A/N- All right, this is a fun Chapter.  James, Sirius, and Peter decide to get drunk and start singing Cow Christmas carols.  I meant to upload another Chapter over the weekend, but since I didn't, I'm uploading two today.  Next Chapter we find out just what Lily is planning for the Marauders.

On the second day of Christmas, my best friends gave to me

Two phoenixes

And a box of Bertie Bott's Beans

"Quit complaining Remus and come on." Lily grinned as she walked down the street at Hogsmeade.  Remus' main job was to carry everything she bought, though he did help some with gift ideas.

"Who else do you have to get something for?" he asked.  His arms were starting to ache from all the bags he was carrying.

"Let's see, I got James that Quidditch themed chess set.  Sirius is getting the Curses for all Occasions book."

"Do you really expect him to read a book?" Remus asked.

"He will, if only to look up stuff to use on Snape."

"Speak of the devil." Remus said, nodding his head down the street.  Snape was walking out of Honeydukes.

"Oh goody.  Come on Remus, let's go this way.  I don't feel like being called a Mudblood today." Lily said, grabbing his arm and pulling him down the street. "I still need to get something for Peter.  Any ideas?"

"Let's see.  How about some Divination stuff?  Considering most of his got broken when he got caught by the Slytherins after class."

"That could work." Lily replied, leading the way towards the Divination shop. "Poor Peter.  He does seem to be their favorite target, doesn't he?"

"He's the only one they can catch.  But yes, I think he is their favorite target.  Outside of Frank Longbottom."

"Oh yes, poor Frank.  At least he got to go home for the holidays, so he's safe there."

"Yeah, well, Snape is alone, he can't do anything to us during the holidays."

"Hold on, what do you mean he's alone?" Lily asked, stopping suddenly.

"Didn't you know?  He's the only Slytherin staying at Hogwarts.  The rest of them went home."

"That must be nice.  He has the whole Slytherin house to himself.  I feel kind of sorry for him though, being all alone for Christmas." she said, then, suddenly realizing what she'd just said, she added. "And if you ever tell James I said that I swear I'll kill you."

"Don't worry, I won't." Remus grinned. "You're just too caring for your own good Lils."

"I know." she sighed. "Its my only fault."

"Oh I'm sure I could name a few others."

"What?  Why you-" she began, chasing him down the street, the two of them laughing the whole way.

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"Do you hear something?" Lily asked as she and Remus neared the Portrait Hole.

"Yeah, as a matter of fact." Remus said. "Sounds like a bunch of drunks singing."

"Deck the stalls with oats and barely.

Moo moo moo moo moo moo moo moo moo hey!

Tis the season for cow parties

Moo moo moo moo moo moo moo moo moo hey!

Don we now our hay apparel

Moo moo moo moo moo moo moo moo moo

Sing the ancient bovine carol

Moo moo moo moo moo moo moo moo moo"

            Remus and Lily's jaws dropped as they watched Sirius, James, and Peter dancing around the Common Room singing at the top of their lungs.  They didn't seem to have noticed that they were standing there, as they kept dancing.

"May I ask what on earth you're doing?" Lily spoke up.

"Lily!" James cried happily. "Remus, come join the fun."

"Grab a Butterbeer or seven and join us." Sirius grinned, taking another swig of the Butterbeer he held in his hand.  As if on cue, the three of them began singing again.

We wish you a dairy Christmas,

We wish you a dairy Christmas

We wish you a dairy Christmas

And a happy moo year

"You were right Remus, it was a bunch of drunks singing." Lily said.

"I'm not as think as you drunk I am." Peter protested.  "Next song Padfoot."

"Who's Padfoot?" Sirius asked.

"You are." Remus told him.  He and Lily were finding this quite amusing.

"No I'm not." he replied.

"Who are you then?"

"I am Ishboo." he said proudly.  Lily rolled her eyes.

"Well Ishboo, how many Butterbeers have you had?" Lily asked.

"I have no idea." he replied, collapsing onto the couch and giggling like a maniac.  He was practically on another planet.

"You put your left hand in." James began singing.  Sirius and Peter jumped up and joined him. "You put your left hand out."

"You put you left hand in and you shake it all about." Sirius continued.

"You do the Hokey Pokey and you turn yourself about." Peter finished.

"That's what its all about." the three sang in unison.  Remus and Lily were collapsed on the floor, laughing too hard to breathe.  Considering how drunk the three of them were, it was amazing how long they were able to keep the Hokey Pokey up.  Lily managed to get a few good pictures of them as well.  They managed to get to putting their whole bodies in.  That was when they all crashed into each other, knocking one another to the floor.  This only made Lily and Remus laugh even harder.  James, Sirius, and Peter laughed too, though they had no idea why.

"You know." Sirius spoke up after they had calmed down somewhat. "What if the Hokey Pokey really is what its all about?"

"That's a depressing thought." Remus grinned.  "Come on, its late, why don't you three go up and sleep this off?"

"Yeah James, come on.  Bed time." Lily said, helping him up.  Sirius decided this was a good time to pass out and drop his bottle to the floor, causing it to shatter.

"Bottle broke." Peter mumbled, slurring his words.

"Its okay.  I'm Repair man-man-man-man-man..." James trailed off, as though his "echo" was getting farther and farther away.

"What's with the echo James?" Remus asked.  James didn't answer; he was trying to use his empty Butterbeer bottle as a telescope.

"Come on Remus, let's get these three drunks up to your room." Lily suggested.  Peter was now singing his ABC's, though the letters were completely out of order.  He'd already said Q at least four times.

"Lily." James whined. "Take me drunk I'm upstairs."

"Okay, that's it.  Bedtime for the Bozo's." Lily said.  Remus led Peter up the stairs while Lily led James up to their respective beds.  Lily helped Remus carry Sirius up to his bed.  Sirius didn't wake up once.

"They're going to have some monster hangovers in the morning." Remus grinned mischievously.

"Good thing we got pictures of them." Lily smiled before heading to her own dorm.