Hey first of all thanxs to everyone who reviewed my story! I was sooooo happy with the reviews! Umm. oh yhea, sorry that the first three chapters were all in the first one! My comp. Was soo screwed up that I had to do all at once. Disclaimer: the genius behind all this is J.K Rowling. Thanks for reading I hope everyone likes the next chap.

Sirius led the group with Remus and James close behind and Lily and Peter bringing up the rear. The five of them trekked along the long tunnel until Sirius' hand reached a wooden trap door. They quietly clambered out of the tunnel and snuck up the dark stairs leading behind the counter of Honeydukes. Luckily at the very moment they had opened the basement door, Mrs.Honeyduke, who was working behind the counter, had gone to help what looked like a troll and a hag rolled in one. After about five minutes of purchasing candy from the shop they trailed out and on to Hogsmede High Street. "Dress first," commanded Lily, just as James shouted, "Jokes first." "Business first" said Sirius, Lily looked please with herself, until she saw Sirius turning around to face Zonko's. "Pleasure later." Lily glared after him but knew the others wouldn't argue in her favor, so with a very obvious sigh she slumped over to the large green door, that opened up in to Zonko's. Zonko's Joke Shop was dimly lit and smelled faintly of dung bombs.

However the shadowy light wasn't at all eerie and the smell was rather

amusing. Lily's expression lightened as she stepped over the threshold, and the

boys were clearly elated as they entered their second home at Hogwarts. A

wrinkly old man behind the counter was very happy to see the boys.

I was wondering when you would be coming back to stock up. I was

expecting you soon so I put some specially new dung bombs on hold for you

with some other stuff in the back. His voice betrayed his age, he sounded

like he was just over thirty, however his apperance was clearly much older.

His eyes lingered on the boys but slowly they wandered over to Lily who was

fingering some finger-squeezing rings. Lily? Lily Evans? Is that really you?

Lily looked amazed as the aged man stared at her.

Yes,, I'm Lily Evans, but how do you know me?

LIly, it's me Tom! I had a bit of an accident last year with some aging

potion, but the ministry's almost found a cure! But it's me Tom Mulligan! NO! Ohh, Tom, I'm so glad to see you again! Tom had been a good friend to all of the Mauraders including the unofficial members. He was always putting

new arrivals and old classics on hold for them. They had their own special draw in the back room. Tom gave Lily a tour of the shop while the four boys checked out the things on hold for them. Lily grabbed a finger-squeezing ring

and walked with Tom to the front counter. She paid five knuts, she had a

special maurader discount, gave Tom a hug and followed the guys back out

on to the nearly deserted street. She briskly walked to the front of the group,

and led the way to Madame Malkins Designer Gowns, which had just opened

in Hogsmede. Lily felt very proud of herself as she opened the neat French

doors, she had managed to not say a word to James the whole time. A

brunette with her hair pulled tightly back in a bun, and wearing navy blue

robes greeted them at the door. She gave Lily a once-over and said rather

snobbily "May I help you?" She had a touch of disdain in her voice.

"Yes actualy, I'm looking for a formal dress to wear the Hogwarts Halloween

Ball. The Brunette stuck her nose up and said "Fine, follow me." Lily knew

exactly what to do to get the sales person to respect her. Do you know who I

am? She asked. "No, should I?" retorted the girl. "Yes, I'm Lily Evans,

daughter of Marie Evans-LeClair." The girl had a look of terror on her face,

Oh my God! I'm so sorry, I didn't know! You wouldn't believe some of the

brats we get in here. I'm so sorry.

"Its okay" Lily replied, the door rang and a bleach blonde entered, wearing

what looked like mink coat on. "Go ahead and help her, I've got everything

under control here." Lily gave a smile and turned to face the evening gowns.

The brunette hurried away.

"What in God's name was that about?" Asked Sirius with a confused look on

his face.

"My step-mother's made a name for herself. Sure, I may hate her but why

not use it to my advantage?" Sirius shrugged. After ten minutes of loading the

guys up with gowns, including James, she finally made her way over to the

dressing rooms.

"Too many gowns there, sweetheart. Only allowed five at a time. Said a sour

old witch who was at the front stall of the dressing rooms.

"Well, my mother, Marie Evans-LeClair, always tells me to bring them all

in." Lily replied coyly.

"Honey, I don't care what your mother told you, rules are rules. Have some

of your boyfriends bring 'em in. She motioned to Sirius, Remus, Peter, and

James.

"I am NOT her boyfriend!"Cried an indignant James. "I don't even want to

be here!"

"Sure, sugar, what ever." She said as she made the number five with her wand.

The five zoomed over James' head and hovered there as Lily motioned him to

follow Sirius and Remus who had entered the fitting room.

The first dress that Lily tried on was a lilac Victorian dress. It had a liberty waist line, and all though the upper part showed off her curves the

rest did nothing for her. Sirius gave her the thumbs down sign, Remus nodded.

She turned around, and walked gracefully back in to the stall. The next dress

was a bright pink halter dress. Although she looked beautiful she could tell it

wasn't the one. The piles of tried on dress' steadily grew as she tried on

more

and more. The guys became more and more bored and told Lily she looked

great in every single dress, just hoping to be freed from the boredom.

Eventully Lily came down to the last dress. She clicked open the stall and

stepped out. She glided to a mirror and spun around twice. Then she turned to

look at the guys. Sirius and Remus still looked bore, but there was a slight

twinkle in Sirius' eye and Remus had a small smile on his face. Peter who had been drooling since the first dress had closed his eyes and looked very happy. And James was speechless. He was just staring at Lily. The dress was

perfect for her. It was a black satin halter dress, and hugged her body in all

the right places. Her deep red hair contrasted the shiney blackness perfectly

and she looked ravishing. She gave a small cough and said "Well, we all

know what dress I'm getting." Peter opened his eyes and James shook his

head, as if to shake himself out of a trance.

"It's okay" he said with a sour grin on his face. Lily rolled her eyes and stuck

her tongue out at him. Then she stomped back in to the stall. James let out a

low sigh. "God, why?" he mumbled. Thanks for reading! I'm not sure when I will be able to get the next chapter out cuz I'm going on vacation for a month! Hope you like! Please reply!