Hello! I know it has been a freakishly large amount of time since I updated, but my internet just got fixed! So yeah updating has not been easy, but now my eager fans won't have to wait long for updates! I hope this means I won't have to wait long for reviews! By the way, I'm gonna be changing my screen name since "HarryPotterRocksThinker" is just a little one the lame side… Hopefully I'll be able to change it to Silly&Sirius, as long as it isn't taken… Anyways, on with the show!

Ch.3: Pranks and Practices

After walking around in shock for a while, Lily became unnaturally happy.

"Oh My GOD! Look at that incredible candelabra!" she exclaimed while gazing at a rusty old candleholder.

"Umm, Lily, we see that every day." Katie said quietly, patting Lily on the back.

Eventually Lily returned to normal, other than smiling for no apparent reason every five minutes. Lily ran to her dormitory quickly before dinner to drop her books off. On her way back, she was met by an extremely unpleasant surprise.

"Well, well, well, if it isn't little Miss Juliet." said a drawling voice directly behind her. Lily turned to see Alexia Miller standing with her arms crossed, glaring at her. For once, her best friends were not at her sides; Lily had a feeling that this was not good.

"I suppose that you had to give Professor Lockhart a bit more than an audition to snag that part," she said, smirking. Her curly died-blonde hair and huge boobs gave Lily the sudden urge to vomit.

"No, I wouldn't sink down to your level, Alexia," Lily replied.

Alexia slowly walked forward and stuck her face close to Lily's. "You will pay for this, Lily Evans. It may not be any time soon, but I swear it will hurt you more than anything you've ever experienced before. So you had better watch your back, Evans, cause there just might be a knife in it." She glared at her for a moment, then briskly walked away, her three inch heels click-clacking against the hard oak floor.

"What took you so long?" questioned Lori as soon as Lily sat down.

"I had a bit of a run-in with Alexia Miller." Lily told her friends about her confrontation. When she finished, they both had worried looks on their faces.

"What a be-otch…" said Katie quietly.

"The bad thing is," said Lori, "I would actually hold her to her word."

"That's the thing that worries me," said Lily.

"Just watch out," Katie replied.

On the following Saturday the first practice was held. Lily, Lori (who had made Juliet's mother), and Katie (Juliet's nurse) all walked to the auditorium together, giggling over the days events.

When the Marauders had found out what Alexia Miller had said to Lily, they immediately began planning a prank. That morning had finally been the day it would be put into action.

The plan began with a harmless little trick: Alexia's shoes would not stay on. Every two steps she took the large, shiny, gold plated buckles would become undone, causing her to have to stop and put them back on. Lily, her friends, and the Marauders had stayed carefully hidden through all of Alexia's stopping and starting, but could see her perfectly well. But James was nowhere to be seen.

When Alexia began going down the stairs her shoes came undone yet again. As she bent over to buckle her shoe, an unknown force pushed her from behind, causing her to cascade down the flight of stairs. She finally met the bottom with a loud clunk. Just as she was about to get up, something warm and wet hit her directly in the face. A single owl flying overhead had decided to leave his last meal in a very appropriate place.

"SHIT!" she exclaimed, trying desperately to get the mess out of her hair.

"Literally," giggled one of her friends.

"Shut Up Missy, or I'll tell Malcolm about that night with Johnny Bivens!" This immediately cut off her friend's giggles.

"Well, what can I do?! I swore I'd meet Severus in the Great Hall at 10:00 sharp. The letter he sent me seemed to make it sound very urgent." Alexia said.

Earlier that morning, the Maurauders had sent Alexia a note from Snape, saying he had something very important to tell her.

"I guess you have to go then," said one of her friends quietly.

With a loud sigh Alexia replied, "I suppose your right…" As they headed towards the Great Hall, the Maurauders, Lily, and company followed quietly. When Alexia entered the Great Hall, they stayed behind. They heard the Great Hall go suddenly silent. After a few moments, Lily walked in slowly. She paused and stared at Alexia. "Great hair," she said. The entire student body erupted into fits of laughter. Lily smiled sweetly at her, then went to sit down.

When the laughing had finally died down, and Alexia had stopped glaring at Lily and stormed out of the hall, everyone turned to Lily.

"That was priceless!" exclaimed Remus.

"And it wasn't even planned!" said Sirius, gazing at Lily admiringly.

James, who had returned shortly after the owl incident added, "It couldn't have been better if we had planned it. I do believe Lily is a pranks-tar extraordinaire!"

"Really though, Lily, you will have to teach us a few of your tricks," said Peter.

So it had been a very eventful morning. The three girls entered the auditorium to find Professor Lockhart up on stage, spilling his heart out about the importance of Shakespeare. They gave each other quick glances and sat down. About 20 minutes into Lockhart's schpeel, the Marauders decided to make their entrance. (Remus controlled what happened backstage, Sirius was Romeos best friend, Mercutio, and Peter was the Tea Boy.)

Lockhart gave them a forced smile and said "Nice of you to join us, boys."

"Anytime Professor," replied Sirius, flopping down in the seat next to Lori.

After another 30 minutes, in which Lockhart told, in detail, about the time when he had been Romeo, he was finally ready to begin practice. "Right, so let's see…. I'm going to need James Potter and Severus Snape up here for the first scene."

A disgusted look overcame James' face as he stood up and walked onto the stage. Snape looked just as unhappy as he stood beside him.

"Right-o, in this scene we have a confrontation between Romeo and Tybalt, his arch-nemesis… Shall we begin?"

"Yes. Professor, there's just this one little problem. I seriously doubt that I am capable of dealing with Severus Snape for long periods of time."

Professor Lockhart grinned at him for a moment, then replied cheerfully, "That's the spirit James, get into your role! I want to see more of that deep hatred! Now, not many people know that Shakespeare was actually a wizard. To avoid being burned at the stake, he wrote plays to perform before the king. He liked Romeo and Juliet so much that he decided to write it in a non-muggle form also. This, of course, is the version we will be performing. So, if Potter and Snape will just begin practicing, I'm sure some of you will notice the difference."

Lockhart was right; in this version of Romeo and Juliet the first scene included something about a centaur on a broom, and went along the lines of Romeo challenging Tybalt to a duel. Quidditch was also mentioned quite a few times. (Lockhart told them that Shakespeare was a huge fan) Finally they were done with the first scene, but it was time to go. Lockhart assigned a large amount of reading, causing the students to emit a large groan.

"What's the point of being in a play if you get assigned homework?" Sirius whined while walking out the door.

"You think somebody is actually going to do it?" James asked.

"Well I certainly think that you should," Lily said, overhearing their conversation. "After all, it will help you to understand the play better, and it will give you something better to do then snog some girl all night." She walked away quickly before James could come up with a smart reply.

That night, when Lily came down from her dormitory to get her charms book, she saw James reading his book in a corner. She smiled to herself and quietly went back up the stairs.

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