Lilly walked down the hallway away from her final class of the day,
Potions.She unrolled a peice of parchment with her neat handwriting on it.
She slid the parchment into a folder that read 'Potions Notes'. One of her
Ravenclaw friend walked out of the Charms classroom.
"Hey Lil."She said.
"Hello Reui."Lilly said putting the folder into her bag.
"How was Potions?" Reui asked, smiling as they rounded a corner,
walking to dinner, they were joined by another girl, her a year younger
than Lilly and Reui.
"Hi Mai." Lilly and Reui said at the same time. The shy younger girl
smiled at them.
"You guys go ahead, I have to stop at the library." Lilly said, and
her friends walked away. Lilly walked towards the library to return a book.
She rounded a corner and walked into Severus Snape. Her bag flew open, her
books going everywhere. Lilly stood up and started picking up her books.
"Hi Lilly." Severus said. Lilly didnt answer, as she put the books
back into her bag.She glanced up at Severus, who was quite a bit taller
than her. After picking up all her book she went to walk past Severus but
he put his arm out in front of her. She rolled her eyes.
"What?"She asked.
"Where you headed?"He asked.
"The library, to return a book." Lilly answered.Severus smiled. Lilly
saw someones wand poke out from behind a wall and shoot a yellow jet of
light at Snape, changing his robes from black to white,with a pink ribbon
around the waist. Lilly covered her mouth to keep herself from laughing.
"What?"Severus asked.
"Oh...nothing." Lilly said, seeing another wand poke out and put
Snapes hair in little ponytails with pink bows.A third wand poked out and
Snape soon had on bright red lipstick and pink eyeshadow.The three wands
disappeared behind the corner and a couple of people who were walking by
turned and pointed at Snape and laughed.
"I have to..go to the library now." She said and Snape walked past
her, towards the Slytherin Common Room, to see why everyone was laughing at
him.After he was gone Lilly looked around the corner and saw four guys
laughing.She stopped, it was the Marauders. They were four of the most
popular guys in school, and they had just helped her get away from
Severus."Thanks." She said. They all stopped laughing at once and looked at
her.
"Why arent you laughing? He looked so hilarious!" The tallest one,
Sirius Black said.
"Yeah, dont tell us you like him..."The one with brown hair, Remus
Lupin said.
"A slimy git like Severus Snape?" Lilly said, almost offended.
All of them looked over her shoulder and froze. Someone tapped her
shoulder and she turned around."Oh...hi Amos." She said smiling.
"I saw the whole thing." He said simply. The Mauraders grinned.
"I will laugh when you get in trouble for spells between
classes."Amos continued.Lilly raised an eyebrow at him.
"I dont think you understood the situation Amos..."Lilly started.
Sirius glared at Amos.
"I understood perfectly well, they casted embarrasing jynxes on
someone who didnt deserve it." Amos said, glaring right back at him.
Lilly opened her mouth to say something but stopped.
"I think this Head Boy thing has gotten to his head." Remus wispered
to James, who snickered and nodded.
"Amos, Snape was annoying me, they helped me out. Got rid of him for
me, since he cant take a hint when I try to walk past him." Lilly
explained. Amos held up a hand.
"Lilly, when did you start finding pranks humorous?"He asked. Lilly
looked down at her Head Girl badge.He was right, she had been a prefect
every year since her 3rd year, now in her 7th she was Head Girl and had a
reputation of not finding pranks funny at all.
"Uhh..well, that is...umm." Lilly tried to think of something to say.
"You better watch out Lilly, these guys will smash your
reputation."Amos said glaring at the Marauders.Lilly sighed.Sirius took a
step towards Amos but James and Remus held him back."Come on Lilly."Amos
said turning and walking down the hall. Lilly looked at the Marauders, then
followed Amos.
