Later, in the Gryffindor common room, Lily, Remus, Sirius, and Peter, and
pretty much all the rest of the Gryffindors sat, awaiting the arrival of
the Gryffindor Quidditch team anxiously.
When they did arrive, pandemonium broke loose. There was wild stamping and cheering, and the Quidditch team looked slightly nonplussed by the reaction.
Loads of food came from nowhere, although Lily was almost positive that Sirius, Remus, and Peter had something to do with the sudden arrival.
After an hour or two of talking, eating, and smiles, the Gryffindors seemed to be getting a little bored.
"We can't have that!" Sirius exclaimed, "Isn't there something we can do to spice things up a little?"
"Hang on," Lily answered, after a minute of silent thinking between the friends.
"Where's she off to?" James asked, as Lily ran up the stairs to the girls' dormitory.
"The girls' dormitory," Remus answered humbly.
"Well, I know THAT!" James retorted, "But what's she doing there?"
"Well, she's here. You can ask her yourself," Sirius pointed out.
He was right. Lily was hurrying down the stairs, with a black box in her hand. The box had a few different buttons on them, and James was sure he had never seen anything like it.
"What is THAT?" Remus asked, a look of wonder crossing his face, as Lily reached them.
"THIS," Lily answered, "is a boom box. It's a Muggle contraption that plays music."
"Like a radio?" James asked, rolling his eyes.
"Sort of," Lily replied.
"So are you gonna play some music, then?" Sirius asked, as if not believing what Lily was saying. Who'd ever heard of naming something a boom box?
"Alright, then," Lily answered, as she set up the black box on a nearby table, receiving curious looks from nearby Gryffindors, "Shoot! I forgot the CD's! I'll be right back!" And she hurried up the stairs to the girls' dormitory yet again.
"CD's?" James repeated, "What's she talking about?"
Lily soon hurried back down the stairs with a large brown box.
"That's a CD?" Sirius asked, scornfully, "That's what I would call a box. A large brown box."
"The CD's are IN the box, stupid," Lily answered. She reached inside the box, and pulled out what appeared to James to be a slim, square box. It had a picture of a young-looking man on it. And it wasn't moving.
"What kind of picture is that?" James asked, "It's not even moving!"
"That's because it's a Muggle picture," Lily answered, as she pressed one of the buttons on the black box. A thin sort of tray opened out, and Lily opened the box with the non-moving picture on the front. She pulled out a round, thin, shiny piece of metal, it looked like, and placed it in the tray of the black box. She pressed another button, and the tray went back into the black box.
"What are you doing?" Remus asked cautiously.
"I'm putting a CD in the boom box," Lily answered, as if this were obvious.
By now, several eyes were on Lily and the black box, as Lily pressed yet another button on the black box, and waited.
"What's going to hap-" Sirius started, but he was interrupted by some sort of music coming from the black box, or as Lily called it, a 'boom box'.
"Every time I look up, I can see it in your face you wanna hook up with me," the music sang.
"Who's singing this music?" Remus asked Lily.
"Usher!" Lily exclaimed as if this were obvious.
"WHO!?!?!?" practically everyone in Gryffindor shouted at her.
"USHER!!!!" Lily yelled back. She then held up the box with the picture on it, and showed it to everyone.
"That's Usher?" Sirius asked Lily.
"Yes," Lily replied.
"Wait, you had this boom box thing in your dorm and you didn't even tell us about it?" James asked, disbelieving.
"Well, yes! No one knew actually. I kept it by my bed, and made the curtains sound-proof," Lily answered indignantly.
Not many people heard her. Most were listening to the music, shaking their heads to the beat. Some older students even stood up and were starting to dance.
"I don't really like this music," Peter stated shyly, "Could we please change it?"
"Yeah, sure! There's a whole bunch of other CD's in the brown box," Lily replied, as she sat down with a Butterbeer.
The boom box and Lily's music really did spice up the party after that. People seemed to be having a much better time, as dancing was now included on the list of things to do. Remus, Peter, Sirius, Lily, and James manned the boom box, and changed the music every now and then, trying to reach everyone's different liking of types of music.
