A/N- okay, okay, i'll start right from the cliff-

Not Them!

"No, not them!" cried Lily.

"Oh Lily dearest!" said James, grinning.

"Lily!" exclaimed Sirius. "You've been a naughty, naughty girl!"

"Oh, how could I forget you had a meeting too! You told me you'd be there in my letter, but I didn't know I'd have to bear the long ride there with you too!"

"Actully Miss Evans, it won't be a long ride at all. We will be apparating there."

"Apparating? But we can't apparate, we're under age! And besides-"

"Don't you think I'd've thought of all this, Lily?" questioned Dumbledore.

Lily looked abashed. "Yes, of course, I should have known..."

Sirius laughed at Lily's hesitance to break the law, but Lily just scowled at him.

"Very well, then, shall we?" and Dumbledore stretched out his arms to the teens. Lily grabbed his left one, and Sirius grabbed his right. James immediately grabbed onto the left one, so he could touch Lily's hand. Sirius snickered as Lily rolled her green eyes."

"Off we go then." said Dumbledore. And Lily, James, and Sirius felt an oddly uncomfortable pulling sensation, as if someone

was trying to pull off the ground, hard, but they were stuck.

After a few minutes of that uncomfortable feeling, the 3 teens and Dumbledore looked around, and found themselves by an old rundon building and an out-of-order telephone booth.

"Wait, this is the Ministry of Magic? It's nothing but an old rundown shack!"

"Oh, Lily, Lily, this is just an illusion! You see, the Ministry just disguises their Headquarters like this, so that no unwanted guests come in!"

"Okay, but dont "Lily, Lily" me!"

James and Sirius laughed.

The 4 of them stepped into the phone booth and stated their names and reasons Sirius Black, Professor Dumbledore, and Lily and James Potter, here to--Ow! That hurt Lily!" and were in a few moments, transported into the building.

"It's on the 7th floor, 3 room on the left. I trust you can get there yourselves. I'll meet you at the lobby after your hearings." said theDumbledore, who clearly didn't want to waste words, and mysteriously drifted away."

So the 3 of them raced through revolving doors and staircases, auntil they reached the floor where the Hearings were held.

"Wait!" called Lily, as she panted, trying to keep up with the 2 boys, who were much faster runners than she, and still running, but clearly, not as alert.

"What Lily, do you need me to hold your hand?" asked James.

"No thanks, James, I think we're here."

The 3 looked up at the door labeled "The Hearing Room."

"Ah, you're right Lilykins." said James.

"Why are you guys here, anyways? Not that I'm surprised to find you 2 in trouble."

James and Sirius grinned and high fived. Lily rolled her eyes.

"Thanks Lily!" said James, who clearly took it as a compliment.

"Yeah, we're deeply honored," sobbed Sirius, wiping fake tears from his eyes. "Actually, I was over at James house over the Summer, and we accidentilly sent a stray bludger flying into a nearby muggle community, injuring several innocent people."

They high fived again.

"You idiots!" That was my town! And actually, I remember it, as my next door neightbor, a little old lady, was one of the ones hit by it!"

"Ooh, sorry bout that, Lils."

"Never mind, you guys go first, you're going to be late!"

"Okay, okay." and the boys rushed in through the door.

"Well, that didn't take long," said Lily, as the boys came out, grinning. "What happened?"

"Actually Lily, all we had to say was that we knew Lily Evans, and we were off the hook." said James, pleased.

"Why? What do you mean? Who's the judge?" asked Lily

"You'll find out soon enough, teacher's pet." smirked Sirius.

"We'll be coming in with you, Lilykins, to witness your sluggish hearing." added James slyly.

"No! Slughorn's the judge?" cried Lily. She didn't take to liking Slughorn too much anymore, she got tired of his stupid

parties for only "favored students" and disliked being called "teacher's pet!"

"Yes, actually, Evans, he was promoted. You should have heard him going on about you to the jurors, they didn't even have time for us! I think he likes you almost as much as I do...wait no..." said James.

"Well, at least you know you're not in trouble!" crowed Sirius, to a punch in the stomach from Lily.

But Sirius was right. Lily wasn't in trouble. She was out of the room in a matter of minutes, despite protests from Lily herself, claiming that she had to be judged fairly "Nonsense, you did nothing wrong, Lily dear, merely set your sister in boils! She probably deserved it anyways!" cried Slughorn., and a few laughs from James and Sirius.

"I can't believe he did that for me!" cried an outraged Lily. "Not that I mind getting out of trouble but, still. It's unjust!"

"Yeah I know what you mean Lily, he didn't mean to though." said James.

"What do you mean, he didn't mean to?" asked Lily.

"I threatened to hex him if he didn't let you off easy. said James, happily.

"James, you can't threaten the defense against the Dark Arts teacher!" cried Lily.

"Oh, yes I can. For you I can. And besides for that, he's a big old softee inside!"

A/N- like it? r & r! will update soon!