"So.." James said finally. He and Lily had been slowly spinning in circles for the past hour.
"Don't want to talk about it." Lily whispered. She held James tighter and sort of cocked her head to lean on his shoulder. "It's rather boring, really."
James knew she was lying. She might as well be. The truth would hurt everyone, him included. He didn't know this for sure, but he might as well have assumed it was the truth. Charity took a look at Lily and the band struck up a new song. Silver Platter Boy.
The world isn't served on a silver platterWhatever it is now, it doesn't matter
When life takes a road
You just gotta go
When things just ain't goin' your waySomehow, someday
You will know
"So, I guess you don't hate me now."
"No, still hate you."
"Then why are you dancing with me?"
"I'm not dancing with you. I am a complete figment of your imagination. We are not having this conversation. You're having another one of your fantasies about me."
"Okay, fantasy Lily, if this is a fantasy then I'm going to tell you, fantasy Lily to stop dancing."
"Okay, fantasy James."
"Stop moving your feet, fantasy Lily."
"Right, fantasy James."
The way that things can be
Have you thinking constantly
That maybe your choices were wrong
But sometimes there's just one chance
Sometimes there's just one dance
Everything can change..
Everything can change.
"Tell me, Lily. You know you want to." James whispered teasingly.
"You're starting to sound like pre-Jackie Sirius." Lily complained quietly.
"Is that a problem, Lady Lillian?"
"Don't start."
"Why not, Lady Lillian? You don't even know the story."
"Because you won't tell me."
"You're a smart girl, figure it out yourself."
"You're impossible!"
"Yes, fantasy Lily."
You may think he's the guy
Who always passes you by
Just for the blonde
But for your information
Just for confirmation He's really does care "Every word that comes out of your mouth just rattles my cage!" Lily informed him. "Thank you." "What is your problem?" "At the moment.." James began. Aphrodite whined across the slowly emptying dance floor (it was about dinner time). "Jay-Ames! I'm hungry!!" "Speaking of the devil.." James whispered, making Lily laugh. "Jay-Ames! The dance is breaking for an hour to have dinner! Hurry up, would you?" Aphrodite shrieked. "Let me finish this song, Dite." James muttered exasperatedly. Aphrodite stomped off, her entourage of protégées and fans following behind her. His every single word makes your skin tingle His smile makes you weakHe leaves the confident princess
Oh so mild and meek
This is the guy you don't know
Even though you think you do
And though you think he doesn't care
He knows everything about you..
"Spin me, fantasy James."
"Of course, Lady Lillian."
"Didn't I ask you NOT to start?"
"Spinning as requested."
The way that things can be
Have you thinking constantly
That maybe your choices were wrong
But sometimes there's just one chance
Sometimes there's just one dance
Everything can change..
Everything can change.
"Why do you have to make everything so complicated?" Lily demanded.
"Yes."
"Why?"
"Because in order to keep my wits when I'm around perfection, I have to be rude and arrogant."
"And I'm perfection?"
"You say it like it's questionable."
"It is."
"It isn't."
"It is."
"It isn't."
"It—.." Lily stopped. James was looking at her hungrily. She smiled wide. Grabbing him by the wrist, she dragged him off the dance floor and kissed him. Hard.
Watch out for the other girlsThey think he has a game
But he's not a definition
He is just a name
He's charming you
Into his web of lies
But beyond the smile
He's the one who cries
He's got this sort of intuition
Unexplained
You gotta know
Life comes with change..
Life comes with change!
Life comes with change..
Life comes with change
It comes with change..
Charity sang out her last note and saw that the bickering dancers were no longer there. She glanced around and saw white cloth mixing with navy blue off to the side and smiled.
This may have been the first time James had given his full-James-Potter treatment, and this was the first time Lily had ever received it. And, for the both of them, it was the first time the kiss felt right.
Aphrodite came storming onto the dance floor. James and Lily were nowhere in sight.
Aphrodite snapped her fingers. An anxious Hufflepuff stepped forward. "Bertha. Go find James, will you?"
Bertha Jorkins muttered something unintelligible, but it sounded like, "I am not worthy, oh great one."
The anxious Hufflepuff skipped off happily and chatted with the band quietly, and Charity's head snapped up from her serene smile at the hidden couple. Before she could stop anybody, the anxious Hufflepuff was skipping off again
Lily felt this sort of whizzing feeling take over her- A safe factor played in her mind- She was in James's arms, after all. But the danger- The horror. Kissing someone else's boyfriend, a former friend's boyfriend, hours after she had broken it off with her own significant other..
"Oh there you are, James! Aphrodite is wait—Oh my Go--..." There was a giant light blue flash and Bertha Jorkins's eyes rolled to the back of her head and the two jumped apart as they rolled back into focus. Charity put her wand away and winked.
"Oh there you are, James! Aphrodite is waiting for you! Hi, Lily!" The anxious Hufflepuff repeated. Lily stared at her like she was from Mars. But then her dictionary of Charms that seemed implanted in her head found the description of a Memory Charm.
Light blue flash of light, and victim's eyes roll out of focus then back into focus. In a strong Memory Charm, the memory should be completely wiped out and the victim shouldn't even remember what they are doing there. A weaker one will have the victim repeating their last words.
Lily smiled with tons of fakery and seemed really confident. James shot Bertha and Lily an uneasy grin and Lily nodded. "Go on, now. Aphrodite will start to think bad thoughts!"
James hid his disgust of Lily's coo and followed Bertha outside of his hidden alcove. Lily waved goodbye and skipped up to Charity.
"Charms not your best subject?" She whispered, still waving with 'spirit fingers' and smiling like a beauty pageant queen.
"Are you kidding me? Why do you think I went into singing?" Charity muttered, following Lily's example.
Lily giggled as unrealistically as she could, but leaving enough of her real smile to let Charity know she was happy. James shot them another uneasy grin and the two burst into giggles.
"He has no idea what kind of torture he's going to have. Mental torture, that is." Lily said with a final laugh.
"Aw.. I kind of feel sorry for the sucker." Charity muttered. They burst out laughing again.
Lily giggled quietly as her name was called out for Queen of the Hogsmeade Harvest Fair Dance. James smiled sheepishly towards her while they accepted their crowns and requested the same song. Silver Platter Boy.
A/N: I own the song...