Just After Lunch, In the Library, Friday, September 9th, 1977

Dear Diary,

I am writing this now, not because it's HoM, which it's not, but because something BIG just happened. The whole school's talking about it.

James is dating Caroline. She's in Hufflepuff, their seeker, and is almost as Quidditch obsessed as James. No-one could ever be as Quidditch obsessed as James, but she almost is. She's the captain of the Hufflepuff team too. Gryffindor play Hufflepuff at the beginning of next term, so we'll see what happens.

The reason this is such big news is because James hasn't dated anyone since 3rd year. It's not that nobody wanted to date him, they did. It's just that he didn't want to date them. Or something. I don't know. Nat says it's because of me. But what does she know?

Me and James had this huge fight yesterday. He was shouting, and I was shouting, and it was REALLY loud. I've completely forgotten why we're fighting. (he hasn't apologised for it yet, whatever it is)

We were screaming SO MUCH, and I can't even remember half of what I called him, or he called me. That's probably a good thing.

This is exactly why I could NEVER have a relationship with James.

But that doesn't matter now, because HE HAS A GIRLFRIEND!

Everyone's wondering about my reaction. They won't talk about it, or even say "James" or "Caroline".

They don't seem to realise that I DON'T LIKE HIM! He's a friend, a good friend, and I hope he and Caroline are very happy together.

I don't have to prove I don't like him, because any idiot with half a brain cell could figure that out.

Lily

During Advanced History of Magic, Friday, September 9th, 1977

Top 10 Reasons Why I Could Never Date James Potter

10. Everyone knows he's in love with his broomstick. He needs a girlfriend who is equally in love with their broomstick. I don't own a broomstick.

9. Um, the whole fighting thing. Duh.

8. He likes pumpkin juice, and I hate it. We have like, completely conflicting interests.

7. He has pale skin, I have paler skin. Our children would never even have a chance to get a tan. They'd be tomatoes, like, all year round. Think about the children!!!

I would like to point out that I, Lily Christina Evans, have not, am not, and will not ever think about having children with James Potter.

6. He's tall, I'm short. I only come up to his chin, and that's with shoes on.

5. He's in detention practically every day. I've never gotten a detention in my life.

4. He and Nat went out for two weeks in 1st year. Dating him would break all rules of bestfriendship.

3. All the girls are in love with him, and all the guys are most definitely NOT in love with me. Auburn (yes, it's auburn, NOT ORANGE) hair, freakily bright green eyes, pale skin and freckles hardly equals every guys fantasy.

2. He has a girlfriend people!

1. I DON'T LIKE HIM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hi, this is Nat. I just stole this dairy from Lily, because she's stopped talking to me in HoM ever since she got this stupid thing. And I just read the above list. These are my answers:

Top 10 Reasons Why You Should Date James Potter

10. He's in love with you, Lily, duh, not his broom. (Although I think the broom comes a close second)

9. Everyone needs to have fights sometimes so they can make up (or out).

8. Um, pumpkin juice is so not relevant.

7. You are so thinking about James and children with James and therefore SEX with James. Aren't you Lily?

6. The height difference makes you two so cute together!

5. Everybody knows the bad boy and the good girl have to get together.

4. Lily, we were 11. 11!!! We never kissed, not even on the cheek. We held hand a total of ONCE! IT WAS NOT A RELATIONSHIP! YOU WOULD NOT BE BREAKING THE RULES OF BESTFRIENDSHIP!

3. You're pretty Lily! You have cool eyes. Mine are brown. BROWN! And you're James's fantasy…

2. They're so going to break up.  He was staring at you in Charms yesterday.

1. WAKE UP AND SMELL THE DUNGBOMBS, YOU ARE COMPLETELY HEAD OVER HEELS IN LOVE WITH HIM!!!

Right After I Got My Diary Back, During Advanced History of Magic, Friday, September 9th, 1977

Dear Diary, and anyone else who is reading this,

Please ignore the above list (the one by Nat), it was written by a psychopath who knows nothing, and it will look too messy if I scribble it out.

You should put a memory charm on yourself A.S.A.P. if you have already read it.

If you stuff up the memory charm, it's your own fault.

Why?

BECAUSE YOU WERE READING MY DIARY, YOU CRAZY, PRIVACY-INVADING FREAK!

Now that's out pf my system…

Lily

And the memory charm incantation is 'Obliviate'. Just in case you, you know, get the urge to use a memory charm for some reason or other.

During Advanced History of Magic, Friday, September 9th, 1977

This is Nat again. Lily, did it ever occur to you to apologise to James? Like maybe it was your fault.

After Once Again Taking My Diary Back From The Diary Stealing Thief, During Advanced History of Magic, Friday, September 9th, 1977

Dear Diary,

Ignore what Nat just said.

It's Potter we're talking about. Of course it's his fault. He is always the one that does things wrong, not me. HIM.

HE terrorises little kids,

HE bullies people

HE hits on me

Ok? HE has to apologise

He always does, because it's always his fault when we fight. Remember?

That's the way it's has always worked, and it's a perfectly good system.

Lily

During Advanced History of Magic, Friday, September 9th, 1977

Nat's not even going to comment.

In My Bed (I'm Really Bored), Saturday, September 10th, 1977

Dear Diary,

James and I are still fighting from Thursday. He must be really mad at me, because he usually comes up and apologies to me on one knee, with lots of big words and compliments, and, if it was a really big fight, flowers. He can be really sweet when he tries.

Maybe I said something really, really bad, and he remembered it?

But he knows nothing we say in those fights means anything.

Or, maybe he's too busy with Caroline, and he's forgotten about me.

That's absolutely what it is.

He's too busy with Caroline.

This better mean he's stopped liking me. Coz we're much better just as friends.

You know, after he apologises.

Lily

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Btw, if you haven't already, you should read my fic 'The Object Of His Affection', because out of all my fics (there are 7, two are finished…those two are one shots), 'The Object Of His Affection' is my favourite, it's my baby, ok?

answers to reviews…

Dearc Aillse: Thanks, that's a very cool entry, I agree with you. this is based on me, I've always wanted to keep a diary, but never keep more ten one entry, and I wish someone was forcing me to do it. I'll update my other stories, soon. Promise.

Tribal Leader: Thanks…I think the title's cute too. I read your story, it's really good, but I said that in a review. Ok?

Paruety Redal: I love it when people think my work is funny, thanks.

Chocolate Taco: Of course that's what friends are for. Everyone knows that. I'll write more.

Laura: I have no idea where this story is going. It has no plot, no timeline, so I have no idea how long it'll take Lily to realise she likes James. I wrote the first chapter on the bus coz I was bored.

loser-me-ushi: Thanks, I said this to someone else, but it's kinda based on me, and my complete inability to keep a diary for more then 2 days, and my eternal hope that someone, someday (preferably soon), will force me to keep one.

CrazyStarz: Are you feeling ok? Do you, you know, have a temperature or something? Thanks…bye

Willow23: Thank you, that's so nice! on the whole, I'd rather never have writers block though.