A/N: Sorry it took so long to get this out. I got back to school and was really busy, but I FINALLY got to post this. Hope you enjoy.

Nothing major happened for a while; classes were going fine for everyone, especially Lily, who found out that she didn't need to study at all. She also managed to keep running, building up her miles so that she was getting up to 20 miles a day. (of course her friends still thought she was crazy, but even the boys admitted that they envied her for it.) The only real exciting things going on were the pranks the guys were playing on Snape and Malfoy. (i.e. making them do the chicken dance while being dressed like a chicken, and the incident where Snape was charmed into a 18th century prostitute outfit and Lucius could only say things like, "Snape makes such a  hot prostitute!" and "I've turned gay because of Severus Snape.")

One day, about four weeks before Halloween, Professor Dumbledore made an announcement, "Quiet everyone, please. Thank you! I have an announcement to make, this year, our Head Girl and Boy have decided to throw a Halloween Ball. All students are invited to attend. They have also asked me to announce that it will be a masquerade, so please attend in costume. There will be prizes for best dressed, best dancing, etc. so please help celebrate this occasion and attend. Also, on one final note, would Miss Lily Evans please join me up here."

Lily quickly got up and walked up to the teacher's table. "You asked for me, Professor?"

"Ahh, yes, Lily. Please follow me." Professor Dumbledore got up and walked over to a chamber at the end of the teacher's table. "In here please."

When she entered, she saw two older students, one girl and one boy, "These must be the Head Boy and Girl." Lily thought.

"Lily, I would like you to met Elijah Chang and Adriana Figg. They are this years Head  Boy and Girl, I believe they would like to talk to you."

The two students thank Dumbledore then turned to Lily as he left.

"Lily, hello, I'm Adriana and this is Elijah. We are both in Gryffindor house."

"Lily, we would like to ask you to sing a few songs at the Halloween dance." Elijah asked eagerly.

"Umm…sure I guess."

"Oh, Thank you so much!" Adriana said running over to Lily and giving her a huge bear hug.

"Calm down, Dria, don't strangle her." Elijah said playfully. (Dria is Adriana's nickname)

"What would you like me to sing?" Lily asked.

"Well, we were going to leave it up to you to chose." Adriana said.

"Hey, it's your dance, I would rather you chose the music." Lily said

"Well, I'd prefer you-" "How about we all get together and chose the best songs?" Elijah interrupted.

"Ok!" the two girls said together.

"We'll meet in the common room tomorrow, how about that?" Adriana asked.

"Can't." Lily and Elijah said together.

"Why not?" Dria asked.

"Quidditch trials." They both said, and then started laughing.

"Well, how about Sunday night?" Dria asked laughing too.

The three walked back to the common room talking about Quidditch. Rather, Lily and Elijah were talking about Quidditch.

"What place do you play?" Lily asked Elijah.

""I'm one of the chasers." He replied.

"That's cool. I want to be either a chaser or the goalkeeper." Lily said.

"Well, I'll have to remember that." He said smiling.

"Why is that?" she asked.

"Because I'm the team's captain."

"Really?" Lily asked increadously.

"Yeah, and you look like you could be a really good Quidditch player." He added.

"Well, I'll see you tomorrow, Miss Evans." He said with laughter in his deep brown eyes.

"Bye, Adriana, Elijah." Lily said going to find her friends.

"What was all that about?" Remus asked, looking up from the chess game he was playing against James.

"That's for me to know, and you to find out." Lily said jokingly.

"Ok, don't tell us." He replied.

"I won't. Oh, Remus?" she said.

"Yeah."

"Move that horse to E 7."

Remus looked at the board and smiled, "Checkmate!"

"WHAT?" James almost yelled. No one had ever beaten him at chess.

"Yes!" Sirius said, giving Remus a high five.

"Evans!" James bellowed.

"Yes?"

"Why did you do that?"

