Lily, Tamara, and Alexis were bundled up in their winter coats, heading
down to the entrance hall, where they would soon be leaving to Hogwarts.
They tried to stay close together, to get as much body warmth as possible.
James, Remus, Sirius, and Peter walked up to them and laughed at how ridiculous they looked. Granted, it was cold, but these girls looked as if they were heading out into a blizzard.
They finally got to Hogsmeade and decided to head into the Three Broomsticks for a butterbeer before heading out to do some shopping. Madame Rosmerta came to their table, her high heels clicking away on the pub's floor.
"What'll you have?"
"Seven Butterbeers, please." James ordered.
She smiled and went to fill the order.
"Well, I need to head over to Zonko's for sure." Sirius said.
Tamara, who was still a little angry about the morning snapped, "Good. Then you boys can go do your shopping and we can go do ours. We can split up after this."
"Are you going to be mad at me forever?" Sirius asked.
"Maybe." She mumbled, knowing perfectly well that it would be impossible.
"Fine." Sirius said, getting up from the table. "Be mad all you want, but I don't want you doing it around me."
He walked out of the Three Broomsticks, leaving a shocked Tamara behind him.
"Great," she crossed her arms indignantly in front of her chest, "he's so immature."
The rest of the group just shook their heads, they were used to these quarrels, and they were always the same. Pretty soon, Sirius and Tamara would be found together in the common room as if nothing had happened.
They quietly finished their Butterbeers and headed outside. Lily stared down the street. It looked like something off of a postcard. She could imagine the squiggly writing up at the corner that would read "Hogsmeade" and the letter of "Wish you were here" that would be found on the bottom.
James noticed that she wasn't following the rest of the group and jogged back to her. He stood beside her, looking in the direction she was staring.
"It's Beautiful, isn't it?" she said.
"Yes, it is." He replied, but he wasn't looking down the street, his gaze was fixed on her, and she still failed to notice.
"We'd better catch up with the group." James told her.
She nodded, tearing her eyes away from the sight. Arm in arm, joking like friends, they made their way between students and friends towards Zonko's.
At the entrance, Lily and James separated and Lily headed off to do some dress shopping with her friends as James pushed open the door to Zonko's so he could find the rest of the Marauders.
The girls walked down the street to the nearest shop for dressy robes, and walked inside, relieved to be out of the cold.
"What colors are you guys looking for?" Tamara asked.
Alexis thought about it for a moment. With her tan skin, brown hair and hazel eyes, she decided that her signature color red would be the best color for her robes.
"I'm going with red." She said.
Tamara began to look through the racks of dress robes, her brow furrowed as she tried to decide.
"I think I might want a white or blue robe." She decided, still perusing the racks.
"Lily? What about you?" Alexis asked.
"Emerald Green." Tamara said.
"Oh Yeah, it'll will bring out your eyes!" Alexis agreed.
Lily smiled and agreed with her friends. They began looking through the racks of dresses trying to find the perfect ones.
Alexis yelled for her friends excitedly as she pulled out a spectacular red wine colored robe. It had three quarter inch sleeves, and the collar dipped into a v-neck. It had a Long Skirt and the top was embroidered with small beads that matched the color of the fabric. The skirt shimmered, and it was a gorgeous find.
Tamara was the next to find her dress.
She pulled out a cerulean blue dress robe, which was absolutely gorgeous. It had long sleeves, and a v-neck. There was a ribbon of a darker cerulean that wrapped around the waist and tied in the back. It was very simple, but very beautiful.
Lily looked for almost an hour, trying to find the perfect dress. She was beginning to lose hope when she came across an Emerald green dress robe, hidden in the back of the store.
Lily immediately fell in love with it. The green would bring out her eyes beautifully, and the light gold trimming on the robe gave it an elegant touch. It too had a v-neck and three quarter inch sleeves.
Satisfied, the girls left the shop, holding their dresses, feeling very excited about the dance.
"So who do you think you guys will go with?" Tamara asked.
"Well, we all know who you are going with." Lily and Alexis teased Tamara.
"I doubt it. It seems like he never wants to speak to me again."
"You know that's not true."
"I know who I want to go with." Alexis blushed [blush]
"REMUS!" Tamara and Lily replied in teasing voices.
"Well, I doubt he wants to go with me." She said frowning.
"Hah! That boy has liked you since last year." Lily informed her.
"Yeah," Tamara agreed, "he's just too shy to do anything about it!"
Alexis didn't believe them, but she couldn't help but hope that it was true.
"What about you Lily?" Alexis asked, trying to get the attention away from her.
"I don't know." Lily lied.
She had never told her friends about her feelings for James, too embarrassed that he didn't like her back. She just pretended that she didn't like anyone whenever they would bother her about guys.
Little did Lily know that they knew about her little crush on James since it first developed. It was so obvious; she was always sneaking glances at him, and spending time with him. They knew for a fact that Lily Evans had it bad!
"Well, Maybe there will be some nice Beauxbaxtons boys?" Lily offered.
"Maybe." The girls agreed, each knowing that there were only certain boys that they would be happy with.
They finally met up with said boys in front of Zonko's. Each of the Marauders was carrying a small pouch, no doubt filled with Dungbombs and Filibuster's No Heat Fireworks.
The girls looked at them with suspicion in their eyes, and the boys just grinned playfully at them.
