Chapter 1
Disclaimer: Um, I don't remember owning Harry Potter or anything associated with it, but then again, I can't remember what happened last night…
"We're holding a what?" Lily Evans asked the notice board blankly.
"Not quite sure if the board will answer you Evans," said James Potter, smirking beside her.
"Shut it Potter, I've no time for your snide comments," Lily replied and walked over to her two best friends, Vanessa Kidde and Heather O'Reilly. "Did I read correctly?" she asked them.
Heather looked up to the ceiling of the common room in thought. "Well, unless you can't read, which is quite likely when you think about it…"
Lily punched her friend playfully.
"Then yes, you probably did read the board correctly."
"I haven't read it yet," said Vanessa. "What does it say?"
"Hogwarts is holding a masquerade ball," answered Lily, a frown appearing on her face. "I wonder why?"
"It was the seventh years," Heather answered immediately. "They wanted to do something exciting but with mystery, so I guess a masquerade ball fitted the bill."
"But why?" moaned Vanessa. "I haven't got anything to wear…"
"You do realize you say that every time you have to wear something other then your robes don't you?" asked Lily.
"She even says it when she has to wear her robes," said Heather.
"Quiet you," said Vanessa, but she was smiling. Her friends were right; she was always complaining about having nothing to wear.
As the three friends left for the Great Hall for breakfast on that Saturday morning, they were stopped halfway by James Potter, Sirius Black, Remus Lupin and Peter Pettigrew.
"So Evans, thought about that dance?" James asked her.
Lily gave him a look of loathing. "As if Potter. I'd rather go with the giant squid."
"I'm beginning to think that you like that squid over me," said James in response.
"Are you only thinking that now?" Lily said. "I would have thought I'd made that obvious by now."
"So are you coming with me or not?" James asked again.
"Potter, for God's – hold on." Lily turned to her friends and winked at them, signalling that she had a plan. She turned back to James. "Actually Potter, I would like to come with you."
James was stunned and so were the rest of the Marauders. They hadn't expected Lily to agree to go out with Potter, ever.
"Uh, excuse me?" James said feebly.
"I said I will go with you," Lily said, grinning. "And Potter listen very carefully…I will be wearing a green dress. Green. Remember that Potter." She grinned mysteriously before walking off with Heather and Vanessa.
"Well, I wasn't expecting that," said Sirius. "Were you, Prongs?"
James was still watching after Lily with a stunned expression on his face.
"Prongs?" asked Sirius, waving a hand in front of his face. "Oh, let's just leave him. I'm hungry."
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"Okay, Lily, what's going on?" asked Vanessa as soon as they sat down for breakfast.
Lily smiled mischievously. "We're gonna dress up as each other to see if the guys who like us, recognize us," she replied.
Her answer was met with blank looks. "Look, what we're gonna do is tell the guys who ask us to go with them what colour dresses we'll be wearing. Then, since we'll be masked, all we'll have to do is change our hair colour."
Vanessa grabbed her ponytail protectively. "Oh no, I just dyed the underneath of this purple. I'm not changing again so soon."
Lily sighed.
So did Heather. "Vanessa, you're a witch. We'll change it right back."
Vanessa calmed down. "Right."
Lily rubbed her hands together. "Okay. Heather can dress up as Vanessa; I'll dress up as Heather and Vanessa you can dress up as me."
"Great," scowled Vanessa. "Stuck with Potter."
"Okay then," said Lily, rethinking her plan. "Heather, dress up as me, I'll dress up as Vanessa and Vanessa can dress up as Heather."
Vanessa smiled. "Lupin's better than Potter."
"And I can tolerate Potter…for a while at least," said Heather.
Lily grinned at her friends. "Great. Let's put this plan into action."
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