Disclaimer: I own nothing that you recognize…blah, blah, blah… Summery: A/U What if Lilly Evans wasn't Miss. Perfect? What if she had a twin? Lilly Evans and her twin, Linzey Evans, have just transferred to Hogwarts from another magical school. They're in their second year and quite the troublemakers. James Potter, Sirius Black, and Remus Lupin—the Mauderers—are in their second year at Hogwarts (Peter isn't in this fic) when two beautiful transfer students arrive. They're in for a surprise when the new students threaten their position of "troublemaking kings". Then James falls in love with one of their new enemies…The fun begins.

A/N: I FINALLY UPDATED! Sorry it took so long! Forgive me if this chapter isn't that, well, good. I had some serious writers block getting everyone starting Hogwarts again. Oh, and the next chapter's going to take a bit to write because I have two Cross-Country meets. :( But, Fall Break is coming up soon! A whole week to write! (Okay, maybe not a whole week)

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Chapter Eleven: Pranking, Dueling, and Plotting

Two Ravenclaw girls walked down the hall, gossiping.

"So, anyways, did you hear the rumor about the Evans Twins and the Marauderers?"

"Yeah. It's impossible that they would hang out together."

"I know! I mean, before Christmas they spent the majority of their time pranking each other."

"Exactly."

But, as if the rumor itself had come alive, voices sounded from down the otherwise silent hallway. When the two girls saw the maker of the voices they stood frozen in the middle of the corridor, dumbfounded. They quickly became true believers of the so-called rumors.

"Fine! I'll do it for goodness sake! God, James!" Lily Evans turned around the corner followed by her twin sister, Rachel Taylor, and the three Marauderers—who, in fact, she was calling by their first names. The rumors were true…which could only mean one thing:

Hogwarts would be getting pranked—

DOUBLE TIME!

Lily's P.O.V.

Gosh! James Potter is getting even more annoying (if that is even possible) since Liz and I mad a truce with the Marauderers over Christmas break (it's a long story, why we did it and all). I mean, he asks me out 2 times more than he used to and those Marauderers three are always following my twin and I around. Don't they know the meaning of—or even the word—STOP?

Anyways, onto more important things. We (including the Marauderers :rolls eyes:) have this prank planned for the Slytherins, and its going to be fantastical! With the help of James' invisibility cloak we're planning on hiding—"…use the color of blue…"—the Slytherins' painting that lets them into their common room/dormitories and putting a locking charm (can you believe that James asked me to be the decoy—when we're using charms?) on the entrance. It'll be a good one, I think. Oh, and don't forget the balloons tomorrow night…

"Miss. Evans, no the other one, could you please tell me what the Color-changing Charm is used for." The charms professor's voice broke my pranking thoughts.

Thank goodness I'm a 'walking, talking, living charm book', as Liz calls me. "That one's easy! It's used for exactly what the name states—changing the color of something. But, only solids can be changed with the Color-changing Charm."

"Very good, Miss Evans! 5 points to Gryffindor!" The professor winked at me; maybe he knew all along that I was never listening to him. Oh, well. Besides, everything he says is boring except for when he tells us to actually do a charm.

"…going to practice the charm. Remember the incantation is colourmous. Ready? Begin."

I began to change the solid in front of me into the color that I was thinking in my head. I'm guessing the professor said something about thinking the color you wanted in your head, which I already knew. Didn't he say something about blue? Blue, blue, blue, blue… "Colourmous!" The book in front of me quickly changed from a deep brown to a light blue.

"Good, good, Miss. Evans! 5 more points for being the first one done!" The professor announced, standing at the back of the room. So…the color was blue.

3rd Person

"James Potter, if you step on my foot one more time I'll—." A voice hissed from within the empty hallway.

"Flinch" another voice interrupted, but the approaching caretaker heard neither. The caretaker stormed down the hallway, barely missing three Gryffindors hiding under an invisibility cloak.

"Gosh, Lily, you gave us away." A voice jokingly whispered.

