Lily **********

Soon, Lily was spinning around and round, faster and faster. She hated traveling by Floo Powder. When she finally stopped, she fell out of the fireplace, covered in soot. She scowled to herself as she tried to wipe it off her new kaki capris. Then she heard a welcomed voice, saying, "Lily! What happened! None of us got soot on our clothes! Let's get you changed!" It was Taryn, an athleticly built, tall, slender girl with bright blue eyes and dirty blonde hair pulled up in her usual messy bun with hairs hanging all over the place. She was a no-nonsence, get-out-of-the-way-or-I'll-hurt- you! girl. She pulled Lily up and lead her to her room, shouting, "Lia! Lily's here!"

Lia came running out of a room and almost crashed into Taryn as she pulled Lily into a hug. "I missed you! I missed you! Whoa, what happened?" Lia looked down at Lily's clothes. "Come on, girl, let's go to your room! We need to talk!"

James **********

James climbed the stairs to his room and found Sirius and Remus waiting for him. "What took you so long, Prongs?" Remus asked politely. James was about to answer when Sirius added another comment.

"Makin' moves on her? Getting slapped? You did get slapped, didn't you?" Sirius got a nice knock on the head from that. "For your info, I didn't get slapped and I didn't make moves on her. But she was staring at me for a while when she first saw me. Wonder what that was about; probably couldn't think of a come-back for my insults. HA!" They all laughed for a bit.

James asked, "How did your pick-up go Moony?" "Oh, it was great! She didn't say anything mean, she was so excited to see her friends again that she gave me a big hug and a kiss on the cheek." Remus blushed slightly. He had had a crush on Lia since the 2nd year. "Well, how was yours, Sirius? Did you manage to keep her from hitting you?"

"Well, when I appeared in her fireplace, she started throwing pillows at me! Can you believe that!?! No girl has ever attacked me without getting attacked back, so you guys gotta help me think of a prank! James, got any ideas?" James chuckled. Sirius was practically in love with Taryn. Sirius always said, "I like a girl who doesn't like boys!"

"I've got one idea, Sirius. Remus needs to help, though. Are you in?" There was a group "yes", so James whispered the plan to both of them.

Lily **********

Lily was in her new bedroom, sitting on her bed with her friends. Lily was about to tell them about the wierd experience she had, looking at James, when some voice in her head told her not to.

*I trust my friends! I can tell them anything!* *But what will they think of you, liking your enemy?* *Well, they are friends with the Marauders! Why can't I be!?!* *Cause you like James more than a friend!* said the sly voice as a picture of James slid into her mind.

"Lily. LILY. LILY!!!! Your not listening to us! Something in your head needs to come out! We were talking to you!" said the voice of Taryn. "Now spill!" She and Lia waited expectantly.

"Well," Lily began, forcing the information out. "When James came, I was thinking to myself," she lowered her voice to the quietest whisper, "'Man he's hot!' But we are enemies! I can't think that!"

Taryn looked at her like she was contaminated. "WHAT!?! The famous James- hater has a crush on James!?! I can't believe you, Lily!"

Lia stood up for Lily, saying, "Well, Taryn, don't you like Sirius? So why can't Lily like James?"

Taryn looked at Lily with sympathy. "For starters, he already has a girlfriend, Lily! That b-otch Bibi!"