The night of the Christmas Ball drew near and before they knew it, everyone
was getting ready. Lily and Onyx were getting ready in their dorm together.
They had picked out each other's dresses when they went to Hogsmeade. Onyx had picked a white gold-ish dress for Lily. It was spaghetti strap and had a boat neck that had material hanging down. It had no back except for two strings criss crossing. The white and gold went with Lily's hair, which she put in a messy bun with wisps of hair falling out.
Lily had picked out a spaghetti strap dress for Onyx as well. The midnight blue dress was very plain by itself, but it also came with a see through gold glitter cover over. The cover over was long sleeve and it went all the way down the dress. So the gold glitters go over the midnight blue, making it look like the stars in the sky. Lily did a spell on Onyx's hair in which she scrunched, and it looked fabulous.
They were getting their make up on when Onyx started with Lily going with Lucius again. "Lily, are you sure it's a good idea to be going with Lucius just to make James jealous?"
"Onyx, we went over this. Malfoy is doing the same thing. Its fine!" Lily said. Before any more of the conversation went on, a knock at the door made all the girls in the 5th year dorm scream.
"What is all your problems?" Onyx asked in general as she went to answer the door. So opened the door to find Sirius standing there, wearing a nice shirt and pants.
In truth, this was the first time Lily had ever seen Sirius dress so, nicely. Lily was quite stunned when he spoke as well.
"Good evening ladies." Sirius said as he bowed and he pulled two red roses from behind his back. He gave one to Onyx and he walked up to Lily and gave the other to her.
"Two lovely roses to two lovely girls." Sirius said as he bowed again.
Lily was quite taken back, but Onyx kissed Sirius on the cheek before she said, "You're a bit early Sir." "That's okay, I can wait." Sirius replied smugly as he sat down on Lily's bed.
"Judging by the girls that are hiding from you in the bathroom, I would say that you aren't welcomed here at this time." Lily said smiling.
Sirius looked over at the bathroom door that was ajar a little with four eyes peeking out. As soon as they saw Sirius look that way, the door quickly shut.
"Point taken Lily. I will be down stairs in the common room. You two better hurry though, the Christmas ball is going to start soon."
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Another five minutes and the two girls were ready. Sirius, Onyx, Lily, and Peter walked to the ball together. Sirius said that James and Lupin went to go pick up their dates.
They arrived at the Great Hall and all of them were speechless. The Great Hall was all decorated in green, red, and gold. It was an amazing display.
Lily saw Lucius coming towards her, and her not wanting to see any fights tonight, told Sirius and the rest that she saw her date and excused herself and walked towards Lucius.
"Hello Lucius." Lily said when she finally reached him. "Lily." He said. "Are you ready to make some people jealous?" Lily asked with a grin.
"I thought you'd never ask." Lucius said with the same evil grin.
It was tradition that the prefects start the dance off, so Lily and Lucius went to the middle of the floor. So did James and Nicole (remember, Nicole was the prefect?) and so did Lupin and-.
Lily was shocked to see that Lupin's date was no other than Wendy Dentit herself. 'No matter.' Lily thought to herself. Dumbledore stood from the staff table and waited for everyone to be quiet.
"Hello everyone. I am happy to welcome you to Hogwarts first Christmas Ball. I hope you all enjoy. The Ball will be over at eleven tonight, and we expect everyone to be in their dorms no later than twelve. So without further a do, the prefects and their partners will start us out with a dance."
The lights dimmed and a slow song came on. Lucius pulled Lily close, and Lily wrapped her arms around his neck. She closed her eyes as she started to sway with Lucius. She pretended that she was dancing with James. She could almost smell his shampoo in her fantasy, but she came out of it. She opened her eyes and was surprised to find both James and Nicole staring at her.
She smiled at them both and gave them a little wave. They both realized they were staring and they went back to looking the other way.
The dance soon ended and everyone clapped. Soon a more upbeat song came on and everyone joined in the dancing.
"I am going to go and get some punch." Lucius said to Lily. Lily just waved her hand, giving him permission to go. She wasn't expecting for him to get her a drink as well, so she just decided to find a place to sit and wait.
She went to the table that was pushed up against the wall and found someone else there. It was Lupin. Lily smiled and sat down next to him.
"Hey, what are you doing just sitting here, why aren't you dancing with Wendy?" Lily asked.
"Well, after the opening dance she went for punch and I haven't seen her since. Wait, never mind, there she is with Eric Fletcher, dancing." Lupin said sadly.
