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Chapter Three:
A Mistake With The Prank
James came up to Lily that night when she was eating dinner. She looked up at him and continued eating, giving him a cool smile. "Hello, Potter."
James was taken aback. He had known that she wouldn't throw a fit when she saw him, but cool civility? Even that seemed like a far stretch. "Hi, Lily. Um... I just wanted to apologize about the whole hair thing, and say I don't care that you- that I let you beat me up," he finished quickly, and waited for the blow.
If Lily was angered or touched by that comment, she didn't show it. "It's all good, James. We'll call it even, shall we? Now do you mind- you're sitting in Louise's seat."
James got up, a little worried. He walked slowly towards the others, thinking. Lily wasn't yelling, wasn't crying, wasn't ignoring him, wasn't telling him off. She was acting like she did towards everyone else.
Something was definitely wrong.
Lily was humming a blues song to herself as she headed up to her common room that night. The others had already gone back, and were discussing the latest singer, Karl Dimmone.
"I was at his concert in June," Allison gushed. "He signed my T-shirt. Want to see?" She started rummaging through her trunk.
"I think he's butt ugly," Louise said. "I mean, how does someone get away with that shaggy hair? And his clothes? Give me a break!"
"It's in style, Louise, honestly." Allison said disgustedly.
"Not in my book it isn't."
Allison ignored her. "Ooh, here it is! Look, look, look!" She held it up, her face flushed, and Jenna burst out laughing. "What?" she demanded, her eyes flashing.
"Nothing," Jenna giggled. "Just remembering something I heard from the boys last night."
Lily turned- any information she could use against them would be excellent. "Ooh, do tell," she said, sitting down.
"Well," a still giggling Jenna started. "I was in the big chair in front of the fire reading, and they didn't see me on the couch behind it. They started talking about their prank they were going to play tomorrow, on Snape."
"Go figure," Louise rolled her eyes. Although she found her brother's pranks amusing, she also found them immature.
"They're going to make these little bugs start eating Snape's clothing! You know, that white T that he always wears- you're shirt just reminded me!"
"Ooh, that's brilliant!" Allison's eyes lit up. "I can't wait for tomorrow's dinner!"
A light bulb went on in Lily's head. "That's it!" She shouted, jumping up onto the bed. The others stared at her.
"Uh, what's it, Lils?"
"It's perfect!" She continued, ignoring the nickname she hated. Her eyes had an eerie light in them. She turned to the others and smiled wickedly. "How would you like to give the boys a little taste of their own medicine?" The others stared.
"Lily, that's crazy! Do you remember the last people who tried to do that? I still can't look at them with out laughing."
Even Louise was opposed. "Though I find it would be incredibly fun, I do know where to draw the line with my brother."
"What if they don't have the chance to get back at us?" she grinned. "When this prank is over, they'll never be trusted again."
"Yes, and we're going to do this how, exactly?"
Lily smiled, cast a silencing charm on the room, and commenced telling them her plan.
They were in the common room, working out the detail on the plan when the boys came in. On cue, Allison changed the subject.
"And at the concert, his abs were showing through the shirt, and they were perfect," she sighed.
"Speaking about me?" Sirius asked suavely.
"Of course Sirius, you're the only guy in the world that has perfect abs." Louise said sarcastically.
"Already knew that, but thanks for the reassurance."
"You are so full of it!" Louise exploded, and Sirius stepped back surprised. Normally Louise was a little more tolerant with him than this. "Yes Sirius, you know it because all of the girls would just die to have a date like you. So handsome, funny, and all- around wonderful. And we all see how girls just fall over your feet when you nod their way, so you must be the only handsome guy on this Earth we would talk about!"
Sirius was fascinated by the way Louise yelled at him. He eyes sent him sparks, and her arms made such quick motions that he should not have liked to be in the way. It was quite amusing to see her like this, but he wisely tried to calm her down. "Of course, like you said, we all know that," he tried to joke. Bad move.
"Aah!" Louise screamed, waving her arms. She shoved him out of the way and quickly exited the room.
Sirius looked towards Remus, James, and Peter and shrugged.
"Must be that time of the month," James said.
"You PIG!" Lily exclaimed, not believing a brother would say that about his sister. "That is the most disgusting thing I've ever heard!" She was about to get out her wand and curse him, but remembered her plan. Whatever you do, don't ruin it, she thought. She forced a smile. "I'll be leaving now," she said in a strained voice. Jenna and Allison followed, and Remus turned towards Peter.
"Why do I have the feeling that you and me will be the only ones left by the end of the month?"
Three of the four girls were waiting and watching for the prank on Snape to happen during dinner the next night. Sirius had apologized to Louise (even though he didn't know what he had done wrong), and apparently his charm was too great to stay mad at for long. Still, they sat away from the boys so they could talk in private. Lily was reading her book, much to the amazement of Allison.
"You're going to miss the ultimate prank of the year! Besides ours, I mean," she added.
"Oh, I'm sure I'll be alerted." Lily said, not looking up. Sure enough, fifteen minutes later there were screams from the Slytherin table.
