Hi!!!!!!!! Thank you for not being mad at me for not updating!!!!!!!!!
THERE IS ACTUALLY A CHAPTER IF YOU GET PAST ALL THE REVIEW REPLIES! SORRY! I WAS IN A TALKATIVE MOOD!
I HOPE I GOT EVERYONE! SOOOOOOOO SORRY IF I DIDN'T!!!!!!!!
navy-blue6 – thanks! Ill try, and here it is...
gldnsunsprite21 – thank you! Im so happy you like it!
Goldilocks31890 – I know its beensoooo long and im so sorry but I couldn't think of anything to write about.
lily – I'll try! And I don't know whats in the next chapter! I haven't written it, and it's a kind of as-I-go story.
sugarshock – thanks! Ok!
kitty228806 – lol thanks. I'm loved, wow. Happy you liked it.
SeEkEr-GrL-7 – maybe...you'll have to keep reading...ooh, the suspense...
Aj-potter – sorry about James breaking Lily's heart but you know...all part of the plotline...
c – thanks...sorry, its not really soon, is it?
mischiefmanaged00 – james ain't confessing anytime soon, trust me. WAY too many ends to tie up first. but one day...
Cecile Li – hope u don't die of lack of oxygen. that would kind of mess up ur life (just a bit). thanks!
I love truegryffindorgrit – ooh...chemistry exams. not fun. (I am not a science person). and james was a chaser. I agree.
Caroline – I was worried that someone named caroline would eventually get offended by that. sorry! but I did have to pick a name, and I kind of ended up with caroline coz I was friends with a girl named caroline when I was little but then we started hating each other and then she moved away and...I don't know why. that's just the name I ended up with.
shadowed.phoenix – omg, I know, I totally hate diary stories. I tried them, and ii like died of boredom. so I was scared about writing this, but it's ok, I guess, coz I don't make out like it's serious or whatever. caroline cops so much from everyone I swear. poor girl. spiders and pumpkins do suck. I completely agree. this is my outlet for my inner hatred of them.
Hermione-weasley86 – oh my god, if you hadn't told me you were Spanish I never would've guessed that English wasn't your first language. honestly, I wish I could speak another language that well. thanks, I love lily's personality too. she's cool, hey? don't you wish you knew her?
Toxy Black – wow, everyone asks for Moony. it's hard, I need to find him a role first, before I can put him in. but I'll try (I haven't actually figured out what's going to happen in this chappie yet so I can still do that) Sirius will get more time too! I swear!
Prongsie-gurl8 – thanks! I cant wait til chapter 9! I didn't plan this story like I did with my others so I don't know exactly whats gonna happen. except that they get together in the end of course but that's a given.
eX Driver Liz –gods, I wish it was realistic. like one of those based on a true story things. but I'm lily. that'd be cool, having a james to give me chocolate. I'm updating though, so try to stay alive so u can read it (if u are breathing, it generally improves your comprehension skills)
Diabla666 – I'm not sure if uve reviewed before...I lose track easily. cute huh? that's cool. I like cute.
Ruth3 – tissues? as in those little paper things u use to blow ur nose? seriously? that might be quite scary, now I think about it. those corners are pretty sharp. thanks! (not about the tissues...the rest of it...)
Hannah – I know it's like the princess diaries, not sure if it's better though. but about the princess diaries, they were really good at the start and now they're just dragging on a bit. don't u think? but anyway, thanks, ive gotten a couple comments about people laughing too much and being referred to therapists...so maybe cracking up all the time aint that great...
truegryfinndorgrit – Bridget Jones is one of my all-time fave movies. EVER. it's SO funny. she's so cool. I love Sirius and Nat bits too, but everyone wants them to be a couple now, which is kind of my fault, but the thing is, they were never supposed to be. I should probably try to clear that up...
nikka – hey! thanks for ur review. short n' sweet I guess.
cactus jam – I want to put Sirius more in the diary, coz he's cool, but he's my fave character so I don't want to mess him up. maybe Remus, but I need to think of how first. I want to put him in too though. I think it's good that I write good depressed and psychotic people... what does cactus jam mean anyway? or is it just some random thing that just popped into ur head when u were searching for a pen-name? with my pen-name, it was embarrassing coz it was supposed to be about Sirius, but then my friend pointed out that Black was alos the last name of this guy I liked, and she wanted to check out that I wasn't about to start stalking him or something. but anyway, thanks!