"Oh Remus, I am so sorry." "It's all right, besides, I see you have your own things to deal with." "What does that mean?" Lily asked.
Lupin didn't answer but nodded towards someone who was walking in their direction. Lily looked and tried to see who it was, and then she groaned.
"Hey Moony, uhh." James said as he came up to the table and took the seat on the other side of Lupin. It was quite an awkward moment, the three just sitting there.
"Well, I see a girl over there, and I think I'll ask her to dance," Lupin said getting up and leaving the table. It was just James and Lily left.
"Where is he?" Lily asked herself under her breath. "If your talking about your date I don't think he's coming back to get you." James said.
"Why?" Lily questioned. "Because he asked to cut in with me and Nicole, and Nicole quickly said yes, and totally forgot about me." James said.
"Oh, poor you." Lily said. James looked at her hurt. Lily softened her look and asked James, "Do you wanna go for a walk?"
James was surprised at the questioned but nodded and got up. He offered his hand to Lily and she accepted it, James helped her get up.
They walked out of the Great Hall, out beside the Lake.
They both walked together in silence. Lily was looking out at the Lake while James was looking at Lily. "It really is beautiful." Lily said, talking about the lake.
"Yes you are." James said in a misty kind of voice. Lily turned to look at him and he suddenly realized what he had said.
"James?" Lily said. "What?" he asked. "I still have feeling for you."
He looked shocked at the comment but said, "So do I." They walked a little more before James stopped and took Lily's hand.
"Lily, I am so sorry for giving into Nicole. I didn't want to go with her to the Ball at all. I only went with her to get you jealous." James admitted.
Lily giggled and said, "The only reason I came with Lucius is to make you jealous too." James smiled and both of them started walking again.
"Well, great minds do think alike." James said. Lily nodded her head as she smiled.
Soon the two were back in the main hallway. "Lily, I am sorry, how can I make it up to you Lily Evans."
"By being my boyfriend again James Potter." Lily said. James smiled and he looked up, causing Lily to look up too.
"Mistletoe." James said, looking back at Lily. "Well, we shouldn't break tradition." Lily said looking up at James.
"My thoughts exactly." James said as they shared a wonderful kiss.
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A/N: well here's this chapter, I think its okay, but of course, I wrote it at four in the morning, hehe. So read, review, enjoy! Laterz!
They had picked out each other's dresses when they went to Hogsmeade. Onyx had picked a white gold-ish dress for Lily. It was spaghetti strap and had a boat neck that had material hanging down. It had no back except for two strings criss crossing. The white and gold went with Lily's hair, which she put in a messy bun with wisps of hair falling out.
Lily had picked out a spaghetti strap dress for Onyx as well. The midnight blue dress was very plain by itself, but it also came with a see through gold glitter cover over. The cover over was long sleeve and it went all the way down the dress. So the gold glitters go over the midnight blue, making it look like the stars in the sky. Lily did a spell on Onyx's hair in which she scrunched, and it looked fabulous.
They were getting their make up on when Onyx started with Lily going with Lucius again. "Lily, are you sure it's a good idea to be going with Lucius just to make James jealous?"
"Onyx, we went over this. Malfoy is doing the same thing. Its fine!" Lily said. Before any more of the conversation went on, a knock at the door made all the girls in the 5th year dorm scream.
"What is all your problems?" Onyx asked in general as she went to answer the door. So opened the door to find Sirius standing there, wearing a nice shirt and pants.
In truth, this was the first time Lily had ever seen Sirius dress so, nicely. Lily was quite stunned when he spoke as well.
"Good evening ladies." Sirius said as he bowed and he pulled two red roses from behind his back. He gave one to Onyx and he walked up to Lily and gave the other to her.
"Two lovely roses to two lovely girls." Sirius said as he bowed again.
Lily was quite taken back, but Onyx kissed Sirius on the cheek before she said, "You're a bit early Sir." "That's okay, I can wait." Sirius replied smugly as he sat down on Lily's bed.
"Judging by the girls that are hiding from you in the bathroom, I would say that you aren't welcomed here at this time." Lily said smiling.
Sirius looked over at the bathroom door that was ajar a little with four eyes peeking out. As soon as they saw Sirius look that way, the door quickly shut.
"Point taken Lily. I will be down stairs in the common room. You two better hurry though, the Christmas ball is going to start soon."
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Another five minutes and the two girls were ready. Sirius, Onyx, Lily, and Peter walked to the ball together. Sirius said that James and Lupin went to go pick up their dates.
