DISCLAIMER: I do not own of JK Rowling's wonderful work, only the characters that you may not recognize from the original story.

RECAP: Marcy and Kela turned to see their plans into action. Rachel's once long brown hair was now short and green and warts appeared simultaneously across her face. She skin once tanned and clear, was now patchy and full of pimples. Her clothes looked too tight, making her body pour over the sides in an unflattering way. Hair appeared on her bare feet, with her toe nails abnormally long.

"Woo! Has she always looked like that?" Lily laughed. "How do guys stand that?"

Kela shrugged. "It's probably because she's easy Lils'."

Lily laughed and turned away. "True."

With the party in full swing, Lily was having a great time. Never before had she felt so free and ready to have a good time. Mingling with various people from other years as well as houses allowed her to connect with more people than just the Gryfinndor's she usually felt comfortable with. Now she sat on a couch that had been set aside with two Ravenclaw seventh year boys both of whom she had plenty of classes with. They had all been friends when Lily was dating Logan but since they had broken up the previous year, Lily had yet to speak to them.

"How was your summer Brandon?" Lily asked getting reacquainted with Brandon and Cody.

"It was excellent. Spent most of the summer in the Mediterranean with my parents and brother, met some fascinating muggles who searched the oceans for gold from pirates. Bloody amazing," Brandon smiled. "and how about you Lily?"

"Oh you know nothing too exciting like that. Stayed at home mostly, visited both Kela and Marcy lots. I went with the girls over to James Potter's house for a party one night, which was fun, surprisingly." Lily thought about her summer and realized it hadn't been as great as she had hoped it would have been.

"Oh that's right, I heard that you and Potter had some sort of truce now." Cody mentioned looking interested. "Didn't believe it with my own to ears till I saw ya talking when school started. I guess something had to be done with you two being Heads together. How's that going for you?"

Lily shrugged. "I was a bit more sceptical about it at first, but James has really proven that he knows what he is doing and matured quite a bit since last year. Thank goodness. I can see why he and his friends are so close. They are very loyal to one another, and when you become friends with them they treat you very well."

The Ravenclaw boys nodded and excused themselves and headed out the portrait hole. Lily had the suspicion that they had only come so Logan learn what Lily was up to. Though it didn't bother her now because she knew she had friends that would always have her back.

James stood by the fireplace with Rachel trying desperately to get her away from him. He knew that someone was responsible for the way the poor girl looked, but at this point he could care less. Even in her normal state he found her very revolting, only one girl in the whole school could make his palms sweat, heart skip a beat and head spin from just a single smile.

He sighed. He felt as if he had made progress with her, but every three steps forward there was always two steps taken back.

The head boy looked around the room to spot the girl that was always in his head. She was sitting with some Ravenclaw boys, that James knew were both friends with Logan.

Finally Rachel stopped talking long enough to realize that the boy in front of her wasn't paying her any attention at all. "I don't understand why you're so obsessed with her. She doesn't give you the time of day. Look at what is in front of you. You could have all of this, all the time. Just forget her. Be mine. James. I'm yours. All of yours."

James looked down at the poor girl. "Rachel- You are a great girl. Really. But you just aren't for me. Don't take it wrong. My heart will never belong to anyone else. It's just how it is. Please, there are plenty of other guys out there that would love to have a girl like you. You're brilliant and beautiful, but my hearts already been taken by someone else. Truthfully, you're wasting your time."

Rachel's face burned with displeasure. "You don't know who you just messed with James Potter." With that she stormed out of the Heads room back to her dorm.

Sirius sauntered over after he was the unpleasant encounter his best mate just endured. "I think that went well, don't you?"

James laughed looking down at his shoes. "Padfoot, honestly, do you think I'm wasting my time with Lily Evans?"

