Chapter Seventeen

DC: I don't own Harry Potter

Yet another candy day. The most special of all candy holidays, Halloween. This holiday needed preparing for. There were costumes to make, candy to get, and things to be fitted, or whatever else you'd like to call it.

Lily wanted to be a green eyed stranger. Don't ask why she wanted to be one. It took at least a half hour to change her mind. Now she wanted to be a professor like her Grandmother.

Well that was an easier thing to make. All they needed was a little black robe, her hair pulled into a tight, but not so tight, bun, and she'd look like McGonagall. James would say a young McGonagall because Lily thought she looked just like herself when she was younger.

But now the three boys had to go put on their costumes from the year before. Luckily Professor Dumbledore had a little costume party/bash as a test try at school. It didn't go so good, so he didn't plan on doing it again, but they did have to wear costumes. The three boys saved theirs.

James went back to Hogsmeade, on the break day, to buy more candy. There needed to be enough for at least Lily, so he bought some chocolate, and some sugar free suckers. Lily need not be so hyper this time around.

"Sugar free?" Remus asked, taking a peek at the stash of candy. "Will she know?"

"She'll figure it out." Sirius said. "I bet you she will."

"Well… At least she'll eat the chocolate. Sirius can have all her suckers, that is if she doesn't want them." James said.

Sirius smiled, and threw a hand in the air. "Yay!"

Lily was happily constructing something out of sticky things and paper. This was while James, Remus and Sirius were having a discussion on the candy. She was building a…building full of bright colored paper. She had colored them herself, and felt very confident that she was going to build something good.

Well…Lily didn't plan on making a mess. She quickly looked up at her daddy and uncles. They were still talking, so she quietly got up. She snuck over to the nearest wand, and took it.

'If Uncle Remie can do it, so can I!' Lily thought to herself. She wanted to do that cleaning spell, but couldn't think of it. So she started naming things.

"What was it again?" Lily was just a little confused. "Was it…aquanater?"

Nothing happened.

"Clean up!" She said quietly.

Again nothing happened. But one spell came to her mind. She had seen it once, but didn't remember where she had seen it. She didn't remember if her uncles, or father, had said it, but it was just a spell. What could go wrong?

"Incendio!" Lily cried.

The wand sparked a little, and caught the sticky papers on fire. Lily threw the wand away from her, and started to look desperately around the room. The boys were still talking, as the flames went higher.

But it was when the flames went higher that they three boys suddenly realized what was going on. Lily started crying, hysterically, and James's bed was slowly catching fire.

Before Lily realized it, the fire was out, James's bed was fine, and she was scooped up in someone's arms. They were rocking her back and forth. She finally calmed down, and wiped some of the tears away.

"Lily what happened?" Sirius asked.

James let Lily stand on her own. She pointed to James's wand, which was across the room, and said, "I said something and the paper caught on fire."

"What?" James asked.

Remus got James's wand. "Well let's see what word it was…" He held the two tips together and said, "Prior Incantato."

An image floated from the wands, and it showed fire, and the spell Incendio.

The image cleared leaving the Marauders stunned, and Lily a little scared. She was afraid they were going to punish her. But the three boys started to talk again. She felt a little safe, for now.

"How did she learn that?" Sirius asked.

"I don't know. It's weird…we haven't used that spell… Nor has Dumbledore or McGonagall. She couldn't have learned it from someone." James responded.

"Do you think it all has to do with her memory?" Remus asked. "Could she be remembering things from the…well, past?"

"You mean when she was older?" James whispered. They didn't want Lily to hear. "Could that be?"

"Could it mean she's almost ready to grow up?" Sirius asked.

"We're getting no where with any of these questions. Lets…just get ready for tomorrow." Remus said.

The three boys agreed, and planned on telling Dumbledore the next time they would see him. This was actually going to be sooner then they had thought, because around dinnertime Dumbledore came to their room.

Dumbledore wanted to know if he could take some candy. Lily could be able to travel around Hogwarts for a trick or treat kind of things. The Marauders thought that to be an excellent idea.

"But can we talk to you in private?" Remus asked.

The four men looked at Lily. She was gleefully doing something productive on her bed. They got into a huddle, and told Dumbledore all what happened with the fire incident. Dumbledore thought for a few moments before answering them.

