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Chapter Six: Party Announcements
Lily woke up the next morning to find that the beds of her roommates were empty. That was not a good sign, because Macy and Hallie were the latest students to class. Lily shot out of bed into the shower. She took a quick bath and dressed as fast as she could and then ran out of the dorm, but not before checking the clock. It read 7:30 am. She stopped dead in her tracks. Lily realized she was early. Since she was ready she decided to go and have breakfast anyway. She decended the stairs to the common room only to find it crammed with what seemed the whole Gyffindor tower. Lily then saw that indeed the whole Gryffindor tower was there, but they were crowded around the bulletin board. Lily was curious to find out what this was about so she cut through the crowd until she found Macy. "Macy. What's all this about?" asked Lily almost shouting because of the noise. " Dance. In two weeks. Saturday." managed to say Macy through the crowd. "Thanks!" Lily shouted back. But truthfully Lily wasn't pleased at all.
Lily hated dances. She hated them since they had become events in which you needed a date, in other words, since she found out what a dance was. The reason was simple, she never had a date. This was queer for someone as pretty as Lily, but she always found it strange that even Pettigrew, who was the most loathed of Gryffindor boys managed to find a date and she didn't. Everyone just saw her as plain old nice nerdy Lily and she hated it, but she couldn't do anything about it. Sh had become that since Darleen swore that she would make the rest of Lily's live unlivable. Some way Darleen always managed to convice every boy at Hogwarts that Lily was a total bore, she even had heard the expression " You'll have to go with Lily Evans if you don't find a date" and the answer had been "Oh no. I'd rather go with a boy than with her." She absolutely hated that and everything she had tried to do to convice everyone otherwise had been ruined by Darleen so she just gave up. That was one of the few things she had given up in life.
James, Sirius, Remus and Peter came through the portrait hole to find a commotion in the common room. They had woken up early to play a prank on SK, Malfoy and Snape. "What's going on?" Sirius asked a 4th-year named Claire Finnigan. "There's a dance in two weeks! On saturday!" she squealed. Then she ran out of sight. "Great. Now we need to find dates." said Sirius sarcastically. He always hated date-finding and just chose the girl who he though was the nicest. He had once tried to take Lily but a series of unfortunate events had stopped him. First he got detention because Darleen had thrown their potion on him and blamed him. Then he had tripped on a puddle and broken his leg so he remained in the hospital wing for a week and was unable to attend the dance and then he had been surrounded by so many girls. Sirius felt sorry for Lily but, he really couldn't do anything and this dance he would at least try to take her as a friend.
James and the gang got their stuff and headed for the great hall. James was starving and so was Sirius. But food wasn't James's biggest worry at the moment. The dance was. He wanted to take Darleen, but he had to do it fast. So he decided to have Lily help him. As if an answer to his thoughts Lily came running over towards him. She halted in front of him. "Dance. Perfect. Darleen. Meet.Me. Tree. 5:30. Gotta. Go." said Lily out of breath and sped off to the library. James looked surprised but grateful. At least he knew Lily would help him now.
Later that day 5:30 pm ...
Lily sat beside the tree reading a book called "Magical Methods of disguise and Planning for matchmaking." She had been struck with the most incredibly great idea halfway through breakfast. She would set up Darleen and James for the dance only she would need to be a bit tricky. It would be simply the most perfect occasion for James to ask Darleen out and since Sk said that Darleen was after James, Lily was counting on that Darleen would turn everyone down until she had James so, she had an advantage. She had abruptly left breakfast unfinished and ran towards the library and had the luck to find James on her way. Then she had gone into the library and checked out the book she was currently reading and was nearly finished. She wanted to help James, she wanted him to be happy. She was doing this for him. She had thought "Well, if I can't enjoy a dance I'll help others have fun."
