Because Things Change

Disclaimer: Like I said before I do not own Harry Potter in any way at all. Don't sue!

Summary: Both Lily and James's parents are going on a vacation for two weeks at the same time. Lily's family doesn't want her to be alone, seeing that her sister Petunia is at a friends house. James has his two friends Sirius and Remus staying over for the summer and James's parents don't trust the trio to be home alone. What will the parents do? Make them spend the two weeks together that's what. L/J.

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Chapter 2: Pizza making, fighting, and sleeping out under the stars.

It was now around 7 o'clock. They had all been talking and playing outside. James, Sirius, and Remus hadn't played any jokes on Lily since the last one, at least not to many.

"I'm hungry," Sirius said, "can we get some dinner?"

"Uh yea sure, I have an idea we can make a pizza!" Lily exclaimed.

"...Pizza? dare I ask what the bloody that it?" James asked.

"I think I had one before...no wait that was something else," Remus said trying to think about what a pizza was. (A.N.- For those who don't understand why I'm making James, Sirius and Remus not know what pizza is it's because well they don't have pizza in the wizard world, I think, and Lily knows what it is because she's a muggle born. That and it's for the sake of the story...just go with it XD)

"A pizza is like dough stretched out in a circle, and you put sauce and cheese on it. Then you put toppings of all kinds on it, some people even put pineapple or these little fish things on top! Usually though you put meats like bacon or sausage on it, that and vegetables like onions or green peppers," Lily said. The boys kind of stood there looking at her for a moment. "Well don't just stare at me, come on," She said walking into the kitchen.

She got down a bowl from the cupboard nearby, and set it on the counter. She also took down some flour, yeast, and other items.

"We don't have any already made dough so we can make some ourselves you have to help though,"

They didn't say anything. She rolled her eyes at them. She put some of the flour in the bowl. 'hmmm...' she said looking at the flour 'I think I need to get some revenge on Potter and the others'.

"Potter come here" she said casually, looking into the bowl like something unusual was there.

"What?" he asked slightly curious.

He walked over behind her. She turned around and dumped a cup of flour over his head. The white powder mixed in through his messy hair, covered his face, and some now rested on his shoulders. His eyes were closed shut.

"What the hell was that for!" he yelled.

"Revenge Potter and nothing else," she said smiling.

He scowled at her and took a handful of flour from the bowl and threw it back at her. She coughed and spit some out of her mouth. Sirius and Remus were still in the door way laughing. Lily and James both turned towards them, looked back at each other, and then both started throwing the flour and sugar and other items at them. It turned into an all out war. The kitchen was a total mess. The pizza eventually got made but was extremely sloppy, it was oddly shaped and toppings of all kinds were everywhere. They all ate it, still cover in flour and other foods.

"Not bad for muggle food I guess," Sirius said. James and Remus agreed.

"We're all a mess though," Lily said.

"Not to mention the kitchen, but hey since it's your house I know you will be thrilled to clean it while we take a shower," James said smirking as he tried to walk past her and out the kitchen door. She caught him by the collar of his shirt.

"I don't think so Potter, you three help me clean up now, we can all take different parts of the kitchen," She yelled.

He mumbled a fine. She threw them all a towel and started to clean up. After a while or so of working and trying to clean the egg yolk that was all over the counters plastered on because it had dried Lily finished up her part of the kitchen. Lily looked up and out the window, it was very dark out, the stars lighting up the sky. 'Must be late,' she thought and looked over to Sirius, Remus, and James who were just finishing up cleaning 'I guess they aren't that bad, they act worse at Hogwarts.' They had just finished 4th year at Hogwarts and were starting their 5th after the summer finished off. 'Three weeks left until we go back,' she thought again. It was true, only three weeks left. The boys would be there for the first two weeks and then all she had to wait was one week. Not that she was thrilled or anything to go back. For the last four years at Hogwarts, The Marauders as they called themselves played horrible pranks to her and in front of many of the students no less. 'Not like it mattered, no one likes me there anyway with or without them playing their silly pranks' Lily had only one friend. Her name was Suffie Moon (A.N.- She's my character, even though I unfortunately do not own any Harry Potter characters I do own her) they had met on the Hogwarts express during their first year. 'Yea and why is she my friend?' Lily thought 'pity, that's the only reason I can think of. She so beautiful and everyone seems to like her, I'm ugly and nobody likes me I don't even know why she bothers to be my friend' She hated herself. She thought she was the ugliest person alive. She really wasn't but never saw it and didn't take care of herself, things like brushing her hair, putting any make up on, and wearing baggy and slightly dirty or stained clothing while at school. She didn't want to waste nice clothes on school so she only wore them while she was at home. She was okay at school but slightly a teachers pet and tattle tale. She tried to stay alone most of the time and away from people other than Suffie. 'Besides why would I want to have lots of friends and be pretty and popular, I like what I have right now,' She thought '...but how come everyone has to hate me,' She unintentionally said the last part out loud. James looked up at her oddly.

