James sat on his four-poster, whispering to Sirius about his latest prank
with Lily.
"So anyway, I went in charmed it last night, while they were all sleeping...I think that she'll be very happy, to say the least, when she finds that all of her clothes now say 'I love James Potter'...humm, what d'ya think, Sirius?"
"I just think you were very lucky for that charm to have worked."
"I know...I even managed to put that other charm on, you know, the one where only I can change them back...humm...Oh, wait, hang on a minute," James said, glancing at his clock. "3...2...1..."
A loud yell could be heard throughout the Griffyndor dormitories. "JAMES POTTER!!!"
"Right on time," James said with a smirk. He hauled himself out of bed, got dressed, and headed down to the common room. Lily stood there, her face fire engine red and her green eyes blazing.
"POTTER! CHANGE THEM BACK!" Lily pointed furiously to her robes, jeans, and even shoes, for that matter. Silver lettering was embroidered across them, large enough to read even from a distance.
"Evans," James replied, quite calm, "Did you know, when you're angry like this, your face takes on an uncanny resemblance to a tomato?"
"Potter..." Lily murmured warningly.
"Here, look. Your face and hair are red enough to fool anyone. And your eyes are the stem...right, Sirius?"
"POTTER! If you're not going to change me back, I'm going to do something about it." Lily jumped up and onto James, pinning him down to the floor. She pulled out her wand and muttered something, three things, actually.
"What in the world have you-"
"Consider it payback, Potter."
James stood and looked down at his robes. They were much in the same fashion as Lily's, except somehow, Lily being the charm expert that she was, managed to make the words bigger and flash all different colors. They read "I love Lily Evans".
Meanwhile, Sirius was laughing his head off. Remus, standing beside him, was studying Lily and James thoughtfully. "Are you thinking what I'm thinking?" asked Sirius between laughs.
"I do believe so, Sirius." The two Marauders snickered to themselves.
"Oh, and you think this is funny, do you?" questioned Lily.
"Uh, no ma'am, of course not," Sirius said, making a mock serious face (no pun intended). Even so, he was not able to help smiling just a bit.
"By the way, Potter," Lily said, a smile playing about her lips, "You might want to go check out the things in your dorm. I think you may get a pleasant surprise."
James looked at her questioningly, and then scampered up the stairs to his dorm room. "Amateur," Lily muttered.
Sirius, Remus, and Lily stared after him. Once he was gone, Sirius turned to Lily. "What exactly did you do to him?"
Lily smiled. "Not only are his clothes like that, everything he has, uses, and owns is like that. His bed, his sheets, his toothbrush..."
Sirius and Remus grinned. "Good one, Lils."
Lily glared at them. "Don't call me Lils, unless you want to end up the same way as Potter."
"Ok, Lils."
"THAT'S IT! I've HAD IT with you, Sirius!" Lily muttered the charm. In seconds, Sirius's robes appeared to be identical to James's. One small difference, however...
"I LOVE SEVERUS SNAPE?" Sirius yelled.
"Don't you just love them?" asked Lily, smiling cheekily. "I call them 'Robes a la Lily'. By the way, you can go and join Potter, if you like. You will find that all of your things also say this."
Sirius tried, unsuccessfully, to reverse the charm. Snakes sprouted out of his wand. "Ugh," he said, transfiguring the snakes into chocolate frogs. He popped one into his mouth and offered 2 others to Remus and Lily. For all the horrid grades that he received in his other classes, Sirius sure made up for it in transfiguration. He and James were at the top of the class.
At that moment, a yell could be heard from the fourth-year boys' dormitories. "EVANS!"
"Looks like James has discovered his surprise..." Lily murmured thoughtfully.
James stomped down the stairs, holding his invisibility cloak and an 'I love Lily Evans' comb.
"Wow, Sirius, I didn't know that James owned a comb,"
"It's one of his little known facts," Sirius replied with a snicker.
James glanced at Sirius's robes and burst out with a giant laugh. "So what did you do to her, Sirius?"
"Don't ask," he replied.
"I'm feeling very lucky right now," said Remus, looking around at his friend's bedecked robes.
"You should be...oh, by the way, Evans," James started. "You RUINED my invisibility cloak!"
"I did? What a TRAGEDY! How, anyway?"
James slipped the cloak over his head. Though his body remained invisible, 'I love Lily Evans' flashed different colors in the air."
"Perfect," said Lily. "Now I'll know whenever you're trying to sneak up on me."
"Ugh," said James. "I'm not going to change you back, and you're not going to change me or Sirius back. Let's just go to breakfast."
