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Chapter Nine- The Christmas Events
The ball was quickly approaching, and still James hadn't told Lily about the bet. Now that they were finished planning, she wouldn't talk to him. He was beginning to think that he would just go through with it. After all, it ended just after the ball. That wasn't too long to go.
Lily Evans stood pacing in her dorm. There was something she was forgetting about. She smacked a hand to her head. Of course, the carnival and ball were today! And Chris was taking her. Not James. Oh well, Chris was probably much nicer. She was sure to have a great time with him. Just then Jennifer walked out of the bathroom.
"Oh, good morning! The carnival starts in an hour, so we should probably grab something to eat."
"Yes, that sounds like a good idea. Hey, look! It snowed!" They rushed to the window. The grounds were covered in a thick sheet of snow.
They dressed quickly and found themselves sitting in the Great Hall talking to Chloe. Everyone was excited, it seemed. Only Lily and James knew about everything going on today.
After breakfast, the Entrance Hall was filled with waves of students who were waiting for Dumbledore to open the doors. Suddenly someone grabbed Lily's arm. It was Chris.
"Oh, hello." she said pleasantly.
"Hi! I'm really excited! I've never been to a wizard carnival before! I'm sure it'll be lots of fun." he smiled and grabbed Lily's hand, pulling them closer to the doors. She looked over her shoulder at her friends.
"Bye! Have fun with Sirius and Remus!" she yelled to them before disappearing into the sea of students.
Professor Dumbledore appeared before the doors with a wide smile. "Good morning everyone." A hush came over the immense crowd. "I'm pleased to see everyone so excited about this. I'm confidant that you will not be disappointed. I just wanted to say be careful; it's a bit icy out. And also, have fun!" With that the doors were opened.
Bright sunlight streamed in and everyone blinked at the extreme whiteness of the new snow. Then the crowd filed out, staring at the many tents and stands. What could possibly be in each one of those?
"Where should we go first?" asked Chris.
"Your choice. All of these are fun." She said absently, staring at James (who she had just passed by arm in arm with Susan). Chris didn't notice, and ran off to the closest tent, pulling her with him. Inside was a guessing game. The prize was a wizards chess set. But, as Lily knew, it was a very confusing game. He lost.
"Come on, there's lots to do. I'll show you some of the better games." She led him out of the tent, showing him different games and such. He won quite a few times; he was really quite good at playing them. They played a quidditch hoops game, a 'find the invisible pet' game (which was completely useless as nobody was able to find it), and rode the magical carousel. And there were a few stands selling things. Standing at one selling practical jokes were Remus, Sirius, Chloe, and Jennifer. They were all laughing and talking.
"Do you mind if we join them, Chris?" Lily asked, wondering how her friends were getting along.
"No, of course not, let's go." He really was quite nice. She had enjoyed the afternoon, and even forgot about James altogether. That was a first for this year.
They spent the next couple hours parading around through the tents. Then suddenly, Chloe realized what time it was.
"Oh, my! Look at the time! We should be going now guys, we only have four hours to get ready for the dance!"
"Four hours?! Are you nuts?" asked Sirius. Remus just sighed.
"It's a pity we don't have more time!" said Jennifer profusely.
"Well, I...er... I suppose I'll see you in the common room before the dance, Lily." He kissed her on the cheek.
"Alright. See you then," replied Lily. "I had fun today." She waited for Chloe and Jennifer to say goodbye to the others before the three of them headed back to the castle.
The next few hours were very busy. The girls' dorms were bustling with everyone getting ready for the dance. At last, with five minutes left, they were ready. Lily studied herself in the mirror. She was wearing jade robes that accented her green eyes magnificently and a silver chain around her neck. Her hair was down, but two strands on either side were pulled back and braided. She hadn't wanted to look too done up, just naturally good. Hopefully it had worked. Chloe was wearing pale pink robes, and Jen was in robes of deep azure. Lily thought they both looked quite pretty.
Meanwhile, the common room was filled with guys who were waiting for the girls to come down. Some were pacing the room, others talking with their friends.
James was standing near the stairs with his friends. Though he was meeting Susan downstairs (since she was a Ravenclaw), he wanted to wait with his friends. Or, rather, he wanted to steal a glance at Lily.
Suddenly girls started streaming down the steps. Had they planned to all come down together? The guys stood there stupidly, staring at their dates. James stopped breathing. There was Lily. She was stunning; he stood staring at her face. Their eyes met and it was all he could do to look away.
Remus and Sirius were busy telling their dates how great they looked. Peter had gone off someplace. Lily had walked off to meet Chris.
James walked around outside the Great Hall, searching for Susan. He spotted her coming down the stairs with a group of friends. She looked very pretty.
"Hello. You look excellent." He told her.
