A.N: Ok, sorry about the delay…I was involved in a minor car crash and now have panic attacks…0-0 very freaky…but here is the next chapter for ya! Thanks to my reviewers for the wonderful reviews…I feel loved…

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We all went to have coffee after dinner but my parents, Petunia, her lump of a boyfriend and the Potters had had a bit- bordering on completely out of it- to drink and were all in a very good mood. It was kind of scary how quickly my mom and James' mom got along.

And now I can call him by his first name without having to tell Alice that I do not fancy him- I don't, she just can't be convinced…

I was sitting in between Sirius and James when James bent down- literally, he's close to 6ft 2 and I'm only 5ft 7- and whispered to me amidst the noise that was our parents chatting. His breath tickled my ear and I shuddered involuntarily.

"Do you want to go to the beach while this lot are busy? Otherwise we could be here quite a while."

I nodded in reply- even though the better part of me was yelling not to go- and James poked Sirius in the back to make him follow us. We told our parents we were going for a walk and would be back in a while- all they did was nod drowsily in reply and go back to their aimless ramblings.

The beach was quite close the restaurant, and it was empty. Sirius ran towards the sea with a bark-like laugh and transformed into a big, black, shaggy dog. James stopped where he was and turned to face me, as if expecting me to be shocked, but I knew early on about Remus' "furry little problem." When I confronted him about it in 5th year he told me everything, what he was, where he went, and what his friends- James, Sirius and another boy, Peter Pettigrew- had done for him.

Remus swore me to secrecy- I don't know if this is actually betraying him, as this is only a notebook and I don't think anyone will read it apart from me- and promised me not to tell.

So I just shrugged my shoulders and laughed as Sirius the dog ran full pelt into the sea, snapping at the waves with his jaws.

James still stood with a shocked expression on his face, "How?" He asked, his mouth wide open. I suppressed a laugh, "Remus told me all about it in 5th year." My expression turned serious, "I think it's very good of you to do that for him. He's lucky to have such good friends."

I sat down in the sand and took off my sandals, letting the sand run between my toes and watched Sirius jumping in and out of the waves. James took a step back, still staring at me, and smiled slowly, "I'm glad you can see at least one good thing about me Evans." He sat down next to me.

"Lily," I said, my brain again cursing my mouth for speaking, "Call me Lily." "All right Lily, call me James," he answered back, offering out his hand to me as if we'd just met. I took it, smiling back at him, although my head was shouting at me not to.

When our hands touched, something like a wave of electricity passed through me and I withdrew my hand, placed it in my lap and looked back at Sirius, who was swimming along the waves.

James looked at him as well, and then asked me something. I had a feeling he had just experienced the same thing I had, and was feeling the same way. "Lily…are we friends now? I mean," He turned to look at me, his eyes searching mine for an answer, "Can we be friends?"

I found myself getting lost in his eyes and found it hard replying, "I'm sure we could be James." I answered slowly, trying to keep my voice steady, "You've defiantly…changed."

"I've grown up Lily, well, at least I'm trying to. I told you that on the plane." It was then I noticed our hands were linked together in the sand, something which I didn't remember doing, but I didn't pull away. It didn't feel bad, holding his hand and I just kept my gaze on him…

The moment- can you call it that?- was abruptly lost when Sirius, soaking wet, decided to bound over to us and shake all the water he had accumulated onto us. I giggled, "Sirius! Stop it!" and our hands broke apart as James sprang up and began to chase Sirius around the beach, leaving me on the sand, very much drenched in sea-water, laughing, and without James' hand on mine.

After a while, they got tired of chasing each other and came back to where I was, and sat down, Sirius resting his head by James' feet, still in his dog form. James and I found our hands linked together again while we talked about anything and everything, with Sirius barking whenever he felt the need arise.

Then we heard our parents call us and we had to leave the beach. Sirius changing back before anyone saw him.

We walked back to our respective houses, myself in the middle of the two boys. It was then I realised something, they really weren't so bad after all. James and Sirius were…good fun- I never thought I would see myself write that down…ever…- and I found myself enjoying their company.

So now I'm sitting in my room, writing this down. In the space of a day in a hot country I've found out that:

Plane journeys can be very insightful.

Petunia can be civil.

James' parents are very friendly.

The boy's really aren't that bad.

Never let your head and heart start and argument, they'll just end up ignoring each other and you'll be confused.

Walks on the beach can change your perspective.

I never really hated James in the first place!

The last one is the real shocker for me; I really like James now, but just as a friend. If I told Alice I really liked James she would start squealing and say that I fancied him, which I don't!

Tomorrow we might be meeting up again at his place…I really can't wait!

Birthday count:5 days 23 hours

A.N: Phew…lot of writing…hope you lot like it! I probably won't update this weekend, as it's my birthday and I'll be in London- to watch Les Miserables, yay! - So…after that…hopefully… Read and Review!