REQUEST: brokenblackangel wanted the girls to get back at the boys!

A/N's: I decided why not put this in with Oops! So, this is basically what happened after. Hope ya don't mind me joining the two!

Episode 13

Summary: In which Hermione helps Lily gain revenge on the male Marauders

Revenge

Lily wanted to kill, KILL, James Potter! He had completely embarrassed her in front of everyone! True, the prank was meant for Snape, but that didn't change the fact it not only affected her, but he had apologized while laughing at her! Oh yes, Lily was ready to murder someone, and that someone had messy black hair and hazel eyes!

"That egotistical, self-absorbed, conceited, self-worshipping--"

"You do realize those are synonyms, right?" Hermione commented from her bed. She had been rather hesitant with Lily since the incident the other day, but she couldn't help making the comment to her fellow bookworm.

Admittedly, she thought Lily was taking this way out of proportion, but she could understand the redhead's desire for revenge. After spending five years being dignified in this school, her entire reputation had gone down the drain because of a prank.

Lily turned her blazing glare on Hermione, and the brunette flinched away. If this was the glare James consistently received, she was surprised he hadn't been burned alive by now! The redhead, rather she realized it or not, was downright terrifying!

"I don't see why you bother with those boys," Lily spat the word, feeling some of her anger dissipate.

"They're my friends, Lily," Hermione reminded as she idly flipped through her copy of Hogwarts: A History. Lily snorted at that.

"If they were real friends, they wouldn't drag you into so much trouble!" she pointed out, rather logically she thought.

"They don't drag me into anything," Hermione responded defensively. "I go along with them willingly."

"Why, besides Black being your boyfriend, would you want to play pranks willingly?"

The mere idea truly confounded Lily. She never understood the thrill of breaking rules, especially not when there was such a feeling of accomplishment by following them. Hermione smiled slightly, a truly devious idea running through her mind.

"Lily," Hermione started, closing her book and biting her lip. She wasn't sure how the redhead would take to her idea, but she was fairly confident Lily would accept with a little coaxing. "Lily, what if I helped you get revenge on the boys?"

Lily's eyes landed on Hermione, intrigue in her emerald gaze. "What's the catch?" she asked suspiciously, knowing Hermione would never offer to get back at her boyfriend and friends without a reason.

"No catch," Hermione said, shaking her head to emphasize her point. Bushy locks hit her face, and she irately pushed them away. "Do you have a scrunchy or rubber band?" she asked Lily. The redhead nodded and tossed her a red scrunchy lying on her bedside table. "Thanks."

"No problem," Lily responded. "So, if there's no catch, then why are you offering to get revenge for me?"

"Not for, with," Hermione corrected. Lily's eyes widened. She knew there was a catch! She would get in trouble, that was the catch! As though reading her mind, Hermione rolled her dark brown eyes heavenward.

"Don't worry, Lils," she reassured the other girl, "you won't have to take the blame if we get caught."

Lily frowned, nibbling her lower lip in thought. Hermione was shocked she was taking to the idea so quickly, or at least considering it. She thought there would be a lot of cajoling on her part before she could persuade her friend accepted the offer. But here she was, already thinking it over, and about to accept if the expression on her face was anything to go by.

"Well..." Lily started slowly.

She had to admit, the idea of getting revenge on Potter and his cronies was nice, and the only one who could truly outsmart them would be one of them, hence why Hermione was a good partner for this. Lily also knew that if Hermione said she wouldn't take the blame, she really wouldn't take the blame. The idea of doing something bad and not getting punished for it made her feel guilty, but she couldn't afford her record to be marred by a vengeful prank!

"Okay," she conceded. A squeak of surprise left her when Hermione promptly jumped her and dragged her into a breathtaking (literally) hug. "Hermione...can't...breathe..." she croaked.

"Oh, sorry!" Hermione singsonged, sounding not very sorry at all. She let go of the redhead and all but danced to her bed. "The plan commences in one week!" she informed, already having a great idea running through her mind. And it'll teach you the wonders of breaking the rules, at least every once in a while.

"Hermione?" Lily called to her friend after a few moments of silence.

"Hm?"

"What's the plan?"

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Sirius knew something was up. Hell, all of the Marauders knew something was up. Hermione was spending a lot of time with Lily lately, and while that wasn't abnormal, they hadn't necessarily been in the library all those times. James, for all his stalk- er...following Lily to make sure she was alright, knew that even when they were in the library they weren't studying.