"Thanks. I can say the same for you. Why don't we go inside?" she took his arm when he extended it, and they entered the Great Hall. It didn't look like it normally did at all. Decorations were everywhere. Snowflakes and lots of other white holiday decorations filled the room. A giant Christmas tree stood in the middle of the room, adorned with countless magical ornaments.
"Would the Head Girl and Boy please come here, to the middle of the floor? You are to have to first dance of the night." Dumbledore was standing near the Christmas tree. As he approached Lily, who was already there, music started up.
"Let's just get this over with." She said to him, too low for anyone else to hear. They danced. He wanted to save the moment, to freeze time. But it ended quickly, and they parted. She left before he could say anything to her.
"Would you like to dance?" he asked Susan, all the while looking around for where Lily had gone.
"Why, of course. I love this song." They glided around the dance floor.
Then, halfway through the third song, he spotted Lily. She was dancing with Chris, and they were very close. How dare he be touching her! His face became slightly red Calm down man. You know very well he has every right to touch her. More than you do, in fact. He kept his eye on them for the rest of the song. As the next one started, he decided that he had to do something. It was time. He told Susan he needed to ask Lily something, and that he would be back. She just nodded and went to find her friends.
"May I cut in?" he asked Chris. He nodded, "Yeah, sure man." And he walked off. Lily groaned.
"What do you want?"
"Just to dance with you." She let him put his hands of her waist, reluctantly. They were silent.
"Lily, I'm sorry. For everything." He truly looked it too. She sighed.
"I don't understand all this, but it's very hard to stay mad at you all the same."
"I have something to tell you. Something I should have told you a long time ago." He paused. "I love you Lily."
"But-"
"But nothing. Sirius and I had this bet, you see, about how long I could stay together with Susan. And I couldn't fall for anyone else or tell anyone about it."
"So that's why-" she fell silent, narrowing her eyes and looking at him skeptically.
"Yes. But even now, when I'm so close to winning, I have decided that it isn't worth it to me anymore. You mean more to me that this bet ever had. I don't care if you don't feel the same way. God knows you have a right to hate me."
Lily stared at him and whispered, "I love you too James." This was all he needed. He leaned down and kissed her with everything he had. The feeling it created was better than anything he had ever experienced. Even better than the other kisses they had shared a couple months earlier. They broke apart, realizing that they had quite an audience. The whole school to be precise.
A/N:
Tell me what you think! I'm working on the next chapter right now!
~Emily~
P.S. And thanks for all those wonderful reviews!
Chapter Nine- The Christmas Events
The ball was quickly approaching, and still James hadn't told Lily about the bet. Now that they were finished planning, she wouldn't talk to him. He was beginning to think that he would just go through with it. After all, it ended just after the ball. That wasn't too long to go.
Lily Evans stood pacing in her dorm. There was something she was forgetting about. She smacked a hand to her head. Of course, the carnival and ball were today! And Chris was taking her. Not James. Oh well, Chris was probably much nicer. She was sure to have a great time with him. Just then Jennifer walked out of the bathroom.
"Oh, good morning! The carnival starts in an hour, so we should probably grab something to eat."
"Yes, that sounds like a good idea. Hey, look! It snowed!" They rushed to the window. The grounds were covered in a thick sheet of snow.
They dressed quickly and found themselves sitting in the Great Hall talking to Chloe. Everyone was excited, it seemed. Only Lily and James knew about everything going on today.
After breakfast, the Entrance Hall was filled with waves of students who were waiting for Dumbledore to open the doors. Suddenly someone grabbed Lily's arm. It was Chris.
"Oh, hello." she said pleasantly.
"Hi! I'm really excited! I've never been to a wizard carnival before! I'm sure it'll be lots of fun." he smiled and grabbed Lily's hand, pulling them closer to the doors. She looked over her shoulder at her friends.
"Bye! Have fun with Sirius and Remus!" she yelled to them before disappearing into the sea of students.
Professor Dumbledore appeared before the doors with a wide smile. "Good morning everyone." A hush came over the immense crowd. "I'm pleased to see everyone so excited about this. I'm confidant that you will not be disappointed. I just wanted to say be careful; it's a bit icy out. And also, have fun!" With that the doors were opened.
Bright sunlight streamed in and everyone blinked at the extreme whiteness of the new snow. Then the crowd filed out, staring at the many tents and stands. What could possibly be in each one of those?
"Where should we go first?" asked Chris.
"Your choice. All of these are fun." She said absently, staring at James (who she had just passed by arm in arm with Susan). Chris didn't notice, and ran off to the closest tent, pulling her with him. Inside was a guessing game. The prize was a wizards chess set. But, as Lily knew, it was a very confusing game. He lost.