"AAAAAAHHHHH!" Snape shouted, jumping up and running around. True to her word, Lily raised her head to watch the spectacle. There were tiny dots all over Severus's clothes... wait, his clothes were quickly disappearing...
"Cover your eyes!" Jenna yelled just in time. They heard groans from the rest of the hall, who had apparently caught sight of something they'd rather not see.
"Close call," A shaken up Louise breathed.
Lily rolled her eyes- she had never totally hated Snape, like the others; his parents had been killed by Voldemort too.
There were screams through out the hall, and now shouts came with pain in its sound instead of fear. Lily opened one eye and immediately wished she hadn't; the area around Severus was covered with blood.
She heard someone at the front table jump up and shout, "Eranum Lotos!"
The screams stopped, but low moaning that sounded even worse continued.
"Think it's safe too look?" Allison whispered.
"Don't know," Jenna replied. "But I'm not, that's for sure."
"I will," Louise bravely volunteered. She opened her eyes a bit and gasped. The others couldn't help uncovering their eyes as well.
"Oh my-"
Severus's leg was torn open, and there was a large gash in which blood was pouring out. Lily had never felt sorrier for anyone who had fallen victim to the Marauder's pranks than now.
"Sick, ew, I didn't see that, gross," Allison kept muttering, her head in her hands.
Lily looked down the table and saw a shaken group of boys. James especially, she thought; he looked as though he had betrayed one of his friends.
Snape was flown to the Infirmary by Professor McGonagall, and Dumbledore turned and caught his eye with James's. The look he was giving them was not good.
"Let's go," James told the others lowly, and they walked to the Headmaster quickly; yet it looked as though they were trying to go as slow as they possibly could. They spoke with the Professor for a moment before following him out of the hall.
"Ooh, my brother is in trou- ble," Louise sang.
"I hope Snape is alright!" a horrified Jenna said.
Allison glared at her. "Of course he will be, that new nurse, Madam Pomfrey, can fix anyone. I just hope that they aren't punished too severely."
"Hey Allison, you were right," Lily observed. "This definitely was the ultimate prank of the year." This earned her a glare, a small optimistic smile, and a pair of rolling eyes that belonged to a shaking head.
That's all for now... I honestly haven't decided if I like the younger Snape or not; right now I'm leaning towards the latter- but I'm not sure yet. But I do definitely feel sorry for him now!
What do you think the girls will do... and what's up with Louise and Sirius??
Please e-mail or review telling me what you think, ideas, whatever- and thank you so much to all of my reviewers!! This chapter is dedicated to you!
Chapter Three:
A Mistake With The Prank
James came up to Lily that night when she was eating dinner. She looked up at him and continued eating, giving him a cool smile. "Hello, Potter."
James was taken aback. He had known that she wouldn't throw a fit when she saw him, but cool civility? Even that seemed like a far stretch. "Hi, Lily. Um... I just wanted to apologize about the whole hair thing, and say I don't care that you- that I let you beat me up," he finished quickly, and waited for the blow.
If Lily was angered or touched by that comment, she didn't show it. "It's all good, James. We'll call it even, shall we? Now do you mind- you're sitting in Louise's seat."
James got up, a little worried. He walked slowly towards the others, thinking. Lily wasn't yelling, wasn't crying, wasn't ignoring him, wasn't telling him off. She was acting like she did towards everyone else.
Something was definitely wrong.
Lily was humming a blues song to herself as she headed up to her common room that night. The others had already gone back, and were discussing the latest singer, Karl Dimmone.
"I was at his concert in June," Allison gushed. "He signed my T-shirt. Want to see?" She started rummaging through her trunk.
"I think he's butt ugly," Louise said. "I mean, how does someone get away with that shaggy hair? And his clothes? Give me a break!"
"It's in style, Louise, honestly." Allison said disgustedly.
"Not in my book it isn't."
Allison ignored her. "Ooh, here it is! Look, look, look!" She held it up, her face flushed, and Jenna burst out laughing. "What?" she demanded, her eyes flashing.
"Nothing," Jenna giggled. "Just remembering something I heard from the boys last night."
Lily turned- any information she could use against them would be excellent. "Ooh, do tell," she said, sitting down.
"Well," a still giggling Jenna started. "I was in the big chair in front of the fire reading, and they didn't see me on the couch behind it. They started talking about their prank they were going to play tomorrow, on Snape."
"Go figure," Louise rolled her eyes. Although she found her brother's pranks amusing, she also found them immature.
"They're going to make these little bugs start eating Snape's clothing! You know, that white T that he always wears- you're shirt just reminded me!"
"Ooh, that's brilliant!" Allison's eyes lit up. "I can't wait for tomorrow's dinner!"
A light bulb went on in Lily's head. "That's it!" She shouted, jumping up onto the bed. The others stared at her.
"Uh, what's it, Lils?"
"It's perfect!" She continued, ignoring the nickname she hated. Her eyes had an eerie light in them. She turned to the others and smiled wickedly. "How would you like to give the boys a little taste of their own medicine?" The others stared.
