Hey! Iris here! This is the second chapter of my very old (and poorly written) story. I'd LOVE to get more reviews...suggestions about how I can improve the story. Well, must fly! Love to all

Iris

Chapter Two

The prank the Marauders played went off without a hitch. Clarissa and Michelle didn't know what had hit them when they walked into the Great Hall for breakfast the next day. There was a silence and then a roar; all four tables were laughing uproariously. Michelle noticed it first.

"Oh my God! Clarissa... your hair!" Clarissa took a strand of hair from her ponytail and began to scream.

"Oh my God! Oh my God!"

Lily was holding her sides in ecstasy as Clarissa saw what her robes said and started screaming even louder. Michelle glanced around the Great Hall and spotted the Marauders and started purposely towards them. Clarissa had stopped screaming enough to follow. James, Lily, Remus, Hannah, and Sirius saw them coming and quickly put looks of innocence on their faces.

"James Potter!"

"What?" Asked James keeping a straight face. Lily sniggered into her plate.

"I like your robes Clarissa. They suit you," Hannah said calmly. Clarissa blew several fuses and started toward Hannah. Remus quickly stood up (even though he was in Ravenclaw Remus always sat at the Gryffindor table).

"No cat fights at the table girls," he said as Hannah also stood.

"Oh let 'em," Sirius interrupted. "I've got five bucks on Hannah!" Hannah laughed.

"Anti up Mr. Black, I'm taking your money." She turned to Clarissa who had retreated a few steps when she had stood up.

"This is way too easy." Michelle who had hung back began screaming.

"Clarissa your shoes!" Clarissa looked down and saw what her shoes had become and yet again started screaming. James couldn't take it anymore and burst out laughing.

Lily quipped quickly, "I like her hair better don't you Hannah. Pink's not her color." Michelle looked around at all the laughing people and grabbed Clarissa's arm.

"Clarissa! Let's go back to the dormitory and try to get this stuff off." Clarissa not calming down made a desperate leap at Lily screaming in rage. Lily pulled out her wand just as Michelle grabbed Clarissa's robes.

"Come on Clarissa!" she said pulling her along, Clarissa kicking and screaming all the way:

"I'm gonna kill you Hannah Bell! You better watch your back Evans! Get off Michelle!"

Lily and Hannah looked at each other and both burst out laughing. Both swallowed their laughter as Professor McGonagall quickly made her way over to them.

"Evans, Bell, Potter, Black, Lupin!"

"Yes Professor," they all said at the same time.

"You have some explaining to do." The Great Hall which had been filled with laughter had become deathly quiet.

"What do you mean, Professor?" asked Sirius.

"I believe I should ask you the same question Mr. Black. What do you mean by playing a trick like that?"

"Us? Play that trick?" said James innocently.

"Yes you play that trick Potter," said Professor McGonagall a small smile playing on her lips.

"You'll find that hard to prove Professor," Lily said quietly. Professor McGonagall turned to Lily.

"And why is that Evans?"

"Well, how do you know it was us? It could have been anyone, I mean no one saw us doing it, did they?" she said to the Great Hall.

A resounding chorus of no's echoed through the hall.

"See Professor. You can't possibly punish us for something you have no proof that we did." Professor McGonagall gave Lily a small smile.

"She's is quite right, Minerva," said Professor Dumbledore form his seat at the staff table. "Innocent until proven guilty."

Professor McGonagall smiled. "Quite right Albus. Sorry to disturb your breakfast. As you were."

The Great Hall again became noisy with the clatter of forks and knifes and idle chatter.

Professor McGonagall leaned down to Lily, "You know Evans, you would make a smashing lawyer." Lily smiled at Professor McGonagall's back as she walked back to the staff table. Lily caught Professor Dumbledore's eye for just a second but could have sworn that he had winked at her. She turned back to the Marauders and their conversation.

"Lily that was brilliant!" Hannah said.

"Really? I've been practicing."

"What have you been practicing?" asked Sirius curiously.

"How to keep you guys out of trouble."

"Well sorry to burst your bubble but that's physically impossible." Lily laughed then turned to James.

"You just had to laugh."

"Hey! I lasted longer then you, over there snorting in your hash browns."

"Ha ha. Stuff it."

Remus interrupted. "Come on Herbology's first. We're in Greenhouse Four today," he said standing up and gathering his things. Hannah also stood. "Yeah I'm going to go ahead and head down there. You coming Lily?"

"I'll be down in a second; I've got to go get my dragonhide gloves. I have a sinking suspicion that whatever we are working on today bites."

"All right we'll meet you there," said Remus over his shoulder as he and Hannah started out of the hall.

"The love birds," said James at their retreating backs. "Lil I'll come up with you, I've got to get something in my dorm anyway. Walk with me?"

"Sure," said Lily. "You coming Sirius."

"No, I think I'm going to stay down here for awhile. I'll meet you guys at Greenhouse Four." Sirius was staring at a pretty black haired girl about halfway down the table. Lily rolled her eyes.

"Come on James," she said standing up. As they walked out of the Great Hall Lily noticed she was getting evil glares from all of the girls.

James noticing too whispered in her ear, "Let's make 'em wonder." Lily nodded. He gave her his arm and she took it tossing her hair in the process. All the girls visibly began to turn green with envy at the sight of Lily and James walking arm and arm out of the Great Hall. Lily laughed inwardly. It was a known fact that all the girls in the school had a crush on at least one of the Marauders, except for Peter...poor guy. Even she, Lily, had had a crush on one of them before: Sirius, but that was a really long time ago.

James interrupted her thoughts," They thoroughly made fools of themselves, Clarissa and Michelle. 'Oh my God! My hair!" James said imitating Clarissa's whiny voice. They were still walking arm in arm as Lily laughed.

"Yeah their always good for a laugh...and so are you," added Lily as an after thought. James dropped her arm and bowed.

"Thank you, thank you very much."

"Oh shut up Mr. Presley," Lily said punching James lightly on the shoulder.

James stopped, "Who?"

"Never mind," said Lily. James elbowed her gently and held out his arm again. Lily smiled and took it.

Thanks to the Reviewers...

SnoopyViz – I'm really glad you like it! And I really appreciate all the feedback I get from you' you're the only one who EVER reviews. Thanks!

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I am not trying to imitate et cetera Ms. Rowling and would like to tell those who try to go to therapy. There is one and only one J.K. Rowling. Period. Thank you for reading my story please tell me what you think.

Iris