Later that day, in the Gryffindor Common Room, the Marauders sat in their corner, working on a map of the school, Lilly walked in and sat down by a window.They all looked up. "When did you start finding pranks funny?"Sirius said, imitating Amos. "Better watch out, they will smash your reputation." James said, also imitating Amos. Lilly didnt hear them, she stared out the window, her arms folded on the window sill. "If he werent the Head Boy..." Sirius started, cracking his knuckles.Lilly stood up and walked over to the steps leading to the Dormitories. "You know, I think Amos makes a good Head Boy, all stuck up and snobby." Remus said, throwing darts at a picture of Amos, that he had hung on a dart board.Lilly glanced over and frowned, when one of the darts hit Amos in the forehead and Remus jumped up and cheered.James and Sirius pulled him back down into a chair.Lilly walked into the Girls Dorms. "I'll bet, Lilly would be good at coming up with pranks, but she doesnt want to smash her 'Little Miss Perfect' reputation." James said.Sirius, Remus and Peter nodded.
The next day was a Saturday, so there wasnt classes.When James,Remus and Sirius went down to the Common Room, Lilly was already there, reading from a book and taking notes.They shook their heads.Lilly looked up at them, but quickly looked back down at the book.Sirus walked over to her. "Have you ever pulled a prank on anyone?"He asked. "No."Lilly answered, with out looking up. "Have you ever broken a rule?"He asked. "No."Lilly said again. "Have you ever gotten in trouble with your parents at home?"He asked. Lilly closed the book, stood up and walked out of the Common Room. "She really IS a Miss Perfect..."Sirius said turning to Remus and James.
After lunch, Lilly was walking down the hall, talking to Amos and a prefect from Ravenclaw.The Mauraders followed just in hearing distance, so they could hear what they were saying. "Those Marauders have to be put up with." The prefect said.Amos nodded. "Their stupid pranks are getting out of hand." Amos said."Yesterday, I had to unjynx Severus Snape, they changed his hair, his robes and made him look like a cross-dresser."He continued. "They were helping me."Lilly said. Amos glared at her.The prefect just looked confused."And its not like they hurt him." She added.Amos stopped and grabbed her shoulders. "Last year you wouldve gone straight to McGonagle. What happened to you?"He asked. Lilly looked at the floor."Did something happen at home or something?"He asked. "Nothing happened."Lilly said."Im sorry, Ive just been different lately."She said, pushing his hands off her shoulders.He shook his head. "Well, snap out of it. You dont want your reputation.." "My reputation...Im almost ashamed of it."Lilly said. The Marauders looked at each other, looks of disbelief on their faces. "Lilly, youve been perfect, you get the best marks in your year, you were a prefect, now your Head Girl...whats to be ashamed?"Amos said. "Where is being perfect going to get me?"She asked.Amos opened his mouth to answer, but stopped.Lilly shook her head."Im thinking of resigning as Head Girl."Lilly added. "YOU CANT RESIGN!"Amos yelled. Lilly flinched. "This guy is gonna get it..."Sirius wispered. "WHATS GOING TO STOP ME...you certainly arent." She said and spun around and walked past the Marauders, down the corridor.
Lilly sat on a balcony that was used for stargazing.Her knees were hugged to her chin and a tear slid down her cheek. "Uhh..Lilly. Are you ok?"James asked. Remus stood next to her.Lilly didnt look at them. "Fine" She almost snapped.James walked over and sat down next to her. She felt her cheeks go pink. "You can tell me. I wont tell anyone, but, do you really like being Head Girl?"He asked. Lilly broke down into tears. "No...not at all."She said between sobs. James looked up at Remus, who looked surprised to see Lilly crying.James put a hand on her shoulder and she looked up."Its aweful, you have to get perfect marks, study for hours for every test and you never have spare time."She added. "So resign, Amos cant make you do anything." James explained. "But he has a strong influence over me."She said, wiping her eyes. "Why do you let him?"Remus asked. "Because he is my boyfriend."Lilly said looking down at the grounds. James and Remus looked shocked. "Oh..."James said."No offense or anything...but hes a jerk, how can you like him?"He asked.Lilly laughed. "You know how every year, theres a couple thats voted cutest?"She said simply."It was his idea."She added.Sirius, who was also there, tried not to, but burst out laughing. "The stupid git!Only in it for the fame!"He said laughing extremely loudly.Lilly raised an eyebrow.Remus kicked Sirius, who quickly stopped laughing."Sorry."he muttered. "Its ok."Lilly said.'Shes too forgiving.' James thought. 