The party ended many hours after Lily's brilliant idea. After a long night of celebrating Gryffindor's triumph, the whole house only went to bed around the later hours of the morning.
When they did arrive, pandemonium broke loose. There was wild stamping and cheering, and the Quidditch team looked slightly nonplussed by the reaction.
Loads of food came from nowhere, although Lily was almost positive that Sirius, Remus, and Peter had something to do with the sudden arrival.
After an hour or two of talking, eating, and smiles, the Gryffindors seemed to be getting a little bored.
"We can't have that!" Sirius exclaimed, "Isn't there something we can do to spice things up a little?"
"Hang on," Lily answered, after a minute of silent thinking between the friends.
"Where's she off to?" James asked, as Lily ran up the stairs to the girls' dormitory.
"The girls' dormitory," Remus answered humbly.
"Well, I know THAT!" James retorted, "But what's she doing there?"
"Well, she's here. You can ask her yourself," Sirius pointed out.
He was right. Lily was hurrying down the stairs, with a black box in her hand. The box had a few different buttons on them, and James was sure he had never seen anything like it.
"What is THAT?" Remus asked, a look of wonder crossing his face, as Lily reached them.
"THIS," Lily answered, "is a boom box. It's a Muggle contraption that plays music."
"Like a radio?" James asked, rolling his eyes.
"Sort of," Lily replied.
"So are you gonna play some music, then?" Sirius asked, as if not believing what Lily was saying. Who'd ever heard of naming something a boom box?
"Alright, then," Lily answered, as she set up the black box on a nearby table, receiving curious looks from nearby Gryffindors, "Shoot! I forgot the CD's! I'll be right back!" And she hurried up the stairs to the girls' dormitory yet again.
"CD's?" James repeated, "What's she talking about?"
Lily soon hurried back down the stairs with a large brown box.
"That's a CD?" Sirius asked, scornfully, "That's what I would call a box. A large brown box."
"The CD's are IN the box, stupid," Lily answered. She reached inside the box, and pulled out what appeared to James to be a slim, square box. It had a picture of a young-looking man on it. And it wasn't moving.
"What kind of picture is that?" James asked, "It's not even moving!"
"That's because it's a Muggle picture," Lily answered, as she pressed one of the buttons on the black box. A thin sort of tray opened out, and Lily opened the box with the non-moving picture on the front. She pulled out a round, thin, shiny piece of metal, it looked like, and placed it in the tray of the black box. She pressed another button, and the tray went back into the black box.
"What are you doing?" Remus asked cautiously.
"I'm putting a CD in the boom box," Lily answered, as if this were obvious.
By now, several eyes were on Lily and the black box, as Lily pressed yet another button on the black box, and waited.
"What's going to hap-" Sirius started, but he was interrupted by some sort of music coming from the black box, or as Lily called it, a 'boom box'.
"Every time I look up, I can see it in your face you wanna hook up with me," the music sang.
"Who's singing this music?" Remus asked Lily.
"Usher!" Lily exclaimed as if this were obvious.
"WHO!?!?!?" practically everyone in Gryffindor shouted at her.
"USHER!!!!" Lily yelled back. She then held up the box with the picture on it, and showed it to everyone.
"That's Usher?" Sirius asked Lily.
"Yes," Lily replied.
"Wait, you had this boom box thing in your dorm and you didn't even tell us about it?" James asked, disbelieving.
"Well, yes! No one knew actually. I kept it by my bed, and made the curtains sound-proof," Lily answered indignantly.
Not many people heard her. Most were listening to the music, shaking their heads to the beat. Some older students even stood up and were starting to dance.
"I don't really like this music," Peter stated shyly, "Could we please change it?"
"Yeah, sure! There's a whole bunch of other CD's in the brown box," Lily replied, as she sat down with a Butterbeer.
The boom box and Lily's music really did spice up the party after that. People seemed to be having a much better time, as dancing was now included on the list of things to do. Remus, Peter, Sirius, Lily, and James manned the boom box, and changed the music every now and then, trying to reach everyone's different liking of types of music.
The party ended many hours after Lily's brilliant idea. After a long night of celebrating Gryffindor's triumph, the whole house only went to bed around the later hours of the morning.