James Potter rushed into the dorm that he shared with Sirius Black, Remus Lupin, peter Pettigrew and Frank Longbottom. Failing to hide a gigantic package behind his back, he yelled, "Guys! Guess what I bought!"
They answered, "A photo frame to hold a life-size portrait of Lily."
"No."
"A broom."
"No, silly, I already have one of those."
"Oh, I know," piped Peter, "a lifetime supply of candy!"
Sirius sat up alert. "No, even better, a lifetime supply of cheek ointment for you to use every time your girlfriends slap you because you talk about Lily too much." The Marauders except James burst out in laughter.
James gave Sirius a funny look before replying, "Not funny, Padfoot. Look!" With that, he produced a velvet, purple top hat. "Isn't it great guys?" he asked. Oblivious to his friends' shocked stares, he put it on and twirled around a bit.
Sirius, being the balmiest of the four with only rare moments of sanity, was the first to recover. "Merlin, Prongs, it's brilliant! I congratulate you," he commented while shaking James' hand fervently.
Unfortunately, the teachers were not as enthusiastic as Sirius was when James wore his hat to his classes the next day. Professor McGonagol insisted that he remove the ridiculous headwear. James refused and pouted like a five-year old, earning him detention. Reluctantly, he took it off, not wanting to have to miss quidditch practice because of a detention, but it returned to his head immediately after the bell rang for break.
Lily was conversing with her friends beside the lake when the Marauders exited the building. James with his hands jammed in his pockets, whistling a merry tune, led the way to their favorite spot under the oak. She noticed that he was once again wearing that bizarre hat of his. "Honestly," she thought to herself, "I don't know what goes on in that brain of his. I think that whatever it is cannot be good for his health. Wait, I can't be concerned or Potter. Stop it, Lily, stop it." Her thoughts were interrupted by a new distraction. Amanda Brown, James' current girlfriend, bounded up to him, squealing with delight at his new "accessory" (to put it in her terms) and attached herself onto his arm. As they sat down, the hat slid to one side of his head. Spotting Lily, he gave her a lop-sided grin. Lily was about to smile back, but caught herself in the nick of time and mentally hit herself for being silly. Luckily for her, Amanda, who while straightening his hat and pecking him on the cheek, had already claimed his attention.
"Lily, Lily, Lily Evans! Are you listening?" exclaimed one of her friends.
Turning her attention back to them, she replied, "Yes, of course."
A/N: I did have a classmate who bought a hat like that. I thought that it would be a nice plot. hehe. Anyways, hope you like it and please review!!!