Lily sat at the table, looking on as people twirled around the floor, delightedly. Leah was sitting next to her, head in her hand as she tapped the table impatiently. Sirius and Arabella had been pretty much glued to each other the whole evening, laughing and talking while the danced. Remus and Melanie were sitting together in a quiet corner, looking more than happy with each other. James was sitting at a separate table, looking glumly at the whirling couples. He spotted Lily and Leah and strode over to them, before plonking himself down opposite them.
"Hey" he said. Lily smiled a faint bemused smiled and Leah just ignored her ex to bang her head against the table repeatedly. James stared at her.
"Is she ok?" he mouthed to Lily. Lily tossed her head.
"She's been better," she replied, out loud. "Isn't that right Leah?" Her friend mumbled something, in coherent and Lily nodded, satisfied.
"Translation?" James said, cocking his head.
"The weaker sex are a bunch of assholes," Lily said, obediently. James shrugged. "I knew I shouldn't have come to this stupid thing," Lily mumbled. "It's got to be the most boring thing I've been to since the Halloween dance. Now THAT was boring."
"Come on so," James said, pulling Lily up.
"James," shrieked Lily. "Where are we going?"
"To dance," he answered, nodding.
"Let go of me," she shrieked. "James? James? James?"
"Come on Lily," protested James. "It'll be fun."
"JAAAAAAAAMMMMMMMMEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSS!" she squealed as he spun her around the floor.
"Oh my God," gasped Lily, when they returned to the table about five dances later. "Did you see the look on Peter's face when he saw us?" she said, bursting into giggles.
"I know," James said. "It looked a bit like this." He made a comic face, causing Lily to almost wet herself with continuous laughter. Lily caught sight of Sirius and Arabella sitting at the table looking at them, amusedly. Lily grabbed her hand away from James' and stopped laughing.
"Hi," Arabella said, cheerfully.
"Hi," Lily replied, warily. Both girls watched as Sirius got up and approached James. Sirius pulled James away from the table, grinning at Arabella while he did so. She smiled back and blew him kisses until he was out of sight. She tugged at Lily's arm and pulled her down next to her.
"So?" she squealed. Lily looked at her.
"So what?" she asked.
"What's going on between you and James?" she asked, eagerly.
"Nothing," Lily replied, popping a sweet into her mouth.
"Lily Ann-Marie Evans!" exclaimed Arabella. "Now I KNOW that's not true," she continued. "You were holding his hand and laughing WITH him. Not at him with him."
"He MADE me dance," Lily protested. "And I was laughing at something else, ok?" she said to Arabella.
"What else?" Arabella asked, suspiciously.
"Just something, OK?" Lily snapped, getting angry.
"Ok, ok," Arabella said, grinning discreetly but smiling innocently when Lily looked at her.
"There's something going on between them," Arabella said to Sirius that evening, as they lay curled up on the couch.
"Definitely," Sirius mumbled. "But according to James "Jeez it's nothing. Get over it, Si" you know?" he said to Arabella.
"Yea. Lily's the exact same. "There's nothing going on between us. Honest Bella, I don't even like the guy!" The pair laughed.
Lily sat in front of the mirror, brushing her long hair. Damn that stupid dance. Damn James and damn this whole trip! She put down the brush and sank her head into her hands. She glanced at James, who was sprawled out on his bed, half asleep. Damn him. He was looking more and more irresistible each time she saw him. Lily gasped. What was she thinking? She had no interest in James "I'm-so-fantastic" Potter, sure she didn't? I don't like him she decided, firmly. Never have and never will! If only I could believe it myself life would be perfect she thought glumly.
"Hey" he said. Lily smiled a faint bemused smiled and Leah just ignored her ex to bang her head against the table repeatedly. James stared at her.
"Is she ok?" he mouthed to Lily. Lily tossed her head.
"She's been better," she replied, out loud. "Isn't that right Leah?" Her friend mumbled something, in coherent and Lily nodded, satisfied.
"Translation?" James said, cocking his head.
"The weaker sex are a bunch of assholes," Lily said, obediently. James shrugged. "I knew I shouldn't have come to this stupid thing," Lily mumbled. "It's got to be the most boring thing I've been to since the Halloween dance. Now THAT was boring."
"Come on so," James said, pulling Lily up.
"James," shrieked Lily. "Where are we going?"
"To dance," he answered, nodding.
"Let go of me," she shrieked. "James? James? James?"
"Come on Lily," protested James. "It'll be fun."
"JAAAAAAAAMMMMMMMMEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSS!" she squealed as he spun her around the floor.
"Oh my God," gasped Lily, when they returned to the table about five dances later. "Did you see the look on Peter's face when he saw us?" she said, bursting into giggles.
"I know," James said. "It looked a bit like this." He made a comic face, causing Lily to almost wet herself with continuous laughter. Lily caught sight of Sirius and Arabella sitting at the table looking at them, amusedly. Lily grabbed her hand away from James' and stopped laughing.
"Hi," Arabella said, cheerfully.
"Hi," Lily replied, warily. Both girls watched as Sirius got up and approached James. Sirius pulled James away from the table, grinning at Arabella while he did so. She smiled back and blew him kisses until he was out of sight. She tugged at Lily's arm and pulled her down next to her.
"So?" she squealed. Lily looked at her.
"So what?" she asked.
"What's going on between you and James?" she asked, eagerly.
"Nothing," Lily replied, popping a sweet into her mouth.
"Lily Ann-Marie Evans!" exclaimed Arabella. "Now I KNOW that's not true," she continued. "You were holding his hand and laughing WITH him. Not at him with him."
"He MADE me dance," Lily protested. "And I was laughing at something else, ok?" she said to Arabella.
"What else?" Arabella asked, suspiciously.
"Just something, OK?" Lily snapped, getting angry.
"Ok, ok," Arabella said, grinning discreetly but smiling innocently when Lily looked at her.
"There's something going on between them," Arabella said to Sirius that evening, as they lay curled up on the couch.
"Definitely," Sirius mumbled. "But according to James "Jeez it's nothing. Get over it, Si" you know?" he said to Arabella.
"Yea. Lily's the exact same. "There's nothing going on between us. Honest Bella, I don't even like the guy!" The pair laughed.
Lily sat in front of the mirror, brushing her long hair. Damn that stupid dance. Damn James and damn this whole trip! She put down the brush and sank her head into her hands. She glanced at James, who was sprawled out on his bed, half asleep. Damn him. He was looking more and more irresistible each time she saw him. Lily gasped. What was she thinking? She had no interest in James "I'm-so-fantastic" Potter, sure she didn't? I don't like him she decided, firmly. Never have and never will! If only I could believe it myself life would be perfect she thought glumly.