Love, Lily Chapter 5
Screams, Chases, and Shopping Trips
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Lily screamed, and Sirius Black grinned even wider. Alas, the second week of Holiday Vacation.

'SIRIUS BLACK, YOU STOP CHASING ME THIS INSTANT!' Lily Evans screamed. She had stopped suddenly, panting for breath, and Sirius had fell on the ground.

'B-B-But Lily, its s-s-so much f-fun,' said Sirius, looking downcast. Lily stuck her toungue out at him.

'You might not want to do that, Lily,' Remus said.

'And why is that?' Lily replied.

'James might grab your tongue and stick it down his throat.' Remus said. Sirius and Remus high-fived. Lily looked horrified.

'EWWWWWWW!' Arabella said.

'What?' James said, appearing in his backyard(one of his, that is). Bella, Sirius, and Remus laughed. Lily sat there, looking horrified again.

'Just telling Lily how much you like her,' Remus said. Sirius fell over with laughter, and Lily shook so much she was laughing. James looked confused.

'Never mind,' Lily said.

'KIDS! LUNCH!' James's mother, Sandra Potter, called them to the dining room. So they stopped laughing for a minute, and trudged inside for lunch. But that was a bad idea.
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'SIRIUS BLACK! DON'T MAKE ME HAVE TO CALL YOUR MOTHER!' Sandra Potter shouted. Sirius just flinged more food at James. James laughed his laugh, and winked at Lily. James took his spoon and scooped up his food, brought it to his mouth, then attacked Sirius with it. Arabella and Lily were flinging bits of yogurt at each other.Sirius had a pea on his head, Lily noticed. She leaned over to James and Remus and showed them, then Remus told Mrs. Potter. So they sat there laughing at Sirius. Only, he was clueless. After lunch, they were all sitting on a bench, in front of a fountain in the East Garden.

'How about we play Quidditch?' Sirius suggested. James and Remus agreed. Lily and Arabella stalked up to the castle alone.

'I can't believe they ditched us for some stupid game,' Lily said. Just then, James's elder sister Hayley walked in.

'Who wants to go SHOPPING?!' Hayley said.

'How'd you know we were bored?' Lily said sarcastically.

'Well, I was thinking about a trip to Gladrags, but we don't have to..' Hayley trailed off.

'NO!' the girls shouted.

'Well then get your purses packed, 'cos we're painting the town!' Hayley exclaimed, and the girls clambered upstairs. Soon, their purses were bulging with Knuts, Sickles, and Galleons. They took the Floo powder and sprinkled in into the large fireplace. 'HOGSMEADE!' Then they were there. They first stopped at the Three Broomsticks.

'Three butterbeers, Rosmerta,' Hayley said to the young witch. Soon enough, three butterbeers appeard in front of them, and were soon emptied. They walked into the cobbled streets, looking for things to buy. First they stopped at Zonko's. They got the boys' presents, and exited. Then they walked into Gladrags.

'OHMIGOSH!' all three exclaimed. Zonko's, the coolest new store, had been transformed into a winter wonderland. They all went looking for the most beautiful robes to wear to the Potters' Christmas Party. Lily grabbed four robes. She went into the dressing room and tried the first on, a light, lacy lavender robe.

'How about this?' Lily said, twirling around.

'Nah, too sheer,' Hayley replied. Lily stepped back inside the dressing room. She tried a deep purple velvet robe, with a side slit.

'Nice!' Arabella said. Lily put her hands behind her head, like a model.

'Thank you, dahhhhling!' she replied, and they all laughed.

'I am going to get this one, but I still need one for the Yule Ball, when we get back to school,' Lily announced, so she stepped inside the dressing room once again. This robe was cotton, with a deep V-neck cut. It was periwinkle blue. She dressed in it.

'How is this?' Lily asked. Hayley shook her head no.

'Tis too showing,' Hayley teased. They laughed. So she went into the room for the last time, and tried on an emerald ball gown. The bodice was make of lace, and the skirt was wide. The sleeves were fitting, and it was a classic boat neck.
Lily came out of the dressing room and all jaws dropped around her. She looked like a princess.
'Wow, Lils,' Arabella said.

'It's really that nice?' Lily said. Hayley and Bella nodded.

'Then I will get the purple one and the green one,' Lily laughed. Hayley tried on three robes, all of which she got. First, she tried on a dark blue one.

'Dashing,' Bella and Lily had said. Next, a light green one, very lacy.

'Brilliant!' Lily had exclaimed. Hayley smiled. She went into the dressing room and came out wearing a beautiful periwinkle silk robe. Bella and Lily had clapped.

'My turn!' Bella shouted. She took a pink silk robe, a baby blue robe, and a maroon velvet robe off the rack. She stepped into the large dressing room, and dressed in the baby blue robe first. She strutted out of the dressing room, walking(or trying to) like a model. Hayley giggled.

'Beautiful. I like it!' Lily exclaimed. Hayley nodded in agreement. So Arabella turned and went back into the dressing room, and picked out the light pink robe to try on. The silk was very soft. Arabella came out of the dressing room, and posed. Lily clapped.

'Lovely,' Hayley stated. Arabella disappeared back into the room, and finally tried on the crushed velvet maroon robe. Lily grinned when she saw Bella with it on.

'It's perfect!' Lily gushed. Arabella grinned too. So all three paid for their robes, and left the shop.

