Disclaimer: I don't own any one (except Ray) and I don't own the setting. So sad.

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Author Notes: All you people out there, REVIEW! Until you mean people out there review, I'm not updating ever again. So…yea… Oh and I've discontinued my other fic, Falling Through Darkness. Byeness!

"Merry Christmas!" Rachel and James Potter ran down the main staircase of Potter Manor. It was Christmas morning and the house was beautiful. Every where you looked their were red and gold bells, bows, reefs, and every other Christmas decoration imaginable. There was a tree with muggle lights and garlands and ornaments. Underneath it were tons of presents.

James and Ray tore through their presents then watched their parents open their own then they ate Christmas brunch and ran up to their rooms. A minute later both of them were out side on the quidditch pitch (yes the Potter's have their own quidditch pitch) with a quaffel. After hours of playing they went inside. In an hour the yearly Pureblood Ball would begin, and knowing their mother the perfectionist, they would need all that time to get ready.

When they were ready they went down to the ballroom to greet the guests. Ray's curly black hair fell around her face with blue glitter sprinkled in it. She was wearing a floor length, strapless baby blue dress with a flowing skirt that's sparkled in the light and was wearing the necklace with a miniature Eiffel Tower on a chain that she had been given when she was younger. James stood next to her in pitch black dress robes. Soon they were with Sirius and were sitting at a table in the back. Every once in a while one of them would be forced to dance with a nice young witch (or wizard in Ray's case) that their parents were trying to set them up with. All of them were expected to marry a good, respectable (and rich) Pureblood and have lots of kids. It sucked. Finally Ray got so bored she convinced Sirius to say a little charm they had discovered that would let her listen to music (like a Walkman) and no one else would know.

But at midnight she had to take it off. It was when they all toasted. She grabbed her champagne and stood next to James and Sirius. Midnight also happened to be the enchanted mistletoe's favorite time to hover over her. Just as she predicted, when they all toasted, the mistletoe flew over to her. She turned to Sirius and he smiled. She walked over and he leaned in and softly kissed her. Since they had started the tradition of kissing to get the mistletoe to leave them alone their kisses had always made Ray feel weird. They made her knees feel weak and her stomach feel queasy. But they also made her whole body tingle and want to move closer to Sirius and deepen the kiss. But, unfortunately, they never lasted more than a few seconds. He pulled away, just slightly, and whispered something, his lips brushing against hers as he spoke.

"Happy Christmas." He pulled away. "Would you care to dance?" She laughed and nodded. He led her out and they dance, but only to one song. She smiled and then went back to listening to her music. After a few more hours the ball was over and all the guests went home. Ray and James went to bed and had a normal night. Things didn't get interesting until a few days later.

It was breakfast and the Potter's were seated in their dining room. Everyone was eating silently. James and Ray locked eyes and nodded. It was time to ask. But James had to do his part of it first.

"Mum, dad, New Year's Eve is coming up."

"Yes, it is." Uh-oh. Their dad didn't sound to thrilled about that.

"And, well, Ray and were thinkin…May be we could have a party. You know, just some Hogwarts kids…" They both looked up hopefully at their mum. It didn't matter what their dad thought their mum was the one that mattered. If she said yes their dad would most likely jump on and supply them with anything they would need. If she said no, it wouldn't happen. She stared at her plate for a minute then looked up.

"I suppose you could. But nothing dirty! You're still just kids." They both grinned.

"YES!" Then their dad cleared his throat.

"How many people?" Both twins stopped grinning immediately, at least until their dad lost his serious expression and grinned as well. "Because nothing short the whole 5th, 6th, and 7th years, excluding those Slytherin gits, will do." James and Ray looked at each other excitedly. This would be one heck of a party. "Ok lets get ready. New Year's Eve is in 4 days and we've got a lot of work to do."

And so, on New Year's Eve the house was completely transformed. Each of the rooms that they were going to use had black walls. These walls were splattered with neon spray-painted spots of different colors and there were spotlights that flash different colors in different directions in some rooms and strobe lights in others. There was a ton of pizza and butterbeer (remember, their dad helped set it up and he wouldn't let them have alcohol) and there was enough loud, pounding music to last the night. They also had a strange perfume that made people feel drunk wafting around.

At 10:00 that night people began to arrive. First Gryffindors arrived, there were about 20 of them there, and then there were the Ravenclaws, which there were about 20 of as well. Last came the Hufflepuffs, which was made up of about 30 people. Everyone was one huge crowd, dancing to the loud music that was so loud you could feel it in your bones. Around 11:30, after everyone was thought to be there, the doorbell rang. It was barely audible above the beat, but James heard it and forced his way through the thong of dancing, if you could even call it that, teenagers to the door. He opened it and his jaw dropped.

