James looked around the Gryffindor Common Room. The other three marauders were laughing and joking, inventing new ways to humiliate Snape.
"A-a-and we c-could a-a-also thro-throw a b-b-balding b-b-bomb to m-make h-h-him l-l-look li-like a-a-a M-M-MANDRAKE!"
All four marauders including James cracked up. They were laughing hysterically and rolling on the floor. Sirius had tears of laughter streaming down his cheeks.
"Y-y-you m-mean m-more th-than he a-already d-does?" James choked out.
All four of them collapsed again.
"Can't you guys grow up?" a female voice accused.
James shot straight up, looking at the red-head with obvious adoration. Rumpling up his hair with his hand. The other three went into hysterics at James's sudden silent appeal.
The girl shot James a look of disgust before resuming her discussion about what to wear to the Kris Kringle Dance.
James sat there in harmony with the world. Oh how he loved it when she laughed. Actually, he loved everything about her. From her smile, to the way she turned him down, a.k.a. 'If it was a choice between you and the Giant Squid… I'd choose the squid!'
He wondered who was taking her to the dance. He also wondered what kind of hex he would use on the lucky (or not so lucky) man.
"-and I accepted," Lily Evans finished with a grin. "Wait who?" one of her friends asked. "You'll never guess," Lily said with a smirk.
Snivellus. James thought No one would guess you're going with Snivellus. He listened with rapt attention.
"Severus Snape!" Lily burst out!
James's jaw dropped. He wasn't the only one. The whole room was silent.
"That's so funny!" her friend giggled with an attempted grin. "you're joking right!
"What?" Lily questioned. Seeing everyone's gaze on her, she burst into tears and fled up the stairs to her dormitory.
"WELL THAT WAS SMART WASN'T IT," James bellowed up at her fleeing figure. "YOU TURN ME DOWN TO GO WITH THAT SLIMEBALL SNIVELLUS!"
She paused and glared at him with hate-ridden eyes.
"MORTICO LUMISCENT!" Lily screamed.
James rose into the air and started glowing with a green heat. Everyone in the room sensed that if anyone touched him, they would burn to death.
"Don't EVER call him that AGAIN," Lily's shrill voice mingled with James's screams of agony. Her eyes started glowing red and she collapsed.
Sirius immediately took charge. "AQUARIUS CONTREGATO," he yelled. Bubbles of water floated around James. Each time a bubble popped, a sizzling noise filled the air. "Moony," Sirius said as calmly as possible, "Please get Professor Dumbledore!" the marauder nodded and disappeared. A few minutes later, Dumbledore appeared.
He strode over to where James lay, pushing through the girls who had gathered around, and were wondering if he needed mouth-to-mouth resuscitation.
"Who did this?" he spoke quietly. When nobody moved, "WHO DID THIS?" Dumbledore yelled.
Everyone pointed to the motionless figure of Lily Evans and the cluster of her friends surrounding her.