I'm sooooooooo unbelievably sorry that this chapter is a week late. But this time, it really wasn't my fault. Apparently, Fanfiction.net made a new rule that you can't post chapters containing only Authors Notes and I didn't know about it so I did, and they suspended my account for a few days. And then me and my boyfriend broke up and I was really upset so my friends decided to take me out partying all weekend. I've had this chapter written since last weekend, I just wasn't able to upload it because of the suspension and then I didn't have access to a computer.

And I'm even more sorry to say that you're probably going to have to wait another week for the next chapter. Mid-terms are in less than two weeks and I haven't even begun to study, so that's going to take up most of my time.

To AlyMarieLupin: I'm really sorry, I didn't mean to be mean about it. I was just having a bad day and was really stressed, so I guess I took it out on you. I was just trying to say that I don't have time to write really long chapters when people want me to, because I have a really busy life. And I do read every review I get, that's why I want them so badly. The opinion of my readers matters a lot to me. And to answer you're question, I'm in ninth grade.

To Snowflake1040: Thanks for the idea! It's a really great one, and I was going to use it, but then I remembered that my sister did almost the exact same thing in her story. I might use something similar to it later in the story though. Thanks again!

And now, on with the chapter…

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Lily sprinted up the stairs to her dormitory, about to have a nervous breakdown. The dance was in an hour and she had only just finished decorating the Great Hall; she was never going to be ready in time.

            James laughed and sat down on the couch with his friends. "I'll never understand why girls need so much time to get ready."

            "No clue," Remus said, shaking his head. "The rest of them have already been up there for hours."

            "So," James said, leaning back on the couch and relaxing for the first time in a while. "Who are you three going to the dance with?"

            "Well you'd know that if you were actually around once in a while." Sirius said bitterly.

            "What?" James said, confused.

            "It's mostly just been the three of us for the past month. I guess it's too much trouble for you to make time for your best friends."

            "It's not my fault!" James said indignantly. "I'd like to see you three try to be Head Boy and Quidditch Captain at the same time. It's hard work; I haven't even had time to sleep, let alone hang out with you guys."

            "You could of ma-" Sirius began to respond, but Remus cut him off.

            "Drop it, Padfoot. He's here now, that's what matters. The dance will be over with tomorrow and things will be back to normal."

            "Yeah, you're right, sorry Prongs."

            "That's ok. Now, tell me, who are you going with?"

            "I'm going with Ashley," Peter said proudly.

            James stared in shock. "Ashley Carter?"

            "The one and only."

            "Way to go Wormtail," James said, slapping him on the back. Ashley was one of the hottest girls in school, and unlike him, Sirius, and Remus, Peter usually had trouble getting girls. "And what about you two?" he said, looking at Remus and Sirius.

            "I'm going with Dylan, and Remus is going with Toni." Sirius said.

            James raised an eyebrow. "Dylan? Why her? You're never going to get her into bed."

            "If Moony can, I can," Sirius said cockily.

            "I was going out with her for two months. Plus, I'm not a prat like you and she knows that; she knows you're just going to dump her the next day. You'll never be able to do it."

            "I wouldn't be too sure of that," James said, grinning. "I didn't even have to ask her out before I got her into bed. It's funny, her and Ashley are identical twins, but they couldn't be more different."

            The guys continued talking, James catching up on everything that he had missed, until they realized they had about fifteen minutes until they had to leave, and went upstairs to get ready.

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Lily stepped out of the shower and quickly dried herself off. She threw on her bathrobe and ran out into the dorm. She sat down in a chair in front of the vanity and Dylan and Toni rushed over and began doing her hair and make-up. Ashley was already sitting down in a chair next to Lily, and Sammi was doing hers."

"I'm so glad this is finally going to be over," Lily said, closing her eyes as Toni began to apply eye shadow. "I've barely had any time for you girls lately."

"Yeah, we know, we've missed you, Lil," Dylan said, brushing Lily's hair.

"I missed you too. So, who are you all going to the dance with?"

"Sirius," Dylan said casually, beginning to curl Lily's red locks, using a new spell she had discovered the other day.

Lily popped her eyes open and stared at Dylan through the mirror. "BLACK? Are you insane?"

"No. I know that he's just going to try to get me into bed, but he's hot and I just want to have a good time. I'm not thick enough to fall for him or anything."

Lily turned her gaze to Toni, who was continuing applying her make-up as if nothing was happening. "And you're okay with this?'

Toni nodded. "I'm over him, he's a prick. I'm going with Remus anyway."

"And I'm going with Amos Diggory," Sammi said excitedly.

"And what about you Ash?"

Ashley went pink and muttered something, and Dylan, Sammi and Toni burst out laughing.

      "What?" Lily said, confused.

      "She's going with Peter Pettigrew." Dylan said, still laughing.

      Lily raised her eyebrow. "And why would you want to do that?"

