Disclaimer: Already mentioned in Chapter 1 :)
Thankfully Remus, Sirius and James all had dates for the dance; Lily had managed to persuade Lupin to ask out Fiore, who was also rather smart and sensible, like he was, and the trio were going to spend the evening of the dance together. As much couldn't be said for Peter, as no-one had been seeing much of him as of late. Strangely, he always returned to the dorm room after they were asleep and rose before anyone else awoke. However, there was no time to ponder over his suspicious behaviour; there were too many preparations to be made for the ball, and it was only two days away.
Sirius, James and Remus had all sent owls home; Sirius had asked his mother to send him a formal muggle tuxedo that he had worn to a family party once, whilst Remus and James both asked their parents to buy them someting special for the occasion. There was a flurry of owls in and out of the schools carrying squishy, large parcels, and the corridors suddenly seemed full of giggling girls comparing outfits. Orion brought Sirius his tux the day after he sent a note to his mum requesting it, and Remus and James received almost identical looking tuxedos. Sirius' consisited of tight black trousers, smart black shoes and a white shirt with a black bow tie; he looked like a perfect gentleman in it. James' and Remus' were more or less the same but not as well fitted, so Sirius was basically the only one whose figure was shown off.
When Sirius and Lily were talking as they walked around the lake one day he had politely asked her what her dress was like - she had refused, point blank, to even tell him what colour it was. From what he could make out from his friends every girl was being so secretive about their outfits. Though it irked Sirius he after a while he wasn't entirely bothered, for he knew Evans would look good in whatever she wore - for him the main concern was about how events would work out on the night, and not so much how his date or indeed himself looked.
The gamekeeper Ortis Gatre and his assistant Reubus Hagrid had taken on the job of decorating the castle for the run up to Christmas, and they had made a fine job of it. Inside the Great Hall it was like a large grotto, filled with large decorated pine trees covered in shimmering tinsel and flashing baubles, and, (as was rumoured,) there were tame reindeer walking about and waiting to be petted. Almost every girl in the hall had collapsed on them in fits of 'Ooos!' and 'Awwws!' as soon as they walked in the hall, leaving many of the boys disgruntled and jealous. Some of the many Hogwarts house- elves were spending their time walking about wearing green outfits with Christmas hats santa beards, delivering Christmas messages and cards; some of the doors had been enchanted to sing songs when opened and the staircases were entwined with rows of jingle bells. Everyone inside the castle was cheerful and filled with Christmas glee, and by the end of Thursday there was not one person in the castle with a frown on their face.
Almost everyone in the upper three years had stayed for the dance; some people from wizarding families were excited to see the Skeleton Sisters live, but many were just eager for a night with their dates. On Friday most people were to be found in the company of their partners. In the Gryffindor common room Sirius and Lily were sitting together playing a game of Exploding Snap; Remus and Fiore were having a long intellectual conversation whilst nibbling on Chocolate Frogs, and James and Jennifer were having a heated discussion about whether the Chudley Cannons or Puddlemere United were the better Quidditch Team. The whole school seemed in bliss.
By the time Saturday came, however, the whole mood of the school had transformed completely; the halls were covered in anxious girls who still hadn't received their costumes by owl, or had ran out of hair-spray or their favourite nail polish. The boys in the castle were much more relaxed; at lunchtime the great hall had only five girls in it, for the rest were busy getting ready. At about 5 o clock Sirius, James and Remus retreated to their dormitory to get ready.
The boys all had showers and then proceeded to put on their tuxedos. Sirius made a great fuss about this, undoing his top two buttons to show a little of his chest and leaving his bow tie hanging saucily. James spent a great deal of time trying to get his bow tie perfect, but Remus adjusted his tux in about two seconds and then sat on his bed, watching his best mates. Sirius stood before his mirror for a while, ruffling his long trendles and making sure they looked just right, whilst James anxiously tried to smooth out his hair.
"Shit." He said, sighing and placing both hands on his head. "It just won't lie flat!"
Remus pulled a tub out from his chest of drawers and threw it towards James; it hit him square in the face. "Here, try this out."
"Thanks a lot." Said James, grumbling. "Spike-be-gone?" He frowned, rubbing it between his fingers and smoothing it into his hair. After two second, however, his hair snapped to attention, and he groaned, tossing the tub back to Remus. "Thanks anyways, Moony."
James pointlessly attempted to flatten his hair for about another five minutes, before staring into the mirror and loosing his temper completely. With a snarl he picked up his wand and pointed it at the offending patch - "Mendomorphis!"
Sirius leapt to his feet as James' hair began to smoulder, throwing his pillow over James' hair. "Prongs, your a total arse!" He said, before whacking him playfully across the face with the pillow.
"Thanks for that." Murmured James, before turning back to the mirror and running a hand through his hair. Realising he wasn't going to get any better results, he turned to the other two and smiled.
"Moony; Padfoot; lets go!"
And with that the three walked out of their dormitories and down into the Gryffindor common room.
Notes: I think one or two more chapters to go *nodnod* Please review!