Swishy Willow Wand – I'm glad u thought it was funny, and i just realised I say glad way to much and I kind of sound like Pollyanna (scary).
emilyshka – thanks. and sorry I took ages to update. I'm kind of like that... I just can't think of what to write.
CrazyStarz – hey ali! I'm trying to update on the long weekend...trying. doesn't soon mean 'sometime in the next six months?' coz I thought it did. oh...
WalkingCensure – I'm updating! and its kind of soon (not)! I take it you were reading the stories in her faves then? I'm glad you liked it, but don't blame the fic, it's not its fault...
marauder marion – thank you, I liked it. TOFFEE ICE CREAM IS THE BEST!!!!!!!! weird but cool lists huh? so like me? and I'll have you know that that is a GREAT smiley.
sugarshock – Hi! So happy you're happy! I'm updating! Thank you!
Satine M –Really? you think the princess diary thing suits? it depends, I guess on whether you go on the whole "uptight perfect prefect" thing or not. I don't know, this fic turned out totally different to how it was supposed to when I started writing it. I'm still not sure what happened. maybe you mean its just the princess diary style fits her when she's got the character she has in this story? And I'm dying to know what's gonna happen, I have no idea, I seriously write as I go (no-one ever believes me when I tell them that). i'm just doing the replies, and then I'll search my brain for something to happen in this chappie. and I cant kill caroline, sorry :(
xxGREEN BAYxx – thanks! caroline gets paid out so much in the reviews...its sort of unfair, if you think about it. she didn't do anything wrong really, she just wanted to go out with this popular, good-looking guy who plays Quidditch so shares interests with her... in my mind she was never actually supposed to be like an enemy...but everyone hates her...sigh...I can't really do anything about it, its too late...
anniePADFOOT – the pov is just going to be lily's, except you know, when someone else steals her diary to write in it. some people said I should get james's pov, but I like the idea that no-one knows what he's thinking (except for me...hehe)
fate's fallen angel – I went to read your fic, and the I found out id already read it ( I no I didn't review it but I never review fics because I can never think of anything to say and I feel stupid) but I liked it and I was you know, following it when you updated. glad you love my story!
razormouthrachel - yeah I kind of got it off the princess diary thing, but its not that similar really, I mean they have heaps of differences and stuff...I hope...and I have no idea how long its gonna go on for, it depends how many complications I can think of ;)
duva – thanks. smashing is that slang from...where? is it English or what? never heard anyone say it before, but you no, I no what it means, so I must have read it somewhere. I get so weird using slang in stories coz its just like...they do say this in other countries right? people know what this means? is it used in the UK? does it sound too Australian/American? anyway, that so incredibly off topic (I do that a lot). thanks!!!! (that's what I was trying to say)
siriusforeva – Or will he? nah, he won't there's no way I'm gonna let them get together that easily! its waaaaay to much fun making their lives hell. besides, apart from this story, where else would I be able to let out my anger on whatever evil let pumpkins loose in the world?
angelgurl161 – wow. long review. yay! I'll try not to go too off-topic when I'm answering it or I'll never get to the unlucky people who are below you on the list. that mood-soaring comment is cool. its sooo cool that I make people happy and laugh and stuff. actually, small author's secret here, lily hates pumpkin juice because the night I first included that in the story, my mum had been trying to shove pumpkins down my throat (evil woman), so I was mad at pumpkins, so I kind of "channelled my anger" through the story...and it become like the thing that people comment on most in reviews, except for, you know, all the caroline death threats. and I so care that you reviewed! trust me, you can never get enough reviews (except bad ones, I guess) and I'm not bored. I love long reviews! they're so gorgeous! hope this chapter is good enough for u! I'm on your fave stories list? thank you sooo much, that's so awesome.
careme777 – omg, I totally love long words too! too many people have done the diary thing, ive decided. its not different anymore :(. actually, it never really was different, I only did it because I wanted to write a diary, and I realised lily's life is so much more interesting than mine. I love it when people say my writing's funny, because its kind of funny to me because I never really meant for it to be funny, it just kinda happened like that. thanks for all the nice stuff you said, btw, I don't think I've said that yet.
yeen – oh, I'm soooo sorry to have made you wait. SORRY!!!!!!!! I like the lists, too, they're cool, but honestly, basically I just put them in when I've run out of plotlines to use. (laziness) I'm glad you still like it!
