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Chapter 5- Anticipation and Preoccupation

I get lost, in your eyes. And I feel my spirits rise, and soar like the wind Is it love that I am in?

One more day! One more day! Until what you ask? Well, one more day until the 18th birthday of Lily Evans! On September 18th, Lily Evans will be 18 years old. Now being a witch, this shouldn't be such a big deal, you know coming of age at 17. Well considering my family are all muggles, and they come of age at 18, it is a big deal!

But, until that special day, I'm stuck in classes. Now, Hogwarts classes, the brightest bit of my day. The sad part is that's probably true. It might be the fact that I'm muggleborn and magic still amazes me, or just the plain ol' truth; I'm a bookworm. I have yet to have an uninteresting class; well excluding Divination of course. That class is always an exception.

Today, Friday September 17th, I have my two favorite classes (Charms and Potions) along with my two least favorite classes (Transfiguration and Herbology). The two least favorite being my least favorite because they aren't my best classes, meaning I have the second highest grade…

Now, fortunately, or unfortunately, I have all these classes with James and Co., along with all my best mates. And what a team we have made these last few weeks. With the seven of us around, it's hard to keep things predictable. Between the Marauders and us girls (we need to think of some cool name that WE can go by) things never seem to stay the same.

This, however, seems to be a new discovery due to the fact that this is the first year we have actually managed to be around each other with out screaming. I have a feeling this was my fault with the whole "I hate James" thing. But this year being that we are now friends, we all get along smashingly. What with Remus and Alexis making their secret crushes so obvious, Ashley and Sirius with their constant hunger and friendly bickering, James and I being, well, our usual selves and Peter just being there, it'd be hard not to get along.

Okay, now that we've established the fact that I can ramble on like no other, let's return to the subject of classes. Luckily we have all these together, excluding Peter in Charms and Potions. Being in NEWTS with this group makes things a lot more entertaining with the friendly atmosphere, not to mention the fact that the teachers absolutely love us.

Anyways, back to Friday the 17th. We find ourselves wandering on to our first class of the day. Potions! In this lovely class, our professor is none other than Ol' Sluggy Slughorn, whom I happen to be a favorite of… unfortunately. And also in this class, I have the pleasure of being paired with none other than Sirius. It actually is pretty fun with all our jokes and remarks directed at Sluggy. Now that we are in our lovely, cold, drab, dingy dungeons, its class time and Slughorn takes the floor.

"Now today, since we are entering a very stressful year for the NEWTS, I figured we could take a crack at a Calming Draught. Now who can tell me what ingredient calms the drinker? Yes, Miss Evans?"

"The roots of a muggle herb, Valerian, act as a mild sedative to calm the drinker."

"Very good Lily! And who can tell me who invented this potion? Mr. Black?"

"Glover Hipworth, he also made the Pepper Up Potion."

"Excellent. Now, we have the basic information of the potion. Directions are on the board, and I'd like you to work on this potion with your partners."

So, towards the end of the lesson, Sirius and I are cornered by Ol' Sluggy. Great, probably here to tell us how great of Slytherins we would have been…

"Miss Evans, Mr. Black, excellent work on the Calming Draught. I'm very sorry I missed out on two excellent students being in my house."

Darn! Sirius beat me on the comeback. How he responds so quickly is beyond me…

"Sorry Sir, I'm planning on being an Auror after school, not a Death Eater."

Haha! The look on his face! Gosh Sirius… that boy is just quite the character. Slughorn turned his eyes on me as if waiting for the inevitable response. Well, here's my turn.

"Sorry Professor, I just don't possess the sneaky, conniving, dishonest qualities Slytherin prided himself on…"

"Ahh… you two are two of the cheekiest students I have ever taught. Slytherin really did miss out. Well, I suppose it's just too bad."

Sirius and I respond as one, "I suppose so…"

He turned to head to the front of the class, I assume to announce the end of the period and ask us to pack up.

"Okay turn in a sample of your potion with both your name and your partners name on the flask. Pack up your belongings when you're done and you are dismissed."

Ahh… for disliking Divination, I sure do know how to predict the future.

Now this professor, Slughorn, I really don't mind him much, but it is quite irritating someone telling you every class that you belong in a house full of prejudiced grease balls. I'd last what 1-2 hours in that house before they booted me out.

Well, it's over... at least until next class.

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Goodness! Time flies when you're having fun. Time for me least favorite class. I'm not much of a girly girl, but I don't really enjoy digging around in plants, or in today's case, degnoming Greenhouse 2. Seems we have a gnome infestation.

Now gnomes, not the little fat Santa's that you might think of, are among the most annoying and obnoxious creatures. I swear they're like walking Cornish pixies. And that's where I've found myself, in an abyss of confusion and mayhem. So, for the last half hour, I've been trying to remain on my feet with little devils running around trying to trip me up. Time for a little teamwork, If I do say so myself.

"James, Sirius, Alexis! Corner these few right here, and we'll close in on them okay?"

We all take our positions quickly, and slowly inch forward towards the little mischief makers. Slowly closing in on them and…

"Dive!"

Now whoever's idea it was to dive I might just strangle, now am I not only covered in dirt, I'm lying on the ground with no gnomes. Well on to my feet and on with the pursuit. I chase after one, and apparently he sees me coming, because he faces off, and runs straight at my feet. The little bugger is actually trying to trip me… and he's succeeding…

"Uh Oh…"

And I'm falling. Have you ever noticed when you start to fall; it feels like you're in slow motion?

So, continuing with my face inching closer to the ground. That's when I feel arms wrap around my waist and steadily put me on my feet. And who else could it be? I look up and find my self staring into hazel pools. Gorgeous, really. Especially the little twinkles he gets, like right now, his laughing with his eyes look.

And this is the point where I realize I've been staring in to James Potters' eyes for far too long. A blush creeps in to my cheeks as I release my self from his arms, even though it felt so right.

Distantly, I hear a bell ringing, snapping me out of my reverie. And I hurry off before I get lost in to that hazel abyss once again, and make a fool out of myself… once again.

Some things never change.

Okay, I've completely forgotten to recognize the artists to the lyrics on the other chapters so I'm going to do so now…

Chapter One: Beautiful Disaster- Kelly Clarkson

Chapter Two: Even if I Wanted To- Jason Aldean

Chapter Three: I Think I'm in Love- Jessica Simpson

Chapter Four: A Kiss to Build a Dream On – Michael Bolton

And finally…

Chapter Five: Lost In Your Eyes- Debbie Gibson