And I am back with this story….. hmmm this chapter might not be as good as all the other ones… but hey, I'm just updating because I myself want to see what happens to Lily and James in the end.  As you all know… this is a from-the-top-of-the-head story… it's not all planned out or anything… so yeah.  I'm just goin with the flow… so shoots then!!!

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Weeks went by and the students of Hogwarts finally found themselves preparing for the Thanksgiving feast.  Slytherins on the other hand… were constantly looking back and forth because they knew that every time there is a special schoolwide event, there would always be a personal event for them… and it was given by the Marauders.  Snape and Malfoy especially, were on the look-out and usually had two cronies named Crabbe and Goyle looking out for them.

Meanwhile in the Gryffindor common room just hours before the feast….

"Lily calm down… "

"Calm down Jade?!?! How can I calm down when that no-good low-life Potter keeps playing practical jokes on me!! I hate it when he does those silly pranks."

"Well, you gotta admit… they are pretty funny." laughed Jade.  "I mean, who else besides James Potter would think of something charming… yet so bloody hilarious."

"It's not funny, Jade.  I thought you were my best friend.  You think hair-eating lilies is funny?! Why I oughta…"

"Easy there, my friend… we'll get you to the Hospital Wing in no time."

Lily walked along with Jade to the Hospital Wing to get her hair regrown from Madam Pomfey.  She was fuming at her as well, because she noticed the slight twinkle of amusement in Madam Pomfey's eyes when she walked into the Wing with Jade.

'I should slap that stupid smile off of her face' thought Lily, but decided otherwise when she thought about the consequences.  After all, she has heard of Madam Pomfey's temper when encountering a certain James Potter.

Meanwhile, James was in total hysterics and was in the dormitories getting ready for the big Thanksgiving feast.

"James, I don't think it was such a good idea to you know… get on Lily's bad side like that." said Remus.

"Yeah!! Especially on an eventful day like this!!" shouted Sirius.

"Oh come on, guys, lighten up! It was only a joke."

Remus countered.  "You know that the joke was on Lily."

"Yes I know… but…."

"And you know how mad she gets…"

"Well, yeah… "

"And you know that she WILL get you back…"

"Well… well… ahh bloody hell Remus thanks for taking away my glory."

"Anytime James my friend." chuckled Remus.

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Soon the Great Hall was filled with the Four Houses of students as well as Professors in time for the feast.   The kids were eager to grind down on the upcoming food that was prepared for them.  Professor Dumbledore waited for all the older years to join as some have just came back from their Hogsmeade trip.  As soon as most of them were seated, he stood up and began to speak.

"Good evening everyone and welcome to the Annual Hogwarts Thanksgiving Feast.  We hope that you older years have enjoyed your day in Hogsmeade and we hope that you all have a great night tonight.  Well, as I can see from all your faces, you children must be dreadfully starving, so…… dig in!"

As soon as he clapped his hands, the empty plates and trays began piling with delicious main courses and desserts and the students piled their plates up with whatever they could find.  A very disgruntled Lily came walking in with Jade about five minutes into dinnertime, and you could hear a roar of laughter coming from a particular part of the Gryffindor table.  Coincidentally, it was at the place where the Marauders were sitting along with Carly, Penny, Frank, and Alice.  Lily scowled at the smiling James and showed him an 'I'll-get-you-back-soon' look that wiped the smile off of his face momentarily.

"So.. uhh, James.  When's the plan gonna work?" asked Peter.

"Scheming things again, are we?" chided Carly.

Remus smiled sheepishly.  "Just a tad."

"A tad… oh you'll be in for a wild one." said Sirius.

James smiled at his three friends.  "It's almost set… as soon as Snape touches his dessert, then the fun begins."

"Potter, you and your childish pranks.  I swear one day they will backfire on you and I will be there to laugh in your face."

"Well, luckily Evans, none has backfired so far.  Hope you liked the flowers I gave you by the way."

Lily snorted and dropped her spoon onto her plate.  "I'll get you back, Potter."

"I can hardly wait." said James with a serious look.  Deep down however, his heart was trembling in fear.

All of a sudden a loud BANG! was heard throughout the Hall and everyone turned towards the noise, coming from the Slytherin table.  As soon as the smoke cleared, whatever was revealed behind the smoke brought everyone to hysterics.

There stood Severus Snape, Lucius Malfoy, Rodolphus Lestrange, and their two body guards Crabbe and Goyle all dressed up nicely in funky-colored zoot suits, with their hair all shriveled up into some kind of 1930's style.  Suddenly another bang was heard and a bunch of other Slytherins suddenly became a band and began playing an uptempo swing beat.  The beat grew catchy and soon everyone was bobbing their head with the music, and the five Slytherins were swing dancing their way around the Hall, pelvic thrusting themselves right in front of Professor McGonagall's face.  It was definitely a sight to see. 

The Marauders smiled their innocent smiles as they watched their victims made utter fools of themselves… and eventually ended up cracking up when Snape thrust his pelvis a bit too far under McGonagall's nose.

"We decided to keep things harmless, after all that embarrassemtn last year." said James in between laughs.

Jade was cracking up.  "Well, I must say boys… this is sure one heck of a show!! Look at the look on McGonagall's face!!  It's priceless!"

Lily even smiled a little at the 'major' prank that the Marauders pulled on their favorite targets.  Slowly she began to realize that maybe the boys are growing up a little bit.  Their pranks aren't as harmful as before to the Slytherins… just intensely embarrassing.  She then shuddered at being on the receiving end of a full-fledged Marauder prank.  James himself, she could handle.  She would always retaliate whenever James tried to pull a fast one on her, but the Marauders together… oh what a team.  She realized that together those four boys could accomplish anything.  She then looked at her four girl friends and realized that they could do just about anything too as long as they set their minds to it.  Jade, Penny, Carly, and Alice grinned back at her and then continued watching the "Swing Dancin Slytherins" in action.

It was this very night when Lily realized the power of friendship.

But in the back of her mind… she was secretly planning her revenge on James Potter.

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There you go…… another chapter.  Whew! That was hard! Haha oh well… hopefully things will spice up as I go along!  Shoots then everyone, I'll see you laters.