A/N: Howdy Doo! Here's chapter numero cinque!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!THE BALL!!!!!!!!!
Chapter Five: IT'S AN ACTUAL CHAPTER TITLE!---The Halloween Ball (sort of), No, actually, 'The Night Of The Halloween Ball'...that's better.
The night of the ball came around. Lily was *extreamly* annoying, so Aimie went to get ready with her Ravenclaw friends.
"Hey, Aimie."
"Hey, Victoria," said Aimie.
Victoria Smelter and Sarah Parker were two very nice Ravenclaws. Sarah was a tall, slim girl with jet black hair that rivaled even James' mess, it was pinstraight and went a few inches past her shoulders. Her ice blue eyes were very beautiful. Victoria was of average height and had wavy brown hair that went down her back with brown eyes to match.
The other girls in their dorm were less friendly, but Aimie paid them no mind.
"So, who're you guys going to the ball with?" Aimie asked.
"I'm going with Kraig Welsh," said Victoria. Kraig was a Hufflepuff, very nice boy he was.
"Well, I'm surprised you don't know who I'm going with," said Sarah. "Sirius."
"Really?" Aimie asked. "He didn't tell us, hmm..."
"And what about you?"
"I'm going with Remus," said Aimie.
"Cool."
Back in the Gryffindor Tower, all of them met in the common room, including Aimie and Sarah, and went down to the Great Hall together. In the Entrance Hall, Lily ran off to find 'lover-boy', as Aimie put it, and the rest entered the hall together.
After the scrumptious feast, Dumbledore stood and waved for silence. "Would the prefects please pair up in their houses for the opening dance?"
All of the prefects partnered up. Since Remus and Aimie were each others date, James got to dance with Lily. A nice slow song came on. As they danced, they talked.
"James, who're you with tonight?" Lily asked.
"No one."
"Why not?" she asked.
James shrugged. "I dunno," he lied. On the inside he was screaming, *because I want you!*.
"I'll have to save a few dances for you then, won't I?"
She smiled and so did he. The song ended quicker then James would have wanted.
"Thank you for the dance, m'lady." James bowed.
"You are very welcome, good sir." She smiled and went off to get Evan.
James sat down in his vacant seat and watched Lily and Evan. He didn't take his eyes off of them for nearly an hour. He did, however, have to when Sirius gave the signal for the punch to be spiked.
No one was near the table with the drinks on it at the moment. James went over and filled a few glasses.
He made sure that no one was watching him as he tipped the king sized bottle of Ogden's Old Firewhiskey. His job done, he grabbed the glasses of punch and went back to the table and was quickly joined by Peter, Remus, Aimie, Sirius, and Sarah.
"All done," he said. "Where's Lils?"
"I dunno," said Remus.
"We can't spot her," said Sirius.
"Don't worry, James, she's a big girl, she can handle herself," said Peter.
Once again, if looks could kill...
"I'm going up to bed," James said. He obviously wasn't believed, judging by the looks they gave him, but they didn't stop him.
"G'night."
James left the hall and ran to Gryffindor Tower. He raced up to his dormitory and went straight to his trunk. He rummaged around until he found what he was looking for, his invisibility cloak that his mother had given him, and the Marauders' Map.
He then walked over to the desk. "I solemnly swear that I am up to no good." The map appeared on the old, ragged piece of parchment. He searched it frantically, but to no avail. He tapped the map, "Lily Evans." The map focused on Lily, she was in an empty classroom with none other than Mr. Evan Bones.
James dashed out of the common room. As he turned the corner he wrapped himself in the cloak. He headed for Lily.
Once outside the room, James looked in the window on the door. The two were talking, nothing more. He settled down outside the room, just in case.
A few minutes later, he heard Lily yelling, then a few desks being moved. He jumped up and burst through the door (visibly, of course).
"James!" Lily shrieked. Evan was on top of her. James walked right over to them, picked Evan up by the robes, and punch him square in the face.
"What the fuck are you doing, Bones?" he growled. Lily was crying uncontrollably.
"N-Nothing." James punched him a few more times before dropping him. He then picked Lily up gently and walked out of the room.
James took her back to the Tower and up to his dorm.
"Lily, what happened?" he finally asked.
Lily cried even harder. "He, he wanted to, to, to-"
"I get it," said James. He pulled Lily into a tight hug. "I'm here now, Lily, don't worry. I've got you now." She cried into his shoulder, until she fell asleep.
He laid her down on his bed and covered her up with his comforter. When the ball ended the others returned. It was about midnight. Aimie and Remus went straight up to their dorms to find Lily and/or James. Sirius had to walk Sarah back to the Ravenclaw common room.
When Aimie found Lily's bed empty. she went straight for the boys' dorm. That's where she found Remus and James.
"Hey, where's Lil?"
