A/N: yeah, I took a few more hours to post this one, I got bored. And Just to remind you all: After I get to chapter 7, reviews WILL NOT BE THIS FAST. All these chapters have been posted on HPFF already, so the updates were fast.

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She decided that she liked this new James much better. She knew if was only the first day of "New James" but she liked him quite a bit.

Lily smiled to herself as she dug even deeper within her covers and thought, 'Yes, I like this 'new James' very much.'

Chapter 5: Lily's Surprise

The next morning as Emily was quietly eating her breakfast of blueberry pancakes a dark-haired gentleman slid into the seat across from her and plucked her syrup covered fork from her hand.

Emily's eyes snapped up from her plate but when she saw who it was she broke into a grin.

"Why hello Mr. Potter!" she said cheekily, smirking up at him. "How are you this fine day?"

"Absolutely lovely Miss Brown," he replied, his eyes twinkling, "and how are you today?"

She opened her mouth to reply but before she could say more than "I-" a pair of hands covered her eyes and a voice behind her said, "Guess who?"

Emily rolled her eyes, even though no one could see, and said, "Sirius…."

The hands pulled away and he came into view beside her.

"Aww, how'd you know it was me?" He asked, pretending to pout. Seeing his childish expression, she reached up and pinched his cheek.

"Anyway," James said, ruffling his hair, "Seen Lily yet today?"

"Well, I would have said no," Emily replied looking at something over James' shoulder, "except she just walked in the hall."

James made to turn around but before he could an exceptionally cheerful looking Lily walked up and took a seat.

"Hello Lily!" James said cheerfully as she began to pile her plate with sausages and eggs.

She looked back up at him and smiled brightly, "Hello James!"

"What's got you so cheery Evans?" Sirius asked her questioningly as he shoveled kippers into his mouth.

"Yeah Lils," Emily propped her head up on her hand, "What is it?"

"Well," Lily smiled mischievously, "I have a date."

James looked like he had just been slapped.

"What?" he asked her in disbelief, "You have a date?"

Lily smiled down at the piece of toast she was buttering, her face still glowing. Emily saw James' face and exchanged a worried look with Sirius over Lily's head. When Lily looked back up again Emily stuck a convincing smile on her face.

"Oh my gosh!" she squealed to Lily, "Who is it? When did they ask you?"

James still gaped at her.

"Amos Diggory," Lily said bashfully, "He says he's liked me for a long time, but never had the courage to ask me out."

"Where are you going for the date?" Emily asked her, keeping the smile on her face.

Lily suddenly looked a bit discouraged,

"Well I don't yet," she frowned slightly, "He just asked me if I wanted to be his girlfriend."

"His girlfriend?" James sputtered, "So…… your going steady with him?"

"Well I suppose," Lily looked thoughtful. Then she said, a hint of accusation in her voice, "Why do you care so much?"

James opened and closed his mouth several times, trying to speak, and Lily looked at him reproachfully, waiting for a reply until Emily spoke.

"He's just wondering Lily," She said, touching Lily's shoulder, casing her to turn, "I was going to ask that too. It's ok."

Lily was still getting used to James' presence and Emily knew that; it was only the first day back after all. She knew she had to say something to keep Lily from getting suspicious of him or else James would lose her trust completely.

"Ok Em…" Lily said trustingly, but when she turned back around James was gone.


James was furious, shocked, and he felt as though his stomach had filled with lead. He had run from the great hall moments ago not having any idea where he was headed. A thought passed through his brain that he should go to his next class. So he directed his feet towards the Defense against the Dark Arts classroom.

'I thought she liked me,' he thought angrily, 'or she was starting to anyway. Stupid Diggory.'

He folded his arms angrily across his chest and continued to move briskly down the corridor until a hand touched his shoulder. He jumped slightly and turned.

He was facing a pale girl with shoulder length brown hair blue-ish hazel eyes. She was also somewhat short, but still taller than Emily and Lily.

"Are you alright?" She asked him looking concerned.

He knew her to be a Ravenclaw by the name of Natalia O'Leary. He knew who she was; they had just never spoken.

"I'm fine," he stammered, "I'm fine, just fine."

"Well you don't look fine," she said, "You look like you just been cuffed round the noggin!"

James scowled at the floor.

"Just love troubles ok?" he said to the large granite stones that floored the corridor, "I've just been 'turned down' if you could call it that."

He looked back up at Natalia; her eyes had widened and her mouth was forming the word "Oh,"

She flipped her hair over her shoulder and looked into his hazel eyes searchingly. James felt like she was probing his thoughts; but then she spoke.

"What class do you have next?" she asked; he assumed that she was changing the subject and replied:

"Advanced Defense against the Dark Arts. I want to be an Auror," He said proudly.

She smiled at sadly, "I have Herbology.

"All right then," James said, "see you later?"

"All right," Natalia replied, as she turned to leave, "I hope Lily changes her mind!"

With a grin, she was gone.

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