Disclaimer: I do not own the characters of Lily and James or any other characters you may recognize throughout this story. I also don't own the wizarding world or basically anything else you recognize from the Harry Potter series. That all belongs to the wonderful goddess of writing, J.K. Rowling. So don't sue me!

A/N: I'm glad people like the story so far. Thanks to my reviewers:

chprincess: My muse for this story! I was pretty quick about it, but it's mostly because I was so excited about this story. It's fun to write! Plus I'm on Spring Break so I have a lot of free time. Anyway, I'm glad you like what I'm doing with your plot bunny so far, and hope you like this chapter.

Tarheelsrule01: Hey! Thanks for reviewing my story. You don't usually read stories like this and I don't usually write stories like this, so it's perfect! At the end of last chapter Lily was a little nicer to James, but it was mostly because she realized it really could be worse, because Sirius and Severus hate each other a lot more than Lily and James hate each other. She just got a little perspective. I'm glad you read my other story and like it, too. You should review! Hee hee, sorry, I love reviews. Anyway, I hope you like this chapter.

LauraKay: I'm glad you like it so far. And it's okay, no one knew who I should put first, myself included. So I just decided to put Severus and Sirius first! Yay! Hope you like it.

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Chapter 2: Sirius and Severus

"They expect me to get along with you? Dumbledore has really outdone himself this time. That man is insane," Sirius said grumbling as he swatted yet another bug, "And what is with all these insects?"

Severus grumbled next to him.

"Do you ever talk? Or do you just growl?" Sirius said sarcastically.

Severus glared, but said, "Dumbledore is out of his mind if he thinks spending a weekend together is going to make us get along."

Sirius rolled his eyes and took out a parchment describing what they would have to do that weekend.

"It says here we have to set up camp and build a fire. Well, that's easy enough," Sirius said pulling out his wand and pointing it at a few sticks of wood.

"Wait a moment Mr. Black," Dumbledore said suddenly materializing next to Sirius, causing the Gryffindor to drop his wand. "I almost forgot, this weekend you will be living magic free. It's important for us to learn to do things the muggle way."

Sirius stood open mouthed as Dumbledore stooped down and pocketed Sirius' wand. He then turned to Severus and held out his hand. After quite a long bout of mumbled swearing, the Slytherin handed over his wand.

"Now," Dumbledore said with a wide smile, "You two can get to know each other without the risk of someone losing a limb, or the temptation of using magic to do the tasks set out before you. Have fun!"

"Crazy old git!" Severus mumbled after Dumbledore had vanished. "And what are you smiling about?"

Sirius was indeed smiling a rather wide smile, which would make anyone nervous, but would make his sworn enemy even more worried.

"Did you hear what Dumbledore said before he left?" Sirius said, the wheels in his brain already turning.

"Yeah, he said he wanted to take away the temptation to use magic, and basically said he didn't trust us to not kill each other, which is pretty much right on, now isn't it?" Severus said with a look that suggested if he did have his wand right then, Sirius would probably be dead.

"Exactly!" Sirius said, ignoring the look of death Severus was giving him, "He doesn't trust US, but that doesn't mean he doesn't trust everyone else."

A slow smile spread across Severus' face as he realized what Sirius was saying. "But who would he trust to keep their wands?"

"Well, Lily and James will probably kill each other regardless, but I'm sure Dumbledore would take away their wands to lessen the chances of serious injury . . . "

"What about that Johnson girl? Alice? She seems like the type to follow rules and is all sickeningly sweet and crap. He'd probably let her keep her wand, right?" Severus said interrupting Sirius.

"Yeah, except for the fact that she's paired up with that jerk Lestrange, who needs to have his wand taken away permanently, so I'm sure Dumbledore will take it away for the weekend, and he can't have one of them have a wand and not the other."

Severus glared as Sirius insulted his housemate, but didn't say anything to defend him, mostly because what he was saying was true.

"Well what about that other girl in your house, something Bones, isn't she a big rule follower?"

"Amelia!" Sirius said, his eyes lighting up, "Yeah she is! And she's paired up with Moony . . . er . . . Remus, and he's all about the rules, too. If anyone is allowed to keep their wands, those two will be."

Severus smirked, "Good. Then they're our targets."

Sirius smiled, then caught himself. "Are we, like, getting along?"

Severus' smirk vanished and he said, "No! We have been placed in a situation that we, as wizards raised in pureblood families, are not used to and we are putting our differences aside so that we may work together for our own common good. I still hate you."

"And I hate you."

"Just so we're clear," Severus said. And the two boys went to work developing a plan of attack.

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A/N: So I'm thinking now that this story may be longer than I originally thought. Not like super longer, but I may dedicate two chapters to each pair. Anyway, I know the guys seem to be getting along better than they should, but you'd be surprised how well enemies can get along when placed in a bad situation. Plus, you know, this story isn't supposed to be taken too seriously. Well, let me know what you think. I'm not sure who I want to do in the next chapter. I think I should hold off on Remus and Amelia for at least a chapter to give us some breathing room, so I'm leaning towards Alice and Rabastan or Peter and Dung. Anyway, let me know what you think of this story and this chapter in a review!