They arrived at the Great Hall and all of them were speechless. The Great Hall was all decorated in green, red, and gold. It was an amazing display.
Lily saw Lucius coming towards her, and her not wanting to see any fights tonight, told Sirius and the rest that she saw her date and excused herself and walked towards Lucius.
"Hello Lucius." Lily said when she finally reached him. "Lily." He said. "Are you ready to make some people jealous?" Lily asked with a grin.
"I thought you'd never ask." Lucius said with the same evil grin.
It was tradition that the prefects start the dance off, so Lily and Lucius went to the middle of the floor. So did James and Nicole (remember, Nicole was the prefect?) and so did Lupin and-.
Lily was shocked to see that Lupin's date was no other than Wendy Dentit herself. 'No matter.' Lily thought to herself. Dumbledore stood from the staff table and waited for everyone to be quiet.
"Hello everyone. I am happy to welcome you to Hogwarts first Christmas Ball. I hope you all enjoy. The Ball will be over at eleven tonight, and we expect everyone to be in their dorms no later than twelve. So without further a do, the prefects and their partners will start us out with a dance."
The lights dimmed and a slow song came on. Lucius pulled Lily close, and Lily wrapped her arms around his neck. She closed her eyes as she started to sway with Lucius. She pretended that she was dancing with James. She could almost smell his shampoo in her fantasy, but she came out of it. She opened her eyes and was surprised to find both James and Nicole staring at her.
She smiled at them both and gave them a little wave. They both realized they were staring and they went back to looking the other way.
The dance soon ended and everyone clapped. Soon a more upbeat song came on and everyone joined in the dancing.
"I am going to go and get some punch." Lucius said to Lily. Lily just waved her hand, giving him permission to go. She wasn't expecting for him to get her a drink as well, so she just decided to find a place to sit and wait.
She went to the table that was pushed up against the wall and found someone else there. It was Lupin. Lily smiled and sat down next to him.
"Hey, what are you doing just sitting here, why aren't you dancing with Wendy?" Lily asked.
"Well, after the opening dance she went for punch and I haven't seen her since. Wait, never mind, there she is with Eric Fletcher, dancing." Lupin said sadly.
"Oh Remus, I am so sorry." "It's all right, besides, I see you have your own things to deal with." "What does that mean?" Lily asked.
Lupin didn't answer but nodded towards someone who was walking in their direction. Lily looked and tried to see who it was, and then she groaned.
"Hey Moony, uhh." James said as he came up to the table and took the seat on the other side of Lupin. It was quite an awkward moment, the three just sitting there.
"Well, I see a girl over there, and I think I'll ask her to dance," Lupin said getting up and leaving the table. It was just James and Lily left.
"Where is he?" Lily asked herself under her breath. "If your talking about your date I don't think he's coming back to get you." James said.
"Why?" Lily questioned. "Because he asked to cut in with me and Nicole, and Nicole quickly said yes, and totally forgot about me." James said.
"Oh, poor you." Lily said. James looked at her hurt. Lily softened her look and asked James, "Do you wanna go for a walk?"
James was surprised at the questioned but nodded and got up. He offered his hand to Lily and she accepted it, James helped her get up.
They walked out of the Great Hall, out beside the Lake.
They both walked together in silence. Lily was looking out at the Lake while James was looking at Lily. "It really is beautiful." Lily said, talking about the lake.
"Yes you are." James said in a misty kind of voice. Lily turned to look at him and he suddenly realized what he had said.
"James?" Lily said. "What?" he asked. "I still have feeling for you."
He looked shocked at the comment but said, "So do I." They walked a little more before James stopped and took Lily's hand.
"Lily, I am so sorry for giving into Nicole. I didn't want to go with her to the Ball at all. I only went with her to get you jealous." James admitted.
Lily giggled and said, "The only reason I came with Lucius is to make you jealous too." James smiled and both of them started walking again.
"Well, great minds do think alike." James said. Lily nodded her head as she smiled.
Soon the two were back in the main hallway. "Lily, I am sorry, how can I make it up to you Lily Evans."
"By being my boyfriend again James Potter." Lily said. James smiled and he looked up, causing Lily to look up too.
"Mistletoe." James said, looking back at Lily. "Well, we shouldn't break tradition." Lily said looking up at James.
"My thoughts exactly." James said as they shared a wonderful kiss.
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A/N: well here's this chapter, I think its okay, but of course, I wrote it at four in the morning, hehe. So read, review, enjoy! Laterz!
