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The weekend went by real fast for Abby, she spent a lot of time with Lily and Taylor, exploring the castle, and visiting with her uncle. She hadn't seen the Marauders much because Lily tried to avoid James so she wouldn't lose her temper. Lily was still very upset at James for what he had done.

-FLASHBACK-

"Oh hey Lily!" James said as he spotted Lily sitting down, "I heard there's a Hogsmeade trip coming up."

"I know, Potter, after all I am a Prefect," Lily said.

"Right, well I thought maybe you'd like to go with me?" James asked hopefully.

"No," Lily said simply.

"Why not?" James asked.

"Because I don't want to," Lily said reading a magazine.

"Come on, it's not like you'll go with someone else, I mean you haven't been asked out by anyone," James said offhandedly.

"How the hell do you know if I've been asked out or not Potter!" Lily said angrily as she went up stairs.

"What did I do?" James asked frowning.

"Maybe you shouldn't have said that," Remus said as he cringed at the sound of Lily slamming the door.

"You're such an idiot James," Taylor said as she stood up, "I'm going to go see Lily."

"I'll go with you Taylor," Abby said as she walked with Taylor. The girls left Remus and Peter comforting James. As the girls opened the door of their room they found Lily sitting on her bed staring at something across the room.

"Lily? Are you okay?" Taylor asked hesitantly.

"He's right you know, I haven't been asked out since fourth year! How pathetic am I? The only guy attracted to me is BLOODY Potter! Why! Am I really that horrible?" Lily asked her friends, pleading them to answer truthfully.

"Lils, don't be stupid," Taylor said as she took a seat on Lily's bed, "You're gorgeous and the best person that I know."

"Yeah, Lily, you're great, I can't believe that all the guys in this school are idiots and you haven't been asked out by them. That just unbelievable and I find it totally weird," Abby said sincerely.

"Um… Lily I think I might know why… guys don't ask you out..." Taylor said cautiously as she stood up from the bed.

"What?" Lily said confused.

"You see at the end of last year… I overhead… umm… some guys talking a-about …James…threatening to … do some horrible things to this guy who was thinking of asking you out," Taylor said reluctantly.

"WHAT!" Lily screamed.

-END FLASHBACK-

"Ready?" Lily asked interrupting Abby's thoughts.

"Yeah, I guess," Abby said fidgeting with her uniform.

"What's wrong, Abby?" Taylor asked trying not to laugh at her.

"I feel weird wearing a uniform and this skirt is just so long. I don't think I've ever worn a skirt this long, I mean it's below the knee," Abby said complaining.

"I know," Lily said looking down at her skirt, "Actually we are allowed to wear them shorter. All the prefects last year asked Professor Dumbledore if he could change that rule and he did you can wear it like a regular skirt, you know, two to three inches above the knee but no one has really dared to change."

"Why not? I'm going to if you can," Abby said as she muttered a spell to shorten her skirt.

"Well you're kind of labeled a… um… a slut, "Taylor said.

"That's stupid there were a lot of girls this weekend wearing shorter skirt then this," Abby reasoned.

"Your right, but I don't know," Lily said, "Let's just go down to breakfast I'm starving."

"I can't wait for classes to start," Abby said excitedly as the girls walked down to breakfast.

"Next week you'll be dreading Mondays," Taylor joked.

When the girls sat down at the Gryffindor table they made sure to sit far away from the Marauders. "I swear I won't be able to make it through the whole day without snapping on Potter," Lily said looking at James.

"I still can't believe he was doing that all these years," Abby said as she watched the Marauders laughing over something.

"I really want to do something to him, you know?" Lily said as she began eating.

"We could you know, we can pull a prank or something," Taylor said excitedly.

"That could be fun," Abby said.

"Not just for you Lily," Taylor said quickly as Lily started to protest, "For everyone he's ever pranked."

"I don't' know, Taylor…" Lily said thinking it over.

"Come on Lily, you know he deserves it," Abby added trying to convince Lily.

"Of course he deserves it. He has pranked virtually everyone, even the professors, even Dumbledore! I think the only people in this entire school who he hasn't pranked are his friends and some first years but only because the year has just started," Taylor said, "We could totally humiliate him…"

"No- I mean… we can't that would just be real mean. I'd just end up feeling worse," Lily explained.

"Well, we don't have to humiliate him, we could just mess with him a bit," Abby said thoughtfully, "you know mess with his head a little."

"What do you have in mind?" Lily asked.

"Don't know, yet" Abby said as she ate. At that moment McGonagall came to the table.

"Miss St. James, here is your schedule," McGonagall said as she handed a piece of parchment to Abby.

"Thank you, Professor," Abby said as McGonagall walked away, "First class is History of Magic."

"I can't believe we have History of magic first thing Monday morning!" Taylor whined, "Does Dumbledore take pleasure in torturing us."

After finishing breakfast the three girls gathered their things and started walking to class. Abby noticed out of the corner of her eye that the Marauders hurriedly got up and followed them.

"Hey ladies" Remus said.