Sirius thought for a moment before looking at his best friend directly in the eyes. "If you would have asked me that two years ago, heck even last year I would of said yes. Easily it would have been a yes Prongs, but now. It's different. I see the way you look at her. And I've seen the way she looks at you. You're getting to her Prongs. You and Lily will be together. I suspect before Christmas. You two are ideal for one another. If I wanted the whole happy ending to the story, I'd envy ya."

James smiled back at his best friend. "You're alright Padfoot."

"Now as for me, I'm gonna go talk to that gorgeous blonde over there." James laughed at his best friend thinking about how Sirius had said he didn't want the happy ending. James knew deep down Sirius Black desperately yearned for the happy ending. That was what he needed in his life. James smiled, only Sirius could have said something like that then go straight back to his bantering with Kela. He knew deep down the two had undying love for one another, although it might take a while for them to realize it.

Lily sat alone for a couple minutes trying to regain her composure and from her head to stop spinning. "Bugger." She murmured to herself.

"Sorry what was that?"

Lily looked up to see James sitting down beside her. "Oh, I was just talking to myself is all."

"They say that's the first sign of losing your sanity."

"What sanity?"

James laughed. "Yah I figured as much."

Lily smiled placing her head in her hands.

"You okay?" James asked with concern.

"Yeah, my head just hurts a bit."

"Do you want me to kick everyone out so you can go to bed?"

Lily contemplated the offer for a minute while looking around at her friends. "No not yet. And besides Marcy and Kela are spending the night, and I'm assuming the Marauders are as well."

James loved the way the 'Marauders' sounded coming out of her mouth. "Ya, I think they were just gonna crash here."

Lily nodded. "Alright. You should go have some fun."

James smiled. "I'm having fun here."

Lily blushed trying to suppress her smile. "Oh is that so?"

"Yes. Can't you tell?" James stomach flipped at what he had just heard. The Lily Evans was teasing him, flirting even.

"Oh yes. It is all so clear now."

James laughed. "You know Evans, you're not as uptight as people say you are."

"Why thank you Potter, and you're not as arrogant and egomaniacal as people say you are."

"Oh that makes me ever so happy Lily."

"I'm glad."

Sirius eventually got bored of the few stray people left in the common room and kicked them out around three in the morning. Leaving the seven Gryfinndor friends to look around the Heads room and contemplate if they should clean it up now or in the morning.

Of course Sirius opted to the morning lounging on a couch. "Or the elves will do it in the night."

Lily looked at him with distaste. "This is not their mess to clean up. And besides it will only take a few minutes to clean up."

She swished her wand about while the others followed suit and soon, within mere minutes the common room was back to its former state.

"We should make it like it was last time with all the pillows that was so comfy." Marcy said sitting beside her boyfriend.

The others nodded, quickly changing the room, before each group went their separate ways to change into their night clothing.

"So you and James seemed rather close over there in the corner earlier." Kela commented as she brushed her hair and wiped off the makeup she had put on for the party.

"That was nothing. We were just discussing the night is all." Lily said while amidst changing. "He really has changed you know. I'm beginning to even think Black has as well."

Kela laughed. "James is one thing, but Sirius. Now he will never grow up."

"That's funny you say that since you seemed to have spent most of the evening with him on the couch." Marcy intertwined.

Now it was Kela's turn to blush. "We were just talking about quidditch and such. It was nothing. He's insufferable."

"Insufferably delicious?" Marcy teased her best friend.

"Eww! Never." Kela said making a face of detest.

Lily laughed at her two friends. "Are you two done bickering yet? Cause I'm ready to go lay down."

The three girls walked out of the head girl's room to see their fellow Gryfinndor boys lounging around on a mass array of pillows. "My oh my, you boys sure do look comfortable." Kela laughed as she sat down beside James. "I am wiped. This night was so good!"

James smiled agreeing. "I know. Something I think this whole school needed."

The other three girls sat themselves amongst the pillows pulling blankets up and around them.

"Anyone else has tired as me?" Lily asked yawning. James couldn't take his eyes off the red head as she stretched her arms above her head while yawning.

