Hello to all of my reviews and new readers! In answering the question many of you have been asking, yes, I do dance. I have done jazz for seven years and still do. I have done hip-hop for two years now and still do. I also have done ballet but sadly have stopped I did it for five years. I stopped because I have just started high school and was taking on too much so I had to drop one of the dances. And now that I have bored you all to death. Chapter 3!!!!!
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Chapter 3:
"Oh man, this is gonna suck," said Sirius with utter dislike of the whole idea of taking dance lessons. " And you know what the worst of it is? It's that we're probably going to be taught by some old shrewd! What an insult! How did we come to this?" Sirius asked James who was not listening. "James? Jamsie-poo?" Sirius now getting annoyed at his friend took drastic measures. "Oh my god James look its Snape with pink hair!"
At this James quickly turned away from his thoughts. "What!? Where!? I gotta see this!" But then James realized his best friend on the floor with laughter and realized it was a ploy.
"James you fall for that one ever time!" hollered Sirius with laughter.
"Ya, well at least I don't sleep with a stuffed bear."
"Shut up James! You know I can't sleep if I don't have Mr. Quiggles with me!" said Sirius with a rush of embarrassment.
"Oh my gosh!" shouted James. "We're late! Come on you nut let's go!" said James as he helped Sirius off the floor. And the two ran down the hall until they came to a portrait the one described my McGonnal. "Volant," panted James in exhaustion.
The two rushed in and were bewildered by what they saw. Lily Evans in a spilt on the floor performing for the rest of the team who were mesmerized by her movements. This is not happening! This is not happening! Lily Evans is not on the floor and she is not teaching this class. This was all James needed he had had a crush on Lily since first year and now in his sixth year he still had not built up the courage to talk to her. Yet now by some cruel fate she would be teaching him how to dance!
"Mr. Potter, Mr. Black! If you don't mind Ms. Evans would like to continue her dance for us. And seeing how you have so rudely interrupted her would you mind sitting down!" McGonnal's voice echoed through the small room. Blushing slightly the two took their place at the back of the room.
"Excuse me Professor?" asked Lily in a small voice. "Would it be alright if I started over? I really can't continue now that I have been interrupted."
"Of course, dear go right ahead and the next interruption will have detention for a week! Do I make myself clear Mr. Black, Potter?"
"Yes professor." came the solemn reply from the two boys.
Lily quickly cast a charm on the player to start the music over. She felt the music again it was hard for her at first to get started due to the number of eyes on her. She had never done this before the only people she had ever let see her dance were her dance teacher and her mother. And neither was in attendance here right now.
Again she started and again she was lost to the world around her all she could hear was the music she did not hear the gasp of some from the others in the room as she attempted a triple spin into a back layout. She did it perfectly. When she was finished the room was silent. This scared Lily at first as questions raced through her head. Did they like it? Were they so disguised that they left? Why is it suddenly silent? As if all at once her questions were answered at once loud applause was heard from her audience. Lily smiled slightly at the show of appreciation. She had never had credit for her work before only from her teachers but with that credit also came criticism but that didn't matter now. All the mattered was these people liked her! Then Lily looked up in her disappointment to find that not everyone was clapping. James Potter sat in the back not willing to even look at her. Well I couldn't hope for them all to like what I do she thought to herself.
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James was bewildered what had just happened was amazing. She was amazing even more remarkable than James thought. He was so shocked when she had finished he did not realize he was to be clapping, he was to busy looking at her in wonderment. Then he noticed she was about to look at him he quickly dodged her eyes and looked down at the floor. He hadn't noticed when he walked in how scuffed up the floor was. He thought to himself wow! She must have been dancing here for a while. He thought as he looked at all the scuffmarks on the floor. Lily interrupted his thought.
"Thank you all but now it is your turn to be in the spotlight. Now if you would all please come out on the floor we will begin our warm up," she said as though it were a perfectly natural occurrence.
James faltered many times trying to do the many movements. He was not very flexible and struggled greatly with bar exercises. Unbeknownst to him Lily noticed his awkwardness on the dance floor. Oh boy I've really got my work but out with this one. She thought to herself.
Lily noticed James struggling with the pairing assignment she had given. For a partner he had chosen Sirius Black who to her surprise was quite good at this even though she could tell he hated the whole thing. But, he could not help James with the movements. James was having great difficulty with his concentration and focusing. Not to mention he was a little off time. Lily walked over to where James and Sirius were working together in partners.
"Sirius, why don't you go over and practice some more at the bar. I'll help James," said Lily tenderly.
James thought he was going to die of embarrassment. The girl he liked the girl he had a crush on for years was now so close he could smell her. She smelled of Lilacs and strawberries. The fume intoxicated James. He wasn't paying attention. Lily noticed he was not paying attention to her. She wondered silently what is wrong with him does he have A.D.D.?