"Hi, Remus," Abby said as she gave him a small smile.

"Hey Evans," James said as he ran his hand through his hair.

Abby and Taylor watched Lily to see what she would say. Lily didn't do anything at all she just walked faster and Taylor and Abby sped up to keep up with her.

"Why are you walking so fast Evans?" Sirius called out as he stood next to a disappointed James.

Abby turned around and mouthed 'sorry' to Remus and the walked in to Binns' Classroom. Abby tried to pay attention during class but found it impossible she looked around the classroom to see everyone struggling to stay awake, everyone one but Lily, for some inexplicable reason she was wide awake and swiftly taking notes. Abby noticed she wasn't the only one starring at Lily, so was James who was sitting in the back of the room next to Sirius. The rest of the day was considerably better except for an incident with the Slytherins. After dinner Lily and Abby left Taylor and headed for the Library, they bumped into two tall guys only to look up and realize it was Serveus Snape and Rodolphus Lestrange.

"Watch where your going, filth," Snape muttered.

"You ran into us," Abby snapped back.

"You don't want mess with us right now we're in hurry, now move out of the way," Roudolphus said as he pushed the girls out of his way.

"Hey!" Abby complained.

"I warned you," Rodolphus said, "Maybe you like to learn the hard way."

"Leave them," Snape said before anyone else could answer.

"What?" Rodolphus questioned.

"We're late, and besides Potter and his friends are never far," Snape spat.

"We don't need Potter's help," Lily said trying to sound brave.

"What's going on here?" James asked when he spotted Snape and Lily.

"Go away," Lily said looking annoyed.

"Leave the girls alone, Snape" James said threateningly, ignoring Lily.

"Guess you do need help Evans, or at least Potter thinks so," Snape said as he and Rodolphus walked away.

"What is you problem Potter" Lily said as she turned around to face him.

"I was just helping," James tried to explain.

"I don't need your help," Lily shouted as she grabbed Abby and walked away.

"I can't stand him," Lily complained to Abby, "Does he really think I need his help. I can take care of myself. I just hate it when someone tries to help me. I have had people help me with every little detail of my life and I can't stand it any more! I am not some stupid little girl, I think I know what I can and can not do. I know what's good for me and I don't need anyone to tell me what I should do."

"Are we still talking about James helping you?" Abby asked confused.

"What? Oh, yeah, just forget it," Lily said as she continued down to the Library.

"I don't understand what her problem is," James confessed to Remus once they had gotten up to their dorm.

"She doesn't like you, at least that's what I got out of it" Peter said from his bed as he took out his Transfiguration paper.

"Gives me a headache trying to figure her out," James continued, "I need to get my mind off of her. Let's plan a prank."

"Can't I have got a date with a pretty Ravenclaw," Sirius said as he looked at himself in the mirror.

"I'm going to start that Transfiguration paper and get it out of the way," Remus said as he looked through his bag.

"Me too," Peter said as he eyed Remus' paper.

"A lot of help you guys are," James said as he watched his friends, "I'll just plan one myself."

"Like you could," Sirius said as he ran a hand through his hair, "You need us."

"Like hell I do," James said quickly, "I'm the mastermind."

"Sure keep telling yourself that," Sirius said chuckling.

"You'll see," James said quietly.

"What did you say?" Sirius asked him curiously.

"Nothing," James said as he got off his bed and walked towards the door, "I'll see you guys later."

After James left, Remus watched as Sirius got ready for his date, "So did you forget about Abby?"

"Huh? No, but you don't expect me to stop seeing girls?" Sirius asked disbelievingly, "That wouldn't be fair to anybody."

"Right," Remus said sarcastically as he went back to his essay.

"What is wrong with James?" Sirius asked Remus as they walked to breakfast the next morning.

"I don't know he keeps looking at us, watch…see" Remus said as James looked back at them, "and you know it's strange he was awake before I was, usually it takes forever to get him out of bed."

"I know, it kind of makes me suspicious," Peter commented.

"Come on guys," James said walking ahead.

They arrived at the Gryffindor table and took their usual seats.

"What is with you?" Remus asked as he helped himself to some toast.

"Nothing, can't I be excited about a school day," James asked as he looked at his watch.

"No," Sirius said, "Are you waiting for something?"

"No," as he looked up at Sirius and smiled.

"Stop, you're creeping me out," Remus said as he James smiled.

"Nice look, there Sirius," a Gryffindor called out to Sirius.

"What?" Sirius said as he subconsciously ran his hand through his hair.

Remus spit out his orange juice as he followed Sirius's hand.

"Your hair," Remus shouted as he saw Sirius' pink fluffy hair.

"Your hair," Sirius shouted back as he saw Remus' hot pink hair.

"My hair," Peter said as he looked at his reflection in a butter knife.

Sirius grabbed a spoon and tried to see his reflection.

"Are you not a wizard, or not?" Remus asked as he transformed his spoon to a mirror.

"Who would mess with my hair," Sirius said miserably, "Who would mess with us? Wait…a second James… why are you laughing?"

