Lily and Arabella walked down the staircase towards the great hall, for breakfast.
"I swear the boy drives me round the twist!" claimed Lily, twirling a piece of hair around her pointing finger. "I mean he's SUCH a player. He has a new girlfriend every week or two. He's not even that good looking and EVERYONE likes him. And God when he dumps them they're so annoying. Crying on their beds saying how much they thought he loved them." She rolled her eyes. "Honestly they're such a bunch of saps."
"Yea," agreed Arabella. "You're pretty good at making them feel better though. He's not worth it. Honestly he's a pig. Do you think HE'S crying on his bed at the moment? Well I'll tell you that he bloody well is not. He's probably in Hogsmeade, swearing his undying love for some other poor girl who's gonna get her heart ripped out in a week or so," mimicked Arabella. Lily grinned.
"Yea its true," replied Lily. "But it only seems to make them cry more. I wonder why cos its true." She shrugged. So did Arabella. She pushed open the heavy door of the great hall and strolled in, followed closely by Lily.
"Yo Lily, Bella," came a loud voice.
"Yo you sad person without a life," replied Lily, walking towards Sirius, who was obviously the person shouting. James glared at Lily as she made her way to them. Lily just rolled her eyes and glared back.
"Hi guys," she said. "Still recovering from that moment of truth last night, Jamsie?" she asked sweetly.
"Am. . .sure," replied James raising his eyebrows and nodding. "Anyway see you later. I gotta catch Mandy." Lily rolled her eyes, over-dramatically.
"You just don't listen do you James?" she asked him softly, shaking her head.
"What's to get?" he asked. Lily glared and shook her head.
"Why bother telling you if you don't know?" She walked out of the room, leaving her breakfast after her. James shrugged. Lily didn't appear in classes all that day. She was found that evening by Arabella out by the lake, her eyes vaguely (but un-noticeably) red-rimmed. They went to dinner, quietly, and sat down near Sirius and the lads. Dumbledore stood up and cleared his throat. The hall fell silent.
"Students as you all know Saturday is Halloween." Everyone nodded and began murmuring among themselves. "We will be celebrating by holding a dance for third years and above. The pupils from Durmstrang and Beuaxbatons will be joining us. It will begin at 8.30. That is all." He sat down as the students began whispering excitedly and sneaking peeks at their crushes. Lily grinned.
"Presents a problem for you doesn't it, James?" she said. "I mean how to decide who to take? Leah or Mandy? Personally I'd stick with Mandy. Leah is a bit too clingy," she finished in a whisper. She whirled to face Sirius before James could return a comment. A petite blond sixth year approached the group.
"Um Sirius?" Sirius didn't hear her as he as too busy listening to Arabella's speech to Lily. "Sirius?" she repeated. He snapped out of it.
"Huh?" he said. "Um do you want to go to the ball with me?" Sirius stared at her for ages. He swallowed, glanced at Arabella, who was staring around the hall, and looked back at the girl who was waiting, nervously, for an answer.
"Why not?" he replied, sighing. Arabella, although she tried to hide it looked crest-fallen.
"Great," said the girl. "See you then." Sirius nodded.
"You like Sirius, don't you?" said Lily that evening in the common room.
"NO," said Arabella, a bit too quickly. Lily just looked at her. "Okay okay," said Arabella. "maybe I do. Just a bit."
"I knew it," said Lily. "I knew it!" She jumped around ecstatically while Arabella stared at her, an eyebrow raised. "Okay," said Lily calming down. "Are you gonna ask him to the ball.
"I am yea," replied Arabella, sarcastically. "Anyways he's already going with some blond Hufflepuff," she said, carelessly.
"Right well we'll just have to find you someone better then," said Lily, thoughtfully. "Okay, I'll set you up with someone and you'll make Sirius dead jealous, okay?" Arabella looked at her, secretly wondering why she was friends with an insane lunatic. She nodded and smiled a smile not unlike you see guidance counselors using. "Great," said Lily.