"Hello? James are you alright?" Lily could see a smile begin to creep across his features. "Earth to James. Hello? James Harold Potter?" asked Lily getting annoyed.
"Don't worry Lily I'll handle this," said Sirius coming up behind her. "Oh James? Lily just said she is madly in love with you… Jamsie, did you hear me? Lily just said she loves you!!!!!"
This immediately woke James from his daydream. (Which of course was about Lily and how good she smelled.) "What? What did you just say Sirius?" Then James noticed Lily standing right behind Sirius and blushed profusely. "Uh sorry Lily I just got side tracked." James apologized.
"It's alright, James. Class is over now anyway," said Lily still wondering to herself why Sirius had said that. "Excuse me everyone?" said Lily so light that no one had heard her speak. "Um excuse me?" she tried again a little louder. But still no one looked at her in attention.
"HEY EVERYONE? SHUT UP!" yelled Sirius as he then turned to Lily winking.
"Thank you Sirius," Lily said. "Class is over for tonight you'll have regular practice tomorrow and the next day but on Thursday you will come here at 7:00 and be ready to learn a combination."
"Um, Lily," asked a confused Melissa Mew. A short girl who was dwarfed compared to the other team members. "What is a combination?"
Lily then realizing she was talking to people who had most likely never seen the art of dance before tonight and told them what a combination was. "A combination is a short routine of dance movements I will teach to you. Like the dance you saw me do tonight," Melissa paled at the prospect of trying to do what Lily had done earlier. Lily realizing her mistake quickly corrected herself. "Oh, no don't worry you wont get a combination as difficult as the one I preformed for you earlier," the color came back to the girl's face. "I would never expect any one of you to even attempt those moves. I have been doing dance since I was three and I still have trouble. I will give a nice easy set of movements that will be easy for you to do. They will help you with coordination and timing."
"Well, that is enough for one night. Lily if you wouldn't mind staying I would like to talk with you about future lessons," said McGonnal with a smile on her face. "As for the rest of you, you may leave." And with that the students left to Lily's relief.
"You were excellent tonight Lily dear." said McGonnal in a kind voice. "You would make a wonderful teacher you know," said McGonnal suggestively.
"Thank you professor. But it was very tiring. And I really don't think I can get them to pay attention to me."
"Well," said a bemused McGonnal, "You do have the assistance of Mr. Black however," and to Lily's surprise she laughed.
"Well even with his help I still can't get James Potter to pay attention. I see what you meant when you told me he was an excellent seeker but, I'm beginning to think the boy definitely needs help," Lily said in a huff.
"Well, that is why I wanted to talk to you," said McGonnal her smile fading. " You see even though all the positions and players are important the seeker is the key player. And as you have noticed James is an excellent flyer but is easily distracted. I believe he may need the most help out of all our players." McGonnal paused. "Lily I was wondering if you would give him extra lessons?"
Lily was shocked at this. What can I do? She thought. "Professor not that I'd mind but what can I do for him separately that I cant do for him in a group?"
"Well, as you have noticed he is very easily distracted and if there is nothing for him to be distracted by in the room while you are giving him lessons then he may be able to pay more attention to you."
Lily pondered this for a little bit and realized it all made sense. But then she remembered how when she had finished her performance for the quidditch team and that he had not even clapped for her. "Professor, I don't think it would work. I don't think James likes me much."
"What makes you say that dear?" asked a curious looking Professor McGonnal.
"Well after my dance he didn't even look at me. He didn't clap or anything. And when I tried to help him a little earlier he simply ignored me." Lily said quite puzzled herself.
"Well dear, Mr. Potter is a very difficult person he rarely talks to anyone besides the marauders and his new girl of the week.
Lily remembered how it was when James' flavor changed and he dumped her best friend Danielle after three days. Danielle was heart broken. Lily was there she picked up the pieces as she always did for her friends. Then anger hit Lily like it had before. James has caused her friends so much pain why should she help him? Then she remembered. McGonnal was doing her a favor by letting her continue to use this room to dance. The least she could do was help James out because she asked her to. "Alright, Professor you just set up a time and I'll be there."
"Wonderful," replied a delighted McGonnal. "I'll talk to Mr. Potter first thing in the morning. "Goodnight Lily dear." She called as she left the room.
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Well what did you think? I hope you liked it. Yes, I know Mr. Quiggles. Hehe. Also I would like to add to my earlier comment about dance. My partner in crime and other half of Moonlight and Midnight an also does dance she has done jazz for one year and hip-hop for three. I'll be trying for twenty- twenty five reviews this time so please!!!!! Review!!!!!!!!!