A/N: Alrighty, I have over 200 reviews, how great is that! I am so happy right now it's not even funny. So…I saw the play my school was doing yesterday for the Theatre Production class, alas, I am in Theatre 1 and the play we do isn't until December. How sad. Anyways, it was the Crucible and it was so good. Very intense and the end was so sad that I cried.

Disclaimer: I own nothing; it's JK Rowling's. Of course, the people you don't recognize are mine.

"Remember the first time James's prank went wrong and Lily ended up being the butt of the joke. That was hilarious," laughed Sirius.

"Shut up," Lily objected.

"Sorry. Who wants to tell the story?" asked Sirius excitedly, pulling out the picture of Lily with her hair blue instead of red and so frizzy that it stuck up into the air about three inches. Her entire uniform was blue and her face even had a bluish tint. Her face showed so much anger that they were scared just looking at the picture. She couldn't have been older than fourteen. And, she was standing over a very frightened looking fourteen-year-old James, the collar of his robes clutched in her hand and her wand raised over her head.

"You're so excited about, it Padfoot, why don't you tell it?" asked James curtly.

"Fine, I will," said Sirius with a triumphant smile.

"Aright, if we just wait then we can be sure to get Snivellus," said James excitedly.

"So, hold on, what happens if someone comes before him?" asked Remus warily.

"I guess it'll go wrong, so what, who cares," shrugged Sirius.

"I don't like it," said Remus.

"This is going to be exciting," smiled Peter.

"Hey, here comes someone. Get ready, boys," said James eagerly. The person turned the corner and stepped on the button, sending a cascade of blue goop all over them. All of the boys, save Remus, began laughing hysterically.

"Uh…guys," said Remus nervously, as the person shook off the goop, her face, hair, skin, and clothes all blue.

"W-Wha-What, Moon-Moony?" asked Sirius through laughter.

"I think you should run," said Remus as he saw the dagger eyes of Lily Evans and her hatred.

"Why?" asked James, finally looking up and seeing Lily. "Oh, Merlin!" he yelled, scrambling to his feet and running down the corridor.

"JAMES POTTER!" Lily yelled, chasing after him, causing her now blue hair to become so frazzled and messy that it stuck up in the air.

"Dammit," James said angrily, running through the corridor and trying to get to the common room.

"I'LL KILL YOU, JAMES!" she screeched, catching up with him and grabbing the back of his robes.

"Calm down, Lily, it was just a joke, not even meant for you," said James, trying to beg his way out of the punishment he was about to receive. Sirius rounded the corner with a camera in hand. He snapped a quick picture of Lily about to hex James.

"I will never forget that," said Lily with a shake of her head.

"I wouldn't have either if I were you, it was pretty traumatizing, I'll bet," said Remus with a laugh.

"Ooh, Lily, look at this one," squealed Claire. She pulled a moving photo from the pile and placed it in the center of the table. It was the three girls all smiling brightly on the Hogwarts Express in their first year.

"Wow, so long ago, huh?" asked Lily with a smile.

"Yeah, no kidding," sighed Tanya.

"Wasn't that the first time James asked Lily out too?" asked Sirius with more interest than necessary. He was asking for it today. Claire hit him playfully on the arm and Sirius feigned hurt before pulling out another photo from the boys' box.

"Merlin's Beard!" shouted James, looking over Sirius's shoulder. "That was the day on Christmas last year. Remember, some kid took a picture of Lily receiving her very first detention, ha!"

"That wasn't funny. The slug smell took forever to wash out completely," objected Lily.

"McGonagall would have killed me if you had socked me in the middle of the great hall," said James with a bemused expression.

"Killed you?" asked Lily skeptically.

"Alright, well, she would've known I was asking for it," sighed James. They heard a sniffle escape Claire's nose as they saw the picture she was looking at. It was a picture of her ex, Jack, but she had not been a very good girl last year, and so, she was extremely drunk in this picture. She and Sirius had gotten into the worst fight ever then, until the others knocked some sense into them.

"Some times weren't so good," sighed Sirius. Lily was the only one who dared to speak up about what was just said, even though everyone else was thinking it.

"Yeah…"

"How long have we been here?" asked Claire, looking at her watch.

"About an hour. Why?" asked Sirius.

"We have to start getting ready," squealed Tanya with joy.

"Already?" asked Sirius, sounding upset.

"Yeah…sadly enough," sighed Claire, leaning in and kissing Sirius goodbye before leaping from the table and prancing out gracefully. Sirius had a very serene expression on his face.

"She's so perfect," Sirius sighed.

"Oh, shut up," said James jokingly, throwing a book at Sirius.

"Hey, watch it, Prongs!" called Sirius angrily.

"Boys," sighed Tanya and Lily at the same time, both getting up and saying goodbye to their beaus before leaving the great hall.

"I am so excited," Lily squealed, pulling her beautiful, strapless, auburn dress from the hanger in their closet.

"Me too," sighed Tanya, holding her cream colored dress up to her front and looking in the mirror. "I can't wait until the boys see us."

"They'll be so excited," said Claire weakly.

"Claire…what's wrong?" asked Lily worriedly.

"It's soon…possibly tonight," she whispered.

"No…it can't be, it's impossible," whispered Tanya, wrapping her arms around her best friend and hugging her tightly.

"NO! Stop it!" Claire shrieked, going into one of her fits again. Lily and Tanya were thrown off of her in seconds, but Claire was subdued in a few seconds with some hexes. "I'm sorry," she whispered, ashamed of herself.

