~*~
"Oh my god Lil! You cheated on Jacque with James!? Out of everyone in the school...JAMES!?" Bree was practically screaming. We were in Hogsmede and it was actually my first weekend off. James went off with his buddies and I was spending the day with Bree in Hogsmede. We were walking through the town and I was telling Bree everything. "It wasn't cheating...kinda...er..." I was lost for words. "The farthest flirting can go!?" she answered for me. "Could you keep it down a bit?" I asked looking around making sure no one was listening. "Oh, right, you have a boyfriend...two kind of." she laughed and I pushed her on the shoulder. "No I don't Bree, Jeez Louiez! If you don't shut up I'll tell Sirius about that night you had with Tom Williams. You know when you had two boyfriends!" I said particularly loud. "You wouldn't dare!" she stopped dead in her tracks. "Oh would I?" I giggled. "You better not!" she joined in with my laughing. Tom Williams was a story from another time that is not needed to be brought up. Let's just say Bree couldn't decide if she liked Tom or Sirius better. It was for only about two days then she dumped Tom and it must've been the right choice since Sirius and her are still together. "C'mon lets go get a butterbeer!" She led the way to The Three Broomsticks. We walked in and Bree went straight to the bar to order drinks and I went and found a table. On my way I saw the Marauders. All their heads turned towards me and grinned devilishly. "What do you want?" I asked rudely. "Nothing, Evans, you go on with your merry self." Sirius winked at me. James chose to just grin. If he's not saying anything neither am I. I headed to our favorite table in the corner way in the back of the bar next to a window. Bree walked over with two butterbeers and took her original seat. "Here's to your first day of freedom after many long weeks!" Bree raised her glass and we made a toast. We drank our butterbeers happily. "Lookie there!" Bree pointed out the window. "What? I don't see anything," I searched franticly out the window. "Come on quick...this'll be fun!" she grabbed my hand and I nearly dropped my empty glass. We ran out and she led us to the joke shop. Once inside Bree told me to be quiet, "Shut up, Lil!" "Okay but what's all the hubbaballoo about?" "You'll see m'darlin," she grinned. I could see the devil horns sprouting on the top of her head. I immediately read her eyes like a book when the tops of two familiar heads walked by in the isle next to us. Bree ran up and down the isles, carefully not being seen, and grabbed every prank item necessary. I wish sometimes she would actually tell me her plan before putting it into action. But it's okay, because I usually catch on quick. James and Sirius walked out of the store with their purchases and Bree quickly paid for hers. She then dragged me quickly out of the store after them.
"Oh look I just happen to have my invisibility cloak with me," she pulled the silvery cloak out of her bag. "Did you plan this?" I asked. "What ever do you mean?" she threw the cloak over us. It was hard under the cloak cause I had no idea where we were going. But we did a pretty good job of not being seen. Bree opened up the package of fireworks and set them off right behind them. I wouldn't be surprised if they hit them easily. The two of them jumped high into the air and started dodging all the pranks Bree was throwing at them. "What the hell is this?" James bent over and looked at the ground. Imprinted on the ground was Bree's and mine footprints. James and Sirius footprints were there too but you could easily tell them apart. Mainly because they knew we had DC's. "Well would you look at that Prongs?" Sirius knelt down beside James. Bree and I stood in one spot not wanting to lead them towards us. "Well I wonder who these belong too." James pointed to the prints. "Let's see here. Who would want to follow us around, invisible, and throw pranks at us?" Sirius made inferences. "Hrmm lets think about it." James put his hand on his chin and walked around. His back was to us and he was less than a foot away. Quickly he spun around and ripped the invisibility cloak off us and we screamed loudly. "YOU! I KNEW IT!" Sirius yelled and ran towards Bree, picked her up, threw her over his shoulders, and spun around. Bree laughed hysterically. I leaned against a wall and slid down. I couldn't stop laughing...none of us could. After about ten minutes of doing nothing but laughing and running around we all headed back up to the castle. Sirius gave Bree a piggy back ride so I was stuck next to Potter. "Bye Lil! Later James!" Bree and Sirius waved goodbye as they went up to the common room and we went back to our room.
~*~
"Lily! Lily, vait up!" I was walking up to Professor McGonagall's office so she could take me back to my room. You would think she would just trust us and tell us where it was.
I turned around and saw Jacque running after me.
"Hey Jacque! How are you?"
"Now that I see vou I am terrific!" he embraced me in a big hug.