They met up with the rest of the students and headed back up to the castle, everyone couldn't wait for the night of the Ball to arrive.
James, Remus, Sirius, and Peter walked up to them and laughed at how ridiculous they looked. Granted, it was cold, but these girls looked as if they were heading out into a blizzard.
They finally got to Hogsmeade and decided to head into the Three Broomsticks for a butterbeer before heading out to do some shopping. Madame Rosmerta came to their table, her high heels clicking away on the pub's floor.
"What'll you have?"
"Seven Butterbeers, please." James ordered.
She smiled and went to fill the order.
"Well, I need to head over to Zonko's for sure." Sirius said.
Tamara, who was still a little angry about the morning snapped, "Good. Then you boys can go do your shopping and we can go do ours. We can split up after this."
"Are you going to be mad at me forever?" Sirius asked.
"Maybe." She mumbled, knowing perfectly well that it would be impossible.
"Fine." Sirius said, getting up from the table. "Be mad all you want, but I don't want you doing it around me."
He walked out of the Three Broomsticks, leaving a shocked Tamara behind him.
"Great," she crossed her arms indignantly in front of her chest, "he's so immature."
The rest of the group just shook their heads, they were used to these quarrels, and they were always the same. Pretty soon, Sirius and Tamara would be found together in the common room as if nothing had happened.
They quietly finished their Butterbeers and headed outside. Lily stared down the street. It looked like something off of a postcard. She could imagine the squiggly writing up at the corner that would read "Hogsmeade" and the letter of "Wish you were here" that would be found on the bottom.
James noticed that she wasn't following the rest of the group and jogged back to her. He stood beside her, looking in the direction she was staring.
"It's Beautiful, isn't it?" she said.
"Yes, it is." He replied, but he wasn't looking down the street, his gaze was fixed on her, and she still failed to notice.
"We'd better catch up with the group." James told her.
She nodded, tearing her eyes away from the sight. Arm in arm, joking like friends, they made their way between students and friends towards Zonko's.
At the entrance, Lily and James separated and Lily headed off to do some dress shopping with her friends as James pushed open the door to Zonko's so he could find the rest of the Marauders.
The girls walked down the street to the nearest shop for dressy robes, and walked inside, relieved to be out of the cold.
"What colors are you guys looking for?" Tamara asked.
Alexis thought about it for a moment. With her tan skin, brown hair and hazel eyes, she decided that her signature color red would be the best color for her robes.
"I'm going with red." She said.
Tamara began to look through the racks of dress robes, her brow furrowed as she tried to decide.
"I think I might want a white or blue robe." She decided, still perusing the racks.
"Lily? What about you?" Alexis asked.
"Emerald Green." Tamara said.
"Oh Yeah, it'll will bring out your eyes!" Alexis agreed.
Lily smiled and agreed with her friends. They began looking through the racks of dresses trying to find the perfect ones.
Alexis yelled for her friends excitedly as she pulled out a spectacular red wine colored robe. It had three quarter inch sleeves, and the collar dipped into a v-neck. It had a Long Skirt and the top was embroidered with small beads that matched the color of the fabric. The skirt shimmered, and it was a gorgeous find.
Tamara was the next to find her dress.
She pulled out a cerulean blue dress robe, which was absolutely gorgeous. It had long sleeves, and a v-neck. There was a ribbon of a darker cerulean that wrapped around the waist and tied in the back. It was very simple, but very beautiful.
Lily looked for almost an hour, trying to find the perfect dress. She was beginning to lose hope when she came across an Emerald green dress robe, hidden in the back of the store.
Lily immediately fell in love with it. The green would bring out her eyes beautifully, and the light gold trimming on the robe gave it an elegant touch. It too had a v-neck and three quarter inch sleeves.
Satisfied, the girls left the shop, holding their dresses, feeling very excited about the dance.
"So who do you think you guys will go with?" Tamara asked.
"Well, we all know who you are going with." Lily and Alexis teased Tamara.
"I doubt it. It seems like he never wants to speak to me again."
"You know that's not true."
"I know who I want to go with." Alexis blushed [blush]
"REMUS!" Tamara and Lily replied in teasing voices.
"Well, I doubt he wants to go with me." She said frowning.
"Hah! That boy has liked you since last year." Lily informed her.
"Yeah," Tamara agreed, "he's just too shy to do anything about it!"
Alexis didn't believe them, but she couldn't help but hope that it was true.
"What about you Lily?" Alexis asked, trying to get the attention away from her.
"I don't know." Lily lied.
She had never told her friends about her feelings for James, too embarrassed that he didn't like her back. She just pretended that she didn't like anyone whenever they would bother her about guys.
Little did Lily know that they knew about her little crush on James since it first developed. It was so obvious; she was always sneaking glances at him, and spending time with him. They knew for a fact that Lily Evans had it bad!
"Well, Maybe there will be some nice Beauxbaxtons boys?" Lily offered.
"Maybe." The girls agreed, each knowing that there were only certain boys that they would be happy with.
They finally met up with said boys in front of Zonko's. Each of the Marauders was carrying a small pouch, no doubt filled with Dungbombs and Filibuster's No Heat Fireworks.
The girls looked at them with suspicion in their eyes, and the boys just grinned playfully at them.
They met up with the rest of the students and headed back up to the castle, everyone couldn't wait for the night of the Ball to arrive.