Year 1: The Legend Unfolds

Chapter two: Pretty in Pink

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A/N: Hi, here is the next chapter! A little later than promised but hey, this is pretty fast for me... ahem. Yes. Anyway. Go on and read the story! Then REVIEW IT AT THE END!

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Lily had received quite a shock from the new James had told her, but was none the less pleased. Her parents were very proud as well, and the Potters explained all about Diagon Alley, Hogwarts, and every thing in between. Mrs. Potter had also gladly agreed that the Evans family could come with her when she and her children got their things from Diagon Alley.

The only person who didn't seem thrilled about Lily's newly discovered talent was Petunia. Whenever anyone mentioned it, her eyes got dark, and she went silent. Her attitude towards Brighid had also changed. Whenever she saw Brighid, she usually talked her head off, but the night before had been unusually quiet for Petunia.

Since Lily turned out to be a witch, she and her family were invited to James's birthday party. The Evans family understood why the Potters didn't tell them, and were all (except for Petunia) very excited.

Lily was looking forward to meeting some other kids who were going to Hogwarts. Lily was very outgoing and talkative when she was around people she knew, but was rather shy when meeting new people, or when she was around someone she didn't know very well. Lily's parents were intrigued with Lily's talent, and couldn't wait to talk to other adults who were wizards.

Petunia, however, was a different story entirely. Even though the Potters always threw good parties, and she would be able to hang out with Brighid a little more, she was almost dreading it. She personally was not psyched about spending an afternoon surrounded by a bunch of weirdos who could probably kill her in an instant by just saying a few funny words and pointing a stick of wood at her.

However, no matter how much she begged her parents, they were forcing her to go. It would surely be interesting.

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Jane Potter was rushing around, making a few last minute adjustments to the party. The guests were due to arrive soon, so she didn't have much time.

"Would Mrs. like Pinky to finish the dinner?" asked the Potter's house elf, Pinky.

"Oh, yes Pinky, thank you," replied Mrs. Potter as James walked into the kitchen.

"Mom, the Evanses are almost here. They are just walking past the McGreggor's house," said James, sitting on the table. That was his biggest habit.

"Okay, thank you James, and get your buns off the table," Mrs. Potter replied with a small smile. The doorbell then rang, and James's mind immediately set to work on how best to harass Lily. He would definitely pull a prank, and a magical one would be best now that she knew about his world.

As the door was opened, James saw a very unusual sight. Usually when the Evanses came over, Petunia was always the first one through the door, eager to see Brighid, and Lily was behind her parents, not wanting to see James. Today, however, Lily was at the front, and Petunia was in the back.

As Mrs. Potter was greeting the rest of her family, Lily walked inside, headed towards James.

"James, I just wanted to say I'm sorry I over-reacted yesterday," Lily muttered.

"Your mom made you do this," James said, leaning up against the wall.

"Duh," Lily replied in a bored voice as Brighid came into the room.

"Oh, hey Lily, is Petunia here?" Brighid asked.

"Yea, she is in the foyer with my parents," said Lily, pointing to where her sister stood. As Brighid greeted Petunia, other guests began to arrive, and soon the party was in full swing.

Lily and James both met new people at the party, but they, unfortunately, still remained enemies. Lily met a girl named Melanie Prewett. She was a pure blood whose parents worked with the Potters. James met a boy named Peter Pettigrew, a half-blood whose sister went to school with Brighid, and was also reunited with Frank Longbottom. James and Frank had been friends since they were babies, and even though Frank was a year older, they were still quite close.

As usual, James would not consider it a party without tormenting Lily a bit, so he and his friends devised a plan. The party was certainly not one to be forgotten.

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"Have you seen Lily anywhere?" James asked his new friend, Peter.

"Yeah, she is in the den with some girl," replied Peter. Frank Longbottom then walked up, looking quite excited, and holding a bag.

"James. I flooed home and got the stuff we need," he said.

"Perfect. This will teach Lily Evans a lesson. I can't wait to see her face," replied James.

"What exactly did Lily do that made her deserve to learn a lesson?" Peter asked.

"Um... I'm not sure. But this is a really good prank!" James said, not really answering his question, "Lily is in the den, let's go."

The three boys walked into the den and saw Lily sitting and talking to another girl, who had straight brown hair and clear blue eyes. James saw her deep tan skin, and it was a dead giveaway. This was Melanie Prewett, a girl he had knows since they were both very young. He could remember summers at the beach were he would burn to a crisp and she would just get tanner all day long. She and James had never really been too close growing up, but they weren't exactly enemies either. They casually walked up to Lily and Melanie, the bag of materials hidden behind Frank's back.

"Hey Lily, hey Melanie, what's up?" asked James, sitting in the chair next to Lily. Lily looked at him suspiciously.

"What do you want Potter?" Lily asked, noticing that Frank had his hands behind his back the whole time he walked around the couch and sat down.

"We just wanted to come and say hi, and I wanted to introduce you to my friends. You already know Frank, and this is Peter," James said calmly. Of course she knew Frank, he came to her and James's party every year, and every year he and James pulled a prank on her. However, it was a bit of a shock to find out he was a wizard too– he seemed so normal she never would have guessed.

