Hey everyone. I am so sorry about the lateness of this update. I have been gone and when I tried to update from a computer where I was staying, it wouldn't work. I got home and our internet was down, so I couldn't put it on. Anyway, it's back up , so I can write now. I am going to try to write the rest of this story to match the book, but I don't want to have to look up every little thing to see if it's right, so I am just going to go off what I remember. I know that Lily and James hate each other, but I'm still trying to decide if I should have them, since they are already friends. I could change it, but I have had people tell me that they don't want a love/hate story so I don't know. If you have a preference please tell me. Okay, enough jabber, here's more story.

Disclaimer- I own anything you don't recognize from Harry Potter.

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A month later

The group was sitting in the great hall waiting for dinner to start when Dumbledore got up and said, "Before we start dinner, I have some news for you. As you all know, Valentine's day is in three weeks and we traditionally hold a Valentines Ball for third years and up."

The whole hall was filled with the sounds of excited chatter.

Dumbledore held up a hand and the hall grew silent.

He continued talking, "This year we have decided to let the first and second years come to the ball also. Since this is a Valentines Ball, we ask that you try and bring a date, but if you for some reason cannot find one you may come alone. Now, enough of this, lets eat."

The hall was immediately filled with students talking about the ball.

"This is so exciting," said Lily, "now I know what the dress is for that mum and dad sent me at Christmas."

"I hope that someone will ask me," said Jenna, "It would be so embarrassing to go alone."

"Yeah it would be," said Sirius, "But just think of all the people you could dance with if you didn't have a date bugging you all the time."

"True," replied James, "but if your date was someone you really liked you wouldn't want to leave them, right?"

As James said this he looked at Lily then back at Sirius.

"I guess you're right Jamsie." replied Sirius. "That reminds me that I have something to do."

He looked over at Lily and asked if he could ask her something.

She laughed and said sure.

Remus and James immediately knew what Sirius was going to ask her so they were going to try and beat Sirius to the question

Just as Sirius was about to ask, James and Remus were too, so at the same time they all asked, " Lily will you go to the Ball with me?"

Lily surprised said, "Wow, all three of you want to go with me?"

"Yep," they all replied at the same time.

"Well, I don't know who to choose since you all asked at the same time," said Lily.

"Just pick the one you would rather go with," said Jenna, "Then you can save a dance or two for the other two."

Lily, thinking this was a good idea, looked the boys over trying to decide who to choose.

James was looking at her with puppy dog eyes. "He's cute when he does that," Lily thought to herself, "but I don't think I want to go with him."

Sirius was on one knee graveling at her feet. "Pathetic," she said to herself , "there's no way I want to go with someone who wants to kiss my feet."

Remus was just sitting there looking at her and eating his pudding. "Hmm," she thought, "no dog eyes or graveling, I think I have my answer."

"Okay guys I have my answer, are you ready?" she asked them.

"Yes," replied James, Sirius, and Remus.

"Well I have come to a decision, and I have decided that the person I want to go with is Remus," she answered.

Remus smiled at Lily while Sirius glared at Remus. James just looked down, hurt in his eyes.

"Wait a minute," James thought to himself, "why should I care who Lily goes with. It's her decision. Sure she's cute and I'd like to go with her, but I can find another person to go with."

Sirius on the other hand was not thinking like James. "I can't believe she picked Remus over me," he thought, "is there something wrong with me? I hate Remus right now. I just want to hurt him, oooh, he just makes me mad."

Remus was thinking about how happy he was that Lily had picked him. "I wonder why though," he said to himself, "oh well, she picked me, I don't care. I just hope James and Sirius aren't mad at me."

~~~~~~~~ After dinner in the Boys Dorm~~~~~~~~~

"How DARE you steal Lily from me Jerk," yelled Sirius at Remus.

"STEAL Lily from you?" asked Remus, "she wasn't yours in the first place so I couldn't have stolen her from you."

"True," Sirius yelled back, "but I like her, so in my eyes you stole her from me."

"Okay if you insist, then I stole her from you. Happy?" yelled Remus

"No, Remus, I am not happy." yelled Sirius, "You know what? I don't care what you do with Lily, she's yours now, I never want to talk to you or Lily again, so go find your precious LILY FLOWER and STAY OUT OF MY LIFE."

Sirius gave Remus one final harsh glare before going into the bathroom and slamming the door shut behind him.

For Remus, the closed door symbolized the newly closed friendship and that scared him.

He didn't know if he would ever get Sirius to open that door for him again.

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Well, I know it's not very long, but I have no time right now. I figured I should put it up before you all kill me. ~~~~/----à (that's a knife.) LOL. Anyway, I think I'll be able to write some tomorrow. I'll try to make it longer. C ya. Also Thanks for reviewing, I appreciate it. (hint hint)

-Katie