What could possibly happen the day after?

“Like what do you mean?” Rose questioned, reading her novel (probably some strange romance novel knowing her) upside down on her bed. “A lustful one?”

I shot Rose an annoyed look, almost scoffing in the process. “No, not like that. Like it was...dark, but not in the lustful way. Capturing, secretive. You can't tell what they're thinking but...you can.”

The two weeks passed quickly and with every passing day, Hogwarts became more and more filled with anticipation about the dinner party. In the corridors, guys were asking girls left and right, and sometimes things turned out for the better, and sometimes they didn't. I passed a lot of the ways that ended up bad on the way to my classes.

In which we have a Bohemian Rhapsody jam.

It was third year. I was sitting next to the big oak tree, resting on a Saturday. An array of voices behind me made me turn around and see what was going on.

There was a group of people stopped right in the middle of the grounds, watching something. I walked up to the group and asked the first person who I saw. Ellyn Hatcher.

“What's going on?” I asked, trying to see over the people's heads.

“A girl just rejected Sirius Black,” Ellyn said to me, standing on her tiptoes to see.

“Say it.”

I knew she was going to say that. I knew it was coming.

I groaned, adverting my gaze. I tried to say it but no words would come out. I shook my head and looked away from Ellyn.

“Lily, say it.”

I shook my head again, keeping my mouth shut.

“Say. It.”

"Well, they're up to something,” Ellyn commented, arms crossed, staring in the same direction they had left.

Where did she come from? I side-glanced at her, and then thought about what she said. 'Up to something'. Immediately, I suspected the worst. “Like...bad something?” I asked shakily.

“Stop thinking the worst. It's not a bad thing they're up to,” Ellyn answered.

I watched as a mischievous grin appeared on Sirius's face. “Oh yes. The bachelor's party. Stag night.”

James shook his head, inwardly laughing at what he called it. “You're not going to bring one of your desperate girls, are you?”

I frowned behind Sirius's back and James caught sight of it. He mouthed nonsense words to me, and I just continued to frown. Sirius continued on with his rambling. “Of course-” Sirius noticed James's shaking of the head. “-not? Wait! Why?”