It was morning in the middle of Summer, Amaryllis Evans was awake and freshly showered. Asleep on her floor in a sleeping bag was Dorcas Meadowes, her hair was now brown again. Amaryllis' hair still hadn't changed back and it was starting to get old.

"The cake... candy... mmmm..." Dorcas mumbled in her sleep. Amara laughed, wanting nothing more than to grab her camera and film this moment. She shook her head and stood in front of her full-length mirror, slowly unwrapping the towel around her hair.

A small scream escaped her lips when she saw what was under the towel, making Dorcas jump up from her sleep. "What is it?" She asks, groggily. Her wand in hand pointed at herself. Amaryllis had one hand on her head and the other was pointing at the mirror. Dorcas blinked a few times before taking a better look at Amaryllis. "Your hair..." She trailed off.

Red replaced the once golden hair. Amaryllis goggled, she had almost forgotten what her natural hair color looked like on her. She ran her fingers through the wet locks and then looked to Dorcas. "I can't go to Diagon Alley looking like this!" Amaryllis usually didn't care about her looks, but something about having red hair again made her self-conscious.

"You look fine. Red hair looks gorgeous on you, Amara." Dorcas says. Amaryllis shakes her head and turns away from the mirror to look at Dorcas, correctly.

"Everyone's going to start comparing me to Lily again. 'Oh, your hair looks like Lily's, but those green eyes of hers suit it better' or 'Sorry, I thought you were Lily with that red hair of yours'. I'm fine with them comparing us intelligence-wise, but when it comes to physical appearance... I want to be me!" Amaryllis ranted. Dorcas stood up and shook the girl's shoulders.

"Amaryllis Belladonna Evans! You are you!" Dorcas shouted in her face, not caring about morning breath. Amara winced at the use of her full name. "You and Lily might have looked identical when you were toddlers, but now you two have completely different looks. It's going to be okay." Dorcas released her shoulders and Amaryllis relaxed, her breathing returning to normal.

"You're right... Now, let's get ready." Amaryllis sent her a smile and went to go choose an outfit. Dorcas just blinked, amazed that the girl got over it so fast.

"What do you think?" Amaryllis asks, gesturing towards her outfit.

"Very nice." Dorcas nodded her head approvingly. "What about me?"

"Excellent." Amara compliments. Dorcas grabbed a hair tie and put her hair in a loose ponytail. "I could braid it if you want," Amaryllis suggested. Dorcas shook her head, the last time Amara tried to braid her hair it felt like she was pulling it out of her scalp.

"Here," Dorcas handed Amara a flower crown. "To bring out that beautiful hair of yours."

"Don't remind me," Amara grumbles a smile still on her lips, contradicting with her tone.

"Amaryllis, Dory! Hurry up if you want me to drive you!" Petunia shouted from downstairs. Dorcas rolled her eyes and Amaryllis snickered.

"My name isn't Dory," Dorcas mumbles in an irritated tone. The -now- redhead darts over to her nightstand and grabs her bag. "We're coming!" Amaryllis yelled. She pulls on Dorcas' hand, barely giving her enough time to grab her own bag.

Both girls rushed down the stairs, heading into the kitchen, and see an impatient Petunia. Her pale eyes widen, comically, when she sets Amaryllis' red hair. "You look very nice, Amaryllis." Petunia compliments, stiffly. "You too, Dory." She adds, unconvincingly.

"Where is Lily?" Amara asks. Her sister said she was going to Diagon Alley today, as well.

"She went with another friend." Petunia mumbles, not caring.

"Thank you for taking us, Petunia," Amaryllis says, with Dorcas grumbling along. Petunia sent her sister a smile and waved it off.

"No problem. I'm supposed to meet Vernon at a little cafe." Petunia sighed dreamily. Dorcas mimed a gag and Amaryllis sent her a look.

"Good luck then," Amaryllis whispered, closing the door of the car. Petunia waved goodbye then driving off.

"'I'm supposed to meet Vernon at a little cafe.'" Dorcas imitated in a love-struck tone of voice. "Ugh, give me a break." She stuck her tongue out at the car, which was already a distance away.

