Chapter 5. "I need you."
"Lily, could you go to the ball with me?" asked Sirius.
"Why? I thought Felicity was going with you." said Lily.
"She said she wanted to go with James. She said she want to melt his frozen heart. He has frozen his heart for you, Lily. Did you know?" said Sirius.
"I don't care about him anymore. Well, I'll go with you. I don't want to go with the other boys anyway. I'm tired of them." smiled Lily. Inside, she felt a bit jealous. Felicity didn't really have it for James, did she?
"Anyway, it's not my business." she said to herself.
So many boys went to ask Lily to go to the ball with them. It got to Clarissa's nerves when some boy went to ask Lily as they walked to the classroom.
"I can't stand it!!! Can't we just walk in peace? I can't stand another minute to hear boys stammering ' Lily... er... would you go... to .. the ball with me?'!! There's already ten boys asked her today. But now's only ten o'clock in the morning!!!" hollared Clarissa.
"Shall we stick a note behind Lily's back that says 'I'll already going to the ball with someone. Don't ask me again!' ?" asked Felicity wickedly.
"Don't you dare!" laughed Lily. "Oh, by the way, Feli. You're going to the ball with James, right?"
"Yup. What's the matter? Afraid that I'll fall in love with him?" asked Felicity. Lily blushed.
"Don't be silly. I don't care. Well, if you want, he's all yours." and began to seem very interested in her notebook. Felicity winked at Clarissa and she winked back.
The ball was just before the Christmas holidays. Lily, Felicity, and Clarissa planned to go to ball, of course. But how could they go out and buy the things for the ball? They saw Sirius and Remus holding bottles of Butterbeer. The girls stopped them.
"Where did you get that?" asked Clarissa, pointing at the bottles.
"Hmm... oh Remus, why are we holding these?" asked Sirius, in a innocent voice.
"Yeah!! Why? Perhaps someone gave them to us! Hooray!!!" said Remus, playing up with Sirius.
"Don't act stupid. How can you go to Hogsmeade?" asked Felicity. Clarissa glared at Remus.
"Ok ok. Now, you know where's the statue of the one-eyed witch, don't you?" asked Remus.
"Yes. Then?"
"Then use your wand to tap the statue and say "Dissendium"!!" said Sirius.
"Dissendium." murmured the girls.
"Then the statue's hump will open and you will see a passage. Go through it and you will be in a cellar of Honeydukes. Then, you know what to do." finished Remus.
"Thanks guys!" and each of the girls kissed Sirius and Remus on the cheek. They left Sirius grinning and Remus blushing.
The three girls did arrive at Hogsmeade. But they went to Three Broomsticks to have a drink first because the journey in the passage wasn't a pleasant one. They tried the drink that the boys were holding. It was great!!
"Now I understand why the boys always bought these!! These are really good!!" yelled Felicity.
"Sh!!! You don't want any people knowing we are from Hogwarts!" hissed Clarissa.
Lily quickly paid the bill and the girls hurried to buy their gowns. They bought new make up and necklaces. They vowed that they would the prettiest girls in the ball!!!
James saw Sirius and Remus whispering to each other and staring at him at the same time.
"What?" asked James. "What are you guys hiding?"
"Why, nothing Sir!" grinned Sirius. James sighed.
"Ok ok, James, you are going to the ball tonight, right?"
"Yeah, I guess so."
"Good."
"You mean you guys were just whispering was only guessing am I going to the ball?"
"Yup, that's about it."
"You guys!!" and with that, James throw the cushion at Sirius. Then they began a cushion fight.
"Boys..." muttered some of the girls in the common room, looking at them in disgust.
"Okay, Lily. One last chance. Will you give James a chance or not?" asked Felicity.
"No." said Lily firmly, looking at her dress.
"Why make yourself so unhappy? Go downstairs and tell him you forgive him and dance with him!" said Clarissa.
"Give me ten reasons and fifty purposes why I need to do that." said Lily, looking at her mirror one last time to see if she look right. Clarissa sighed.
"All right." she said, trying to sound sad. "It's up to you."
