Harry Potter and the Prophet Eyes

A/N: This story is not based around the following relationships, but they are mentioned as background later, so if you don't like them please don't flee away from the story just yet. It does get a lot better, it just takes time. I've put more work into this story than my others, even though Night of the Wolves took me a year to write. What can i say, school's important to me and I'm in college. (Please note that the chapters will get a lot longer than this one. As a matter of fact, Chapter 26 is over 6,000 words long. So please keep reading.)

The Main Characters consist of the Malfoy Family, Harry and several Original and OOC Characters. This story is AU, as in it doesn't happen like this in Canon.

Please enjoy and leave Reviews. This chapter has been Beta Read by DracoMalfoyEqualsLove. Thanks a bunch!

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Prologue: The Greatest Prank

Life is good, plain and simple, Sirius Black thought as he watched his girlfriend of two years enter the Gryffindor Common room.

"Hey Lils, over here!" Sirius yelled from his seat in front of the fireplace. Upon hearing her name, Lily turned to the voice but instead of seeing a smile grace her face, a dark look fleeted across her eyes and a frown appeared. Sirius was shocked.

"What do you want now Black? Haven't you done enough damage?" Lily asked as she walked over to the couches. Sirius continued to stare at his girlfriend.

"What in Merlin's name are you talking about?" Sirius asked as his shock receded. Lily looked at Sirius before she started to explain.

"I saw you in here earlier, Sirius. I saw you snogging some girl by the staircases. You looked right at me before you went back to kissing her, and then I walked over to you and broke up with you." Lily said as if she was talking to a small child and by the end of her explanation Sirius was staring at her incredulously.

"You don't honestly believe that was me do you? I was serving detention in Professor McGonagall's office with Peter and Snape," Sirius said as he waved his hands in the air trying to get Lily to understand. But instead of giving him a look of relief, Lily's green eyes cut into him.

"So you're calling me a liar? You think I'm making this up?" Lily said as she walked forward a few paces. Sirius stood up to look in her eyes.

"I don't doubt you saw what someone wanted you to see. You know me, Lily. You know I would never cheat on you," he said, placing his hand on her arm. Lily immediately shook his hand away.

"Don't try to weasel your way out of this, Black! And besides, it doesn't matter now. After I ran out of the common room I ran into James—" at his name James Potter appeared and wrapped his arms around her "—and he comforted me…" And then Lily spoke the words Sirius prayed he would never hear about her and his best friend. "We're a couple now."

Those four words brought Sirius' world crashing down. His worst nightmare had just been fulfilled; the love of his life was now dating the person he considered a brother.

Hours later found everyone asleep in their dormitories while Sirius sat in the dark common room alone, staring at the flickering embers in the fireplace.

"You know this was simply too easy to accomplish. I will admit I was a little apprehensive when I cast the glamour charms, but when Lily saw me kissing Maria thinking it was you, Sirius, I knew I had been successful," a voice said close to Sirius' ear.

"And when I looked into her eyes and saw her heart breaking I knew she would break up with you, just like I wanted." Sirius raised his head and with one hand he quickly swiped the air in front of him, and pulled away a silvery cloak to reveal James' head.

"She hates you now." James said with a smile. "Everyone believes you cheated on her, and since Peter and McGonagall don't remember you being at detention, no one will believe your story."

Sirius looked at him with a mix of anger and sadness. How could his best friend do this to him? "Why James? Why did you have to take away Lily? I was going to marry her."

James gave him a smile. "It was nothing personal. I just wanted to pull the greatest prank of all time. Convince everyone you had cheated on Lily, and I have. And getting Lily to be my girlfriend was just a spur of the moment thing. She's just a trophy of my accomplishment." He smiled again before he disappeared under his cloak, leaving Sirius alone in the common room.

Life sucks, plain and simple, Sirius thought as he continued to watch the dying embers in the fireplace. He was alone and would remain so for the rest of his life.

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Author's Note: Please continue reading, the story gets much better. This will be a novel-length story (i hope). So please continue reading and leave me a review... please. If you do i'll give you a huge cookie from Publix. :)