"Oh, James Potter, you are so hopeless!" another voice replied. "Idiot." It muttered.

"Hey, I heard that!" the first voice retorted.

"Will you two just shut up?" a third voice hissed as it gradually moved towards the Slytherin common room.

"Yes ma'm." The other two whispered their reply.

"So, is Sirius going to meet us at the entrance?" The first voice asked the second.

"Yep. He's bringing the bag with him. He also said he found a good hiding spot."

"Good."

Linzey's P.O.V.

"Good." Lily whispered.

We, as in Lily, James, and I, were under James' invisibility cloak heading towards the Slytherin common room to do some real damage. Though, I'm surprised we haven't been caught yet considering that I just now got James and Lil to stop bickering (if you call Lil telling James off and James enjoying every minute of it fighting). If only those to would stop fighting all the time, they would make such a cute couple! I mean, James acts like he really likes Lily. Plus, I'm pretty darn sure that she likes him, though she'd never admit it—EVER.

Mental thought…Goals for this year: 1.) Get James and Lily going out—in whatever means necessary. 2.) Find some way to help Rachel with her "problem". (might take longer than this year.) 3.) Get someone to go out with me…which I have a pretty good idea who…not that I'll ever tell.

"Guys, is that you?" A voice, which belonged to Sirius I'm sure, whispered behind a statue. The three of us protected by the cloak made sure no one was around before taking it off. "Oh, good." The lone Marauder appeared from behind the statue carrying a rather large bag. I smiled…it was a good day. (tomorrow while be much better)

3rd Person

That morning the majority of the Slytherins were at breakfast. So far none had figured out that they couldn't get back into the common room. Nothing out of the ordinary happened until almost the end of the meal, when a 4th year Slytherin came hollering into the great hall.

"PROFESSOR DUMBLEDORE! SOMEONE HAS TAKEN AWAY THE PICTURE FOR THE SLYTHERIN COMMON ROOM AND PUT A LOCKING CHARM ON THE DOOR!" The Slytherin yelled, stalking down the middle of the hall. All eyes averted their attention from their food.

Dumbledore stood up hurriedly. "All houses to their common rooms! Slytherins stay here!" Everyone obeyed.

Professor Dumbledore made his way to the Slytherin common room entrance after the students left to go to their common rooms, followed by a few professors keen to helping him. He shook his head. Ever since those 3 boys—James Potter, Sirius Black, and Remus Lupin—came to Hogwarts last year it has been prank after prank after prank! The aging Headmaster wondered if they'd ever stop. But, with the twins coming to Hogwarts this year, the pranks would most likely never end. So, onto the Slytherin common room he went.

The talented wizard had no trouble getting the locking charm off the entrance. All he had to do now was get another painting, or else find the original one.

By the time the professors found the Slytherins another painting—the original one was never to be found—it was time for lunch.

The Marauderers and Evans Twins (including Rachel) entered the great hall together, trying hard to contain their smiles and laughs. And it wasn't just because the painting plan worked. Sitting down at their usual seats, with the usual spaces between the girls and boys, the 6 exchanged anxious glances.

Professor Dumbledore made a speech about '…if the culprits of the painting incident are found…serious punishment will be served…' then the food appeared on the long house tables.

The Evans Twins smirked; James and Sirius started counting down "…5…4…3…2…1!" Red and gold confetti fell from the ceiling above the Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, and Hufflepuff house tables. Instead of confetti, red and gold water balloons fell from above the Slytherin table. Screams erupted from many of the Slytherin girls while the other houses died out laughing.

As the professors stood up to stop the ciaos, a sign appeared over their heads. It read in red and gold flashing letters:

THIS PRANK BROUGHT TO YOU BY:

THE MARAUDERERS AND EVANS TWINS!

(A/N: the reason that Rachel is never mentioned in the pranks is because she doesn't want to participate, even thought the twins try to persuade her.).

Professor McGonagall stormed over to where the 5 culprits were sitting. "You five. Detention tonight a—."