"I've missed you." I replied kissing him.
"Me too," he returned the kiss.
"Walk me to Professor McGonagall's office?" I asked pointing up the stairs.
"Sure," he took my hand and we headed up the stairs together. Once outside of McGonagall's office he gave me a kiss goodbye.
I knocked on her door and I heard her say 'enter'. James was already in her office impatiently waiting in a chair.
"'Bout time, Evans!" he got up from his chair and waiting for McGonagall.
"Alright let's go," we headed down the familiars hallways and into our room. Once inside and McGonagall was gone James started emptying his pockets.
"Holy mother marlin of pearl! Did you buy enough!?"
His purchases were spread all over his bed.
"Nah, I didn't get to buy some of the things I wanted to," he looked a bit disappointed.
"Why did you buy all these prank supplies when you can't even prank anyone?"
"Oh my little flower, I'm afraid that is where you're wrong." He organized his purchases in his trunk, "Anyway, McGonagall is going to come back tonight after dinner to talk about head boy and girl stuff."
"You mean we are still actually head boy and girl?" I was surprised. Maybe they had faith in us...
"Yeah, believe it or not," he laughed.
~*~
There was a loud knock on the door.
"Come in!" I yelled from my desk.
Professor McGonagall entered, "Good evening."
"Evening," we replied. James pulled an armchair over for McGonagall then sat down on the couch next to me.
"You two have been doing...pretty good so far," she started, "but Dumbledore and I have decided your not ready yet. Maybe a little longer will help the two of you compromise and get along better. But the main reason I have come here is to talk about the last couple weeks of school."
"What's going to happen?" James interrupted.
"Shh," I hushed him waiting for McGonagall to continue.
"I should be asking you that question, Mr. Potter."
"What?" I asked confused.
"Well in the beginning of the year Dumbledore told you we might have that week or so for the seventh years. Do you remember?"
"I do," I replied promptly.
"You remember everything, Evans," he rolled his eyes at me.
"Shut it Potter I do not."
"Do too!"
"Do not!"
"If I was to ask you what we learned in transfiguration three months ago you would know, and you would still have all the notes."
I paused thinking for a minute, "Transfiguring desks into horned toads," I answered barley louder than a whisper.
"See what I told you!" he pointed out.
"Please!" Professor McGonagall finally spoke up, "Do you ever want to get out of this room?"
"Sorry," I replied quietly.
"Now can I continue?" she didn't wait for an answer as she went on, "In the last week or so we will be having a 'Seventh year week'. And on the night before graduation there will be on last ball for only the seventh years. Nobody knows about this idea so we would like to keep it a surprise. All the students will know is there will be a ball so they can get dresses and dress robes. Also, we are depending on you two to think of ideas for the seventh years to do during the last week or so," McGonagall finished.
"Sweet!" James grinned happily.
"We'll start thinking, Professor," I replied.
"Splendid, I expect you'll be out of here in enough time to join in on the fun!" she hinted.
"We hope so," I stood up as McGonagall left, "Good night, Professor."
"Good bye, behave."
~*~
"I've got an idea!" James and I were sitting on the couch days after McGonagall came to talk to us.
"What is it this time?" for the last half hour James and I were trying to think of ideas for seventh year's week.
"How about we all go streaking in the Great Hall?" he thought it was the best idea.
"How bout you go streaking in the Great hall with Snape. Now that would be a show," I laughed.
"Snape? No. You? Definitely."
"No how about you go streaking with Snape and that's it."
"Do you fancy me naked, Evans?"
"Ew, no! I don't fancy seeing you running around naked in public, thank you very much. Yuck, mental picture! Ew get out of my head, out, out!!" I smacked my head trying to get the image out.
"I know you love the thought of me naked but I have another idea."
"What is it?" I was still trying to get the image out of my head.
"How about we all sleep together?"
"POTTER!"
"No you don't understand! Like a, what do girls call it where they all stay at each others house and do their nails? Umm...oh a slumber party!" he jumped to his feet after his 'brilliant' discovery.
"You just want to see everyone in their pajamas pervert." I rolled my eyes.
"I've seen just about everyone in their pajamas already," he winked happily at me.
"You know you might have a point, Jamesie." The light bulb clicked on.
"You mean you want to go get your pajamas on and we can party?"
"No, I mean like all the seventh years could go into the Great Hall after dinner, play games, and then watch a movie!"
"I told you I had it all figured out," he puffed his chest out with pride.