'Id have busted his ass.' Remus thought at the same time. "Uhh, Remus, Sirius can I talk to you guys for a minute?"James asked standing up. They all walked off the balcony into the Astrology classroom."Would you think I was crazy if I said we should invite her to come along next time we pull a prank?"James asked, almost at a wisper. "No"Sirius answered. "Not at all."Remus said shrugging.James nodded and walked back out onto the balcony, but Lilly was gone.Remus and Sirius looked just as confused as he was. "Where..."James started. "Lilly?"Remus asked, walking out further onto the balcony, Sirius and James followed, looking around. "Whered she go?"Sirius asked.James and Remus shrugged. "What if she fell?"Remus said, looking over the railing, but not seeing anything. "What if she was abducted by aliens?"Sirius asked, recieving glares from Remus and James. "What if...uh oh, out of 'what if's" James said. "No, theres still tons of possibilities, dont you watch movies?"Sirius asked."She couldve gotten attacked by giant spiders like in Arachnaphobia, or posessed apes, like Planet Of the Apes."He added, counting on his fingers. "Ok, we get it." James said, walking around the balcony. Lilly, who was under the balcony was trying not to laugh, she had seen all those movies Sirius was listing. She casted a spell on herself that made her voice sound farther away. She took a deep breath and let out an ear peircing scream. The spell worked, it sounded like the scream was from the Quidditch feild. "WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT?!?!?!" James yelled. They were all silent. Lilly screamed again. "THE FIELD!"Remus yelled. They summoned their brooms and flew off the balcony.Lilly jumped up onto the balcony, to another, that was much closer to the ground, she then jumped off that one and landed smoothley on the ground.She took of running towards the feild, her black robes making her impossible to see.She barely beat them there, she grabbed a beaters stick and threw it on the ground, then fell onto her back and made it look like she had been attacked. James, Remus and Sirius landed in the dead center of the quidditch feild. Over by the entrance, they saw something laying on the ground. They ran over, but stopped dead. Lilly layed there on the ground, a beater stick next to her. She was unconsious. "IT WAS THE APES!!!"Sirius yelled.Remus smacked him with his broom. They all kneeled down around Lilly and tried to wake her up.Lilly opened her eyes and looked around at them. She sat up. "What happened?"James asked. "I TOLD YOU! IT WAS THE APES!"Sirius yelled. Remus whacked him with the broom a little harder this time. "I dont know."Lilly answered.A fake look of horror crossed her face.She screamed and jumped up, then ran out of the feild. The three of them looked back and forth at each other.They turned around and looked at the deserted feild. James screamed (I know, guys dont scream...but...nevermind) as something tackled him. Remus and Sirius pulled out their wands but stopped when who ever tackled James started laughing. "LILLY!" James yelled.Lilly stood up, laughing her head off. "You shouldve seen the look on your face!"She said pointing at James, who was sitting on the grass a couple feet away from her.Remus and Sirius laughed too.James crossed his arms. "That wasnt funny Lilly."He said as firmly as he could. It had been funny, it was all a joke. "Yes it was! You totally panicked!"She said, still laughing.James was glad it was dark, he could feel his cheeks burning red.Lilly calmed down a bit and stood up, then stuck out her hand to help James up.He took her hand and stood up. "Sorry."Lilly said, a wide grin still on her face.Remus and Sirius were still laughing and Lilly rolled her eyes."It wasnt THAT funny."She said. "Yes it was!"Sirius stopped laughing for a moment to say, but was quickly laughing again. Lilly looked over at James, who was bright red and staring at the ground.Lilly looked down at her watch. "Ugg...its 20 minutes till curfew."She said looking up at the school. "And your point is...?"Remus asked.He and Sirius had calmed down, but were still snickering a bit. "Dont you realise who your talking to?"Lilly asked. "Oh yeah...."Remus said looking around at the feild.There was one of those long awkward silences. "Im going in."Lilly said finally, turning and walking out of the feild. "She IS good." Sirius said after she was out of hearing distance. Remus nodded but James stood there with his hands in his pockets. "I know that posture..."Remus said grinning at Sirius, who nodded."Jamsie likes Lilly." He chanted. James glared at him. "No I dont. so what if she pranked me once. Its only one prank anyways."James said defensivly. "How many other girls have pranked you?"Sirius asked. "None."James said quickly. "Except Lilly."Remus said. "Ok, except Lilly, none, pranking people isnt a girl thing."James guessed shrugging. "Yeah, and in all those movies you see, they only prank the ones they like."Sirius said. "Again with the movies..."James muttered."Can we just go in now?"He asked.Sirius and Remus nodded.They turned and walked in their usual group up to the castle.