Missers – thank you! you are sooo sweet! and so LOYAL omg, how many of my stories do you review, its so cool, I swear I love it, and I was hoping u hadn't forgotten about me when I took so long to do anything (no really, I did actually think of you specifically). and I no, how CUTE is the slapping story? it just kind of came, it wasn't supposed to or anything. and then I re-read it , like what is that, that's not supposed to be there I'll take it out, but I couldn't, it was so adorable. I love new-found lily. it'll be so fun to have her trying (probably failing) to comply with it. thank you heaps! bye!
Twilight66 – thank you. I said this to someone else, but I think its so gorgeously funny when people say the story's funny because I just never intended it to be like that (sigh...all hopes at ever writing good, serious literature gone). but you no, if I can write funny stuff that's pretty good, I guess. (its not like I want to be writer anyway...I use this story merely as a way of expressing my hatred of all things pumpkin...)
rinny – THANK YOU! wow...very short and to the point review. I am so bad at doing that, once I wrote this review, and somehow I got onto the subject of tomatoes. How? Why? I don't know.
Lolly6 – oh god, Its so weird when people say its like a real diary, coz I never kept one, and ive never read anyones, oh no that's not true, I read Anne frank's diary, you know, the girl from WWII, and I read the princess diaries which is kinda where I stole the style of writing from (oops) and yeah, but still its just strange when people say that. but cool, I guess.
MidnightStarfire – yes...there was a bit of delay between updates (oops). thank u, I love the lists, they make it look like I've written something when I'm just buying time so I can actually think of a plotline...lol...I will not make you wait for a year (I hope...don't hold me to that) thanks for saying its one of the best L/J fics, that's so awesome.
glitzydancingshoes – oh I'm sorry! don't hurt me! you've been reviewing my stuff for ages! I need you to like me! but look, the fics back! yay! (forgive me?)
Red-Emerald – ooh...did james read the diary, the big question. I know if he did or didn't, but as I haven't written it down yet, that may change without notice. is james gentlemanly? I don't know, not really, he's a 17 year old boy, yeah? as if they're gentlemanly.
theoneandonly – interesting and crazy huh? hopefully that good crazy. I'm pretty sure I have my crazy moments...hopefully interesting ones too. but yay! go interesting and crazy things/people!!!!!!!!!! and I hate to point it out but it is just another fanfic. but wouldn't it be awesome if they all like, really existed and had diaries? that'd be so cool. don't u think?
SillyGillie – omg, it was the weirdest thing when I read your review, coz u no everyone always says when they read they fic that I've obviously read the princess diaries books, (which I have, by the way) and then u were like 'you've read princess in pink' and I'm going what the hell is that, so I looked it up, and do u no that ii found out the princess diaries books have different names here in Australia? How completely strange is that? eg. the fifth book over here is called 'give me five'. whats going on there?
but anyway, thank you heaps for your review.
Honk4Weasley – yeah ok, there's a little extra time to get new chapters up, and then there's like 6 months. I feel so guilty about that. thank you, though. and I suppose it is better than abandoning it altogether.
silentmiko242 – hey, I forgot everything that happened in this story too. you're not alone. and yeah the entire last chapter was like lists...that might've been because I didn't know what should happen so I just sort of shoved some lists in there.
GreenCookie – thank you so much! its weird, its not really supposed to be all that funny (not when I started the fic anyway) but somehow that kind of happened...
brittie – wow, its quite spooky (but kinda cool) how many death threats/messages of hate Caroline gets. Poor girl. everyone hates her! I don't hate her! she's a pawn! I don't know...somehow she became the enemy in my story without me noticing...