"You just thought about girls in their pajamas."
"No, I was thinking of you in your pajamas my Lily-flower," he took my hand and I yanked away.
"Let's just think of more ideas..."
~*~
"Ah, breathe the fresh air!" James breathed in very loudly with his eyes closed, "Freedom."
Professor McGonagall just came and told us we were aloud to go back to our normal dorms and that we did well.
"Yeah, finally," James and I stood in the entry hall for another minute just breathing in the fresh air and enjoying the company of people other than ourselves.
Since it was the weekend not a lot of students were roaming the halls. A majority of the school was either studying in the library, common rooms, or outside because final exams were approaching.
Two familiar people walked in from the Great Hall, "I still don't think you shouldn't have made that trade."
"Why not?"
"That Wizarding card is valuable, you dummy, and you just traded it for a priceless one."
"But look at the cool little horsie that comes into the picture every now and then! Look there it is!"
"You're so pathetic!"
"Am not! You just hurt my feelings; I should get a kiss now."
"I shouldn't have to reward you for your stupidity-Lily!" Bree and Sirius walked out of the Great Hall. Her eyes lit up at the site of us standing there with out supervision of a Professor, "Sirius has been driving me crazy!"
"Hey!" replied Sirius.
"Hi!" I gave her a huge hug.
"I can see you didn't drive her completely out of her mind, mate! Good boy!" Sirius patted James jokingly on the head.
"He just about did!" I smiled.
"So, Lil, what do you wanna do?" Bree questioned.
"I need to study," I replied.
"Study!? You just got out of 'prison' and you want to study!?" Sirius seemed surprised but Bree didn't look so surprised.
"Yeah! Exams are coming up and I need to study."
"You probably didn't get much work done since you were in a room all alone with Jaime," Sirius inked and I punched him in the arm.
"Hey, hey just kidding!" Sirius backed away, "Jeez girls with hitting me...is it a new trend I started but missed out on at the same time?"
"Well, Mr. Trend Pimp, Mrs. Study Queen wants to get some work done so I might as well too. Catch you guys later!" Bree waved to Sirius and James and we headed up the stairs, "I can't guarantee we will get a seat in the library though, half of England is in there!"
"We'll figure out something."
~*~
"Oh my god Lil! You cheated on Jacque with James!? Out of everyone in the school...JAMES!?" Bree was practically screaming. We were in Hogsmede and it was actually my first weekend off. James went off with his buddies and I was spending the day with Bree in Hogsmede. We were walking through the town and I was telling Bree everything. "It wasn't cheating...kinda...er..." I was lost for words. "The farthest flirting can go!?" she answered for me. "Could you keep it down a bit?" I asked looking around making sure no one was listening. "Oh, right, you have a boyfriend...two kind of." she laughed and I pushed her on the shoulder. "No I don't Bree, Jeez Louiez! If you don't shut up I'll tell Sirius about that night you had with Tom Williams. You know when you had two boyfriends!" I said particularly loud. "You wouldn't dare!" she stopped dead in her tracks. "Oh would I?" I giggled. "You better not!" she joined in with my laughing. Tom Williams was a story from another time that is not needed to be brought up. Let's just say Bree couldn't decide if she liked Tom or Sirius better. It was for only about two days then she dumped Tom and it must've been the right choice since Sirius and her are still together. "C'mon lets go get a butterbeer!" She led the way to The Three Broomsticks. We walked in and Bree went straight to the bar to order drinks and I went and found a table. On my way I saw the Marauders. All their heads turned towards me and grinned devilishly. "What do you want?" I asked rudely. "Nothing, Evans, you go on with your merry self." Sirius winked at me. James chose to just grin. If he's not saying anything neither am I. I headed to our favorite table in the corner way in the back of the bar next to a window. Bree walked over with two butterbeers and took her original seat. "Here's to your first day of freedom after many long weeks!" Bree raised her glass and we made a toast. We drank our butterbeers happily. "Lookie there!" Bree pointed out the window. "What? I don't see anything," I searched franticly out the window. "Come on quick...this'll be fun!" she grabbed my hand and I nearly dropped my empty glass. We ran out and she led us to the joke shop. Once inside Bree told me to be quiet, "Shut up, Lil!" "Okay but what's all the hubbaballoo about?" "You'll see m'darlin," she grinned. I could see the devil horns sprouting on the top of her head. I immediately read her eyes like a book when the tops of two familiar heads walked by in the isle next to us. Bree ran up and down the isles, carefully not being seen, and grabbed every prank item necessary. I wish sometimes she would actually tell me her plan before putting it into action. But it's okay, because I usually catch on quick. James and Sirius walked out of the store with their purchases and Bree quickly paid for hers. She then dragged me quickly out of the store after them.
