WOW this was hard to write. Here you go, please enjoy!

Disclaimer: I still don't own HP. If I did Lupin and Tonks would still be alive

James Potter was absolutely 100% definitely over Lily Evans. He believed this to be a very monumental achievement, considering he had been hung up on the redhead since he was 13. And naturally, he had to tell his friends about it. Unfortunately for him, they were less than supportive. The first person he went to was Peter, who was finishing up his potions essay.

"Wormtail, old buddy, old pal, I have an announcement to make," He said.

Peter lifted his head from his essay.

"Okay then," He said after a beat of silence, "Let's hear it."

"I am pleased to inform you that I am over Lily Evans," He said proudly. Silence. They stared at each other for a brief moment, and then Peter sighed.

"Sure you are Prongs," he said with an impassive expression, turning away to resume work on his essay, "because someone who looked exactly like you was staring at her for the entire hour we had charms." He shook his head, apparently disappointed.

"I am over her," he said stubbornly. "Honestly, Peter, the crush is gone for good."

"I'm sure it is James," Peter said, still bent over his essay"

"Whatever," James said stiffly, rising from the table, "I'm going to find some more supportive friends." He stood up and made to leave the library.

"He's delusional," Peter muttered under his breath.

"I heard that!" James called back to him as the door swung shut behind him. Peter snickered.

Remus didn't even bother to look up from his book when he said,

"No, you're not James, stop kidding yourself."

"I'm telling you, Remus," James said proudly, "I've moved on from her." Remus sighed.

"You say that James, but you're not fooling anyone. You don't just suddenly decide that you don't like someone who you've loved for years."

"Who says that I've made it suddenly," James said, affronted.

"I have," Remus said calmly, "and it's because I know you."

And with that, the topic was dropped.

Sirius just laughed.

"What's so funny," James asked angrily.

"Nothing," Sirius said, wiping tears of laughter from his eyes, "It's just that you really are desperate, aren't you?" And he walked away, still laughing madly.

James stood rooted to the spot, watching Sirius walk away. He had hoped that his friends would have had a bit more confidence in him. Their responses to his declaration swirled in his thoughts, landing on Remus's.

"You don't just suddenly decide that you don't like someone who you've loved for years."

"Well," he thought, "Maybe Remus has a point. I can't just do it all of a sudden, so what if I focused on someone else?" A plan began to form in his head as he stood in the great hall, and he looked over to the Ravenclaw table. There sat Annie Herondale, a beautiful girl with blond and brown eyes.

"Hey, Annie," he said brightly, "Want to go to Hogsmeade with me on Saturday?"

"You asked out Annie Herondale?" Peter asked in surprise. James, Sirius, Remus, and Peter were all sitting in their dormitory, laughing and enjoying the night when James mentioned his new relationship.

"And she said yes," James said smugly. "I figured you were right, Remus, there was no way I could suddenly let Lily go, I needed help."

"And you thought that asking another girl out would help matters?" Sirius asked quizzically.

"Whatever it takes," James said firmly. "Lily isn't going to like me in that way anytime soon, and I don't want her to feel..."

"uncomfortable," Peter suggested. James swallowed and looked away.

"Yeah, something like that." Sirius looked like he wanted to say something more, but Remus spoke up before he could say anything further.

"Well, we're your friends, so we'll support you." The rest of the boys nodded.

James looked at them in surprise.

"Er- thanks," he said. "I'm going downstairs for a bit. I've got to go over the prefect schedule with Lily, be back soon." Feeling much better about his situation, he got up and left the room, but as the door swung shut behind him, he heard Remus say,

"Give it time, he'll realize it eventually." James frowned. Realize what? That he wasn't going to get over Lily? But he had to. Because as much as he wished, she didn't like him like that. That was the problem. And he couldn't continue to watch as she lived her life happily seeing him as a friend, while he didn't. It wasn't right to put the pressure of a relationship on her when she clearly didn't see him in that way. It wasn't fair to her.

So, he decided to let it go.

Lily Evans would no longer plague his thoughts. Yet, when he caught sight of Lily's bright smile at their usual table, the prospect of getting over her seemed even more impossible.

A month later, James strolled down the snow-covered streets of Hogsmeade, hand-in-hand with his new girlfriend. Annie was charming, and she frequently had a smile on her face. Sirius said that it was there to hide the venomous personality, but James refused to believe it. Annie had been nothing but kind to him, and as far as he knew, she was the same towards everyone else.