Kat – omg, did you really print that out? no, seriously? that is so cool! I'm not sure how good the advice is (I wrote it late at night), and besides, I think its kinda obvious it's not gonna work for lily anyways. and you should not be reading fanfiction, you should be concentrating your efforts onto unique and effective (preferably legal) revenge ideas for your ex.
electra – No, Sam, I do not own a sewing machine. sorry. no. would it have killed you to talk about something relevant? I thought you bought some gross hideous thing for the musical (seventies fashion...shudder (I just saw starsky and hutch)), someone told me that you did. oh well...thanks...I guess...
FrEgOrGeLuVeR225 – ok, I no I write long replies (or I have this time anyway) but you really didn't give me much to reply to...thanks anyways.
BeCkY6 – yes I read the princess diaries (again and again and again...). its kind of annoying that my most popular story is so obviously recognizable as someone else's style of writing. but oh well. its not like the plots really the same or anything, so I guess its alright. so fun to write though. I love it when people put me on their faves! thank you! I love you!
marauder23 – I care if its short! I'm trying to insert as many apologies as I can for both that and the long delay, except you don't seem to mind that all that much, so I'll avoid putting one in here. of course Lily's plan to become better will fall though. I mean, she at least needs a "transitional phase". don't you think?
Laura – Wow, if you actually make the lists to become better you're waaaaaayyyyy ahead of me. I kind of think about thinking about making a list. And I eat chocolate just...whenever. always. right now, in fact.
Irish Silhouette – I'm sorry! it was short, I no! SO SORRY!!!!!!! this one will be longer (or it will at least appear that way because of all the review replies)
Padfoot Hoshi – How often do you update? because if you're like me, not that often. Have you seen those people that update like EVERY DAY? HOW? I mean, it's good for readers and all, but still manages to make me feel inferior.
Armadrieclya – OH MY GOD! man-eating llamas?????? that. is. so. cool. and the emporers new groove is like one of my fave movies of all time! except the llamas in that aren't all that man-eating (that we know of...)
Joanna – thank you sooo much. I'm trying to hurry! its just not working out so well...
Mornings Dew – time...the lists aren't so original, I may have sort of "borrowed" the idea from a book I read once...but you know, I made up all the things in the lists, the lists in the book were about completely different things, so its not exactly copying... I'm glad I updated this story too, god knows I took long enough.
MPPSexxySiriusJamesRemus – wow, that was enthusiastic. (not a word I usually use to describe reviews, but still good). the smiley was v. cute too.
Winky27b – fun to read? well I guess that's good. and honestly rambling is fine, I do it all the time. no, really, ALL THE TIME.
Hoshii-chan – oh thank you, your review was so nice, sorry your stomach hurts but glad I made you laugh. and I'll keep writing coz it's holidays and I don't have a whle lot of other things to do.
fyresdestiny – thanks...short and sweet...
Greek Witch – oh god, I wish I was good at writing diaries. I mean, writing someone else's diary is bit different, and much easier, because you can always just give them something to write about, while in your own diaries it's like...um...I had toast for breakfast...which I do everyday...yeah... It's so annoying, so I'm glad there's someone else out there who can't do it either.
Spellcaster Hikaru – thank you so much! maybe he will steal it again...if I can think of something for him to say. he probably will, coz a lot of reviews mention his input. did james read the diary? only I know that...(insert evil laugh)
Procyon Marie – thanks! i love it when people call the story cute, because being cute is kinda awesome. (it's my fave adjective...which is quite weird, when you think about it)
FrightninglyObsessed – aww...she's not an awful girl really...just a rebound girl...I feel sorry for her, actually. but obviously that relationship must end at some stage...sigh...it's so fun writing about it too.
Star19 – 10. thank you, far too many people tell me that though, it'll go to my head.
9. well...sorta...if you ignore the whole princess diaries thing...
8. really? coz I imagine it a lot different, so I don't know why I'm writing this really, just for kicks.
7. isn't that the same thing as reason 10?
6. and again the same thing...
5. is it realistic of every teenage girl? coz hell, I'd love to have a james in love with me, but it aint happening...
4. again, the same point.
