February 20, 1978

A/N: This chapter is a little different from the rest in that its style is different, it's subtly inspired by Shoebox Project, which does a lot of chapters like this. So James' notes are in bold and Lily's are in italics. Hope you enjoy.

Hey Lily.

What do you want, James? I'm trying to listen.

You know, you're so pretty.

Is that it?

No, I'm bored.

What a surprise.

There is no need to be sarcastic.

James you are distracting me from my notes.

Why don't we skive?

No! James focus, we have to pass the exam in a couple notes and we need to know all this stuff about trolls and goblins.

But it's so boring with Binns just droning on up there

That's really too bad

Please, Lily, skive with me

No!

Please!

James stop. I'm trying to pay attention, stop writing notes to me.

Come on Evans, you know this is boring. When are we going to need to know this out in the world?

So what if it's boring, James? This is what Dumbledore and the ministry think we need to know about the History of Magic. We need to know this stuff for the exam. Plus we learn history so we don't make the same mistakes as the people in history did.

Alright fine, but I don't think anyone could be as stupid as Little John going into the goblin country during their holiday and attacking them with only a couple soldiers.

Glad you're seeing sense.

o0o

I think Sirius fell asleep.

Geez this class is hazardous

That's what I've been trying to tell you!

I think I've taken enough notes, besides he's just reading from the textbook right? So to study I can just look at that right?

I like where you are going with this…

We need a better teacher, Binns is old and a bloody ghost.

Lils I think I'm a bad influence on you.

I think we should prank him.

Who Binns? I really am a bad influence on you if you're thinking of pranking a teacher.

Come on James, don't you want something interesting to happen this lesson?

Lily are you sure, we are head-boy and girl, we should be setting an example right?

When has that stopped you before?

Fair point, what are you planning?

Not sure, something with the chalkboard or the textbook?

Let me wake Sirius, see if he has any ideas.

No I got it, we'll switch the words in the textbook so it says something funny and he reads it out loud.

Ohhh Evans, you are evil.

That's right, don't you forget it.

Okay how are we going to do that though?

I think there's a spell, hold on.

Got it? Use that spell and put it as "When the goblins return to their country they find the place run by a beer with a horrible sense of fashion. The beer refused to leave and there was yet another war. Instead of traditional weapons the beers used chips and lobbed them at the crowds of goblins who were all deathly allergic to chips and died on the spot. This became known as the beer and chips massacre. The beers continued their rule after this and led to many happy grain years for the remaining goblins and ensured a period of tranquility unparalleled in goblin history."

Oh this is going to be beautiful Lils, you're a genius.

Yes I know, but better get on with it.

Wake up Sirius, he'll want to hear this.

o0o

Professor Binns droning voice carried on endlessly until he got to the part that James and Lily had changed for him at which point his eyes widened as he read in a higher and higher pitched voice. Once he had finished the section he looked up and looked around.

"Which one of you altered the textbook?"

The class, however, was too busy rolling around in the chairs laughing. Sirius had fallen on the floor and was cackling. Remus, however, seemed to be the only person not enjoying James and Lily's practical joke. He was going back and forth between glaring at Sirius on the floor and looking scoldingly at James.

Professor Binns was unable to regain control of the class before the bell rang and released them to lunch.

Remus was waiting for them outside the classroom. Sirius had trouble getting up from the floor and was still clutching his sides when they walked into Remus.

"Which one of you did it?" He said coldly.

Lily smiled. "Remus, what does it matter who did it, what matters is that we didn't have to sit through the end of one of Binns' lectures and now we have lunch." She walked past him and felt all four marauders staring after her.

"James, you've corrupted her."

"Nonsense, Moony, she's got a sense of humor. Prongs you've got to marry that woman."

"Sirius did you do it?"

"Course not, I'm not smart enough to know that spell or think of that. I was asleep."

"Then who did it?"

"Well Prongs here cast the spell-"

"James!"

"What!? Lily told me to do it, she found the spell and had the idea."

"Merlin."

"Let's go get lunch." Peter interjected.