Wooo. For those who cared enough when I was in pre-exam major panic mode, I actually passed my Spanish exam :D 97% :)

But anywho, i'm just like EEK atm, cos I'm seriously running out of chapters. I'm soon going to get to the point when I have to actually write them when they're needed... :|


Lily walked out of her bathroom, wrapped in a towel, with her wet, red hair hanging behind her. Her roommates stood by the door, waiting for her.

The entire room had been rearranged, perfect for getting ready for the ball.

After all, as we all know, 'getting ready' needs plenty of preparation and time.

The beds had been put together to form one large bed in the middle, and all the curtains had been removed. The three gowns were lying in the middle of the bed, surrounded by make up, hair styling equipment and practically everything the girls needed for 'getting ready'.

One of the walls had been transfigured – by James – into a full-size mirror, much to the happiness of the girls.

"Lily! Ok, we're all showered and fresh! Let the beautifying begin!" Izzie said, squealing.

The girls sat on three stools, and brushed their hair in front of the mirror.

Izzie rubbed some Sleakeazy's Hair Potion into her jet black hair, not that it did much good. Her hair still stuck up slightly, making her look as though she'd just been on a broomstick. Lily rolled her eyes. Isabella was too much like her cousin for her own good.

Kathy twisted her blonde hair into a messy bun, on the back of her head, a few blonde strands hanging down around her cute face.

Lily fastened the front of her hair behind her head with an emerald clip in the shape of a flower. She let the rest of it hang loose, falling down her back.

"Hair sorted darlings!" grinned Kathy, "Now, onto the make up!"

They spent a good hour putting make-up on each other, constantly messing up and having to start again.

By the time they were completely happy with their faces, the foundation was all squeezed out; the eyeliner was sharpened down to a stub; the eyeshadow container was nothing more than a few patches of green glitter; the mascara was almost emptied, the remains dripping on the carpet; and the lipstick was even shorter than... well anyway, it was very short.

"We are so sexy!" exclaimed Izzie, looking into the massive mirror.

"Now for the dresses!" exclaimed Lily, grabbing hers off the bed.

They carefully donned their expensive gowns, doing up the zips for each other.

Lily looked in the mirror, ecstatic with her dress: an emerald gown that flowed down to her feet, thin spaghetti straps holding it up.

Izzie wore a tight-but-classy black velvet dress that went down to just above her knees, cute ruffles on the sleeves.

Kathy twirled around, showing off her bright yellow halter-neck frock, that stuck out at the hem, near the top of her leg.

"Wow," Kathy breathed.

"We. Are. So. Hot." Izzie sighed.

"I know," Lily agreed, admiring herself happily, "Even though my hair clashes with my dress!"

"Don't worry about it, it looks awesome!" said Izzie, patting Lily on the back.

"What's the time?" asked Kathy and Lily looked at her watch, which was sitting on the bed.

"Crap, it's almost eight! We've gotta meet the boys now!"

They slipped on their high-heeled slippers and walked carefully down the staircase, praying that they wouldn't fall.

"Oh my god," gasped James, as Lily emerged from the staircase.

Her emerald dress cascaded off her body, flowing to the ground beautifully, her hair was deeper red than usual, and she'd somehow made it look perfect with the dress.

"You look amazing," he said, wrapping his arms around her waist, "Let's just stay here all night,"

"Let's not," Lily said, blushing.

"Iz, you look hot!" Sirius grinned, and she thumped him, smiling broadly.

"Kathy, I've never noticed how amazingly beautiful you are!" Remus exclaimed, "I like the dress,"

"Thanks," she said, "You look nice too,"

The boys did look quite dashing, James in a with silk shirt and loosely hanging green tie, Remus in a black tux, and a yellow brooch attached to his jacket, to match Kathy's dress, Sirius in a white shirt, unbuttoned mostly, and black sports jacket.

"Shall we go?" asked James, putting his arm around Lily's shoulders.

"Yeah," they agreed, setting off out of the portrait hole.

"Sirius, Izzie, where are you meeting your dates? They're both in Ravenclaw, right?" asked Kathy.

"No, Jesse's in Hufflepuff," Izzie corrected, "And we're meeting them downstairs,"

As they turned into the entrance hall, they saw the two Ravenclaws waiting for them, making awkward small talk.

"Izzie," Jesse said, looking relieved, "You look lovely,"

"You too," she nodded at him, in his bottle-green tux, and he smiled.

"Shall we," James said to Lily, holding out his arm, and she took it, smiling.

"He can be charming," Kathy teased, as they watched Lily and James walk into the hall, "What about you, eh?"

"Oi, I am amazingly charming!" Remus protested, taking her hand and kissing it.

"Alright, alright, I was mistaken," she rolled her eyes, "Let's go join Lily and James,"

They walked into the hall, catching up with their friends, who waved them over enthusiastically.

"Can I interest you in some punch James?" Lily asked innocently, pouring him a goblet-full.

"Erm, thanks," James said, looking between Remus to Lily, who were handing out drinks for everybody.

"Cheers," Sirius said, raising his goblet and draining it.

"You alright there Sirius?" asked Remus, as a huge smile erupted on Sirius' face.

"I'm brilliant!" Sirius exclaimed, grinning from ear to ear, as were the rest of the group.

"Wow, I feel amazing," Kathy gasped, looking around excitedly.

