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Disclaimer: All characters, places, things or words that you recognize (except some stuff) belong to J.K. Rowling!!! Junie and a few other things are mine!! DON'T STEAL!
5th Year Continued
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It was about 7:30 on a Friday night in the Gryffindor Common Room, just after Professor Binns made the announcement of the ball. The Common Room swarmed with people, but no one was doing any homework. Lily had claimed a table and was sitting on top of it, legs crossed, her hands facing upwards resting on her knees with two fingers touching.
"Ooooohhhhhmmmmm…" she droned. She took a deep breath in, exhaled, and droned again.
"Oooooohhhhhmmmmm…" Junie and Arabella paid her absolutely no attention. They were experimenting with body art. They were wearing tank tops and shorts and Junie was drawing an intricate sun at the back of Arabella's neck. The portrait hole opened. The Marauders were back from Quidditch practice (Remus watched.)
"Oooh, ladies!" Sirius strode over to the girls, eyed their decorated skin, then glanced up at Lily still sitting on the table and droning. He did a double-take.
By this time, James had come over and was staring at Lily nervously.
"Erm," Sirius began. "What's she---."
"Meditating," Arabella answered before he could finish. She looked up at Sirius, who was still looking puzzled, as was James. "You do know what meditating is, don't you?"
The three boys shook their heads.
"It's like yoga."
"Yoga?"
"Like finding inner peace?"
"Um… Right."
Lily had at this time cracked open an eye and was glaring at Sirius.
"I was meditating on what to wear to the ball."
"Oh, okay," Sirius said, but he was still confused.
"James and I are going to have the best costumes," Lily said confidently. James nodded fervently.
"No way, Bella and me are going to be coooler than you!"
Lily jumped off the desk and tackled Sirius. James dragged her backward, teeth still bared.
"No, Lily, down!"
Lily grinned, and fell to the floor laughing. She pulled James down with her, and soon they ended up in a tangled mass.
"Lils, if you wanted to be alone with my man Potter, here, you could have just said something. You don't have to act all gushy and romantic in front me." Sirius pretended to gag. Lily jumped up and pushed him to the floor.
"C'mon, James. We have to plan our costumes." She pulled him up and led him up the stairs to the girls' dormitory.
"Do you think you need a chaperone?" Sirius called after them. "Don't make me come up there!"
Lily stuck her tongue out at him, then pulled James into the room, slamming the door behind them.
In Lily's dorm, James sprawled himself out on Lily's bed. "So, what are we going to go as?" he asked.
Lily paced across the room, then ran to Arabella's bed and jumped on it.
"Well, *bounce* we could *bounce* go as *bounce* an angel *bounce* and a devil *bounce*bounce*bounce*. Lily bounced a few times as she fell back to the bed.
"But, who would be who?"
Lily thought. "Well, I do have red hair…"
"I wouldn't mind if your devil costume was one of those short 'sexy devil' dresses!"
"James! You're the devil here, mister!" She tackled him and then laid down beside him.
"How about we go as Odile and the prince, from Swan Lake?"
"Who?"
"Characters from a ballet. Basically Odette, the good girl, is trapped by day as a swan and a human by night. This prince sees her and they fall in love." (Lily smiled.) "Then the evil sorcerer magically changes his daughter Odile to look like Odette, except Odette wears white, and Odile wears black. The prince thinks that Odile is Odette and the real Odette sees him proclaim his love to her. She is trapped forever as a swan because the only way she can break the spell is to have someone proclaim his true love for her. However, eventually the prince saves her and they live happily every after."
"Cool. Why do you want to be Odile though?"
"Evil characters are fun to play. And, I'd rather wear black than white."
"Okay, let's go as that, then."
James was willing to go as a toaster if Lily wanted him too. But no one told her that.
Lily grinned at their easy decision. Suddenly, she heard a bump outside the door. She motioned for James to be quiet and she listened carefully. She heard whispers and muffled laughs coming from the doorway.
"Sirius and Remus!" she mouthed to James.
He nodded and crept over to where she was.
"Want to give them a real shock?" he whispered.
"Sure."
"Okay, just play along."
"Oh, Lily!" James moaned softly as he approached the door.
Lily caught on, grinned and sighed. "James!"
The whispers outside stopped.
James pulled Lily closer to him, and motioned for her to take her hair out of its pony-tail. She did, and then shook her hair out to make it look "messed up."
Lily pushed James softly next to the door, making a small thump.
James grabbed the door knob, pressed his mouth to Lily's and pulled open the door. They continued the kiss for a moment to make sure it was seen, then pulled apart.
"Sirius, Remus, uh… what are you doing here?" Lily was struggling as hard as she could not to laugh.
The two boys were lying on the floor, looking at Lily and James with stunned expressions.
"We were just… uh…" James tried to make his acting look convincing.
"What are you guys doing in here?" Sirius asked, very bewildered.
Lily and James could take it no more. They cracked up. Soon, they were rolling on the floor laughing hysterically. Sirius and Remus realized they were joking, and started laughing too.
When they finally calmed down, Lily pushed them out the door.
"Out. I need to work on my costume." She looked at James once before she closed the door, and their eyes looked. Lily looked away and shut the door, blushing.
A/N: Did you like it? Sorry it was short, more next time hopefully. I was in a weird mood when I wrote it. Soon, I will get to the ball. Suggestions, ideas are welcome. Flames will be used to barbecue annoying child prodigies j/k, lol! They will instead used to roast marshmallows! Read and review please!!!!!!
