The four Marauders stood in front of the Fat Lady protrait leading to the Common Room, each trying their guess at the password that they. forgot. "Pigskins," Peter Pettigrew, or Wormtail if you prefer, tried lamely. No go. Sirius Black rolled his eyes. It was nearly Christmas, so perhaps "Pine Fresh" would do. James Potter obviously had the same idea, and they both said it at the same time. It didn't work. "Candy cane?" Remus Lupin took a stab at it, and sure enough, the portrait swung open. .Wormtail was already blushing at his mistake, although James and Sirius grinned, still laughing on the inside about their password mistake. They stepped in, chuckling, and took their usual seats in front of the fire. They were staying over Christmas break, and everything bad that happened was being blamed on them. "Fair enough," James said, starting up the conversation they had been having earlier. Remus shook his head. "We should stop doing everything to SNAPE. Its getting." "Old?" Sirius offered, and Peter nodded. "Very." James stated. A scream came from the girls dormitory, causing three of the Marauders to raise a brow. Lily Evans ran down the stairs, holding a note and a rubber snake. "JAMES POTTER." James blinked and cracked a smile. "My mistake. I thought that was. Nicole's bed." He lied. Lily shook her head. "You IDIOT." She threw the snake at James, hitting him in the head, and stormed out of the common room. Sirius chuckled. Remus rolled his eyes at James. James smiled innocently. "What? It was someone new." Sirius nodded. Remus sighed. "Stop tormenting Lily just because you have a killer crush on her. "Who, me?" James blinked. Meanwhile - Lily sat in the library, still fuming over James. He was always picking on her, and none of the other Marauders seem to help him. Its either me, Snape, or Malfoy, she thought with a sigh, tipping her chair back causing the librarian to glare at her, which was unusual. Usually Lily was the star student, perfect in the library. Lately, she'd been getting shushed by the librarian almost every time she visited the library. What was going on with her? The world may never know. Remus stomped into the library an hour later with a yawn. He was dreadfully exhausted and he and James had had a rather large argument, all over the girl sitting a few tables down. He didn't notice her, of course.