"Oh look I just happen to have my invisibility cloak with me," she pulled the silvery cloak out of her bag. "Did you plan this?" I asked. "What ever do you mean?" she threw the cloak over us. It was hard under the cloak cause I had no idea where we were going. But we did a pretty good job of not being seen. Bree opened up the package of fireworks and set them off right behind them. I wouldn't be surprised if they hit them easily. The two of them jumped high into the air and started dodging all the pranks Bree was throwing at them. "What the hell is this?" James bent over and looked at the ground. Imprinted on the ground was Bree's and mine footprints. James and Sirius footprints were there too but you could easily tell them apart. Mainly because they knew we had DC's. "Well would you look at that Prongs?" Sirius knelt down beside James. Bree and I stood in one spot not wanting to lead them towards us. "Well I wonder who these belong too." James pointed to the prints. "Let's see here. Who would want to follow us around, invisible, and throw pranks at us?" Sirius made inferences. "Hrmm lets think about it." James put his hand on his chin and walked around. His back was to us and he was less than a foot away. Quickly he spun around and ripped the invisibility cloak off us and we screamed loudly. "YOU! I KNEW IT!" Sirius yelled and ran towards Bree, picked her up, threw her over his shoulders, and spun around. Bree laughed hysterically. I leaned against a wall and slid down. I couldn't stop laughing...none of us could. After about ten minutes of doing nothing but laughing and running around we all headed back up to the castle. Sirius gave Bree a piggy back ride so I was stuck next to Potter. "Bye Lil! Later James!" Bree and Sirius waved goodbye as they went up to the common room and we went back to our room.
~*~
"Lily! Lily, vait up!" I was walking up to Professor McGonagall's office so she could take me back to my room. You would think she would just trust us and tell us where it was.
I turned around and saw Jacque running after me.
"Hey Jacque! How are you?"
"Now that I see vou I am terrific!" he embraced me in a big hug.
"I've missed you." I replied kissing him.
"Me too," he returned the kiss.
"Walk me to Professor McGonagall's office?" I asked pointing up the stairs.
"Sure," he took my hand and we headed up the stairs together. Once outside of McGonagall's office he gave me a kiss goodbye.
I knocked on her door and I heard her say 'enter'. James was already in her office impatiently waiting in a chair.
"'Bout time, Evans!" he got up from his chair and waiting for McGonagall.
"Alright let's go," we headed down the familiars hallways and into our room. Once inside and McGonagall was gone James started emptying his pockets.
"Holy mother marlin of pearl! Did you buy enough!?"
His purchases were spread all over his bed.
"Nah, I didn't get to buy some of the things I wanted to," he looked a bit disappointed.
"Why did you buy all these prank supplies when you can't even prank anyone?"
"Oh my little flower, I'm afraid that is where you're wrong." He organized his purchases in his trunk, "Anyway, McGonagall is going to come back tonight after dinner to talk about head boy and girl stuff."
"You mean we are still actually head boy and girl?" I was surprised. Maybe they had faith in us...
"Yeah, believe it or not," he laughed.
~*~
There was a loud knock on the door.
"Come in!" I yelled from my desk.
Professor McGonagall entered, "Good evening."
"Evening," we replied. James pulled an armchair over for McGonagall then sat down on the couch next to me.
"You two have been doing...pretty good so far," she started, "but Dumbledore and I have decided your not ready yet. Maybe a little longer will help the two of you compromise and get along better. But the main reason I have come here is to talk about the last couple weeks of school."
"What's going to happen?" James interrupted.
"Shh," I hushed him waiting for McGonagall to continue.
"I should be asking you that question, Mr. Potter."
"What?" I asked confused.
"Well in the beginning of the year Dumbledore told you we might have that week or so for the seventh years. Do you remember?"
"I do," I replied promptly.
"You remember everything, Evans," he rolled his eyes at me.
"Shut it Potter I do not."
"Do too!"
"Do not!"
"If I was to ask you what we learned in transfiguration three months ago you would know, and you would still have all the notes."
I paused thinking for a minute, "Transfiguring desks into horned toads," I answered barley louder than a whisper.
