Sirius, James, and Remus sat on James's bed silently. After a couple moments James spoke up.

"What the hell is wrong with evens? She's a complete ditz! This is totally uncharacteristic, DAMNIT SHE ISN'T THIS SMART!" He was totally bewildered. He had dated this girl twice, but he had never seen this side of her and found it was nerve racking.

"Well, none of us really knows her.maybe we're just not opening our eyes enough?" Remus suggested. " I mean, sure you've dated her but James, truthfully, have you ever had a decent conversation with her? Or at least tried?" James thought for a moment. All he particularly remembered about Lily was that she could kiss, she looked like and Angel, she could kiss, she was part of his fan club, and that she could kiss.

Well, were kinda.uh.busy.. ya know? Too .er... busy...to really talk.." James sputtered. Remus stared at him for a moment, about to ask, but promptly figured he didn't want to know. James was a player, and if that's all he was saying, it probably meant the closest thing to a conversation was along the lines of 'wow you look gorgeous tonight.wanna go find a closet?' Remus mentally rolled his eyes, and got off the bed.

"I'm going to bed you guys, we'll figure her out later."

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The next morning Lily woke up to the sunshine streaming in the window, hitting her face. She smiled for a moment, enjoying the cool crispness of morning air. It was a Tuesday, meaning that she didn't have classes until around three in the afternoon. Checking a clock told her she had time to doze, and take a quick stroll outside, to get some more of the intoxicating morning air. Today was her weekly workout, and she needed all the peacefulness she could muster. Once a week she met with a cantaur in the forest so practice her defense and dueling skills. She decided this was necessary to protect herself, as she was scared that what happened to her parents would eventually happen to her. She was a strong witch and had recently started on doing spells without a wand. It exhausted her but gave her confidence, not to mention it dropped quite a few pounds.

She skipped up to her room, and flicked her wand, changing from her pajamas to a pair of athletic shorts and a tight tank top. She re-enchanted her hair and eyes so that once again she was the blonde and ditzy lily. She threw on some shoes and raced out the door, hoping that it was early enough so that no one would see her. The only person who was aware of these outings was Professor Dumbledor, who encouraged her taking them.

On her way down the stairs to the Great Hall, however, she ran into her least favorite people.literally. She jogged down the stairs but went flying, much to her surprise. She heard a couple of grunts. She regained her balance, and looked up from the floor to see Potter, Lupin, and Black all staring at her stupidly.

"OUCH DAMNIT! WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING??!? THAT HURT!" she paused for a moment suddenly aware that she was acting in a very un-Lily like manner. The three boys looked fairly astonished, and stood with their mouths gaping open. Not caring about how she had run into them, she ran out leaving them staring after her. It would take her a long time to realize she hadn't seen them, and that they must have been invisible. She took off running on the grounds. Damnit! She mentally scolded herself. Now they were going to get suspicious, and she was all to blame.

She rounded the corner and stole into a secret clearing in the forbidden forest, where the grass was enchanted to be slightly bouncy so she would lessen the risk of getting hurt. A wild, young Cantaur named Bane greeted her cheerfully. He was truly her best friend, and knew more about her than anyone else did. He didn't understand why she hid herself from others, but accepted it as her life. He knew about the red hair and her parents, about her insecurities and her lies. But it made no difference in their friendship, and they loved each other like siblings.

"Hey, how's my favorite Lily-flower doing today?" He grinned cheekily, and knew how she hated the nickname.

"Not great, I ran into the Marauders on the way down the steps and blew up. DAMNIT, what IS their problem!?? They're everywhere I don't want them, especially in my life!" He saw she was more than a little upset and decided not to comment. He gave her a quick hug, and they started to train.

She's magnificent! He thought. And she truly was, her power was great, and they both knew that she now was only a couple steps lower than Voldemort. Give her another year and she was going to smush him. She battled with her heart and soul, and a fiery energy that was often reflected in her hair. After perfecting her use of the Expelliramus (spelling? I'm hopeless.) spell without a wand, they set up to duel. He threw a couple fireballs at her, and she managed to block them easily. Her power was progressing, and it was extremely rare for a witch of any age to progress to the point where a wand wasn't needed.

Hours and many battles later, Lily said good-bye and wobbled up to the castle, ready for a nap. She sluggishly walked up to the castle and leaned down next to one its walls. She sat for a moment to catch her breath, and smell the roses around her. She was in one of the many rose gardens around the school and it was a favorite place of hers to cool down after a hard practice.

The bushes rustled nearby, startling her. She quickly got up and walked quietly away, the hair on her neck rising as she went. Someone was watching her; she felt it, and that someone was going to get a surprise when she-

"SHIT, AHHHHHHH! Oh damn Sirius, it's only you!" He stood in front of her, having accidentally run into her. He stared at her strangely. Lily sure was becoming weird. Maybe he didn't want to know what was up with her. Oh well, that thought quickly disappeared. He put the full body bind on her and hoisted her up on his shoulder.

"Oh good. Lily! Just the person I wanted to see. Please come here my darling, James, Remus, Peter, and I have some questions we want to ask you.He chuckled evilly and carried her to the boy's dorm, happy that they were going to discover the truth, and waiting to see how Lily would react to their fake 'Kidnapping'.