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Chapter 21

Welcome to the Duckarium

Part 1

'Lily come out, we want to go!' Ais screams from the other side of the door.

'We can't be late, it's a party in my honour remember. The party can't even start without me.' I inform her while checking myself in the mirror. If I do say myself: I look good.

'So!' Alice shouts.

Shaking my head I open the door, 'Fine, fine, I'm ready.'

Ais shakes her head at me when I walk out, 'Right and you don't want James to jump you.'

'What?' I spin around and look at myself in the mirror. I look fine.

'Lily.' Alice declares, as we walk out of their dorm. James had banished me from our dorm so he could get the party set up. So I had to get ready with the girls.

'For some one who doesn't like male attention, you don't do a very good job of discouraging it.' Ais tells me as we walk into the common room.

'What do you mean?' I really haven't got a clue

Ais looks despairing at me, 'Alice!' she moans

Alice looks at me, as we clamber out of the door, 'Lily. An 18th birthday and you decide to where that. 50% of the people going are 17 and 18 year old boys. You can wear that but don't say you don't want people to notice you.' She pauses, 'Plus everyone knows James loves green on you.'

I stop walking, 'What the hell has this got to do with James?' why does everything have to revolve around James?

They all turn towards me, 'Hello?' All three of them indicate to my dress. So it's green, so it is slightly tight, so what? That has nothing to do with James. I like it and happen to feel nice wearing it; that hasn't got anything to do with a guy

'It has nothing to do with him.' I declare, because fine I may be confused about my feelings but I'm not about to revolve my whole wardrobe around him.

'Right of course not.' Mary says sarcastically, why do they have to analyse everything?

'You know Lily,' Ais says, 'For a girl with a normal sized neck you act an awful lot like an Ostrich.'

I stand watching their backs until I catch up with them, it is my birthday after all. Memo to self: Don't try to run in heels it doesn't work.

***

Walking into my dorm. I stop. James has turned the entire room into a Duckarium. Seriously the entire place is full of duck shaped paraphernalia. He obviously took the whole 'My favorite aquatic bird' far too seriously. But it is kind of cute.

The walls now have duck wallpaper on them, instead of the red paint. The ducks keep moving around the room, it feels the whole room took LSD (not that I have any idea what that feel like, because taking drugs is bad and all that). Most of the furniture has been moved out with the exception of the sofa and seats, which have been moved into the corner, transfigured into the shape of ducks and are now covered in a giant green duck print.

Everyone is wearing party hats in the shapes of ducks – each a different colour. There are balloons everywhere (in the shape of ducks obviously) there is a giant banner hanging in the air saying 'Happy 18th Lily' with ducks flying around it.

It looks more like little kids birthday party than someone's 18th. But I can't stop smiling and I feel all giddy knowing James did all this for me.

'The birthday Girl!' Sirius says while he jumps to my side.

'Hi Sirius.' I smile at him then at Remus who has walked over to us.

Sirius passes us all a hat which we put on then he leans down to fix a giant duck badge to my dress.

'Thanks.' I tell him

'Do you like it?' Sirius asks like a hyperactive little girl

'It looks like a kid's birthday party.' I tell him. He looks slightly disappointed, 'I love it Sirius'

He laughs and swings his arm around Ais' shoulders, 'Allow you to buy you a drink'

Ais gives him a despairing look, 'It's a party Black, you don't buy the drinks.' And walks off into the crowd. Sirius turns around smirks and follows her

'Right I'm off to find Frank.' Alice declares, 'You coming Mare?'

Mary nods and they walk of, leaving me and Remus standing there

'Remus, do you know where....' I start but he interrupts me,

'He's by the drinks.' He tells me.

I feel myself going slightly red, 'Thanks' Just before I go he pulls out a small package from his pocket.

'Here. Happy birthday.'

'Aww Thanks Remus, you didn't have to.' I tell him taking the present. He just shrugs. I peel of the paper to find a small hardback book with 'Homage to Catalonia' written on it.

'You haven't got it have you?' Remus asks

'No, only one I haven't.' I tell him

'Well I saw you ready 'Nineteen Eighty-Four' so....' he explains

I look up at him, 'thank you.' I just smile up at him for a moment, 'Come here' I say walking closer and giving him a hug. 'Thank you.' I say again

'Glad you liked it.' He says, as I'm pulling back I place a quick kiss on his cheek

'I'm going to go find James.' I tell him. He smiles and nods back at me.

***

'I'm loving the ducks, James' I say to him walking up behind him, and placing my hand on his shoulder.

'Really? Sirius wanted to go for something magical and Remus thought we were both idiots.' He tells me, while smiling

'No, ducks are new black, baby.' I tell him. Though I don't think I've ever seen so many ducks in one place. He turns around and hands me a drink (in a duck shaped glass of course)

'Hey, you're wearing the earrings.' He says, putting his hand up to touch the pearl at the end. So his hand is only an inch from my neck, why the hell do I feel hot all of a sudden?

'Of course, they're lush.' I smile at him, ignore the fact your heart is about to explode from over working Lily, ignore it.

He just smiles down at me for a moment, 'There's cake to.' He tells me.

I laugh slightly, 'Don't tell me, in the shape of a duck?'

'How did you guess?' He jests. 'Have you seen everything yet?'

I shake my head, 'I thought I'd better come and say thank you first.'

He still has that stupid grin on his face, 'well may I give you a tour then Miss Evans?' he bows.

'Why of course Mr Potter.'

James takes me around the newly duckarium that he and the marauders created. He brings me over to where a small group is aiming at very large duck that is suspended in the air. 'The duck piñata.' He tells me

I laugh, 'A requirement of any 18th birthday'

'I thought so.' He walks me over to another group of people, 'Pin the beak on the bird.'

'I'm so having a go.' I say excited, I haven't played pin the tail since I was little.

James laughs at my antics, 'Later. I'll challenge you to a game.' He puts his hand on my lower back and guides me to a table. That was friendly Lily don't over think it and defiantly don't think about how you didn't want him to move his hand. 'And here we have the food.'

The table (which is in the shape of a duck) has piles of food on it. 'So what we got?' I ask

'Well,' he tells me pointing to each dish in turn, 'We have Peking duck,' He stars as I pick up some, wrapping it in a pancake. 'Here we have polish duck soup' I grasp a spoon and taste some – that's all right actually.

'Is it all to do with ducks?' I ask laughing

'Of course.' He says, then leaning in – don't think about how close he is or where his hand is Lily, don't do it – he whispers, 'Well there are fairy cakes but we've called them duck cakes so it's all right.'

I can't help it but I burst out laughing. This is actually turning into a good birthday. James just smiles at me. 'Hang on' He says taking my drink of me (keeping his hand fixed on my back though – it actually feels nice and don't do it Lily, don't) He pulls out a flat looking small square box from his shirt. It's wrapped in duck wrapping paper.

'Ducks again?' I ask jokingly

He just smiles, 'Hap…'

'Hi Lily.' I hear Luke's voice from behind me. Before I turn around I get a glimpse of James' face it goes from shock, to anger, to something I can't put my foot on.

Why do I have the feeling this party could get ugly?

A/N

I Ummed and arred about having it as one big chapter or halving it. Sometimes it got really long, then I cut it down, then it got long again. So hope it is alright.

I took the whole ostrich thing from my oneshot 'Things like this were bound to happen'

Hope you enjoyed the duck themed party – I did! (I went a bit over board but I just kept imaging more duck things) - Opinions on it please!!!!

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