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have anything to do with the Harry Potter world.
Thank you to everyone who reviewed! I do read the reviews and really appreciate them. Okay, I said I'd written the seventh chapter and I had. Then I decided that it was wrong so I rewrote it, then I rewrote it again which is why this one has taken a while. I haven't had much time to write/type either due to homework overload and college open evenings. Hopefully the next chapter will be quicker a) because it's the ball and b) because I really want to write a chapter that I have thought of for after the ball. I think that the ball chapter is going to be longer than the rest though.
Chapter 7~Getting Ready
The weeks between the end of the Christmas holidays and Valentine's Day passed quickly. Soon it was Friday the
13th of February and James was waiting for Lily outside the Ancient Runes classroom. They and the prefects had
to help with decorating the hall for tomorrow's ball. Lily exited the classroom with Ladgekin Psyadull, a
Ravenclaw, who was making her laugh. James felt the jealousy well up and his cheeks grew hot.
Lily's eyes were wet and blurry from where she had been laughing so much. She didn't look where
she was going and bumped straight into James. "Oops, sorry!"
James readjusted his glasses. "That's okay. We better get to the hall."
"Oh, it's you! The hall? Oh yeah, decorations." James tried to find something to talk about as they walked.
He was already feeling nervous about their date tomorrow. "So, er," he cast around for something to say,
"What are you wearing tomorrow?" Lily giggled, making James' legs feel like jelly.
"Muggle clothes. Are you wearing robes?"
"No, a suit. I prefer muggle clothes to robes, they look better and they're more practical."
Lily was grinning at him. "I broke the sink today, I knocked something off the shelf and it cracked in half!"
James felt at ease talking to Lily and laughed along with her. Lily stopped laughing and calmed herself down.
"So, tomorrow's a sit down meal, then dancing?"
"Yeah."
"Good, I like dancing, so you'll have to dance with me."
"I kind of can't dance." James said rather awkwardly.
Lily chuckled. "What do you mean, you can't dance? Everyone can dance; it's just that some people are
better than others. You have to dance; it's the best part of the evening. I mean, what's the point of
going to a ball if you don't dance?"
James sighed, "Okay, I can dance craply. Why go to the ball? Well, you'll be there AND there'll be good food."
Lily grinned. "Is your stomach the only thing you think about?" She laughed "And as to the 'you'll be there' bit,
well I'd really like it if you danced with me, seen as I have to go to the ball with you."
They reached the hall and started to organise the prefects. They worked with Remus and a Ravenclaw prefect
called Reeni Tramp. They were turning all the goblets, plates and cutlery metallic red.
As they worked Lily continued with their conversation. "Is James really that awful at dancing?"
Reeni answered "Yeah, you literally have to drag him round the dance floor. That was in the fourth year though,
so he might have improved by now." Reeni had danced with James at a Pirate Day ball when they were fourth
years. Remus laughed with Reeni as James turned red and Lily scowled. Reeni had brown hair and freckles,
she was attending the ball with Remus. They bewitched the ceiling, so that thousands of red tissue
paper hearts were floating just below the stars. Once they had finished they walked up to their
common rooms to eat dinner. Tomorrow's breakfast and lunch were also to be eaten in the common rooms,
because of the preparations that were taking place in the hall.
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The marauders, Lily and Laura walked through Hogsmeade to The Three Broomsticks. They sat down at a table.
At the table next to them, a large group were singing Happy Birthday to someone called Harry. "Harry - that's a
nice name." Lily commented.
James agreed with her, "Yeah, I like it."
Sirius grinned mischievously. "Yeah, I can see you two in the future, with your son named Harry
Potter - I'll be godfather if you like." Lily glared at him and James gave him a 'you're an idiot' look.
"Shut up Sirius." Laura hastily changed the subject. "What are you wearing to the ball Sirius?"
"I've got a blue suit, a blue shirt and a blue tie."
Laura laughed "Blue? Is it your favourite colour or something?"
