~****THREE WEEKS LATER****~

Lily woke up early again. It was only five minutes before her alarm was to go off. She got dressed into her robes and grabbed her books. She knew she would have enough time to finish some homework before the girls were ready to go down to breakfast. Lily wasn't meeting Meg anymore. She had gotten an owl from her late in the night:

Lily,

I think it best if we don't have breakfast or tea together. We'll hang out sometime though. Ok?

-Meg

Lily was hurt but decided it might be better off. Meg had avoided her after the first day. Lily thought about how well they had got along before school. But now Meg had different friends in Hufflepuff. She was different. Lily quickly pulled out of these thoughts. She had great friends now. Her and her roommates got along great. They were some of the most popular Gryffindor first years. Jess was popular anywhere since she was so pretty. None of it seemed to go to her head though to Lily's surprise. She had explained to Lily that she was half veela. Lily found her history amazing but Jessie just shrugged it off. School was going well. Lily earned Gryffindor tons of points in every class, and had top marks. She spent nights helping people with their homework. When she got overwhelmed, she would take her diary (her mother sent her one day) and go out to the lake. She found it the most peaceful.

Lily finished up the last sentence of an essay and heard footsteps. She looked up and saw Maggie.

"Morning Lily. Fancy some breakfast?"

"Sure, let's go." Maggie ran up to their dorm to get a book. She needed help in her Defense Against the Dark Arts essay. Lily was always willing to help as long as she had food in her stomach. They made their way to the great hall. It was almost empty. Lily saw Meg and waved. She waved back and smiled. At least we're friendly to each other. Lily thought. Soon enough the other three girls of her dormitory got down to breakfast. Jessie of course, filling them in on any gossip she had heard. As Lily laughed, she couldn't help but feel completely at home.

~Skipping ahead~

**October 30**

Lily was running across the field. It was the day of the first Quidditch match; Gryffindor vs. Hufflepuff. Lily had stayed behind in transfiguration to help McGonagall change the needles back to matches. Lily was the only one to volunteer as everyone left for the rest of the class left for the match. Jack had explained the game of Quidditch and she wasn't fond of it. Jack was interested most in the Beaters and told Lily that she was going to try out next year. Lily found her friends in the stands.*I'm not good at making up sports commentaries so I'm not gonna get into details* The game went on for a couple hours. Gryffindor was only in the lead by ten points so the seekers were looking for the snitch everywhere. The people in the stands were ready to go inside, as it was getting a bit chilly outside. Finally the crowd watched as the Gryffindor seeker flew upward and took a sharp left turn.

"GRYFFINFOR CATCHES THE SNITCH AND WINS! 250-90!"

All the Gryffindors screamed and ran out to the field. Lily grabbed her bag but it was caught. The seam broke.

"Really now! Second time!" and her books fell out all over the bleachers. She fixed her bag with a spell and piled her books in. she hurried down to the field to see her friends. But Lily didn't know she had left her most precious item on the bleachers.

~Gryffindor common room~

Most of the Gryffindors skipped dinner and went straight to the common room, where there was plenty of food for everyone. Lily hurried to her dormitory and threw her book bag on her bed. Her books spilled out but before she picked them up she heard her name being called and ran out of the room.

The party lasted until two when McGonagall finally lost her patience and threatened detentions for everyone. The five girls of Lily's dorm walked to their room laughing and talking about some of the Gryffindor boys. Lily didn't pay much attention to their conversation. She changed into her pajamas and put her books back in her bag, when she realized.

"Oh my god.oh my.OH MY GOD!" Lily's voice got higher as she said these words until she was practically screaming.

"Lily was is it?" asked Jess

"My.my diary! It's gone!" Lily's head was throbbing. She looked all around her bed but found nothing. Then she ran down her dormitory stairs and into the common room. She frantically searched everywhere ignoring stares from the people in the common room. She didn't even notice they were there.

"OH MY GOD!" Lily screamed. The people in the common room, who happened to be James, Sirius, Remus, and the random kid, stared at her as she ran back up to her dorm

"Well that was interesting," Sirius said sarcastically. They all laughed.

"Wasn't that the girl we met on the train?" Remus asked.

"Yeah I think so. She seemed kind of a wreck. I wonder wants going on." James said.

"Well, can't we just get back to the map?" Sirius asked with frustration.

The boys nodded and turned back to some parchment.

~Back in the Girls' dormitory~

"I can't believe I lost it," Lily said into her pillow.

"Lily?" Meg asked

"What?" she snapped

"Never mind."

"Sorry to snap-what did you want to say?"

"Well, I was just wondering-why is it such a big deal? I mean wizard diaries can't be broken into or read by anyone except the owner."

"Well, it's a Muggle diary-anyone could read it."

"Oh."

"Exactly. I bet I lost it at the Quidditch match. Geez! Anyone could have picked it up!" Lily sighed deeply before putting her face in her pillow