Is our secret safe tonight?
And are we out of sight?
Or will our world come tumbling down?
And then, for a moment—only a few seconds—Lily’s breath caught in her throat, and she realized something.
She realized that her stomach was doing back-flips. She realized that a little piece of her ached to be standing close to the Head Boy. She realized she hadn’t been breathing for several moments.
Lily realized she would very much like to kiss James Potter just then.
James coming to say hello to Lily during the summer and meeting almost all the Evans family at the same time.

Is there anybody going to listen to my story
All about the girl who came to stay?

He was James, and she was Lily, and one day they shared a kiss, but before that they shared many arguments, for he was cocky, and she was sweet, and matters of the heart can require time.