Chapter 6
The three cars pulled up to the front of a large manor surrounded by fields. Each person got out and in the case of the students took their luggage out of the car.
"AAAWWWW. Home sweet home." Said Lily to herself.
They all set off towards the door. As they walked in all of them except Lily, Clarrisa and Rachel gasped. The entrance hall was huge and was decorated in light yellows and gold. On the domed ceiling of the hall was a picture of many magical creatures in their natural habitats.
While everyone was looking around a beautiful woman walked in dressed in an elegant beige suit.
"Welcome to Evans Manor. I hope your journey wasn't bad." The woman said bringing the attention of the children to her.
"I am Countess Evans but you may call me Rose. If you would like to follow Roberto to your rooms and unpack. There is a small get together in order of your arrival so please dress accordingly. You young men must wear a suit I'm afraid."
Roberto began to walk up the stairs and said "This way please."
The teenagers minus three began to follow Roberto up the stairs to their rooms.
****
Lily, Clarrisa and Rachel started off a few minutes after the others and went to Lily's room to change. Clarrisa's and Rachel's rooms were on either side of Lily's.
"Little get together my ass." Said Lily. "My mother doesn't know what the word little means."
"Don't be silly! I'm sure it will just be a few people that are close to your family." Rachel said while looking through Lily's dresses to find one for herself.
"The last time my mother organised a little get together it included over 900 people! Not what you call small! Clarrisa what on earth are you doing." Asked Lily catching sight of Clarrisa. She was standing in front of the mirror bobbing her head, wriggling her body and flapping her arms.
"I'm doing the impression of a worm doing an impression of a chicken. It's really good don't you think?" Cried out Clarrisa excitedly.
"Strangely enough NO!" Shouted Rachel.
Clarrisa looked slightly put down and stopped.
****
The girls changed into their dresses and began to do their make up and hair. Lily was wearing an emerald dress with spaghetti straps and a cross over back. Rachel was wearing a blood red dress with no straps at all and Clarrisa was wearing a pale blue dress which had bell sleeves and a low v- neck.
"So do you think you can guess who your mum's invited?" Asked Rachel.
"Well I don't know, with mum you can never tell. It all depends on who is on her good side this week. Oh and some people she has to invite, like other Counts and their families." Said Lily, not really paying attention as she was trying desperately to avoid being poked in the eye by Clarrisa who was trying to attack her with a mascara wand.
After another hour and a half all of the girls were ready.
"God made coke! God made pepsi! God made me drop dead sexy!" Clarrisa began to cheer as they walked down the hallway.
"Why are we friends with her again?" Enquired Rachel to Lily.
Lily just smiled and shook her head.
As they got closer to the ball room where the 'Little get together' was being held they could here a waltz being played.
Lily raised her eyebrow as she thought about who was going to be at the dance. She was so wrapped up in her thoughts she didn't notice someone creep up behind her. The figure quickly covered her eyes, lent to her ear and said "Guess who." "Cal! Oh my God I was wondering if you were home or not." Exclaimed Lily while hugging the young man.
Cal was 6'2 and had dark browny red hair and bright green eyes.
"What and miss one of mother's famous dances! I don't think so!" Said Cal slightly sarcastically.
"Oh Clarrisa, Rachel this is my brother Cal."
"Ummm.it's nice to meet you." Said Rachel the first to over come the shock.
Cal smiled sexily and said "Nice to meet you too. So ladies shall we go to the ball."
The group walked into the ball room to see over nine hundred people dancing and talking.
"If I was you I'd go and find your placing cards and then go and see mother." Whispered Cal in Lily's ear. Lily nodded to show she understood and slid gracefully through the crowd followed by Rachel and Clarrisa.
Once they had found their cards Lily read the other cards at the table which fitted twelve people.
"We're with the other Hogwart's students, Cal and Shit."
"Now now lily there is no need for such language." Clarrisa mocked.
"Mother yet again has sat me next to Cousin Faye. She does this every time! I don't know why Petunia doesn't have to sit next to her. "
"And your point is."
"Wait till we meet her then you'll know." Growled Lily under her breath. "I have to go and meet my mother now. Why don't you dance and have some fun I'll see you guys later." Lily rushed through the mass of people to her mother.
"Well now what are we supposed to do? Dance by ourselves?" Muttered Rachel to Clarrisa.
"It's always an option."
Just as Clarrisa said this two young men came towards the girls.
"Would you like to dance?" One asked.
****
Cal, having met his mother, saw three boys standing to the side and guessed they were from Hogwarts. He walked towards them.
"Hello! My name is Cal."