"Yep. James made me go to a muggle department store because he wanted to buy a suit and
I just fell in love with it. I tried it on and it looked really good."
"Sorry Laura, I tried to persuade him not to buy it." James said apologetically.
Laura smiled "I don't mind, I'm sure he'll look good whatever he wears." Lily looked at James warily.
"What's your suit like then?"
A grin flitted across James' face. "Black, with a light blue shirt."
Lily sighed with relief. "I'm wearing a light blue top. It's like a vest top with a long, wide sleeved floaty mesh
material on top. And a short, plain black skirt with flat black shoes, which are decorated with a white flower."
She checked her watch. "We'd better go back and get ready at about two o'clock Laura."
Sirius gaped "Five hours? You need five hours?"
Laura snorted, " Yes Sirius, we don't just put on a blue suit. We have to do our hair, make-up, jewellery and
everything."
"Ah," Sirius gave Laura a knowing look "and that takes five hours because?"
Laura slapped his head. "If you want a date tonight, Mr Padfoot, I suggest that you shut up."
Remus laughed. "Finally, someone who can keep him in line."
Sirius opened his mouth to make a sarcastic remark, but Laura gave him a look and he shut it again.
James grinned evilly. "Now he looks like a fish!" They all laughed while Sirius pouted and pulled a puppy
dog face at Laura. Laura melted and gave Sirius a hug. They left the pub and walked around Hogsmeade for an
hour or so, then Lily and Laura walked back up to the castle to get ready for the ball.
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Please. Please R&R! Next chapter coming A.S.A.P. I have sent e-mailed updates to anyone who has asked me to, if anyone else would like e-mail updates please say so in your review and I will try to get them to you. This chapter was to past the time between Christmas and Valentine's Day. What's with Pirate Day? I don't know. Just me being weird. Ladgekin Psyadull and Reeni Tramp are some characters I created. I like weird names. Once again please R&R! Thank you majorly to anyone who has reviewed so far!!
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Thank you to everyone who reviewed! I do read the reviews and really appreciate them. Okay, I said I'd written the seventh chapter and I had. Then I decided that it was wrong so I rewrote it, then I rewrote it again which is why this one has taken a while. I haven't had much time to write/type either due to homework overload and college open evenings. Hopefully the next chapter will be quicker a) because it's the ball and b) because I really want to write a chapter that I have thought of for after the ball. I think that the ball chapter is going to be longer than the rest though.
Chapter 7~Getting Ready
The weeks between the end of the Christmas holidays and Valentine's Day passed quickly. Soon it was Friday the
13th of February and James was waiting for Lily outside the Ancient Runes classroom. They and the prefects had
to help with decorating the hall for tomorrow's ball. Lily exited the classroom with Ladgekin Psyadull, a
Ravenclaw, who was making her laugh. James felt the jealousy well up and his cheeks grew hot.
Lily's eyes were wet and blurry from where she had been laughing so much. She didn't look where
she was going and bumped straight into James. "Oops, sorry!"
James readjusted his glasses. "That's okay. We better get to the hall."
"Oh, it's you! The hall? Oh yeah, decorations." James tried to find something to talk about as they walked.
He was already feeling nervous about their date tomorrow. "So, er," he cast around for something to say,
"What are you wearing tomorrow?" Lily giggled, making James' legs feel like jelly.
"Muggle clothes. Are you wearing robes?"
"No, a suit. I prefer muggle clothes to robes, they look better and they're more practical."
Lily was grinning at him. "I broke the sink today, I knocked something off the shelf and it cracked in half!"
James felt at ease talking to Lily and laughed along with her. Lily stopped laughing and calmed herself down.
"So, tomorrow's a sit down meal, then dancing?"
"Yeah."
"Good, I like dancing, so you'll have to dance with me."
"I kind of can't dance." James said rather awkwardly.
