Lily?

PAIGE! I'M TRYING TO LISTEN TO MCGONAGALL!

God, Lily. Don't freak out on me!

Well, what am I SUPPOSED to do when you start passing me notes during Transfiguration?

Um, write back.

What do you want?

Look at James.

What about him, Whit?

Um, he's taking NOTES for once? And he actually successfully turned Sirius into a teapot.

So? That doesn't mean anything!

Sure it does. It means he's smart. You really ought to give him more credit, Lily.

I give him credit, Whitney! Sometimes.

Name one time you told him you appreciate him.

This is pointless. Goodbye, I'm going back to my notes, like YOU TWO should!

HA! I KNEW you couldn't provide an example!

Shut up.

I dare you to thank him for everything he's done.

NO!

Why not?

Because he hasn't done anything for me!

Um, excuse me, do you want me to recap?

What're you talking about?

THINGS JAMES POTTER HAS DONE FOR LILY EVANS

1. saved her from a disgusting freak who was about to, erm…have his way with her

2. beat said disgusting freak to a pulp

3. saved her life at the Ministry of Magic, prepared to DIE FOR HER

4. fought the IMPERIO CURSE, when VOLDEMORT HIMSELF cast it on him, trying to make him kill Lily (now THAT is the power of love, girl)

5. kept her little secret about kissing in fifth year…which must have been hard for him, on account of his ego

6. let her cry ALL OVER HIM when her parents died, without making on arrogant remark about it (I wish I could cry on James' shoulder…)

7. Dueled with DEATH EATERS

Now, if that isn't the "Damsel in Distress getting saved by Prince Charming EVERY TIME" act, I don't know what is.

Ok, so maybe he HAS done some stuff for me. But that doesn't mean anything. We're just friends.

Hey, I'll take what I can get. I'm just saying, you should THANK him for all that stuff he's done for you.

Oh my God. My own FRIENDS have turned against me!

We've always been on his side, Lils.

Great. Thanks for telling me this NOW.

No problem.

Look at that, Lily! James just turned Sirius the teapot into a…what do those muggles call it, Lily? A supermodel? Ok, that was somewhat harsh, but it shows that he is very talented! And Sirius doesn't look half bad as a giggling blonde in a bikini.

Ok, so maybe he IS kind of smart. So what?

He could tutor you sometime.

In Snogging 101.

YOU TWO!

Oh look at that, class is over.

What a shame. I was hoping to see Sirius turned into a beauty queen next.

Oh, how I will tease him.

That's right…you two are still dating, aren't you?

Yes, we are. I think it will stay that way for a while, too.

That's great!

Now if only you and James will get together…

Oh my God! For the LAST TIME! James and I are JUST FRIENDS.

Did you just call him James?

Are you planning to continue this?

Not to his face.

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Lily Evans quickly made her way towards James Potter in the Transfiguration corridor. Suddenly, another person sprang into her view. Severus Snape. She could see Snape saying something, then suddenly, James pulled out his wand and turned Snape upside down. Lily ran towards them.

"POTTER!"

James groaned. "Yes, love?"

"What the hell do you think you're doing?" Lily shouted weakly, trying to suppress her laughter.

"Well, I was turning Snivellus upside down, like so-" James was alarmed to see Lily's face break into a grin.

"Don't be a smart-ass with me, Potter! LET HIM DOWN!" Even if it IS funny, she told herself, I can't condone this type of behavior.

James immediately let Snape down, allowing Snape to run away quickly.

Lily smiled. "God, Potter. You are so conceited," she teased.

He grinned. "I know you love me that way," he said, teasing back.

Lily rolled her eyes, but there was a tiny amused spark radiating from her eyes. "See you, Gilbert."

James stared at her in confusion. "Erm…what?"

Lily laughed. "Gilbert Blythe, you prat!"

James continued to stare at her in confusion. Lily rolled her eyes. "Look it up. It's a muggle book, so it may take you a while to find." She started to walk away, a small smile on her face.

James furrowed his eyebrows in thought. Suddenly, it came to him. "Gilbert Blythe! From Anne of Green Gables. He teased Anne about her red hair, and Anne hates him. He starts to like Anne, but she always turns down his invitations."

Lily stopped, turned around, and nodded. "Good job, Potter. I can't believe you actually knew that," she grinned, teasing him.

James smirked. "But you know, Anne eventually starts to love him back."

Lily rolled her eyes. "Trust me, Potter. That will never happen to us," she said, grinning.

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Dear Journal,

Paige and Whitney have officially joined the Dark Side. I keep telling them James and I are just friends, but they never believe it. I myself am starting to wonder if that is just a lie – a cover up of some sort. But it can't be. James and I are just friends. Just friends.

Oh my God. I can't believe I'm calling him JAMES now. It's so weird. I can't believe I'm actually his friend. Just a month ago, if you asked me, I would have said I despised him, more than I loathe Snape, even! And now I'm FRIENDS with him? This is so confusing…how did everything change so quickly? I honestly don't know what to do – should I follow my heart, or should I do what my mind says? Or are they the same?

It's hard to imagine James having changed. I wonder if this is all a scheme to get me to like him…I also wonder if it's working.

Lily Evans

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NOTE: Okay, in case the first bit was hard to follow:

This was Whitney

This was Paige

This was Lily

They were passing notes in Transfiguration.