Disclaimer: None of the characters in this fan fiction belongs to me. They're owned by J.K. Rowling and Warner Bros. The only ones that belong to me are those that you don't recognize.
A/N: Thank you all, my fabulous reviewers!
I've got a bunch of reviews!! *Floating to heaven* Don't worry; I got pulled back down to write this chapter for you.
I've got two reviews telling me to go to graduation and then make a sequel (Thank you uknowwhoslittleprincess and illusions). But I still want more help! Please choose and review (see chapter 12). Thanks. I'll probably let you know if I get at least two more…that's all I'm asking, two more.
On with the story…
Chapter 13
It is the day of the Halloween Ball. Classes ended early and nowhere can girls be seen, except in their dormitories getting ready. Lily hadn't much experience in this matter. She had planned to spend all her time in the library and get ready fifteen minutes before hand. But Bella and Sandra crushed that idea, and dragged Lily to her room, arms filled with cosmetics and clothing. First Bella and Sandra got themselves ready, while Lily sat on her bed and watch the two girls.
Bella had her hair up in two cute buns with a few strands sticking out. She placed little blue butterfly clips around it, to keep the bun in place. She had on light blue eye shadow and sparkly pink lip gloss. She had on her blue dress robes and matching heels.
Sandra had on a lavender dress robe and lavender heels. Her hair was braided and she had on purple eye shadow and magenta lipstick. They turned to Lily and got to work.
They curled Lily's dark red hair and let it trailed down her back (a/n: imagine Jamie's hair in A Walk To Remember {the spring play}, only red and longer). Then they put on some green eye shadow and shiny red lip gloss. Lily then got dressed in her green dress robes and Bella handed her some green heels.
Looking drop-dead gorgeous, the girls went down to the Heads' common room, where James, Sirius, and Remus were anxiously waiting. Their mouths hit the floor when the girls came into sight. Two of them quickly recovered and closed their mouth. Bella linked arms with Sirius, while Remus took Sandra's hand.
"You look lovely tonight," he whispered quietly into her ear.
"Thanks," Sandra whispered back. "You don't look too bad yourself."
"My, my, my! Looking absolutely ravishing, Bella!" said Sirius.
"Thank you, Sirius," Bella said, laughing. "If I may, you look very sexy too." Sirius laughed.
Meanwhile, James was still staring at Lily (with his mouth closed). Lily, didn't notice, for she was uncomfortably trying to stay on her feet. She was not use to wearing heels. But when she did look up and saw James staring at her, she blushed, sending pink tinges to her cheeks.
"Oh!" James said finally. "Erm, shall we go, Lily? It's almost time."
Lily nodded, and the three pairs headed out the common room, and into the corridors. At precisely eight o'clock, the giant doors of the Great Hall opened, revealing a beautifully decorated room (a/n: hall?). Everybody scrambled in. After about five minutes of settling in and waiting for late people to some, Dumbledore stood up from his seat and said, "The Halloween Ball will now begin! Let the Head Boy and Girl open this ball with a dance." So like he said before, the Weird Sisters will not be able to come yet, so he played Lily's muggle cd player. Soft music started as James led Lily out to the dance floor. He held Lily's hand in one of his and put his other hand on her waist. Lily, one of her hand in James', put her other hand on his shoulder. And they gently swayed to the song.
(A/N: "I Knew I Loved You" by Savage Garden. It's my favorite song. If you haven't it yet, I really recommend it.)
Maybe it's intuition
But some things you just don't question
Like in your eyes,
I see my future in an instant
And there it goes
I think I've found my best friend
I know that it might sound more than
a little crazy, but I believe
I knew I loved you before I met you
I think I dreamed you into life
I knew I loved you before I met you
I have been waiting all my life
At this, people start joining James and Lily on the dance floor, including Sirius and Bella; Remus and Sandra; and Peter and some Hufflepuff.