"Because you rat us out to teachers, you act stuck up, and you look like you haven't brushed your hair in years." James blurted out, "Though you finally look like you actually care about what you look like now, what'd you do finally realize it?"

Lily looked at him clearly upset. She already knew all that and she hated it. She hated herself. The only time she was ever slightly happy was when she was away from Hogwarts and away from the other students and they ruined it by having to stay at her house. During her first and second year when the other girls made fun of her she use to cry. She had gotten over it and didn't mind when they made fun of her and she hadn't cried about it since, but this just pushed it. She started crying and ran up to her room slamming the door.

"Um James, I don't usually disagree with you but that was a little harsh, I mean she is letting us stay at her house," Remus said.

"She's not letting us were being forced, and besides we always make fun of her at school,." James said back at him.

"She's not really that bad, I mean she started a food fight she has potential,." Sirius laughed.

"Come on guys this is the girl who ruined it when we tried to turn the entire Slytherin house into the opposite sex they really were while wearing the Gryffindor colors!" James stated.

"Yea well all the same go apologize, I mean we need to be nice to her she has all the money to buy food with! Are you trying to starve us James!" Sirius yelled at him

"Yeah, I'm with Sirius, and besides if you apologize it doesn't mean we have to stop playing pranks on her exactly," Remus said.

"Fine, maybe in alittle," James mumbled.

up in Lily's room

Lily slammed the door behind her and wiped her eyes. 'This is stupid why am I crying, what do I care,' She thought as she grabbed a pair of pajamas. They were a pair of blue shorts and a white tee shirt that had a unicorn on it. She went and took a shower and then put her Pajamas on. She could her the others downstairs chatting but couldn't hear what it was about. She sighed and jumped on her bed, ' I should be getting to sleep, they can handle themselves,' she thought as she tried to fall asleep. It didn't work, she tried but couldn't. 'How come this is bothering me, it never use to, stupid Potter.' She heard her bedroom door open and close. She whipped up quickly into a sitting position.

"Calm down, just me." James said as he walked in his arms folded across chest. "I thought you would be asleep by now," He mumbled not really wanting to apologize.

"I can't sleep, I've been trying."

"Oh, you can um come sleep downstairs in the living room with us if you want, I'm sorry for saying all that stuff to you." He said not making eye contact.

"Thank you, you didn't have to come up and apologize," She said

"Yea, well I didn't think I would make you cry, I'm sorry." He turned around and started to leave. "You coming?"

"Umm, yes," She said and grabbed a spare sleeping bag out of her closet and then followed him downstairs. She sat down in the living room with them. The was a long silent pause. 'Arg, this is embarrassing and boring, what can we do...' Lily thought to herself.

"Oh I have an idea, we can go sleep outside on the back patio. I mean it is very nice out tonight." Lily said.

"That's a great idea Lil!" Sirius said.

"Yea it sounds like that would be fun," Remus said agreeing.

James nodded, they all took their sleeping bags and Lily lead them to the back. They stepped outside. The stars were bright in the sky and it was just the right temperature out. They all put there sleeping bags down, they were in the order of Remus, Lily, James, and Sirius. James and Sirius were talking about the next big prank they were going to pull on the Slytherins when they got back to Hogwarts. Lily turned around to face Remus, because she didn't want to listen to Sirius and James.

"Hey, sorry about what James said, none of us really hate you. You just ruin a lot of pranks on us and tell the teachers," Remus said to her

"I only ruin or tell on you when you're going to pull a pranks that I know is going to backfire, well, usually. Like the last time when you tried to turn all the Slytherins opposite sex and wearing the Gryffindor colors, it was going to backfire and turn all of us Gryffindors the opposite sex and I am sorry but I didn't feel like turning into a guy." She said.

"Well you could have just told us, we got 3 days detention!"

"Come on Remus, if I told you that would you ever believe me? I doubt it."

"We would have believed you!" James said as he and Sirius turned towards them.

"Yea sure, why would you have believed me you all hated me," She shot back.

"No, we hated you telling the teachers on us..." Sirius said.

"Yea, so now that we know why you did can we just have a good two weeks here together and go to sleep, I'm tired," Remus said yawning.

"Fine, goodnight," Lily said as she closed her eyes. She was now facing James. All the rest of them also said good night and went to sleep except James. 'Finally now that we know we can get her not to tell on us. We are going to be able to pull the best pranks this year at Hogwarts. She's not all that bad and she can even tell us if one of our jokes aren't going to work. Its odd, she hasn't worn any of that old gross clothing she usually does at Hogwarts and her hair is actually almost brushed and nice. She actually looks kind of pretty. I so did not just say that.' He thought and turned around the other way.

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That's all, sorry I didn't update sooner I got busy. This chapter came out ok, I mostly just wanted it because I wanted them to all start to become friends. I have some ideas for things to happen but ideas for more things I can have happen are welcome and it will actually be very helpful. So review,review,review!