Back in their dorm, the girls were rolling around on their beds, laughing hysterically.

'This is SO working.' said Lily.

'They're probably still in denial.' said Ali.

'They'll admit it someday.' said Belle. 'Someday…'

'When are we going to claim our broomstick rides?' asked Ali.

'I get New Years Eve.' said Lily.

'Ok, then I get January 16th.' said Ali. 'It's my birthday.'

Belle was thinking. 'As far away from the full moon as possible…I think…the fifth.' She checked her calendar. 'No, the sixth.'

'I get mine in two days!' squealed Lily.

'Hey guys.' said Belle. 'You know how you're supposed to kiss a guy at midnight on New Years Eve? Are we going to do that?'

'I don't know.' replied Ali. 'I think so. Especially Lily, if she's out all alone on a broomstick. I don't see how anyone could ever want to kiss my brother, but hey, your choice. Give me that hairbrush.'

'Honestly Ali, you treat me like your slave.' said Lily, chucking her the brush.

Ali started having a severe giggling fit.

'Did I miss something?' asked Belle.

'Oh, you two weren't there. You know when I had Sirius for my slave for the day, and when I went to bed, we talked at the bottom of the stairs?'

'Yeah…' said Belle.

'Well, he said he'd hate to be my slave for any longer, and I said "Damn, I was looking for a new sex slave" and ran up here. I was just remembering the look on his face.'

'Reasonable excuse.' said Lily.

'Reasonable?' exclaimed Ali, and she whacked Lily with a pillow. Soon, they were having a full-n pillow fight, with feathers flying everywhere, accompanied by lots of shouts and laughter.

'Who does that sound like to you?' Sirius asked James and Remus.

'I think we all know the answer to that.' James replied, and the three boys went running to the girls dorm. They burst into the room, and Lily chucked a pillow at James.

'You'll pay for that!' he said, and threw it back at her. She stuck her tongue out at him, and he threw another one at her.

Remus closed the door quietly, grabbed a pillow, crept up behind Belle and covered her face with it. She tried to push him away, but he pulled her down, and she fell off the bed on top of him, and they rolled over each other a few times. They stopped and stared at each other for a few seconds, before he moved his head up to kiss her. At the last moment, Belle stuffed a pillow in his face, and escaped.

'Hey Ali.' said Sirius. 'You're wrong?'

'About?'

'I'm not scared.'

'No?'

'No, but you should be.'

'And why is that?'

'Because you're about to get hit with a LOT of pillows.' He pelted her with five pillows, then he couldn't find anymore, so he started chucking feathers.

'No! No, I take it back!' screamed Ali.

'Really?' asked Sirius, and he put down his handful of feathers.

'Nope!' And she threw another pillow at him.

'You tricked me!'

'Yep.'

He grabbed her arm. 'Take it back.'

'No.'

'Yes.'

'Ok, on one condition.'

'Which is…'

'Turn into a dog.'

'Now?'

'Yep.'

Sirius made sure the door was shut, and closed the curtains. Everybody looked up from their individual fights to see what he was doing.

He grinned, and stood on Ali's bed. 'Hello Lords and Ladies. Here, specially requested by Lady Alicia Potter, is…Me!' he turned into a shaggy black dog, trotted over to Ali and licked her hand.

'Aww it's so cute!' she said. 'I'm gonna call it Snuffles!' Sirius immediately changed back into a human.

'Snuffles?' he said disgustedly.

'Yep.

'I can't believe you called me Snuffles!'

'I can.'

'People, people break it up.' said Remus. 'Snuffles, Ali, behave.'

'My name is Sirius!' he said, and started walking over to Remus.

'Padfoot!' said James, and Sirius turned around. 'Sit. Stay. Good Snuffles.'

Sirius looked really pissed now.

'Aww, is little Snuffles-wuffles annoyed?' cooed Ali. 'Coem here, and I'll kiss it better.'

'Really?'

'Nope.'

'You always do that to me.'

'You always fall for it.'

'Shut up.' said Lily. 'I want to see James turn into a stag.'

'What? How did I get into this?' said James.

'Change.' ordered Lily.

'And then I can name you!' said Sirius in delight.

Ali pulled him down next to her. 'Do you mind? I'm trying to watch my brother here!'

James sighed, and turned into a magnificent brown stag.

'Wow.' said Lily in awe. James turned back into himself, grinning.

'Damn. I hate it that my brother can do that.'

'Ha!' James said.

'I like the dog better.' Ali said. 'Even if he does look like a death omen.'

'A death omen?' asked Sirius, confused.

'You look like a Grim.' explained Belle

Sirius grinned evilly. 'I could really have some fun with this.'

'I don't like that smile…' said Ali. 'All three of you are leaving.'

'What? Why?' said Remus, surprised.

'She's right. You're leaving.' said Belle.

James turned to Lily, prepared to start begging. 'Bye James.' she said.

'Don't I even get a goodnight kiss?' he asked.

'James, you're pathetic.' said Ali. 'Bye Remus, James, Snuffles.' She pushed them out of the door, and shut it. Then she turned to her friends. 'So. That was fun.'