Hi ya peeps! 'Sup? Sorry it took me so long to update, I was on vacation. And I had no computer. Lol. Anyway, thanks for your WONDERFUL reviews on the last chapter! They all made me smile!

Dedication: Amberhawk. You rock my socks off. A lot. I love you and your review. I cracked up for like 15 minutes. Really, I did. Also, the last part of this chapter is dedicated to terri cooper. Thanks for the idea!

Disclaimer: For what is now the 18th time, not mine.

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Chapter 18: Why Brandon? And Snape's hair.

That night, after Brandon got cleaned up, they all went to bed. James and Sirius refused to leave. Actually, Brandon's mother had invited them to stay after she got there.

-8- Flashback-8-

Brandon's mom walked through the door to the odd sight. Brandon's twin sister, named Brittany, gaped.

"Mom... why does Brandon look like he rolled around in a pizza factory?" Brittany asked.

"I really don't know... who are you boys?" Brandon's mom asked James and Sirius.

"James Potter and Sirius Black. They're... friends of Lily's..." Brandon answered for them.

Brandon's mom sighed. "I'm guessing that you didn't tell them that you were staying here, did you."

Lily blushed and shook her head. "No ma'am."

Brandon's mom sighed again. "Stop calling me ma'am! You make me sound old!" She smiled and laugh. "So, boys. I'm guessing that you don't approve of Lily staying here, do you?"

James and Sirius made to protest, but Brandon's mom stopped them. "No, it's okay. You stay here too! The more the merrier! You can share Brandon's room!" She said smiling.

James and Sirius shrugged and agreed.

-8- End Flashback-8-

So, James and Sirius were now sitting outside Lily and Brittany's room, glaring. The door was open, but the lights were off. It was very late. There was a loud thunk as Sirius fell asleep, and in the process, rolled down the stairs. But James was in his own world.

Why was Lily staying with Brandon instead of Sirius or Remus? Instead of him... Or Stephanie, or Alice, or Parker! She could have stayed with any of them... why Brandon? Besides that, whatever happened to Snape? WHY BRANDON!

Sirius climbed back up the stair, groaning.

"Ouch, James, that hurt! Why didn't you stop me?" Sirius exclaimed quietly.

"'Cause you're a loser." James replied.

Sirius glared and stuck his tongue out at him.

"So boys, what's going on?" Brittany's voice filled the hallway.

"AAAAAHHHHH!" The two boys yelled.

"Shh... you'll wake everyone up!" Brittany cried.

The boys quieted. Brittany looked completely different from Brandon. Brandon was medium height and very skinny. Brittany was also medium height, but looked healthier than Brandon, as she didn't look like a stick figure. While Brandon had short black hair, and darker eyes, Brittany had mocha colored hair, going down past her shoulders, and teal eyes. She was currently wearing a tank top and a pair of baggy pajama pants, with her hair done up in a messy bun.

"So, James is in love with Lily..." She said.

"WHAT!" Sirius yelped.

James stayed bowed his head. "How did you know?"

"Hello! In case you didn't notice, I AM a girl! Girls know this kind of thing." Brittany said as though it was the most obvious thing in the world.

James looked up, appearing frantic. "DOES THAT MEAN LILY KNOWS?" He yelled.

Brittany rubbed her ear. "She does now..."

Sirius laughed. And rolled down the stairs again.

This time he made much more of a racket, and Lily came running out of the room, looking a mess.

"What's wrong? What happened? Where's Sirius? Why... why are you all sitting here?" She calmed down and looked around suspiciously at them, Sirius climbing back up the stairs again.

"Look! A distraction!" James yelled.

Lily gaped at him. She turned to Brittany. "Has he gone mental?"

Brittany nodded. But when Lily turned back to look at James, he was gone. Lily shook her head, and went back to bed.

The next day, Lily and Brittany went for a walk. As they were walking along, laughing, Brittany's friend stuck her head out of a car window and yelled "HI BRITTANY!"

Brittany yelled hi back, and turned to Lily who was cracking up.

"What's so funny?" Brittany asked.

"For a second... I don't know why... But I thought that was Remus!" Lily laughed.

"What? Why would REMUS stick his head out of a car window and yell at me?" Brittany asked.

"I dunno..."

"You know what I think?"

"What?"

"I think that James and Sirius are having a secret love affair."

Lily laughed. "Where on earth did THAT come from!"

Brittany laughed as well. "I have absolutely NO idea..."

"But what about James and Remus? I always thought that THEY were having a secret love affair." Lily replied.

"Well, they are." Brittany replied.

"How can they all be having love affairs?" Lily asked.

"This is how it's happening. James and Sirius are having a not-so-secret love affair, but James is secretly cheating on Sirius with Remus!" Brittany replied.

"I can see that. You know what would be funny? If James and Sirius were making out in a random bush, and then Sirius heard what we said, and started beating James up." Lily said.

"That would be hilarious!" Brittany agreed.

Little did they know, James and Sirius WERE hiding in a bush. But they weren't making out. I hope. James sighed and leaned up against the bush.

"Perfect. I fall in love with a girl, and she thinks I'm gay..."

Sirius had developed an odd reaction to James loving Lily... every time he mentioned it, Sirius would beat James up. So part of Lily and Brittany's prediction came true... spooky.

It was a few days later when Brandon invited Ben over. And Ben brought Snape. James sat in a corner and glared while Sirius ran around, making odd noises, pretending to be an airplane (Who gave him the sugar!) and Lily, Brandon, Ben, Snape, and Brittany sat around in a circle laughing.

"Heh heh... I have a fun game to play!" Lily exclaimed.

"What is it?" Snape questioned.

"It's called 'Let's wash Severus' hair'" Lily smirked.

"NOOOOOOO!" Snape screamed at the group nodded and dragged him along.

"YES!" They all screamed in unison.

They dragged him into the bathroom, and over to the sink.

"What shampoo do you have Brittany?" Ben asked.

"I have rose scented shampoo! Can we use that?" She asked.

The group yelled "YES!" at the same time as Snape yelled "NO!"

But they did it any way.

After they were finished, Snape looked... kinda good...

His long hair had straightened after the grease had been worn away, and Lily had cut his hair in layers (who knew she could cut hair?) It reached a little past his ears, and hung in his eyes a bit.

"Gr... you ruined me!" Snape cried.

Lily got down next to him, so their noses were nearly touching. "No, we enhanced you. You look much more hygienic now."

Snape smiled a little, and didn't say another word.

They all got up off the floor, grabbed the sugar high Sirius, and began doing his make-up just for the heck of it. But James didn't join in. His mind was focused on an image of Lily, kneeling down next to Snape, her hands on his knees, and her small nose nearly touching his large one...

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Sorry the update took so long this time! But I still hope you liked it! I'm aiming for 9 reviews before I update! R&R!