"Fine with me," replied Lily. And the four walked down to the hall.
"So anyway, I went in charmed it last night, while they were all sleeping...I think that she'll be very happy, to say the least, when she finds that all of her clothes now say 'I love James Potter'...humm, what d'ya think, Sirius?"
"I just think you were very lucky for that charm to have worked."
"I know...I even managed to put that other charm on, you know, the one where only I can change them back...humm...Oh, wait, hang on a minute," James said, glancing at his clock. "3...2...1..."
A loud yell could be heard throughout the Griffyndor dormitories. "JAMES POTTER!!!"
"Right on time," James said with a smirk. He hauled himself out of bed, got dressed, and headed down to the common room. Lily stood there, her face fire engine red and her green eyes blazing.
"POTTER! CHANGE THEM BACK!" Lily pointed furiously to her robes, jeans, and even shoes, for that matter. Silver lettering was embroidered across them, large enough to read even from a distance.
"Evans," James replied, quite calm, "Did you know, when you're angry like this, your face takes on an uncanny resemblance to a tomato?"
"Potter..." Lily murmured warningly.
"Here, look. Your face and hair are red enough to fool anyone. And your eyes are the stem...right, Sirius?"
"POTTER! If you're not going to change me back, I'm going to do something about it." Lily jumped up and onto James, pinning him down to the floor. She pulled out her wand and muttered something, three things, actually.
"What in the world have you-"
"Consider it payback, Potter."
James stood and looked down at his robes. They were much in the same fashion as Lily's, except somehow, Lily being the charm expert that she was, managed to make the words bigger and flash all different colors. They read "I love Lily Evans".
Meanwhile, Sirius was laughing his head off. Remus, standing beside him, was studying Lily and James thoughtfully. "Are you thinking what I'm thinking?" asked Sirius between laughs.
"I do believe so, Sirius." The two Marauders snickered to themselves.
"Oh, and you think this is funny, do you?" questioned Lily.
"Uh, no ma'am, of course not," Sirius said, making a mock serious face (no pun intended). Even so, he was not able to help smiling just a bit.
"By the way, Potter," Lily said, a smile playing about her lips, "You might want to go check out the things in your dorm. I think you may get a pleasant surprise."
James looked at her questioningly, and then scampered up the stairs to his dorm room. "Amateur," Lily muttered.
Sirius, Remus, and Lily stared after him. Once he was gone, Sirius turned to Lily. "What exactly did you do to him?"
Lily smiled. "Not only are his clothes like that, everything he has, uses, and owns is like that. His bed, his sheets, his toothbrush..."
Sirius and Remus grinned. "Good one, Lils."
Lily glared at them. "Don't call me Lils, unless you want to end up the same way as Potter."
"Ok, Lils."
"THAT'S IT! I've HAD IT with you, Sirius!" Lily muttered the charm. In seconds, Sirius's robes appeared to be identical to James's. One small difference, however...
"I LOVE SEVERUS SNAPE?" Sirius yelled.
"Don't you just love them?" asked Lily, smiling cheekily. "I call them 'Robes a la Lily'. By the way, you can go and join Potter, if you like. You will find that all of your things also say this."
Sirius tried, unsuccessfully, to reverse the charm. Snakes sprouted out of his wand. "Ugh," he said, transfiguring the snakes into chocolate frogs. He popped one into his mouth and offered 2 others to Remus and Lily. For all the horrid grades that he received in his other classes, Sirius sure made up for it in transfiguration. He and James were at the top of the class.
At that moment, a yell could be heard from the fourth-year boys' dormitories. "EVANS!"
"Looks like James has discovered his surprise..." Lily murmured thoughtfully.
James stomped down the stairs, holding his invisibility cloak and an 'I love Lily Evans' comb.
"Wow, Sirius, I didn't know that James owned a comb,"
"It's one of his little known facts," Sirius replied with a snicker.
James glanced at Sirius's robes and burst out with a giant laugh. "So what did you do to her, Sirius?"
"Don't ask," he replied.
"I'm feeling very lucky right now," said Remus, looking around at his friend's bedecked robes.
"You should be...oh, by the way, Evans," James started. "You RUINED my invisibility cloak!"
"I did? What a TRAGEDY! How, anyway?"
James slipped the cloak over his head. Though his body remained invisible, 'I love Lily Evans' flashed different colors in the air."
"Perfect," said Lily. "Now I'll know whenever you're trying to sneak up on me."
"Ugh," said James. "I'm not going to change you back, and you're not going to change me or Sirius back. Let's just go to breakfast."
"Fine with me," replied Lily. And the four walked down to the hall.