"Come on, Dorcas." Amaryllis rolled her eyes, already use to her -best- friends dislike for Petunia. They headed into the Leaky Cauldron and went to the entrance to Diagon Alley. The girls went to Gringotts first to exchange their Muggle money for wizard money. Dorcas' eyebrows raised when she saw the amount of money Amaryllis had. "I've been saving up since first-year." Was the only explanation she got.

After they were done with Gringotts, Amaryllis let Dorcas choose the first shop they visited. The brunette instantly dragged her friend to 'Clara's Candies'.

"How many sugar quills do you need?" Amaryllis asked with amusement, Dorcas had already grabbed six.

" I need 7. It's a very magical number." Dorcas explained as if she was talking to a five-year-old. Amaryllis picked a box of chocolate frogs and said that's all she needed. The shopkeeper was keeping a close eye on the girls, who were dressed in muggle clothes and picking a lot of candy.

"How is it that people wear robes on hot days and they still don't sweat?" Amaryllis asked, looking out the shop's window.

"Mum says that they use some kind of charm. I was 8 when I asked so I can't really remember." Dorcas says, grabbing a licorice wand. Amaryllis raises an eyebrow at the end handy her friend has. "Okay, I'm done. Let's go pay."

Both girls walked out of the store with amused smiles on their faces. "Clara didn't believe we could actually pay." Dorcas laughs. "People always judge books by their covers." She gestures to their muggle clothes.

"Speaking of books..." Amaryllis began to drag Dorcas to 'Flourish & Botts', making the brunette groan.

"I may be Ravenclaw -too-, but that doesn't mean I want to spend all of my days with a book," Dorcas complained. Amaryllis ignored her complaints and continued to make her way to the shop. "Is that Sniv- *cough* Severus and Lily?" Dorcas wonders. Amaryllis sees the duo and immediately turns around, looking at a cart outside of the store.

"Hello, Lily!" Dorcas greeted, cheerfully, making Amara internally curse. "... And Severus."

"Hi Dorcas, where's my sister? Wasn't she suppose to come with you?" Lily asks, looking around for Amaryllis. Dorcas shrugs, a small smirk forming on her face.

"I ditched that bitch," Dorcas tells her, casually. Lily gasps at her use of foul language and for her using it to describe Amaryllis, her twin. Severus merely raises a brow, he was under the impression that the two were best friends.

"Amaryllis can get soooo annoying," Dorcas adds. "We went to the candy shop earlier and she took forever." Dorcas drawled. Amaryllis spun around, sending a glare to Dorcas.

"Liar. You were the one who was getting seven of everything." She hissed. Lily gasped, again, and Severus' eyes widened, more so than Petunias. "Oh, hello." She mumbled, sheepishly.

"Your hair is..." A grin made its way to Lily's face. "Perfect!" In a matter of seconds, Lily switched places with Amara, making the latter blink in confusion. "Let's switch friends for the next hour." Amaryllis gave her sister a blank look.

"Explain."

"You see, Black saw Severus and me in Flourish & Botts, and wherever he is James isn't too far behind. I thought maybe we could..."

"You thought maybe we could switch, -now that I have red hair- and I could just say that it was me, who was with Severus the whole time when James appears." Amaryllis finished. Dorcas gave Lily an unimpressed glance.

"What makes you thin-" Lily cut off Dorcas.

"We can go to Clara's Candies for the next hour." Dorcas, slowly, closed her mouth and smiled at Lily.

"You know what Amara... Lily and I just don't spend any quality time with each other." Dorcas linked her arm with Lily like they were old pals. "We'll see you both in an hour at the boring bookstore." Dorcas spun her and Lily around, giving Amaryllis no time to protest.

Amaryllis, awkwardly, looked at Severus, who looked ready to leave. He actually did turn around to leave, but Amaryllis caught his arm. "Not so fast, Severus," Amaryllis mumbled. "I'm not spending the next hour by myself for nothing, nor am I going to spend it surrounded by candy. You're not leaving until Lily and Dorcas come back, then we go our separate ways."

"Who's going to stop me?" Severus sneered at her. Amaryllis' entire demeanor changed as her ice blue eyes narrowed into slits.

"I will." She hissed, quietly.

"You can't use magic outside of school. There's no reason to take that threat seriously." Severus reminded her, uninterested. Amaryllis sighed, releasing her hold on him with her head hung low. Severus smirked thinking he won.

