Chapter 9

AN: I have not updated this in a very long time and decided it was high time I try and finish a story or at least wrap it up sensibly rather than just leaving fictions to tie themselves up. Therefore I have decided to commit more time to finishing story's rather than writing new ones every time a new idea pops into my head while sipping on frappuccinos in starbucks on a Saturday afternoon. So here is the first instalment in a long time of Time to Switch.

Lily raced back down the stairs, ignoring the fact it was nearing almost nine o'clock, and into the common room where she found Remus Lupin and Adrian Dover discussing the abysmal quidditch match. Remus was watching mildly interested at Ady's enigmatic description of the catch made by Creed when Lily interrupted them.

'I know Remus,' Lily said 'now for whatever the reason as to why they did this can you kindly tell James,' she paused 'I mean Sirius that I would like a word with him and that he is to meet me in the prefects room in the next ten minutes,'

'I have no idea what you're talking about,' Remus said blankly 'I know James is out of sorts-,'

'Remus, cut it out,' Lily said frustrated 'I know alright, I know Sirius and James switched!'

Remus looked puzzled

'I really have no idea what you're talking about,' Remus reiterated

'Oh for goodness sakes,' Lily said annoyed 'just tell Sirius to meet me in the prefects room,'

And Lily stormed out of the common room.

'Is she a bit loopy?' Adrian asked curiously 'she a few decks missing of top?'

'Not normally,' Remus said 'but lately everyone's been cracking up round here,'

'James,' Sirius said pacing 'I don't want to be you for much longer, not being able to be around Louanne is killing me,'

'Well, it's only for a few more days, and Lily well you should distract her from Friday night,' James said quickly as he sat on his bed.

'Prongs, please, we have to get the potion done before Friday,' Sirius pleaded 'I don't give two shits if we have to get Snape to brew us up a potion-'

'Please, Padfoot, we are not that desperate,' James scoffed 'I don't hate Snape as much as you, but I will not go to him for help, and what makes you think Snape of all people in this castle would be willing to help us?'

'We could send Louanne, get her to sweeten him up,' Sirius suggested 'James, you know I'm desperate when I consider talking to Snape,'

James looked hard at his best friend and couldn't believe they were considering talking to Snape and least of all asking him for help with a potion that would aid them. James stared at his long mirror reflection and examined Sirius' image. Noticing for the first time that Sirius wasn't as bad as he, James had always made out.

'All things aside,' James said 'the other day when we argued, I'm sorry for that, and you know what maybe this could teach us both something.'

Sirius shook his head and scoffed

'James, I just want to get through the next few days alright. I think we need to get through tonight without Lily finding out then we handle tomorrow. Tomorrow is Monday, we have another week of being each other and I say we make the best of it,' Sirius explained wisely. James smiled; his body was wearing of on his best friend. Sirius being wise and logical was something new to James, his rashness thank god was not rubbing of on James otherwise James would've kissed Lily along time ago right now.

'And kiss Lily will you,' James said 'I think she might starting to suspect something yknow, show her a bit more affection. Lily likes affection, she loves it when you put your arm round her waist and pull her close-'

'Okay James, please, no more details,' Sirius laughed 'if Friday goes ahead, well, I'm gonna have to go through it right,'

James grinned and replied

'Yes you will my friend, but I have a plan, that's if,' he paused as Remus entered the dorm with Adrian 'Remus, what is it?'

'Lily, she wants to see you Sirius down in the prefects dorm now,'

James and Sirius looked at each other and then Sirius, who was still in the quidditch robes said

'Why does she want to see Padfoot, did she say?'

'She said something about switching,' Adrian put in 'she seemed kinda mad,'

James and Sirius looked at each other and rushed out of the dormitory leaving Adrian and Remus utterly bewildered and totally confused.

Lily was stood in front of her dresser brushing her hair in the prefects room when there was a knock at the door. Bracing herself she said

'Who is it?'

'Its us Lily, Sirius and James,' they replied, making sure she heard them. She opened the door slowly and looked at one from the other

'Now,' she said sharply closing the door behind them 'would you kindly tell me what has been going on this week, James you can't fly straight and Sirius well you've been nothing but nice for me and frankly you are both starting to freak me out,' Lily thought she would give her boyfriend a chance to explain before she berated them for not telling her what had happened to them.

'Well, you see,' Sirius began as he dusted of his quidditch robes and removed the glasses to clean them and James interrupted him

'Lily, nothings wrong, just a person feelings can change can't they?' James implored, but Lily shook her head and said

'No, no, no this is all wrong, I don't know how you both managed it or why but I know you've switched!' she half yelled at them 'why didn't you tell me? I'm the best potions brewer in the school next to Snape, whatever it is I could help fix it!'

'Lily,' James said in 'we're sorry, we thought we would've switched back by now, we didn't want to tell you because we knew you had other things to think about,'

'James, for the past few days, I have been kissing Sirius!'

'Well technically, you've still been kissing James,' Sirius pointed out fairly 'I mean I may be in his body but you are still kissing him,'

Lily sighed and sank into the nearest chair, her long auburn hair floating just above her shoulders as she shifted on the cushions. James sat down beside her, but she wouldn't look at him. James' words coming from Sirius' mouth just seemed wrong and Lily couldn't bring herself to look at him.

Sirius then ploughed on

'Lily, Rose has the antidote; she's coming back sometime next week. So you are stuck with me for a little while longer, if you can handle kissing me that is,'

Lily turned to James who was sat next to her. She looked into Sirius' bright blue eyes and despite everything her mind was telling her she reached over and kissed him.

Sirius put his glasses back on before he realised that Lily was kissing his body. As she broke away James in Sirius body said

'Lily, I-'

She then slapped him and said

'How could you lie to me?' she half sobbed 'James, whoever you are both of you tell me the truth. I don't know what to think any more!'

'I am James,' James in Sirius' body said 'and you kissing me then was like you kissing Sirius,'

'And Lily, I am Sirius,' Sirius said, undoing the top button on the quidditch robes 'trapped in James' body,'

It finally all made sense but Lily wasn't sure who to kiss, the mind of her boyfriend or the physical aspect of him in front of her.

AN: Please read and review! I love writing this again. Don't own a thing. Hope the name thing aint too confusing!

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Halle