James pointed at his bed.
"What happened to her?" Aimie asked. James explained. "I will *kill* him, James, I'll kill him with my bare hands. I hope he has a will written out."
"Calm down a second, Aims," said Remus. "We need to bring this one to Dumbledore, no killing today."
"Sirius is going to flip!" Aimie said.
"About what?" Sirius came walking in with Peter. (Peter had no date, but forgot the password to the Tower)
All three of them turned to the door. Remus and Aimie then looked at James, who gulped. James took a deep breath and told Sirius what happened.
All Sirius saw was red. He turned right around and went to find Bones.
"James, don't let him do anything stupid, we'll go and get Dumbledore," said Remus.
Everyone bolted out of the common room. James took a right turn to go and find Sirius, while Remus, Aimie, and Peter went left to find Professor Dumbledore.
Sirius found Evan in the same spot that James had left him in. He started towards him, magic forgotten, but James grabbed him from behind.
"Sirius, stop. Don't do anything dumb, Dumbledore's coming."
"Get *off* me, James!"
"No!"
"Yes!"
"NO!" James pulled Sirius down and pinned him to the ground. "Calm down!"
"James-"
"No, stop."
"But-"
"Do you think that Lily'd want you in trouble?"
That single sentence stopped Sirius from killing Evan Bones right then and there. "You're right, for once, James." James got up and helped Sirius to his feet just as Dumbledore burst in with Peter, Remus, and Aimie.
"What did you do, Sirius?" Remus asked when he saw Bones.
"That was me," said James, "from before."
"Hmm, Mr. Potter, would you please take Mr. Bones to the hospital wing?" James nodded. "Mr. Black, come with me."
Remus, Aimie, and Peter went back to the common room while the other two did what they were supposed to.
"Now, Mr. Black," said Dumbledore, "I am aware that you and Miss Evans are very good friends. Am I correct?"
"Yes, sir," said Sirius. "Best friends since I can remember. Why?"
"With all that has happened I didn't want to call her in. I just received word from the ministry that Voldemort has struck again tonight, Mr. and Mrs. Evans have been murdered."
A/N: BUM BUM BUM! I'm a hopin' that y'all will be kind 'n review...I'm sorry, my step-dad is watching a western, ew. Well, please review. I hope that you liked it.
One more thing...I HATE PETER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
luv frum,
-Kristin-
PS: to CuteSarah: there ya go! Sirius has a grl named Sarah, now. :-P:-P:-P:-P
Chapter Five: IT'S AN ACTUAL CHAPTER TITLE!---The Halloween Ball (sort of), No, actually, 'The Night Of The Halloween Ball'...that's better.
The night of the ball came around. Lily was *extreamly* annoying, so Aimie went to get ready with her Ravenclaw friends.
"Hey, Aimie."
"Hey, Victoria," said Aimie.
Victoria Smelter and Sarah Parker were two very nice Ravenclaws. Sarah was a tall, slim girl with jet black hair that rivaled even James' mess, it was pinstraight and went a few inches past her shoulders. Her ice blue eyes were very beautiful. Victoria was of average height and had wavy brown hair that went down her back with brown eyes to match.
The other girls in their dorm were less friendly, but Aimie paid them no mind.
"So, who're you guys going to the ball with?" Aimie asked.
"I'm going with Kraig Welsh," said Victoria. Kraig was a Hufflepuff, very nice boy he was.
"Well, I'm surprised you don't know who I'm going with," said Sarah. "Sirius."
"Really?" Aimie asked. "He didn't tell us, hmm..."
"And what about you?"
"I'm going with Remus," said Aimie.
"Cool."
Back in the Gryffindor Tower, all of them met in the common room, including Aimie and Sarah, and went down to the Great Hall together. In the Entrance Hall, Lily ran off to find 'lover-boy', as Aimie put it, and the rest entered the hall together.
After the scrumptious feast, Dumbledore stood and waved for silence. "Would the prefects please pair up in their houses for the opening dance?"
All of the prefects partnered up. Since Remus and Aimie were each others date, James got to dance with Lily. A nice slow song came on. As they danced, they talked.
"James, who're you with tonight?" Lily asked.
"No one."
"Why not?" she asked.
James shrugged. "I dunno," he lied. On the inside he was screaming, *because I want you!*.
"I'll have to save a few dances for you then, won't I?"
She smiled and so did he. The song ended quicker then James would have wanted.
"Thank you for the dance, m'lady." James bowed.
"You are very welcome, good sir." She smiled and went off to get Evan.
James sat down in his vacant seat and watched Lily and Evan. He didn't take his eyes off of them for nearly an hour. He did, however, have to when Sirius gave the signal for the punch to be spiked.
No one was near the table with the drinks on it at the moment. James went over and filled a few glasses.
