Lily, Arabella and Leah walked to the great hall together, chatting and doing normal girly things like walking on their heels and examining their fingernails. They ducked through the streamers hanging from the top of the doorway in the great hall and stared around at the totally transformed hall. Silver sparkles fell from the ceiling and carpeted the stone floor. Live bats fluttered around and Hagrid's enormous pumpkins had been provided as seating. The usual floating candles had been replaced by mini, carved pumpkins and were the only source of light in the room. A mixture of students from Durmstrang, Beuaxbatons and Hogwarts were dancing on a newly conjured stage to music coming from no-where.
"I see Josh," said Arabella.
"And I see a group of fine looking boys," retorted Lily, waving before setting off into the group of dancing students.
"I guess I'd better find Remus," Leah said, also waving and saying a hurried goodbye. Arabella waved after her and made her way, through the crowd, towards Joshua.
Sirius watched as Lily, Arabella and Leah entered the hall together. Jenny, his date, was warbling on about her hair or something to that liking without even realizing that Sirius wasn't listening. He watched as the three girls went their separate ways, gritting his teeth as Arabella hurried over to Joshua and kissed him on the cheek. As if by magic Arabella had disappeared and Sirius turned back to Jenny, sighing.
"C'mon," he said. "May as well dance seeing as we're here and all." He pulled her onto the dance floor as she sighed dreamily as if it were the most romantic thing anyone had ever said to her. Sirius rolled his eyes as he wrapped his arms around Jenny's waist. He was getting sick of her quickly.
Lily and Arabella stood by the refreshment table, as they watched Sirius and Jenny dance to a slow song.
"She's no-where near as pretty as you, Bella," Lily told her friend.
"But she IS pretty," disagreed Arabella, staring at them. Lily tried again.
"Her outfit is awful," she commented. Jenny was wearing a clingy, short pink dress under a tight black blouse with three quarter length sleeves. A pink headband resting on her blond curls finished the look.
"Lily, it's gorgeous and you know it," said Arabella, sighing. "Seeing as you have the exact same dress as it just in green." Lily stamped her foot, impatiently.
"Arabella Figg!" she exclaimed. "Stop feeling sorry for yourself," she cried. "If Sirius doesn't like you it's his loss." Arabella nodded.
"You're right," she said, brightening. "And I have Josh," she added. Lily smiled, relieved.
"See?" she said. "Anyways how are you getting on with him?"
"Great," burbled Arabella. "We get on so well. It's like being with you in male form," she told her. Lily smiled and the two gossiped until a boy from Durmstrang pulled Lily up to dance. Lily rolled her eyes at Arabella but danced with him none-the-less. Arabella grinned in spite of herself and went off in search of Joshua.
Joshua and Arabella stood up against a wall. They were facing the dancing couples, Joshua's arms around her waist. Arabella leaned against him, sighing happily. Sirius approached them, face looking like a thundercloud, with Jenny trailing behind him. He pulled Joshua towards him and gave him a belt in the eye. Arabella gasped and looked like she was going to cry. Within minutes the two boys, who had always been acquaintances, were beating the living daylights out of each other. A large crowd was gathering and Arabella pushed through it, tears streaming down her cheeks, to find Lily. She eventually found her dancing with the same boy from Durmstrang, oblivious to what was going on around them. Lily was faced with the sight of her distraught friend and immediately thought Joshua had broken up with her or something equally as bad.
"Sirius and Josh fighting," were the only words Arabella could choke out. Lily separated herself from the boy (Billy) and flew towards the gathering crowd. She pushed her way into the front and pulled Sirius off Joshua. Joshua wiped blood off a cut on his lip and looked at Sirius, confusedly. Arabella appeared next to Lily, having controlled herself. She pulled Sirius away from the crowd. A purplish bruise was slowly developing around his left eye and a gash near it was pumping blood.
