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Chapter Five: Sweet Dreams
Last night I dreamed that Evans and I were out by the lake, holding hands and looking at the stars. We seemed older, but maybe it was just my imagination. I wonder if Evans ever dreams about me? That's highly unlikely mate. If she did dream about you, they wouldn't be nice dreams; they'd be nightmares.

Thank you for your positive input. Now stop stealing my notebook!

But it's so easy to steak your journal. And I'm just telling it like it is. The only way that Lily would dream about you is if you somehow forced her to.

Force her? How could I force her to dream about me?

Brilliance. Sheer brilliance.

Sirius gave me an idea when he said that the only way Evans would dream of me is if I forced her. I have decided that that is exactly what I'm going to do. Make her dream of me, that is.

I haven't exactly figured out how I'm going to accomplish this yet, but I'll think of something. I always do.

I've just gotten back from the library, (yes, I have been there before) but I didn't find anything about making people dream about specific things.

Maybe I'll just have to make up a spell...

Hey, that's not a bad idea. I mean, if I can become an a-...well, I'm bright enough to create a simple spell. Sirius, Remus and I made up loads when we created the Marauder's Map.
My God, Prongs has gone mad.

Why is he making Lily dream about him?

You're asking me to tell you how James's mind works?

Never mind.

He's lost it, really, this time I'm serious.

Who thought that he was so serious about Lily?

Not me. I still wonder...

Why? You don't think he really likes Lily? I'm not sure...he didn't answer me when I asked him why he liked her. Well, time will tell.
Why do my friends hold conversations in my notebook? It's so pointless. Why don't they just talk to each other rather than taking turns writing in here? And just for the record, I do too like Lily Evans. I can't explain why I like her, I just do. I am not just chasing her because she won't go out with me, if that's what everyone is thinking.

Tonight, Sirius will be testing my dream spell. He doesn't know it yet, but he will when I tell him.

It's a fairly simple process. I say the spell as I point my wand at Sirius. Then, I do the same to myself, which creates a link between us. In my mind, I envision what I want to have happen in the dream, and then we'll both have the dream.

Brilliant, is it not?

Well, it worked and Sirius seems no worse for wear for the wear. I'll test it a few more times, though; I don't want to give Evans brain damage or anything of that nature.
Tonight, as Evans left the common room, I placed the spell on her before saying "sweet dreams!". The dream is pretty uneventful. It's just me following her around and asking her out. Nothing bad.
Your password was "James likes Lily"? That is insulting to my intelligence. If you're going to try and keep me out, at least put up a good fight and make me guess. It's no fun when I break in on the first try.

Okay, that being said, I have to say that you should write about your date with Hestia.

It's been two weeks of lovely dreams. Evans seems fine and I couldn't be better. I've been dreaming of a beautiful girl, how could I be anything but great?
It would seem that Evans thinks she's paranoid. At least, that's what Hestia tells me.

Why would she think that she was paranoid? Maybe...because she thinks that she's dreaming about me of her own free will. That could be it.
Evans is avoiding me like I've got some sort of disease. What is this?
I told her.

Just like in last night's dream, I came up behind her on the way to Transfiguration and took her hand. She looked pretty startled. She looks pretty when she looks startled. But then, I think she looks pretty all of the time.

I asked Evans if she thought that if she avoided me that she wouldn't dream of me. For a split second, she looked confused, but then realization surfaced on her face.

I decided to leave before she got really angry, so I gave her a kiss on the cheek and walked away humming "Goodnight My Someone". I thought it was a nice touch.

Quidditch? Your password is quidditch? Really now!

Emmeline told me that Lily is going home for the Easter holidays because of her disturbing dreams.

How do you plan to make her dream about you when she's over a hundred miles away? And I am not being the guinea pig for any more of your sick experiments.

You really should tell us about your date with Hestia.

I am not telling you about that date!

As for the dream spell being used over long distances...I'll figure something out.

Now for a new password....

This isn't one of my better chapters, but I hope everyone still enjoyed it!

bluestar: Good to hear that I'm not copying. I didn't think I was, but you how some people get. I know. It's bad when you're infatuated with a character who's fictional, married, and dead. :-) I haven't decided exactly how James is going to react to the later chapters yet, but I think he will have a small idea that Lily's feelings aren't just platonic. He will take out his frustrations in the notebook, you can be sure of that!
Yeah, it's fun to see James trying to get Hestia to help, but if you notice, Lily thought it was only Hestia helping James, when Alice is in on a lot of the plots! You were the first reviewer! Congrats! It's always fun to be the first one to review, isn't it?

LilliannaRose: James is immature now, but he'll come around! I agree; girls are better!

JKRobsessed: I try to update quickly! I was actually going to update yesterday, but my parents said that I'd been on the computer enough. Hope you enjoyed this chapter!

certified-weirdo: I had to bring Sirius in! :-) As I said before, James wouldn't have been able to keep his "notebook" a secret from Sirius! Besides, Sirius is so funny and he's a lot of fun to write!

browneyedgirl2004: Your welcome! I was glad to give you some constructive criticism! I know what you mean about the "Hey! I loved this! Update soon!" reviews. While it's nice to see people enjoy my story and want me to continue, I would like to see some suggestions for improvement and stuff of that nature. So, I thought that I'd give some out! I'm glad I could be of a little help to you. I rather enjoy editing stuff, so it really wasn't a problem for me at all.