"See what I told you!" he pointed out.
"Please!" Professor McGonagall finally spoke up, "Do you ever want to get out of this room?"
"Sorry," I replied quietly.
"Now can I continue?" she didn't wait for an answer as she went on, "In the last week or so we will be having a 'Seventh year week'. And on the night before graduation there will be on last ball for only the seventh years. Nobody knows about this idea so we would like to keep it a surprise. All the students will know is there will be a ball so they can get dresses and dress robes. Also, we are depending on you two to think of ideas for the seventh years to do during the last week or so," McGonagall finished.
"Sweet!" James grinned happily.
"We'll start thinking, Professor," I replied.
"Splendid, I expect you'll be out of here in enough time to join in on the fun!" she hinted.
"We hope so," I stood up as McGonagall left, "Good night, Professor."
"Good bye, behave."
~*~
"I've got an idea!" James and I were sitting on the couch days after McGonagall came to talk to us.
"What is it this time?" for the last half hour James and I were trying to think of ideas for seventh year's week.
"How about we all go streaking in the Great Hall?" he thought it was the best idea.
"How bout you go streaking in the Great hall with Snape. Now that would be a show," I laughed.
"Snape? No. You? Definitely."
"No how about you go streaking with Snape and that's it."
"Do you fancy me naked, Evans?"
"Ew, no! I don't fancy seeing you running around naked in public, thank you very much. Yuck, mental picture! Ew get out of my head, out, out!!" I smacked my head trying to get the image out.
"I know you love the thought of me naked but I have another idea."
"What is it?" I was still trying to get the image out of my head.
"How about we all sleep together?"
"POTTER!"
"No you don't understand! Like a, what do girls call it where they all stay at each others house and do their nails? Umm...oh a slumber party!" he jumped to his feet after his 'brilliant' discovery.
"You just want to see everyone in their pajamas pervert." I rolled my eyes.
"I've seen just about everyone in their pajamas already," he winked happily at me.
"You know you might have a point, Jamesie." The light bulb clicked on.
"You mean you want to go get your pajamas on and we can party?"
"No, I mean like all the seventh years could go into the Great Hall after dinner, play games, and then watch a movie!"
"I told you I had it all figured out," he puffed his chest out with pride.
"You just thought about girls in their pajamas."
"No, I was thinking of you in your pajamas my Lily-flower," he took my hand and I yanked away.
"Let's just think of more ideas..."
~*~
"Ah, breathe the fresh air!" James breathed in very loudly with his eyes closed, "Freedom."
Professor McGonagall just came and told us we were aloud to go back to our normal dorms and that we did well.
"Yeah, finally," James and I stood in the entry hall for another minute just breathing in the fresh air and enjoying the company of people other than ourselves.
Since it was the weekend not a lot of students were roaming the halls. A majority of the school was either studying in the library, common rooms, or outside because final exams were approaching.
Two familiar people walked in from the Great Hall, "I still don't think you shouldn't have made that trade."
"Why not?"
"That Wizarding card is valuable, you dummy, and you just traded it for a priceless one."
"But look at the cool little horsie that comes into the picture every now and then! Look there it is!"
"You're so pathetic!"
"Am not! You just hurt my feelings; I should get a kiss now."
"I shouldn't have to reward you for your stupidity-Lily!" Bree and Sirius walked out of the Great Hall. Her eyes lit up at the site of us standing there with out supervision of a Professor, "Sirius has been driving me crazy!"
"Hey!" replied Sirius.
"Hi!" I gave her a huge hug.
"I can see you didn't drive her completely out of her mind, mate! Good boy!" Sirius patted James jokingly on the head.
"He just about did!" I smiled.
"So, Lil, what do you wanna do?" Bree questioned.
"I need to study," I replied.
"Study!? You just got out of 'prison' and you want to study!?" Sirius seemed surprised but Bree didn't look so surprised.
"Yeah! Exams are coming up and I need to study."
"You probably didn't get much work done since you were in a room all alone with Jaime," Sirius inked and I punched him in the arm.
"Hey, hey just kidding!" Sirius backed away, "Jeez girls with hitting me...is it a new trend I started but missed out on at the same time?"
"Well, Mr. Trend Pimp, Mrs. Study Queen wants to get some work done so I might as well too. Catch you guys later!" Bree waved to Sirius and James and we headed up the stairs, "I can't guarantee we will get a seat in the library though, half of England is in there!"
"We'll figure out something."
~*~