"Ok." Said Lily awkwardly
"Alright, first of all I have your old diary; second I wanna ask you how to open it."
Lily's eyes widened with shock as she stared at Harry.
"How did you get it?" Lily asked
"That's not important I just wanna know how to open it you know so I can know more about you. The person who gave it to me says you wrote in even in your adult years and after you had me. It just wanted a connection to you that's all." said Harry earnestly not looking at her.
"Really?" said lily tears forming in her eyes. "You're such a sweet boy, I can't believe you're a Potter."
"I resent that." Said James
"I'll tell you how to open it but there is something you should know about it first." Said Lily and Harry nodded "There's a girl in the diary."
"Come again?" said Harry
"There's a girl in the diary." Lily repeated.
"Evans are you feeling alright?" James asked
"Of course I'm fine." Said lily "Harry what I mean it there is an essence, a spirit of a girl living inside the diary. It's enchanted. Made around the 1st century I believe. Thousands of witches had these because women weren't allowed to read in those days. What they could do however was magically record their thoughts to a child like version of themselves. The spirit of the diary is created to be like the girl who owns it. It's kind of like having your thoughts read out to you by you."
Harry looked skeptically at her.
"Really now it's perfectly safe. Stories have been written about them." Said lily
"Hey I think I read one of those stories." Said James suddenly "Now what was that girl's name, oh yeah, the book was called Máirín Willow and the Girl in the Diary. Pretty scary story actually. The girl came to life and tried to kill Máirín."
Harry stared open mouthed at him.
"Oh Harry don't let him scare you the diary is perfectly safe it was just a story." said Lily "The stupid girl destroyed the dairy and the girl inside it got angry and tried to kill her. It's completely made up never happened. Just make sure you take of Zaria."
"Who?" said Harry
"That's the girl's name, Zaria." said Lily "I gave her my middle name."
"Oh." Said Harry "Well then how do you open it?"
"With a password." Said Lily
"What's the password/" Harry asked and Lily hesitated and her cheeks went a bit red." What is it?"
"It's a bit embarrassing." Said lily "I wanted the password to be something no one would guess and that would be completely un true."
"Well what is it?" Harry asked
"I love James Potter." said Lily going very red in the face.
"Aw Evans, I didn't know you cared." Said James
"Oh shut up." Said Lily and the guys stared to laugh. "I'm leaving good luck with Zaria Harry."
And before Harry could say bye to her she was out of sight.
"See what you did." Said Harry angrily "You made her leave." James looked guiltily at him. "I should go get ready for the party." Said harry
"Alright son, but be good. Don't do anything I wouldn't do." Said James
"More like don't anything he would." Said Sirius and the guys laughed.
Harry said bye to them and he started to get dressed. Harry was happy to have The Marauders and Lily in his wardrobe. It was like having a whole new group of friends who didn't always feel sorry for him or keep things from him. Sure he liked Ron and Hermione but they were nothing like his father and Lily but in a way they were. Lily was smart and bossy like Hermione and James was jokester and a slacker like Ron but Ron didn't have James confidence or his disregard for other people's feelings like Snape. Harry had been meaning to ask his father about Snape and how he treated him but he was having too much fun just chatting with the guys. They were like his older, wiser brothers. Harry finally felt like he had a family even if they weren't real.