"We know you are up to something," Melanie said calmly. Over the 9 years of knowing James, there was never a time when they saw each other that he didn't pull a prank on her.

"And we are going to find out what," Lily finished, noticing that as Frank sat down, he took his hands from behind his back, but it looked like he was sitting on something, "And, uh, Frank, what is that behind your back?" asked Lily.

"What? Oh, you mean this?" Frank said, pulling a bag from behind his back, "It was supposed to be a surprise, but I guess you can have it now. It's a birthday present for you, since I missed your party yesterday," said Frank, turning the bag upside down, and letting a pink and orange pen fall onto the table. The pen was very big, and it said happy birthday on the side.

"A present? How do I know this isn't a prank?" Lily asked, skeptical of the pen lying on the coffee table.

"It's a pen, what could it do? If we really wanted to pull a prank, don't you think we would think of something better than a pen?" James said, staring unconvincingly at the pen on the table.

"Oh I know it's a prank...I just don't know what it could do," Lily said, looking at the offensive writing utensil. She then bent over and picked it up, and started to examine it. Every one in the room started to laugh then- even Melanie couldn't hold back a giggle. Lily didn't know what they were laughing at, but knew it was because of the pen. As she turned her head to look at James, a lock of hair fell from behind her ear in front of her face. She almost screamed, for all of her beautiful auburn hair, was now pink!

"Potter! How could you do this! Look at my hair! Change it back right now!" Lily said as Melanie stopped laughing and stood up next to her friend.

"Sorry Lils, no can do," replied James, his usually grin reappearing on his face. Lily could tell he knew what to do, but James wouldn't say. Lily tried to calm down, tried to think about how to get revenge, and plans were forming in her head. She looked around and saw the bag the pen had been in lying on the floor.

That's when it hit her. Frank hadn't touched the pen yet! It had gone right from the bag to the table to her hands. As soon as the pen touched Lily, her hair had turned pink, right? So all she needed to do was make sure each of the boys touched the pen. They would certainly tell her how to reverse it if they were in the same situation. She looked down at the pen that was still in her hand, and she knew exactly how to do it.

"Hey, look, I'm sorry I lost my temper at you guys like that," said Lily, getting up and walking so that she was standing right behind all of them, "This really is a nice pen, why don't you try it out?" Lily then touched the pen to Frank's hand, and James's hand. However, before she could reach Peter, James grabbed her wrist, and tried to pry the pen from her hand. Lily tried to fight it, wanting to turn Peter's hair pink as well, and she knew that if James got the pen, he would turn Melanie's hair pink.

"Hey! Stop it, Potter," said Lily, trying to regain control of the pen, but James was stronger than she was. Lily looked around and saw Petunia enter the room. Petunia saw James and Lily fighting over the pen, and to Lily's horror, walked over to them.

"What are you guys fighting for? It's just a pen. And why are all of you wearing pink wigs? You know that is really tacky, right?" said Petunia, watching the battle with interest.

"Petunia, go away!" said Lily, still struggling against James. The last thing she needed was Petunia to touch the pen, and then tell on them for turning her hair pink.

"Just give me the pen you guys," said Petunia, reaching forward. Before Lily could tell her to stop, she reached forward and grabbed the pen out of both of their hands.

"Petunia, what did you do?," Lily screamed. She knew Petunia would be angry when she saw the fluff ball of pink on her head, and she would definitely want to get Lily and James in trouble for it. Lily's only hope was that James would tell all of them how to reverse the pink before Petunia noticed anything was wrong, or before she was able to reach an adult whom she could tattle to. "James, you have to reverse this right now," Lily said, continuing to scream at James.

"Lily, what is your problem, it is only a pen, jeez, the way you are acting, you would think my hair had turned pink," Lily shrugged and gave a little nervous laugh after Petunia said that.

"Well, you know, there is kind of a funny story about that," said Lily, "You'll laugh! Okay, no, maybe you won't laugh, but uh, you know the 'pink wig' I'm wearing, well, yeah, that pen is a magical prank James pulled on me and when I touched the pen, my hair turned pink and the same thing happened to you," Lily said, trying to keep it cool. Just as she predicted, Petunia looked like she was going to explode.

"What! James, change my hair back right now. There is no way I am going through my life with pink hair! Everyone was so excited about Lily being a witch, but I knew it was trouble! James, I said change it back!" Petunia continued screaming while James stood still, looking scared and not answering Petunia's demands to change her hair back. Once he found his voice again, he mumbled, "It won't come out. It will magically turn back at midnight, there is nothing you can do before that."

Both Petunia and Lily were aghast at that statement, seeing as Lily hadn't known that either. At the same time, both Lily and Petunia stormed out of the room, walking home to get hats, Melanie walking behind to comfort Lily.

Lily, James and Petunia were all still angry at each other by the end of the night, and hats seemed to be the new fad among the children. Lily had succeeded in convincing Petunia not to tell on James, but that didn't mean they weren't still angry.

Lily tried to forget about it however. She knew very well that it would do no good to start a new school year holding a grudge against James, and the new year was quickly approaching. Lily was excited about starting to learn magic, and when the Potter family took Lily and her parents to Diagon Alley, they were all fascinated. Before too long, August 31st came, and Lily was getting ready for the train ride to Hogwarts.

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