Lily could feel her excitement building all day. She was like a little kid at Christmas-apart from well, it was Christmas; she just wasn't a kid anymore.
December 23rd, Christmas holidays: she had been home for a week when she'd received her friend's owls saying they could come and stay with her for the holidays. After all, Petunia wasn't much fun.
So at five that evening Alice, Marlene, Mary, Susan and Saskia were due to Floo into her parent's place so they could begin their massive one-week sleepover. And after all, six witches under one roof was bound to get Tuney's back up more than one.
With the thought of this Lily let out a giggle and fell back onto her bed with a magazine and her Wizarding Wireless to pass the hours.
"Ahh Alice cut it out! That tickles!" cried Marlene with mirth as she wiggled her toes back and forth.
"Well how'd you expect me to paint your toe nails if you won't keep your feet still? Huh?" Alice snapped back. "Here," she said rising up from on her knees to bend over Marlene's feet, "Underage magic my arse! 'This-' she winked pulling her wand out of the side of her rucksack '-requires a wand."
"Well be careful how you use that," called Lily from in front of her mirror where she was straightening her waist-length russet waves; "the last thing we need is some Ministry people knocking on the door!"
"Don't worry, don't worry; I'll be inconspicuous" she replied and with a wink and a wave Marlene found her nails chip-free and turquoise.
"Ooh I like!" she squealed happily.
"Where's Mary?" asked Saskia from across the room where she was lounging in a chair wrapping strands of hair around her wand that she had charmed to heat up giving the effect of curling tongs.
"In the bathroom, putting on fake-tan" Lily answered with a laugh. "She asked me what it was; if it was dangerous, and how do you use it? Before muttering about muggle contraptions. Honestly you would think she was scared of it" answered Lily.
"Not scared-just wary." Mary called from the bathroom to which all the girls exploded into laughs.
"Hey which dress should I wear?" Lily asked as she untied her dressing gown and walked over towards her wardrobe next to her bedroom window that looked out onto the street. "I've never been to a muggle club befo— Holy shit!" she cried dropping her dressing gown out of surprise and peering out her bedroom window into the darkened street below.
"What?" Alice, Saskia, Susan and Marlene called running towards the window.
"That's Potter! And Black! In my street! What are they doing here?" Lily cried in alarm.
"Hey what's Potter pointing at" Susan asked joining Lily at the window as if his gawking was more important than them actually being within 10 feet of her home.
Lily followed her gaze and then gasped realising she was standing in front of her window, in full view, in a cornflower blue silk bra and panties set.
"Shit!" she screamed again before ducking below the window ledge, leaving James standing in the street mouth gaping and arm pointing up at Lily's window, and Sirius bend over crying with laughter at the prophesised scene.
