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Lily woke up at 7:00 the next morning in a very good mood. She couldn't quite remember her dream last night but it was one of those dreams when you can just jump out of bed in the morning and start dancing around. And that's just what she did. She suddenly whizzed round, though, because she heard muffled laughter. And there, rolling around on the floor, was Ashley trying to muffle her laughter with a pillow. Lily didn't even blush slightly when she spotted her. She pulled her up by her hands and started whizzing round the room with her singing 'I like big butts and I can not lie, so all you other brothers can't deny, when a girl walks in with an itty-bitty waist and a round big-' She stopped in mid phrase as Sirius and James barged and started laughing.

Lily and Anna fell backwards in shock but got up quickly. Anna blushed and Lily grinned 'What?'. James stared at her in shock then burst out laughing. Sirius took a little longer to recover, but when he did he was rolling around the floor laughing.

'Huh? Wah?' Nicky was awake.

For some reason this just made them laugh harder.

It was five days later when James sighed and rested his head on his hand in History of Magic, which was, besides Potions, the most agonising subject on his timetable. He started to think about his friends, and how he had settled in. In the past five days he and Sirius had become very good friends with the Peter and Remus, two other boys in their year in Griffindor. It just seemed like they were meant to be together, they all got on so well and felt comfortable around each other, like they had known each other all their lives.

Lily slid her notebook across the desk to Ashley. The newest note in it read 'Who would you rather be trapped in a lift with for three hours: James Potter or Gilderoy Lockhart?' Ashley read the note with a somewhat bemused expression and then wrote her answer underneath Lily's question. At the end of it all the page looked something like this:

Who would you rather be trapped in a lift with for three hours: James Potter or Gilderoy Lockhart?

Oooh definitely Potter- he's hot. Besides, Lockhart's a stuck-up git.

No he's not!

Is.

Okay, maybe a bit. If you like Potter, ask him to the dance.

What dance?

The Halloween Ball.

There's a HALLOWEEN BALL?

I'll tell you about it after class- there's 1 minute left.

Okay.

Soon the class was dismissed and Ashley caught up with Lily

'So what's with this Halloween Ball? And isn't it a bit early to think about it now?'

'Urm, well they announced it yesterday at Lunch.'

'Who announced it?'

'The Prefects and Heads of houses.'

'Why them?'

'They're on the committee.'

'Oh yea, I knew that.'

'No you didn't!'

'Yea I did!'

'Not!'

'Okay, I didn't, but now I do.'

Lily laughed and then continued explaining about the ball...

'Well you have to go with someone- boy and girl.'

'Yea...'

'And it's on Halloween night.'

'Yea...'

'And why weren't you at Lunch?'

'Well I came in late.'

'Then who was I with?'

'Nicky I guess.'

'Good point.'

Nicky caught up with them and they walked to the common room together. Then they went into Lunch and sat next to James, Sirius, Peter and Remus.

'So Lil, who're you going with to the ball then?' asked Sirius.

All the girls looked up expectantly and Lily swallowed. 'No-one really,' she answered, smiling slightly.

'Good,' replied Sirius.

Lily and the girls stared at him expectantly, but he just wolfed down his sandwich. He looked up at Lily, who seemed to be confused.

'What?' he asked, through a mouth-full of tuna, mayonnaise and bread. Lily's eyes prickled as she stared at him, confused. She got up from the table, without pushing her chair in like she usually did, and stormed out of the Great Hall.

Remus stared at him, disgusted.

'What's with her?' Sirius shrugged.

'Thanx a lot.' Nicky said bitterly to Sirius.

She got up from the table. Ashley glared at Sirius and followed Suit. She and Nicky stomped out of the Great Hall. Sirius looked very confused.

'What did I do?' he asked Peter.

'Man,' cried Peter, 'She thought you were gunna ask her to the ball you prick!'

A look of realisation dawned on Sirius' face, then horror. 'Well I am, but not yet!' he said, shocked.

James just stared at him. Sirius fled from the hall and ran towards the common room. Peter shook his head. 'He's clue less!' he commented. James just stared.

Meanwhile, in the girl's dorm, Nicky and Ashley were banging on the door. 'Lil! Come out! Or at least let us come in!' Ashley cried. Lily swung open the door. Her face was streaked with tears and her eyes were red and puffy. Some of her long, dark red hair was stuck to her face with tears and she had a tissue in her hand. She flung herself onto her bed and sat down, sobbing tearfully.

'Oh Lils, don't cry! It's just Sirius, stupid Sirius!'

'You have to ignore him, he doesn't know anything!'

Lily cried harder, 'But I really like him! She moaned.

'He's not worth it!' Nicky shook her hard.

Ashley stroked her hair. 'Come on,' she smiled, 'You're gunna go down there and show him what he's missing!' She grinned.

Lily smiled weakly as she was pulled over to Nicky's dressing table and sat down on the stool. Ashley pulled put a bag of make-up. She stopped and pulled Lily into the bathroom. She splashed Lily's face with cold water, Lily gasped and spluttered. She dried her face with a towel went back into the bedroom.

'Ahh! now your eyes aren't puffy!' exclaimed Nicky.

She put her hand over her mouth when Lily glared at her.

Five minutes and lots of tips later, Lily walked back down to the common room and sat down on a chair. She pulled out her book and pretended to read. Sirius, who had been pacing up and down, came over to her and sat down next to her.

'Lily?' he muttered.

Lily looked up, smiling with her newly-glossed lips 'Yes?' she asked.

'Urm, look, I'm really sorry about Lunch and all, and-'

Lily pretended to be confused 'What about Lunch?'

'Well...' Sirius was obviously lost for words.

Lily smiled and batted her now-lengthened eyelashes at him.

'Well,' he stammered, 'Urm, well,... dyouwannagotthebllwivme?'

'Sorry, I didn't quite catch that.' Lily grinned

Sirius took a deep breath 'Do you wanna go to the ball with me?'

'Sure.' Lily beamed, 'And look, sorry bout that thing in the Hall.'

She got up, smiled at Sirius and walked slowly up to the girl's dorm.

Sirius stayed staring after her for about a minute, then it hit him that she knew what he meant about 'the lunch thing.' He smiled to himself. James appeared next to him.

'So what's happening then?' James asked.

'Well, I'm going with Lily to the ball.'

'Oh.' James stared at him for a bit and then turned away abruptly and walked up to the boy's dorm.

'What is it with people and me today?' Sirius shook his head.



AN- I know that was Kinda short and a bit pointless (to you at least) but never fear... I HAVE A PLOT!!! (bumbadeedummmm!) PLEASE REVIEW OR I AM GUNNA KILL MYSELF!!! (on second thoughts maybe I'll do something a little less dramatic! )

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