August 8th, 1995.
"So Harry said--"
"Yes."
"But he's afraid of your--"
"Unfortunately."
"And you still like--"
"That's right."
"Oh, well, this will be an easy enough task." Lily concluded.
"Did I soddin' MISS something here?" Poor, ignorant man. James was lost while Lily and I had our easy enough to understand conversation. It's the gift of women to finish each other's sentences and practically read minds. And have two different conversations going on simultaneously and not get confused. My friend Michelle once told me that the male brain is not large enough to be equipped with these abilities, for fear of self destructing. The good thing is I have gotten used to deciphering man-code, also known as a serious of varying pitches of grunts.
Back to whatever topic I was just talking about…….
Lily says that the fact Harry likes me back will make everything easier. I just turn on the flirt-osity and he'll get the point that I like him back, and we'll live Happily Ever After with a dozen children in a mansion on the ocean and a blue pony named Bob. Insert wistful sigh here.
Lily told me to smile a lot because apparently I have a nice one, wear a tiny bit of makeup to accentuate my eyes and lips, and to flip my hair every so often. I should be noticed, but at the same time remain mysterious. We'll see if it works. Sounds like a pile of rubbish to me. I should value her advice, though, considering who she ended up with in the end. One of the most sought after guys in Hogwarts history! I expertly did not mention this to James himself because his head is rather large as it is right now.
Anyways. I'm off to try the techniques on Harry. I officially and unofficially feel like a prat.
Later
He's doing a good job of acting like he doesn't care. I was acting like a…..dare I say it?.....scarlet woman…..right in front of him, and he didn't seem to notice. I used all the tricks in the book, if there was in fact book on something like this. There should be. The brothers and Hermione did notice, however. I can almost hear mum's yelling already. That is going to be painful. Why don't Gifted senses come with an 'off' feature?
This should not be happening with Harry! He likes me and I like him. I made that quite clear when I proceeded to spill the whipped cream on his hand, and then LICK it off while giggling. What if he doesn't….no, that's not possible. I heard him talking. He has to like me back. It HAD to have been ME they were talking about.
In other more exciting news, I think my chest has grown a millimeter. There's hope for me yet!