CHAPTER THREE
Lily walked into the sixth year Gryffindor girls' dorm, opened her mouth to scream, and was cut off by two fluffy objects whacking her upside the head in quick succession.
"All right, all right, I won't scream!" she cried, trying to fend off the vicious pillows being wielded by her two best friends.
"Just had to make sure," Fina smiled.
"Now tell us what cruel and unusual punishment you made James suffer this time," Paige smirked.
"It was only a Freezing Charm," Lily said, growing slightly pink.
"A Freezing Charm where?" Paige said slowly.
"It only lasted for five minutes!" Lily said defensively.
"A Freezing Charm where?" Paige repeated.
"Somewhere that is very special to Potter, okay!" Lily said, turning beet red.
"Lily!" Paige exclaimed, looking shocked.
"You didn't," Fina said, an expression of dismay on her face.
"Well, the big baby will get over it sooner or later," Lily said huffily, compulsively rearranging her bookshelf. In a back corner of the top shelf, her hand closed around a bottle of some sort. Curious, she pulled it down.
"Whose perfume is this?" she asked, holding the bottle aloft.
"Not mine," Paige replied.
"Er – it's mine," Fina muttered.
"Why do you have perfume, and why were you hiding it?" Lily asked, arching an eyebrow. Fina mumbled something.
"You're what?" Paige asked. Fina mumbled again. "YOU'RE GOING ON A DATE? DID YOU HEAR THAT LILY? FINA'S GOING ON A DATE!"
"I HEARD!" Lily shouted, hastily putting a song on.
"WOOHOO LET'S DANCE!" Paige yelled. The chords of a Madonna song began to play, and Lily and Paige started to sing.
"♫ Like a virgin, hey! For the very first time - ♫"
"Guys!" Fina stood by the CD player, her hand on the stop button. "What am I going to wear?"
An hour later, Paige and Lily stood back and admired their handiwork.
"Stunning."
"Brilliant."
"Great job on the highlights, Paige, they came out really well."
"Thanks, Lils. Fabulous outfit you picked out, very flattering."
"Thanks. I want to prank the Marauders."
Paige took a step back and tripped over a trunk, while Fina's mouth and perfume bottle dropped at the same time.
"Prank the Marauders? As in James, Sirius, Remus, and Peter?"
"The mischievous Marauders? The maniacal Marauders? The monkey Marauders? The macho Marauders? The madcap Marauders? The magnetic Marauders? The misunderstood Marauders? The - "
"Okay Paige, that's enough."
"Sorry. But how do you prank the best pranksters on earth?"
"It's never been done before."
Lily grinned widely. "Well, there's a first time for everything, isn't there? Now listen carefully…."