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Chapter 1- Magic Potions
"POTTER, YOU ARROGANT PRAT! GIVE ME MY CHARMS BOOK, YOU IDIOT!" a girl shouted at a tall boy from the couch of the Gryffindor common room. The girl had long red hair and bright green eyes, as well as a spray of freckles.
"What's the magic word, Evans?" the boy said, grinning. The boy had big hazel eyes that made other girls melt and jet black hair.
"TARANTALLEGRA!" The girl shouted at the boy and the boy started doing a complicated can-can dance, groaning between the kicking parts.
"Not that magic word, Lily! Ouch, please stop! Ouch! It's hurting!" the boy shouted at Lily.
"That should teach you a lesson, James Potter. Finite!" James stopped dancing and handed the book to Lily. At that precise moment three girls and three boys entered the common room.
The girl leading the group was Eleanor Turner, who preferred to be called Ellie. She had long, cascading blond hair and bright blue eyes. She was a muggle-born, like Lily, and she was very nice. If you wanted counsel on fashion, she was the perfect person to ask for information.
The next girl was Kaylie Hunt, a.k.a. Kay. She had shoulder length black hair and chocolate eyes. She was a pureblood, and after Lily, of course, she was one of the brightest students in Hogwarts.
Following Kaylie was Mary Thompson. Mary had long, brown hair, and grey eyes that made most boys in Hogwarts fall to their knees. She was very talkative, and often needed shutting up.
The three girls were Lily's best friends and whenever they heard Lily and James fighting, which was quite often, they got really annoyed, and today wasn't an exception. Right after the very angry girls were Sirius Black, voted by most of the girls in Hogwarts as most handsome, along with James, of course. After Sirius there was Peter Pettigrew, a plump boy who was quite nice but abbused by the boys, since most of the time he was doing things James and Sirius told him to do, and Remus Lupin, a pale boy who was the smartest of the boys. They just rolled their eyes at the fight.
"Okay, Lily, James, cut it out, okay? You guys are both Heads, and I doubt that fighting in front of everyone is a very good example!" Shouted Mary, getting the immeadiate attention of the fighting couple. Lily bowed her head, and after muttering something that no one understood, she went to the girls dormitory. James glanced at the rest of the Gryffindor seventh years and left the Gryffindor Tower.
Sighing with relief, Mary, Kaylie, and Ellie sat down on the couch. The Marauders followed suit, and the group remained silent for a while. Finally Kaylie said:
"How can you guys stand those two fighting every minute? I know most of it is Lily's fault, since whenever James's asks her out she has a fit, but still, how can you guys just remaine quiet?"
"And what are we supposed to do, Kay?" Remus asked.
"I don't know! Try to talk some sense into James, or whatever..." Next to Kay, a strange expression covered Mary's face. Slowly a smile formed in her her lips.
"I have the perfect plan! You know the expression, 'before you criticize someone, walk a mile in his shoes' or something like that? We could do it literally to Lily and James!"
"What? Give James Lily's shoes and vice-versa?" Ellie asked with a puzzled expression.
"No, no! You see, a few weeks ago I asked Lily to get me this book in the restricted section, Moste Potente Potions, and it had some interesting potions in it, including this switching potion. If I remember correctly, this potion makes two people change bodies for a week. It's a little difficult, though. Anyway, with this potion we could make Lily and James see each other in a completely different way, and maybe Lily will even fall for him."
"How would we make them drink this potion?" Sirius asked.
"We could put it inside their juice or something. That's only a detail though. Do I have all of your support with this?" The group agreed, and Mary went to her dorm to get the book. When she opened the door to the girls dorm, she saw Lily was writing furiously in a piece of parchment, and that Lily hadn't even noticed her. As quietly as she could, Mary got the book and took it to the common room. While Mary read the potion, Remus said:
"Hey, you girls know the Room of Requirement? No? Well, this room provides you with everything you want, so instead of us brewing the potion, why don't we just go there, and get the potion? We wouldn't waste time, and we wouldn't have to stand much more bickering." The girls agreed with his idea, and went to their rooms.
Later that night, Mary, Kay, Ellie, Remus, Sirius, and Peter left the Gryffindor tower to go to the Room of Requirement. The boys stopped in front of the wall opposite to Barnabas the Balmy trying to teach trolls ballet, and told the girls to walk three times past the wall, concentrating on the potion. They did so, and were surprised to see a door appear afterwards. When they entered the room, there was a single table on the center of the room, and on top of it was a vial filled with a purple potion. Mary grabbed the potion and the group went to the Gryffindor tower.
The next morning everyone was feeling nervous. They had to wait until after dinner, and when dinner finally finished, the Marauders and the girls went to the common room. Ellie then produced two brownies, which contained the potion, and offered them to Lily and James.
"Thanks Ellie, I was dying for chocolate," Lily said and she ate the brownie in one gulp, which surprised the Marauders, because Lily was usually very polite. Lily ignored them and went to the dorm. James shrugged, and ate the brownie almost as fast as Lily. He thanked Ellie, and went to his dorm. The group high-fived each other.
A/N: So how did you like my fic? I'm kind of only doing this fic because I'm waiting for my friend to finish reading HP5 so that I can continue my other fic, Riot Girl. Anyway, I hope you like it! Please review!
Dani