Lily sighed. "Ah, the first question is the most painful one. I knew how Harry felt about you because I recognised love. I knew love not only from my own family, but later from James ... even though it took me a while to warm up to him. In my youth I had beauty and talent, and I flaunted it. I defied James for so long because we were so alike. I wanted him to be my trophy, not the other way around. Merlin, how we fought in the early years! But he put up with the worst parts of me, just so he could see the best ... and I knew then that it meant love and that I ought to give him a chance.