Standing in his doorway was none other than Lily Evans. Her red hair was curled and sparkled, even in the darkness. She also had on make-up, a thing that the bookish Lily Evans every one knew would never wear. While he stared at her she shivered, and it was no wonder. She was wearing a VERY short black dress that barely came halfway down her thighs and had no straps. He backed up and held the door wider so she could enter. He moved closer and somehow managed to make himself heard over the music.

"EVANS! GOOD TO SEE YOU HERE! I DIDN'T THINK THAT YOU WOULD COME! WUNNA DANCE?" She turned to him, and strangely enough, she nodded. He led her into a room with colored lights and pulled her up against him. They rocked against each other, moving with the music. After a moment, James noticed Ray and Sirius dancing the same way a few feet away from him and Evans. Around midnight the music stopped. Sirius magically magnified his voice so everyone could here him.

"EVERY ON, PLEASE LISTEN. IT'S NEARLY MIDNIGHT AND WE'VE GOT TO TOAST. TRAYS WILL BE COMING AROUND SHORTLY TO HAND OUT CHAMPAGNE." And sure enough, magical floating trays with glasses of champagne floated through the rooms and gave every one a glass. "ALRIGHT I'LL START THE COUNT DOWN. 10-9-8! COME ON JOIN IN!" Every one did join in.

"5-4-3-2-1! HAPPY NEW YEARS!" Every one screamed and their glasses clanked together. When every one left around 1:30, 2:00 in the morning no one had any doubt that this was the best party any Hogwarts student had thrown in a long time. Every one was talking about it on the train ride back to school, even the people that hadn't been there.

"MOONY! WORMTAIL!" Ray, James, and Sirius all ran through the barrier and onto Platform 9 ¾ at nearly the same time. Remus Lupin turned away from the younger students he had been helping turned to the three that came barreling toward him.

"Hey guys. Have a good holiday?" He asked them, already knowing the answer. He had gone to their New Year's Eve party and had a blast. Plus they had all gotten together a few days before Christmas to exchange gifts. They all grinned and nodded. He smiled. "Peters holding a compartment for us. I'll be there in a few minutes." They all nodded and started lugging their bags onto the train and he turned back to the students he'd been helping before.

The three walked down the hallway and found Peter, his trunk, and Remus' trunk in a compartment toward the end of the train. They walked and hoisted their stuff up before plopping down.

"Hey Wormtail." He smiled shakily at them.

"Hi guys. It sucks that we have to go back already. I wish Christmas break was longer." They all nodded and the four started talking excitedly about the gifts they had received. After a while Remus came in and sat down.

Soon the Marauders lapsed into a comfortable silence and watched the scenery pass by. They had sat like that for about a half-hour when the door slid open. Evans slid in.

"Erm, hi. Listen, I can't fine a place to sit and I was wondering if I could…" She had been staring at her feet until that point and had trailed off hopefully when she looked up. Sirius grinned at her.

"Sorry. The only available spot is James' lap…" He smirked suggestively at her. She glared at him and left. Ray snorted and James glared at both of them.

"Thanks guys. That could've been my chance to get on Evans' good side! Now you've blown it for me!" He pouted and sulked the rest of the train ride. Sirius and Ray simply smiled at him.

"James, bro. I don't think that's a bad thing. Evans isn't the wonderful saint you think she is. And she's simply not right for you. Get over her." James looked up at his sister with wide eyes. He had basically been obsessed with Evans since their fourth year, and had always believed that they would get together. At first it had been funny, but after a year of him following her around and asking her out, they had begun to get annoyed. His friends were worried that she was definitely hurting him, and that they needed to get him over it. But everything they did just made him like her more. That's probably why Ray hated Evans so much.

"But, Ray-"

"No. Get over her." She turned to look out the window and the conversation was obviously over. Sirius and Remus rolled their eyes at each other. James and Ray were always having stupid little fights like this, but they were never actually mad at each other. AS if to prove it, as soon as they got off the train, Lily and James were laughing and joking with each other again.

"So then the little redneck boy ran home and said, 'Mommy, Mommy guess what!' and his mom asked him what and he said 'I won the biggest pee pee contest 'cuz I'm a redneck!' and his mom said 'it's not 'cuz you're a redneck, sweetie. It's 'cuz you're 23!'" (A/N: Sammy-kins! I love you! Thanks to you I'm in love with that joke! Oh, and if any one wants to hear the full joke, just drop a review and I'll put it in my next chapter.) Ray said and they both cracked up.

Remus rolled his eyes again. "Those two never change…" Sirius nodded then ran forward to jump between the twins and sling an arm over both of their shoulders. The three made their way up to the school, ready to see what the rest of the year would bring them.

Author Notes: …You guys know the drill. REVIEW! By the way I didn't edit this or this last chapter at all so they're probably gonna really suck. Sorry! I just couldn't wait to post it! 