Disclaimer: I wish I had a witty line for this, but I don't. I don't own Harry Potter.
A/N: Thanks for reviewing, ya'll! I'll try to make this chap a long one…Oh…and to the "flamer"…sorry if you don't like my stories….if you don't…then stop reading them…or give me some idea's to make them better, aiite?
I know Arabella Figg is a mean, old, catty Squib…but for my fic, she's a tall, pretty, feisty, smart witch. Deal!
Chapter Four: Pranks
Lily soon learned about Hogwarts and did her best at her work. She had to work hard, though, because this was new stuff for her. She was annoyed that James and Sirius had good minds and this stuff was easy as pie to them, but they wasted their brains on some sort of map, that they wouldn't let anyone see. Lily saw Remus struggling to knock some sense into James and Sirius, but otherwise, he could be just as bad. Peter….he was just weird. An outcast, but Lily was glad the others were kind to him and let him follow along.
Molly and Lily were inseparable, as were Amelia and Arabella. But, Arabella was a bit of a flirt, and that got on Amelia's nerves. Amelia wasn't a nerd, but she studied hard and disliked most boys. Didn't everyone, at the age of 11? (I sure did! XP )
Time went by quick, and it was soon December. While Lily and Molly helped put up decorations, Arabella was hoping to catch Sirius's eye. Amelia was preparing to go home for the holidays, and Remus was looking quite ill. Peter…was just Peter. Sirius had dated almost all the first years, and was moving on to second years. James was trying to figure out how to get Lily to at least look at him. He, himself, didn't know what he saw in her.
I know she is a nerd, and seems U-G-L-Y…with a mass of red hair, with eyes magnified with huge glasses, and hair in pigtails…I know that. I know girls would die for me.. I know I am hot, with crumply hair, with muscles, with a tan. I know that! I know I am a feisty sex god… But I also know he liked Lily. James thought this constantly. He needed to find out why.
Sirius saw a sudden change in James. Sirius had known James all his life…they had been neighbors for eight years. He knew James like the back of his hand. But now, he didn't know who James was. James had always been crazy about girls. He had pictures of girls everywhere. And James used to be crazy about Quidditch. James was playing with no spirit, and Gryffindor had lost three games; Gryffindor was out of the running. Sirius needed to take action. He went out, taking James' invisibility cloak, and went to the library at night, looking at Most Potente (sp?) Potions. He found what he was looking for. It was called the Eniq Potion.
Sirius would try to erase James' love of Lily, or at least for a temporary while.
Sirius slipped back into his dorm, and sprinkled the potion on top of James. Grinning, he went to sleep.
Yawning, James awoke. "Sirius, dude…we were gonna prank someone…who was it?"
"Lily."
"Who?"
"Evans…"
"The nerd?"
"Yup. Red hair, braids…small ass…that's her!"
"What should we do?"
They thought…
"I have a better idea! Forget pranking Lily, let's prank Snape! We can give him a shower…get all the grease off him!" Sirius joked.
"Naw…Evans… let's put a Stolidus Potion in her pumpkin juice!"
"What'll that do?"
"Make her completely stupid! Potions test today! She'll fail brutally!"
"James…that's harsh, man."
"Are you SIRIUSly backing off from a prank." James joked.
"Yeah."
"Wimp."
"Fine…you do Lily, I do Snape."
"EW! You're gonna do him! Ew! Ew! I went with Peeves to the dance, sure, but Snape? No can do."
"Pervert! You know what I mean. And if I do Snape, you're doing Lily. How sexy!"
"Is Lily the only first year you haven't dated yet?" James asked Sirius, curiously.
"Pretty much…"
"I dare you to take her out!"
"No way!"
"Yeah!"
"Just go prank her!"
"Okay! Should we tell Peter and Remus?" James requested of his best friend.
"Nah. I think they might try to talk us out of it."
So they left, wondering when the best time would be. James slipped the potion into Lily's drink, when she was looking the other way. Sirius was getting ready to go into the Great Hall, when:
"Accio tub! Accio Pantene Pro V! Accio Soap!" Everyone looked, shocked, at Sirius. Sirius knew Professor Dumbledore would punish him…but at least Snape was getting some holiday cleaning! Sirius grabbed Snape, and pushed him into the tub, stripping him, so all he was wearing was boxers with little rubber ducks on them. Laughing, the whole school watched as an invisible hand scrubbed soap onto Snape, as his hair got shiny using shampoo, and as Snape was seething at Sirius. Professor Dumbledore was not laughing, but he was not stopping Sirius either. Professor McGonagall, however, ended everything with a wave of her wand.
"Mister Black! You will report to Professor Dumbledore immediately! I have never seen such irrational action! Mister Snape, please do to your next class."
Sirius went over to Professor Dumbledore, trying his best not to see the look on James face.
"Sirius. I must congratulate you on your skills. That was advanced magic. That is fourth year work. Where did you learn it from?" Dumbledore smiled at Sirius.
Surprised, Sirius answered. "I study hard, sir."
"Ah. Well, put your mind to some other … more important tasks. Hurry on to your next class."
"What's my punishment?"
"Surely, you do not want one."
"Oh…no…thank you sir." And he left, marveling at what a great pranker he was. Girls followed him all day, begging to go out with him.
James, upset that he was not the center of attention, pushed Sirius into Snape.
"Black!"
"That's my name, don't wear it out, Snapie!"
"You will pay!"
"Yes…you are quite poor. You really do need more money. Shall I write a check?"
"Polarais!" Snape shot a spell at Sirius, but it hit Lily, who was hit in the eyes, and her glasses shattered instantly.
"I can't see! I'm blind! Help! Help me!" Lily was screaming frantically.
"Come on, hospital wing, ..take my hand.." Molly tried to guide her up the stairs.
"I can't see! Help! Help!"
The hysteria went on for a while, and when Lily, holding Molly's hand, was led into the hospital wing, the mob reduced into nothing except Molly, Amelia, and Arabella. They waited until finally, Lily came out.
"The spell helped my eyes! I can see without glasses!" Lily clapped her hands.
Her friends were staring at her. She looked nice without those big, immense glasses. You could tell her eyes were green. A deep, brilliant green.
"What?"
"Nothing…come on…we'll be late for Potions! Test today!"
And so they scuttled like mice, not knowing four boys were watching them. One of the boys spoke.
"Madam Pompfry (sp?) took the spell off Evans. I saw. The one I slipped into the juice. The Rique potion. God Damn it!"
"We'll be late…come on."
A/N: Since my story's slow, I needa pick up pace! =]
I'm gonna have another little "accident" with Snape, so he can hit Lily again, but this time, it's gonna be her hair…so her hair is gonna be pretty-ful, and then James is gonna put a spell on Snape…making him…uh…a girl?? Yeah…that sounds good… and then Lily [in sec year] is gonna be hot. Yep. But James tries to hide his feelings, and wont show them until fourth year… blah blah blah…then Sirius is gonna date Bella… and Remus is gonna date Amelia…and then Peter is gonna drop put as a Marauder and Arthur Weasley is gonna take his place… In fifth year, James does something that makes Lily hate him even more…in sixth year he totally changes, just for Lily *that's so sweet*… they go out…Lily likes him…he likes Lily…Sirius lives with James then…they go into seventh year…Snape falls for Lily…they graduate…James almost gets killed by Voldy…Lily loves him lots…they engage… they get married…they have Harry…they die… yeah… I'll try to give the ending a twist…cuz I like Pepsi twist! Tell me if you like the new storyline thingie…thanks!
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