3. I do? really? that's kinda cool.
2. not always a good thing, trust me.
1. yes, you mentioned that (see 10, 7, 6 and 4)
DeoxyriboNucleic Acid – thank you for forgiving me! I'm so sorry! strange, I can find a lot of criticism when reading my story. like toffee ice-cream, how did that come into my head? how random is it?
ok, see there is an actual chap now! thank you for reviewing!
also – I would like to point out that I do hate pumpkins with a passion, therefore I have to continue with this fic as it is my only way of expressing my dislike.
honestly though, they don't taste good, I don't like soup so I'm not going to have pumpkin soup, AND we don't celebrate Halloween in Australia (not really anyway) so you know I don't even get to make cool faces out of them.
During My First Breakfast As Me, Wednesday, September 14th, 1977
Dear Diary,
FIRST CONVERSATION BETWEEN JAMES AND THE NEW ME
SIRIUS: Hey, Lily, pass me the pumpkin sauce.
(Note: He expected me to touch that. Um, I don't think so. I'm now into all that accepting everything and all, but no.)
LILY: Sorry, Sirius, did you say something?
SIRIUS: Yeah, pumpkin sauce.
(I know! I couldn't believe it either. But yes, it does now come in a sauce.People eat it too. On pancakes. They have ruined pancakes.)
JAMES: She won't touch pumpkin sauce, Padfoot. You know that.
SIRIUS: Oh yeah. Huh. Hey Lily, could you give me that pumpkin sauce if I get you one of those chocolate pancakes? With chocolate chips?
LILY: (suffering on inside, but appearing cool, calm and collected on the outside. Hollywood, here I come.) Actually, Sirius, I have discovered many more pleasures in life that bring me more joy and are much better for me. (ok, not yet. But I've only been up for a bit. Give me time.)
JAMES: They have chocolate pancakes now?
SIRIUS: Yeah, just brought them in for the first time today.
(Yeah, the day I swear off chocolate. Would happen.)
JAMES: I love chocolate.
(More than he loves me? Less than he loves me? God, guys are so complicated)
LILY: Did you know I've also made some other changes to my life?
JAMES: Do they really, you know, taste like chocolate?
SIRIUS: Yeah, so good, I swear.
(Um, hello? What about me?)
JAMES: I had a chocolate flavoured chip once.
SIRIUS: I had an orange flavoured one.
JAMES: Well, I had a grass flavoured one.
SIRIUS: That's nothing. Once, I had a...
etc, etc, etc.
Status of Lily: Totally out of conversation. Deemed of less interest than chips. Great.
So I started writing in here.
B.O.R.E.D.
I think that in my current situation, I'm fully entitled to a chocolate pancake. I mean, it's not as if it's actual chocolate, really.
Going to get one,
Love,
Lily P.S. Oh my god. They so totally don't make dog-excretion flavoured chips.
During Advanced History Of Magic, Wednesday, September 14th, 1977
Dear Diary,
Would just like to record that I am actually taking notes.
Love,
The Model Head Girl
Lunch, Wednesday, September 14th, 1977
Dear Diary,
Ok, so scribbling JP 4 LE on my HoM notes wasn't exactly studying. But come on, I didn't do it that many times. I did it once, just to, you know, get me through the torture of HoM, but then it looked out of space and I noticed this huge blank bit in the margin, right? So, obviously I had to do another one. And then, I don't know if you've noticed, but everything's supposed to come in threes, right? So I had to do another one, for tradition, yeah? And then, a bit later I started despairing at the sheer monotony of my notes, so I did another one. I'm still a bit new at this whole thing ok? So that's only five. But, come on, who puts five of anything? Everyone knows seven's a lucky number. It's not that many, really.
Oh crap. Supposed to give up James. Whoops.
But anyway, on the whole, it was a very successful history of magic lesson.
I bet Caroline has scribbled that like a million times all over her notes. She fully held his hand ALL THE WAY TO LUNCH. Honestly, can you say clingy? Jesus. I mean, hello, girl, I haven't needed help with walking since I was three. I think she just has a little bit of development to get to before the reaches the level of having a boyfriend.
