Thursday 4:12pm

Dear Diary,

Lily Evans owled me today. I'm just going to stick the letter in here, it's only short.

Dear Julie

I realise it might be strange that I'm owling you, since we haven't spoken much before. I also realise that I probably shouldn't be asking you for favours since we barely know each other as well, but I'm desperate – I'll beg if I really have to. Please tell your brother to stop sending me gifts and letters every day – not only is it completely unnecessary and quite unwanted, but I think your family owl is getting rather fed up with flying back and forth all the time. I would tell him myself, but actually I have already sent him several warning letters and all the gifts back (though I admit my Dad did eat a couple of the chocolate frogs) and he doesn't appear to be getting the message.

So if you could tell him that would be great.

Anyway, have a good rest of the summer!

Love,

Lily Evans

P.S. If Remus is there, send him my love!

So, I did tell James, and showed him the letter myself, and he actually did stop sending things to her. But he did say, "At least I'm winning her Dad over."

And I gave Remus Lily's love. Not literally. I'm not even sure how I would do that. She does seem to be a very loving person though. I mean, she even put love on her letter to me, and we barely knew each other. Maybe it's just my brother she hates.