I dedicate this chapter to SarahDay who is also my cousin. She helped me a lot with this chapter with names for Lily to call James, and with pranks for the marauders to pull. Not to mention the song that she suggested. She's like a second muse for me. She seriously wrote like the whole prank, cuz I kept pulling blanks on what to do. Which is why this is dedicated to her.

By the way read her stories! She told me that (and this is a quote from one of our chats) "dont make fun of my writing cuz I wrote them a long time ago..........when I was hyper on redbull!" so read her stuff too, and don't make fun of them. Otherwise I'll hex you to look like what Lily made James look like.

And if you wanna flame me, go ahead, I like flames, they help make yummy s'mores!

Anywho, this chapter is totally for Sarah cuz she suggested the song, and a way to use it, even though I had to modify the use of the song slightly, even so it's bloody brilliant if I do say so myself.. Wait, I shouldn't say that cuz I didn't write it yet. Oh well!

By the way, who else is majorly pissed at J.K. for killing off Sirius? My dad said he's not gone forever cuz Harry's gunna figure out a way to have him come back or something like that (maybe that was a dream...) but I dunno, all I know is I'm mad at her for killing Sirius! He was only like the funnerest character in the books!

Once again though, this chapter is dedicated to SarahDay.

Disclaimer: You know the drill, having seen it in many other fanfics... nothing belongs to me, except for a few characters and the plot; the rest belongs to JKR, one of the people who reviewed, or a singer/band that I decided to 'borrow' the music from. (Though the music factor will be decided on how brain dead I manage to get while writing this chapter.)

Thorns by Faerielights

Chapter 11: Prefect Dreams

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I decided I was ready to go back to bed, and to try to sleep. Hopefully there would be no more nightmares so that I could actually get some sleep and possibly be able to patrol the hallways without acting like a total zombie.

I walked through the third floor corridor all by myself. A song I had heard during summer break ran through my head. (A/N: no, not the song Sarah recommended, a different one that I happened to be listening to while thinking of story ideas.)

I was alone, I was all by myself

No one was looking, I was thinking of you

I was thinking of how quiet Sirius and James had been this morning. Too quiet. They had to be up to something. There was no other explanation. Whatever it was, I hope it made up for what those wankers, Snape and Malfoy, had done to humiliate poor Peter last night. It really wasn't fair for them to make fun of him. I mean, he had just transferred here from. Well, wherever it was that he came from. Weird little guy, wouldn't tell anyone where he was from, even so, Greasy and Whitie shouldn't have made fun of him.

I really hate walking around Hogwarts by myself. Looking down at my watch, I realized that it was almost time for lunch. Luckily for me, I only had to patrol till lunch. Oh well, may as well head down to the Great Hall now.

I went to your house, but no one was there

I went to your room

I was all by myself

Before heading to the Great Hall, I decided to go to Gryffindor Tower. As I approached the Fat Lady, I thought I heard someone else's footsteps. Turning around, I saw no one and decided it was just my imagination playing tricks on me.

I ran up the stairs that lead to the girl's dorms, and through the door marked 'Fifth Years'. As soon as I entered the room, the door slammed shut behind me; someone grabbed me from behind, covering my mouth to prevent me from screaming.

"Lily," the person whispered in my ear, the voice was oddly familiar. "As much as I hate doing this, I need your help." I struggled trying to break free from the arms that held me prisoner. "Now, I'll let you go if you promise you won't scream." I had an idea to make him let me go. "Do you promise that you won't -- Ow! What the hell!"

I had bitten my attacker's hand. While he was busy cussing me out, I twirled around to see who it had been. It was... (A/N: dun dun dun)

"Potter! (A/N: you were expecting Moldie Voldie?) What the hell do you think you are doing grabbing me like that and startling me?!" I was currently seeing red. It was all I could do not to tackle the git.

"I need your help. But now I'm not so sure I want it! Next time you get close enough, you might bite my arm off!"

"What do you mean you need my help? What with?" the suspicion in my voice was evident. The marauders never asked for assistance in pulling pranks. It was an unwritten law.

"You see, it's like this." potter dispelled his idea for a prank on me. This was going to be good.

The rest of the day passed uneventfully. Basically what I did was help the prats, er... I mean boys out with their prank. Not only did I agree to help them, I gave them ideas for enhancing it some.

"So when are we doing this?" I asked them.