"Why did you do it, Sirius?" she asked quietly, aware that everyone was staring at them. "Would you all buzz off please?" she screamed at them. They hurriedly went back to dancing and moments later the buzz of chatter had returned." "Well?" demanded Arabella, wiping blood off his eyebrow. "Was the sight of me flirting with someone else too much to bear? Or did you just want to make me cry?" Sirius shook his head, looking bashful. "Well, why then?" asked Arabella. Sirius mumbled something. "What?" asked Arabella.
"I said because I'm crazy about you," he repeated. Arabella stared at him for what seemed like hours and her face seemed to soften a bit.
"Yea," she said, her face returning to its previous self. "Well you have a funny way of showing it." She turned and walked over to where Joshua was watching them. "Are you ok?" she asked. He smiled and nodded. Arabella leaned over and hugged him.
"I'm so sorry," she told him. "I really am."
"It's ok," Joshua told her. "If you still like me then it makes it all worth while." Arabella smiled at him.
"I do," she assured him. Joshua wrapped his arm around Arabella and they walked off leaving Sirius and Lily standing behind them. Sirius flopped down on the floor, leaning against the wall and Lily strode over to him.
"Come on Si," she said. "No use crying over spilt milk. C'mon and dance with me," she said, pulling him up. He followed her to the dance floor. "God this song has been on around 3 times already," said Lily, exasperatedly, wrapping her arms around Sirius' neck. Sirius faked a smile and nodded. "Look Sirius," said Lily. "Get over it."
"Yea." He sighed. "I really do like her though."
"I know you do," replied Lily. "But moping isn't gonna get her." Sirius nodded, tiredly. He looked over to where Arabella and Joshua were sitting. Arabella was perched on Joshua's lap.
"Look Lily. I can't stand seeing them together. I'm gonna go over there and beat the living daylights out of him." He strained to get out of Lily's grip.
"Sirius Black!" she exclaimed. "You should know that that'll only make it worse."
"I guess you're right," he said, sighing. Lily pulled him close to sort of hug him but by force they're lips were drawn closer. Next thing they knew they were kissing, softly. It lasted a long time and when they pulled away both were out of breath.
"Oh my God," said Lily, looking horrified. "I can't believe that just happened." She pulled out of his grip and ran out of the hall and into the dorm.
"I see Josh," said Arabella.
"And I see a group of fine looking boys," retorted Lily, waving before setting off into the group of dancing students.
"I guess I'd better find Remus," Leah said, also waving and saying a hurried goodbye. Arabella waved after her and made her way, through the crowd, towards Joshua.
Sirius watched as Lily, Arabella and Leah entered the hall together. Jenny, his date, was warbling on about her hair or something to that liking without even realizing that Sirius wasn't listening. He watched as the three girls went their separate ways, gritting his teeth as Arabella hurried over to Joshua and kissed him on the cheek. As if by magic Arabella had disappeared and Sirius turned back to Jenny, sighing.
"C'mon," he said. "May as well dance seeing as we're here and all." He pulled her onto the dance floor as she sighed dreamily as if it were the most romantic thing anyone had ever said to her. Sirius rolled his eyes as he wrapped his arms around Jenny's waist. He was getting sick of her quickly.
Lily and Arabella stood by the refreshment table, as they watched Sirius and Jenny dance to a slow song.
"She's no-where near as pretty as you, Bella," Lily told her friend.
"But she IS pretty," disagreed Arabella, staring at them. Lily tried again.
"Her outfit is awful," she commented. Jenny was wearing a clingy, short pink dress under a tight black blouse with three quarter length sleeves. A pink headband resting on her blond curls finished the look.
"Lily, it's gorgeous and you know it," said Arabella, sighing. "Seeing as you have the exact same dress as it just in green." Lily stamped her foot, impatiently.
"Arabella Figg!" she exclaimed. "Stop feeling sorry for yourself," she cried. "If Sirius doesn't like you it's his loss." Arabella nodded.