The boys waited for their dates in the ball. To their utter surprise the three girls were the most stunning ones in the ball. Not only them, all the people looked at them. James looked at Lily, the girl who had win his heart was not smiling at him. She took Sirius hand and dance with him. Luckily they've ate before they came. They danced lots of fast songs. Then Remus whisper something the DJ's ear and the DJ grinned.
Sirius said something about changing partners. He pushed Lily to James and grabbed Felicity's hand. He gave one last grin at James and they disappeared in the crowds.
"I guess it's just me and you, Li." said James and he bowed a little. "May I?"
Lily nodded. Under her make up she was blushing. She took his hand and waltzed. The song was called "Remember Me This Way". Lily love that song and dance gracefully. James looked at her. This was the girl who had his heart. He held her hand tightly. He felt he was so happy that he could fly around without his broomstick!
Lily felt very happy too.
"But why?" she asked herself. "Weren't we through?" From the day that she said good bye to James, she promised herself James would never have her. But now.... what was she doing? After the song was over. Lily dashed outside, muttering about needing fresh air. James went after her. He took her hand.
"Lily, please, give me a chance. I promise I won't be the freak I was before, ok? Because... I need you." James whispered the last three words in Lily's ears. Lily felt tears in her eyes. Lily tried to push him away.
"No, you have your chance. You can't ruin my life more than you did! Did you know how sad I was? Hearing you tease me, making me feel low. No... never again..."
Lily turned to leave. James grabbed her hand again and hugged her.
"No, I lose you once, never shall I lose you again." James whispered in to her ears.
Lily cried, holding him tight. James tickled her. Lily laughed between her tears.
"That's right girl, dry your tears and let's dance again." said James, laughing.
Lily nodded. Then they went back inside, holding hands.
James and Lily waved each other good bye and they went back to their dormitory.
"So, when's the wedding?" asked Remus.
"Yeah, how was it?" asked Sirius.
"Thanks guys." said James, hugging Sirius and Remus.
"Why?"
"I bet you guys planned about "changing partners"."
"So.... how did it go?" asked Remus.
James just smiled while his friends begged him to tell them the details.
"I never thought that you wouldn't tell me what happened, while we helped you so much...."
Sirius reasoned as they went to change.
"Lily, could you go to the ball with me?" asked Sirius.
"Why? I thought Felicity was going with you." said Lily.
"She said she wanted to go with James. She said she want to melt his frozen heart. He has frozen his heart for you, Lily. Did you know?" said Sirius.
"I don't care about him anymore. Well, I'll go with you. I don't want to go with the other boys anyway. I'm tired of them." smiled Lily. Inside, she felt a bit jealous. Felicity didn't really have it for James, did she?
"Anyway, it's not my business." she said to herself.
So many boys went to ask Lily to go to the ball with them. It got to Clarissa's nerves when some boy went to ask Lily as they walked to the classroom.
"I can't stand it!!! Can't we just walk in peace? I can't stand another minute to hear boys stammering ' Lily... er... would you go... to .. the ball with me?'!! There's already ten boys asked her today. But now's only ten o'clock in the morning!!!" hollared Clarissa.
"Shall we stick a note behind Lily's back that says 'I'll already going to the ball with someone. Don't ask me again!' ?" asked Felicity wickedly.
"Don't you dare!" laughed Lily. "Oh, by the way, Feli. You're going to the ball with James, right?"
"Yup. What's the matter? Afraid that I'll fall in love with him?" asked Felicity. Lily blushed.
"Don't be silly. I don't care. Well, if you want, he's all yours." and began to seem very interested in her notebook. Felicity winked at Clarissa and she winked back.
The ball was just before the Christmas holidays. Lily, Felicity, and Clarissa planned to go to ball, of course. But how could they go out and buy the things for the ball? They saw Sirius and Remus holding bottles of Butterbeer. The girls stopped them.
"Where did you get that?" asked Clarissa, pointing at the bottles.
"Hmm... oh Remus, why are we holding these?" asked Sirius, in a innocent voice.
"Yeah!! Why? Perhaps someone gave them to us! Hooray!!!" said Remus, playing up with Sirius.
"Don't act stupid. How can you go to Hogsmeade?" asked Felicity. Clarissa glared at Remus.
"Ok ok. Now, you know where's the statue of the one-eyed witch, don't you?" asked Remus.