James walked slowly down towards the lake. He was curious about what Lily wanted to tell him. He wanted to know very badly. It was important for him, that was the only thing he knew. Lily had helped him so much and continued to do so without asking anything in return. Why though? He didn't understand. She was helping a person she had only known for a week or so for no reason, as if she considered him a friend. James hadn't really thought how hard it was to gain Lily's trust until then. He hadn't realized that Lily considered him one of her friends and how unusual that was until that moment. He smiled at himself. She's a really nice person, she doesn't deserve to be thought of as a nerd or something ugly. Yes, he had heard the remarks they made about her when a dance came up, and now regretted hearing them and laughing with those who said them. He felt awful.
Before James knew it he was beside the tree. He sat down beside Lily who was immersed in a book. Her green-jade eyes flashed with interest and kindness. Her red hair blew against her face causing her hand to move and tuck it behind her ear. "Hi Lily." said James softly. Lily looked up and saw James. His unruly trademark black hair and his deep chocolate-brown eyes looking at her expectantly. Lily shut the book and layed it aside. She looked at him sternly. "I have found the perfect plan to gain dear old Harper's heart." she announced rather mischeviously. James grinned. "Tell me about it." "It's simple. But I need help from you guys." said Lily. "Sure. We'll donate all the help you need." said James enthusiastically. "First, you and your gang will pass by Darleen on a busy hallway. One of them will knock out all of Darleen's books from her hand and bag. They will keep on but you will bent down and help her. Don't give her you name. Just help her, then dissappear before she can say thank you. Then, the next day during the afternoon your pals will kidnap SK and keep her unconcious for a while. I will use the Transform charm and become SK. Both of us will go and look for Darleen. When we do I'll present you to Darleen. Then it's up to you. But of course we cannot leave SK unconcious forever so when we get back, I want you to modify her memory. Make her believe she presented you to Darleen ok?" said Lily with a michevious glint in her eye.
"Brilliant! But when can we do this?" asked James thrilled. "Oh. We need a day to convince your friend and plan even more detailed so I would think in two days. On Friday." said Lily. James hugged her. "You're the best Lils!" he said. Lily was surprised at first but later realized it was just a grateful, friendly hug. "You're welcome. Now, we'll meet here tomorrow same time, same place but with all your pals. Got it?" said Lily. "It's a deal." said James and they shook hands on it.
Chapter Six: Party Announcements
Lily woke up the next morning to find that the beds of her roommates were empty. That was not a good sign, because Macy and Hallie were the latest students to class. Lily shot out of bed into the shower. She took a quick bath and dressed as fast as she could and then ran out of the dorm, but not before checking the clock. It read 7:30 am. She stopped dead in her tracks. Lily realized she was early. Since she was ready she decided to go and have breakfast anyway. She decended the stairs to the common room only to find it crammed with what seemed the whole Gyffindor tower. Lily then saw that indeed the whole Gryffindor tower was there, but they were crowded around the bulletin board. Lily was curious to find out what this was about so she cut through the crowd until she found Macy. "Macy. What's all this about?" asked Lily almost shouting because of the noise. " Dance. In two weeks. Saturday." managed to say Macy through the crowd. "Thanks!" Lily shouted back. But truthfully Lily wasn't pleased at all.
Lily hated dances. She hated them since they had become events in which you needed a date, in other words, since she found out what a dance was. The reason was simple, she never had a date. This was queer for someone as pretty as Lily, but she always found it strange that even Pettigrew, who was the most loathed of Gryffindor boys managed to find a date and she didn't. Everyone just saw her as plain old nice nerdy Lily and she hated it, but she couldn't do anything about it. Sh had become that since Darleen swore that she would make the rest of Lily's live unlivable. Some way Darleen always managed to convice every boy at Hogwarts that Lily was a total bore, she even had heard the expression " You'll have to go with Lily Evans if you don't find a date" and the answer had been "Oh no. I'd rather go with a boy than with her." She absolutely hated that and everything she had tried to do to convice everyone otherwise had been ruined by Darleen so she just gave up. That was one of the few things she had given up in life.