When they walked into the common room, Lilly was sitting in a chair with a book propped open in her lap. She glanced up at them when they walked in, but went back to studying.The three of them walked over to their corner and sat down, Sirius pulling out the half done Marauders Map.They then started wispering and Sirius would draw on the parchment once in a while. "It seems like we are forgetting something."Remus said, looking at what they thought was a done map. "I dont know..."Sirius said, staring at the parchment.They looked up to see what James was thinking, but he was staring at Lilly.They chuckled. "So wheres the first date gonna be?"Remus asked. James looked at him. "Huh?"He asked. "Youve been staring at her for the last half hour, dont tell me you havent asked her out yet."Sirius said, rolling up the map and putting it into his pocket. James glared at them. "I do not like Evans...like that."He said and stood up. He walked to the Boys Dorms.Sirius and Remus followed him.Lilly looked around at the now deserted common room.She sighed and went back to reading.
The next morning when the Marauders came down to the Common Room, they saw a bunch of people crowded around a chair, laughing. They walked over, willing to join in the laughing. They all stopped dead when they saw who was in the chair. Lilly lay asleep in the chair an open book in her hand.But, someone had jynxed her and made her hair bright green and her skin a deep red.She heard the laughing and woke up. This made everyone roar with laughter.She blinked confusedly, and then sat up. "NICE LOOK EVANS!"One girl yelled. "NEWEST FASHION?"Another yelled, both laughing stupidly. Remus glanced at James and Sirius. James had a look of extreme anger on his face, his eyes flashing, his fists clentched. Sirius, however, just looked confused.Lilly looked around at the laughing common room and stood up, pushing people out of the way, she walked towards the door. James ran over to her and blocked the door. "Dont go out there looking like that."He said. "Looking like what, Potter?"She asked.James handed her a book and she started reading it, it was a large book, so it blocked her face from veiw. "OI POTTER! WHY YOU HELPING EVANS?"Another 7th year boy asked.James glared at him and Sirius and Remus walked over.James guided her out of the common room, she was still reading the book.Lillys best friend ran up. "Oh my god, Lil's what happened?"She asked, walking next to Lilly. "What are you talking about?"Lilly said looking up from the book. Lillys friend pulled her into the Girls Bathroom and Lilly looked in a mirror.Her jaw dropped.James, Remus and Sirius waited outside, waiting for the scream. But it didnt come.Lilly glared at her reflection."WHO DID IT!?!"She roared.Lillys friend shook her head. "I dont know."She said.Lilly unjynxed herself and stormed out of the bathroom.She stood in front of the three guys, her green eyes filled with anger. "Who did it?"She hissed. "We dont know."Sirius answered.Lilly pushed past them and walked around a corner.Lillys friend followed her quickly.James followed her and Sirius and Remus followed him. They ended up in the library, Lilly and her friend were talking by a window and the Marauders watched from behind a bookshelf. "I say it was Snape."Lilly said, going through a yearbook. "You cant jump to conclusions. Her friend said, shaking her head. "Your right, it couldnt have been Snape, I was in the Common Room and he cant get into the Common Room."Lilly said. James pulled out his wand and turned to leave the library. Remus and Sirius stopped him. "Where are you going?"Remus asked. "Where do you think?"James answered.Sirius rolled his eyes. "Do you honestly think that Lilly would like you more if you tore up Snape for her?"Sirius asked.James stopped dead and glared at Sirius.Remus backed up, suspecting that James was about to explode.James eyes flickered dangerously. "Im going to set him straight.Once and for all."James said, then walked out of the library. Sirius looked over at Lilly and her friend, but they were gone. ______________________ Printed on September 2, 2002
Later that day, in the Gryffindor Common Room, the Marauders sat in their corner, working on a map of the school, Lilly walked in and sat down by a window.They all looked up. "When did you start finding pranks funny?"Sirius said, imitating Amos. "Better watch out, they will smash your reputation." James said, also imitating Amos. Lilly didnt hear them, she stared out the window, her arms folded on the window sill. "If he werent the Head Boy..." Sirius started, cracking his knuckles.Lilly stood up and walked over to the steps leading to the Dormitories. "You know, I think Amos makes a good Head Boy, all stuck up and snobby." Remus said, throwing darts at a picture of Amos, that he had hung on a dart board.Lilly glanced over and frowned, when one of the darts hit Amos in the forehead and Remus jumped up and cheered.James and Sirius pulled him back down into a chair.Lilly walked into the Girls Dorms. "I'll bet, Lilly would be good at coming up with pranks, but she doesnt want to smash her 'Little Miss Perfect' reputation." James said.Sirius, Remus and Peter nodded.
