"James Potter, I am going to kill you!"
Seventeen-year old Kaylen Landry's voice rang out over the Hogwarts grounds, casing several dancing teenagers to stop and take notice. Kaylen's hair and clothing were soaked and the pitcher of water, which had been sitting on the refreshments table only moments before, was levitating over her head.
James Potter, along with his friends Sirius Black, and Peter Pettigrew were laughing hysterically. Their other friend, Remus Lupin, a school Prefect, stood looking horrified. It appeared that half of him wanted to go and help Kaylen, yet the other half wanted to veer away and laugh with his friends.
Lily Evans, seething at the prospect of seeing James Potter's face again, joined her friend by the table and began helping her to dry her clothing. "Forget it," she muttered, pulling out her wand. "Desiccate," she muttered and Kaylen's clothes and hair dried immediately.
Giving her best friend a grateful look, Kaylen glared at James, who had stopped laughing the instant he had seen Lily appear. Now he looked almost guilty. "Serves you right," she hissed at him before she fled to the other side of the grounds, leaving Lily alone with the four boys.
Lily turned to walk away, but James' voice held her back. "All right, Evans?"
She sighed. The last thing she wanted to do during the Halloween festival was listen to James Potter's banter. Very rarely was it nice enough outside to have the Halloween festival outdoors, but this year proved to be wonderful. There was not a cloud in the sky to ruin Lily's perfect Halloween evening at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Yet, here she was, stuck facing her worst enemy, James Potter and his clan.
"What do you want, Potter?" she snarled, turning around so quickly that she startled James and he almost fell over. "I have better things to do than to stand here with you."
"Just saying hi," he replied quickly. Motioning to his friends, they left her presence and walked across the grounds, terrorizing first years along the way. Lily shook her head violently and met Kaylen on the other side of the lawn.
"Thanks for saving me back there," Kaylen said, handing Lily a glass of Butterbeer. "I was going to kill him."
"I'm so sick of that group," Lily spat, taking a long drink out of her glass. She finished it in a few gulps. "They walk around like they own the school, hexing and cursing everyone they please. And James thinks he's a gift to the world, when in reality, he's a massive headache. It's sick."
Kaylen handed Lily another glass of Butterbeer and she downed it in another few swallows. "Be careful," Kaylen warned her friend. "That stuff is mild, but when you drink too much, it can be potent."
"Yeah, yeah," Lily mumbled, filling her glass again. She watched as James gave a pair of elf ears to a second-year and Professor Dumbledore reprimand him gently. "Dumbledore should expel them," she thought aloud.
"I thought you were okay with Lupin."
Lily smiled faintly. "I am. Remus is a good friend. He's loyal, he's patient, he's trustworthy and he's smart."
"You just described a dog," Kaylen informed Lily and the two girls burst out laughing. Their conversation was lost, however, when another group of seventh-years came over to join and before long, Lily had gone through more Butterbeer than the rest of her group together.
"Be careful, Lil," Kaylen warned as Lily wandered dangerously close to the stage. Professor Dumbledore had materialized a stage out of thin air where the group Devine was playing one of their latest hits.
Almost blinded by the drinks, Lily stumbled even closer. "How about some karaoke?" she slurred, climbing onto the stage. Waiting patiently for the song to end, she began to cheer when it did. "Yea!" she cried, grabbing the Muggle microphone out of the singer's hand. "Aren't they great?" she asked the crowd. "Now, I would like to sing a song myself."
Kaylen relaxed, assuming that the singer would protest, but her heart began to race again when the singer cheered. "Why won't they do something?" Kaylen whispered to Brianna Poltin, another seventh-year. "Dumbledore's just sitting there!"
Up on stage, Lily cleared her throat. She turned to the bandleader and whispered something. Moments later, the music struck up and Lily made a dedication. "James Potter, this one is for you.
You walked into the party like you were walking onto a yacht
Your hat strategically dipped below one eye
Your scarf it was apricot
You had one eye on the mirror as you watched yourself gavotte
And all the girls dreamed that they'd be your partner
They'd be your partner, and
You're so vain, you probably think this song is about you
You're so vain, I'll bet you think this song is about you
Don't you? Don't you?"
It went on for several moments, in which Kaylen buried her face in her hands, until Professor Dumbledore cleared his own throat and stepped up to the stage. "Thank you, Miss Evans."
"I'm not done yet, Professor."
"Yes you are," he said, smiling gently and prying the microphone out of her hands. "Go sit down," he told her. Lily left the stage, but was far from the end of her partying. She grabbed another glass of Butterbeer and began serenading Remus Lupin with a eccentric rendition of "You Are So Beautiful".
