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Lily reclined slightly in her chair in the Great Hall. The sorting was almost over, but she was already hungry, and Vikki had taken to sketching some people around the hall. Narcissa was sitting at the Ravenclaw table with one of her other friends and Severus appeared to be deep in conference with Elizabeth Jerkins, a fellow 7th year Slytherin. From where she was sitting, Lily noted the Marauders appeared to be planning something.

"Annoying prats." Victoria muttered from her side. "What are they planning this year?" Lily shrugged and applauded, as Beth Towers became a new Gryffindor. As the sorting finished, Dumbledore stood and gave the school the accustomed greeting speech.

"Welcome back again, students." Dumbledore peered out at the students from behind his half moon spectacles. "May I remind you that, the Forbidden Forest is, indeed, forbidden for a reason. A full list of the items that are not allowed in school corridors are posted in Mr. Filch's office, and I suggest that many of the young students, and perhaps some of the older ones," he glanced pointedly at the Marauders. "Would do well to have a look at that list. Now enjoy your feast. Ding Bat."

Dumbledore seated himself and food appeared on all the tables. Lily and Victoria attacked the plates with a vengeance, making sure that they both had large helpings of mashed potato, roast beef, gravy and Yorkshire puddings.
At the other end of the table, the Marauders were also digging into their food, but unlike the girls, who were to occupied to talk, they were deep in conversation.

"Look," Sirius said, waving his fork around. "They're nice enough if you'd just give them the chance."

"All girls are nice to you, Sirius." Remus observed, smirking slightly. "You've gotten into most of their pants at least once."

"I have not." Sirius snapped back, glowering. "I would never touch either of them, they're friends. I have no interest in them what-so-ever." He suddenly rounded on James. "And what about you? I've seen you eyeing them when you think no one is watching. Just because they don't date, doesn't mean you need to get into their pants."

"Well, isn't this a turn of events." James laughed. "Sirius Black, ladies man and player supreme, is standing up for the rights of girls. Are you sure you're not interested in them Padfoot, old pal?"

"I wouldn't mind getting with them." Peter muttered into his mashed potatoes, and glanced down the table toward the girls who were now talking and laughing about something. Sirius let out a low growling sound, much like that of his dog counterpart.

"Shut it, Wormtail."
Lily flopped back onto her bed, sinking slightly into the thick covers. She glanced over to her sister, who was already unpacking. They were the only two 7th year Gryffindor girls. In 1st year, five girls had been sorted into the house, but in third year, Amanda Tompson had been killed in a plane crash and the twins, Sakura and Hoshi, had transferred to a magic school in Japan.

"Lils, have you seen my night shirt?" Victoria was digging into the bottom of her trunk. All of their new books had already been placed in the large bookshelf that spanned over half a wall.

"It's in my trunk." Lily groaned, rolling over and rubbing her face with both hands. The room had a large window seat, two four poster beds, a large closet, two doors, two desks, a large bookshelf and a fireplace.

"Thanks," Victoria dung thru her sister's trunk as Lily muttered a spell to close the window shades, open the windows and lock the door. "I always wanted to know how that one worked."

"I'll teach you later."

"Go to bed, Lils. You're look tried."

"I want to watch you put your pictures up."

"Go to sleep. I'll wake you up in the morning, you can see it then." Lily groaned something Victoria could only guess was agreement. Her sister stripped down and just pulled on a tank top and a pair of flannel pants. Falling back on her bed, Lily flicked the curtains on her bed closed and in a minute, Victoria recognized the familiar sound of her sister's breathing. Their two cats, Sparks and Willow, were fast asleep on the window seat.

Victoria sat down on the window seat, next to the cats, with her camera and snapped a few pictures of the almost full moon and the grounds in the dark. Snapping the lid back on the lens, she sighed and watched the grounds in the silver moonlight. After a few minutes she turned and fell asleep in the deep covers of her bed.
In the 7th year boy's dorm, Remus Lupin glanced up the thick book he at present had his nose buried in. James was sitting on the floor with a rather shell shocked expression on his handsome face, seeing as a pack of exploding snap had just gone off in right in it.

"I like your eyebrows like way, Prongs." Sirius said with a laugh from the bathroom door, where he was standing with only a towel on his waist. "It really suits you."

"Stuff it, Padfoot." James growled, running his fingers over his eyebrows, trying the correct the damage. After a minute he gave up. "What on earth are you reading, Moony?"

"Book."

"Oh, thank you Captain Obvious." James muttered, Remus scowled at him and snapped the book closed, sending a small cloud of dust out from the pages.

"Potions, if you must know. About werewolves." The room went very quite.

"Right, well." Peter (A/N: I might hate the git, but I can't leave him out) muttered from his bed. "That's enough questions for one night. How about a prank?"

"Brilliant." Sirius said, dropping his towel and pulling on some boxer shorts all in one move. "Who are we pranking?"

"The girls." Peter answered, grinning hugely. Sirius paled slightly, while James and Remus smirked.

"No, no way am I pulling a prank on them."

"Oh come on, Sirius." James said, "they'll be in their pajamas."

"Or lack there of." Remus put in with a shrug.

"Alright, alright. What kind of prank are we looking at?" Sirius asked, the other three Marauders grinned wolfishly at him.

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Well, I only got one review - but hey, it's a review, so I'm not complaining. I have no idea when chapter 3 is gonna be up. Keep in mind both the posted chapters have not been read by my beta reader. She's also my best friend and is in Florida - arg. Tata

- Lady Starlight