"Hey your hair's normal," Remus said as he watched James laughing.

"You…you did this!" Sirius shouted as he waved his arms around drawing even more attention to himself.

"Me I couldn't I need you guys remember?" James said as he tried not to laugh at Sirius' expression.

"Take it off NOW!" Sirius said as James stood up.

"You don't like it?" James questioned his pretending to be hurt.

"No," Sirius said trying to stay calm.

"Just wait an hour or two, then," James said as he walked away.

"What do you mean? James? What did he mean?" Sirius said as he rounded on Remus.

"How am I suppose to know?" Remus said as he tried to hide from all the people laughing at their new hair.

"This is going to be along day," Peter sighed as he heard a couple of cat calls.

"Love the hair guys!" Lily and Taylor called from down the table.

"Sirius turned to see the girls, including Abby, laughing and thought to himself 'I'm going to kill James.'

Sirius soon found out what James had meant through out the day every couple of hours his, Remus', and Peter's hair would change color, length, and style. All he wanted to do was stay away from James and the rest of the world until the spell wore off. Everyone teased him and the others and Sirius knew it was partly because all the pranks they had pulled on them. At the end of the school day as he walked past a window he saw that his hair had again changed and he stopped horrorstruck it now resembled that of another student of Hogwarts a particularly greasy Slytherin and he sped off vowing to kill James.

Remus and Peter were to be found in their dorm when normal looking Sirius came in with a strong hold on James, "Now, take it off them," Sirius said as he let go of James.

"Fine," James said and then he muttered the counter curse.

"I still can't believe you did this James," Sirius said as he lay on his bed.

"Why not?" James asked.

"Because… because your not suppose to prank your best friends, that's why" Sirius said as he launched a pillow at James' head.

"We never said we couldn't prank each other," James countered.

"IT WAS UNDERSTOOD!" Sirius shouted, "But just you wait, James"

James became quiet and then asked, "Its going to be bad isn't it?"

"Yep," Sirius said, "What did you expect, after making me look like Snape!"

"I though it was funny," James muttered.

"What was that?" Sirius asked.

"Nothing," James said quickly.

"So did, I," Remus whispered to James, "That's why I took a picture."

Abby looked around the library certain that Lily was in here. When she spotted her sitting alone at a table with books spread all over, she strode quickly across the room and slid into a seat. "I got it," Abby whispered.

"You scared me," Lily said as she moved some books to make room for her.

"I got the perfect prank for James" Abby said eagerly, "I've done it before, but with what you and Taylor told me we can do it on a much bigger scale."

"Do what?" Lily asked curiously.

Abby then proceeded to tell Lily her plan and watched as Lily's eyes grew with enthusiasm.

"Oh, that's perfect," Lily whispered.

"Yeah, and we can get the teachers in on it, I mean they don't have to do it, but they can just not correct any of us, you know," Abby said excitedly, "And my uncle loves pranks he won't say anything and we could persuade him to help with the teachers."

"And with the Marauders mad at him they might be willing to help," Lily said already planning the prank.

"That's what got me thinking of this, I mean we'll need his best friends to really get to him," Abby explained, "It's the only way it will work out. I've talked to the other girls and they'll help. We just need to find the guys and see if they'll participate but I don't see why not."

"Great," Lily said as she gathered all her things, "Let's go and get started."

They found the boys sitting over a piece of parchment in the common room.

"Hey guys," Abby said happily as she took a seat on the couch next to Remus.

"Hey," Remus said as he hid the parchment out of sight, "What can we do for you girls?"

"Oh well I just wanted to tell you how much I loved you hair today," Abby said as she watched Remus turn a slight pink, "where is the master of pranks anyway?"

"James is out flying," Sirius said as he tried to stay calm.

"Not to happy with him are we?" Lily asked the guys.

"Nope, but once we prank him it will all even out," Peter said.

"Well, maybe we could help you out," Abby suggested.

"Sorry but this is strictly between the Marauders," Sirius replied.

"Why do you want to help?" Remus questioned.

"Just a little revenge of our own," Lily answered for Abby.

"What do you have in mind," Remus asked Lily.

"Well…" Lily started.

"Nope, sorry but you can't help" Sirius interrupted stubbornly.

"Wait I want to hear what they have to say," Remus said to Sirius.

"It's really Abby's idea but here goes…" Lily told the guys Abby's plan and watched them as they huddled to discuss it.

"Well?" Abby asked

"That's actually pretty good and very doable," Sirius said finally.

"Okay, so here's what I'm thinking, Lily and Remus can talk to the prefects and the prefects can in turn talk to their respective houses. I will talk to my uncle and persuade him to help with the teachers, and the Sirius and Peter you can work on small details like anything he has that is personalized and all that junk," Abby said to the group, "We could maybe do it by the end of the week, what do you think?"

"Perfect!" Lily said excitedly.

"Great," Remus added.

"Why do I have to work on small details?" Sirius asked.

"Okay great," Abby said ignoring Sirius, "Come on Lily we still have homework to finish. We'll see you guys later and try to keep this quiet."