"Come on, there's lots to do. I'll show you some of the better games." She led him out of the tent, showing him different games and such. He won quite a few times; he was really quite good at playing them. They played a quidditch hoops game, a 'find the invisible pet' game (which was completely useless as nobody was able to find it), and rode the magical carousel. And there were a few stands selling things. Standing at one selling practical jokes were Remus, Sirius, Chloe, and Jennifer. They were all laughing and talking.
"Do you mind if we join them, Chris?" Lily asked, wondering how her friends were getting along.
"No, of course not, let's go." He really was quite nice. She had enjoyed the afternoon, and even forgot about James altogether. That was a first for this year.
They spent the next couple hours parading around through the tents. Then suddenly, Chloe realized what time it was.
"Oh, my! Look at the time! We should be going now guys, we only have four hours to get ready for the dance!"
"Four hours?! Are you nuts?" asked Sirius. Remus just sighed.
"It's a pity we don't have more time!" said Jennifer profusely.
"Well, I...er... I suppose I'll see you in the common room before the dance, Lily." He kissed her on the cheek.
"Alright. See you then," replied Lily. "I had fun today." She waited for Chloe and Jennifer to say goodbye to the others before the three of them headed back to the castle.
The next few hours were very busy. The girls' dorms were bustling with everyone getting ready for the dance. At last, with five minutes left, they were ready. Lily studied herself in the mirror. She was wearing jade robes that accented her green eyes magnificently and a silver chain around her neck. Her hair was down, but two strands on either side were pulled back and braided. She hadn't wanted to look too done up, just naturally good. Hopefully it had worked. Chloe was wearing pale pink robes, and Jen was in robes of deep azure. Lily thought they both looked quite pretty.
Meanwhile, the common room was filled with guys who were waiting for the girls to come down. Some were pacing the room, others talking with their friends.
James was standing near the stairs with his friends. Though he was meeting Susan downstairs (since she was a Ravenclaw), he wanted to wait with his friends. Or, rather, he wanted to steal a glance at Lily.
Suddenly girls started streaming down the steps. Had they planned to all come down together? The guys stood there stupidly, staring at their dates. James stopped breathing. There was Lily. She was stunning; he stood staring at her face. Their eyes met and it was all he could do to look away.
Remus and Sirius were busy telling their dates how great they looked. Peter had gone off someplace. Lily had walked off to meet Chris.
James walked around outside the Great Hall, searching for Susan. He spotted her coming down the stairs with a group of friends. She looked very pretty.
"Hello. You look excellent." He told her.
"Thanks. I can say the same for you. Why don't we go inside?" she took his arm when he extended it, and they entered the Great Hall. It didn't look like it normally did at all. Decorations were everywhere. Snowflakes and lots of other white holiday decorations filled the room. A giant Christmas tree stood in the middle of the room, adorned with countless magical ornaments.
"Would the Head Girl and Boy please come here, to the middle of the floor? You are to have to first dance of the night." Dumbledore was standing near the Christmas tree. As he approached Lily, who was already there, music started up.
"Let's just get this over with." She said to him, too low for anyone else to hear. They danced. He wanted to save the moment, to freeze time. But it ended quickly, and they parted. She left before he could say anything to her.
"Would you like to dance?" he asked Susan, all the while looking around for where Lily had gone.
"Why, of course. I love this song." They glided around the dance floor.
Then, halfway through the third song, he spotted Lily. She was dancing with Chris, and they were very close. How dare he be touching her! His face became slightly red Calm down man. You know very well he has every right to touch her. More than you do, in fact. He kept his eye on them for the rest of the song. As the next one started, he decided that he had to do something. It was time. He told Susan he needed to ask Lily something, and that he would be back. She just nodded and went to find her friends.
"May I cut in?" he asked Chris. He nodded, "Yeah, sure man." And he walked off. Lily groaned.
"What do you want?"
"Just to dance with you." She let him put his hands of her waist, reluctantly. They were silent.
"Lily, I'm sorry. For everything." He truly looked it too. She sighed.
"I don't understand all this, but it's very hard to stay mad at you all the same."
"I have something to tell you. Something I should have told you a long time ago." He paused. "I love you Lily."
"But-"
"But nothing. Sirius and I had this bet, you see, about how long I could stay together with Susan. And I couldn't fall for anyone else or tell anyone about it."
"So that's why-" she fell silent, narrowing her eyes and looking at him skeptically.
"Yes. But even now, when I'm so close to winning, I have decided that it isn't worth it to me anymore. You mean more to me that this bet ever had. I don't care if you don't feel the same way. God knows you have a right to hate me."
Lily stared at him and whispered, "I love you too James." This was all he needed. He leaned down and kissed her with everything he had. The feeling it created was better than anything he had ever experienced. Even better than the other kisses they had shared a couple months earlier. They broke apart, realizing that they had quite an audience. The whole school to be precise.
A/N:
Tell me what you think! I'm working on the next chapter right now!
~Emily~