There's just no rhyme or reason
Only this sense of completion
And in your eyes
I see the missing pieces
I'm searching for
I think I found my way home
I know that it might sound more than
a little crazy, but I believe
I knew I loved you before I met you
I think I dreamed you into life
I knew I loved you before I met you
I have been waiting all my life
A thousand angels dance around you
I am complete now that I found you
I knew I loved you before I met you
I think I dreamed you into life
I knew I loved you before I met you
I have been waiting all my life
I knew I loved you before I met you
I think I dreamed you into life
I knew I loved you before I met you
I have been waiting all my life
I knew I loved you…
I knew I loved you…
I knew I loved you…
I knew I loved you…
James slid his hand from Lily's and move it down to her waist with his other hand. He pulled Lily in tighter and before Lily realizes what happened, James leaned down and placed his lips gently on hers. It started out small, but got deeper and deeper. When they finally let go, James smiled down on Lily and, to his greatest wish, she smiled back. Her wonderful, true smile, not to the effect of any potions. Without saying anything, they both expressed their feelings for each other with those smiles. He hugged her and lead her off the dance floor for some food.
On the other side of the hall, Jenny Johnston, a 7th year Hufflepuff, who've had her eyes on James for so long, watch jealously as James and Lily share those hugs and smiles. An evil click! went off in her brain, and instantly, a plan was formed to rid that goody-two-shoes Evans.
Back at their table, James and Lily sat talking quietly to each other, listening to the Weird Sisters, who had just arrived and started singing. Then James got up to get them some butterbeer. Seeing her chance, Jenny walked up to James and started flirting with him.
"Hi James," she said in a flirtatious voice.
"Oh, er, hey Jenny."
"James," she said, stooping down to strap her sandals, openly revealing her chest to James, "would you be a dear and get me some butterbeer?"
"Sure," he said mindlessly without looking at her (a/n: good James!) *Damn!* thought Jenny. Oh well, she had other plans. She stood up and saw Lily walking towards James. *Perfect* she thought, evilly. Making sure Lily could see them, she falsely fell and, James, being the gentleman that he is, caught her before she hit the floor. Seizing her chance, Jenny grabbed James and pushed her lips onto his. James quickly pulled away, and pushed Jenny from him. Then, he saw Lily running out of the hall, tears streaming down her cheeks.
"Lily! Lily, wait!" he called. She kept on running. By this time, Sirius and Bella, and Remus and Sandra had already made their way over.
"What the hell was that?" James yelled at Jenny.
"Well, James," she said in her ditzy voice again. "That Evans girl's not worth your time. Why don't you forget her and hang with me instead?"
"Listen, Jenny--" he began angrily when Bella cut it.
"Lily's worth one hundredth time of you, Johnston," she said. "So just back off before I make you."
No one had ever seen Bella this mad. Knowing not to mess with a mad Arabella, Jenny just stalked away.
"James," Bella said. "Go after Lily before it's too late." And James ran out after Lily.
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Lily had ran down to the lake. She sat down, leaning against a tree and hugged her legs to her. She didn't even bother to wipe the tears off her cheeks. *I knew it* she thought. *I shouldn't have rush things. I should have gotten to know him better. But no, I didn't*
"How could I have been so stupid?" she said out loud.
"You're not," said a voice behind her. Lily turn around and saw James standing there. She got up and was about to walk pass him, when James grabbed her arms. He was kind of hurting her, but she was too upset to say anything about it.
"Listen, Lily," James said. "It wasn't what it look like, okay?"
"James, I get it. You don't need to explain. You can go back to Jenny if you want."
"Will you just hear me out?! I didn't kiss her Lily! She kissed me! I didn't even know what was going on! She just--just pushed herself on me! And when she did, I stopped her right away. Don't you get it? I love you, Lily. You, and no one can change that…"
Tears were still streaming down Lily's cheek as she listened to James talked. "I--I'm just unsure a-about some stuff, James. Since I came to this school, I've been called…you know, mudblood. I just…don't know. Malfoy's always talking about purebloods in front of me…and, you know…I'm just not really comfortable…"
"Lily, look at me," James said, pulling her down She did. "Do I look like I care about those stuff? I don't care whether you come from muggle parents or not. All I care is that I love you."
"I-I love you too, James."
And with that, James pulled Lily into a deep, passionate kiss. When they let go, James just held Lily in his arms, her head leaning on his shoulder. James was thinking that his dream finally came true. That he now have the perfect girl. Lily was thinking how lucky she was and how romantic this moment is, together in each others' arms under the night sky, a dark pool of stars. If only she had a muggle controller right now. She could just press the pause button and they will stay like this forever…eternally together…
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A/N: That was my longest and most romantic chapter yet! Please tell me what you think by reviewing. Thank you!