Anyway, I have decided that all moments in the past have been a transitional phase, and really don't think that any certain incidents that might've occurred need to be portrayed as failures, as such. More like...provoked accidents.
I mean, I'm still getting used to it. Walk before you can run, etc.
Lily
P.S. I hope she has a really crappy time getting that gum out of her hair.
Best Chair in the Common Room, After Dinner, Wednesday, September 14th, 1977
Dear Diary,
Some people, they just shouldn't be allowed to socialize and implant their ideas in the brains of others. So we were in the common room, yeah? I situated myself favourably by the fire and the window and the fire, so I could:
a) Look wistfully out the window (girls in the movies always look so pretty when they do that)
b) Have the firelight dancing exquisitely on my face.
c) Not freeze to death. It's not even near winter yet! WHY is it so cold?
Wait, James is coming over to talk to me (I hope!!!!!!!)
Bye,
Lily
P.S. I'm writing this to look busy so I'm not waiting for him to talk to me (in case he was going somewhere else) but keep looking up and smiling at people to seem approachable.
Dialogue of Conversation between Me and James
JAMES: Hey, Lil. (Isn't that just the cutest thing to say?)
ME: Oh, James, I didn't notice you. (Just as if I hadn't been spying on him for ever)
JAMES: I've been wanted to talk to you all day but you seem to disappear within seconds whenever I've seen you. (Ok, I was too scared to talk to him. While I realise that running away isn't working so well with the whole new-person plan, I think i burned lots of calories running down corridors to get away from him, so you know, there's an upside.)
ME: Yes...um...I have to go...ok? (Little white lies...never hurt anyone)
JAMES: It'll only take a second, promise.
ME: Yes, but um, there's this thing, this really, really important...thing...
JAMES: One second, I swear.
ME: Look, if it's about Caroline's hair, then-
JAMES: Why? What happened to Caroline's hair? (Shit! Nobody told him! That is so not cool!)
ME: Um...did she streak it, because it looks really good. It looks more...bouncy. (I can't believe bouncy was all I could think of either)
JAMES: Bouncy?
ME: Yeah, you know...how sometimes hair has...bounce...
JAMES: I didn't notice, actually.
ME: Well, obviously not James, you're a guy. (Oh yeah, nice save. Million points to Lily.)
JAMES: Right, well what I actually wanted to talk to you about was your diary. You know how Sirius gave it to me and I-
ME: (Fake laugh) Oh, you didn't actually think that was my diary did you? (This is where I had my brainwave)
JAMES: Huh?
ME: Well it's not like I would write the TRUTH in there, I mean come on, my teacher's going to be reading it. I just made everything up.
JAMES: I thought she wasn't going to read them.
ME: She said that, but you can't believe what people say these days. You know, just like my diary, ha ha ha, it's all fake, ha ha ha, yeah... (My fake laughing wasn't all that hot, but I think he bought it.)
JAMES: Ok, but I just wanted to say-
ME: Yeah ok, James I still have that thing, you know, so, uh, bye.
And then I ran away. Actually, it was more of a power walk, but you know, whatever.
So anyway, now
1) James doesn't know I love him. (Finally something worked out the way I wanted it to)
2) He'll be looking especially close at Caroline's hair, which will hopefully be really bad. (thank you, Droobles Best Blowing Gum)
Note To Self: Make hair look incredible tomorrow.
3) I can start over as the new, 20th century woman that I am, without worrying about James Potter knowing, or at least believing, my deepest thoughts and dreams.
Ok, Sirius and Nat still do, but I can work around that.
After I get revenge on them.
Am I allowed to get revenge?
Do self-actualized women of the 20th century get revenge? Or are they forgiving? I'll have to work on that one.
Love,
Lily
Hey! I did it! Wow! I updated! So anyways, I hope you all like it...and here's a list for all of you...because people's answers when I do stuff like this give me inspiration for the next chapter so I update quicker.
I only really had 4 questions though...
Top 4 Questions
4) Do self-actualized women of the 20th century get revenge??
3) What kind of revenge would be suitable?
2) Did James read the diary?
1) What happened when Lily was looking wistfully out the window?
Bye! Review! Please?