I'm back!

James- Where were you?

Me- Oh, places, James, places.

James- Yes, and did you think of your readers and me who are dying to see the results of the prank you haven't even thought of yet? Hmm? HMM?

Me- Don't patronize me, James! Or I shall make sure our dear Severus shall get his revenge!

My Mum- Oy! Get her now and clean up the mess you made!

Me- Yes Mum! *runs off looking worried*

James- Um, I think this is where she says-

Me- *shouting from afar* ENJOY!

James- That…

Lily Evans usually put up with her best friend's pranks. She usually tried to forgive and forget. Her best friend, of course, not that arrogant, brainless… handsome… funny… STOP! She told herself, James Potter is not all those things. But you think so, a little voice in the back of her head said. Shut up, thought fiercely. Anyway, getting back to why this time Lily Evans would NOT let this one slide… well, you better see for yourself.

In front of Lily Evans was a pink haired Severus Snape, with a big red nose, clown make-up, and a murderous look on his face.

"Your precious Potter…" he struggled to form a proper sentence. He was shaking with rage too much. Glancing past him, Lily also saw that the Slytherin Common Room was furnished in non-slytherin stuff and many angry Slytherins had the same problem with their physical appearance, some girls even bald.

"Don't worry, Sev," she told him consolingly, "Don't worry, I'll sort them out." After the incident when he had called her a Mudblood, they had made an agreement to never mention it again.

Severus merely nodded, and turned back to sit on his couch. This weekend it looked like all the Slytherins would be doing was sitting around in their common room.

Lily made her way back to the Gryffindor common room, where she would undoubtedly find the Potter twins.

Lily remembered why she went down to the Slytherin's in the first place. She had gone down to the Great Hall to eat breakfast, noticing that the Slytherin table was completely empty. She had expected them to come down later on, but they never showed. Being a Head Girl, she fulfilled her duties for the good of Hogwarts.

"Patronus," she said to the Fat Lady who guarded Gryffindor tower. When Lily entered the portrait hole, she found Rella and James playing a violent game of chess.

Stomping over to them, they looked up as she came closer, their hazel eyes both sparkling at the sight of her. Get your minds out of the gutter, only James was interested in her, but the twins always thought it was funny when she was mad. When throwing one of her rages, Rella and James had to refrain fromm laughing. They all agreed that when Lily was angry, she looked more of a cat than a lion.

"Hey Lils!" Rella greeted her.

"Don't you 'Lils' me!" she growled.

"What's up?" James said cautiously. Lily may look cute, but her bite was bigger than her bark.

"You two! That's what up and that silly little prank you played on the Slytherins!"

"Lily, it was only a joke," Rella tried to calm her.

"But those Slytherins are stuck in their common room until a cure can be found! What have they ever done to you!"

James, who had experience with this particular question, didn't answer. Neither did Rella.

"Well!" Lily was getting impatient.

"We're sorry, Lily," James said, "If I knew that this would upset you, I would not have done it."

Lily's expression softened and her heart fluttered, "Oh, well, thanks," she caught sight of James' grin, "But this doesn't mean I forgive you!"

But, James just smiled. Giving them one last look, Lily stormed off again to read a book.

"I'm gonna marry her someday!" James announced confidently as the rest of the Marauders arrived.

"Who?" Sirius asked.

"Lily Evans, of course," Remus said.

"Oh," Sirius' mouth formed a perfect 'O'.

"You idiot," Remus said despairingly, "She is the only girl that James has been obsessed with since first year!"

"Right."

"This is my last year!" James had taken no notice of the small banter that had played out between Remus and Sirius, "If I fail, I'll never get another chance again!"

"Now, now, Prongs," Remus said consolingly, "I'm sure you'll win her over." He had always been the comforting type.

"Yeah, "Sirius said cheerfully, "And if she says no, we'll be sure to track her down, and drag her to the alter."

"I'll choose the ring," Peter said enthusiastically.

"I mean it," said James, "I'll win her over this year. This means no more pranks," he looked at Sirius, "and more making me look kind and good," he looked at Rella, Remus, and Peter.

"Yes sir!" They all saluted.

"Plan Get-Lily-to-Fall-in-Love-With-James is in motion!" Sirius said.

Quidditch practice was always hard. Even more so now that James was captain.

"Alright team! Next week is the first match of the season. We need to get our names on the Cup this year!" he yelled, "We'll play fair, but still win! This means that we will crush them! Make sure that blood is spilt, and if we don't get our way, then we will wring their scrawny necks with their own entrails!"

A musical laugh came from the stands. James looked around and his face broke into a smile as he looked at its owner.

Lily was the only person sitting on the stands, watching them practice. It looked like James had already been forgiven.

James turned back to Quidditch practice and went over tactics before they all took to the sky. Rella was on the team as Seeker and James was Chaser. Sirius was a Beater with a 6th year boy. The Keeper was Frank Longbottom and the other Chasers were Mary McDonald and another 5th year boy. After practice, James was feeling pretty confident about the game, and had allowed himself to show off for Lily on the pitch.

"James?" Lily was walking towards him.

"Yeah?" he was feeling hopeful. This year they had gotten along more than their other years at Hogwarts.

"I was just… Well, I wanted to say…" she stuttered, not looking him in the face, "Well, you're a really good flyer."

"Oh…Ummm… Thanks. You're a really good watcher," James felt stupid as soon as it came out of his mouth. He mentally kicked himself.

"I'll see you later," Lily smiled and walked off. Stupid, stupid, she mentally berated herself. 'You're a really good flyer'? Smooth. He probably already knew that, she thought, he probably thinks you're mad, now. She groaned out loud. What was she going to do? All these years, Lily had turned James Potter down, again and again. Now, when she really wanted to give him a chance, she totally embarrasses himself. These thoughts circled around her head as she entered her dormitory and impatiently waited for Rella to come back from Quidditch practice so she can give her help.

"Okay, what was that?" Rella was absolutely astonished at her brother's idiocy.

"What was what?" he replied innocently as they walked with their broomsticks to the Gryffindor common room.

"You know what I'm on about," she said irritably, "I heard that little chat you had with out Lilykins earlier on."

"She came up to me first," he said defensively.

"I know that! I want to know where you came up with 'You're a really good watcher'?"

"I don't know," James said miserably.

"Well, if you want to 'win her love' then you better come up with something better," and with that she gave him one last withering look before walking off, which made James feel no better about himself.

"Rella?" Lily asked as she came into the dormitory. Rella looked up at Lily with raised eyebrows to show that she was listening.

"I need to tell you something," Lily took one deep breath, "I may fancy James Potter."4

Rella froze for a moment before- "EEEP! YES! FINALLY! I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS DAY FOR SO LONG! LILIAN EVANS! THANK YOU SO MUCH!"

Lily, though pleased with her reaction, was confused, "What?"

Okay, this chapter was mostly about Lily and James. I REALLY like them as a couple.

Also, I was wondering if you would like my OC, Rella, to end up with someone. I was thinking Sirius. So, if you have ANY suggestions, you could always click the button, and make me a happy bunny! By the way, only 5 reviews? Come on, I would give you a cyber cookie if you go back and review all the chapters! And, I KNOW that there are people who just read and don't review! Shame on you! But, you can redeem yourself….

Thank you!