Rea: Hello! This is something that I thought up one day about six months ago…originally supposed to be a one-shot, it turned out a lot longer than planned…. Most chapters are short, so you'll have to forgive me… '
Disclaimer for all chapters: I don't own Harry Potter or any related characters…but I do own Selena, Keiko, and Harlequin.
Chapter I
"I don't like this, Evans. Why couldn't you guys find out what it's like to be guys? Why'd we have to be girls?" James complained, straightening his skirt. He and Sirius had been 'dared' to take a Gender-Switching potion for an undercover newspaper article. So far, it wasn't as exciting as they thought it would be.
"I agree. It's your story, after all, why aren't you going undercover?" Sirius said, trying to tame the glossy black hair that tumbled down to his waist. Selena Goldthwaite, seventh year at Hogwarts, rolled her eyes and helped him pull it back into a ponytail. Her own black hair was pulled back into a loose bun at the nape of her neck and was already coming undone.
Lily braided James' black hair into pigtails and straightened his glasses. "Because, they already did that, remember? Alice decided that it might be interesting to turn into a guy and she wrote a story about it. However, it wasn't all that great of a story. I'm thinking that I could get a much more interesting story if I interview you guys afterwards. And it wasn't really my idea, anyways. You want to blame someone, then blame Selena. She's the one who thought it would be fun to dress you guys up as girls. I was the one who thought up the potion part."
Sirius and James turned to glare at Selena. She simply shrugged. "You didn't have to agree. I just suggested it. Sirius, you should blame James, 'cause he was really the one who begged you to join him."
"I did not beg!" James said.
Selena raised her eyebrows and fell to her knees in a begging position. "Please, Sirius! Please, please, please, please, please! If I don't do this, then Lily'll never, ever go out with me! I really need you to do this with me! Please, please, plea—"
"Okay, I get it."
"Can we just get this over with?" Sirius said, standing up and heading towards the stairs. James quickly followed him and slid down the banister as Lily and Selena rolled their eyes and slowly walked down the stairs. As they were halfway to the bottom, however, the stairs turned into a slide. Both girls screamed and went flying down the stairs until, at the bottom, they tumbled over one another. They turned their glares upon a laughing Sirius and James. They noticed and immediately stopped laughing and pointed to Peter who was sniggering. Both girls grabbed their wands and cursed him just as the fifth and sixth years tumbled onto them from the stairs.
They eventually squirmed out from beneath the pile of humans and marched over to James and Sirius, each newly-made-girl having their ear grabbed by either Lily or Selena and led out of the portrait.
"Okay, a few ground rules here," Lily said, throwing James into the wall. "One: no more pranks; two: no rude touching i.e.: groping or pinching; three: no rude noises; four: no hitting on girls; five: no checking other girls out; and six: nobody can know who you are. You are, for this experiment, known as Jamie Pierson and Sandy Monson. Understand?"
Sandy and Jamie nodded.
"Oh, and you can't go into the guy's bathrooms or dormitories," Selena added.
"What!" both Sandy and Jamie exclaimed. They were supposed to go into the girl's bathrooms and dormitories! Of course, this was a chance of a lifetime, but they hadn't pictured doing it as girls!
"You have to play the full role, girls," Lily smirked as she and Selena headed for the Great Hall. Sandy and Jamie grumbled and followed, soon being chastised that grumbling was very unladylike by Selena.
Sandy and Jamie sat down on either side of Lily and Selena very moodily and began chowing down their food immediately. They both received slaps upside the head and were forced to eat slowly and human-like. Halfway through breakfast, notices were being passed around. Selena and Lily took one look at them and set them down, continuing with their conversation and breakfast. Sandy and Jamie, however, turned pale.
"Lily!" Jamie nearly yelled. Lily turned to him with a slightly annoyed look on her face.
"What, Jamie?" She smirked.
Sandy took over. "What it this!" He held the notice close to her face. Lily pushed it away and looked it over.
Halloween Dance!
Costumes are Mandatory!
Fourth Years and Up are Invited
Dance Starts at 7:00 PM and Ends At 2:30 AM
Any Student Not Attending Dance and Out Past Curfew
Will Be Severely Punished
"It's an invitation to a dance, Lamebrain, and you're both going," Lily said, taking a bite of her scrambled eggs. Selena choked on her toast and laughed.
"Why!" Sandy and Jamie both exclaimed.
"Because you can't truly know what it means to be a girl unless you go to a dance or go out on a date. Your choice, boys. I mean, girls, of course," Selena said, still slightly laughing.
Sandy and Jamie sat there and thought. They, of course, knew what guys had in mind on a date and also at a dance. They weighed the two options and groaned, coming to a conclusion.
"What's it gonna be, boys?" Lily asked.
"Dance," they answered in unison.
"I thought so," said Lily smugly.
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Rea: how'd you like it? Review and stuff, please! (i don't mind flames...as long as it helps me improve my writing...)