"Yes. Then?"
"Then use your wand to tap the statue and say "Dissendium"!!" said Sirius.
"Dissendium." murmured the girls.
"Then the statue's hump will open and you will see a passage. Go through it and you will be in a cellar of Honeydukes. Then, you know what to do." finished Remus.
"Thanks guys!" and each of the girls kissed Sirius and Remus on the cheek. They left Sirius grinning and Remus blushing.
The three girls did arrive at Hogsmeade. But they went to Three Broomsticks to have a drink first because the journey in the passage wasn't a pleasant one. They tried the drink that the boys were holding. It was great!!
"Now I understand why the boys always bought these!! These are really good!!" yelled Felicity.
"Sh!!! You don't want any people knowing we are from Hogwarts!" hissed Clarissa.
Lily quickly paid the bill and the girls hurried to buy their gowns. They bought new make up and necklaces. They vowed that they would the prettiest girls in the ball!!!
James saw Sirius and Remus whispering to each other and staring at him at the same time.
"What?" asked James. "What are you guys hiding?"
"Why, nothing Sir!" grinned Sirius. James sighed.
"Ok ok, James, you are going to the ball tonight, right?"
"Yeah, I guess so."
"Good."
"You mean you guys were just whispering was only guessing am I going to the ball?"
"Yup, that's about it."
"You guys!!" and with that, James throw the cushion at Sirius. Then they began a cushion fight.
"Boys..." muttered some of the girls in the common room, looking at them in disgust.
"Okay, Lily. One last chance. Will you give James a chance or not?" asked Felicity.
"No." said Lily firmly, looking at her dress.
"Why make yourself so unhappy? Go downstairs and tell him you forgive him and dance with him!" said Clarissa.
"Give me ten reasons and fifty purposes why I need to do that." said Lily, looking at her mirror one last time to see if she look right. Clarissa sighed.
"All right." she said, trying to sound sad. "It's up to you."
The boys waited for their dates in the ball. To their utter surprise the three girls were the most stunning ones in the ball. Not only them, all the people looked at them. James looked at Lily, the girl who had win his heart was not smiling at him. She took Sirius hand and dance with him. Luckily they've ate before they came. They danced lots of fast songs. Then Remus whisper something the DJ's ear and the DJ grinned.
Sirius said something about changing partners. He pushed Lily to James and grabbed Felicity's hand. He gave one last grin at James and they disappeared in the crowds.
"I guess it's just me and you, Li." said James and he bowed a little. "May I?"
Lily nodded. Under her make up she was blushing. She took his hand and waltzed. The song was called "Remember Me This Way". Lily love that song and dance gracefully. James looked at her. This was the girl who had his heart. He held her hand tightly. He felt he was so happy that he could fly around without his broomstick!
Lily felt very happy too.
"But why?" she asked herself. "Weren't we through?" From the day that she said good bye to James, she promised herself James would never have her. But now.... what was she doing? After the song was over. Lily dashed outside, muttering about needing fresh air. James went after her. He took her hand.
"Lily, please, give me a chance. I promise I won't be the freak I was before, ok? Because... I need you." James whispered the last three words in Lily's ears. Lily felt tears in her eyes. Lily tried to push him away.
"No, you have your chance. You can't ruin my life more than you did! Did you know how sad I was? Hearing you tease me, making me feel low. No... never again..."
Lily turned to leave. James grabbed her hand again and hugged her.
"No, I lose you once, never shall I lose you again." James whispered in to her ears.
Lily cried, holding him tight. James tickled her. Lily laughed between her tears.
"That's right girl, dry your tears and let's dance again." said James, laughing.
Lily nodded. Then they went back inside, holding hands.
James and Lily waved each other good bye and they went back to their dormitory.
"So, when's the wedding?" asked Remus.
"Yeah, how was it?" asked Sirius.
"Thanks guys." said James, hugging Sirius and Remus.
"Why?"
"I bet you guys planned about "changing partners"."
"So.... how did it go?" asked Remus.
James just smiled while his friends begged him to tell them the details.
"I never thought that you wouldn't tell me what happened, while we helped you so much...."
Sirius reasoned as they went to change.
