A/N: This is my first try at writing a story from someone's POV. I know I shouldn't be writing a one-shot and I should be working on Awkward Silence and Love Story, but I had this written in my notebook and wanted to post it. The first chapter is in Lily's POV.

Clueless

You Don't Know Me

"Remus?"

"Shut up, Evans."

What's going on? I-I don't understand! All I did was knock on the seventh year boys dorm door, and now Remus Lupin has my wrist in a vice grip and is taking me somewhere. He's one of my best friends and he's never acted like this to anyone. Not even when Sirius stole his girlfriend! Of course, that was an accident. No one knew they were dating, and she did practically throw herself at Black but STILL. I mean- wait, no. Focus, Lily. Oh, my God. Why are we going outside? "Remus?"

"Didn't I tell you to shut up?"

Shit. Guess it's time to stand up for myself? "No, I will NOT shut up. I am Head Girl, Mr. Lupin. And, if you don't let go of me this second, I-"

"What? Gonna give me detention? Take points?" I opened and shut my mouth a couple times while Remus smirked at me. Have I mentioned he never acts like this? I probably looked like a frickin' goldfish. Sigh. All of a sudden, I walked into Remus because he had stopped moving.

Remus let go of my arm, turned to face me, and asked, "Where are we?"

"Huh?" Oh, brilliant. Just bloody brilliant. Real smart answer that was. I looked around and gulped. "W-we're in the courtyard at Hogwarts."

"Exactly. What happened here at the end of, oh, I don't know; let's say the end of our fifth year. Just for fun."

I gulped again. It does NOT sound like he's talking about fun. "I don't know. A lot of things happened."

Oh, shit. Apparently that was not the right answer. I actually took a step back from his glare. Oh, shit. Now I've done it. When Remus spoke again, his voice was scarily low and shaking with anger. "Think, Lily. You aren't that stupid. Think after the Defense Against the Dark Arts Owl. Maybe that will help."

"Oh! Oh…wait." Now I'm even more confused!

"Yeah. Now think about what you said to James when he tried to defend you from Snape. What did you say?"

I winced slightly but held my ground. "I called him an arrogant toerag, and I told him he was…" Oh, God, I'm a horrible person. Don't cry, don't cry, don't cry. "I told him he was no better than Snape even though Sev had just called me a mudblood."

I felt a tear slide down my cheek, but Remus ignored it. His voice still hard, "And what else did you shout at him in front of our entire year?"

"I told him I would rather g-go out with the giant squid than him." Oh, God, now I can't stop the tears. "Why are you doing this? It was almost two years ago! I've changed!"

Remus snapped. "AND SO HAS JAMES!" I stared at him, my eyes wide. Never, ever had I heard Remus yell. When he spoke again he wasn't yelling, but it still terrified me. "James has changed too. He grew up for you. He hasn't had a serious girlfriend since fourth year, and he even became Head Boy. You know why? He wanted you to like him. Not even fall in love anymore. He just doesn't want you to hate him."

My heart stopped. I just realized that James really had done all of this for me. Oh, God. "R-Remus, I- wh-"

"What else happened here?"

"What are you talking about?"

"Today. James was walking to catch up with you so he could tell you about Head duties and guess what he heard?" I opened my mouth, confused, and still crying, but he cut me off again. "He heard you talking to Kristin, Elizabeth, and Mary saying, 'Potter is just as much an arrogant, immature, toerag, tool as he has always been.'" I froze. James wasn't supposed to hear that! Kristin, Lizzy, and Mary had been teasing me about fancying him, and I said that just to get them to be quiet! Oh, God. And now I've gone and screwed everything up. Oh, God. People are staring at me now because I'm sobbing hysterically for no apparent reason. Remus spoke again, grabbing my wrist so I wouldn't, couldn't, run away. He sounded colder than ever. "Why the bloody hell would you say that about him? He's not the one that needs to grow up, Lily. It's you."

He dropped his hold on my arm right as someone yelled, "Remus!" I froze again. It was James. He ran up to us and glared at Remus, who, in turn, was glaring at me, who, of course, was still blubbering like an idiot. "Get lost, Lupin." Oh, God. I started crying even harder, James was pissed too. Great! Just Great! "Lily?" Why am I shaking my head no? "Lily, look at me." Oh, that's why I'm shaking my head. "Please, Lily?" I shook my head no again, but stopped when I felt his fingers go under my chin, gently bringing me to look him in the eye. I shut my eyes trying to stop the tears and to avoid looking into his. I didn't want to see the hate. Oh, God. I finally fall in love with him and now- Wait… fall in love with him? Oh, my God. I'm in love with James Potter. No. This can't be right. He's my worst enemy. Right? Dazed I opened my eyes without thinking, forgetting that I didn't want to see him. When my vision came into focus, I gasped and took a step back. I hadn't realized James was so close to me. His face had been within inches of mine. James held onto me though, not letting me get too far away. He stooped down to the point where he could look me in the eyes. "Lily? Are you okay?" I didn't answer. I was too shocked to. There wasn't hate shown in his eyes. He looked like he was worried about me, like he really actually cared. "Lily?"

Oh, I'm supposed to answering him. "I'm okay."

"Are you sure?" I nodded, and attempted to smile which I'm pretty sure was an epic fail. "I'm sorry…" He rubbed the back of his neck awkwardly. "I should go now." With that, he started to walk away.

"NO!" Oh, God, now he's looking at me like I've lost it. Mind you, I probably have. I can't believe I love Potter… Oh, right, he's still staring at me and now I'm blushing… Brilliant. "I, uhmmm, I mean, please don't go."

