"Hello dear."

"James you little prick if you say one more word I'll curse you 'till next Friday!" Lilly yelled back at him.

"Right well worth a shot wasn't it?" he replied turning back toward the table his friends were waiting at.

"How'd it go?" Remus asked although he didn't seem to be waiting for an answer, but continued reading his book.

"Someday… I swear," James replied.

"Right, right. So we've all heard before," Sirius added before James could go off on another tirade. "Maybe you should just go after other girls? You know Mary is very fond of you."

"You know I can't. I almost wish I could. She just won't get out of my head!"

"Well she obviously doesn't want to be in your head in the first place," Remus replied mockingly.

"Very funny," James replied shooting him a look to kill.

"I thought so," Sirius replied laughing.

"I'm serious. Help me get over her," James pleaded banging his head on the table.

"Alright well um… what is it about her that you like so much?" Remus asked looking up from his book.

"I don't know. Everything?"

"James, if you really want to get over her then you have to find out what gets you under her in the first place!" Remus retorted.

"Or what doesn't 'get you under her'!" Sirius replied laughing.

"Not funny!" James growled.

"I thought so," Sirius replied.

"Right well… um… her hair?" James replied ignoring Sirius. "Wait no I've got it. It's the eyes," He added going slightly into a dream-like state. "They're so green… and sparkly."

Sirius lost it at the look on his friend's face and even Remus gave a chuckle.

"What's so funny?" James asked.

"'Her eyes are so green and sparkly'!" Sirius mocked him in a very over the top fashion.

"Well they are," James grumbled for a reply. "You have to admit they are the prettiest shade of green you have ever seen."

"Just think James ole boy if you ever have children maybe they'll have her eyes," Sirius joked again.

"Yeah maybe."

"My god you have to be kidding me!" Sirius yelled out. "Please tell me that you haven't thought about what your children will look like!"

"No of course I haven't," James denied although he had a guilty look about him.

"This is a new low for you," Sirius replied shaking his head.

"Oh c'mon you have to admit with my boyish good looks and her gorgeous green eyes we could have some attractive children!" James protested.

Sirius just shook his head again.

"They are the prettiest green I've ever seen," James mumbled although he seemed to have forgotten that there were still people around him because he was not starring across the room at her as she laughed at some thing someone was saying to her.

"Ergh, this is hopeless," Sirius replied. "Why don't you just go talk to her?"

"Okay," James replied as if in a trance and having forgotten what had just happened five minutes ago when he'd tried the same thing.

"Hello Lilly."

"James no!"

"But-"

"No!"

"C'mon-"

"NO!"

"Please-"

"NO!"

James walked dejectedly back toward the table.

"How'd it go?" Remus asked although he didn't seem to be waiting for an answer, but continued reading his book.

"Why do they have to be so green!" he asked while hopelessly banging his head on the table.