'Let's stop at Diagon Alley for lunch!' Hayley suggested, so they did just that, and ate at a small cafe. Later, when they got back, the house was in chaos!

'Sirius! Hand me the tinsel!' James was shouting. The girls dropped their (many) shopping bags on the floor and looked around. The Potter house looked beautiful! The enormous tree had fairies hanging from it, and a beautiful angel on top, but it was still being decorated. Mrs. Potter was setting up the many food bowls, with help by the many house elves. The couches had been turned into wooden benches, with beautiful carvings. Mistletoe had been set up on all doorways. Rainbow coloured lights had been hung on the tree, along the ceiling, and on the backs of the benches. The hardwood floors had been beautifully polished to a shine, waiting for someone to dance on them. It really was perfect. The ceiling had been bewitched so that it looked like the winter sky. Lily, Arabella, and Hayley gasped with delight.

'Ooh, Mrs. Potter, it's amazing!' Lily complimented. James's mother smiled softly.

'It is, isn't it though? Will you three help me?' Mrs. Potter asked. The three girls eagerly nodded.

'You can help James and Sirius set up the tree, then,' Mrs. Potter said, helping herself to a cup of punch. Lily walked over to the two boys, who were fighting.

'NO, Sirius, it should go here!' James was saying. Sirius shook his head no.

'The red tinsel should go at the bottom!' Sirius argued.

'How about in the middle?' Lily suggested.

'Okay!' James and Sirius agreed. Arabella looked at them weirdly. So, the red tinsel was arranged in the middle of the huge tree. Lily picked up a delicate looking ornament. It was very old. It was golden, and had cut outs of lillies and vines. So Lily hung it near the top, so if someone bumped the tree it would not fall down and shatter. Arabella, with a wave of her wand, sent five large red glass ornaments to the middle of the tree, and they hung themselves up. Seeing this, the ornaments got hung quickly. Lily picked up a piece of purple tinsel.

'Where should this go?' she wondered. Arabella pointed to a bare spot on the tree, so Lily sent the tinsel shooting up to the tree, and it hung itself perfectly. James was helping Sirius string popcorn. Actually, most of it wasn't being strung. There wasn't hardly any popcorn on the string, though the boys' stomach's were full. Just then, a young house-elf bounded into the room and hollered out 'SUPPER!' and at once everyone got up and broke their necks to get to the table. After having a large meal of steak, potatoes, corn, and salad they had all been stuffed.

'Guys, I'm beat, I'm going up to bed,' Lily said, and Arabella followed suit. Lily changed into her cozy flannel PJ pants, and a tanktop. Soon, she was fast asleep, dreaming about the next day, the Potters christmas party.
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Lily woke up and dressed in hiphuggers and a tee shirt. She brushed her teeth and hair and climbed down the stairs for breakfast. She was the second one up. The first was Mrs. Potter, sitting there drinking her coffee. When Lily came into the room, James's mum smiled at her and motioned for her to sit down.

'First one up, I see. You can eat now, of course, if you want. It's in the dining room, dear,' Mrs Potter said. Mrs. Potter stood up, and walked with Lily into the large dining room, where a large breakfast had been beautifully set out. Lily ate a dainty breakfast of Eggs and toast with apple butter, and got up the wake the others, but they were heading way to the kitchen. Lily went up to her room, and got out a book. She read many chapters before Arabella knocked on the door.

'Let me in,' Bella said. So, Lily opened the door, and there stood Arabella holding every piece of makeup she owned. Lily laughed. Arabella looked hurt.

'What? It's for the party!" Bella exclaimed. Lily was still giggling, as they sat down at the vanity Mrs. Potter had provided Lily.

'Its only three oclock, Arabella. The party doesn't begin until seven,' Lily said.

'Good, good!' Arabella said. Lily looked at her strangely.

'Where's your dress, Lily?' Arabella asked. Lily noticed Arabella's was in her arms. Lily pointed to the large closet. Arabella swung the closet doors open to reveal..nothing! Except one bag, way in the back. Lily smiled.

'I presume you didn't unpack your things?' Bella said. Lily shook her head no. Arabella took the bag off the hanger, and took the bag off the dress delicately, and then laid the dress onto the bedspread.

'Who showers first?' Arabella asked, and Lily volunteered to clean herself first. She grabbed a towel and washed her long red hair. She wrapped herself in a towel and sat down at the vanity next to Arabella. Arabella washed her long, dark hair. She too wrapped in a towel, and sat down.

'Now, where to start,' Lily said. Arabella got out her facepowder and started sprinkling it on herself. Lily followed suit.

'No, Lily you're doing it wrong,' Bella contradicted. So, Arabella did Lily's whole face, and her own, too. They dried their hair. Lily straightened hers, recurled it, and put it up into a bun, with red tendrils hanging down. Arabella curled hers, and left it down around her shoulders. They looked perfect.

'Now, for the dresses,' Arabella said. Lily put hers on first. The dress fir perfectly, and was finished off by Lily wearing white gloves and a necklace with a lily charm on it. Arabella smiled Lily was so beautiful. Arabella then got dressed. She wore a beatiful silk periwinkle robe, the bodice make of lace, and white highheels. Lily wore black ones. They looked absolutely brilliant.

'So, should we go down now?' Lily asked.

'Yeah,' Arabella said. So they walked down the winding staircase. They entered the room and everyone gasped....
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