"I swear the boy drives me round the twist!" claimed Lily, twirling a piece of hair around her pointing finger. "I mean he's SUCH a player. He has a new girlfriend every week or two. He's not even that good looking and EVERYONE likes him. And God when he dumps them they're so annoying. Crying on their beds saying how much they thought he loved them." She rolled her eyes. "Honestly they're such a bunch of saps."
"Yea," agreed Arabella. "You're pretty good at making them feel better though. He's not worth it. Honestly he's a pig. Do you think HE'S crying on his bed at the moment? Well I'll tell you that he bloody well is not. He's probably in Hogsmeade, swearing his undying love for some other poor girl who's gonna get her heart ripped out in a week or so," mimicked Arabella. Lily grinned.
"Yea its true," replied Lily. "But it only seems to make them cry more. I wonder why cos its true." She shrugged. So did Arabella. She pushed open the heavy door of the great hall and strolled in, followed closely by Lily.
"Yo Lily, Bella," came a loud voice.
"Yo you sad person without a life," replied Lily, walking towards Sirius, who was obviously the person shouting. James glared at Lily as she made her way to them. Lily just rolled her eyes and glared back.
"Hi guys," she said. "Still recovering from that moment of truth last night, Jamsie?" she asked sweetly.
"Am. . .sure," replied James raising his eyebrows and nodding. "Anyway see you later. I gotta catch Mandy." Lily rolled her eyes, over-dramatically.
"You just don't listen do you James?" she asked him softly, shaking her head.
"What's to get?" he asked. Lily glared and shook her head.
"Why bother telling you if you don't know?" She walked out of the room, leaving her breakfast after her. James shrugged. Lily didn't appear in classes all that day. She was found that evening by Arabella out by the lake, her eyes vaguely (but un-noticeably) red-rimmed. They went to dinner, quietly, and sat down near Sirius and the lads. Dumbledore stood up and cleared his throat. The hall fell silent.
"Students as you all know Saturday is Halloween." Everyone nodded and began murmuring among themselves. "We will be celebrating by holding a dance for third years and above. The pupils from Durmstrang and Beuaxbatons will be joining us. It will begin at 8.30. That is all." He sat down as the students began whispering excitedly and sneaking peeks at their crushes. Lily grinned.
"Presents a problem for you doesn't it, James?" she said. "I mean how to decide who to take? Leah or Mandy? Personally I'd stick with Mandy. Leah is a bit too clingy," she finished in a whisper. She whirled to face Sirius before James could return a comment. A petite blond sixth year approached the group.
"Um Sirius?" Sirius didn't hear her as he as too busy listening to Arabella's speech to Lily. "Sirius?" she repeated. He snapped out of it.
"Huh?" he said. "Um do you want to go to the ball with me?" Sirius stared at her for ages. He swallowed, glanced at Arabella, who was staring around the hall, and looked back at the girl who was waiting, nervously, for an answer.
"Why not?" he replied, sighing. Arabella, although she tried to hide it looked crest-fallen.
"Great," said the girl. "See you then." Sirius nodded.
"You like Sirius, don't you?" said Lily that evening in the common room.
"NO," said Arabella, a bit too quickly. Lily just looked at her. "Okay okay," said Arabella. "maybe I do. Just a bit."
"I knew it," said Lily. "I knew it!" She jumped around ecstatically while Arabella stared at her, an eyebrow raised. "Okay," said Lily calming down. "Are you gonna ask him to the ball.
"I am yea," replied Arabella, sarcastically. "Anyways he's already going with some blond Hufflepuff," she said, carelessly.
"Right well we'll just have to find you someone better then," said Lily, thoughtfully. "Okay, I'll set you up with someone and you'll make Sirius dead jealous, okay?" Arabella looked at her, secretly wondering why she was friends with an insane lunatic. She nodded and smiled a smile not unlike you see guidance counselors using. "Great," said Lily.