NEWTS came and it had everyone panicking. The seven of them had taken it in different ways, most of them had been pretty confident apart from Lily and Hannah (Lily had actually thrown up on the first morning due to nerves), confident until they had had their Potions exam.

Flashback

Professor Java had just collected in the papers and they all looked at each other with apprehension. They knew it would have been difficult but not as bad as it had been. They were just relieved that it was all going to be over by the end of the week. They walked out quickly and stopped when they reached the front of the school. Lily and Clare looked like they were going to faint whilst the rest of them were recovering from the test.

"Okay, I knew that would be hard." Sirius said, "But that was a killer!"

"I know, the hardest question had to be the one about the love potion." Lily added, "I mean 10 marks for naming it, how you recognise it, characteristics and how it smells! That's like the difference between grades!"

"Amortentia." Hannah said quietly, "It's one of the most powerful love potions in the world. It has a distinctive mother-of-pearl sheen and characteristic spirals. Plus it smells differently to each person, whatever we like the most of or something like that. And I ain't even gonna go into what I smell!"

They stared at her blankly for a moment, not knowing what to say.

"How did you know that?" They asked

"I pay attention in class." She answered

"Face it you guys." Lily sighed, "Hannah's aced that test."

"If she knows everything then she'll know the answer to number 15." James said, "What are the side effects if you drink Felix Felicis in excess?"

Hannah sighed

"Giddiness, recklessness and it gives the person dangerous overconfidence and is highly toxic in large quantities." Hannah answered, "That's partly why it is banned in sporting competitions. That, and it makes them the best at the sport via luck."

"Damn!"

"And I may have aced that test but we will all have aced at least one test out of all of them." Hannah commented and they muttered in agreement.

They made their way outside into the grounds and settled down by a tree, the exact same tree they had sat under when they had their OWLS, except then the girls had been sitting by the lake. They settled down and relaxed in the sun. James was playing with the snitch again and Sirius had taken to chasing Lily. The other four were revising for their Arithmacy exam. Lily finally let Sirius catch her and he tickled her. They settled down on the grass and Sirius wrapped his arms around her.

"I can't believe this will probably be one of the last times we'll be doing this." Lily said quietly

"It's depressing ain't it!"

"Yeah." They all agreed.

"Hang on a minute." James said, "What happened to being glad to be out of this place? Remember before we got all depressed about the fact we were leaving, we said we'd be glad to leave here."

"Yeah, we know." Clare answered

"But James, we've got so many memories here, it's like leaving a huge part of us behind." Hannah added, "That's why we don't want to leave, this is our home and it has been for the last seven years. It'll be strange to leave after all this time. Although even I have to admit I am looking forward to getting out of here and being able to enjoy things without you lot being there. No offence like."

"I think that's how we all feel." Lily smiled

"Yep." Remus and Sirius agreed

"I for one have an extremely good reason why to leave this place though don't I?" Carolyn sighed, "It'll be nice to get out of here and do what I should have done from the beginning."

The boys looked at her curiously, not knowing what she was on about but the girls smiled at each other knowingly.

"What happened to no secrets?" Remus asked Hannah

"Um.." She paused, "Try it ain't my secret to tell, I'm just keeping it."

"Maybe it was best it worked out this way." Clare said, "Because just think what it would be like if it hadn't, yeah there are some advantages to it but not many really if you think about it. Just think of your mother Caz."

She shuddered thinking about it and they laughed.

"Since when have you four turned all knowing?" Sirius asked

"Since forever!"

"I think it's safe to say that you guys are like family to me." Hannah said

"That's a bit of an understatement really ain't it Han? Since I'm your brother." Sirius responded

"You know what I mean."

"Hell yeah!" They agreed

"I came here an only child and left with the best friends a girl could hope for." Carolyn grinned, "Plus added little bonuses such as my boyfriend among other things."

"I came here a Muggle born with no friends and I leave with you guys." Lily laughed

"A girl with everything except you guys and I'm so glad I'm leaving with you." Clare said

"I came here as a reject from one of the richest families in the wizarding world with a brother and a best friend yet I still leave with my brother and best friend except fro the little facts that he's my fiancé and I got my other best friends as well." Hannah smiled, "And you guys are gonna make me cry in a minute."

The girls laughed.

"What about you three?"

"Well we've all got brothers for life no matter what. Special Marauder bond." Sirius said

"I can agree with that." James added

"Same here." Remus finished

End Flashback

At the end of the week they were all sitting in the grounds again, in the exact same spot but this time they were joined by Rachel and Snape. They were planning the end of school prank, which they had to make sure no one was around so they wouldn't overhear.

"So do you know the spell needed?" Rachel asked Lily

"Uh huh." She answered, "And do you have the potion ingredients needed?" she asked Hannah and Snape

"Apart from one but I can easily get that." Snape said

"And I need to get the book from the forbidden section." Hannah added. "But I can get someone to give me a note to get it or rather to get another book."

"Do you have everything we need?" Carolyn asked James and Sirius

"Yep." They answered

"What about you Remus?"

He nodded

"So it's settled then." Clare said

"Not quite." Hannah said, "We still need to work out what we are going to write."

"Let us do that." Sirius responded, "Because we have an idea but we can't discuss it with you."

"When are we gonna do it?"

"Right, well probably the last night we're here because then we can't get expelled." James said, "It's logical."

They agreed and Lily wrote down everything they needed to know and then closed her book, waiting for everything to be set.