Lily was out of breath by the time she reached the dormitory she shared with three other girls. She dumped her bag on her bed and yelled, "I hate James Potter!"

Sasha and Jaquelyne didn't even look up from their books, "Well we already knew that, didn't we Sasha?" Jaquelyne asked amiably.

Sasha nodded gravely. "That we did Jackie."

"Well excuse me if Potter never misses a chance to torment me!" Lily exploded.

Sasha rolled over on her stomach and looked at Lily. "Don't think we don't feel for you sweetheart," she said. "Its just we have heard this same rant nearly every day for the past four years."

"One would think you would learn to deal with it by now." Jaquelyne added, her nose still in her book.

Lily blew out her breath. "Well I can see I am not gonna get any sympathy here!" and she stormed out of the room.

Sasha giggled as Lily left. "You know, for a head girl, Lily can sure be stupid. Its so obvious!"

"What? That Potter likes her?" Jaquelyne asked.

"Yeahhh! I mean come on, why else would he practically stalk her?"

Jaquelyne, the quieter of the two said, "I think Lily knows, she just doesn't want to admit it. It would mean she would actually have to acknowledge him as a human."

"She doesn't think he is human?" Sasha asked skeptical.

Jaquelyne laughed. "How should I know? Ask Lily." She stuck her nose back in her book and was silent. Sasha sighed, the conversation was over.

James laughed rather malevolently. "What exactly did you have in mind?"

Sirius grinned and pushed a lock of hair behind his ear. "I was thinking of something in the realm of-"

But whatever he was about to say was cut off when another boy rounded the corner. Unlike James and Sirius, this boy didn't project an air of confidence. On the contrary, he was walking hunched over, clutching his books protectively to his chest.

Sirius let out a mocking peal of laughter. "Oooo Snivellus!" he cried, his eyes dancing. "What brings you to this humble corridor?"

Snape looked at Sirius and James, his lip curling. "James, I never realized you were such a mediocre wizard, unable to deflect a simple hex from a filthy mudlblood" His voice oozed with loathing.

There were two loud bangs as James raised his wand pointed it at the boy. Suddenly Snape was hanging in the air.

"Didn't much like it when I did this last time did you Snape?" James asked sarcastically. "Unfortunately for you, this time Miss Evans isn't here to save your sorry little face."

Snape glared at James. "Just wait,"he said, his black eyes glittering. Suddenly Remus Lupin walked into view. His blue eyes were dull and ringed with dark circles. His dark blonde hair was lank and greasy and he gave off an air of being completely exhausted.

"Let Snape down" Remus said wearily. Sirius and James looked at each other worriedly. Remus never looked good after a full moon, but this time he looked especially ill.

"You all right there Moony?" James asked, releasing Snape.

Snape was on his feet immediately clutching his wand. Sirius saw his intent and bellowed, "Expelliarmus!" Snape's wand flew out of his hand and Sirius caught it deftly.

"Give it back!" Snape yelled and dived.

"What is going on here?" demanded a stern voice behind them. The four boys looked around to face Professor McGonagall.

"Oh uh, we are just uh playing wand toss!" Sirius lied, flashing his most charming smile. James and Remus smiled weakly behind him

But these smiles, which caused nearly all the female students and teachers alike to swoon, didn't have any effect on McGonagall. She merely looked at Sirius, making it clear she didn't believe a word. "Students, return to you common rooms. 5 points off each for being out after hours."

"Aww!" Sirius protested. "Come off it McGonagall!"

"5 more points for disobeying." McGonagall said sharply. "Now off to bed." James and Snape exchanged one last glare before parting separate ways. McGonagall watched them go, shaking her head slightly.

Remus, James, and Sirius walked the rest of the way to the common room in near silence, until James asked, "Remus, are you okay? You look like hell."

Remus rubbed his eyes, "Wow, you sure know how to cheer a friend up."

James didn't laugh. "Seriously Remus, what's up?"

"I guess morphing into a wolf once a month does cause one's body to harbor some ill effects afterward."

"We know that!" Sirius said impatiently. "You just look worse than usual."

Remus sighed. "I'm fine. Custard Mustard!" he nearly shouted at the Fat Lady. The painting swung open and the three boys climbed in. Remus quickly walked to the boys dormitory, stumbling and nearly falling on the stairs. James and Sirius watched him.

"Whats wrong with him?" Sirius asked finally.

James shook his head. "I dunno, but whatever it is, he's not telling us tonight."

The boys also went to bed, their plans of pranking Lily put off for the night at least.

Authors Note

The chapters will get longer I swear! Also, Hermione will be brought into the story, I promise. This fic has a point. Review please! I love constructive criticism.