A/N: Dance, sorry it took so long. I am now skipping a few days . . .
Lily was up in her dorm, with Courtney and Alex. They were all preparing for the dance.
"I wonder what the decorations will be like?" Ales wondered.
"I hope they keep the lights on," Courtney said, "Because will the lights off I can't take pictures! And I still don't know who you are going with," she said.
"Who DOES know who she is going with?" Alex asked, trying to decide how to put her long blonde hair, and deciding to put it in a simple ponytail.
"The person who asked me," She said simply.
"Anyone else?" Alex pried.
"No!" Lily was getting angry. "You'll see when we go downstairs!"
Meanwhile . . .
"So, James, who are you going with?" Sirius asked, while they were in the common room waiting for their dates. Sirius kept asking James when he would least expect it and James always was ready.
"Someone," James said vaguely, in the pretence of examining the Marauder's Map.
"You know who we are going with, so it's only fair that we know you are going with," Sirius said.
"I am not going to say, you'll see!"
"I hope Courtney brings her camera . . ." Remus said under his breath.
Meanwhile . . .
"Ok, everyone ready?" Courtney asked, in purple shimmery robes. Alex was in blue, and Lily was in green.
"Yep!" Lily said confidently.
"Now we finally get to find out who Lily is going with!" Alex said excitedly.
"I wonder where Sandy went?" Lily asked, trying to get off the subject.
"Oh, she went ahead, she is going with Peter," Alex said.
"The perfect match," Courtney said.
They left the dorm and descended to the common room.
As one, the boys gasped. They were astounded by how the girls looked.
When each regained their composure again, Remus and Sirius were struck by a sudden suspicion. It was the same. James couldn't have asked . . .?
At the same moment, the other two girls looked at Lily. They had the same idea.
"Well, off we go, come on Remus!" Sirius said, a glint of mischief in his eye. "We'll just leave you here James, to wait for your date."
"Yes, Lily, see you down there!" Alex said, catching on immediately.
They all exited the portrait hole, arm in arm with their date. Little did the two remaining know that they were conveniently waiting outside in the Hall.
"Whew, finally!" Lily sighed. "I thought they were going go sneak into Snape's private stores and feed me Vertiserum or something, they were just itching to know!"
"I know, same here. I think they figured it out though, and I know you are hiding behind the portrait hole you four!" He yelled this last part to the ones outside, in a good-natured voice.
They all reentered, looking guilty but smiling all the same. "Who would have guessed!" Alex said, genuinely surprised.
"Well . . ." Remus said slowly.
"You knew?!?!?" Sirius nearly yelled at him.
"Well, not really. Lily wasn't as mean to James as she usually was, and they were both hiding something, so I figured . . ." he shrugged.
"Wow, I though I would never see the day," Courtney said. "Luckily I brought my camera . . ." She grinned evilly.
"Oh no! Not a photo!" Lily said happily, and pulled James out of the portrait hole. The others followed, not wanting a picture either. By the time they reached the Great Hall, there were all so stunned at the decorations that they completely forgot to take a picture. There were Christmas trees all over the place decorated with bubbles or falling snow, and a big Merry Christmas! Sign hung over the head table. The chandeliers were charmed blue, and there was snow falling from the ceiling, although it wasn't at all cold.
After staring around for a minute, the six students were startled out of their thoughts once again by Dumbledore, who announced that the dance had officially began.
The six walked off to the refreshment table, not wanting to start dancing quite yet. But then a slow song came on.
Sirius and Alex walked into the middle of the Great Hall, followed closely by Courtney and Remus. Soon only James and Lily were left.
"Er, do you want to dance?" Asked James, un-surely.
"Of course," Lily replied, smiling.
They walked out on the dance floor, and Lily put her arms around his shoulders, and could feel his slide around her waist. They danced in silence for a bit, not sure what to say, if anything.
The song ended uneventfully, and all six once again re-gathered, but this time away from the refreshment table.
They six got to talking about Quidditch, which Lily knew nothing about. Alex knew, of course, she had made the team, and Courtney had taken pictures. So Lily was standing there, just watching.
After a while she muted everything out and was in a state of semi-consciousness, just listening to what everyone was saying, but it didn't really process. So instead she excused herself and went outside.
Lily looked over the lake, watching it's ripples shine. She was mentally hitting herself for not learning about Quidditch so she could participate in the conversation. But at the same time, thoughts of rejection were running through her head. "James didn't even care what she thought, as long as he had a pretty date!" She told herself, knowing that was not true, but trying to make it sound true. Before she knew it, another slow song was on.
A boy she never even knew came up to her and asked her to dance. She consented. "That will show James, I don't need him!" She told herself.
She danced with the boy, and listened to the lyrics of the song. Soon she noticed James standing nearly next to her.
"Oh, Hello James!" She said, falsely happy.
"What are you doing?" he hissed.
"Dancing, what does it look like?" She answered, again with a fake smile.
"Who is this?" he asked, gesturing to the boy. Lily shrugged and excused herself.
"What does it matter to you, Quidditch Boy?" She asked him.
"You're my date Lily! You are supposed to dance with me!"
"Is that all you care about? Dancing with someone pretty?" She nearly shouted, causing heads to turn.
"No, it's not!" He protested.
"The maybe you should act like it's not!" She voiced her fears, and noticing that many people were looking at the two, she ran outside once again.
A/N: The rest of the dance is coming up! They will make up, don't worry. I mean, don't they have to? Anyway, please review!
