A FEW YEARS AFTER

Disclaimer: I only own some people....like the one's you don't recognize. Some of Lily's friends and other people probably.... I don't really own the plot...someone else might have written a story kinda like this or something...I don't know...anyways...

Summary: Lily and Arabella were best friends at Hogwarts and now they share the same house. Three years after Graduation, Arabella wants to have a party and invite almost everyone from their year, Lily agrees quickly without thinking. When certain people show up she also quickly wishes she wouldn't have agreed.

A/N: I don't know how I thought of this...I just did....I suppose.. School starts in a few days so I won't be updating my stories a lot! Just so you know...I'm going to start a bunch of them too....on with the story...Oh yes...I know a lot of the things I talk about they didn't have then and they also didn't wear the clothes I talk about and all that junk...but hey.. I don't care! Pretend K??

Lily sat on the living room couch listening to her best friend, Arabella, ramble on about her new idea.

"So you know, Lil, I was thinking we could invite them and have a huge party. We haven't seen *anyone* for awhile, it'll be kinda fun.

Arabella didn't know what Lily would say. She didn't often agree to those kind of things but she hadn't seen anyone for awhile, including a certain James Potter. But she sure as heck wasn't going to bring that up! Lily did not want to hear about him. Not now. And she wouldn't allow the party if she remembered him.

"Yeah Bella! I like that idea. I haven't seen people for ages!"

"Really?"

"Really!"

"Ok, lets start planning." Bella smiled, she'd put those two back together if she had to glue them together and lock them in a closet. And Lily obviously didn't even think about James.

"But what about Tonia??" asked Lily

"Huh? OH yeah...I haven't asked her yet...she won't care though."

Tonia was their other roommate. The three had been best friends at Hogwarts and now all lived together. She was already at work now. She was a beautician, she'd always wanted to be one. She had shoulder length blonde hair that was layered and highlighted. She was pretty and also very smart. She had been the second smartest girl at Hogwarts. Lily was the smartest, hands down. But Tonia also had a wild side to her. She loved to party. She was muggleborn like Lily and took dance for years and years. So, on occasions, she also taught some dance, when she wasn't busy at the salon or with her friends.

It was early morning and the other two 20 year olds were getting ready for work. Lily was pretty much ready, she had her gorgeous dark red hair up in a high ponytail and she had her make-up done and was dressed. Lily was also very pretty, her sparkling green eyes would have to be the thing she cherished the most. Her mother had those eyes, she had died when Lily was 13 and that was why she like her eyes.

Arabella one the other hand, well, that was a mess. Her raven colored hair was only have brushed and she didn't have make-up on. Her dark blue eyes didn't have make-up on them yet, not that Bella needed make-up. She was a very pretty girl also. Bella was the slowest of them though, always the last one ready.

43 minutes and 17 seconds later.....

The girls were finally ready and were on there way to work. They both had muggle jobs and lived basically like muggles. Ok, maybe it was just the jobs and the "electronics" that were muggles. Who would give up being able to do everything *that* fast?? Like I said, Tonia was already at work, she had had to go in early that day. She didn't usually have to, usually she went with Arabella and Lily.

Arabella worked at a Spanish restaurant. She looked perfect for it, with black hair and blue eyes. Yes, the girls lived in London, but yes, they still had a Spanish/Mexican restaurant. Lily worked at a Dance Studio, the same one Tonia worked at. Lily worked there everyday and Tonia every other. The girls usually had the same lunch breaks and spend that time together.

The day went by and not much happened. It was Tuesday, the girls had wanted to have their party that weekend. Friday night until Sunday night. It was just the way they wanted it. Ok, maybe Tonia and Bella had planned it like that so Lily would be around James more. But that was another story. Or maybe not.

James Potter. Hogwarts Hottie. Along with Sirius Black and Remus Lupin of course. Lily and James?? They dated. For two years. Lily loved him, but he didn't love her, or so he said. He had broken up with her on Graduation and had broken Lily's heart. Everyone, besides Lily, knew he loved her. Ok, maybe he hadn't known either. Sirius and Arabella had dated for awhile too. Tonia and Remus had been close friends but they never dated.

Anyways, the three girls also had another best friend. Libby Mitchells. (A/N: Yeah, I use her in my stories a lot.) She had moved to America after Graduation. She went to a type of finishing school. To make a long story short, the three girls wanted to see everyone again, or in Lily's case, almost everyone. It hadn't hit her yet that she'd have to see James Potter again.