"Let's sing," Izzie grinned, grabbing Jesse and Sirius' hands, and bursting into song.

"Brilliant!" Sirius beamed, joining in the singing.

Before long, the entire hall of students were standing around in a circle, holding hands and singing like infants. The band, who'd also had a little too much punch, had struck up the music to a deafeningly loud rock.

"Jesus, how much knotgrass did you use?" Remus muttered, careful not to drink any of his punch.

"Me? You're the one that made the potion!" Lily exclaimed, "But don't worry, the peppermint balanced it out. The effects shouldn't be too dangerous,"

"Ah Lily, my little potions protégée," Remus imitated Professor Slughorn's bellowing voice, and Lily burst into laughter.

"Okay that was too creepy for words,"

"Lilykins!" James yelled, running towards her and picking her up.

"Hey – owch – Jesus James, put me down!" she yelped, scrabbling at his arms around her waist.

"I wanna kiss you," he grinned, pressing her up against a wall and pressing his lips against hers.

"Ok," she mumbled helplessly, as he pinned her to the wall.

"Honestly James, stop molesting her," Remus sighed, standing beside them and shaking his head in shame.

"Shut up and snog Kathy," James laughed, pulling away.

"Speak of the devil," Remus muttered, as Kathy ran up towards him, throwing her arms around his neck.

"Remus! I feel so happy!" she exclaimed, her eyes wide.

"I know you do," Remus said slowly, smiling at her hyperactivity.

"Wow, this is an awesome feeling," she giggled, looking at Lily and James.

"I know!" James agreed enthusiastically, "Oh balls make me happy!"

At that, Kathy and James burst into an insane fit of laughter, hunched over and clutching their sides.

"Balls – make – me – happy," Kathy gasped, in between laughs, "Oh James, you are too much,"

"I know, I should become a comedian, right!" James beamed.

"Oh dear, I think you guys need to sit down for a while," Lily said, pulling up a chair at a nearby table.

"No way, we can't sit down," Kathy shook her head violently, as Remus forced her into a seat.

"Lily, I could just jump onto the rooftops and declare my love for you to the whole world," James said dreamily, one hand playing on top of Lily's as they sat at the table.

"That's lovely dear," she sighed, raising an eyebrow.

"What have we brought on for ourselves?" Remus asked, laughing.

"Remus, you need to loosen up a little," Kathy insisted, waving her arms in the air happily.

"You know Remus, I think we need to have ourselves some punch," Lily said, lifting a goblet and smiling cheekily.

"I agree Lily," Remus grinned, "Bottoms up!"

The two of them downed the punch, smiling at each other with twinkling eyes.

"Oh my god James, don't you just feel fantastic!" she gasped, grabbing his hands and looking at him excitedly.

"Yeah it's amazing!" James nodded quickly, "Let's dance!"

The two of them ran towards the dance floor, joining the massive throng of raving people.

"OH MY GOD, I FEEL SO HAPPY!" Sirius yelled, throwing himself into the seat beside Remus, who put an arm around him gleefully, as Izzie collapsed onto Kathy's lap.

"ME TOO!" he grinned, drumming his fingers on Sirius' arm and playing with his hair.

"Look at James and Lily!" Kathy exclaimed, her voice muffled by Izzie's hair, and they all craned their necks to see.

James and Lily were dancing about crazily, their arms flailing all over the place as they jumped up and down in madness.

"I HAVE SO MUCH ENERGY!" Lily yelled over the music, and James nodded enthusiastically.

"ME TOO!" James shouted, undoing the top button of his shirt, loosening his tie and fanning himself, "I'M SO HOT!"

"YEAH!" Lily agreed, reaching up to the back of her head and releasing her hair from the emerald clip. She shook her head wildly and her red hair bounced on her shoulders as she danced, "HERE TAKE THIS,"

She held the clip out to James, who pocketed it, smiling.

"LET'S GO SIT DOWN," James yelled, pulling her out of the crowd and to the table, where the group were talking animatedly to Alice and Frank.

"Oh my god, I'm so happy. Are you so happy?! I am so happy!" Alice gabbled, even more hyper than she usually was.

"I know, I could just sing!" Frank grinned from ear to ear.

"Do it!" they all urged, and he burst into song, as they waved their hands in the air.

"That was amazing Frank!" Sirius gasped as everyone applauded happily.

"Miss Prewitt," called Professor McGonagall, entering the hall and looking very sombre, and Alice turned around, still beaming.

"Yes professor? Don't you just love this ball?! I love this ball! It's an amazing ball, I just – " she jabbered away, not seeming to notice McGonagall's pitying expression.

"Miss Prewitt, I have a note for you, from your mother," she said softly, "I'm so sorry dear,"

Alice frowned slightly, looking around in confusion as she took the note from McGonagall.

"What's going on Alice?" asked Kathy, as Alice scanned the note, her smile slowly fading.

Tears welled up in her blue eyes, as the other looked at her, worriedly.

"Alice, what's wrong?!" called Frank, as she pushed back her chair and ran out of the hall, sobbing.


Ugh, I hate random moments of drama amongst the happiness.
And I hate when people are depressed. It angers me.
I am currently OBSESSED with gossip girl. I'm re-reading them now . Woooooop.
Do you guys like GG? It rocks, so much.
Ugh, laptop is dying. Must dash :P
1133 reviews? Hugs to you all.
Ash x