"Dinner, that's the best time. Everyone's in the Great Hall at the same time, unlike breakfast and lunch. Does everyone know what they need to do? Good. Let's head down a little early."

After everyone had finished dinner and were starting on their deserts, notes of music could be heard throughout the hall. Everyone craned their necks, looking for the source of the sound. It seemed to be pulsating from everywhere; no single spot seemed to be the culprit. Suddenly two people at the Slytherin household stood up. They were (guess who!) Snape and Malfoy.

Snape was wearing bright pink booty shorts with a baby pink baby top. Across the seat of his shorts was the word Hottie. His hair now looked blonde with black undertones. He was wearing a hat with the bill to the side.

Malfoy wasn't fairing much better, his clothes were identical to Snape's, only they were purple instead of pink. His shorts had the word Cutie on the seat.

Snape - So what am I not supposed to have an opinion Should I be quiet just because I'm a woman Call me a bitch cos I speak what's on my mind Guess it's easier for you to swallow if I sat and smiled

That was good ol' Snapey for ya. He mimed sitting and smiling as he sang that. He and Malfoy were prowling up and down the Slytherin table. The people in the Great Hall sat there; shocked at the display they were getting with their dinner.

Snape - When a female fires back

The expressions on the people in the Great Hall were priceless! Not only was Snape singing, but Malfoy was dancing very provocatively, he even gave a 3rd year Hufflepuff a lap dance. Not to mention they had a little group of Slytherins break dancing in the background wearing pink Jumpsuits (think like the J.lo video with Ja Rule...umm.... I'm real...I think)

A bright blue fireball went through the Great Hall.

Snape - Suddenly the target don't know how to act. So he does what any little boy will do. Making up a few false rumors or two.That for sure is not a man to me. Slanderin' names for popularity. It's sad you only get your fame through controversy. But now it's time for me to come and give you more to say

Now Snape was on the Ravenclaw table...well I guess you can say dancing. He had his hands on his knees going up and down. Meanwhile Sirius and James where in the background taking pictures all the while Yelling 'Pictures 2 Galleons.'

Snape - This is for my girls all around the world. Who've come across a man who don't respect your worth. Thinking all women should be seen, not heard. So what do we do girls? Shout louder!

At this part of the song Malfoy did a flip by the Hufflepuff table and gave all the girls high fives. All across the hall you could see him givin winks and saying 'You go girl.'

Snape - Letting them know we're gonna stand our ground. Lift your hands high and wave them proud. Take a deep breath and say it loud. Never can, never will, can't hold us down. Nobody can hold us down. Nobody can hold us down. Nobody can hold us down. Never can, never will. So what am I not supposed to say what I'm saying. Are you offended by the message I'm bringing. Call me whatever cos your words don't mean a thing. Guess you ain't even a man enough to handle what I sing.

Snape - If you look back in history. It's a common double standard of society. The guy gets all the glory the more he can score. While the girl can do the same and yet you call her a whore.

By this time the Great Hall had gotten over the initial shock of the whole thing. Professor Dumbledore was dancing trying to get Professor McGonagall to dance with him. Meanwhile Professor Gremliz was fuming.

People were starting to lighten up and dance along with Dumbledore, especially the Hufflepuffs and Ravenclaws. The Gryffindors were hysterical on the floor, so they couldn't dance and the Slytherins were tied between being embarrassed and angry.

Snape - This is for my girls all around the world. Who've come across a man who don't respect your worth. Thinking all women should be seen, not heard. What do we do girls? Shout louder! Letting them know we're gonna stand our ground. Lift your hands high and wave 'em proud. Take a deep breath and say it loud. Never can, never will, can't hold us down

Snape took a big breath while Malfoy began to rap.

Malfoy: Check it - Here's something I just can't understand. If the guy have three girls then he's the man. He can either give us some head, sex her off. If the girl do the same, then she's a whore. But the table's about to turn. I'll bet my fame on it. Cats take my ideas and put their name on it. It's aiight though, you can't hold me down I got to keep on movin'. To all my girls with a man who be tryin to mack. Do it right back to him and let that be that. You need to let him know that his game is whack. And Whitie and Greasy got your back

Snape was now at the head table rubbing his butt against Professor Gremliz's leg.

