Right Out of a Muggle Storybook

Summary: Basically this is just another cute story of how James Potter and Lily Evans come together. It takes place during the Marauders 7th year at Hogwarts and the students' new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher is making them all keep journals during the year. Also, things are especially bound to get interesting with Lily and James paired up as Head Boy and Head Girl...

Disclaimer: I just realized that I haven't put a disclaimer in for my other chapters, but it should be pretty obvious that I don't own any of the characters...I mean, thats kinda the point of a fanfic.

A/N: Thankyou for reviewing! I have some comments for people who reviewed.

secretkeeper: Thankyou! I'm glad that you like the story so far

xLynex: I'm glad that you like the story too :)

oliverwoodluvr: I know that the second chapter probably does sound like a lot of other fanfics, but don't worry. I have a lot of ideas and I'm going to try to keep it original. As for your question concerning if Lily would have written something so personal for the DADA teacher to read, I had thought of this before and it will definitely be addressed later in the story.

Weasleygirl100: I like your suggestion about having Sirius play a prank on Lily, but I'm not really all that sure that it would work in this chapter. I may try to work it in later in the story though.

Chapter 3: Hogwarts At Last

Lily angrily stormed into the Great Hall. She was so furious that she could barely see where she was walking, and the effect of this was that she almost knocked over several third years. Once she actually managed to reach the Gryffindor table, she grabbed the first empty seat that she laid her eyes on and sat down in a huff. It was as though her mind was running in overdrive. She just kept on replaying what had occurred earlier.

Although Dumbledore had been far from angry on the Hogwarts Express, he had given them both a lengthy talk on leadership and the power of teamwork. Although the lecture was for both of them, it seemed to be particularly aimed at Lily. Lily just couldn't believe that Potter had made her look so bad in front of the Headmaster, especially considering that it was her first day as Head Girl. It had been terribly humiliating for Lily since she wasn't used to getting in trouble with adults; she was a parent's dream. After Dumbledore had finished his speech, James and Lily met the prefects and the rest of the journey seemed to pass surprisingly quickly. Before Lily knew it, they had arrived at Hogwarts and were sorting out the first years.

And now, here she was in the Great Hall. Although some time had passed since the incident, her anger had all but subdued. In fact, she had actually become even angrier at James. There was a nagging feeling in the back of her mind that James hadn't really done anything, but she pushed that thought back as far as she could. She wasn't willing to take the blame herself when she was able to place the responsibility on Potter.

Lily was so lost in her own thoughts that she jumped about a mile high when someone roughly tapped her shoulders from behind. She abruptly turned around and saw the bright, laughing face of her best friend, Emma Divertido. Seeing who it was, Lily delightedly stood up to give her a hug. Emma's dark curls bounced as she warmly greeted her friend.

"Hi Lily! How was your summer?" Emma inquired.

"It was pretty good" Lily replied, almost instantly forgetting her anger. She hadn't seen Emma all summer and she had missed her. Things just weren't the same without Emma around. Emma was always so bubbly and fun, and the two of them were really close. They could talk about anything and everything.

"I didn't see you on the train" Emma stated, looking at Lily. Lily's face darkened for a moment, but she then grinned. She was determined that she wasn't going to be in a bad mood about Potter any longer. After all, she was happy to be back at Hogwarts and no real damage had been done. But for the moment, she just had to try to forget that Potter was really was the new Head Boy.

"I know" Lily started. "I had some troubles with James."

"I actually did hear some people talking about some drama with you two on the train..." Emma said, waiting for Lily to elaborate.

Lily could see that Emma was curious, but she really didn't want to get into it right then. "I'll tell you the full story later if you want"

Emma was satisfied with that answer so she didn't bother to press her for more information. "Speaking of Potter, can you believe that he's this years Head Boy! A gnome would be better qualified for the job" Emma said, glancing at the Marauders who were trying to get Peter to eat a hexed pastry. Lily was glad to see that she wasn't the only person who was baffled by the decision that Dumbledore had made concerning who would be Head Boy.

Lily and Emma were looking in their direction when Sirius and James both noticed the attention that they were getting, turned to directly face the girls, then grinned and waved at them. Sirius and Emma's relationship was somewhat similar to that of James and Lily's; there wasn't one. Sirius was interested in Emma simply because she was one of the few girls who had absolutely no interest in him. Sirius was easily bored; he always loved a challenge. It was difficult to determine who scowled more in the direction of the two boys.

James knew that he shouldn't have been taken aback by the look of distaste that Lily shot him, but he still was a little. He looked a Sirius who didn't really seem to be bothered by the reaction he had gotten from Emma. "Oh well" James said, more for his benefit than Sirius'. "They'll come around".

"Definitely" Sirius replied. "But don't you seem just a little confident for some who Lily hexed in the last 24 hours?" cracked Sirius, chortling.

"She fancies me plenty" James replied to Sirius' joke. "She just doesn't know it yet." James grinned as Sirius almost fell off his chair laughing. Even Remus cracked an amused smile. Peter was still distractedly looking at the pastry and had missed what was going on. "You're positive that there's nothing wrong with it?" Peter asked uncertainly. This caused all three boys to roar with laughter, and for Sirius to actually fall out of the chair that he had already been precariously balancing upon. James happily looked on at the scene with a smile. This year was going to be the best so far. He had great friends, a promising future, and he had promised himself that this year he was going to make things happen between him and Lily. He admittedly hadn't gotten off to the best start with her this year, but he was sure that he could make things work. He had to; it was his last year and therefore, his last chance. However, he wasn't going to let that idea discourage him. Classes started the next day, and he was going to have a great year. He could feel it; he was invincible.

A/N: First of all, I just have to say it; Mexico rocks. I love it. So thats why I haven't been updating, but heres a new chapter. I hope that you like it even though its a little boring. Not much happens in this chapter but I need it as a filler before I can get to the good stuff. As always, I'd love it if people review, so go ahead...