"Yes Lily-flower. But I unlike you could party for hours more." Sirius said stretching out on some pillows he arranged into a bed.

Lily rolled her eyes. "Now how many times have I told you not to call me that."

Sirius started counting on his fingers. "Was I supposed to count them as we went along?"

Lily laughed rolling onto her side. "You're insufferable. Just like your best friend over there."

"Hey! I wasn't even doing anything." James laughed.

Remus laughed at his friends. "That wasn't the point. Lily here is just stating the obvious."

Marcy rolled up the blankets around her and her boyfriend. "We all know its true James. Just admit it."

"No. I would like to think that I have gotten a wee bit better this year." James stated. "I mean come on!"

"I think that we are perfect and should never change." Sirius said. "I mean who doesn't want to be us?"

Kela rolled her eyes. "I definitely could name a few."

The students soon fell into a deep sleep, content with what life held for them currently. Remus and Marcy slept closely together, while Kela and Lily slept in between Sirius and James, with Peter beside Sirius more on the outside.

The morning slowly came, bringing Lily out of her peaceful sleep so she could catch the morning sunrise. She tiptoed past her sleeping friends to the big window that over looked the lake.

She sighed at how the colors danced across the sky showing that there was still pureness in the world.

"Beautiful isn't it?" A whisper was heard behind her.

She slightly jumped turning around the see James standing closely behind her. "Oh… Oh ya." She could feel the heat coming off his body. "It's one of my favourite times of day."

"I know. I love the way the colors jump across the sky, almost like they are dancing."

Lily smiled amazed that James could speak the words that she had been thinking. She turned her attention back to the unfolding colors before them. "It is truly one of God's finer creations."

James shook his head. "It just amazes me how each time they appear different and so intense." He took a step closer to Lily noticing that she had yet to move away. "I mean, such beautiful things belong together. You belong up their Lils'."

Lily's face turned crimson. "James…"

"Shh... Don't speak. Just watch." The two head students stood there together not wanting to move away from the miracle before them, or to disturb their friends still fast asleep on the floor behind them.

The rest of the day was spent with little movement of the students at Hogwarts. Most were found lounging in their respective house common rooms, talking with their friends trying to finish up the homework they had yet to complete.

Sirius sat down beside Kela in the Gryfinndor common room, since all of the other marauders were preoccupied with other things to do.

"Hey Blondie."

"What do you want Black?" Kela asked sternly.

Sirius shrugged. "I'm bored. Keep my entertained.

Kela rolled her eyes and put own the magazine she had been reading. "You aren't going to leave me alone even if I ask you to, are you?"

"Nope."

"Didn't think so."

"Yeah, so whatch-ya doing?"

"Well I was reading a magazine till someone decided they couldn't occupy someone else's time."

"You enjoy it."

Kela rolled her eyes again.

"You know if you keep doing that it could cause them to permanently stay like that."

This time she resisted the urge to roll her eyes. "Oh ya? Who told you that?"

"Well maybe not that. But Remus once told me that if kept sticking my tongue out to people it would permanently stay like that back in second year."

Kela laughed in spite of herself. "Oh and you believed him?"

Sirius looked taken back. "Well yeah, it was Remus telling me. I mean if it was Peter or even James I probably wouldn't believe them. But Moony is pretty good with this sorta stuff."

"You're something else there Black."

"My names Sirius."

"Not to me."

"Yes to you."

"Whatever." Kela got up to leave.

Sirius saw her stand and stood up beside her. "I'm hungry. Let's go get a snack."

"But lunch was less than an hour ago. How could you still be hungry?"

He shrugged. "I'm a growing boy, Blondie. Now come one. You can get a strawberry sundae, I know they're your favourite."

A/N: Another one in the bag. Sorry for such long updates. I'm trying really hard to be motivated to write this, but I think I may have snagged a wee bit of writers block

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