A girl with bright red hair sat poised on the end of her bed. She was quietly humming a slow but happy muggle song. She had on see-through gloves on and she was carefully mixing some cream with powder. As she stirred she was away in her thoughts. My last year. Then I can stop hiding myself. I won't have to stress with this vile substance. She shuddered at the black cream she had mixed. She then let her hair down from her bun and poured the cream on her hair. She covered it with a plastic cap and then threw away the gloves, bowl, and mixer stuff. She took out her homework and began to read. By the end of a half hour, she checked her hair. It was black, but there were some orange parts. By now, the contrast wasn't much of a surprise to her. She looked better with her red hair, no doubt, but she needed to make it black. Red stood out too much and she needed to blend. After another 15 minutes, she had finished all of her remaining homework and her hair was completely black. She took off the cap and threw that away too. She went in the shower and stood under the hot water, black rushing to the drain. Since the dye couldn't mix with shampoo after you dye your hair, Lily just put soap on her body, washed it off and then got out. As she entered back into her room she found a boy rummaging around one of her roommate's stuff. She stood in the doorway frozen. Why wasn't he in Hogsmead? Oh no! She found the courage to say something seeing as he hadn't noticed her yet and that she was freezing.

"Er, who are you?" She said, hoping that her voice wasn't shaking. The boy whirled around and slipped on one of the shirts he had dropped out of the girl's trunk.

"Erm, er, sorry, I didn't think that anyone would er, be here." He stuttered staring at the girl. When he finally noticed who she was, he calmed down, stood up, and brushed invisible dust off his clothes. "What are you doing here?" He demanded, crossing his arms and sitting down on the neatest bed there was. Unfortunately, it was her bed. Uh! What am I doing here? What is he doing here?

"Well, this is my dorm. Why aren't you at Hogsmead?" Lily glared.

"Detention. I'm getting something from my girlfriend." He said, enunciating girlfriend. "Why aren't you at Hogsmead?"

"Because, er, I didn't feel like, er going." Her eyes got wide. The box. I didn't get the box! UGH I'M SO STUPID!

She rushed over to her bed and quickly sat on her dye box. A pained expression crossed her face. The boy stared at her.

"Strange much?" He stared at her with raised eyebrows. "What are you sitting on?" A drop of sweat (or shower water, she couldn't be sure) trailed her hairline.

"Er," What could she say? "My bed." She smirked. "Now I will be needing to get dressed. Good-bye. She stood up, completely forgetting that the box was under her butt. He turned around just in time to see it said 'Black Hair Dye. Good for Three weeks.'

"Wha-?" He started to say but Lily had already pushed him out the door.

"Bye James." And she shut the door. James tripped and slid face first down the newly created slide and landed in a crumpled heap. He stayed there for and hour thinking about what he had seen the past few weeks. After a while, it was time for dinner and he got up and ran to tell his friends.

Lily slid down the now shut door and stood dripping the last drops of her shower on the carpet. When she finally got up half an hour later, she burned the box and sprayed air freshener so it wouldn't smell burnt. She got dressed and then sat staring at the ceiling, thinking about what had just happened these past few weeks. She had, three weeks ago, obliviaded James for coming into the room while she was dying her hair. He had seen everything, her hair and eyes. Thank god I put on my contacts before I went in the shower. She had charmed them so it wouldn't be a danger in the shower and so it would only change her eye color. Soon it was time for dinner. She sighed and thought how bad it would be. Both her friends murdered and she was the only one left for the job. Right then and there she vowed she would finish the mission for her friends. No one would interfere and she would finally be out of this hellhole. Her friends through thick and thin had left her forever. But their memory would be with her forever and she would strive through out the year to finish. Sadly, she didn't know that it would all go wrong. All because of that wretched James Potter.

At dinner, she sat alone. She kept looking down the table at James. He had his arm around one of her roommates named Maria and would regularly snog her through out dinner. His best friend Sirius also had a girlfriend. They would both keep snogging and barely ate anything. Peter, barely ate anything too but not because he had a girlfriend. He stood in awe watching James and Sirius with their girlfriends. Remus on the other hand was reading an Astronomy book. All four of them called themselves the Marauders. Remus was the only one who didn't look at Lily with disgust. He was actually friendly with her. They both studied together and his friends always made fun of him for it but she liked that he didn't mind. Remus was one of the two friends she had at Hogwarts. At the end of dinner, he stood up and excused himself from the table and started to walk towards Lily. He was actually good looking. His sandy blonde hair lined his face and his light blue eyes made his face complete.

"So, are we on for tonight?" He asked her. He grinned at her and sat down, facing her.