"Oh! Hi" Said Remus looking up to Cal. "My name is Remus and this is Sirius and James." He said while nodding to Sirius and James with his head.
Cal smiled.
Soon the boys were talking as though they had known each other for the whole of their lives.
****
*Well that was tedious.* Thought Lily. She had just talked with her mother and was looking for Cal. She caught sight of him with James, Sirius and Remus and glided to them, with a beautiful smile.
"Lily!" Cried out Cal. He smirked and said "So how long are you going to be able to keep that smile on?"
"All night if you must know. It has been practically glued in place." Lily replied through the smile.
"That's what you said last time and then you kneed that poor boy in well."
"Poor boy!" Snorted Lily. "If hee wasn't so friendly with his hands then he wouldn't now be unable to have children would he?"
"Huh!" Grunted Cal. "So who should I look out for?" Cal asked changing the subject suddenly.
"Stephanie Wilkins, she is a gold digger. Thyme Crystoff, she is a complete and utter slag and an all around whore. Oh! And Reanon Godfree, there's a rumour that she's pregnant and you don't want to be framed as the father." Said Lily as she pointed to each girl. "So me?"
"Ok! Jeffrey Richardson, he will use you then drop you. Cody Foster, he is a pervert and is most likely going to try and feel you up on the dance floor and we don't want any re-enacts of Toby Maguire's incident do we? Chris Holmes, he is a complete tramp."
"Can men be tramps?" Interrupted Lily this earned her a glare. "sorry" she murmured.
"And lastly Jake Ryans, he's a jerk need I say more?" Finished Cal.
James, Sirius and Remus were looking at them questionably.
Cal saw this and gave an answer.
"We give each other advice as to who not to dance with or do anything else with if you catch my drift."
"Oh."
****
After two hours of dancing it was time to sit down and eat. Cal was practically having to drag Lily to their table who was muttering things about her mother and God.
"Lily! Why are you being so difficult?" Cal groaned as they reached their table.
"Calivar! Lillian!" A screechy voice screamed from the table.
"Oh God.!" Said Cal with wide eyes.
"I told you God was punishing us" Said Lily nearly in tears.
"Just smile and act your ass off.FAYE!" Cal whispered and then cried out his cousins name.
"God it has been like forever!"
"Really? It seems like just yesterday to me." Said Cal with an extremely fake smile on his face.
The three cars pulled up to the front of a large manor surrounded by fields. Each person got out and in the case of the students took their luggage out of the car.
"AAAWWWW. Home sweet home." Said Lily to herself.
They all set off towards the door. As they walked in all of them except Lily, Clarrisa and Rachel gasped. The entrance hall was huge and was decorated in light yellows and gold. On the domed ceiling of the hall was a picture of many magical creatures in their natural habitats.
While everyone was looking around a beautiful woman walked in dressed in an elegant beige suit.
"Welcome to Evans Manor. I hope your journey wasn't bad." The woman said bringing the attention of the children to her.
"I am Countess Evans but you may call me Rose. If you would like to follow Roberto to your rooms and unpack. There is a small get together in order of your arrival so please dress accordingly. You young men must wear a suit I'm afraid."
Roberto began to walk up the stairs and said "This way please."
The teenagers minus three began to follow Roberto up the stairs to their rooms.
****
Lily, Clarrisa and Rachel started off a few minutes after the others and went to Lily's room to change. Clarrisa's and Rachel's rooms were on either side of Lily's.
"Little get together my ass." Said Lily. "My mother doesn't know what the word little means."
"Don't be silly! I'm sure it will just be a few people that are close to your family." Rachel said while looking through Lily's dresses to find one for herself.
"The last time my mother organised a little get together it included over 900 people! Not what you call small! Clarrisa what on earth are you doing." Asked Lily catching sight of Clarrisa. She was standing in front of the mirror bobbing her head, wriggling her body and flapping her arms.
"I'm doing the impression of a worm doing an impression of a chicken. It's really good don't you think?" Cried out Clarrisa excitedly.
"Strangely enough NO!" Shouted Rachel.
Clarrisa looked slightly put down and stopped.
****
The girls changed into their dresses and began to do their make up and hair. Lily was wearing an emerald dress with spaghetti straps and a cross over back. Rachel was wearing a blood red dress with no straps at all and Clarrisa was wearing a pale blue dress which had bell sleeves and a low v- neck.
"So do you think you can guess who your mum's invited?" Asked Rachel.
"Well I don't know, with mum you can never tell. It all depends on who is on her good side this week. Oh and some people she has to invite, like other Counts and their families." Said Lily, not really paying attention as she was trying desperately to avoid being poked in the eye by Clarrisa who was trying to attack her with a mascara wand.
