A/N – Thank you to my reviewers! Thanks in particular to Lenners for the advice, I won't be doing it anymore. Well, here's the seventh chapter!

Disclaimer – I only own the storyline and the OCs. Everything else belongs to J.K Rowling.

I was still going to Hogsmeade with Frank. I may not like him as much as James, but it would be cruel to tell him I wasn't going to go with him. Me, Alice, Marlene and Emmeline are all crowded round the mirror in their dorm, Alice trying to fix my hair for the fifth time that morning.

"For Merlin's sake, Lily, keep still!" She snapped, trying to straighten my hair.

"Alice, it's just Hogsmeade." I moan, trying to pull away. I hated my hair straight.

"Yes, but it's Frank Longbottom, Lily. He's like, the third most wanted guy in Hogwarts. After Sirius and James, of course." I tried to ignore how my mood dropped when I hear James's name. He'd been hanging around with that Alexis girl all week. I just didn't get what he saw in her. She just seemed so…different than what I thought James liked in a girl. Merlin. I was jealous over James. James, who I'd hated at the start of this year. James, who was the hottest guy I'd ever seen…

"Done!" Alice cried triumphantly, "Now was that so hard?" I glared at her, then grabbed my sweater of my old bed and made for the door. I was stopped, however, when Marlene stepped in front of me, grinning slyly.

"Not so fast." She locked the door

"Yeah. We still have," Emmeline looked at her watch, "20 minutes before you have to meet Frank. That's plenty of time."

"Plenty of time for what?" I knew where this was going. I was just praying I was wrong.

"Makeup." Alice grinned, pulling the dreaded cosmetics bag out of her trunk. I groaned.

"Sorry, Lils, but you're outnumbered. Now, I'd wipe that look of your face, or we'll be forced to use eyeliner." I whimpered, coming to sit down on Alice's bed, where she was arranging her vast collection of makeup.

15 minutes later, and was covered in makeup. I detested it. I didn't want to look in the mirror, for fear I'd look like…well, Alexis. But, to my surprise, it actually looked…good.

"There, you see. We told you it would be fine. Now Frank won't be able to take his eyes of you," Alice smiled, coming up behind me. "Now, I do believe you have an amazingly fit guy to meet." I finished scrutinizing my makeup and went down to the common room. Sirius, James, Peter and Remus were sitting in the corner. Sirius's jaw dropped when he saw me and – to my delight – so did James's.

"Oi, Lily, what happened to you?" Sirius yelled across the common room. A few curious heads turned my way. I just smilied, then exited through the portrait hole.

"So, where do you want to go next?" Frank asked me, smiling. He had been all day. He was perfect. Smart, handsome, funny, kind, friendly…then why did I desperately want to be holding another guy's hand?

"I don't mind. The Three Broomsticks?" I replied, not really paying attention. He frowned, but nodded, walking with me towards the pub. He opened the door for me and I smiled as the warm air greeted me.

"I'll go and order. What would you like?"

"Butterbeer, please." I walked towards a booth and sat down, then froze when I saw who was sitting opposite. James and Alexis were sitting down drinking what looked like Firewhisky. Well, they were when their lips were pushed against each other's. I looked down, tears pricking in my eyes. Why did he have such a big effect on me? Yes, I'd almost kissed him, but the operative word was almost. He could kiss who we wants to kiss, it wasn't like he needed my permission to. But the feeling of…jealousy? Still hung over me, turning my mood sour. I was still daydreaming about what it would be like to be where Alexis was now when Frank came back with the drinks.

"Are you ok?" He asked, looking at my grim expression.

"What? Oh yeah, I'm fine." I gave a fake smile, then looked back down at my drink.

"…So I was thinking of trying the Double Eight Loop this season. You know, standards getting higher and all."

"Yeah. You should do that." I said, not really bothered that much. I'd never really taken to the sport that much, although I would occasionally go and watch a game. I was still watching James and Alexis. Frank followed my gaze and frowned.

"It's disgusting, isn't it? Doing that in public? It's enough to put me off my drink." I nodded, still looking.

"Lily…are they bothering you? I can ask them to stop if you want."

"No, no, it's fine. In fact, maybe we should go. I've finished my drink."

"Alright. I'll go pay." He got up and went back to the bar. I sighed, picking up my jacket and heading over to the bar where Frank was handing over the money.

"Hey, I can pay for my drink, at least."

"No, I'll pay. I insist." Frank smiled, pocketing the change and leading me out. Little did I know that James's eyes were watching me the whole time.

"Look, I had a great time today, Lils. Maybe we could go again next time?" Frank asked hopefully as we entered the Entrance Hall. Most of the students were still at Hogsmeade and it appeared deserted.

"Oh, yeah, I'd like that." I said, still thinking about James and Alexis.

"Awesome." He grinned. Merlin, did he ever stop smiling! It may sound stupid, but it was getting very annoying. It was like the only emotion he knew was happiness. He was just too…uh, I don't know. He was everything I wanted yet I found his company, frankly, quite boring. I decided to sleep on it and headed up to the Head's Dorm.

I found breakfast a disgusting affair when I had to look at Sirius and James shoving food into their mouths. I did not need Alexis there to make the experience any more sickening. Unfortunately, she was there.

"And then Jamie asked me to be his girlfriend! Isn't that great?" She giggled for the 10th time.

"Yes, Alexis. It's great. And you know what else is great? The possibility that you'll shut up for 5 seconds." Sirius snapped, glaring at her. I hated to admit it, but I actually agreed with him. She was an airhead through and through. It was a wonder how she had managed to find her way to the Great Hall that morning.

"Oi! Sirius! What the hell? Since when do you talk to people like that?" James glared.

"Since the day you decided that your type had changed to bottle-blonde bimbos!" He stood up and stormed out of the hall, the room falling silent.

"Well! He's a little rude!" Alexis smiled in an annoyingly high voice. I groaned, then looked at James.

"You know, he's right." I said, then followed Sirius out. Someone would have to calm him down, and I didn't see anyone else volunteering. I looked back to see James looking at me with an unfamiliar look in his eyes. Alice, Emmeline, Marlene and Remus were all following me out. In fact, even Peter was! Maybe they were all just as annoyed as I was. But one thing was for certain. I'd felt a strange feeling when I'd seen Alexis and James kissing. Jealousy. And I was sure you couldn't get that level of jealousy from a simple crush. No. In a matter of weeks, I, Lily Evans, had fallen head over heels for James Potter.

A/N – I don't particularly like the ending to this chapter. In fact, I'm not much for any of it. But it had to be done to set up the next chapter. So tell me what you think by reviewing ;).