He made sure that no one was watching him as he tipped the king sized bottle of Ogden's Old Firewhiskey. His job done, he grabbed the glasses of punch and went back to the table and was quickly joined by Peter, Remus, Aimie, Sirius, and Sarah.
"All done," he said. "Where's Lils?"
"I dunno," said Remus.
"We can't spot her," said Sirius.
"Don't worry, James, she's a big girl, she can handle herself," said Peter.
Once again, if looks could kill...
"I'm going up to bed," James said. He obviously wasn't believed, judging by the looks they gave him, but they didn't stop him.
"G'night."
James left the hall and ran to Gryffindor Tower. He raced up to his dormitory and went straight to his trunk. He rummaged around until he found what he was looking for, his invisibility cloak that his mother had given him, and the Marauders' Map.
He then walked over to the desk. "I solemnly swear that I am up to no good." The map appeared on the old, ragged piece of parchment. He searched it frantically, but to no avail. He tapped the map, "Lily Evans." The map focused on Lily, she was in an empty classroom with none other than Mr. Evan Bones.
James dashed out of the common room. As he turned the corner he wrapped himself in the cloak. He headed for Lily.
Once outside the room, James looked in the window on the door. The two were talking, nothing more. He settled down outside the room, just in case.
A few minutes later, he heard Lily yelling, then a few desks being moved. He jumped up and burst through the door (visibly, of course).
"James!" Lily shrieked. Evan was on top of her. James walked right over to them, picked Evan up by the robes, and punch him square in the face.
"What the fuck are you doing, Bones?" he growled. Lily was crying uncontrollably.
"N-Nothing." James punched him a few more times before dropping him. He then picked Lily up gently and walked out of the room.
James took her back to the Tower and up to his dorm.
"Lily, what happened?" he finally asked.
Lily cried even harder. "He, he wanted to, to, to-"
"I get it," said James. He pulled Lily into a tight hug. "I'm here now, Lily, don't worry. I've got you now." She cried into his shoulder, until she fell asleep.
He laid her down on his bed and covered her up with his comforter. When the ball ended the others returned. It was about midnight. Aimie and Remus went straight up to their dorms to find Lily and/or James. Sirius had to walk Sarah back to the Ravenclaw common room.
When Aimie found Lily's bed empty. she went straight for the boys' dorm. That's where she found Remus and James.
"Hey, where's Lil?"
James pointed at his bed.
"What happened to her?" Aimie asked. James explained. "I will *kill* him, James, I'll kill him with my bare hands. I hope he has a will written out."
"Calm down a second, Aims," said Remus. "We need to bring this one to Dumbledore, no killing today."
"Sirius is going to flip!" Aimie said.
"About what?" Sirius came walking in with Peter. (Peter had no date, but forgot the password to the Tower)
All three of them turned to the door. Remus and Aimie then looked at James, who gulped. James took a deep breath and told Sirius what happened.
All Sirius saw was red. He turned right around and went to find Bones.
"James, don't let him do anything stupid, we'll go and get Dumbledore," said Remus.
Everyone bolted out of the common room. James took a right turn to go and find Sirius, while Remus, Aimie, and Peter went left to find Professor Dumbledore.
Sirius found Evan in the same spot that James had left him in. He started towards him, magic forgotten, but James grabbed him from behind.
"Sirius, stop. Don't do anything dumb, Dumbledore's coming."
"Get *off* me, James!"
"No!"
"Yes!"
"NO!" James pulled Sirius down and pinned him to the ground. "Calm down!"
"James-"
"No, stop."
"But-"
"Do you think that Lily'd want you in trouble?"
That single sentence stopped Sirius from killing Evan Bones right then and there. "You're right, for once, James." James got up and helped Sirius to his feet just as Dumbledore burst in with Peter, Remus, and Aimie.
"What did you do, Sirius?" Remus asked when he saw Bones.
"That was me," said James, "from before."
"Hmm, Mr. Potter, would you please take Mr. Bones to the hospital wing?" James nodded. "Mr. Black, come with me."
Remus, Aimie, and Peter went back to the common room while the other two did what they were supposed to.
"Now, Mr. Black," said Dumbledore, "I am aware that you and Miss Evans are very good friends. Am I correct?"
"Yes, sir," said Sirius. "Best friends since I can remember. Why?"
"With all that has happened I didn't want to call her in. I just received word from the ministry that Voldemort has struck again tonight, Mr. and Mrs. Evans have been murdered."
A/N: BUM BUM BUM! I'm a hopin' that y'all will be kind 'n review...I'm sorry, my step-dad is watching a western, ew. Well, please review. I hope that you liked it.
One more thing...I HATE PETER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
luv frum,
-Kristin-
PS: to CuteSarah: there ya go! Sirius has a grl named Sarah, now. :-P:-P:-P:-P