The next day was a Saturday, so there wasnt classes.When James,Remus and Sirius went down to the Common Room, Lilly was already there, reading from a book and taking notes.They shook their heads.Lilly looked up at them, but quickly looked back down at the book.Sirus walked over to her. "Have you ever pulled a prank on anyone?"He asked. "No."Lilly answered, with out looking up. "Have you ever broken a rule?"He asked. "No."Lilly said again. "Have you ever gotten in trouble with your parents at home?"He asked. Lilly closed the book, stood up and walked out of the Common Room. "She really IS a Miss Perfect..."Sirius said turning to Remus and James.
After lunch, Lilly was walking down the hall, talking to Amos and a prefect from Ravenclaw.The Mauraders followed just in hearing distance, so they could hear what they were saying. "Those Marauders have to be put up with." The prefect said.Amos nodded. "Their stupid pranks are getting out of hand." Amos said."Yesterday, I had to unjynx Severus Snape, they changed his hair, his robes and made him look like a cross-dresser."He continued. "They were helping me."Lilly said. Amos glared at her.The prefect just looked confused."And its not like they hurt him." She added.Amos stopped and grabbed her shoulders. "Last year you wouldve gone straight to McGonagle. What happened to you?"He asked. Lilly looked at the floor."Did something happen at home or something?"He asked. "Nothing happened."Lilly said."Im sorry, Ive just been different lately."She said, pushing his hands off her shoulders.He shook his head. "Well, snap out of it. You dont want your reputation.." "My reputation...Im almost ashamed of it."Lilly said. The Marauders looked at each other, looks of disbelief on their faces. "Lilly, youve been perfect, you get the best marks in your year, you were a prefect, now your Head Girl...whats to be ashamed?"Amos said. "Where is being perfect going to get me?"She asked.Amos opened his mouth to answer, but stopped.Lilly shook her head."Im thinking of resigning as Head Girl."Lilly added. "YOU CANT RESIGN!"Amos yelled. Lilly flinched. "This guy is gonna get it..."Sirius wispered. "WHATS GOING TO STOP ME...you certainly arent." She said and spun around and walked past the Marauders, down the corridor.
Lilly sat on a balcony that was used for stargazing.Her knees were hugged to her chin and a tear slid down her cheek. "Uhh..Lilly. Are you ok?"James asked. Remus stood next to her.Lilly didnt look at them. "Fine" She almost snapped.James walked over and sat down next to her. She felt her cheeks go pink. "You can tell me. I wont tell anyone, but, do you really like being Head Girl?"He asked. Lilly broke down into tears. "No...not at all."She said between sobs. James looked up at Remus, who looked surprised to see Lilly crying.James put a hand on her shoulder and she looked up."Its aweful, you have to get perfect marks, study for hours for every test and you never have spare time."She added. "So resign, Amos cant make you do anything." James explained. "But he has a strong influence over me."She said, wiping her eyes. "Why do you let him?"Remus asked. "Because he is my boyfriend."Lilly said looking down at the grounds. James and Remus looked shocked. "Oh..."James said."No offense or anything...but hes a jerk, how can you like him?"He asked.Lilly laughed. "You know how every year, theres a couple thats voted cutest?"She said simply."It was his idea."She added.Sirius, who was also there, tried not to, but burst out laughing. "The stupid git!Only in it for the fame!"He said laughing extremely loudly.Lilly raised an eyebrow.Remus kicked Sirius, who quickly stopped laughing."Sorry."he muttered. "Its ok."Lilly said.'Shes too forgiving.' James thought. 'Id have busted his ass.' Remus thought at the same time. "Uhh, Remus, Sirius can I talk to you guys for a minute?"James asked standing up. They all walked off the balcony into the Astrology classroom."Would you think I was crazy if I said we should invite her to come along next time we pull a prank?"James asked, almost at a wisper. "No"Sirius answered. "Not at all."Remus said shrugging.James nodded and walked back out onto the balcony, but Lilly was gone.Remus and Sirius looked just as confused as he was. "Where..."James started. "Lilly?"Remus asked, walking out further onto the balcony, Sirius and James followed, looking around. "Whered she go?"Sirius asked.James and Remus shrugged. "What if she fell?"Remus