Lily was up in her dorm, with Courtney and Alex. They were all preparing for the dance.
"I wonder what the decorations will be like?" Ales wondered.
"I hope they keep the lights on," Courtney said, "Because will the lights off I can't take pictures! And I still don't know who you are going with," she said.
"Who DOES know who she is going with?" Alex asked, trying to decide how to put her long blonde hair, and deciding to put it in a simple ponytail.
"The person who asked me," She said simply.
"Anyone else?" Alex pried.
"No!" Lily was getting angry. "You'll see when we go downstairs!"
Meanwhile . . .
"So, James, who are you going with?" Sirius asked, while they were in the common room waiting for their dates. Sirius kept asking James when he would least expect it and James always was ready.
"Someone," James said vaguely, in the pretence of examining the Marauder's Map.
"You know who we are going with, so it's only fair that we know you are going with," Sirius said.
"I am not going to say, you'll see!"
"I hope Courtney brings her camera . . ." Remus said under his breath.
Meanwhile . . .
"Ok, everyone ready?" Courtney asked, in purple shimmery robes. Alex was in blue, and Lily was in green.
"Yep!" Lily said confidently.
"Now we finally get to find out who Lily is going with!" Alex said excitedly.
"I wonder where Sandy went?" Lily asked, trying to get off the subject.
"Oh, she went ahead, she is going with Peter," Alex said.
"The perfect match," Courtney said.
They left the dorm and descended to the common room.
As one, the boys gasped. They were astounded by how the girls looked.
When each regained their composure again, Remus and Sirius were struck by a sudden suspicion. It was the same. James couldn't have asked . . .?
At the same moment, the other two girls looked at Lily. They had the same idea.
"Well, off we go, come on Remus!" Sirius said, a glint of mischief in his eye. "We'll just leave you here James, to wait for your date."
"Yes, Lily, see you down there!" Alex said, catching on immediately.
They all exited the portrait hole, arm in arm with their date. Little did the two remaining know that they were conveniently waiting outside in the Hall.
"Whew, finally!" Lily sighed. "I thought they were going go sneak into Snape's private stores and feed me Vertiserum or something, they were just itching to know!"
"I know, same here. I think they figured it out though, and I know you are hiding behind the portrait hole you four!" He yelled this last part to the ones outside, in a good-natured voice.
They all reentered, looking guilty but smiling all the same. "Who would have guessed!" Alex said, genuinely surprised.
"Well . . ." Remus said slowly.
"You knew?!?!?" Sirius nearly yelled at him.
"Well, not really. Lily wasn't as mean to James as she usually was, and they were both hiding something, so I figured . . ." he shrugged.
"Wow, I though I would never see the day," Courtney said. "Luckily I brought my camera . . ." She grinned evilly.
"Oh no! Not a photo!" Lily said happily, and pulled James out of the portrait hole. The others followed, not wanting a picture either. By the time they reached the Great Hall, there were all so stunned at the decorations that they completely forgot to take a picture. There were Christmas trees all over the place decorated with bubbles or falling snow, and a big Merry Christmas! Sign hung over the head table. The chandeliers were charmed blue, and there was snow falling from the ceiling, although it wasn't at all cold.
After staring around for a minute, the six students were startled out of their thoughts once again by Dumbledore, who announced that the dance had officially began.
The six walked off to the refreshment table, not wanting to start dancing quite yet. But then a slow song came on.
Sirius and Alex walked into the middle of the Great Hall, followed closely by Courtney and Remus. Soon only James and Lily were left.
"Er, do you want to dance?" Asked James, un-surely.
"Of course," Lily replied, smiling.
They walked out on the dance floor, and Lily put her arms around his shoulders, and could feel his slide around her waist. They danced in silence for a bit, not sure what to say, if anything.
The song ended uneventfully, and all six once again re-gathered, but this time away from the refreshment table.
They six got to talking about Quidditch, which Lily knew nothing about. Alex knew, of course, she had made the team, and Courtney had taken pictures. So Lily was standing there, just watching.
After a while she muted everything out and was in a state of semi-consciousness, just listening to what everyone was saying, but it didn't really process. So instead she excused herself and went outside.
Lily looked over the lake, watching it's ripples shine. She was mentally hitting herself for not learning about Quidditch so she could participate in the conversation. But at the same time, thoughts of rejection were running through her head. "James didn't even care what she thought, as long as he had a pretty date!" She told herself, knowing that was not true, but trying to make it sound true. Before she knew it, another slow song was on.
A boy she never even knew came up to her and asked her to dance. She consented. "That will show James, I don't need him!" She told herself.
She danced with the boy, and listened to the lyrics of the song. Soon she noticed James standing nearly next to her.
"Oh, Hello James!" She said, falsely happy.
"What are you doing?" he hissed.
"Dancing, what does it look like?" She answered, again with a fake smile.
"Who is this?" he asked, gesturing to the boy. Lily shrugged and excused herself.
"What does it matter to you, Quidditch Boy?" She asked him.
"You're my date Lily! You are supposed to dance with me!"
"Is that all you care about? Dancing with someone pretty?" She nearly shouted, causing heads to turn.
"No, it's not!" He protested.
"The maybe you should act like it's not!" She voiced her fears, and noticing that many people were looking at the two, she ran outside once again.
A/N: The rest of the dance is coming up! They will make up, don't worry. I mean, don't they have to? Anyway, please review!