James, Sirius, Remus and Peter came through the portrait hole to find a commotion in the common room. They had woken up early to play a prank on SK, Malfoy and Snape. "What's going on?" Sirius asked a 4th-year named Claire Finnigan. "There's a dance in two weeks! On saturday!" she squealed. Then she ran out of sight. "Great. Now we need to find dates." said Sirius sarcastically. He always hated date-finding and just chose the girl who he though was the nicest. He had once tried to take Lily but a series of unfortunate events had stopped him. First he got detention because Darleen had thrown their potion on him and blamed him. Then he had tripped on a puddle and broken his leg so he remained in the hospital wing for a week and was unable to attend the dance and then he had been surrounded by so many girls. Sirius felt sorry for Lily but, he really couldn't do anything and this dance he would at least try to take her as a friend.
James and the gang got their stuff and headed for the great hall. James was starving and so was Sirius. But food wasn't James's biggest worry at the moment. The dance was. He wanted to take Darleen, but he had to do it fast. So he decided to have Lily help him. As if an answer to his thoughts Lily came running over towards him. She halted in front of him. "Dance. Perfect. Darleen. Meet.Me. Tree. 5:30. Gotta. Go." said Lily out of breath and sped off to the library. James looked surprised but grateful. At least he knew Lily would help him now.
Later that day 5:30 pm ...
Lily sat beside the tree reading a book called "Magical Methods of disguise and Planning for matchmaking." She had been struck with the most incredibly great idea halfway through breakfast. She would set up Darleen and James for the dance only she would need to be a bit tricky. It would be simply the most perfect occasion for James to ask Darleen out and since Sk said that Darleen was after James, Lily was counting on that Darleen would turn everyone down until she had James so, she had an advantage. She had abruptly left breakfast unfinished and ran towards the library and had the luck to find James on her way. Then she had gone into the library and checked out the book she was currently reading and was nearly finished. She wanted to help James, she wanted him to be happy. She was doing this for him. She had thought "Well, if I can't enjoy a dance I'll help others have fun."
James walked slowly down towards the lake. He was curious about what Lily wanted to tell him. He wanted to know very badly. It was important for him, that was the only thing he knew. Lily had helped him so much and continued to do so without asking anything in return. Why though? He didn't understand. She was helping a person she had only known for a week or so for no reason, as if she considered him a friend. James hadn't really thought how hard it was to gain Lily's trust until then. He hadn't realized that Lily considered him one of her friends and how unusual that was until that moment. He smiled at himself. She's a really nice person, she doesn't deserve to be thought of as a nerd or something ugly. Yes, he had heard the remarks they made about her when a dance came up, and now regretted hearing them and laughing with those who said them. He felt awful.
Before James knew it he was beside the tree. He sat down beside Lily who was immersed in a book. Her green-jade eyes flashed with interest and kindness. Her red hair blew against her face causing her hand to move and tuck it behind her ear. "Hi Lily." said James softly. Lily looked up and saw James. His unruly trademark black hair and his deep chocolate-brown eyes looking at her expectantly. Lily shut the book and layed it aside. She looked at him sternly. "I have found the perfect plan to gain dear old Harper's heart." she announced rather mischeviously. James grinned. "Tell me about it." "It's simple. But I need help from you guys." said Lily. "Sure. We'll donate all the help you need." said James enthusiastically. "First, you and your gang will pass by Darleen on a busy hallway. One of them will knock out all of Darleen's books from her hand and bag. They will keep on but you will bent down and help her. Don't give her you name. Just help her, then dissappear before she can say thank you. Then, the next day during the afternoon your pals will kidnap SK and keep her unconcious for a while. I will use the Transform charm and become SK. Both of us will go and look for Darleen. When we do I'll present you to Darleen. Then it's up to you. But of course we cannot leave SK unconcious forever so when we get back, I want you to modify her memory. Make her believe she presented you to Darleen ok?" said Lily with a michevious glint in her eye.
"Brilliant! But when can we do this?" asked James thrilled. "Oh. We need a day to convince your friend and plan even more detailed so I would think in two days. On Friday." said Lily. James hugged her. "You're the best Lils!" he said. Lily was surprised at first but later realized it was just a grateful, friendly hug. "You're welcome. Now, we'll meet here tomorrow same time, same place but with all your pals. Got it?" said Lily. "It's a deal." said James and they shook hands on it.