The Masquerade
By BlueSmidge
Disclaimer: I own nothing, this is J.K. Rowling's world, I am just playing in it.
Ugh he is so infuriating; no matter how much i try he still bugs me. Its driving me up the wall! "Lily!" Alice calls breaking me out of my reverie, "time to get ready for the party." Tonight there is a Masquerade in the Great Hall, heaps of guys have asked me to go with them but, it's a masquerade, your not supposed to know who the people are.
Tonight I am wearing something that's not my usual; I am going to wear a black velvet gown that hugs my curves and flairs out instead of my usual green. I also have a velvet black mask to go with it. I get ready with Alice and Luci, we do each others hair and make up and before long we are ready. I let my friends go down with the others, I want to come out when every ones left the common room.
I head down after the commotion from the common room has gone. As an extra precaution I charm my hair a dark brown so no one will notice me. I head down to the great hall and enter. I enter and see every ones talking amongst themselves. Dumbledore taps his glass and the hall falls silent, "Remember, you are only allowed to reveal who you are when the clock strikes midnight."
The talk and chatter resume and I head over to Luci and Alice. I tap Luci on the shoulder. She turns towards me with a questioning look. "Luci, it's me," I tell her. She nods and says, "Why did you dye your hair." "Because don't want my night ruined by James Potter," I say. They just nod. I look around when someone comes up to our table. He has a dark blue mask and dress robes on. "Would you like to dance," he says to me offering his hand.
I accept his hand and he pulls me onto the dance floor, it was a slow waltz. This guy is really good I think as he twirls me around. We chatted the night away; I talked about home and my fears and in a way nothing and absolutely everything. We talked about favourite animals as this masked man and I glided across the floor. We never stopped to take a break, with the both of us so wrapped up in the other.
The clock strikes midnight and he looks down at me and gently lifts my mask off. His face breaks into a gorgeous smile. He lifts his mask off and under it is…James Potter. I take the charm off my hair. "I knew it was you," James says. "How," I say utterly confused. "The way you hold yourself with such grace, the shape of your face," he says. I break out into a smile this time and I kiss him on the lips. He eagerly accepts, he was kissing me with such passion. I break away and he says, "So, will you finally go out with me." I nod and he breaks out into a victory dance. I nearly split my sides laughing. I wipe away fake tears and look at him. His hazel eyes are filled with excitement and passion. "Will you be my girlfriend too," he asks hopefully, while running his hand through his already messy hair. "Yes, I think I will," I say.
I hear in the background, "I think hell just froze over."
The End