Snape - But you're just a little boy. Think you're so cute, so coy. You must talk so big. To make up for small lil' things. So you're just a little boy. All you'll do is annoy. You must talk so big. To make up for small lil' things. This is for my girls... This is for my girls all around the world. Who've come across a man who don't respect your worth. Thinking all women should be seen, not heard. So what do we do girls? Shout louder! Letting them know we're gonna stand our ground. Lift your hands high and wave 'em proud. Take a deep breath and say it loud. Never can, never will, can't hold us down

By this time the spell was starting to wear off. Malfoy and Snape were fuming but continued singing.

Snape - This is for my girls all around the world. Who've come across a man who don't respect your worth. Thinking all women should be seen, not heard. So what do we do girls? Shout louder! Letting them know we're gonna stand our ground. Lift your hands high and wave 'em proud. Take a deep breath and say it loud. Never can, never will, can't hold us down. Spread the word, can't hold us down

The spell had completely wore of by now, and all you could hear echoing threw the hall was "POTTER, BLACK!!!" But it was too late; the doors were already swinging closed.

Once in the Gryffindor tower, James and Sirius allowed themselves to celebrate a prank well pulled. (A/N: does that even make sense?) They were contemplating throwing a party, and knew that if they didn't get caught there would definitely be a huge bash. Before they could celebrate too much however, the portrait opened. They breathed a sigh of relief when they realized that it was only Lily.

She didn't pay attention to them, only went over to a chair by the fireplace and sat. One look at her and the boys could tell she was deep in thought. For once they decided not to bug her. Though that could have been Remus's influence.

'Bloody hell,' Lily thought. 'Our meetings for the decorations for the Inaugural ball were already going to be hard enough, but now they'll be sheer torture. Why did I have to go and agree to help them with this prank?'

'Because you wanted to be working on the same side as James for once,' replied her subconscious.

'Utter balderdash! Why would I -'

"Lupin, Potter, Black. I know you were behind that display during dinner. You have one week's worth of detentions each. When will you learn to at least tolerate the Slytherin household?" McGonagall snapped Lily out of her mind's fervent match. She tried not to look at the Marauders, fearing that they'd rat her out if she did. Luckily for her, the marauders are not snitches. (A/N: in either sense of the word. Haha, I crack myself up. Okay. I can see I was the only one who found that funny, so I'll shut up now.)

McGonagall promptly turned on her heel and left the tower.

"Yes!" Sirius cheered. (A/N: It's what, the fifth day of school or something like that? Well, that sounds good so I'll go with it.) "I already have 20 detentions. I'll beat my dad's record this year, I'm sure of it!"

Lily looked up from her thinking and rolled her eyes at the boys, Sirius in particular. He just grinned and waved back at her. Then he did something unexpected.

He...

A/N: hmmm, maybe I should leave this as a cliffie.. Nah, I would but I feel I owe you guys something cuz I made you wait so long in between chapters 13 and 14.

He stood up and started serenading Anya who had just walked into the Gryffindor tower along with all of Lily's other female friends.

Sirius Had transfigured a quill into a pair of dark sunglasses. He danced around Anya insanely and sang some more.

I learned to love all of Hollywood money

You came along and you moved me honey

I changed my mind, looking fine

Goodness gracious great balls of fire

He threw a fistful of fake American money in the air, then mimed ducking flaming balls.

He kissed Anya on the cheek.

Sirius hugged Anya, then launched back into his song.

I cut my nails and I quiver my thumb

I'm really nervous but it sure is fun

Come on baba, you drive me crazy

Goodness gracious great balls of fire

First he made himself shake as though caught in a blizzard. He then grabbed at his hair like he was going insane (A/N: he already was insane, but the good kind, cuz we all love Sirius!) Anya was abashed at his behavior and not being used to having the whole tower staring at her, she tried getting out of the spotlight.

Sirius pulled her back into the spotlight and held her in his arms.

Once again, he made himself shake as though caught in a blizzard. He then grabbed at his hair like he was going insane. Then he danced around all the Gryffindor fifth year females, and tried to get each to dance with him in turn.

And with that, the song was over. Sirius stopped dancing but then started bowing to all of the applause he was receiving.

A/N: ok, I'm done with this chapter now..

Songs in the order they were used: Green Day All By Myself, Christina Aguilera Can't Hold Us Down, Jerry Lee Lewis Great Balls of Fire (sorry but I absolutely love that song, cuz it's from Top Gun, which is one of the best movies on the face of the earth.)