Chapter 17:

The Marauder were finally divided. James and Remus wouldn't talk to each other. Brittany was snubbing James, saying he wasn't 'sensitive to her feelings.' Jia thought she was acting 'immature and uneducated,' Brittany said the same about Jia's boyfriend, Sirius. Lily believed the whole ordeal was entirely pointless.

Hogwart's pranks had reached an all time low. Even a certain Marauder had to face the moonlight with one less companion. Sirius didn't seem to have an opinion in the matter until the following Saturday.

Lily waited until her roommates, whom she was still not speaking to, had left before surfaced. Pulling back her bed curtains she saw it was eleven thirty. Lily took a long hot shower; she had a lot to think about. Especially since Josh McKinney had asked her to the first Hogsmeade trip on Thursday.

/Well Lupin can't go, it's a full moon and James does have Britt, so why shouldn't I go with Josh? / She reasoned with herself.

Lily jumped out of the shower with a shriek. She had used up all of the warm water. Shivering, she put on a fluffy bathrobe, and wrapped her hair in a towel. Since it was wet, Lily's hair reached her hip, while dry it was several inches shorter. Well, most of it is, James 'accidentally' cut a small chunk of it exceptionally shorter then the rest in their 4th year, and it still hasn't grown out to reach the rest.

Lily was in a good mood, and sang to herself, "Sometimes it feels like the worlds on my shoulders; everyone's leaning on me. Sometimes it feels like the worlds almost over, but then she comes back to me-EE!" She was a wonderful singer, and the notes were perfect. The song was cut short though, by her own scream.
"SIIRUS ORION BLACK!" Lily screeched, "CONSIDER YOURSELF DEAD!" Her wand was drawn, and she was not joking. "Maybe I should turn you inside out!?! Dumbledor would have fun with that one I'm sure!" It normally took Professor Dumbledor one or two weeks to fix Lily's victims, but that one would take a month at least.

"Wow." He looked her up and down, "No wonder the guys are all over you! WAIT I'm sorry!" He dodged, and quickly conjured up a shield, to block her hexes.

"That's it!"

"NO! We need to talk first!" He was shaking.

"Fine. GET OFF MY BED!"