She grinned back. "Of course. Unless, you don't want to?" She looked at him worriedly. He frowned and told her in a mock stern voice, "I'm ashamed of you Lily Marie Evans! Since when have I been one to back out of important things such as this?" He grinned again and her fake worry disappeared to a far off land.

As James pulled himself off his girl to get a spoonful of rice, Remus stood up. "Where are you going?" He asked, ignoring his girlfriend's pitiful struggle to get him to resume their snogs. She then slumped to the table and began poking her food.

"I need to go ask Lily something." Sirius pulled himself off his girlfriend and made retching sounds.

"What do you need with her?" James asked glaring daggers at Sirius. Sirius in turn raised his eyebrow at him and then shrugged to himself while getting back to his girlfriend. James turned back to Remus only to discover that he had completely ignored him and went over to Lily. He glared over at them and saw the Lily grinned at him while he sat down and began talking. James scoffed lightly and rolled his eyes to disguise a little feeling he had never really felt before. He didn't know what it was though, until much, much later.

As it was time to go, Lily rushed to the common room to discover that she had already finished all of her homework. She collapsed on her bed and groaned. After a while of moping, she decided that she wouldn't back out.

"I'll help him with his homework I guess…" Her roommates walked in and sat on her bed. They weren't her best friends but she could trust them.

"Hey Lily! Why didn't you go to Hogsmead today?" Ana asked. She was a pretty brunette with light chocolate eyes and tanned skin. She was her other friend and the nicest person in the room because she regularly talked to Lily for other than greetings and homework answers. Rissa sat on her bed and started chewing gum and popping bubbles loudly while looking at magazines. She had the regular blonde hair but she had green eyes. Everyone thought that they were the only green eyes in Hogwarts. They were deep and dark but they weren't lively like Lily's. They were dull and stony. Giving her a pompous look that she held up nicely. Bella and Maria were sisters with black hair like Lily's and dark brown eyes. Maria and Rissa went out with James and Sirius. They're just going to dump them in a few weeks and then they're going to cry their little eyes out and blah, blah, blah. Lily rolled her eyes as all the girls, excluding Ana, gathered around Rissa on her bed and stole some of her gum; popping and chewing like her. They would sometimes squeal and point to the magazine and giggle. Ana rolled her eyes too and noticed Lily was picking her things up to go.

"Lils, you didn't answer my question!" she taunted with a little smile. "I heard from James that you walked in on him. Is it true?" Lily scoffed.

"Bullshit! He walked in on me, in this room. I was showering." She added seeing Ana's eye glinting in a perverted way.

"You really need to get a boyfriend. How about," She thought. Her eyes opened up wide. "That Hufflepuff 7th year! He is so sexy." She whispered excitedly.

"Well, so do you. And that's who I'm going to see now actually." She smiled seeing Ana blush.

"R-really? Er, do you think?" Ana stuttered. She had had a crush on Remus since 3rd year when some other girls started attacking her for going out with one of the sexiest guys in school. He walked her to class and repaired her broken quills and inkbottles. She had then broken up with her boyfriend but was too afraid to ask him out. She hadn't gone out with anyone since.

"If you could?" Ana blushed more and finished.

"If I could, gowityou?" She finished rapidly and blushed so much it looked like she was going to explode. Lily laughed and told her she could. Ana squealed and pulled her down the steps. Lily giggled and ran down with her. When they reached the bottom, they found Remus waiting for them. Lily ran over to Remus and hugged him. Lily was like a sister he never had to him and like-wise to Lily.

"Er, Remus? This is Ana. She was wondering if she could study with us. Do you think-" Remus interrupted her.

"Ah, I remember you! Of course she can!" He was blushing slightly as he held out his hand. Ana stared at it for a few seconds before she 'Oh!"ed and shook his hand. She blushed a deep scarlet and backed up. Remus then started blushing some more too and coughed lightly. Sensing tension, she coughed and started.

"Well, we better get going then hmm?" They both nodded and left the common room talking animatedly. James and Sirius stared after them.

"Hey, look over there." James turned and stared at the girls' stairs, the source for all the giggling and pounding. Suddenly Ana, pulling Lily in tow, came running down and went over to Remus. James narrowed his eyes and that prickly feeling came back as he saw Lily hug Remus. Then, James saw a flash of red and then electric green. As he tried to figure it out, the memory went away.

"James, er, you alright?" Sirius looked expectantly at him. James was now staring at the empty common room.

"Er, er…yeah." James stood up and started walking to his dorm.