said, looking over the railing, but not seeing anything. "What if she was abducted by aliens?"Sirius asked, recieving glares from Remus and James. "What if...uh oh, out of 'what if's" James said. "No, theres still tons of possibilities, dont you watch movies?"Sirius asked."She couldve gotten attacked by giant spiders like in Arachnaphobia, or posessed apes, like Planet Of the Apes."He added, counting on his fingers. "Ok, we get it." James said, walking around the balcony. Lilly, who was under the balcony was trying not to laugh, she had seen all those movies Sirius was listing. She casted a spell on herself that made her voice sound farther away. She took a deep breath and let out an ear peircing scream. The spell worked, it sounded like the scream was from the Quidditch feild. "WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT?!?!?!" James yelled. They were all silent. Lilly screamed again. "THE FIELD!"Remus yelled. They summoned their brooms and flew off the balcony.Lilly jumped up onto the balcony, to another, that was much closer to the ground, she then jumped off that one and landed smoothley on the ground.She took of running towards the feild, her black robes making her impossible to see.She barely beat them there, she grabbed a beaters stick and threw it on the ground, then fell onto her back and made it look like she had been attacked. James, Remus and Sirius landed in the dead center of the quidditch feild. Over by the entrance, they saw something laying on the ground. They ran over, but stopped dead. Lilly layed there on the ground, a beater stick next to her. She was unconsious. "IT WAS THE APES!!!"Sirius yelled.Remus smacked him with his broom. They all kneeled down around Lilly and tried to wake her up.Lilly opened her eyes and looked around at them. She sat up. "What happened?"James asked. "I TOLD YOU! IT WAS THE APES!"Sirius yelled. Remus whacked him with the broom a little harder this time. "I dont know."Lilly answered.A fake look of horror crossed her face.She screamed and jumped up, then ran out of the feild. The three of them looked back and forth at each other.They turned around and looked at the deserted feild. James screamed (I know, guys dont scream...but...nevermind) as something tackled him. Remus and Sirius pulled out their wands but stopped when who ever tackled James started laughing. "LILLY!" James yelled.Lilly stood up, laughing her head off. "You shouldve seen the look on your face!"She said pointing at James, who was sitting on the grass a couple feet away from her.Remus and Sirius laughed too.James crossed his arms. "That wasnt funny Lilly."He said as firmly as he could. It had been funny, it was all a joke. "Yes it was! You totally panicked!"She said, still laughing.James was glad it was dark, he could feel his cheeks burning red.Lilly calmed down a bit and stood up, then stuck out her hand to help James up.He took her hand and stood up. "Sorry."Lilly said, a wide grin still on her face.Remus and Sirius were still laughing and Lilly rolled her eyes."It wasnt THAT funny."She said. "Yes it was!"Sirius stopped laughing for a moment to say, but was quickly laughing again. Lilly looked over at James, who was bright red and staring at the ground.Lilly looked down at her watch. "Ugg...its 20 minutes till curfew."She said looking up at the school. "And your point is...?"Remus asked.He and Sirius had calmed down, but were still snickering a bit. "Dont you realise who your talking to?"Lilly asked. "Oh yeah...."Remus said looking around at the feild.There was one of those long awkward silences. "Im going in."Lilly said finally, turning and walking out of the feild. "She IS good." Sirius said after she was out of hearing distance. Remus nodded but James stood there with his hands in his pockets. "I know that posture..."Remus said grinning at Sirius, who nodded."Jamsie likes Lilly." He chanted. James glared at him. "No I dont. so what if she pranked me once. Its only one prank anyways."James said defensivly. "How many other girls have pranked you?"Sirius asked. "None."James said quickly. "Except Lilly."Remus said. "Ok, except Lilly, none, pranking people isnt a girl thing."James guessed shrugging. "Yeah, and in all those movies you see, they only prank the ones they like."Sirius said. "Again with the movies..."James muttered."Can we just go in now?"He asked.Sirius and Remus nodded.They turned and walked in their usual group up to the castle.