"Cause I believe in helping friends. Plus I'm a chess player." Lily said a bit arrogantly.

"Oh really?"

"Yup."

"Well, come here and play then." He said daringly.

"Ok!" Lily wasn't one to back down.

In exactly 9 minutes and 43 seconds, Lily had all of James' pieces, and had his king cornered in the middle of the board.

"Wow, Lily." Remus said. "No one has ever beaten James before."

"Well, now someone has." She said smiling.

James grumbled something to himself.

"What was that?" Sirius asked.

"Nothing." James muttered before heading to his dormitory.

"Geez, can't that guy stand to lose?" Lily asked.

"Nope." Remus, Sirius, and Peter all said together.

"Well, he better get over it quick, cause she's gonna be around a while!" Sirius muttered to Remus, who agreed.

"What'd ya say?" Lily asked.

"Nothing." Both the guys said.

The next day, James was in a better mood. In fact, he was in a great mood.

"Whoa, what's up with you?" Sirius, who was practically his brother, figured he would still be upset about the whole Lily incident.

"Quidditch!" he said while stuffing his face with fried eggs.

"Oh yeah!" Sirius said, "Anyone else trying out?"

Three people raised their hand; Mariko, Lily, and to everyone's surprise, Peter.

Lily started cracking up.  "Calm down, Lily." Mariko said playfully.

"Sorry." Lily managed through her laughter. "It's just-just-just too funny!"

"Well, Lily, I'm better than you!" Peter said bravely.

Sirius just muttered to himself about how stupid that was, Remus was getting ready to restrain Lily if things got out of hand, and James had stopped eating. They all knew that Lily was not one to argue with.

"What did you say?" Lily said standing up.

Peter shrank back. "N-no-nothing." He managed to stammered.

"That's what I thought, Peter. You couldn't manage to stay seated on a broom if you're life depended on it." Lily spat, her eyes flashing dangerously. She had never liked Peter; he was too sniveling, rat-like for Lily's taste.

"I could, too." He said gathering up all the courage he had.

Lily laughed almost cynically, sending shivers down everyone's spines, and drawing attention from the other tables, "You! You can't even manage to walk without tripping. Or eat without spilling something."

Peter shriveled under the gaze of Lily, her green eyes boring through him, he felt as if she was picking apart his brain. "You would do anything to be in the favor of those who have power. You would betray those who trust you most just to feel safe. You are more a rat than a person."

"MISS EVANS!" Professor Peele called out. "That was completely uncalled for, 35 points from Gryffindor. Next time, hold your tongue."

"Yes, Ma'am." Lily said not the least bit embarrassed. She sat down, but continued to harass Peter. "If you ever talk back to me again, I'll make sure you regret it." She spat out as quietly as she could. She seemed taller, and bigger than her 4'9" frame really was. Her bright green eyes were like the sea during a hurricane. Everyone was too scared to speak, and Peter just ran out of the Great Hall.

"Lily, that wasn't right."  Remus said, being the first one to speak. He didn't really like Peter too much, but he felt sorry for him.

"I'm sorry, Remus. I couldn't help it. He's just too much of a crying rat." Lily said a little ashamed. She shouldn't have gone off like that, but she just couldn't stand that guy.

"Lily," Sirius said carefully.

"Yeah." She replied edgily.

"Please, never, ever do that again!" he almost whispered.

"Why?" she said bluntly.

"'Cause you're scary when you're mad." James filled in when Sirius couldn't speak.

Lily softened when she saw the petrified faces of her friends. "Sorry, guys, I just-ah never mind. I'm gonna go. Before I do something else." She added before heading to her dorm.

"Whew, that was scary." Sarah said.

"You're telling me. Imagine how Peter felt." Remus said.

"Oh, Remus," she said hitting him playfully, "He deserved it. He's the one who insulted Lily!"

"That's true."

A/N: ok, the outburst by Lily may be a bit out of place but… it's there… Please Review!!!