"At 7:00 sharp." The twins finished for her, smirking.

McGonagall glared at them, which the twins fatefully returned. "You will be cleaning up this-this pigsty!" The red-face professor stormed off.

"This'll be easy." James whispered. The others nodded.

7:00 DETENTION

"Okay, I want you all to start right now and clean this great hall up! And everything better be spick and span!" Professor McGonagall announced.

The 5 culprits looked at each other with smirks on their faces. Sirius started, "Ready? 1…2…"

"Hippogriff!" They all said together. Right before their eyes everything was back to normal, spick and span.

Looking at Professor McGonagall, Lily stated, "Well, I guess we'll be seeing you!" The 5 left, leaving behind the red-faced professor torn between telling them off and taking points from her house or just leaving it be.

ONE WEEK LATER

From the Diary of Lily Catherine Evans

You won't BELIEVE what that James Potter said today! I mean, SERIOUSLY!

He said that no girl could beat him in a duel. I say again, SERIOUSLY! Then, he went on to say—he had to add it—that he could beat the Evans Twins any day because all they were good at was Charms and Potions. Can you BELIEVE it!

So, of course, I had to go over and set that boy—who, by the way, is way too full of himself—straight. To tell this account truthfully, I must say that I think a little too highly of myself, as well. But not as much as him!

Well, anyways, I stalked over to where James Potter was sitting in the common room to set him straight. That arrogant prat. Well, I proceeded to tell him that I'd challenge him to a duel. That the 'pact' we made over X-mas break could be suspended for a bit.

So he tells me that it would not be worth it since no one can duel with Charms. Well, I sure showed him! I told the guy that he just was a chicken. And that I could beat him in a duel only using Charms.

Well, James Potter is not one to pass up an opportunity to prove that statement wrong. Anyways, he was probably glad that I was a better challenge than Snivellus…or was he…?

Then I decided we'd raise the stakes. I said, "Why don't we raise the stakes a bit? If I win…hmm…you have to be silent for one day." That arrogant boy raised a brow. "If you win…hmmm…I'll be your girlfriend for one day."

Then he says, "Only one day!"

And I said, "Yep, unless you want to raise your silent days as well."

Then he thinks a bit and says, "Make it three days."

So I smirked and said, "Fine. We'll have the showdown tomorrow—5:00 p.m.—meet here in the common room. You better talk a lot today, James." Then, I left. As simple as that.

So, James Henry Potter is SO gonna LOSE to ME while I ONLY use CHARMS!

GREAT, huh? I sure think so!

Lily Evans

(A/N: As you can already see, unlike the normal Lily, Lily Evans in this story doesn't care about her grammar or writing skills.)

THE DUEL

From the Diary of Lily Catherine Evans

So, today's the day. Time to kick some James Henry—that middle name is sooo hilarious—Potter butt! Hehehe…three whole days of not hearing James Potter! Well, gotta go. The showdown's about to start! WISH ME LUCK! …not that a book can really do that…oh, well…

Lily Evans

OUTSIDE: SITE OF DUEL

Lily's P.O.V.

So, here he is, standing right in front of me to have a little 'friendly' duel. (Okay, somewhat friendly).

"Two out of three wins, got it?" James asks (so, you might be wondering why I still call him James…well, then quit wonderin' 'cause I ain't gonna tell ya!).

"No, you idiot, I don't get it. I forgot in the time span of five seconds since you said it the first time." I said, my voice drenched with sarcasm. "So, let the duel begin!"

"You know you can only use charms, right?" James walked over to be so we can do that idiotic bow thingy.

"Really! Wow, I could have sworn I forgot." I smirked at him before we bowed.

So, what to do first? How 'bout an easy somethin'…"Wingardium Leviosa!" Quickly—well, not that quickly—James' wand was in my hand. Lucky for me he was caught off-guard or that charm wouldn't have worked. Smirking, I threw back his wand. "One and Zip."

The next time I barely managed to keep my wand when I dodged an Expeliarmous from James. Before I could dodge again, he sent another one my way. My wand was in his hand.