Loves to Read: Don't worry about not reviewing the last chapter! I'm horrible at consistently reviewing and I think it's great that you review nearly every chapter!

Laughing Dragoness: Why, thank you! I know what you mean about Peter. I don't like him, and I want him to drop off the face of the Earth, but he was friends with James, Sirius and Remus and I can't just ignore that. I'm trying to stay as close to the books as I can, and I can't do that if I completely leave out Peter.

misschickapee: Thanks! It's kind of hard to write James (although it's fun) because we know so little about him, but I'm glad to hear that you think I'm doing a good job!

Cherry: Yeah, I know I didn't say what James did after the kiss. He's going to say later, actually, but I'll tell you now because it's not a big deal. The truth is, he doesn't remember! He was so happy and caught up in the moment, that he doesn't remember what he did afterwards! Yes, James is 15, and no, most guys wouldn't act that way, but this is James, and James isn't most guys! :-)

MWPP Fanatic: Exactly right! He has to prove himself, which won't be easy, but he can do it!

EW4eva: Thanks for recommending me to your friend! I think that made my day, to hear about people passing the word on my story! I feel so loved!

MPPSexxySiriusJamesRemus: Thanks for your support and always reviewing so faithfully!

i-h8-sclub: That's okay, I know how the whole computer being stupid thing goes! Thanks!

Ildreen Love: Well, as you found out in this chapter, James may put spells on his notebook, but that won't keep his friends out! They're determined to get I and write in it, and I can guarantee that they're break in until the very end!

child-of-scorpio: I said I'll try! I've been writing a lot lately to try and get ahead for when school starts. Oh, don't worry, I'm going to try my hardest to update at least twice a month! I hate it when people don't update for horribly long periods of time, so I don't want to be a hypocrite. My classes promise to be quite challenging this year, but we'll see. I'm glad you liked Sirius being included in the notebook! He had to be in here! He's to close to James and too funny not to be! :-)

tinkerbelldetention101: I wish I could update faster too, but I can only update when I have a chapter to update! I'll try my best.

Some12: I'm glad that you noticed the longer entries. It's pretty gradual, but then growing up is gradual.

Queen Of Day Dreams: Finally! A person who doesn't like Sirius to be a drunk! He has to be funny, but he also has to be serious when he's needed to be and some people just ruin his character that way by making him so immature! I hope I can do his character justice! Yup, James is the best! I love Sirius to pieces, but I love James even more!

dragonzflame: Oh course James couldn't have other guys eyeing his girl! He's so chivalrous you know. Which is slightly ironic, because he strongly believes in being chivalrous, but yet he practically stalks Lily, which I'm sure is not very chivalrous. But that's part of what makes James so great!

the-insufferable-know-it-all: Thank you. I love how everyone puts notebook in quotes! He'll admit it someday, I'm not sure when, but he will.

Angul-gurl: Um...I don't know who Devin is, but thanks!

EyesofEmerald: It's you! I have to tell you that I was greatly amused by all your reviews of my other story! I don't see many reviews for that one anymore since it's finished, but it was nice to see your reactions to Lily and now I get to see them for James! Good to hear I'm not copying! I didn't think I was, since as you said, I'm not the first person to do a journal story. And I agree whole heartedly that Sirius writing in James's notebook is commons sense, because they're too close for James to hide something private like a journal...I mean notebook...from his best friend! Keep reading!

Tigoamy: Tell your friend thanks for me for recommending my story to you! I'm always excited to see new readers! Good to know that you like my interpretation of James!

The Great Charlotte: James is my favorite character too! Well, him and Sirius and Remus of course. I like Neville too, he's kind of accident prone and forgetful and he reminds me of myself a lot in that respect. :-) Thanks and please keep reading!

J.E.A.R.K.Potter: Thanks! I'll try to update soon!

cilverblood: Yes, yes he is! He will figure out not to ask Lily out, but all in good time! Glad to hear you liked the poem, I liked it too! Well, I should hope I did...:-)

aquariusbaby205: That is one heck of a long time to be on the computer. I did that once too and my eyes hurt afterward! And your review did not bore me to death, in fact I was rather amused by it. It's nice to hear that I do a good job with the characters and that the characters don't change too much.

Dude Wheres My Cheese: Wow, I thought that everyone had read " Deflating", which is the story I'm trying not to copy, since she has so many reviews it's insane. It's a good story, except I don't like her portrayal of Sirius much. I would never dream of copy and pasting, so I guess you're right. Except for the journal and Sirius thing, they're two very different stories. But you know how some people are about the tiniest thing being even remotely the same. If I implied that Sirius would be the only one talking in the journal...notebook...be won't. Remus will be in it quite often too. Peter will be less because I don't think he's smart enough to figure out the passwords and I don't like him, even though I know he has to be in it because he was in the era. I agree, Remus was a big help to James, and Remus won't go forgotten. If you remember, in "In This Journal", James appointed Remus his tutor. Well, the lessons (I guess that's what you'd call them) are going to be recorded in the notebook.

DOJ: I am going to explain James's date with Hestia. Yes, there was only one, and James will explain away the confusion. I hope anyway. What I have planned is rather funny, (I think so anyway) so be on the lookout! It won't be for a couple of chapter though. Sirius has to rub it in some more.

ChaosMage28: Thanks! Please keep reading!

About "Midnight Jealousy": This is about my latest one shot. Somebody wanted to know who the guy under the hood was. The answer: No one in partiular. It really wasn't supposed to be anyone. Just some guy that James cooked up in his imagination!

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