"This place looks
like a caramel factory exploded over everything.." Jackie began.
"And an airplane
carrying strawberry pixie sticks and cotton candy exploded over that.."
Arabella finished. All three girls gagged and then giggled.
"Come on, Bella,
Jack. We got to go get you the pink dresses Claire got you." Lily said with an
odd sort of smile. She may not have liked Severus, but at least he had complete
devotion to her. That was something she could never expect from.. Well, let's say,
one certain person.
Her train of
thought was interrupted by a chorus of, "EWWWWWW!! PINK!!!"
"I look like I
came out of a 50's candy-shop advertisement." Arabella grunted.
"BELLINA! DARLING!
YOU LOOK ABSOLUTELY ADORABLE!!!" Claire shouted across the room. Arabella
turned on her heel.
"That's it. I'm
going to go jump off the building. Knowing the size of my skirt, it will
probably substitute for a parachute and I won't be dead. Have a nice party,
Lily."
Arabella and Jackie
both had their hair in huge curls, the top parts tied up with bright pink hair
bows the size of Lily's feet put together. Their dresses were short and light
pink, with fluffed sleeves and full, short skirts. There must have been a
million lace-trimmed layers under those skirts. Every edge was trimmed with
lace ruffles, including the bright-pink-and-white striped pinafores. They wore
the palest pink tights and black Mary-Janes with big, bright-pink-and-white
striped bows, also trimmed in lace.
"Lily, if you take
pictures, I swear to God.." Jackie began, but Lily snapped a few photos really
quickly.
"OHHHHH
SHIT!!!!!!!!!!!!" Lily shrieked as she bounded outside and jumped over the
banquet table. Delicacies and favorite dishes of all kinds were thoroughly
smashed by, in Madame Effex's words, "Two giant running cotton candy sticks and
a gargantuan cream puff.
Sirius waved a
quick goodbye to Lily as she ran away, her white dress streaked with light pink
food. Sirius was going to pursue James, who had found the sight of Lily being
so happy to frustrating to handle.
Lily darted through
the corridors of the hotel, and ran to her room. She swiftly locked the door
behind her and laughed so hard she snorted. She looked at herself in the
mirror, a fine sight with pink cake in her wet curls, and the skirt that
reached her ankles dashingly striped with cotton candy. She picked up Severus's
gift to her to take a closer look.
Her eyes sparkled,
and then a green light flashed so suddenly, she dropped the hand mirror to the
ground.
She picked up the
three pieces carefully, and turned the mirror over. The giant gilded lily on
the pack was chipped. It wasn't real gold at all. Just hard, black metal with a
gold finish. A song came to her, Moonlight Sonata. Everything slowed down, and
turned dark and she could only see the mirror glow and herself, like this
heavenly angel. Words trickled slowly into her head, and then the light flashed
again. Everything was normal.
Lily dropped the
mirror again and rushed to her window, an urge that she never could explain.
She saw James's figure leaving the vineyard and Severus's figure down below.
But he wasn't alone. Lily listened closely, she was only on the second floor.
"Severus, you
can't. She doesn't even love you."
"It's my
obligation, Rita. I made a promise, I bought a ring. But she has to back out, I
know she does. If she doesn't, she'll be fixed. Plus, Rita, there are benefits.
You can tell everyone that she, well, you know.. With me.."
Lily filled with
anger. She snatched a red dress, lined with white, and a purple one, lined with
silver, from her closet and opened her door. Two very angry girls faced her,
but she simply shoved the dresses in their hands and said, "We're going to toy
with Severus Snape's head, and we're leaving him wrecked for life."