Thankfully Remus, Sirius and James all had dates for the dance; Lily had managed to persuade Lupin to ask out Fiore, who was also rather smart and sensible, like he was, and the trio were going to spend the evening of the dance together. As much couldn't be said for Peter, as no-one had been seeing much of him as of late. Strangely, he always returned to the dorm room after they were asleep and rose before anyone else awoke. However, there was no time to ponder over his suspicious behaviour; there were too many preparations to be made for the ball, and it was only two days away.
Sirius, James and Remus had all sent owls home; Sirius had asked his mother to send him a formal muggle tuxedo that he had worn to a family party once, whilst Remus and James both asked their parents to buy them someting special for the occasion. There was a flurry of owls in and out of the schools carrying squishy, large parcels, and the corridors suddenly seemed full of giggling girls comparing outfits. Orion brought Sirius his tux the day after he sent a note to his mum requesting it, and Remus and James received almost identical looking tuxedos. Sirius' consisited of tight black trousers, smart black shoes and a white shirt with a black bow tie; he looked like a perfect gentleman in it. James' and Remus' were more or less the same but not as well fitted, so Sirius was basically the only one whose figure was shown off.
When Sirius and Lily were talking as they walked around the lake one day he had politely asked her what her dress was like - she had refused, point blank, to even tell him what colour it was. From what he could make out from his friends every girl was being so secretive about their outfits. Though it irked Sirius he after a while he wasn't entirely bothered, for he knew Evans would look good in whatever she wore - for him the main concern was about how events would work out on the night, and not so much how his date or indeed himself looked.
The gamekeeper Ortis Gatre and his assistant Reubus Hagrid had taken on the job of decorating the castle for the run up to Christmas, and they had made a fine job of it. Inside the Great Hall it was like a large grotto, filled with large decorated pine trees covered in shimmering tinsel and flashing baubles, and, (as was rumoured,) there were tame reindeer walking about and waiting to be petted. Almost every girl in the hall had collapsed on them in fits of 'Ooos!' and 'Awwws!' as soon as they walked in the hall, leaving many of the boys disgruntled and jealous. Some of the many Hogwarts house- elves were spending their time walking about wearing green outfits with Christmas hats santa beards, delivering Christmas messages and cards; some of the doors had been enchanted to sing songs when opened and the staircases were entwined with rows of jingle bells. Everyone inside the castle was cheerful and filled with Christmas glee, and by the end of Thursday there was not one person in the castle with a frown on their face.
Almost everyone in the upper three years had stayed for the dance; some people from wizarding families were excited to see the Skeleton Sisters live, but many were just eager for a night with their dates. On Friday most people were to be found in the company of their partners. In the Gryffindor common room Sirius and Lily were sitting together playing a game of Exploding Snap; Remus and Fiore were having a long intellectual conversation whilst nibbling on Chocolate Frogs, and James and Jennifer were having a heated discussion about whether the Chudley Cannons or Puddlemere United were the better Quidditch Team. The whole school seemed in bliss.
By the time Saturday came, however, the whole mood of the school had transformed completely; the halls were covered in anxious girls who still hadn't received their costumes by owl, or had ran out of hair-spray or their favourite nail polish. The boys in the castle were much more relaxed; at lunchtime the great hall had only five girls in it, for the rest were busy getting ready. At about 5 o clock Sirius, James and Remus retreated to their dormitory to get ready.
The boys all had showers and then proceeded to put on their tuxedos. Sirius made a great fuss about this, undoing his top two buttons to show a little of his chest and leaving his bow tie hanging saucily. James spent a great deal of time trying to get his bow tie perfect, but Remus adjusted his tux in about two seconds and then sat on his bed, watching his best mates. Sirius stood before his mirror for a while, ruffling his long trendles and making sure they looked just right, whilst James anxiously tried to smooth out his hair.
"Shit." He said, sighing and placing both hands on his head. "It just won't lie flat!"
Remus pulled a tub out from his chest of drawers and threw it towards James; it hit him square in the face. "Here, try this out."
"Thanks a lot." Said James, grumbling. "Spike-be-gone?" He frowned, rubbing it between his fingers and smoothing it into his hair. After two second, however, his hair snapped to attention, and he groaned, tossing the tub back to Remus. "Thanks anyways, Moony."
James pointlessly attempted to flatten his hair for about another five minutes, before staring into the mirror and loosing his temper completely. With a snarl he picked up his wand and pointed it at the offending patch - "Mendomorphis!"
Sirius leapt to his feet as James' hair began to smoulder, throwing his pillow over James' hair. "Prongs, your a total arse!" He said, before whacking him playfully across the face with the pillow.
"Thanks for that." Murmured James, before turning back to the mirror and running a hand through his hair. Realising he wasn't going to get any better results, he turned to the other two and smiled.
"Moony; Padfoot; lets go!"
And with that the three walked out of their dormitories and down into the Gryffindor common room.
Notes: I think one or two more chapters to go *nodnod* Please review!