Disclaimer: All characters, places, things or words that you recognize (except some stuff) belong to J.K. Rowling!!! Junie and a few other things are mine!! DON'T STEAL!
5th Year Continued
***
It was about 7:30 on a Friday night in the Gryffindor Common Room, just after Professor Binns made the announcement of the ball. The Common Room swarmed with people, but no one was doing any homework. Lily had claimed a table and was sitting on top of it, legs crossed, her hands facing upwards resting on her knees with two fingers touching.
"Ooooohhhhhmmmmm…" she droned. She took a deep breath in, exhaled, and droned again.
"Oooooohhhhhmmmmm…" Junie and Arabella paid her absolutely no attention. They were experimenting with body art. They were wearing tank tops and shorts and Junie was drawing an intricate sun at the back of Arabella's neck. The portrait hole opened. The Marauders were back from Quidditch practice (Remus watched.)
"Oooh, ladies!" Sirius strode over to the girls, eyed their decorated skin, then glanced up at Lily still sitting on the table and droning. He did a double-take.
By this time, James had come over and was staring at Lily nervously.
"Erm," Sirius began. "What's she---."
"Meditating," Arabella answered before he could finish. She looked up at Sirius, who was still looking puzzled, as was James. "You do know what meditating is, don't you?"
The three boys shook their heads.
"It's like yoga."
"Yoga?"
"Like finding inner peace?"
"Um… Right."
Lily had at this time cracked open an eye and was glaring at Sirius.
"I was meditating on what to wear to the ball."
"Oh, okay," Sirius said, but he was still confused.
"James and I are going to have the best costumes," Lily said confidently. James nodded fervently.
"No way, Bella and me are going to be coooler than you!"
Lily jumped off the desk and tackled Sirius. James dragged her backward, teeth still bared.
"No, Lily, down!"
Lily grinned, and fell to the floor laughing. She pulled James down with her, and soon they ended up in a tangled mass.
"Lils, if you wanted to be alone with my man Potter, here, you could have just said something. You don't have to act all gushy and romantic in front me." Sirius pretended to gag. Lily jumped up and pushed him to the floor.
"C'mon, James. We have to plan our costumes." She pulled him up and led him up the stairs to the girls' dormitory.
"Do you think you need a chaperone?" Sirius called after them. "Don't make me come up there!"
Lily stuck her tongue out at him, then pulled James into the room, slamming the door behind them.
In Lily's dorm, James sprawled himself out on Lily's bed. "So, what are we going to go as?" he asked.
Lily paced across the room, then ran to Arabella's bed and jumped on it.
"Well, *bounce* we could *bounce* go as *bounce* an angel *bounce* and a devil *bounce*bounce*bounce*. Lily bounced a few times as she fell back to the bed.
"But, who would be who?"
Lily thought. "Well, I do have red hair…"
"I wouldn't mind if your devil costume was one of those short 'sexy devil' dresses!"
"James! You're the devil here, mister!" She tackled him and then laid down beside him.
"How about we go as Odile and the prince, from Swan Lake?"
"Who?"
"Characters from a ballet. Basically Odette, the good girl, is trapped by day as a swan and a human by night. This prince sees her and they fall in love." (Lily smiled.) "Then the evil sorcerer magically changes his daughter Odile to look like Odette, except Odette wears white, and Odile wears black. The prince thinks that Odile is Odette and the real Odette sees him proclaim his love to her. She is trapped forever as a swan because the only way she can break the spell is to have someone proclaim his true love for her. However, eventually the prince saves her and they live happily every after."
"Cool. Why do you want to be Odile though?"
"Evil characters are fun to play. And, I'd rather wear black than white."
"Okay, let's go as that, then."
James was willing to go as a toaster if Lily wanted him too. But no one told her that.
Lily grinned at their easy decision. Suddenly, she heard a bump outside the door. She motioned for James to be quiet and she listened carefully. She heard whispers and muffled laughs coming from the doorway.
"Sirius and Remus!" she mouthed to James.
He nodded and crept over to where she was.
"Want to give them a real shock?" he whispered.
"Sure."
"Okay, just play along."
"Oh, Lily!" James moaned softly as he approached the door.
Lily caught on, grinned and sighed. "James!"
The whispers outside stopped.
James pulled Lily closer to him, and motioned for her to take her hair out of its pony-tail. She did, and then shook her hair out to make it look "messed up."
Lily pushed James softly next to the door, making a small thump.
James grabbed the door knob, pressed his mouth to Lily's and pulled open the door. They continued the kiss for a moment to make sure it was seen, then pulled apart.
"Sirius, Remus, uh… what are you doing here?" Lily was struggling as hard as she could not to laugh.
The two boys were lying on the floor, looking at Lily and James with stunned expressions.
"We were just… uh…" James tried to make his acting look convincing.
"What are you guys doing in here?" Sirius asked, very bewildered.
Lily and James could take it no more. They cracked up. Soon, they were rolling on the floor laughing hysterically. Sirius and Remus realized they were joking, and started laughing too.
When they finally calmed down, Lily pushed them out the door.
"Out. I need to work on my costume." She looked at James once before she closed the door, and their eyes looked. Lily looked away and shut the door, blushing.
A/N: Did you like it? Sorry it was short, more next time hopefully. I was in a weird mood when I wrote it. Soon, I will get to the ball. Suggestions, ideas are welcome. Flames will be used to barbecue annoying child prodigies j/k, lol! They will instead used to roast marshmallows! Read and review please!!!!!!