations with, and not be afraid to have an opinion of your own. She smiled at the thought of him. She found some parchment and a quill and quickly began to write back.

Dear Remus,

Hi! It's great to hear from you! I am having a great summer and its good to hear that you are too. I did pretty good on my OWLs. I'm sure you did as well if not better though. I have given a lot of though to what I want to do, actually. It's pretty much between being an auror, or what I'm leaning toward, a teacher. Both helping protect people and teaching students appeals to me. I'm sure you'll find something that you're passionate about too. So, James is still head over heals for Lily? That's almost sad. Lily gets angry if we even mention him. She has a new boyfriend too. He's, like, the exact opposite of James. He's quiet, and shy, a muggle, and, well, a bit boring. Oh, I almost forgot, You know Taylor? I think she's a bit keen on Sirius. Ever since those last few days of school he's all she talks about! It's really funny, because Lily hates it. It'd be really great if we could get everyone together before school, don't you think? Well, I've got to go, but I hope you write again,

*Cadence*

She felt a little weird signing her full name, but thought it was more personal. She sent the letter and started getting ready to go. She was meeting Lily to go shopping. After a quick shower, she blow dried her hair. She was starting to adjust to having to do it manually again after learning how to do it magically. She stared at her long, straight, blonde hair for five minutes before deciding to braid it. The letter from Remus had her a little spacey. She chose out a wholesome looking skirt {as wholesome as a mini can look} and tank top. She quickly did her make up and left. She had just acquired her drivers license and loved to drive. That was the one thing she missed in the wizarding world. After driving half an hour she spotted Lily in front of the mall with, much to her dismay, her boyfriend.

She parked and went over to her best friend who greeted her with a hug. "Hi. Max." Cad tried sounding as happy as possible but must have failed because Lily added, "He really wanted to come." pleadingly. They wandered around the mall, the girls shopping and Max watching awkwardly. While Max was looking at video games, Lily took the opportunity to tell Cad about her letter from James. "I just, I don't know what he expects from me." she finished earnestly. "Well, did you write him back?" "No, not yet." Cad gave her a look and Lily answered, "But I will!" Max came back and the girls quickly shifted the conversation.