As they hurried down the streets to get out of the cold, they passed by Gladrags Wizardwear, the only source of clothing in Hogsmeade. As they did so, Annie gasped in delight.

"Oh, James," she said excitedly, "I'm going to go look around in there. I still need a dress for the Christmas party!"

James sighed. Unfortunately, James had let slip that there would be a Christmas Celebration for the whole of Hogwarts. Annie had taken this to heart and was badgering him at every turn.

"Okay," He said in exasperation, "but don't mention it to anyone else, okay? No one is supposed to know about it yet, okay?"

She nodded, waving her hand.

"Yes, yes, I know. Are you coming in with me?"

James paused. He didn't, as a matter of fact, wish to go into a dress shop with his fashion-obsessed girlfriend. So, he smiled at her and said in a cheerful voice,

"Nah, I wouldn't be of any help to you. I have no eye for style."

"But you're not going to just stay out here in the cold, are you?" she asked in surprise.

"No, I'll just go wait for you in Honeyduke's, okay," he said. "Sirius is out of chocolate, and he couldn't come to Hogsmeade today, because he's in detention."

"Okay," Annie said reluctantly.

"I'll see you soon," James promised, kissing her forehead.

As he entered the sweetshop, scents of chocolate, toffee, and peppermint washed over him. He sighed at the warmth and moved further into the shop. The shop was full of people looking for an escape from the cold outside. Hurrying over to the chocolate section (More for himself than for Sirius,) he bumped into someone.

That someone turned out to be Lily.

When she saw it was him, she brightened considerably, something James appreciated. Then he remembered he wasn't supposed to think about her like that, and he mentally reprimanded himself.

You ought to watch where you're going, Lil," he said gravely. "You could hurt someone."

Lily laughed.

"Well, you know me," she said. "I'm fairly unobservant, you know."

"I do know," he said, smiling back at her. "So, what are you doing here, then?"

"Looking for you, actually," she said. "Remus said you would be in here with your girlfriend." She looked around the shop, evidently looking for Annie. "Is she here?"

"No, she isn't. She stopped by Gladrags." Lily frowned.

"The clothing shop?" she asked, "why," James looked away, guiltily.

"I may have accidentally let slip that we were putting together a Christmas party with McGonagall," He said. Lily sighed in exasperation.

"James," she groaned, "It was supposed to be a secret!"

"I know," he said, feeling even worse than before, "I'm sorry, it just happened." Lily shook her head.

"I suppose that it's fine as long as she hasn't told anyone." James smiled in relief.

"She won't tell a soul," he promised. "she's trustworthy."

A look passed over Lily's face, and James had a hard time placing it. It almost looked as if she were angry. But why? What had he said? As far as he knew, she had no reason to be bitter. Unless- no, that wasn't it. Lily didn't like him in that way. That was the whole reason he had a new girlfriend in the first place.

"So, what did you need my expertise on, Lily?" James asked.

"Oh, yes," Lily said, any trace of annoyance gone, apparently relieved they had moved on from the subject of his girlfriend. "Well, I came across McGonagall before I came to town, and she said to pass along the message to you that Dumbledore wants to meet with us."

James raised his eyebrows in surprise.

"Why," he asked. "Did we do something wrong?" Lily shrugged, and James tried to ignore the way her hair looked as snow fell from it.

"I don't know," said. "I just had to pass along the message." James nodded.

"Okay then," he said, "I'll be there." Lily smiled; her emerald eyes bright. James's heart began to beat rapidly at the sight of her happiness. Happiness that was directed at him. It made a nice change.

"Thanks, James," she said. "I've got to go. Mary and Marley are waiting for me in The Three Broomsticks." James smiled at her.

"Okay then," he said. "Adieu, madame," he said, bowing comically. Lily laughed lightly, and James smiled at her.

"Goodbye, James," she said, still giggling. She gave a final wave and hurried out of the sweetshop. As he watched her go, James smiled to himself. Soon, however, the more he thought about Lily, the worse he felt. The conversation he had just had with her led him to the realization and truth that his friends already had.

No matter what he said, who he dated, or how much he tried to deceive himself, he would never, ever be over Lily Evans.

A/N: Okay so I'm an idiot and accidentally submitted the wrong draft. Here is the fixed version, because the other one was sad. (sad meaning I didn't like it.)

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