It was 6:30 when James and Sirius both came back from Quidditch practice, soaked and cold. It had been raining for 2 days in a row now, and most students were very excited and annoyed because they couldn't go outside. The Gryffindor Quidditch captain had forced the team to practice that evening, as the last quidditch match of the season was 3 days afterwards, Gryffindor versus Ravenclaw. The team had been soaked and was now in a foul temper.

- « Go away, you midget ! » shouted Sirius at a second year standing in his way. He was shaking from the cold, so was James. They threw open the door through the hole and burst in, water flying everywhere from their cloths. The changing room had been blown up by the Slytherin Team...

- « Sirius Black ! How dare you talk like that to a poor first year ? » shouted then a feminine voice, from a far corner by the fireplace. He turned arounf, and faced a red-haired Lily Evans, hands on hips. - « First, it wasn't a first year, but a second year, and he's used to it. Second, it's lovely to see you too Evans, and no I'm not too cold... » He told her, smiling, and suddenly hugged her. Lily screamed, completly soaked the moment Sirius's robes had touched hers. Her high-pitched voice filled the air, and Sirius unsuccessfully tried to cover his ears.

- « I'm gonna kill you ! I'm dripping wet ! Now I've got to get changed ! And you go and get changed before you soak the whole common room !! » she added, as Sirius sat in a sofa.

- « Shall we go and get changed together then ? » he asked in a low and serious tone.

But James said:

- « Of course not, Padfood. She'll go with me. I can help her take her robes off, they're so large ! »

- « Why, Prongs, I can do that perfectly well ! No, I really think I should go with her and help her, you know, her skirt might be tight, I might need to undo it for her... »

- « You know what, Padfood, I think you should both go with her. You'll do the robes and I'll do the skirt. Undo, actually. »

- « And why would you get to undo the skirt and me the robes ?! It's not fair ! » James and Sirius kept arguing like that until:

- « AHHHHHHH !!!! Sirius !!! You, you ... » but Lily didn't find the words to finish, she looked from one to the other, trying to decide which one was worse, and finally screamed again and slapped Sirius in the face.

Sirius immediatly calmed down, and yelled:

- « Ouch !! I didn't need this ! You really are one, Lily !! People are right about you ! »

- « I'm a what ? » she said, surprised a bit.

- « A bitch ! » He threw at her face, and taking a grip on her arms, started shaking her violently, furious and humiliated.

- « Stop, Padfood, stop ! It's not worth it ! Come one, I've got a better plan for her ! Leave it ! » said James, and pulling Sirius away from Lily, went up the stairs leading to the boys dormitory.

Lily stayed there, staring at her wet cloths, shaken, and wondering what in the world was James's plan about her... She grumbled to herself, and while everyone in the common room lkept staring, she shook her head and left the room up to her own dormitory.

- « Look, Sirius, I know you don't like her, but I do, well, kind of. I swear it's gonna work, you've got to trust me on this ! Here's the plan...