If I thought he was giving me a have-you-lost-your-mind look earlier, it was nothing compared to now. He looked at me wearily. "Lily, are you sure you're okay?" I blushed scarlet again.

"Yeah, I'm sure. I just…" I looked up at James who now stood a few feet away from me. He looked confused as he waited for me to finish my sentence. "I guess I finally fell…for you."

He closed the distance between us in less than a heartbeat and looked me straight in the eye. "Lily, will you please go to Hogsmeade with me?"

Ah, the infamous question, but this time was different. I actually smiled at it and nodded. "Yes, James. I would love to go to Hogsmeade with you."

A grin instantly lit his face and he gave me a quick, but sweet, kiss on the cheek. He looked at me, and then looked around. "No wonder there was no cheering." I smacked his arm as he grinned cheekily at me. Still the same James Potter. However, as I looked around, I realized he was right. No one was in the courtyard anymore.

"Where'd everyone go?"

He looked down at his watch and responded, "Probably dinner. So, shall we, my lady?" He pretended to bow and offered his arm to me.

I rolled my eyes, but, then, an idea struck me. I took his hand and looked up at him pleadingly. "James, will you do me a favor?" I asked sweetly. He nodded nervously, knowing I wasn't as innocent as I currently looked. "Great!" I grinned wickedly at him and told him my idea.

I walked alone into the Great Hall for dinner going over to my usual spot by Mary, Lizzy, and Kristin.

"Why are you late?" Kristin asked.

Lizzy smirked. "Yeah, usually nothing comes between you and your food." Kristin laughed as I rolled my eyes.

Mary looked up, confused. "Wait. What's so funny? I just missed an entire conversation, didn't I?" She looked around the table and spotted me for the first time. "Whoa! When did you get here, Lily?"

The three of us laughed as I said, "Wow, you really did miss the conversation. Anyways, I was at the library and lost track of time." Now it was their turn to roll their eyes at me. We started to eat in silence, but that was soon ended by none other than Sirius Black.

"Evans. Have you or your friends seen Prongs, er, I mean, James? He's usually never late when it comes to food."

Lizzy snorted and whispered, "Sounds like Lily." I kicked her under the table and she yelped earning herself a weird look from Sirius.

Okay, so now to answer Black's question. "Uh…" I started. Luckily, James walked in right then saving me from making something up. I looked up at Sirius and damned myself for being so short. "He just walked in."

"Oh, thanks." Sirius said this then ran over and practically tackled James causing many to laugh and everyone to stare. As they sat down, James grinned, and leaned in to tell his fellow Marauder's something.

My friends and I went back to eating and talking when we heard someone yell, "HEY, EVANS!" The hall fell silent and everyone froze. It was Potter. He was staring at me while standing on one of the benches.

I heard Kristin mutter, "Oh, shit," under her breath. I coolly looked up at James who was grinning cockily at me. He ran his hand through his hair. Every person in the school held their breath because they knew this spelt disaster. After all, our rows are legendary.

I made my voice sound dangerous. "What do you want, Potter?"

"You."

There was a collective gasp after he said that. I scowled and made my voice sound even more threatening. "Excuse me?"

He ran his hand through his hair again and looked around to make sure that every eye was still on him. "Go out with me, Evans. This weekend. Hogsmeade." His three friends and two of mine all simultaneously smacked their hands to their foreheads while everyone else, it seemed, was trying to make themselves as small as possible.

What James had said was enough to make me explode. Now, everyone watched me, waiting for my reaction. People praying that I wouldn't finally kill James Potter. I smiled brightly at James. "I'd love to go out with you, James!"

I swear, every single person's jaw hit the floor. James yelled, "YES! EVERYONE HEAR THAT? I'M GOING ON A DATE WITH LILY EVANS!"

I walked up to James as he quickly jumped down off the bench. As I reached him, he smiled at me, and I stood on tiptoe to give him a short kiss on the lips as he laced his fingers through mine. Sirius Black could be quiet no more. "ABOUT BLOODY TIME!"

Then, the hall erupted into cheering. I giggled. "There's your cheering, James." He smiled at me and waved his friends over so they could sit with Mary, Lizzy, Kristin, and me.

We sat down next to Mary and across from Lizzy and Kristin. The latter stared at us and together said, "Oh. My. God." I blushed as all four Marauders laughed.

Mary looked up confused. "I missed something again didn't I? They never sit with us. What did I miss?" Mary questioned. We were silent as we stared at her. "Guys?"

Lizzy looked at her disbelievingly. "Mary, you have got to be the most clueless person on earth. Lily just agreed to go on a date with James."

"Really?" I nodded at her. "Awesome-o! Bu-"

"Awesome-o?" Sirius questioned.

Mary scowled at him. "Yes, awesome-o. I like adding 'o' to the end of words. (A/N: My friend Mary really does do this.) As I was saying, I'm not the most clueless person on earth."

"You're not?"

"No. Lily is."

I looked up startled. "Hey!"

"Sorry, Lily, but you are." She doesn't look sorry. "James has been in love with you for seven years and you just figured it out? That's what I call clueless."

A/N: Hope you liked it! Please review!

This chapter is titled for the song "You Don't Know Me" by Ben Folds feat. Regina Spektor.

EOshipper2010

P.S. The next two chapters are presents to my two best friends. Mary is going to be paired with Sirius and Lizzy with Remus. Hopefully the two chapters will be up soon!