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Finally it's the day of the ball. I'm so excited. Hogwarts has been very busy with lots of notes being sent for dates. My friends and me have been working hard decorating the hall. The only thing left to do is get ready and have fun! The girls are coming here to get ready the boys are doing the last minute fix-ups. Remus has got a date with a lovely Ravenclaw girl called Rebecca. They are so cute together!

'There you are!' I say exasperatedly when Marlene and Alice finally arrive.

'Sorry, we got stuck with some 5th years, we helped them get ready,' Alice told me.

'Have you got all your stuff?'

'Yep,' they reply. We head up to my room and I get déjà vu. We get into our gowns before doing our hair and makeup. Marlene scrapes two pieces of her hair back and let's the rest down straight. Alice puts into an elegant bun with the help of a lengthening charm. I let my hair hang in loose waves with the front tied back. Are makeup is pretty simple but very pretty. We look lovely, all of us.

We walk down to the great hall. The boys are standing waiting for us.

'Wow,' James says to me as he takes my hand. I smile at him and give him a kiss. We walk into the Great Hall. All the effort has really paid off. We put enchantments on the roof so not only does it show the snow outside it creates an illusion that it's falling inside the Hall. There are 12 Christmas trees around the hall representing, twelve days until it's Christmas. There are little pixies that carry mistletoe, I got them from xenophilius, I think he called them Nargles. They're good anyway. There are tables around the hall that are pure white and look like frost has landed on them. They glint in the light of the enormous frosty chandelier that has fake icicles that drop a frosty glow on the Hall. It looks magnificent.

Students start to enter wearing there lovely gowns and suits. The music starts to play and James takes my hand and leads me to the dance floor. I put my arms around his neck and he puts his around my waist. We sway in time to the music. Soon, lots of people join in. I see different couples and even spot Professor Dumbledore and Professor McGonagall dancing together. We swap dancers throughout the night. I dance with Sirius, Remus, Alice, Marlene and a few of my other friends from different houses. I always get back to James somehow though.

'You look lovely tonight, not that you always don't,' he says flustered.

I smile at him, 'Thank you, I suppose you don't look awful,' I laugh.

'Let's go for a walk,' he says grabbing my hand.

We walk down to the Lake. We sit down on a bench opposite the lake.

'Thank goodness you didn't take the Giant Squid rather than me,' James laughs. I think back to last year.

*…flashback…*

'Potter, leave me alone!' I shout at him.

'One date and I will,' he smirked.

'I'd rather go out on a date with the Giant Squid than you,' I say storming off.

'Forget about it Prongs, maybe one day,' Sirius tells him.

'Not a chance, Black!' I shout.

*…end of flashback…*

'I'm glad you gave me a chance, Lils,' he smiles.

'So am I,' I laugh.

'It's freezing, let's go back inside,' he says shivering.

'Agreed,' I say. I don't know whether or not to tell him. 'James wait!' I call after him. I walk down to the edge of the lake.

'What is it, Lils?' he asks concerned.

'James, I love you,' I say taking a deep breath. He looks at me in the eye.

'I love you too,' he says giving me one of his heart stopping kisses.

'Now we can go,' I say catching my breath. We walk back to the castle smiling.

We get a warm drink and begin dancing again. We spot Marlene and Sirius snogging in the corner. We dance and dance and dance. At midnight we're informed to make a Christmas wish. Hmm, I wish that the rest of my year will be as good as this. The clock chimes its final bell and I open my eyes. The more upbeat music starts. We dance together in groups, even the teachers join in. I teach my friends the Hokey Cokey. Sirius is particularly fascinated by this dance. Many people come up to us and say what a wonderful party it was. I'm pretty pleased myself. My cheeks actually hurt from smiling and laughing. Remus looks like he's having a wonderful time with Rebecca. I'm so happy for him, for all of us! This is the best year ever!

'Sirius would you like to dance?' I ask him.

'Sure thing, Silly Lily,' he smirks. We danced together and talked about our friends.

'Sirius, do you really like Marlene?' I ask.

'Yes, she's lovely,' he smiled. 'Do you really like James?' he asked.

'Yes, in fact, I think I love him,' I said as he twirled me. He smiled widely. We danced until our feet ached.

'You're not too bad, Evans.'

'You too Black,' I told him. We walked back and got drinks. Soon enough our group joined us.

'Remus, you and Rebecca look lovely together,' I told him. His cheeks turned crimson.

'Aww, Remy is growing up Prongsie,' Sirius cooed.

'Shut up,' Remus said batting away Sirius, who is trying to pinch Remus' cheeks. It's late and nearly everyone's gone.

'Guys, I think that's a night,' I tell them. We all walk up to our rooms laughing and chatting about the evening. Strange. How can things change his much in a year? I'm glad it does though. James snakes an arm around my waist. I lean onto his shoulder. Bliss!

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