A/N: I know I'm kind of in the middle of another story, but I had the urge
to start writing this, and so I did. If you guys like this one, I'll
continue with both. Thanks a lot, and review if you like it enough!
Chapter 1- Grandmothers and Beach Boys (rather an odd title, I realize, but you'll see.)
Click, Click, Click. Lily Evans looked up and saw her best friend, Lauren Traylor, crocheting. Wait a minute, that wasn't Lauren. Or, was it? Lauren, normally having long, brown hair and hazel eyes, now had short, fluffy white hair. And she most certainly didn't crochet! Lily, beginning to panic and wonder if she had gone insane, looked down at herself. She was wearing an almost identical old lady dress, and was holding a cross-stitch. What in the world? She reached up, feeling for her normally long, fiery red hair. But all she felt was the same white hair her friend now had. Lily tried to let out a small yell, but found that she could not. She had lost control of her voice, too! Lauren had also now realized what was going on, and seemed to be having the same problems. Lily spotted the Marauders laughing and watching them intently from the corner of the common room. She felt a surge of anger. Oh, they would pay dearly for this!
Before she could stop herself, she started talking, having no control over the words coming out of her mouth.
"Nice weather, isn't it?" she asked Lauren.
"Eh? What was that?" her friend replied.
"I said, nice weather, isn't it?"
"What? I don't have any feathers." Lauren's now old, wrinkled face, looked thoroughly confused.
"Never mind." Lily said.
"I can't hear you. You're mumbling again. How many times do I have to tell you to speak up?"
"You're making a fool of yourself again, dear."
"Oh. I've been meaning to ask you, have you seen my hair curlers?"
"No, last I saw them they were in your bathroom."
"Damn. I must've flushed them down the toilet again."
"You really should stop doing that."
This kind of talk went on for about an hour, while all the Gryffindors watched, listening intently. James, Sirius, Remus, and Peter seemed the most amused. It had most definitely been their prank. Those four, nicknamed the Marauders, were what one would call popular. Sirius Black seemed the most mischievous of the four. He was always the leader of the pranks, and the most sought after. He was indeed cute, with short, dark hair and blue eyes. James Potter was a little bit shy. He was also pretty cute; too bad as he often hid his unkempt black hair and warm, brown eyes hidden behind a book. He was also fairly sought after, being quidditch captain and chaser. James found humor in everything. Remus was the only one in the group who used his head. He had dirty blond hair and hazel eyes. He was a practical type of guy. People went to him for advice, and he was always kind. Peter Pettigrew was the follower in the group. He was clumsy and had no real talent. And yet they accepted the blond haired boy, with his beady, pale blue eyes.
After the hour was up, the two girls changed back to themselves, much to the disappointment of everyone watching. It had been a very amusing scene. Lily stood, feeling her auburn hair to make sure it was there, and finally turning her angry emerald eyes on the four boys.
"YOU FOUR! YOU WILL PAY!" she screamed at them, her face feeling hotter every second. "WE WILL GET YOU FOR THIS!"
Her yelling was in vain though, as the boys just laughed. Lauren, also, looked furious. She brushed a hand through her long brown hair and glared at them, hazel eyes flashing venomously. The two stomped up the stairs. And much to their surprise and annoyance, everyone in the common room started clapping.
When they arrived upstairs, they sat glaring a moment, then finally Lily spoke, "So how do you propose we get them back?"
Lily was a shy, and very intelligent, girl. But even though she, and Lauren (though not as much as Lily) were shy, they were pretty well-liked. Lily loved to read, and occasionally wrote something of her own. She studied hard, and had been rewarded well with the position of Head Girl. Too bad James Potter had become Head Boy. She didn't think he had worked hard enough for it. Oh, she got along with him fine. As well as could be expected. But he infuriated her sometimes. Though they didn't know each other very well, she (with Lauren) had been the butt end of many of their jokes. Well, she decided, it was time to start fighting back.
Rubbing her hands together, she and Lauren leaned closer to discuss what they would do to get the Marauders back.
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The next day dawned bright and early. Lily woke with a smile on her face, rising to use the bathroom before Lauren got up. The two had been best friends ever since first year, ever since the first train ride to Hogwarts. She could remember quite distinctly that day. Her thoughts were disturbed abruptly by Lauren's voice.
"So, ready to go to breakfast?"
"Yep. Let's head out." Lily replied, turning to look at her friend. She was glad to see her again. It had been a long summer, and they had only exchanged a few letters.
