OK YES I KNOW I HAVE BEEN TERRIBLE FOR KEEPING THE CHAPTER AWAY FROM YOUR SCREEN FOR SO LONG, BUT HEY, I'M A WRITER, IT'S WHAT I DO LOL :P BY THE WAY I NEED TO GIVE SHOUT OUTS TO 2 VERY SPECIAL PEOPLE. EVERYONE ELSE, FEAR NOT, I STILL LOVE YOU BUT THESE PEOPLE ARE THE REASON THIS STORY IS ON THE FACE OF FANFICTION...

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SO THANK YOU TO THOSE SPECIAL PEEPS AND TO ALL MY OTHER AWESOME READERS. DON'T WORRY, I DON'T DO THIS AUTHOR'S NOTE THING OFTEN, JUST ONCE OR TWICE. SO VERY RARELY WILL YOU HAVE TO SCROLL DOWN A LOT TO REACH THE CHAPTER. BUT ENJOY!

Previously...

I was about to ask why the Hat hadn't shouted out anything when the Hat opened its mouth (or whatever you call the folds near the top of the hat), took a deep breath, and bellowed out my house.

"BETTER BE...

Lily's POV

...GRYFFINDOR!" I breathed a deep sigh of relief before hopping off the stool and skipping happily to the Gryffindor table. I sat next to Alice, who just so happened to be sitting across from Potter, Black and Remus, and looked up at the staff table, where Dumbledore was preparing to give a speech.

"Welcome one and all to another year at Hogwarts. Before we lose ourselves in our scrumptious feast, I must say a few words and explain a few things. First of all, as its name suggests, the Forbidden Forest is forbidden to students of all ages. Secondly, I would like to make something very clear. Just recently the Whomping Willow, that was the huge tree you saw when you came into the school, was planted and I strongly urge students not to go near it. It has a hard swing," Dumbledore chuckled slightly at this, "but enough is enough. I assume that you all want to dig in. So, without further ado, dig in!" he said, smiling down at us.

Alice and I filled our plates with all types of foods and dug in. We were busy ignoring Black and Potter while still trying to hold a conversation with Remus, when a girl spoke from my left. "Um, could you pass the mint humbugs please," she asked, her voice barely above a whisper. I grabbed the bowl and handed it to her, looking at her fully in the process. She was a first year, judging by her size, and she had a type of undeniable beauty about her. She had red hair, though not as bright as mine. Her hair was a blood red and stopped just short of her shoulder. It was straight and framed her heart shaped face. Her stormy blue eyes looked just like the sea did when a thunder storm was coming. Deep blue but with streaks of a lighter blue through them. She looked about my height from what I could gather sitting down, and though her voice had been quiet, it still enchanted me, just like my Mum's stories did.

I handed her the dish and she whispered a quiet "Thanks" to me. I nodded and said "No problem" then turned back to face the table, though still keeping my eyes on her. We ate in silence for a few minutes before we both burst out at the same time. "I love your hair!" I just smile and blush a little at this and the girl has a mixture of shock and happiness in her eyes.

I chuckle and start again. "Hi, I'm Lily Evans, first year obviously. I'm muggle born," I said, waiting for the usual reaction anyone got from being close to a 'mud blood', but it never came.

"I'm Kelsey. And I'm a first year as well. And I'm full blooded. And I don't think it matters whether you're from a muggle family or not. I'm not from one of those families where they base their opinion of you on your blood. I think it's just silly." I could tell I was going to like this girl.

We kept talking through dinner, Alice joining the conversation at one point. We all got on like a house on fire (muggle phrase) and we were soon the best of friends. As desert came to a close, much to the disappointment of Potter and Black, judging by their loud exclamations, Professor Dumbledore once again stood up to address the Hall. "As you are all full to the brim, I bid you a goodnight's sleep, as I believe you are all going to need it for the start of classes tomorrow. Now, of to bed," he said merrily.

Alice, Kels and I jumped up and followed these two students who said they were Prefects out of the Hall. They showed us the most direct route to the Gryffindor common room and they explained which staircase led to the boy's dorm, and which led to the girl's. Alice, Kels and I were bringing up the rear when all of a sudden an energetic looking Potter bounded back down the stairs and stopped in front of me. "Hey Evans, wanna go out?"

Merlin, what was wrong with that boy, did he not have a shred of self preservation. I shared a look with Alice and I could tell we were thinking the same thing. But then I figured we were going to do much worse to them, so why not let him off, just this once. "No Potter, I'm sorry, but I find that a date with you would be, well, a little boring," I said, managing to keep my neutral expression.

Alice's expression was hilarious. It was a mix of humour, because of how I had insulted him, but also shock that I hadn't done any worse. Potter's face was a picture. He was also torn between two things. Shock, because I hadn't taken away all hope he had of having children, but I also think that there was horror there to. Probably thinking somthing obnoxious like, "How could anyone think a date with the James Potter be boring?"

