Disclaimer: To my knowledge, I don't own Harry Potter

Author's Note: I realize there are some silly typos and what not,whoops. Enjoy:

Lily awoke around 8:30 the next morning. Next to her was a sleeping Rissa. It was quite hilarious how her mouth was open and she was snoring like an old man. Lily rolled out of bed and stretched. What should I do… Nerissa was always one to sleep in and Lily was the one to wake up early, no matter how late she stayed up. Lily went downstairs to the kitchen to find James sitting there eating a bowl of cereal, how awkward.

"Good morning sunshine," James said looking up from his cereal, a big grin on his face.

"Good morning," Lily mumbled preparing a bowl of cereal as fast as she could.

"Isn't there a certain something you would like to say to me?" James said.

"I already said sorry James, I'll learn to knock. I didn't mean to-" Lily blurted out until James said:

"Not that, I already heard you're sorry, I mean a something to do with this particular day,"

"Oh," Lily said a blush rising to her cheeks "Happy Birthday,"

"So, what do you think about Sirius and my lovely sister,"

"It's alright…" Lily said. When did he suddenly change his attitude towards me? Did he mature, no he couldn't have. Why am I so non talkative?

"That's it? You're best friend and my sister is dating my best friend and all you can say is alright?"

"Look James!" Lily said getting angry Why am I doing this! "I don't know why you're being so courteous, and if this is some sort of joke it's not funny at all!" Lily stood up from her chair and stormed up the stairs.

James just chuckled and cleared his empty cereal bowl and Lily's half full one.

Lily ran up the stairs and slammed the door, awaking a tired Nerissa. "What's wrong Lils?" she asked half awake

"Your brother!" She started to say with a few tears running down her cheek plopping into Nerissa's red armchair.

"What'd he do?" Nerissa asked moving towards the edge of the bed.

"Nothing, that's the problem," she started crying Why did I screw that up? Lily thought to herself

"Well, what happened, if you can explain to me then I can help,"

"Well he was incredibly nice and un James like and I just told him to shut up because he was pulling a stupid prank, which I know he really wasn't and I don't know why I did."

"Oh Lily dear, you've got a crush on my brother," Nerissa yawned sitting on the arm of the chair putting her arms around Lily.

"That's crazy! Oh look, now I'm complaining to you over a stupid thing I've done that was entirely uncalled for and on your birthday,"

"Well the day is unfortunately young…" Nerissa said "Why don't you clean yourself up and take a nice run or something. Clear your mind, and while you do that I'm going to go back to sleep if you don't mind."

"Good idea. Sweet dreams Rissa"

"Oh they will be," Nerissa returned to under her covers and closed her eyes. While they were closed Lily put a basic sleeping spell on her best friend, just to make sure she got back to sleep.

Lily quickly changed into a pair of black athletic shorts and a gray baggy T-shirt of her father's then ran out of the house and went for a nice jog.

I can't like James, could I? No, he's a jerk. Maybe just because it was his birthday that he was being gentlemen-like. Or it could just be that he is really playing a practical joke on me. Or, it's just that he wanted to make sure things weren't awkward after that little fiasco last night. That must be it. Of course it's it. The painters must be coming for a visit soon. That's it.

By the time Lily returned to the Potters it was only 9:00. How long would it be until Nerissa woke up. Well she never slept in ridiculously late, just later then Lily. Lily went into the kitchen where Mr. And Mrs. Potter were sitting with Sirius and Remus. "Good morning Lily," Mr. Potter said from behind the stove.

"Good morning," Lily said pouring herself a glass of water and taking a seat.

"Sleep well?" Mr. Potter asked.

"Yes," she replied.

"Good, good. The birthday girl still sleeping?" Mrs. Potter asked.

"Yes,"

"You would have think she'd stayed out until 3 last night." Mr. Potter said. Lily eyed Sirius with this remark and he just gave her a wolfish smile.

"I think I'm going to go and wash up, if you excuse me." Lily said with not much else to say going up to Nerissa's bathroom, this time knocking. No one said anything so she let herself in and relaxed to a nice warm bath, even though it was incredibly hot outside.

When she was done she changed into a pair of regular clothes and took her book and started reading while she waited for her friend to awake.

"Lils, reading again?" Nerissa said around 11.

"Good morning sleeping beauty,"

"Am I really pretty when I sleep?"

"It's a reference to a muggle movie," Lily responded.

"So I'm not pretty when I sleep?"

"Nerissa, you snore,"

"Well that doesn't mean I'm not pretty," Nerissa replied in her defense. Lily rolled her eyes.

"Oh Rissa, you worry to much." Lily said.

"Well, I'm entitled too. I'm going to go visit my bum of a brother real quick."

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James sat on his bed pulling out his box of tricks, his most prized ones, deciding which ones he would use for the beginning of the term.

"Knock, knock," Nerissa said.

"Happy birthday," he replied closing his box up.

"Happy birthday, what are you up too?" Nerissa said taking a seat

"Well, the term is going to start in less then a month. I have to plan my beginning of the year trick,"

"You would think after 6 years they would expect it and stop it,"

"Oh the professors expect it, it gives me more of a challenge to plan something they won't understand."

"And you're doing this without your friends?"

"I'm getting an head start,"

"Alright, well I'm off to entertain my friend."

"Shouldn't she be doing that to you on your birthday?"

"Psh, the poor things love stricken,"

"Really, over whom?"

"Oh, you know," Nerissa said leaving the room

"No I don't! We're the only twins without the whole mind communication thing!" James yelled after her.

"What was that all about?" Sirius asked walking in glancing out the door to get a glimpse of James' sister

"Oh, birthday greetings," James said

"It's the box," Remus said grabbing it from James.

"The box," Sirius said his attention focused back to James "Planning so early?"

"Well, it's our last beginning of the year prank, plus everyone's going to be expecting it. We have to make it so no one suspects so."

"Well, then I propose we pull it off at night," Remus said. "After the feast once everyone's full and ready to go to sleep and assumed we weren't going to do anything, then the next morning something strange has happened and they'll realize we really did something."

"Great idea Moony," James said grabbing a quill and writing this all down.

"Now, we have to think of something that we've never done before…" Sirius said, "What haven't we done? What if we're running out of things to pull,"

"Of course we're not," James said, "Still many things to pull."

"Then why do you have the box? Its supposed to be our memorial of pranks," Sirius asked.

"Inspiration,"

"Well, what if we target the prank?" Remus asked

"To whom?" Sirius asked

"To whom else? Snivelly," James said.
"Brilliant! Oh what a great way to start a year!" Sirius said getting that look in his eyes "We get Snape, I get to go out with Rissa, I tell you boys, 7th year is going to be great."

"Right.." James said looking out the window. With the mention of his sister he realized that he still hadn't been able to charm Lily.