"JAMES POTTER!" Lily bellowed, making the dust come down from the ceiling.

"What?" asked James innocently.

"WHAT? IS THAT ALL YOU CAN SAY? WHAT? LOOK AT THE STATE OF MY HAIR!"

James gave a mischievous look at Remus and Sirius, who were trying not to wet them selves from laughter.

And down came Lily, but instead of her real auburn locks she had fire shooting out of her scalp.

"Very FUNNY," she screamed. "A Fuming charm, I suppose-"

James fell on the floor laughing with myrrh. "SUITS-YOU-LI-LY!" he told her in between gasps.

Emerald eyes flashed dangerously.

"I would think," she began incoherently. "That you would have grown up by now, James. You're Seventeen for crying out loud! I don't believe Dumbledore made you Head Boy! And who suffers? Me! I have to put up with this everyday! I've had enough!"

Sirius cracked up laughing again, they all looked at him.

"You sound like a married couple," he told them.

Lily collapsed on a chair, breathing like a dragon. "I'd rather die, then ever marry that- that- STUPID GIT," she screamed.

James smiled. "Likewise," he told her. "Why are we talking about getting married anyway? I thought you were busy ranting on about your hair-"

She threw a cushion at him. "Change it back, Potter, or I'll deduct one hundred points from Gryffindor," she told him.

He whistled at this. "Sorry Lily, it lasts for a day at least. And I don't know the counter curse," he told her crossing his fingers behind his back. "And besides, you're the charms expert here; you should know how to counteract a simple fuming charm. But then again you might not need to; you know there really isn't that much difference-"

"One hundred points off GRYFFINDOR," she yelled.

"The joke's on you Lily, you do realize I have the power to award them back."

She gave an exasperated sigh and stormed off.

"See you Fire Head," yelled Sirius after her.

She stayed silent, too angry for words. She would get them back, oh yes. Revenge would be sweet.

***

James Potter woke the next day, feeling something strange had happened the night before. He dismissed the thought however and reached the mirror in the boys' bathroom bleary eyed. Looking at his reflection he swore. His skin had somehow turned baby blue and his hair was…PINK.

He screamed, sending Sirius bounding to where he was. He took one look at James and went into a fit of hysterics on the floor.

James glared at him. "I don't see what you find so funny, Sirius. It looks like I'm not the only one with blue skin and platinum pink hair; take a look in the mirror, mate."

Dreading what he would see in the mirror, Sirius edged cautiously towards it.

"LILY, YOU BITCH!" he screamed.

"I'm going to get her to reverse it," said James in a determined voice, and he set off towards the girl's dormitories only to be blasted backwards into a stone column when he reached the first step. Scowling he sat on one of the big armchairs mumbling angrily to himself about the 'bloody-sexist-founders-who-made-the-school'.

***

Lily sat bolt upright in bed; she had woken up from a yell that had been heard seconds before. She smiled to herself. Revenge really was sweet. It looked like Sirius and James had found out about her little joke, now they knew what it felt like. She giggled softly into her pillow as she heard Sirius and James rambling on about their hair.

"And they said I was vain," she muttered.

Then the entire room shook from this mini blast making all the girl's moan and curse underneath their breath in the dormitory. Lily decided to investigate on what was going on downstairs. Slowly she got out of bed and crept down the stairs, almost falling at the sight that met her.

"LILY!" James half screamed, he was wearing his pyjamas and a scowl on his now blue face.

She rolled on the floor, paralysed with uncontrollable laughter. He scowled at her even more, but then gave her an adorable smile. That always meant trouble.

"Lily, dearest, I know I don't deserve it after yesterday, but could you please, turn me back?" he asked sweetly.

"Fat chance," she snorted, still giggling.

He gave her the puppy look and then, "Please?"

She grinned; this could be fun.

"Kneel down," she instructed him.

He must have been desperate, because he did this without question.

"Now do you, James Potter, swear you will not play another nasty joke on me again for the remainder of this year?" she asked him.

He grimaced, but opened his mouth and put his hands in hers. "I SWE-"

"There you are Jame-" Sirius had just walked in.

"SIRIUS, YOU GIT! YOU WALKED IN ON SOMETHING REALLY, REALLY IMPORTANT!" squalled Lily.

Sirius gave an evil grin as only Sirius could, and said. "-And there I was thinking you two hated each other-. James you sly dog, you didn't even tell your own best friend you were planning on proposing! I'm surprised at you! I hope I get to be Best Man! I love weddings! Drinks all around mates! Of course it's not that romantic considering your hair is- ummn- well, pink…"

Lily and James looked like they both were about to be sick.

"Sirius," Lily began evenly. "I've never been tempted to punch someone in my life as I have now, I recommend that you run, before I rearrange your face."

Sirius gave her an annoying knowing smile. "Relax Lily, I understand you've been suffering from PMS lately-"

BAM!

Sirius lay sprawled on the ground; Lily had knocked out his lights.

"Would you lot stop that bloody racket!" yelled Victoria Smith, one of the Seventh Year girls in Gryffindor who had come down the staircase too. "You've woken me up with all that noise-"

Many more mumbling tousle haired girls from the dormitory met her outburst.

"Sorry girls," said James with a charming smile and an imploring look in Lily's direction but she ignored him, scowling menacingly at the unconscious Sirius. James sighed and with one swift movement he picked up Sirius by the feet and bounded up the stairs to the boys dormitory, dragging Sirius along with him, not really caring that his best friend's head hit every step on the way.

***

"SHE GAVE ME A BLACK EYE!" Howled Sirius, a few hours later in the hospital wing.

Remus smirked. "It was your own fault for provoking her, and don't forget she did warn you."

This remark made Sirius howl even more.

James smiled to himself; Sirius could be such a baby. James tried to set about making his friend feel better.

"Look on the bright side Padfoot, at least we don't have blue skin any more. Madam Pomfrey fixed it up-"

Sirius grunted.

James grinned. Maybe Lily wasn't as bad as he had thought.