"You're right," she said, brightening. "And I have Josh," she added. Lily smiled, relieved.
"See?" she said. "Anyways how are you getting on with him?"
"Great," burbled Arabella. "We get on so well. It's like being with you in male form," she told her. Lily smiled and the two gossiped until a boy from Durmstrang pulled Lily up to dance. Lily rolled her eyes at Arabella but danced with him none-the-less. Arabella grinned in spite of herself and went off in search of Joshua.
Joshua and Arabella stood up against a wall. They were facing the dancing couples, Joshua's arms around her waist. Arabella leaned against him, sighing happily. Sirius approached them, face looking like a thundercloud, with Jenny trailing behind him. He pulled Joshua towards him and gave him a belt in the eye. Arabella gasped and looked like she was going to cry. Within minutes the two boys, who had always been acquaintances, were beating the living daylights out of each other. A large crowd was gathering and Arabella pushed through it, tears streaming down her cheeks, to find Lily. She eventually found her dancing with the same boy from Durmstrang, oblivious to what was going on around them. Lily was faced with the sight of her distraught friend and immediately thought Joshua had broken up with her or something equally as bad.
"Sirius and Josh fighting," were the only words Arabella could choke out. Lily separated herself from the boy (Billy) and flew towards the gathering crowd. She pushed her way into the front and pulled Sirius off Joshua. Joshua wiped blood off a cut on his lip and looked at Sirius, confusedly. Arabella appeared next to Lily, having controlled herself. She pulled Sirius away from the crowd. A purplish bruise was slowly developing around his left eye and a gash near it was pumping blood.
"Why did you do it, Sirius?" she asked quietly, aware that everyone was staring at them. "Would you all buzz off please?" she screamed at them. They hurriedly went back to dancing and moments later the buzz of chatter had returned." "Well?" demanded Arabella, wiping blood off his eyebrow. "Was the sight of me flirting with someone else too much to bear? Or did you just want to make me cry?" Sirius shook his head, looking bashful. "Well, why then?" asked Arabella. Sirius mumbled something. "What?" asked Arabella.
"I said because I'm crazy about you," he repeated. Arabella stared at him for what seemed like hours and her face seemed to soften a bit.
"Yea," she said, her face returning to its previous self. "Well you have a funny way of showing it." She turned and walked over to where Joshua was watching them. "Are you ok?" she asked. He smiled and nodded. Arabella leaned over and hugged him.
"I'm so sorry," she told him. "I really am."
"It's ok," Joshua told her. "If you still like me then it makes it all worth while." Arabella smiled at him.
"I do," she assured him. Joshua wrapped his arm around Arabella and they walked off leaving Sirius and Lily standing behind them. Sirius flopped down on the floor, leaning against the wall and Lily strode over to him.
"Come on Si," she said. "No use crying over spilt milk. C'mon and dance with me," she said, pulling him up. He followed her to the dance floor. "God this song has been on around 3 times already," said Lily, exasperatedly, wrapping her arms around Sirius' neck. Sirius faked a smile and nodded. "Look Sirius," said Lily. "Get over it."
"Yea." He sighed. "I really do like her though."
"I know you do," replied Lily. "But moping isn't gonna get her." Sirius nodded, tiredly. He looked over to where Arabella and Joshua were sitting. Arabella was perched on Joshua's lap.
"Look Lily. I can't stand seeing them together. I'm gonna go over there and beat the living daylights out of him." He strained to get out of Lily's grip.
"Sirius Black!" she exclaimed. "You should know that that'll only make it worse."
"I guess you're right," he said, sighing. Lily pulled him close to sort of hug him but by force they're lips were drawn closer. Next thing they knew they were kissing, softly. It lasted a long time and when they pulled away both were out of breath.
"Oh my God," said Lily, looking horrified. "I can't believe that just happened." She pulled out of his grip and ran out of the hall and into the dorm.