"Lily, that's crazy! Do you remember the last people who tried to do that? I still can't look at them with out laughing."
Even Louise was opposed. "Though I find it would be incredibly fun, I do know where to draw the line with my brother."
"What if they don't have the chance to get back at us?" she grinned. "When this prank is over, they'll never be trusted again."
"Yes, and we're going to do this how, exactly?"
Lily smiled, cast a silencing charm on the room, and commenced telling them her plan.
They were in the common room, working out the detail on the plan when the boys came in. On cue, Allison changed the subject.
"And at the concert, his abs were showing through the shirt, and they were perfect," she sighed.
"Speaking about me?" Sirius asked suavely.
"Of course Sirius, you're the only guy in the world that has perfect abs." Louise said sarcastically.
"Already knew that, but thanks for the reassurance."
"You are so full of it!" Louise exploded, and Sirius stepped back surprised. Normally Louise was a little more tolerant with him than this. "Yes Sirius, you know it because all of the girls would just die to have a date like you. So handsome, funny, and all- around wonderful. And we all see how girls just fall over your feet when you nod their way, so you must be the only handsome guy on this Earth we would talk about!"
Sirius was fascinated by the way Louise yelled at him. He eyes sent him sparks, and her arms made such quick motions that he should not have liked to be in the way. It was quite amusing to see her like this, but he wisely tried to calm her down. "Of course, like you said, we all know that," he tried to joke. Bad move.
"Aah!" Louise screamed, waving her arms. She shoved him out of the way and quickly exited the room.
Sirius looked towards Remus, James, and Peter and shrugged.
"Must be that time of the month," James said.
"You PIG!" Lily exclaimed, not believing a brother would say that about his sister. "That is the most disgusting thing I've ever heard!" She was about to get out her wand and curse him, but remembered her plan. Whatever you do, don't ruin it, she thought. She forced a smile. "I'll be leaving now," she said in a strained voice. Jenna and Allison followed, and Remus turned towards Peter.
"Why do I have the feeling that you and me will be the only ones left by the end of the month?"
Three of the four girls were waiting and watching for the prank on Snape to happen during dinner the next night. Sirius had apologized to Louise (even though he didn't know what he had done wrong), and apparently his charm was too great to stay mad at for long. Still, they sat away from the boys so they could talk in private. Lily was reading her book, much to the amazement of Allison.
"You're going to miss the ultimate prank of the year! Besides ours, I mean," she added.
"Oh, I'm sure I'll be alerted." Lily said, not looking up. Sure enough, fifteen minutes later there were screams from the Slytherin table.
"AAAAAAHHHHH!" Snape shouted, jumping up and running around. True to her word, Lily raised her head to watch the spectacle. There were tiny dots all over Severus's clothes... wait, his clothes were quickly disappearing...
"Cover your eyes!" Jenna yelled just in time. They heard groans from the rest of the hall, who had apparently caught sight of something they'd rather not see.
"Close call," A shaken up Louise breathed.
Lily rolled her eyes- she had never totally hated Snape, like the others; his parents had been killed by Voldemort too.
There were screams through out the hall, and now shouts came with pain in its sound instead of fear. Lily opened one eye and immediately wished she hadn't; the area around Severus was covered with blood.
She heard someone at the front table jump up and shout, "Eranum Lotos!"
The screams stopped, but low moaning that sounded even worse continued.
"Think it's safe too look?" Allison whispered.
"Don't know," Jenna replied. "But I'm not, that's for sure."
"I will," Louise bravely volunteered. She opened her eyes a bit and gasped. The others couldn't help uncovering their eyes as well.
"Oh my-"
Severus's leg was torn open, and there was a large gash in which blood was pouring out. Lily had never felt sorrier for anyone who had fallen victim to the Marauder's pranks than now.
"Sick, ew, I didn't see that, gross," Allison kept muttering, her head in her hands.
Lily looked down the table and saw a shaken group of boys. James especially, she thought; he looked as though he had betrayed one of his friends.
Snape was flown to the Infirmary by Professor McGonagall, and Dumbledore turned and caught his eye with James's. The look he was giving them was not good.
"Let's go," James told the others lowly, and they walked to the Headmaster quickly; yet it looked as though they were trying to go as slow as they possibly could. They spoke with the Professor for a moment before following him out of the hall.
"Ooh, my brother is in trou- ble," Louise sang.
"I hope Snape is alright!" a horrified Jenna said.
Allison glared at her. "Of course he will be, that new nurse, Madam Pomfrey, can fix anyone. I just hope that they aren't punished too severely."
"Hey Allison, you were right," Lily observed. "This definitely was the ultimate prank of the year." This earned her a glare, a small optimistic smile, and a pair of rolling eyes that belonged to a shaking head.
That's all for now... I honestly haven't decided if I like the younger Snape or not; right now I'm leaning towards the latter- but I'm not sure yet. But I do definitely feel sorry for him now!
What do you think the girls will do... and what's up with Louise and Sirius??
Please e-mail or review telling me what you think, ideas, whatever- and thank you so much to all of my reviewers!! This chapter is dedicated to you!