Every Entry
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A/N: Please review ^^ I'll post the next chapter tomorrow or the day after. But I want at least three more reviews.
Everything in bold is what's written in Lily's journal.
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Chapter three
Her life was over. If anyone had read her diary, she would never be able to live the humiliation down. What if Potter had found it? Lily groaned as she dropped down on the sofa, head between her hands. All she could hope for was that someone honorable had found it. Possibly one of her friends. They wouldn't read it. Probably.
If she hadn't written that last entry, it wouldn't be so bad. All the other entries weren't big secrets. Why did she have to write it last night, of all times? Lily groaned again.
"Morning Evans. Overslept today?" Lily looked up and glared at James. Damn him. "Mind your own business Potter. It's the weekend. It's not required that everyone be up by 7 am."
"Someone is in a bad mood." Sirius said, sitting down next to her, placing his arm around her shoulder. "What is it Evans? You can trust me. I won't tell a soul."
Lily snorted as she shrugged off his arm. "The day I trust you with anything is the day I start going out with Potter."
Sirius smiled. "Oh good. Not a long wait then."
Lily was about to retort when she bit back the remark. What did he mean by that? Had they seen the last entry? Did they have her diary?
Forcing a smile onto her face, she turned towards Sirius. "You haven't by any chance seen a book that was lying here earlier, have you? It was… a library book, and I seem to have misplaced it. If I don't find it well, you know how Madame Pince gets."
Sirius frowned. "Actually, we don't. Prongsie and I have never borrowed a book from the Library, much less lose it. But…" He sneaked a glance at James. "There was a leather bound book here earlier. I don't know where it is now."
James backed away towards the stairs. "If I see it, I'll let you know. I have to go, make my bed."
Lily watched in bewilderment. "Don't house elves make your beds?" She asked out loud. Sirius suppressed a grin. "Oh James is really picky about who he lets near his bed."
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Pulling out Lily's diary from his trunk, James sat down on his bed. There wasn't anything terrible in there. Lily was a bit too dramatic. Unless… there was something in here that she wanted to hide. Eagerly, he started flipping through it to where he had left off.
October 2nd
Dear diary,
Is it wrong to hate someone you're supposed to love?
James' ears perked up. Was she talking about him?
Petunia-
Oh. She was talking about her sister.
Petunia just irks me off so much. She actually wrote to me via owl mail to tell me she's getting married. She also wrote that I am to be her maid of honour.
I was delighted at first because I thought she had forgotten about her prejudice against magical beings. Then she mentioned that my dress was going to be pink. Pink?! I bet she did it just to spite me.
She knows that I can't wear the colour pink. It clashes horribly with my hair. Maybe mum made her include me in the wedding. It's more probable than Petunia having a change of heart.
By the way, did I mention she's getting married to Vernon? Yes, that great big oaf. In her exact words, "He's perfect." If the definition of perfect has changed recently and means "large hairy and neck less" then I completely agree. Vernon is perfect.
Even if Petunia didn't go for looks, she could've at least gone for personality. The man works with drills for Merlin's sake. Could you get any more uninteresting?
Vernon is very loud. He also tends to make vulgar comments about me when no one else except I am there to hear them.
James didn't like the sound of this Vernon bloke.
I tried telling Petunia but she brushed me off saying that "Vernon used to be a ladies man, but he reformed for me." Vernon a ladies man?
That's like saying Sirius prefers males.
James grinned. He had to show that to Padfoot before he returned the diary.
I even prefer Potter to that lump of… fat.
I'll cross that out twice just in case it's still visible.
James said in shock. Had he read what he thought he just read? It was still visible no matter how many times Evans crossed it out. He read it over again. "I even prefer Potter to that lump of… fat."
James didn't know if he should take it as a compliment. It was meant as one, wasn't it?
Is it wrong to write about other people without their knowledge? I couldn't possibly tell anyone what I wrote.
Well, as Pettigrew keeps saying, "If you write too much, your muscles get tired and your hand will fall off." Until next time.
xoxo Lily.
P.S. I received two "Outstanding" on assignments today. Severus was fuming because he only got an "Exceeds Expectations" on his potions essay.
Well, that wasn't too terrible, James thought. Besides the fact that she had written that she preferred him to a lump of fat, there wasn't anything in this entry that would get her as disconcerted as she had seemed to be. Maybe there was something else in the next entry.
October 6th
Dear Diary,
You would not believe what I found today! Or who I found, rather.
James' ears perked up rather like Sirius when he was in his animagi form.
I was tired of sitting in the common room doing nothing since all my work was done. Starting anew book would have been pointless because I have prefect rounds in ten minutes anyway.
I decided to leave for them early. Remus wasn't in the common room so I thought that maybe he'd already left for the rounds. We were supposed to meet in the Great Hall, so I headed that way.
I was but a few feet away when I heard sounds coming from one of the many broom cupboards scattered around the castle. They were those kinds of sounds. Starting the rounds a little early wouldn't hurt, I was thinking.
It's not that I enjoy being a spoilsport. It is dangerous to be out during these dark times. Especially when you're otherwise occupied. I pulled out my wand and opened the cupboard door.
Lo behold! Remus and Hazel were snogging! Each other, just to make that clear. I hadn't expected it. I knew there was something going on between them, but I never thought they'd have the courage to act on their feelings.
"Remus and Hazel? Moony certainly had been keeping a lot of secrets. First he doesn't tell me that Evans wrote to him over the summer and then he forgets to mention that he girl he told us he was dating is Evans' best mate!" James reflected. He was slightly put out.
I'm proud of Hazel. She deserves some fun. There is one thing bothering me though. If Hazel and Remus start going out, which I'm pretty sure they will, would Melody and I have to hang around the rest of the marauders? I'm certain Melody will be delighted since she fancies Sirius so much.
"Well, here's another thing I have to show Sirius." James mumbled.
I'm still, to this day, trying to figure out what attracts her to that imbecile so much. He's almost as bad as Potter. Uh oh.
If Melody and Black get together, that would leave me with potter and Pettigrew. Damn him. Maybe I could go out with Peter.
No, I'm not that desperate. I just don't want to end up alone with Potter. I don't think I could bear him delivering another one of his corny pick up lines in his high squeaky voice.
"Hey!" James said out loud, indignantly. "I happen to have a very manly voice, thank you very much."
Anyhow, still terribly happy for Hazel, hope a miracle happens and Melody starts hating Black.
xoxo Lily.
There wasn't anything that bad in that entry either. The only thing that he had learned was that the mystery girl that Remus had been dating and wouldn't tell them the name of was Hazel. Set on discovering what it was that Lily wanted to hide so much, James flipped to the next page.
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A/N: The "If you write too much, your muscles get tired and your hand will fall off," line belongs to Jen, who's an amazing Peter role-player. ^^
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