"I'M ON A BLIND DATE," screeched Lily Evans, "and you don't bother TELLING ME UNTIL 10 MINUTES BEFORE? WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU? Why are you doing this to me, Addie? Why?"
"Make that 8 minutes." said Addie Michaels, Lily's best friend. "And calm down! You're freaking out over nothing!"
Lily glared at Addie, a murderous look in her eyes. "I'm not freaking out." she said, with a look that would crush even the most fearless offender. "Do you REALLY want to see me freaking out? DO YOU? Because I can tell you exactly what"
"Okay, okay, let's settle down." Mary McDonald, Lily's other friend interrupted hastily. "If you calm down we can decide on an outfit and do makeup! Now, let's see. What about… my denim miniskirt, your blue tank top, Addie's light blue shrug, and Alice's heels? Of course! This is perfect!" Mary then flicked her wand and said, "Accio clothes and shoes!" and the said articles of clothing zoomed onto Lily's bed.
"Might I remind you that I HAVE NO IDEA WHO I HAVE TO SPEND 3 HOURS WITH ON A DATE?" shouted Lily.
"Of course you don't, it's a blind date, why would we want you to know?" said Alice Brooke impatiently. "Now if you would sit still, we'll do your makeup."
"But we'll give you a hint as to who you'll be with," added Mary. "Let's just say he is… very good at Quidditch." Addie giggled, and Alice sent Mary a death glare.
5 minutes later, Lily went into Hogsmeade and stepped into The Three Broomsticks. Madam Rosmerta said to her, "Hi Lily! He's waiting for you over there." And she pointed to a table.
Lily walked to the table, but there was no one there. Annoyed, she sat down on one of the chairs and crossed her arms. All of a sudden, a pair of hands covered her eyes.
"Let go of me!" she squeaked. "Why should I, Lily?" said a voice. Oh, no. She recognized that voice. It wasn't. Her friends wouldn't betray her like this. It couldn't be…