None of the boys could come up with a reasonable explanation for why the two bookworms were suddenly spending every waking moment together. Though, Sirius had a theory that Lily was trying to convince Hermione to dump him, a theory that had quickly been put down by James. Of course, even if that was the case, Lily wouldn't be successful since Hermione was far too crazy about Sirius to ever leave him.

Still, the boys were on edge. Something was definitely up, and they were curious to find out just what was going on. Tomorrow, they decided, they would follow the girls around until they had some clue as to what the two were planning. It was just too bad this idea came six days after Hermione told Lily her plan.

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Hermione grinned brightly as she sat with the boys the next day at breakfast. She had been eating with Lily lately, and she knew they were growing suspicious. She really did know them too well, which only added to the truth that Hermione was really the only one that could truly pull a prank on the Marauders.

"Hey guys," she greeted, sitting next to Sirius. The doggish teen frowned curiously at his bushy-haired girlfriend before realizing she was actually going to eat breakfast with them. Grinning brightly, he threw an arm over her and snuggled her closer to his side. It had been so long since he'd been able to do this!

"Hermione!" James greeted casually, his hazel eyes sparking with curiosity. "We haven't seen you in a while."

"No, you haven't have you?" she asked rhetorically, taking a bite of her eggs. "Lily and I have been working on a project for Transfiguration."

"I don't remember any Transfiguration project," Remus replied suspiciously. Hermione merely smiled.

"Extra credit," she responded.

"Hm." James glared at her, leaning over the table to study her closely. Hermione blinked innocently, pretending she had no idea what he was doing.

"James?"

"Hm?"

"Is there a reason you're so close to me?" she asked, scooting closer, if it was possible, to Sirius. He tightened his grip on her, and though he knew what his friend was doing, couldn't help glaring defensively at the messy-haired Chaser.

"Just looking for clues," James said, as though it were obvious. Perhaps it was, to the Marauders at least, but Hermione had a part to play.

"Clues for what?" she asked, raising a brow.

"Nothing!" James responded quickly, sitting back in his seat and stuffing his mouth with a forkful of food. Hermione's other brow raised as she stared at the boy incredulously, but she didn't comment on his odd behavior, instead laughing inwardly at his poor acting skills. Normally James was a great actor, but when he was suspicious of something, he made it painfully obvious.

The other Marauders, realizing they wouldn't get a better answer out of Hermione, slowly began to eat their own food. As though they had planned it, the Marauders (Hermione included) took a giant swig of their pumpkin juice. It was amazing how alike the five friends had become after five years of friendship.

This time, however, something new happened. When James put the goblet down, he immediately felt a tingling coming over his body. Judging by the expressions of shock and confusion on Sirius', Remus', and Peter's faces, they too felt the odd feeling. He turned to Hermione, only to see a victorious smirk on her face, and he knew he had just been pranked. With a sigh, and a slight smile of approval at his sneaky friend, he waited for the results of her prank.

Slowly, table by table, the Great Hall burst into laughter as they saw the four Marauders. A fast, catchy beat had started to play, and each of the boys: James, now with pink hair, Sirius with bright blue hair, Remus with lime green hair, and Peter with lemon yellow hair, all four wearing coconut bras and grass skirts, began to dance the hula.

Everyone, except the Slytherins who looked disgusted, was in hysterics when the four boys were finished. Clapping resounded around the Great Hall, started by not-so-surprisingly, a beaming Dumbledore. Sirius, James, and Remus bowed while Peter blushed bright red and looked near tears before joining his friends in bowing. Hermione chuckled and whistled, mostly at Sirius, who turned and winked at her.

"We'll get you back for this," James mouthed, though he was grinning brightly. Hermione shot him a 'bring it on' look, then laughed as the boys pretended to be famous dancers and flounced out of the Great Hall, most likely to experiment different ways to turn their clothes back to the normal school uniform.

Brown eyes sought out green, and Hermione couldn't help but grin when she noticed the amused smile on Lily's face. It seemed the other girl had felt some sort of thrill when she had been planning the prank, and while Hermione doubted she'd see the redhead breaking too many rules, she had realized why Hermione took such great pleasure helping the Marauders. Winking at the other girl, Hermione stood and left the Great Hall to help her friends transfigure their clothes back.

Watching her leave, Lily couldn't help but think revenge was fun. Laughing, she turned back to her meal and her friends.

A/N's:

Again, I'm not very good with describing dances, so you'll just have to imagine it yourselves. Also, I had another prank planned, with far more Lily/Hermione interaction in it, but I completely forgot what it was, so this had to do. Besides, what better way to get revenge for making someone break into dance, than by making them break into dance too?