After another hour and a half all of the girls were ready.
"God made coke! God made pepsi! God made me drop dead sexy!" Clarrisa began to cheer as they walked down the hallway.
"Why are we friends with her again?" Enquired Rachel to Lily.
Lily just smiled and shook her head.
As they got closer to the ball room where the 'Little get together' was being held they could here a waltz being played.
Lily raised her eyebrow as she thought about who was going to be at the dance. She was so wrapped up in her thoughts she didn't notice someone creep up behind her. The figure quickly covered her eyes, lent to her ear and said "Guess who." "Cal! Oh my God I was wondering if you were home or not." Exclaimed Lily while hugging the young man.
Cal was 6'2 and had dark browny red hair and bright green eyes.
"What and miss one of mother's famous dances! I don't think so!" Said Cal slightly sarcastically.
"Oh Clarrisa, Rachel this is my brother Cal."
"Ummm.it's nice to meet you." Said Rachel the first to over come the shock.
Cal smiled sexily and said "Nice to meet you too. So ladies shall we go to the ball."
The group walked into the ball room to see over nine hundred people dancing and talking.
"If I was you I'd go and find your placing cards and then go and see mother." Whispered Cal in Lily's ear. Lily nodded to show she understood and slid gracefully through the crowd followed by Rachel and Clarrisa.
Once they had found their cards Lily read the other cards at the table which fitted twelve people.
"We're with the other Hogwart's students, Cal and Shit."
"Now now lily there is no need for such language." Clarrisa mocked.
"Mother yet again has sat me next to Cousin Faye. She does this every time! I don't know why Petunia doesn't have to sit next to her. "
"And your point is."
"Wait till we meet her then you'll know." Growled Lily under her breath. "I have to go and meet my mother now. Why don't you dance and have some fun I'll see you guys later." Lily rushed through the mass of people to her mother.
"Well now what are we supposed to do? Dance by ourselves?" Muttered Rachel to Clarrisa.
"It's always an option."
Just as Clarrisa said this two young men came towards the girls.
"Would you like to dance?" One asked.
****
Cal, having met his mother, saw three boys standing to the side and guessed they were from Hogwarts. He walked towards them.
"Hello! My name is Cal."
"Oh! Hi" Said Remus looking up to Cal. "My name is Remus and this is Sirius and James." He said while nodding to Sirius and James with his head.
Cal smiled.
Soon the boys were talking as though they had known each other for the whole of their lives.
****
*Well that was tedious.* Thought Lily. She had just talked with her mother and was looking for Cal. She caught sight of him with James, Sirius and Remus and glided to them, with a beautiful smile.
"Lily!" Cried out Cal. He smirked and said "So how long are you going to be able to keep that smile on?"
"All night if you must know. It has been practically glued in place." Lily replied through the smile.
"That's what you said last time and then you kneed that poor boy in well."
"Poor boy!" Snorted Lily. "If hee wasn't so friendly with his hands then he wouldn't now be unable to have children would he?"
"Huh!" Grunted Cal. "So who should I look out for?" Cal asked changing the subject suddenly.
"Stephanie Wilkins, she is a gold digger. Thyme Crystoff, she is a complete and utter slag and an all around whore. Oh! And Reanon Godfree, there's a rumour that she's pregnant and you don't want to be framed as the father." Said Lily as she pointed to each girl. "So me?"
"Ok! Jeffrey Richardson, he will use you then drop you. Cody Foster, he is a pervert and is most likely going to try and feel you up on the dance floor and we don't want any re-enacts of Toby Maguire's incident do we? Chris Holmes, he is a complete tramp."
"Can men be tramps?" Interrupted Lily this earned her a glare. "sorry" she murmured.
"And lastly Jake Ryans, he's a jerk need I say more?" Finished Cal.
James, Sirius and Remus were looking at them questionably.
Cal saw this and gave an answer.
"We give each other advice as to who not to dance with or do anything else with if you catch my drift."
"Oh."
****
After two hours of dancing it was time to sit down and eat. Cal was practically having to drag Lily to their table who was muttering things about her mother and God.
"Lily! Why are you being so difficult?" Cal groaned as they reached their table.
"Calivar! Lillian!" A screechy voice screamed from the table.
"Oh God.!" Said Cal with wide eyes.
"I told you God was punishing us" Said Lily nearly in tears.
"Just smile and act your ass off.FAYE!" Cal whispered and then cried out his cousins name.
"God it has been like forever!"
"Really? It seems like just yesterday to me." Said Cal with an extremely fake smile on his face.