The Halloween feast began to disperse close to midnight as students made their way back to their dormitories. Kaylen was trying to persuade Lily to get some rest, but Lily was determined to continue discussing her hatred for James Potter.
"It makes me physically sick," she garbled, clasping her hands to the side of her chair so no one could pry her off. "He's so conceited! He thinks that everything's about him and all the girls want him, when really, he's no better than the rest of us."
"I know, Lily. Now would you please go to bed?" Kaylen pleaded.
"I'm not done," Lily answered. "Now Sirius Black could be a real gentleman if he would only grow up a little. Peter's a cute guy, if he'd quit hanging around with such losers. But Remus Lupin is the winner of that group." She began to snicker quietly. "And that's saying something."
"Lily, now you're just being nasty. Go get some sleep and you can continue to complain in the morning." Kaylen was beginning to get desperate when something happened that made things worse.
"Could you get any drunker, Evans?" The voice of Severus Snape floated through the air. Spinning on her heels, Kaylen found herself almost face to face with the greasy-haired boy.
"Not now, Snape."
"Seriously, Landry, do you really think that Potter and Evans aren't destined to be together?" An evil smile began to spread across his face. "They're perfect for each other. He's a jerk, she's a snob; could there be a more perfect pair?"
BAM. The fist came out of nowhere and Kaylen had precious few seconds to duck out of the way. Lily barrelled at Snape, cursing the whole way. "You slime, you know James Potter and I are nothing alike!" She attacked him, both physically and verbally, pushing him to the ground and sitting on him, slapping his face. "You're wrong!" she kept yelling as she struck him. "We're nothing alike and you damn well know it!"
"Miss Evans!" A strong pair of hands pulled Lily to her feet and Dumbledore's glasses shone in the moonlight in front of them. "I would expect better behaviour from someone like you."
Behind them, others were helping Snape to his feet. His nose was bleeding and blades of grass were stuck to the back of his robes. He glared at Lily before stalking away. Kaylen felt a great need to run after him and beat him up herself, but she knew better.
"She's been drinking too much Butterbeer, sir," she said and Dumbledore looked her way, appearing that he had forgotten she was there.
"I know, Miss Landry," he said, his tone considerably lighter. "Take her up to the dorms and in the morning, I will deal with her."
"Come on," she muttered to Lily, her eyes downcast. She grabbed her friend's arm and Lily willingly followed her to the castle.
Seventeen-year old Kaylen Landry's voice rang out over the Hogwarts grounds, casing several dancing teenagers to stop and take notice. Kaylen's hair and clothing were soaked and the pitcher of water, which had been sitting on the refreshments table only moments before, was levitating over her head.
James Potter, along with his friends Sirius Black, and Peter Pettigrew were laughing hysterically. Their other friend, Remus Lupin, a school Prefect, stood looking horrified. It appeared that half of him wanted to go and help Kaylen, yet the other half wanted to veer away and laugh with his friends.
Lily Evans, seething at the prospect of seeing James Potter's face again, joined her friend by the table and began helping her to dry her clothing. "Forget it," she muttered, pulling out her wand. "Desiccate," she muttered and Kaylen's clothes and hair dried immediately.
Giving her best friend a grateful look, Kaylen glared at James, who had stopped laughing the instant he had seen Lily appear. Now he looked almost guilty. "Serves you right," she hissed at him before she fled to the other side of the grounds, leaving Lily alone with the four boys.
Lily turned to walk away, but James' voice held her back. "All right, Evans?"
She sighed. The last thing she wanted to do during the Halloween festival was listen to James Potter's banter. Very rarely was it nice enough outside to have the Halloween festival outdoors, but this year proved to be wonderful. There was not a cloud in the sky to ruin Lily's perfect Halloween evening at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Yet, here she was, stuck facing her worst enemy, James Potter and his clan.
"What do you want, Potter?" she snarled, turning around so quickly that she startled James and he almost fell over. "I have better things to do than to stand here with you."
"Just saying hi," he replied quickly. Motioning to his friends, they left her presence and walked across the grounds, terrorizing first years along the way. Lily shook her head violently and met Kaylen on the other side of the lawn.
"Thanks for saving me back there," Kaylen said, handing Lily a glass of Butterbeer. "I was going to kill him."
"I'm so sick of that group," Lily spat, taking a long drink out of her glass. She finished it in a few gulps. "They walk around like they own the school, hexing and cursing everyone they please. And James thinks he's a gift to the world, when in reality, he's a massive headache. It's sick."
Kaylen handed Lily another glass of Butterbeer and she downed it in another few swallows. "Be careful," Kaylen warned her friend. "That stuff is mild, but when you drink too much, it can be potent."