Lily chuckled. "What do you mean, you can't dance? Everyone can dance; it's just that some people are
better than others. You have to dance; it's the best part of the evening. I mean, what's the point of
going to a ball if you don't dance?"
James sighed, "Okay, I can dance craply. Why go to the ball? Well, you'll be there AND there'll be good food."
Lily grinned. "Is your stomach the only thing you think about?" She laughed "And as to the 'you'll be there' bit,
well I'd really like it if you danced with me, seen as I have to go to the ball with you."
They reached the hall and started to organise the prefects. They worked with Remus and a Ravenclaw prefect
called Reeni Tramp. They were turning all the goblets, plates and cutlery metallic red.
As they worked Lily continued with their conversation. "Is James really that awful at dancing?"
Reeni answered "Yeah, you literally have to drag him round the dance floor. That was in the fourth year though,
so he might have improved by now." Reeni had danced with James at a Pirate Day ball when they were fourth
years. Remus laughed with Reeni as James turned red and Lily scowled. Reeni had brown hair and freckles,
she was attending the ball with Remus. They bewitched the ceiling, so that thousands of red tissue
paper hearts were floating just below the stars. Once they had finished they walked up to their
common rooms to eat dinner. Tomorrow's breakfast and lunch were also to be eaten in the common rooms,
because of the preparations that were taking place in the hall.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The marauders, Lily and Laura walked through Hogsmeade to The Three Broomsticks. They sat down at a table.
At the table next to them, a large group were singing Happy Birthday to someone called Harry. "Harry - that's a
nice name." Lily commented.
James agreed with her, "Yeah, I like it."
Sirius grinned mischievously. "Yeah, I can see you two in the future, with your son named Harry
Potter - I'll be godfather if you like." Lily glared at him and James gave him a 'you're an idiot' look.
"Shut up Sirius." Laura hastily changed the subject. "What are you wearing to the ball Sirius?"
"I've got a blue suit, a blue shirt and a blue tie."
Laura laughed "Blue? Is it your favourite colour or something?"
"Yep. James made me go to a muggle department store because he wanted to buy a suit and
I just fell in love with it. I tried it on and it looked really good."
"Sorry Laura, I tried to persuade him not to buy it." James said apologetically.
Laura smiled "I don't mind, I'm sure he'll look good whatever he wears." Lily looked at James warily.
"What's your suit like then?"
A grin flitted across James' face. "Black, with a light blue shirt."
Lily sighed with relief. "I'm wearing a light blue top. It's like a vest top with a long, wide sleeved floaty mesh
material on top. And a short, plain black skirt with flat black shoes, which are decorated with a white flower."
She checked her watch. "We'd better go back and get ready at about two o'clock Laura."
Sirius gaped "Five hours? You need five hours?"
Laura snorted, " Yes Sirius, we don't just put on a blue suit. We have to do our hair, make-up, jewellery and
everything."
"Ah," Sirius gave Laura a knowing look "and that takes five hours because?"
Laura slapped his head. "If you want a date tonight, Mr Padfoot, I suggest that you shut up."
Remus laughed. "Finally, someone who can keep him in line."
Sirius opened his mouth to make a sarcastic remark, but Laura gave him a look and he shut it again.
James grinned evilly. "Now he looks like a fish!" They all laughed while Sirius pouted and pulled a puppy
dog face at Laura. Laura melted and gave Sirius a hug. They left the pub and walked around Hogsmeade for an
hour or so, then Lily and Laura walked back up to the castle to get ready for the ball.
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Please. Please R&R! Next chapter coming A.S.A.P. I have sent e-mailed updates to anyone who has asked me to, if anyone else would like e-mail updates please say so in your review and I will try to get them to you. This chapter was to past the time between Christmas and Valentine's Day. What's with Pirate Day? I don't know. Just me being weird. Ladgekin Psyadull and Reeni Tramp are some characters I created. I like weird names. Once again please R&R! Thank you majorly to anyone who has reviewed so far!!
Twelvegrimmauldplace