      "Shut up you guys," Ashley whined, "he's nice! He asked me and I felt bad saying no."

      Lily laughed along with her friends. "Ash, you're too nice for your own good sometimes."

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      About a half hour later, Lily's hair and makeup were finally finished. She quickly got up, grabbed her dress off of her bed, and went into the bathroom to get changed. She grinned as she looked into the mirror. She wasn't as conceited as James, but she still knew she looked hot. Her sparkly white dress was tight and slinky, all the way down to her ankles. There were two slits running up the side, stopping halfway up her thigh. The top was spaghetti strap, and showed a tiny bit of clevage, but not too much. Her bright red hair was set in elaborate curls, and her makeup was done to perfection, accenting her bright green eyes. She stepped out of the bathroom, still grinning.

      "Wow Lil, you look amazing!" Toni said enviously.

      "I know," Lily said, laughing. Sammi stepped into the room, looking equally as gorgeous as Lily.

            "Ready to go?"

      Lily nodded and bade goodbye to her friends. She and Sammi had to leave before the others, since they had dates from different houses and had to meet them in the Entrance Hall. They met up with James in the Common Room, and the three of them walked down to the Entrance Hall together.

      "You two are both looking extremely hot tonight by the way," James said, grinning as they walked down to the hall.

      James was the first to find his date; a few seconds after they arrived, an extremely pretty girl with long, straight black hair, and crystal blue eyes strode up to them.

      "Hey Jenna," James said, smiling.

      Lily didn't know why, but she felt a pang of jealousy as James hugged Jenna.

      "Well, we're gonna go…see you later."

      Lily and Sammi waved goodbye and continued searching for their dates. Lily finally spotted Brad and a few seconds later Sammi spotted Amos a few feet away. They said goodbye to each other and walked over to their dates.

      Brad grinned as he spotted Lily.

      "You look beautiful," he said, giving her a kiss on the cheek. Lily blushed.

      "Thanks."

      Brad took her arm and led her inside.

      Lily smiled as she stepped into the Great Hall and looked around at everybody enjoying themselves. She had to admit, she and James had done a pretty good job.

      The night went pretty well. Lily was having a great time with Brad, but every time she spotted James and Jenna, she got a weird feeling in her stomach and she had no idea why.

      After dancing through eight or nine straight songs, Lily was starting to get pretty tired, and the fact that the hall was unbearably hot wasn't helping. "Mind getting me a drink?" she asked Brad, fanning herself.

      "Sure,"

      "Thanks," she said, smiling. "I'm going to go sit down, meet me over there."

      Brad nodded, kissed her on the cheek, and turned and headed towards the drinks table. Lily turned the opposite way towards the back of the hall where there were lots of tables and chairs. She spotted Remus sitting alone at a table, staring at the people on the dance floor, looking pretty upset. Lily headed towards him puzzled. She sat down next to him but he appeared not to notice. Lily followed his gaze and spotted Sammi, looking pretty cozy with Amos.

      "You really love her, don't you?"

      Remus jumped and turned towards Lily. "What? What are you talking about?"

      "Sammi. You're in love with Sammi,"

       "No I'm not! She's my best friend, that's it, nothing more."

      "Oh come on, it's so obvious."

      Remus looked horrified. "It-it is?"

      "Yeah, pretty much. But don't worry, she's a dumb ass, she has no clue."

      "Lily, you have to help me, I can't take it anymore."

      "Just tell her how you feel."

      "I can't! It'll completely ruin our friendship. If she doesn't feel the same way, I'll never be able to even look at her again."

      "You have to tell her, otherwise you'll live you're life regretting it."

      "I just can't, I know she doesn't feel the same way."

      "She might."

      "No, she doesn't. She's obsessed with that thing over there." He motioned to Amos disgustedly. "You hear the way she goes on and on about him."

      "She only likes him because he's good-looking. You're good-looking too, and sweet, funny, caring and a lot less shallow than most other guys out there; any girl would be lucky to have you. Just tell her!"

      Remus smiled. "Thanks Lil,"

      "No problem."

      Lily was struck by a sudden thought. "Wait a minute, where's Toni?"

      "Oh, she and Ashley went to the bathroom to 'freshen up'."

      "Oh, alright."

      Lily suddenly spotted Brad walking towards them with the drinks. She said goodbye to Remus and went to meet him.

      "Thanks," Lily said graciously as he handed her her drink.

      Lily noticed that Brad was looking a little bit nervous. "Listen, Lil, can we go talk somewhere more quiet? I have to ask you something.

      "Sure," she said, puzzled, as he took her hand and led her out of the hall.

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Yay, my longest chapter yet. The next chapter will be the rest of the dance. I didn't want to stop in the middle of it, but I really wanted to get a chapter up. Once again, I'm so sorry for the delay! I didn't get a lot of reviews for the last chapter, so I'll post again when I get 70. And once again, if you have anything at all that you want to happen in the story, tell me! Don't forget to review!-Britt