I left it at that and went up the staircase with Alice and Kelsey. But I stopped halfway up the staircase. Even if we were going to prank them till the end of their Hogwarts days, it was only fitting that I keep up appearances. So, without any hesitation what so ever, I turned swiftly and pointed my wand at Potter, who was still staring at me. I muttered "Densaugeo" (A/N: THIS IS ACTUALLY A SPELL, I CHECKED) and Potter's teeth instantly enlarged. I pocketed my wand, satisfied that my reputation as dangerous had been upheld.

Potter just stared at me, confused once again. "Evans, what did you do to me? I can't feel anything," he said.

I just giggled and dug through my pocket for a compact mirror. I threw it to him. "Here," I said, snickering, "look at how lovely you look now Potter," I said, smirking.

He opened the mirror up hesitantly. When he saw his reflection he let out a blood curdling scream that would have made the Wicked Witch from the Wizard of Oz proud. "EVANS! WHAT DID YOU DO TO MY TEETH?"

I burst out laughing, unable to contain myself any longer. Potter's face contorted with rage and he started up the stairs towards me. I didn't make a move to run back up the stairs into the safety of our room because I knew what was going to happen next. When Potter was 5 or 6 steps away from me, the stairs slid into a huge slide and an invisible force knocked Potter back down the stairs, resulting in him landing on his but.

I smirked again, looking down at him. "One thing you would know if you had bothered to read Hogwarts: A History is that although girls are allowed into the boy's dorm, boys don't have the privilege of coming into ours. The creators of Hogwarts probably thought that we were smarter, and they would have been right, wouldn't they," I said, grinning in a flirtatious way, making him think he was actually getting somewhere. "Well, judging from you, they were definitely right. Oh, and fear not Bugs Bunny (yet another muggle character), your abnormally large teeth will be back to normal by tomorrow at breakfast." With a little finger wave behind me I walked up to our dorm.

Alice and Kelsey were sitting on their already chosen beds, with my stuff over by another bed, and a fourth bed left bare. Thank Merlin it was just us in our dorm. It would have been hard to plan our pranks while constantly checking to see if anyone else was in the dorm. But Kelsey was still here. Maybe we should induct her into the group as well. Hmm, I would confer with Alice later.

I changed into my pyjamas and hopped into bed. We all said goodnight and Alice turned off the lights (it was really cool. All you do is say darkness or light and they turn off or on). I just stared up at the roof of my four poster bed, thinking about how drastically my life had changed in the time span of a few short weeks. A short while later I heard a snore coming from my left. I lifted my head slightly and looked up and saw that Kelsey had fallen asleep. I turned to my right and saw that Alice was looking up at the roof of her bed just like I had been. I decided now was as good a time as any to talk to her.

"Psst, Alice," I whispered.

Alice turned to face me. "What?"

I sat up and turned towards her. "Well, I just wanted to talk about our group. First of all I wanted to talk to you about maybe including Kelsey in this and secondly I wanted to explain my idea for the prank to you."

"OK. I agree with you about Kels. I was thinking about that on our way to the Common Room. She seems like a really nice person, so I think we should make her a part of it."

"Yeah, and she didn't say anything rude when she found out that I'm a muggle born, which was nice of her."

"Lils, how many times do I need to tell you, it doesn't matter what blood line you come from, blood doesn't make a person. Well, technically it sorta does, but you get what I mean."

I shook my head ruefully. "Though I'd love it to be so, not all pure-blood families are like yours and Kelsey's Al. But it doesn't matter at the moment, because now I have to explain the prank to you. Well, you know how they were planning to give everyone those horrid warts and purple hair?"

Alice nodded.

"Well, I learnt this pretty neat charm that reverses the effects of a wand for 6 hours," I explained.

"So, if somebody enlarged something, it'd shrink instead?" Alice asked.

"Yes," I said. "So what about if we do that to the boy's wands and that way their prank will backfire on them. Then, just after they've gotten hit by their own prank, well, I need to fine tune this part. I wanted us to shout out how Potter, Black and Remus were trying to become the best pranksters, but they obviously weren't because they just got outsmarted by us, they mysterious and elusive Scarlett Letters, but I need to figure out a way for the voice not to sound like us, so no one will pin it on us."

Alice and I both sat in quiet contemplation. This part of the prank was essential if we wanted to remain confidential about who we were. If they knew who we were, then our cover would be blown, and we would have a mark on our records and it would only be the first day. "Maybe I could help," sad a quiet voice from my left. Alice and I both looked up to find...

HE HE HE! YES I KNOW THAT I'M AWFUL LEAVING IT THERE, BUT HEY, CLIFFHANGERS ARE LIKE A GIVEN ON FANFICTION :P ANOTHER SURVEY LOIKE QUESTION... WHO DOES EVERYONE THINK IS AT THE DOOR? WILL KEEP WRITING AND WILL UPDATE SOON, HOPEFULLY (Lol) :D

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