When they walked into the common room, Lilly was sitting in a chair with a book propped open in her lap. She glanced up at them when they walked in, but went back to studying.The three of them walked over to their corner and sat down, Sirius pulling out the half done Marauders Map.They then started wispering and Sirius would draw on the parchment once in a while. "It seems like we are forgetting something."Remus said, looking at what they thought was a done map. "I dont know..."Sirius said, staring at the parchment.They looked up to see what James was thinking, but he was staring at Lilly.They chuckled. "So wheres the first date gonna be?"Remus asked. James looked at him. "Huh?"He asked. "Youve been staring at her for the last half hour, dont tell me you havent asked her out yet."Sirius said, rolling up the map and putting it into his pocket. James glared at them. "I do not like Evans...like that."He said and stood up. He walked to the Boys Dorms.Sirius and Remus followed him.Lilly looked around at the now deserted common room.She sighed and went back to reading.
The next morning when the Marauders came down to the Common Room, they saw a bunch of people crowded around a chair, laughing. They walked over, willing to join in the laughing. They all stopped dead when they saw who was in the chair. Lilly lay asleep in the chair an open book in her hand.But, someone had jynxed her and made her hair bright green and her skin a deep red.She heard the laughing and woke up. This made everyone roar with laughter.She blinked confusedly, and then sat up. "NICE LOOK EVANS!"One girl yelled. "NEWEST FASHION?"Another yelled, both laughing stupidly. Remus glanced at James and Sirius. James had a look of extreme anger on his face, his eyes flashing, his fists clentched. Sirius, however, just looked confused.Lilly looked around at the laughing common room and stood up, pushing people out of the way, she walked towards the door. James ran over to her and blocked the door. "Dont go out there looking like that."He said. "Looking like what, Potter?"She asked.James handed her a book and she started reading it, it was a large book, so it blocked her face from veiw. "OI POTTER! WHY YOU HELPING EVANS?"Another 7th year boy asked.James glared at him and Sirius and Remus walked over.James guided her out of the common room, she was still reading the book.Lillys best friend ran up. "Oh my god, Lil's what happened?"She asked, walking next to Lilly. "What are you talking about?"Lilly said looking up from the book. Lillys friend pulled her into the Girls Bathroom and Lilly looked in a mirror.Her jaw dropped.James, Remus and Sirius waited outside, waiting for the scream. But it didnt come.Lilly glared at her reflection."WHO DID IT!?!"She roared.Lillys friend shook her head. "I dont know."She said.Lilly unjynxed herself and stormed out of the bathroom.She stood in front of the three guys, her green eyes filled with anger. "Who did it?"She hissed. "We dont know."Sirius answered.Lilly pushed past them and walked around a corner.Lillys friend followed her quickly.James followed her and Sirius and Remus followed him. They ended up in the library, Lilly and her friend were talking by a window and the Marauders watched from behind a bookshelf. "I say it was Snape."Lilly said, going through a yearbook. "You cant jump to conclusions. Her friend said, shaking her head. "Your right, it couldnt have been Snape, I was in the Common Room and he cant get into the Common Room."Lilly said. James pulled out his wand and turned to leave the library. Remus and Sirius stopped him. "Where are you going?"Remus asked. "Where do you think?"James answered.Sirius rolled his eyes. "Do you honestly think that Lilly would like you more if you tore up Snape for her?"Sirius asked.James stopped dead and glared at Sirius.Remus backed up, suspecting that James was about to explode.James eyes flickered dangerously. "Im going to set him straight.Once and for all."James said, then walked out of the library. Sirius looked over at Lilly and her friend, but they were gone. ______________________ Printed on September 2, 2002