"Yeah, yeah," Lily mumbled, filling her glass again. She watched as James gave a pair of elf ears to a second-year and Professor Dumbledore reprimand him gently. "Dumbledore should expel them," she thought aloud.
"I thought you were okay with Lupin."
Lily smiled faintly. "I am. Remus is a good friend. He's loyal, he's patient, he's trustworthy and he's smart."
"You just described a dog," Kaylen informed Lily and the two girls burst out laughing. Their conversation was lost, however, when another group of seventh-years came over to join and before long, Lily had gone through more Butterbeer than the rest of her group together.
"Be careful, Lil," Kaylen warned as Lily wandered dangerously close to the stage. Professor Dumbledore had materialized a stage out of thin air where the group Devine was playing one of their latest hits.
Almost blinded by the drinks, Lily stumbled even closer. "How about some karaoke?" she slurred, climbing onto the stage. Waiting patiently for the song to end, she began to cheer when it did. "Yea!" she cried, grabbing the Muggle microphone out of the singer's hand. "Aren't they great?" she asked the crowd. "Now, I would like to sing a song myself."
Kaylen relaxed, assuming that the singer would protest, but her heart began to race again when the singer cheered. "Why won't they do something?" Kaylen whispered to Brianna Poltin, another seventh-year. "Dumbledore's just sitting there!"
Up on stage, Lily cleared her throat. She turned to the bandleader and whispered something. Moments later, the music struck up and Lily made a dedication. "James Potter, this one is for you.
You walked into the party like you were walking onto a yacht
Your hat strategically dipped below one eye
Your scarf it was apricot
You had one eye on the mirror as you watched yourself gavotte
And all the girls dreamed that they'd be your partner
They'd be your partner, and
You're so vain, you probably think this song is about you
You're so vain, I'll bet you think this song is about you
Don't you? Don't you?"
It went on for several moments, in which Kaylen buried her face in her hands, until Professor Dumbledore cleared his own throat and stepped up to the stage. "Thank you, Miss Evans."
"I'm not done yet, Professor."
"Yes you are," he said, smiling gently and prying the microphone out of her hands. "Go sit down," he told her. Lily left the stage, but was far from the end of her partying. She grabbed another glass of Butterbeer and began serenading Remus Lupin with a eccentric rendition of "You Are So Beautiful".
The Halloween feast began to disperse close to midnight as students made their way back to their dormitories. Kaylen was trying to persuade Lily to get some rest, but Lily was determined to continue discussing her hatred for James Potter.
"It makes me physically sick," she garbled, clasping her hands to the side of her chair so no one could pry her off. "He's so conceited! He thinks that everything's about him and all the girls want him, when really, he's no better than the rest of us."
"I know, Lily. Now would you please go to bed?" Kaylen pleaded.
"I'm not done," Lily answered. "Now Sirius Black could be a real gentleman if he would only grow up a little. Peter's a cute guy, if he'd quit hanging around with such losers. But Remus Lupin is the winner of that group." She began to snicker quietly. "And that's saying something."
"Lily, now you're just being nasty. Go get some sleep and you can continue to complain in the morning." Kaylen was beginning to get desperate when something happened that made things worse.
"Could you get any drunker, Evans?" The voice of Severus Snape floated through the air. Spinning on her heels, Kaylen found herself almost face to face with the greasy-haired boy.
"Not now, Snape."
"Seriously, Landry, do you really think that Potter and Evans aren't destined to be together?" An evil smile began to spread across his face. "They're perfect for each other. He's a jerk, she's a snob; could there be a more perfect pair?"
BAM. The fist came out of nowhere and Kaylen had precious few seconds to duck out of the way. Lily barrelled at Snape, cursing the whole way. "You slime, you know James Potter and I are nothing alike!" She attacked him, both physically and verbally, pushing him to the ground and sitting on him, slapping his face. "You're wrong!" she kept yelling as she struck him. "We're nothing alike and you damn well know it!"
"Miss Evans!" A strong pair of hands pulled Lily to her feet and Dumbledore's glasses shone in the moonlight in front of them. "I would expect better behaviour from someone like you."
Behind them, others were helping Snape to his feet. His nose was bleeding and blades of grass were stuck to the back of his robes. He glared at Lily before stalking away. Kaylen felt a great need to run after him and beat him up herself, but she knew better.
"She's been drinking too much Butterbeer, sir," she said and Dumbledore looked her way, appearing that he had forgotten she was there.
"I know, Miss Landry," he said, his tone considerably lighter. "Take her up to the dorms and in the morning, I will deal with her."
"Come on," she muttered to Lily, her eyes downcast. She grabbed her friend's arm and Lily willingly followed her to the castle.
