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...

A/N: Um, yes. This has taken me ages to put up. Sorry. lol. I've justso sooo busy. I wasn't even really sure that I'd be able to continue with it, but I am b/c my bestest friend Annie (or Salsagirl626), whoEmma is basedon, is helping me write it. lol. So, at last, heres the next chapter. yay. yeah, ok. just read it. lol

Chapter 7: Finding that Witty Comment

As Lily was walking through the corridors alone at night with James, she had miserably decided that almost nothing could be worse. They both walked through the school in silence, and as the minutes slowly passed by, things seemed to grow more and more uncomfortable. Lily felt that things were even more awkward than they normally were with them, because this time, no one else was around. The school seemed very empty, and daunting.

As James was walking through the corridors alone at night with Lily, he had happily decided that almost nothing could be better. True, it wasn't really the most ideal activity, and he had noticed that she still wasn't exactly thrilled with it, to put it nicely. But there was no way that he was going to let this affect him. Well, not much anyway. As the sound of their footsteps echoed through the corridor, he decided that he needed to figure out something witty and brilliant to say, to lighten up the mood. He racked his brain for what seemed like ages, but could come up with less than nothing. Lily was always so sensitive and touchy about anything he said, so it really was difficult to think of anything that wouldn't offend her. However, he was absolutely determined to not let this night go by in silence. He could hardly convince her what a stunning, clever, charming catch he was if couldn't even manage to string a couple of words together to make a sentence. While he was pondering all this, and still trying to figure out something to say that wouldn't make her mad, or make him look like a moronic idiot, he glanced over at Lily who was trying to ignore him, and forget he was there. She was trying so hard at this that James couldn't help but smile. She was just so cute.

"What are you smiling at?" Lily asked, irritated

James, taken a little aback by the sudden break in the silence, didn't know what to say. "Oh, um...I was…um…" He really had no idea how to finish. So much for being witty and charming, he thought to himself, annoyed that his brain wasn't quite functioning. Lily just stared at him, waiting for an answer.

"Oh, never mind," She finally said, exasperated. Lily hated this. James was such a blubbering git. She would much rather be in the common room with Emma and Natalie. And she still had to do her journal for Professor Bic. She looked down at her watch; it was only 9:30, and their shift wouldn't be over for another hour. Wonderful, Lily thought to herself. Another hour with Potter. She felt as though the night would never end.

James was starting to become extremely bored, and he was mentally kicking himself, for here he was with Lily for another whole hour, and he still hadn't said anything. He was blowing it majorly. He had to say something before their shift was over. Getting desperate, he blurted out the first thing that shot into his mind.

"Quiddich!" he said rather loudly. Lily jumped and looked at him like he had just grown a second head.

"Huh?" she said, bewildered at his sudden outburst.

"Um…so, what do you think of Quiddich?" Again, James kicked himself. That was probably the stupidest thing he could've said. Of course she wouldn't think anything of Quiddich!

"Um…it's ok, I guess." Lily said, still confused. "When does the season start?" she asked in a somewhat bored voice.

James was shocked. She had actually responded in a somewhat humane manner. "It-uh-starts next week, we need to have tryouts first. We need a new keeper. Wanna tryout?" He looked at her with a grin on his face.

"Huh—yeah right Potter—not a chance."

James shrugged, it was worth the shot. Another silence settled. Hecould not let this happen. "So… what do you think of professor Bic? Pretty cool guy, eh?"

"You only like him because he didn't give you and Sirius detention for being late." Lily said matter-of-factly.

"And what's wrong with that?" James said, pretending to be deeply offended by her comment.

Lily rolled her eyes, James seemed like he would never change. She decided to continue the conversation though, for it was much better than the earlier silence.

"Nothing. He seems, um…interesting I guess. I just don't like that journal assignment. I can't think of anything to write."

"I just wrote about…hmm…what did I write about? Huh… I didn't do it yet. Never mind." James said somewhat sheepishly, still grinning at Lily

"Right," Lily could help but roll her eyes again; James could just be so immature sometimes. However, she couldn't help but laugh. They continued talking, and Lily was surprised to find that things started to become a little more comfortable between them, and she was becoming more at ease with the situation. She wasn't exactly having fun, but she wasn't totally miserable either. It was a pretty healthy compromise, considering that the night wasn't over yet.