Preparing for a Ball

Chapter Eleven;

Lily and James walked into the Great Hall the next day holding hands. It seemed that news had spread quickly as everyone seemed to stare as they sat down together.

"I feel like I cant do anything without them staring" Lily whispered to James.
"They'll get over it soon, its just new gossip for them" James replied.

Another group of students entered the Great Hall and also stared, although this time the look on their faces was not interest but disgust. Lily then noticed it was the 7th year Slytherins who had entered.

"James I cant take much more of this, I don't think I'll be coming to eat here if this is how its going to carry on" Lily said angrily to James, but Sirius heard what she had said and decided to take action. Sirius jumped up onto the table;

"MY FELLOW STUDENTS, MAY I HAVE YOUR ATTENTION! YES JAMES POTTER AND LILY EVAN HAVE FINALLY GOT TOGETHER. NOW IF YOU DON'T MIND, CAN YOU GIVE THE HAPPY COUPLE A LITTLE PEACE"

Sirius leapt down from the table and flashed a smile.

"SIRIUS why on EARTH did you do that?" Lily exclaimed. As she looked around the Great Hall Lily noticed that no one was staring, they all looked rather embarrassed.
"It worked didn't it?" Sirius replied, and then returned to his conversation with Peter.

"So Miss Evans, are you excited for the Halloween Ball tonight?" James asked with a smile growing on his face, "I'll meet you in the common room about seven?"

Lily's face looked blank, and her brain went into overdrive. Lily had completely forgot it was Halloween; she stared at the ceiling and saw the carved Pumpkins ready to be lit for the ball.

"Lily, did you forget?" James asked, with a slight look of disappointment.

"Erm, I guess I did. You have to admit it's been an eventful weekend though. I shall be ready and waiting in the common room for seven though… in costume".

Lily excused herself from the table, and headed for the common room, she now had nine hours to make herself a Halloween costume.

After many hours' hard work, glitter and glue, Lily finally had a Halloween costume. Lily was about to have a rest, after all that's what Sundays were for, but as she lay down on the bed, she heard the door open.

"Nic…Remus? I take it everything is sorted? Oh and do you mind telling me HOW you can be up here? I thought those of the male gender couldn't enter the girls dorm and you did it that morning Lisa was injured, and I've only just thought of it" Lily asked.

Nic and Remus stood in the doorway bemused.

"Lily, can you let us get through the door?" Nic asked, giggling to herself. It was so nice for Lily to see her friend relaxed.

"Lily, I can't tell you the Marauders secrets, it's against our code," said Remus.

"You mean ALL of you can get up here?" Lily shouted.

"I don't think you want the answer, but yes I'd sleep with one eye open as I think certain people would think it would be amusing to try and scare you in the night…and by certain people I mean James and Sirius".

Everyone laughed, but Lily and Nic were a little scared of waking up with Marauders in the room.
'Right Nic Nic, I shall see you later tonight for some Halloween fun…Bye Lily" Remus said and then left the girls.

"So Nic I take it you and Remus are together… judging by the nickname Nic Nic" Lily enquired.

"Yes…finally! We had a lot of things to talk about last night, and I had to accept things which were very very bizarre, but everything worked out, like it did with you and James" Nic smiled as she spoke to Lily, and Lily was positive everything would work out.

The night of the Halloween Ball arrived, and the girls descended the staircase from the dorms and waited in the common room to meet up with the Marauders. In her rush Lily had scraped together enough material to create a Spider costume, it wasn't as extravagant as she would have liked, but it was still creative. Nic was dressed as a Nurse… it was slightly kinky but Nic had shrugged it off and said "Remus will get the joke". Lisa was dressed as a bumblebee and Alice as "Alice in Wonderland". Lily had to laugh at how diverse the costumes were.

The boys came into the common room soon after. James was dressed as a ghost; Sirius was dressed as the devil, Remus as a knight and Frank as the "Mad hatter". Frank and Alice had obviously got their costumes together. Peter was dressed as a skeleton.

"James…very original just cut up your bed-sheet did you? And Sirius…how fitting" Lily laughed.

"Well Lily, not all of us have your creative flair" James said before strolling to her side and taking her hand.

"Miss Evans I have come dressed channelling the horny devil that I am" Sirius said before winking "Oh and Nic, I must say I am LOVING your costume" Nic blushed as everyone turned to look at her "Its for Remus, he should get the joke" Nic said shyly.

"Miss Evans, I hope is safe with you tonight, you look like one of them Black Widow spiders…the ones which devour their mates" Sirius said.

"James is safe with me, if he can behave that is" and Lily nudged James.

"Right well we may as well couple up and go to the ball" said James, and Nic and Remus, Lily and James, and Frank and Alice all stood together.

"Well Lisa…I think that leaves us together, its only natural we get together, everyone may as well be even," laughed Sirius as he grabbed Lisa's hand.

"Mr. Black what makes you think I wouldn't go with dear Peter here?" Lisa said and she wrapped her arms around Peter. Peter flushed bright red and let out a squeal, it was obvious he wasn't used to female contact.

"Err Lisa I think you better go with Sirius, I don't think poor Peter could handle it" James laughed, and with that they all made their way to the Great Hall for the ball.


Not entirely sure when i'll update yet, as im moving so its all a little hectic, but the next chapter is the Halloween Ball.

Can people please review, it inspires me to write!