"Well… That's simple! The potion might finally be wearing off some." Dumbledore said.

Of course it was just a simple answer. It couldn't really get any simpler then that. They agreed, and let it go. But they did promise him that if she started to do more weird things, then they'd let him know.

Lily said goodbye to her Grandfather, even though she was going to see him in about a half hour, and went back to what she was doing. The three Marauders put away the candy, and hid their costumes. They hoped the next day would bring something good. Hopefully no more fires.

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Lily dressed up in her Halloween costume. James found a little makeup kit in older Lily's trunk, and the three of them put makeup on Lily. They laughed when it was all done. Lily was like a younger McGonagall, except not. She stood with her hands on her hips, and gave a glare just like her 'Grandmother' would.

James was a vampire, without the blood this time. Remus was werewolf, which they found as a joke (Even Remus). And Sirius was the all-famous Hamster. He had a costume and everything for it.

"I feel good in this thing." Sirius said. "Makes me want to eat something green…"

"Whoa Hamster-Man." Remus said, putting his teeth in. "Be careful what you wish for."

"But I didn't wish for anything." Sirius said.

"You're funny Uncle Siri." Lily said with a wide smile on her face.

"Are you three ready?" James asked.

"I am!" Lily said.

"I know that." James answered.

Sirius finished tucking his hair inside his hamster hat, and Remus put the finishing touches on the werewolf outfit. James had pale skin, and long fingernails. Lily had her little pumpkin box ready to go, and was at the door first.

Sirius held Lily's hand, since both Remus and James had long and sharp fingernails, as they went around the first floor of Hogwarts. There were extra people there for the little Trick or Treat thing.

There was: McGonagall, who didn't find it all too funny about Lily. She gave them a glare. She was dressed as…well a Professor.

"That's such a nice costume Grandma!" Lily said.

"Isn't it though? Nice and simple." McGonagall said, giving her a pat on the head and slipping a few pieces of candy in her bag.

As the Marauders passed by, McGonagall said, "And after this. No more candy!"

"Told you we were going to get scolded eventually!" James whispered.

Also: Dumbledore, who was dressed as the sand man. He wore special light orange robes, and a same color hat. Around his, bare, feet were a little sand.

"That's a good one, Professor!" James said.

Dumbledore gave them a smile, and wink. He gave Lily the sugar free suckers, and they were on their way.

And: The little witch, whose name was Emily (And wasn't just little, but pretty young), from One Size Fits All, and Madame Rosmerta were together. They dressed as Old English ladies, with the corsets and all, and Lily was in awe at their beauty.

"Will I grow up to look like her?" Lily asked, as they left the two ladies.

"Um…" They said.

"I bet I will!" Lily said happily. "Then I'll be wrinkey like Grandma!"

Sirius laughed, but was cut off. He saw the glares from the other two, even though they were trying to hold it in too. Sirius let out a sigh, and smiled down at Lily. "You'll look better then all of them some day."

"You really think so?" Lily asked. "Then I can marry you three!"

"That's something we won't talk about, at the moment, Lily!" Remus said, scooting her along.

"She might marry James, though." Sirius mumbled with a laugh. Unfortunately James heard him.

"Watch it Hamster-Boy, or your blood will be mine." James, the vampire, threatened.

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Lala Rue here!

Hey you know what? My internet was shut off for a week, so that is my excuse for not updating! I'm on the twenty...or twenty first chapter of this story, and its two before the end. Such sadness...

JAMES' FREAK, I didn't mean to offend you! (If I did I mean) I do hope you would read the sequeal to this story. I've come to a title and it's called Mini Marauders. I think it's just so cute sounding! (Not like me to say that)

So I hope everyones having a good time at whatever your doing. You all are most likely at school like I am. School can be...well interesting sometimes. Expecailly in Orchestra, Biology, and Math. Those are the...in my opionion, 'special, weired, fun' classes.

Well I shall be see you's later. I'll update soon if I can get some reviews.

Love, Lala Rue!

(PS: Sixteen years before the Harry Potter we know, was McGonagall that wrinkly? I find it funny if she was! And you ppl are getting close to guessing the ending! Am I that obvious?)