Note: Hey guys! I'm going to try and add a new chapter a little more frequently now if I can, but please don't be mad at me if I go a while without updating. By the way this chapter takes place a week after the previous one. I also want to give a special thanks to CleverDragon, who helped make this chapter so much better for you all. This contains both of our ideas combined.
"Black? Why did you leave a potions book in on my bed? And how did you get into the girls dormitory in the first place?" Marlene asked walking up to him.
"Well McKinnon, that is for me to know and you to never find out." He gave her one of his irritating smirks, "As for the potions book, I think it's time for you to find out what I have planned…"
After a few moments of silence Marlene spoke, "Well… Are you going to speak or are you just going to stand there like a bloody idiot…."
He pretended to look hurt, "That was mean McKinnon, good thing we both know that you don't really mean it…." Then Marlene's cheeks turned a light shade of red. She glared at him but didn't deny it, "Anywho… I gave you the potions book because we all know that I'll horrible at potions and besides Lily and Snape you're the next best thing…"
She gave him a smile in thanks before she could stop herself, and then stared at him, "And what potion do you want me to make?"
"That is simple my dear Marlene, we are going to make a poly-juice potion."
"Poly-juice?! That's one of the most complicated potions to make, and besides even some of the best 7th years can't make the potion, what makes you think I'll be able to do it?" She stared at him like he was crazy, "And can you explain why you want me to take poly-juice?"
"I have faith in you." He answered truthfully, "I've seen you make tons of potions that some 7th years couldn't do very well when we were in 4th year, and I believe that you'll be able to do this. Also we're going to turn into Lily and James and give Snape a taste of his own medicine."
Marlene didn't know what made to do it, maybe it was just what Sirius said to her, but she actually believed it, but the Lily and James thing made her hesitate, maybe she was going crazy or something but she ended up agreeing to it, "Alright I'll do it. But the ingredients are going to be challenging to get." She flipped it to the page, "And we'll need a place to hide it so that no one can find it…"
"Leave the ingredients to me and I know just the place…" Sirius reached out and took Marlene by the hand and led her down the hall and to the seventh floor and to the left corridor. He let go of her and paced the hallway three times.
"What are you-?" but before she could finished she looked at the wall and saw a door start to form right before her eyes.
Sirius took her hand again and pushed the door open to find the room full of caldrons and different potion ingredients, "What is this place?" She asked in awe.
"This is the room of requirements. It can give you anything you want, all you have to do it ask, it is also untraceable."
"How do you know about it?"
"The guys and I discovered it when we were running from Snape in our 3rd year. We needed a place to hide and we ran by here and found this door and we ended up here. Not in a potions room of course, but you get the idea."
It took Marlene a moment to digest what she was just told, but then she said, "So you ready to get started?"
"You bet…" Sirius said a smile on his face.
She returned the smile and they got started on the poly-juice potion.
Over the past month Marlene and Sirius had been working on the Poly-juice potion, and that meant spending a lot of time together. Both Lily and James had started to become suspicious, but they managed to keep them at bay and off their backs. Though they did have to start being more and more careful so it was less noticeable. There was also another thing that happened due to Marlene and Sirius spending so much time together, they start to be become closer. There were little moments when one would catch the other staring at the other or they would just have conversations between each other, about their lives and school. They would share a laugh or two and before they knew it a month had gone by.
"Well I think we've done it!" Marlene said wiping the sweat off her forehead.
"So do I." Sirius grinned at their work, "Nice work McKinnon! I knew you could do it."
Marlene blushed slightly, "I couldn't have done it without you."
"So do you have a strand of Lily's hair?"
Marlene pulled a vile out of her robe pocket, "Yup, took it from her hair bush this morning. Do have James's."
"Yup!" He also pulled out a vile, but didn't explain how he got it.
"You know this is completely mental, right?"
"Completely, but then again who ever said we made logical decisions…" Sirius pointed out.
"True." Marlene admitted, "Ok," She pour the potion into two separate glasses, "This should give us an hour, two hours tops. And you're sure that Snape will be coming out?"
"Yes, after we 'let it slip' that James wanted to talk to Lily out by the lake tonight I followed him and I know for a fact that he will be there."
"Good." Marlene said and unclasped the vile and dropped the hair in, "On the count of 3?"
Sirius nodded, "1"
" 2 " Marlene said
" 3 " They said and drank.
