Over the next few weeks, everyone Fifth Year and under steered clear of the Gryffindor Fifth Years. (Tina is an honorary Gryffindor) After the gender mix-up (which, to the girl's surprise and delight, happened to make itself known for every meal for the rest of the week) there was a lesson in Greek Mythology.

Evidently, Sirius made a crack about Tina's hair and she gave him a glare that could've frozen hell twice over. (A/N: Yes, it was that cold.) James had claimed to see the true Slytherin rear its snake-like head and gave Tina a hair style that could rival Medusa's.

Tina, who could take a joke better than any of her friends, whipped out her wand and aimed a rather nasty hex at James. He dodged it at the last moment, leaving a shocked and (A/N: what else?) confused Peter Pettigrew in its path.

It took some time for the boys to figure out how to turn Peter back into a human.

The girls knew that Sirius and James were just fooling around and decided that they would let Tina control the more well thought out pranks and Arabella, Alice, and Lily would take the more common matters into their own hands.

A couple days later, the Marauders were walking around the grounds when Remus spotted Lily by the big tree by the lake. Their tree. Lily was doing her homework. Alone. By herself. Solitarily. (A/N: I think you get my point.)

Remus pointed her out to Sirius and Peter because James had Lily- radar and was half way over to the tree already. They flopped down next to her with James and Sirius on her right, Remus and Peter on her left. Lily looked up at them, took note of their presence, rolled her eyes and went back to her homework.

"Hey Evans," said Sirius as he pushed James slightly, making him knock into Lily. She crossed out where she had messed up and continued writing. James glared at him as Lily replied.

"Black," she muttered, tossing her hair impatiently.

"Hi Lily," said Remus.

She still didn't look up from her work. "Hi Remus," she replied in a much lighter tone than the one she used to greet Sirius. The boys shared a look over Lily's head, Sirius raising his eyebrows suggestively.

"So Flower," James began slowly.

"That's not my name. My name is Lily, or in your case, Evans. And before you ask, the answer is no."

There were a few moments silence in which the Marauders shared another look over Lily's head.

"Who would you say yes to Flower?" asked Sirius.

"That's my business," she replied shortly.

"Flower, it's not Moony, is it? Please, I don't think Prongs could bear it if his best mate got the girl he's been pinning for."

His comment was rewarded with a heavy glare from Remus, a shove from James, and probably the most embarrassing thing that'd ever happened to him at Hogwarts. (Courtesy of Lily.)

"You've just touched a nerve, Black. Don't do as much as breathe near it again."

"What will you do if he does?" asked Peter, a little too eagerly.

Lily turned to look at him slowly. "Would you like to find out first hand?" she asked dangerously, fingering her wand.

The eager look on Peter's face seemed to fall off entirely. A sudden rustling was heard over head and a stone dropped and hit Peter square in the head. Remus leaned forward to pick it up and examined it closely. He looked up into the branches curiously.

"Probably a really violent bird," said James dismissively.

"Right…" said Remus, clearly unconvinced. He stood up hastily. "I just remembered. Unfinished Potions assignment. Gotta go. I'll um, see you later." Remus walked quickly to the castle doors and out of sight.

Upon entering the Common Room, he found two Seventh Years in a very compromising position. He took a moment to smirk at them before tearing up to his room. He headed straight for the window next to his bed and conjured a chair. He grinned to himself while observing the scene that was taking place by the lake.

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"Why are you here Black?" Lily asked, grinding her teeth against the impulse to grind him into a million pieces. James ran a hand through his already windblown hair. Peter had left a little while after Remus to join the other students by the lake.

Sirius continued to grin at Lily. "Well, on my eleventh birthday-" he began. James rolled his eyes and stole a glance at Lily. 'Merlin, she's beautiful,' he thought. He was jerked out of his daydream by the sudden silence in the air.

He looked round at Sirius, who had his mouth wide open and hands around his throat. He then looked over at Lily, who was smiling smugly as she put her schoolwork into her schoolbag.

She turned to James, who was now laughing so hard that there were tears streaming down his face. They both stood up.

"You think that's funny, do you?" She smiled at him coyly. Pressing her body against his, she backed him up. "Well I know of something even funnier," she whispered in his ear. She a shiver run through his body. 'James, you're too easy,' she thought triumphantly.

"What's that?" he asked in a low voice. Lily suppressed a shiver, surprised that he could have an effect on her. She walked him back a few feet closer to the lake.

Putting her mouth right next to his ear, she muttered "This." Using all her strength she pushed him backwards. Backwards, however, happened to be into the lake.

As James' head emerged, he saw Lily laughing and Sirius on the ground next to her, bound by ropes. Alice, Arabella, and Tina emerged from their hiding places; the tree, mixed in with others by the lake, and behind Hagrid's hut respectively.

The four girls pointed their wands at a very scared Sirius and Levitated him into the air and simultaneously, dropped their wands. Sirius, a hundred feet above the lake, had about a second to admire the view before plunging down into the middle of the lake. The instant he splashed into the water, the ropes disappeared and his voice came back. He swam towards the shore and straightened up, shaking his hair out of his eyes.

"Jeez, is it PMS week, or something?" he asked James as they wrung out their robes. The girls turned around and walked back to the castle, laughing loudly.

"They have given the saying 'Go jump in a lake' a whole new meaning!" they heard Lily say.

Turning to James, whose hair was sticking up in even more directions than usual, Sirius said "Couldn't you pick a girl to fall in love with that wasn't insane?"

A/N: You know, I'm getting the distinct impression that you guys like this story. I mean, I've got over 600 hits! Okay, down to business.

Review Replies for Chapter Nine

Fairy-GYAKUTENNO-MEGAMI well you are funny.. wait did i get things mixed up? oh boy... lol anywhoo graet chappie and yes i finished HBP and i was crying at the end! did you?

Thanks! I was crying. Good-bye to that particular character. (I don't want to spoil it for anyone that hasn't finished yet.)

babi-gurl8907 Cool story! When is the Lily and James romance gonna start?

Honestly, I'm not sure. I'm going to have them in a few 'situations' together, but Lily is quite stubborn and she can't fall for James that quickly.

hpluvas i really like your stile and i like the book so far. and i know that making longer chapters would take more time but could you mabe make them longer abyway?)

Well, I could try…-

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Fairy-GYAKUTENNO-MEGAMI great chappie!

Thanks!

believe-in-yourself4ever aww...how sad. Lol, and yes, you are funny. Congrads! I loved it. The ending was just perfect. The next chapters are going to be great. Best Wishes! and its okay...mixing up are reviews didn't kill anybody? -akward slience- Or did it:P

Thank you! My reviewers are okay so…-

Sevetenks the Ultimate F Poor James.

I know, but you'll be saying that a lot in this story! Evil Konny!

hpluvas O SCREW LONGER CHAPTERS GIVE ME THE 11TH I DONT CARE IF ITS 13 LINES LONG! UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE
ALYSSA

Wow, I guess I can't skip out on updating anymore! (Aww! I liked being irresponsible!) I can guarantee you that the next chapter will be more than 13 lines long! Well Alyssa, here it is! Just review and tell me if you liked it! (Author crosses fingers behind her back hopefully.)

That goes for the rest of you guys too! Now I have bad news. I'm going back to school on Monday, the first. I know, it sucks! I will, however, be keeping up with this story. I plan on updating every Friday from now on so, just keep reviewing and I'll have the initiative to keep up! See ya next week!

Konny