Note: From this point on some chapters will be from Sirius and Marlene's point of view.

Disclaimer: I am not J.K. Rowling.

*Last Chapter*

One day Severus saw Sirius and Marlene going at it. No one ever realized it because, Lily and James made it known that they hated each other. But Marlene and Sirius were always going at it. Walking over to them Sirius turned to face Severus.

"What do you want Snape?" He asked shortly.

Marlene didn't speak, but she did glare at him. Besides James and Lily, these two hated him almost as much. This wasn't going to be easy.

"I need to talk to you both. It's about Lily and Potter."

Sirius crossed his arms and glared at Snape, "Why do you care?" he asked Severus darkly. He knew that Severus still liked Lily, but he hated James with all his being. What was he up to?

Severus took a deep breath, "Look, I know you don't have any reason to listen to me-" he began.

"So why should we?" Marlene snapped cutting him off.

"And I know you don't like me-" he started again.

"Your right, we don't." Sirius began.

"Will you let me speak." Severus said trying to keep his temper in check. Once he was sure that they weren't going to interup him again he continued, "I know you don't like me, or have reason to listen and or trust me in anyway, but hear me out."

They stayed silent, it wasn't everyday that Severus Snape begged.

"Of course you know about the new Evans/Potter friendship.."

"I should have guessed this was what it as about..." Marlene said darkly

Ignoring her Severus continued, "So I'm pretty sure you've realized that neither Potter nor Lily have been the same.."

"So they're happy, you have a problem with that?" Sirius said losing his tempter.

"They may be happy, but I know for a fact that you two do have a problem with it..." He said looking at both of them, and before they could speak he continued, "I have come to both if you with a plan..." He than explained his plan to them with surprisingly minimal interruptions, then one he finished Sirius was the first to speak.

"So what you saying is that we make them hate each other again, or well Lily hate James?"

"Well, if you want to dumb it down, then yes that is exactly what I'm talking about. You get the old Potter back and we get the old Lily back.."

"We?" Marlene growled, "There is no 'we' in this Snape, no matter what you say or do, Lily will still hate you. You blew you chance..."

"And I']m not going to backstab my best friend just because you don't like what you see." Sirius said

"I'm agreeing with Black in this one, I'm not going to hurt Lily." She glared at him.

"Fine.." Severus shrugged, "But, if you change you mind, you know were to find me..." Than he turned and walked away down through the empty corridor.

Over the next serval weeks Marlene and Sirius suddenly seemed more aware of the changes in both Lily and James. It was now late May. Over those weeks Marlene had noticed that Lily was staring James during class sometimes instead of paying attention to class. She was also considering going to watch the semi finals for Quidditch. It was Gryffindor VS. Ravenclaw. It wasn't that Lily was staring at James or wanted to go watch Quidditch that bothered her it was that Lily told her that she shouldn't fight with Sirius all the time and to quote on quote, 'give him a chance.' That's what did it. Marlene would never admit it but, she enjoyed fighting with Sirius. At home and at school she had to be little miss prefect, she kept good grades ( though second best to Lily's ), she was nice to almost everyone. It was just Sirius Black, he was the one person that it was like she was allowed to hate. Only few people knew the real her. That was when she decided that maybe this whole new friendship wasn't just a good idea.

Sirius was also beginning to think the same thing. Though unlike Lily it wasn't that he was staring that her that was different, he did that even before him and Lily became friends. Also, James still played amazingly during Quidditch, and he still came out with all of them for Remus at a full moon, but the one thing that was majorly different is that he didn't want to do pranks as much. Sure most people wouldn't mind, but 'We're the Marauders..' he thought to himself. That's what they do. That realization made him have a thought that he shouldn't even be considering, 'Maybe Snape had a point.' He quickly dismissed the thought, though it wasn't that easy.

So one day when Sirius was walking down the corridor be bumped into the one person who was probably going through the same problem as him. Marlene McKinnion. He wasn't even planning on talking to her but now she was here in front of him, this was his chance.

"I need to talk to you.." They said at the same time.

"It's Lily.." Marlene said.

"Its James." Sirius said quickly after.

They didn't need to say anymore, they knew what they were going to do. They walked out to the lake to see Severus standing on the edge skipping stones.

Severus stood with his back turned to them, he didn't even turn to see who it was, "I knew you'd both come around..."

This might be a mistake, but what's the worst that could happen? With Severus and the Marauders? A lot.

Note: And so it begins...