"Hey James, JAMES!" Sirius yelled out. James turned around and stared at him with stony eyes.

"What?" He snapped. He narrowed his eyes as Sirius leaped from his chair.

"Aren't we going to finish the game?" James stared back to their unfinished game of Wizard's Chess. James shook his head, saying he was too tired.

"Alright mate. If that's how you feel." So Sirius packed up the game and they both went upstairs. Later that night, James went down to the common room finding that he was too dizzy in his room to sleep and he was burning up but he was shivering. Remus, Lily, and Ana had not come back yet. It's so not like Lily to be out after curfew. And with Remus too! Both being prefects and all… He wandered dizzily around the room with only his boxers and a fleece blanket. Soon his eyes got droopy. Where is that bloody sofa? He couldn't take it anymore and he passed out right as the common room opened and midnight black and cocoa brown hair swept in a whirlpool around him.

Lily, Remus and Ana were all in the library helping with Ana's homework. Turns out, both had finish their homework. They laughed it off and decided the least they could do was help Ana. Soon, they finished before curfew.

"Man, I'm so hungry!" Ana whispered while rubbing her stomach. Everyone there knew she had a gigantic appetite.

"How in the bloody hell can you eat so much and stay so skinny!" Lily asked her holding out her own stomach, showing non-existent fat. "I think I'm gaining weight. Tell me, do I look fat to you when I stand like this?" Both girls giggled as they looked at Remus.

"I, er, yes, I mean, no, NO, you er, don't, er, what?" Remus quickly looked from Ana to Lily and back while blushing. Both girls shared a look and burst out laughing. Lily, who had fallen to the ground clutching her sides, stood up clutching a pillar.

"Haha, we're just, haha, kidding! Hahahaha"

"Oh my god, Lily! My mascara's running; I'm laughing so hard! Hahaha!" Ana was leaning on one of the walls pointing her finger at Remus.

"Er, what's so funny?" Remus was confused. One minute they were talking about homework, then food and now asking him about their weight. And they were laughing.

"Haha, your face!" Lily managed to gasp out. Remus raised and eyebrow and stared at her.

"Er. Ok. Anyway, I was going to tell you where to get some food before you started cracking up." Ana immediately stopped laughing.

"Where!"

"The kitchens of course." Remus said as though it was the most obvious thing in the world. "Come on, this way." As all three of them turned the corner, they came upon a painting with some fruit. Remus reached up and gently scratched the pear in the painting. Suddenly, it started squirming and giggling. It then turned into a handle and he reached up and turned it. The portrait opened up to reveal a Great Hall sized room. Inside, were long tables and hundreds of house elves.

"Hello Master Lupin and Master Lupin's friends. How may Bin-Bin be of service today?" A small little house-elf squeaked. Bin-Bin had big hazel eyes that reminded her of some one else's eyes.

"Ah, hello Bin-Bin! This is my friend Ana Pachabel and Lily Evans." He gestured to Lily and Ana as he said their names. They both waved.

"Hello Miss Evans and Miss Pachabel."

"Please, call me Ana." She said kindly.

"Of course. I will remember it Miss Pachabel." Lily stifled a laugh as Bin-Bin showed them to a small table for three in the corner.

"We'll have three coffees please." Remus said.

"And a ham and cheese sandwich! Er, please?" Ana shrunk back.

"Me too." Lily said giggling. Bin-Bin smiled and left with their orders. A few seconds later, Two house-elves came with two platters. One had the coffees and the other had Lily and Ana's ham and cheese sandwich. They gave their thanks and drank (or ate) in silence. Finally, they left as they said how great the coffees and sandwiches were.

"Thanks!"

"Come back soon!" Yelled the little house-elves.

"We will! Bye!" As the portrait door closed they walked back to the common room.

"God, its 11:50 already." Remus said when Lily said she had to pee.

"Ok, ok, I'll hurry up!" Lily ran off and came back five minutes later. Remus suddenly told them to walk to the common room because he had to tell Madame Proffney something about tomorrow.

"Alright but hurry up!" Lily and Ana whispered to his dark figure. When they reached the common room, they said the password ('Sismieses') and went in.

"Oh my God!" Lily rushed to a figure that had just collapsed with Ana on her heels.

"It's James! He's out cold and burning up. We need to take him to the Hospital Wing now!" They scooped him up and began their slow decent to the Hospital Wing.

"Ugh! He's too heavy!" Lily groaned.

"Wait, Lily, are we witches, or are we witches?" They dropped him gently on the floor and Ana muttered the levitating spell.

"Ana! You're a genius!" Ana blushed and the girls ran off to the Wing.