Hogwarts; Three Days Before Halloween

"I can't believe this!"

Izora glanced from her book to the fuming redhead that was pacing around the sixth year dorm room. The blonde cocked an eyebrow at the shorter girl when she didn't elaborate on what she couldn't believe.

"What exactly can't you believe? And was it something James did?" The taller girl asked, only mildly curious.

Lily hissed like a wet cat at the mention of the bespectacled heartthrob, "No, for once it wasn't that bloody toerag."

Izora gave an exasperated sigh when Lily went back to pacing and silently fuming.

"Well then what has your knickers in such a twist?"

Izora's lips twitched when the redhead turned fiery green eyes on her in a dark glare, "My knickers are not in a twist, you chit."

Izora rolled her eyes and placed her book down on her nightstand, "Get on with it then!"

Lily huffed and collapsed back on to the blonde's bed, "I forgot you weren't at breakfast this morning." She muttered before continuing, "There's going to be a Halloween ball. Dumbledore announce it during breakfast." The redhead turned to look at her blonde friend, "Why weren't you at breakfast anyway?"

Izora shrugged, "Cramps."

Lily gave her a sympathetic look, "Anyway, that's why there aren't any classes today, so students can go to Hogsmeade to dress robes for the impromptu ball."

Izora frowned slightly, "Is anyone allowed to go?"

Lily shook her head, messing up the back of her hair, "Third year and up, but the third and fourth years have to leave at ten, I believe."

The blonde nodded, "Makes sense, I suppose."

Suddenly, Izora sprung up from her bed making Lily blink in surprise and sit up on her elbows.

"What the devil are you doing?" The redhead demanded as she watched the thinner girl pull on comfortable clothes that weren't her pajamas.

"We, my dear Lilyflower, are going to Hogsmeade."

The redhead merely groaned and collapsed back onto the bed in a huff while Izora laughed at her.

In the Marauder's dorm room

"So, who are you going to the Halloween bash with Moony?" Sirius drawled from his sprawled position on his bed.

The scarred boy glanced over at his darker haired friend, "I don't know. I haven't giving it much thought."

This peaked James's curiosity, "Really? Why not go with that one Ravenclaw girl?" The bespectacled boy tapped his chin, "What's her name… Samanatha? No, Sandra? That's not right either…"

"Sarah Smithson?" Sirius asked.

"That's the one!" James exclaimed, "Sarah Smithson. Wait, how do you know her name, Pads?"

Sirius grinned rather lecherously, but didn't comment.

James and Remus rolled their eyes.

"Never mind her then." James muttered and frowned in thought.

"Why don't you ask Izora?" Peter squeaked from his spot on his own bed where he was eating some crisps.

"Don't be stupid Wormtai-" James started, but was cut off by Sirius.

"That's actually not a bad idea."

Remus looked between his two dark haired friends, suspicious of the sudden grins they were giving each other.

"I'm sure she's going to go with Dmitri or Galen, maybe even Lily." Remus said, dismissing the idea entirely.

James and Sirius were about to protest when there was a loud knocking on the door.

The four boys looked at each other before James went and opened the door.

"Izzy! We were just talking about you an-" James was once again cut off, this time by Remus who had rushed over and slapped a hand over the messy haired teen's mouth.

"Hello Izora." Sirius said pleasantly, as he walked past were James and Remus were wrestling on the floor.

A pale blonde eyebrow rose as the girl stared at them oddly before replying, "Lily and I are going to Hogsmeade to get dresses for the ball. We-" She was cut off by Lily shouting from down the stairs.

"YOU! NOT WE!"

Izora's lips twitched, "Right, I, was wondering if you four would like to accompany us, but I can clearly see you are busy."

James was finally able to get the taller boy off him and he rushed over to Izora, hazel eyes shining with glee.

"Of course! We would love to escort two such fair ladies!" James turned to look at his friends, "Won't we?"

Remus grunted and stood, rubbing his head were James had bopped him, before nodding.