Once they finished Marlene started to gag, "I love Lily like a sister, but she really does taste horrible."
"I think James's is worse."
Marlene dropped her glass and ran over to the closed off part of the room and about 5 minutes later came back, but she wasn't herself.
"Bloody hell, Marls… You're Lily." Sirius said looking at her.
"And your James.." Then she started to smile, "It worked, Sirius!" She said excitedly and hugged him before she knew what she was doing. Once she came to her senses she let go and there was a moment of awkward silence before Sirius cleared his throat.
"L-let's do this." He said and the two of them set off, Sirius put a pair of glasses on that looked, just like James's, "I feel like I'm forgetting about something.." He said to himself.
"What?" Marlene said looking at him.
"Oh, nothing."
Once they arrived at the lake the sun was setting over the lake and Sirius still had that feeling that he was forgetting something. But again he dropped it. It about a half hour before he saw a shadow move across the lake, that he knew belonged to the one and only Severus Snape.
"He's here.." Sirius said softly so only Marlene could hear him.
She nodded, "What did you want to talk to me about Potter?" Marlene asked her voice loud so that Severus would be able to hear her. She crossed her arms, looking very Lilyish, but Sirius still could tell that it was Marlene.
"Look, I know that you haven't been wanting to talk to be lately, but just listen to me and if you don't care and never want me to talk to you again I won't."
"And why should I listen to you?" She pretended to turn to leave
"Please, just give me 10 minutes, you came all the way out here, you must have wanted to listen to have I have to say."
Marlene stopped and turned back around to face him, "I'll give you 7."
"First of all, I wanted to say that I'm sorry for what I did, but you have to understand that what happened last year, I didn't mean for it to happen. I didn't trick you I really did like being your friend and I would never betray you like that."
"Why should I believe you, you've been nothing, but obnoxious, arrogant, and a git to me ever since I meant you." When Marlene said this she felt some truth in her words, and she could tell that Sirius heard it too.
"I know I have and I regret it. I like you Lily. You're smart, brave, daring, beautiful, full of courage, full of life, I knew that ever since I first laid my eyes on you.."
They were acting anymore. Every word was full of truth and they both knew it.
Marlene was speechless, she knew that Sirius was telling the truth, not just saying this because he had to make Severus believe it.
"And I've been wanting to this for a while now.." He spoke and put a hand on her chin. He looked down at her and brought his lips to hers. It was a soft kiss, not like the quick one that he stole the month before. Marlene closed her eyes and laced her arms around his neck.
That's when she heard, "LEVICORPUS!" and Sirius was pulled into the air, but his ankle.
"What the-?!" Marlene shouted and that's when she turned to see Severus walking out from behind the tree.
"How could you like him?" He spat at Marlene, "After everything that he's done?"
It took Marlene a moment to remember that she was Lily and not herself.
Then Severus turned to Sirius, "Not so fun is it Potter? When the shoe's on the other foot?"
"Put. Him. Down. Snape." Marlene growled.
"What's going on?!" A voice yelled and Marlene turned to see the real Lily standing there, her face full of anger, "Potter?! What are you doing?" Lily asked looking up at Sirius hanging there, but he was speechless, this was so not good.
"L-Lily?" Severus said looking between the two of them, but that's when Marlene felt the Poly-juice potion start to wear off. Could this get any worse?
"Snape, but him down!" Lily yelled then looked back to see Marlene changing back, "Marlene?!" Then looked to see that James wasn't really James, but Sirius, "Sirius?! Ok some tell me what's going on here and tell me know!" She yelled.
Marlene had never seen Lily so mad before, "L-Lily what are you doing here….? I thought you were going to be in the library.."
"Well, you're not the only one who can lie. I knew you were up to something, so I decided to follow you." She crossed her arms.
Snape had too realized that it wasn't James and dropped Sirius to the ground where he landed with a thud.
Marlene went over to him to make sure he was ok. She sat Sirius up despite the harsh glares coming from Lily when they all heard a loud howl. They all looked around, the sun had now set and the moon was up, a full moon.
"I knew I had forgotten something…" Sirius said looking toward the Forbidden Forest.
Note: I'm sorry for the cliff hanger, but I couldn't resist ending it here. I made it extra long for you guys:) I promise to update again as soon as I can. Also thanks again to CleverDragon, for their idea of the use of the poly-juice potion and Snape seeing them kissing.