As James threw my wand back to me I had an idea. I dodged another hex and pointed my wand at James' glasses. Black, Black, Black… "Colourmous!" James Potter went blind—well, sort of. Laughing, I changed back his glasses. "Well, looks like I won! Five days of silence for you!"

James grumbled something that I couldn't here before I put the silence charm on him. Hehehe…this is going to be such fun!

ANOTHER WEEK LATER

From the Diary of Lily Catherine Evans

I'm soooooo disappointed that James' silent term is over! It was a lot of fun teasing him about it! Oh, well. The only problem is that he has been talking NON STOP. It's sooooo annoying! Plus, he's started asking me out again. Great. Just great.

Remember when I wrote something about that nightmare at the beginning of school—after X-mas break? Well, I have it almost every night! It's getting sooooo annoying (among other things)! I wish I could talk to Linzey about it, but for some reason I just can't. I don't know what's up with me! I sometimes wish that someone else had that same dream so I could talk to him or her.

Well, on a happier note: I FINALLY found a way to make my diary completely LinzeyEvans-proof! SO excited that I can actually write important things in here without her knowledge! Like, for example, when she read this certain page and got this big idea that I liked James Potter! Okay, well, maybe he is a little cute…

Lily Evans

P.S. The 'pact'—unfortunately—is no longer suspended. That stupid, stupid pact.

'BOOM!' I was flung up the stairs, hitting the wall above them and falling flat on the floor. Gosh! That really, really hurt! Already my body ached all over. Then an overly tall man started walking up the stairs. I immediately felt frightened by his presence as I tried with no avail to get up. This man had red eyes and a thin, pale face. He had no need or use for a wand, I quickly found out; he must be really powerful. AT the simple flick of his long, dead-like fingers I was lifted into the air. An invisible force grabbed around my neck' it—he—was choking me. Through my attempts at breath, I heard the man yell, "Avada Kedavra!" My body hit the ground with a 'thud'. The man's job was done' I was dead. Yet, as my heart slowed I heard something else in the distance. A man's voice. But, it wasn't the one who had killed me…it was someone else. "Stop right there! You will not get away with this!"

Abruptly, I sat up from my sleepless sleep. I had awoken on the floor beside my bed, soaked with sweat. My breathing was heavy, as if I had really be chocked like in my previous nightmare.

I looked over to Linzey's bed. She had not yet been to sleep. Figures, since I had retired quite early. It was only 9:30. Well, I might as well wake up for a while, to get my mind off things. Putting my wand in its usual home—my back pocket—I walked down to the common room, still shaking somewhat from that horrible nightmare.

Linzey's P.O.V.

I was walking down an empty corridor, trying to get back to the Gryffindor Tower without anyone seeing me. Then, all of the sudden, I heard these voices coming from an empty classroom. And they seemed very familiar.

"We have to get Lily Evans to go out with James. I'm freakin' tired of him talking about her all the time!" Sirius said, exasperated.

"I'm tired of him ranting on about Lily, too. Maybe we could trick her into doing it." Remus replied thoughtfully.

I smirked. Did they not know the ways of the Evans Twins? I mean, seriously! I stepped into the room in which the Marauderers' backs were facing way from me. "Sorry to ruin all the fun, but you two are missing something very important." I waited so that could set in as the two boys turned around. Then, I continued, "There's only one person who can out-smart Lily Evans, and that person's me."

Sirius raised an eyebrow. "Is that so?" He asked mockingly.

"As a matter of fact it is. So, if you want to stop Mr. James Potter from talking about my sister, you'll need my help. I'm willing to lend a hand in getting Lily to go out with him. So, do you want it or not?" I stated simply.

The two looked at each other questionably. "Okay." Sirius and Remus replied.

"Great. So here's the plan…

Stay tuned for:

How to Go About Out-Smarting Lily Evans.

Will Linzey, Sirius, and Remus' plan work? And, what exactly is their plan?