Lauren changed quickly. They were both eager to see the results of their prank. The two of them took seats near the end of the Gryffindor table, and piled their plates. Lily was just buttering her toast when she heard the low rumble of laughter spreading across the Hall. She looked up. There, standing in the doorway, were the Marauders. Only, their robes were a little bit…erm…different then everyone elses. Sirius was wearing a bright yellow robe, complete with little smiling suns wearing sunglasses. Remus was wearing a intense red robe with cute, dancing pails and shovels. Peter was wearing a brilliant blue robe with smiling palm trees. And James was wearing a bright orange robe with performing fish on it. The boys were wondering what was so funny when they looked down and saw what they were wearing (The girls had put a charm on the robes so that the boys wouldn't notice them until everyone in the Hall did.). They looked at each other, then started dancing around and making complete fools of themselves in front of everyone.
James looked over at Lily and gave her a warm smile. She suddenly felt a strange, tingling sensation, looking into his eyes. He has such sweet eyes. How had she never noticed before? Shaking herself, she realized what she was thinking. Oh, honestly. I can be such an idiot sometimes. James Potter, cute. Ha!
By now, even most of the teachers were laughing. The Marauders had finally seated themselves, and were stuffing their faces greedily.
"I must say, I never took you two seriously when you said you would get us back. But I congratulate you on a job well done." Remus told them, beaming.
"Why thank you." Lauren replied. Lily was too busy staring at James to even take notice of anything Remus had said.
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The boys decided it would be a very good idea to go change before their first class. And so they left breakfast a little early and headed for the Gryffindor tower. The four of them entered their dorm, each walking to their own trunk. Their eyes became wider and Sirius burst out laughing when they saw that all of their robes were the same.
"Damn, they're all like this." James exclaimed. He grinned. "Hey Sirius, want to trade me?" They laughed, but suddenly stopped, hearing another voice.
"It's a twenty four hour spell." Lily told them. She was now standing in the doorway, smiling.
"Hey, you shouldn't be up here." James told her. She simply shrugged. He was stumped. What had gotten into her over the summer? She seemed like a totally different person. Not so shy anymore. Well, maybe still shy. he thought, seeing her blush when he looked at her. But definitely more daring. I dare say I'm liking her more and more.
A/N: Thanks for reading! Let me know if I should continue, please!
~Emily~
Chapter 1- Grandmothers and Beach Boys (rather an odd title, I realize, but you'll see.)
Click, Click, Click. Lily Evans looked up and saw her best friend, Lauren Traylor, crocheting. Wait a minute, that wasn't Lauren. Or, was it? Lauren, normally having long, brown hair and hazel eyes, now had short, fluffy white hair. And she most certainly didn't crochet! Lily, beginning to panic and wonder if she had gone insane, looked down at herself. She was wearing an almost identical old lady dress, and was holding a cross-stitch. What in the world? She reached up, feeling for her normally long, fiery red hair. But all she felt was the same white hair her friend now had. Lily tried to let out a small yell, but found that she could not. She had lost control of her voice, too! Lauren had also now realized what was going on, and seemed to be having the same problems. Lily spotted the Marauders laughing and watching them intently from the corner of the common room. She felt a surge of anger. Oh, they would pay dearly for this!
Before she could stop herself, she started talking, having no control over the words coming out of her mouth.
"Nice weather, isn't it?" she asked Lauren.
"Eh? What was that?" her friend replied.
"I said, nice weather, isn't it?"
"What? I don't have any feathers." Lauren's now old, wrinkled face, looked thoroughly confused.
"Never mind." Lily said.
"I can't hear you. You're mumbling again. How many times do I have to tell you to speak up?"
"You're making a fool of yourself again, dear."
"Oh. I've been meaning to ask you, have you seen my hair curlers?"
"No, last I saw them they were in your bathroom."
"Damn. I must've flushed them down the toilet again."
"You really should stop doing that."
This kind of talk went on for about an hour, while all the Gryffindors watched, listening intently. James, Sirius, Remus, and Peter seemed the most amused. It had most definitely been their prank. Those four, nicknamed the Marauders, were what one would call popular. Sirius Black seemed the most mischievous of the four. He was always the leader of the pranks, and the most sought after. He was indeed cute, with short, dark hair and blue eyes. James Potter was a little bit shy. He was also pretty cute; too bad as he often hid his unkempt black hair and warm, brown eyes hidden behind a book. He was also fairly sought after, being quidditch captain and chaser. James found humor in everything. Remus was the only one in the group who used his head. He had dirty blond hair and hazel eyes. He was a practical type of guy. People went to him for advice, and he was always kind. Peter Pettigrew was the follower in the group. He was clumsy and had no real talent. And yet they accepted the blond haired boy, with his beady, pale blue eyes.
