A/N: On to fifth year! Not much more to say, I think, except that I love everyone who reviewed! xD

Disclaimer: Thank you for thinking I own Harry Potter! But I don't. I only own what you don't recognize.

"Messing up your hair because you think it's cool to look like you've just got off your broomstick, showing off with that stupid snitch, walking down corridors and hexing anyone who annoys you just because you can– I'm surprised your broomstick can get off the ground with that fat head on it. You make me SICK!" Lily turned on her heel and stormed off.

"Evans!" James shouted after her, "Hey! EVANS!" She didn't look back.

"What is it with her?" said James, trying to look as if it was a throwaway question of no importance.

"Reading between the lines, I'd say she thinks you're a bit conceited mate," said Sirius lightly.

"Right." said James, furious now, "Right…"
There was a flash of light and Snape was once again hanging upside down in the air.

"Who wants to see me take Snivellus's pants off?"

Before James could even take another breath, a voice behind him made him wince.

"JAMES ANTHONY POTTER! PUT HIM DOWN!"

James and Sirius turned slowly around, attempting to smile at Amber Young's furious face.

"Hey, sweetie," Sirius said weakly.

"Don't you 'sweetie' me, Sirius!" Amber snapped. She glared at the crowd. "What are you looking at? Scat!" Most watchers did as they were told; the rest didn't leave until Amber pulled her wand.

James muttered the counter-curse and allowed Snape to scamper off, most likely to tell a teacher what had happened.

Amber lowered her voice so only the two boys could hear her. However, the fury didn't leave. "I told you both to leave the Slytherins alone! James, I want you and Lily to get together as much as you do, but it won't happen until you learn that showing off won't get you far! Sirius, calling me sweetie only ticks me off. I'm only your temporary girlfriend and we both know it." She rounded on Remus, who had finally looked up from his Transfiguration book and ducked behind it again as his eyes met hers. "Remus! Can you please try to stop these two nitwits next time?"

Remus merely nodded slightly, not looking up. Amber sighed and turned back to Sirius and James, who were looking half-amused and half-nervous; Amber's wand was still clutched in her hand and she had cursed them numerous times before.

"Just… try not to get in any more trouble, okay?" she pleaded. "I can't bear it if you lot get expelled."

James and Sirius nodded and said at the same time, "We promise."

Amber hugged both boys briefly. "Don't forget about Quidditch practice." She rolled her eyes. "I can't believe Wood is still making us practice three times a week." She turned away and jogged off in the direction of her redhead best friend and her other two friends, Patty and Samantha, who were trying to get Lily to calm down.

"You can uncross your fingers now," said Remus, putting his book down. "I don't think she's going to notice."

His friends grinned, held up their hands, and uncrossed their fingers.

"She'd kill us if she knew..." James began.

"All because of her stupid cousin..." said Sirius.

"But then again-"

"we'd lose our status-"

"as great pranksters."

"So we might as well-"

"keep pranking!"

Remus and Peter sighed and shook their heads.

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