As I sat on the comfy seat in the Gryffindor common room, I thought of everything we needed. In order to get this perfect, we needed one additional ingredient. The problem: the only person who has it is the potion's teacher, Professor Bovem. She is the meanest, cruelest, and most heartless teacher you'll ever meet. She is a very short person. On top of her head, she has hair that resembles a mop that looks like it has been used longer than Nicolas Flamel has been alive. Her arms are as thick as a human's neck, and she has a gut the size of a small boulder. Her skin looks like wax that was put under a heat lamp. She always has that look on her face, like she was smelling the worst thing imaginable. In total, you did not want to get on her bad side. The only place to get our last ingredient, loakoa, was in her supply chest. She had many locks on it and never left it open for more than a minute. For weeks I have been trying to figure out how to steal, um, I mean borrow, the loakoa from her supply chest. The loakoa is the most important ingredient we need. It has the ability to give an inanimate object the characteristics of an animal.

I was just thinking of another crazy idea to get the loakoa when someone tapped me on the back. I turned and with a surprise, I was looking at Lily Evans. When I had first met her, she thought I was nothing but trouble. She had a point there, but what can I say? What's life without a little fun. We had started dating this year, and it has been the best year since, well, since before we got humiliated by the Slytherin house. She crossed her arms, and then I knew this was not going to be good.

"What are you guys up to?" Lily asked.

"What do you mean?" I replied as casually as I could.

"Don't play stupid with me. I know you're up to something."

"No I'm not!" I tried to give her my best I'm-innocent and you're-wrong look, but she kept staring daggers at me. Dang, this woman was good. My own mum couldn't even get me with her wolf stare.

"James Potter," she said. Wow, was she serious. Only when I was in trouble would someone say my full name. "This is our last year of Hogwarts. I don't want any of us to get expelled before we graduate. I know that the Slytherins were jerks and glued us to our seats, but this is important to me. Also, you're a head boy, and I'm head girl. It is our job to set an example for the school.

I tried to reason with her, but that is as safe as poking a sleeping dragon.

"But Lily," I said, "we have this great idea on how to get back at them. We just-"

"Need to steal loakoa from Professor Bovem."

I sat there flabbergasted. How did she know what we needed? Padfoot, Moony, Wormtail, and I promised that only we four would know what the plan was going to be. Had one of them told her?

"How did you find out?" I asked her.

"Please, I'm smart. I can always find out what your going to do."

"Wormtail told you."

"Well, I kind of got it out from him using my little skills."

I made a mental note to not drink anything Lily made. She may be sweet, but she can be dangerous. She is amazing at potions. She probably made a truth potion and gave it to Wormtail.

"Wait," I said, "aren't truth potions banned at Hogwarts?"

"Well..."

"Oh, so you broke the rules." I gave her a huge smile. "Aww, I'm rubbing off on you. You look so cute when you're breaking the rules."

"Fine, I knew I couldn't change your mind. So, I came to help. First, Professor Bovem's chest is always locked. To open it, you have to use a key. She keeps this key around her neck. I know for a fact that between ten and eleven PM, she is asleep in her office, when she should be doing her work. Do you understand what I am saying?"

Suddenly, all these ideas started coming into my head. This was perfect. Once we get the loakoa, the plan will be complete. All these weeks of working on it will finally pay off.

"Thanks Lily," I said, "you truly are the most wonderful girlfriend ever.

"I know," she said, "and don't you ever forget that. But, if you guys are caught, I had nothing to do with this."

"Oh Lily, I have soo much to teach you."

As she walked away, I knew for a fact that the only person who could do this was someone who could fit through a hole. Wormtail.