After the hour was up, the two girls changed back to themselves, much to the disappointment of everyone watching. It had been a very amusing scene. Lily stood, feeling her auburn hair to make sure it was there, and finally turning her angry emerald eyes on the four boys.
"YOU FOUR! YOU WILL PAY!" she screamed at them, her face feeling hotter every second. "WE WILL GET YOU FOR THIS!"
Her yelling was in vain though, as the boys just laughed. Lauren, also, looked furious. She brushed a hand through her long brown hair and glared at them, hazel eyes flashing venomously. The two stomped up the stairs. And much to their surprise and annoyance, everyone in the common room started clapping.
When they arrived upstairs, they sat glaring a moment, then finally Lily spoke, "So how do you propose we get them back?"
Lily was a shy, and very intelligent, girl. But even though she, and Lauren (though not as much as Lily) were shy, they were pretty well-liked. Lily loved to read, and occasionally wrote something of her own. She studied hard, and had been rewarded well with the position of Head Girl. Too bad James Potter had become Head Boy. She didn't think he had worked hard enough for it. Oh, she got along with him fine. As well as could be expected. But he infuriated her sometimes. Though they didn't know each other very well, she (with Lauren) had been the butt end of many of their jokes. Well, she decided, it was time to start fighting back.
Rubbing her hands together, she and Lauren leaned closer to discuss what they would do to get the Marauders back.
***********************
The next day dawned bright and early. Lily woke with a smile on her face, rising to use the bathroom before Lauren got up. The two had been best friends ever since first year, ever since the first train ride to Hogwarts. She could remember quite distinctly that day. Her thoughts were disturbed abruptly by Lauren's voice.
"So, ready to go to breakfast?"
"Yep. Let's head out." Lily replied, turning to look at her friend. She was glad to see her again. It had been a long summer, and they had only exchanged a few letters.
Lauren changed quickly. They were both eager to see the results of their prank. The two of them took seats near the end of the Gryffindor table, and piled their plates. Lily was just buttering her toast when she heard the low rumble of laughter spreading across the Hall. She looked up. There, standing in the doorway, were the Marauders. Only, their robes were a little bit…erm…different then everyone elses. Sirius was wearing a bright yellow robe, complete with little smiling suns wearing sunglasses. Remus was wearing a intense red robe with cute, dancing pails and shovels. Peter was wearing a brilliant blue robe with smiling palm trees. And James was wearing a bright orange robe with performing fish on it. The boys were wondering what was so funny when they looked down and saw what they were wearing (The girls had put a charm on the robes so that the boys wouldn't notice them until everyone in the Hall did.). They looked at each other, then started dancing around and making complete fools of themselves in front of everyone.
James looked over at Lily and gave her a warm smile. She suddenly felt a strange, tingling sensation, looking into his eyes. He has such sweet eyes. How had she never noticed before? Shaking herself, she realized what she was thinking. Oh, honestly. I can be such an idiot sometimes. James Potter, cute. Ha!
By now, even most of the teachers were laughing. The Marauders had finally seated themselves, and were stuffing their faces greedily.
"I must say, I never took you two seriously when you said you would get us back. But I congratulate you on a job well done." Remus told them, beaming.
"Why thank you." Lauren replied. Lily was too busy staring at James to even take notice of anything Remus had said.
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The boys decided it would be a very good idea to go change before their first class. And so they left breakfast a little early and headed for the Gryffindor tower. The four of them entered their dorm, each walking to their own trunk. Their eyes became wider and Sirius burst out laughing when they saw that all of their robes were the same.
"Damn, they're all like this." James exclaimed. He grinned. "Hey Sirius, want to trade me?" They laughed, but suddenly stopped, hearing another voice.
"It's a twenty four hour spell." Lily told them. She was now standing in the doorway, smiling.
"Hey, you shouldn't be up here." James told her. She simply shrugged. He was stumped. What had gotten into her over the summer? She seemed like a totally different person. Not so shy anymore. Well, maybe still shy. he thought, seeing her blush when he looked at her. But definitely more daring. I dare say I'm liking her more and more.
A/N: Thanks for reading! Let me know if I should continue, please!
~Emily~