"It's not your fault," sighed Tanya. Tanya walked to the closet, pulling out the beautiful white dress that Claire had for their ball.

"Make-up, hair, and nails first," suggested Lily.

"Agreed," said Tanya excitedly, grabbing her make-up bag and rushing to the bathroom. Lily pulled out her numerous packs of nail polish and cast a spell on them, her nails being painted by the brush itself with no one holding it. She was having them painted with French Tips. Claire grabbed her wand and began pointing it to her hair which started tying itself up into intricate styles that looked so beautiful it wasn't even funny. Tanya emerged first, decorated with earthy make-up tones and fuller lips.

"You like?" she asked hopefully.

"Very much," said Claire with a grin. Lily pointed her wand at the nail polish and it shut itself, then she pointed it to her hands, a cool breeze blowing out of the tip and drying them very quickly. "I'll take make up next," said Claire excitedly, snatching her bag of make up and running to the bathroom. Tanya grabbed the nail polish from Lily's four-poster as Lily began styling her own hair in light and beautiful ringlets that fell elegantly down her face and back. It looked so beautiful on her that Tanya felt herself going jealous.

Tanya was busy with the nail polish, paining her nails with French tips as well, and when Claire emerged, her make up in bright and vibrant silvers and her skin a bit darker than normal, they could only stare at her beauty.

"Is it that bad?" asked Claire sadly.

"No…it's amazing!" squealed Tanya and Lily at the same time.

"Thanks," said Claire quietly. She tossed the make up bag to Lily, who caught it, her hair all in little ringlets about her face and adorable as could be imagined. Claire snatched the nail polish from Tanya who began doing her hair in straight, dark brown layers that cascaded down her back perfectly, a big change from her usually curly hair, but it was still beautiful.

When Lily emerged from the bathroom, her makeup with bronzes and topaz-like colors with a few greens around her eyes for emphasis on her emerald eyes, and a bronze colored lipstick, Claire and Tanya had finished a log time ago. Lily was, of course, a perfectionist, and so, it took her longest.

"Looks great!" said Claire happily, letting out a single cough.

"Thanks," said Lily, blushing slightly. Since each girl was ready except for their dress, they decided to finish and all three put on their dresses excitedly, but being very careful not to mess up their hair. When each was ready, they looked at each other in satisfaction, and only then did it sink in.

"Oh no, guys!" they said at once, running together and hugging, all of them waving their hands in their faces to stop themselves from crying.

"We might not see each other again," sobbed Lily.

"Shut up, Lils, of course we will," Claire comforted.

"What if we don't?" asked Tanya, trying not to cry.

"We'll just have to make sure we do, okay?" asked Claire, clapping her friends on the back with her hands.

"How do we make sure? How can we promise?" asked Lily, fanning her eyes.

"I've got it! How about we go back to first year and do our old-fashioned friendship promise. Anyone remember the spell?" asked Claire interestedly.

"But how can we be sure that we'll always be friends?" asked the eleven-year-old Lily curiously.

"One time, my sister, she made up this spell that would make a binding promise, and it would remind you every so often, as specified in the spell, what you were supposed to be doing. Maybe we should do that," suggested the young Tanya.

"It could work," said Claire excitedly.

"So, in thirty years, it will remind us that we are supposed to still be friends, right?" asked Lily excitedly.

"Yeah," began Tanya. "Alright, here's the spell: I make a promise, I seal my heart, I blow a kiss, now here's the start. If I forget, tell me true, tell me so I may be with you. You and I were friends, through thick and through thin, if you don't remind me, I'll commit a deadly sin. So remind me in thirty years that I should still know you, so ask me if we are still friends true."

"Is that it?" asked Lily.

"Yeah, that's it," said Tanya excitedly.

"Is something supposed to happen?" asked Claire with a bored expression.

"Wait for it," breathed Tanya, holding her wand up in the air. The other two girls imitated her movement. Suddenly, a bright ball of light appeared in the center of their circle and split into thirds, changing into spheres themselves. One sphere went straight into Tanya's mouth, then the next went into Lily's, and the final went into Claire's.

"That's it," said Tanya in a satisfied tone.

"Weird," breathed Claire.

"I remember the words," said Tanya excitedly.I make a promise, I seal my heart, I blow a kiss, now here's the start. If I forget, tell me true, tell me so I may be with you. You and I are friends, through thick and through thin, if you don't remind me, I'll commit a deadly sin. So tell me once a week to go to the owl on my windowsill, to tie a letter to her leg and send him out the window fast. Remind me every two weeks at least, that there's a Quidditch game with Claire, a poker night with Tanya, and a clubbing night with Lily."

"Ready guys?" asked Lily, when Tanya finished reciting. All thre girls held their wands in the air and a huge ball of light appeared in front of them, splitting into three spheres, each sphere entered into a girl through their heart this time, phasing right through their skin.

"How come it didn't go through our moutsh like ti always used to?" asked Claire worriedly.

"That was a spell straight form our hearts. I think it was telling us that we are never going to forget this promise. That, until one of us dies, it will hold true," said Lily with a deep breath.

"Are you guys ready?" asked Claire, taking a deep breath also.

"Yeah, the ball'll start any minute," sighed Tanya.

"Let's go," whispered Lily excitedly.

A/N: So, tell me what you thought, are you excited about the ball, it's coming and coming fast. You know what to do, so I won't bother saying it. Hope you had a good Friday the 13th too. Ta, ta!