"That's true." Amaryllis looked up at him with wide, tearful blue eyes. Severus was taken aback by the girl, who looked ready to burst into tears. "I could always tell Lily how to mean you were to me, her poor shy, innocent little sister. How you didn't even give me a chance and even called me a-" Amaryllis let out a sniffle, her eyes then narrowing, challengingly. "A mudblood."

"You wouldn't dare."

"Try me."

Severus glared at the girl, who he clearly underestimated, and her eyes widened even more. Neither of them backed down. The Slytherin never had a reason for not liking Amaryllis, but now he did. Amaryllis didn't actually mind Severus' company, but she wasn't about to let him leave her.

"Fine." Severus hissed, pulling her along to the bookstore that wasn't too far away. Amaryllis grinned triumphantly, happy that she won and gets to go to Flourish and Botts.

-A little bit earlier-

Sirius Black tumbled into the ice cream shop and grinned when he spotted James Potter.

"Sirius, mate, where's that girl you were with?" James asks, looking up from his pumpkin ice cream. Remus Lupin looks up from his chocolate ice cream, as well.

"She found some friends." He answers, waving it off. "Plus you'll never guess who we-" Sirius turned around searching for something. He stuck his head out of the shop's door. "Peter, hurry up!" Sirius shouts. "I found Peter earlier." The mousy boy ran into the shop, panting like he ran a marathon.

"Hello, Peter." Remus greets. Peter waves, too out of breath to speak and sits down at the table.

"You were saying?" James asks Sirius. The grey-eyed boy nods, plopping down into the seat across from James.

"Peter and I were walking over here after I ditched that girl, and we saw two certain someones in Flourish & Botts." Sirius rambled, in one breath. James gave him a look that said 'continue' and Remus hoped that Sirius wouldn't say what the werewolf thinks he's going to say.

"It w-was Snivellus." Peter panted out. James made a face of disgust. "And Lily."

"What?!" James exclaimed, jumping up from his seat, earning annoyed looks from the people around him. "Are you sure? Of course, you're sure or else you wouldn't tell me. Do you think they're on a date?" James asked, internally thinking of ways he could hex that slimy git.

"Settle down, mate," Remus said, calmly. "There's no need to do anything ir-" he stopped mid-word as James ran out of the shop, with Sirius and -a reluctant- Peter following after him.

"No need to listen to Remus. He's only the one who's been helping to keep you out of trouble." Remus mumbled to himself, standing up to go after the boys.

-Back with Amaryllis and Severus-

Amaryllis was looking around the creatures section with Severus -unwillingly- tagging along. "What book are you looking for, Evans?" Severus asked, bored. Amaryllis raised a brow but chose not to comment on the sudden use of surname.

"This book I saw in the library, Snape. It's very interesting and I wanted to keep a copy for myself." Amaryllis looked at the top of the bookshelf and groaned. "It's up there." She mumbled. Amaryllis removed the shawl from her shoulders, making Severus raise a bow. "Hold this." She handed him the shawl and reaches for the book. The Slytherins eyes widen and he focused his gaze on anything, but her.

Sirius pats James' shoulder and gestures to the red-headed figure in the creatures section. James' eyes widen when he sees 'Lily' struggling to get a book.

"Have you ever seen anything so... divine?" James asks, his eyes traveling up her long legs that were on full display, and eyeing the skin that her rising tank top showed. His eyes narrowed when he saw Severus, who was right beside her, holding a shawl. It looked like the Slytherins gaze was trying to focus on anything but the girl.

"I've seen better," Sirius whispers, jokingly. James ignores him and rushes over to the redhead, just as she grabs the book.

"Those shorts should be illegal, Evans." James teases. 'Lily' tenses and Severus' mouth tugs into a smirk. "You have no idea the effect they have on me-" James freezes when the girl turns around.

Amaryllis keeps a blank look on her face as she turns around, making James freeze. Behind him, Sirius and Peter begin laughing, and Remus shakes his head in amusement.

"I hardly even know you, Potter."

I'm not even supposed to be on my laptop right now but I decided to update anyway. disclaimer: I don't own harry potter. obviously.