Sirius shrugged, "Not like we have anything better to do. You coming Wormy?"

The pudgy boy shook his head, "I think I'm going to try and start on that Charms essay that was due today."

Sirius shrugged, "Suit yourself. Come, love, let's go find you a costume."

Izora rolled her eyes and slipped away from Sirius with a slightly grin when he tried to put his arm around her.

"You may want to but on some clothes before coming downstairs. It would be quite horrible if you were mobbed by hormonal teenage girls." She drawled before walking down the stairs.

James guffawed and slapped Sirius on the shoulder, while Remus snorted a laugh. Sirius frowned and looked down at himself, blinking when he realized he was only in his underwear.

"Perhaps she's right…" He muttered before beginning to look for some clothes.

James grinned and shoved Remus out the door, "Go and wait with the girls, we'll meet you down there in a few minutes."

Remus looked at them suspiciously but complied, he really did not trust the smile on James's face.

'What are they up to?' He thought to himself before shaking his head and walking down to the common room.

Izora was lounging on the couch in front of the fireplace in the common room, while she and Lily waited for the boys to come down. Lily was sitting in the armchair to her left with the back facing the stairs leading to the boys dorms, her pale arms crossed and a death glare of epic proportions directed at her blonde friend.

"I can't believe you actually invented them to tag along!" She snapped after a few moments of silence.

Izora rolled her eyes, but didn't comment, thinking it best to let her hot-tempered friend get it out of her system.

"I'm mean honestly! I understand having Remus come along, he's actually tolerable, but did you have to invite that toerag and his sidekick?"

The blonde had to bite her lip to keep from laughing while Lily continued to rant and rave about Sirius and James. A smiled lit up the thin girl's face when she saw Remus come down the stairs and head towards them and Izora put her finger to her lips and gestured to the oblivious and raving Lily.

Remus nodded and leaned against the back of the couch near Izora's head, smiling slightly while he listened to Lily.

"You know I can't stand Black and I absolutely loath Potter!"Lily snapped and glared her smiling friend, not even sparing Remus a glance, ""I mean are you serious!"

"No, but I am." The Hogwarts heartthrob said quietly near her ear.

The redhead leapt out of her chair with a shrill shriek, before whirling around and cursing at a smirking Sirius and James.

"You-you-UGH!" Lily snarled and stalked out of the portrait hole, leaving a laughing Izora with three of the four Marauders.

"Bloody hell, Sirius, did you have to do that?" Izora asked through her chuckles, "Now she's going to be impossible to shop with!"

"Me!" Sirius said indignantly and placing a hand on his chest, "You, dear, could have warned her I was coming."

Izora smiled and stood, "Touché." The thin blonde stretched before nodding towards the portrait hole, "Shall we?"

James hurried out of the common, while Sirius, Izora, and Remus followed at a more sedate pass. Izora grinned and looped each of her arms through the two boys'.

The three caught up to where James was trying to talk to Lily and the redhead was steadfastly refusing to acknowledge his existence.

"Finally." Lily snapped and pulled Izora from Sirius and Remus then dragged her out of the castle towards Hogsmeade.

The three boys grinned and ran after the two girls hurriedly.

"Wait for us!" Sirius and James called, laughing, while Remus looked on with quiet amusement.

Author's Note: Holy crap! I am so, so, so, so sorry for not updating earlier and for how short this chapter is! I could give you guys a bunch of excuses, but that would be stupid because the only reason I didn't update sooner was because I was feeling uninspired and school has been driving me bat-shit crazy (school gets out on the 25th and cramming for finals has NOT been fun.) Anyhooties, I have to tell my lovely and loyal readers that I love all of you annnnnd since I'm only one review away from 200 I'd like to say that I will be posting the first and second chapters of Izzy, Dmitri, and Galen's story from the early years before the Marauders. The boys will also have girlfriends later in the story, so I hope that will make up for that lack of updates. Now on to the SPECIAL MENTIONS!

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