Author: I do not own anything in this fic including (some) characters, (many) phrases, (most) words, ETC
=Chapter 22=
"I see," Natalie said, taking a sip from her cup, "So, these Untouchables… Are they pranksters as well?"
James snorted, "Yeah right! Too uptight."
"As you should be," Natalie squinted at him. "Professor Dumbledore told me about the head reports you've been ignoring. There's one thing that's important, and I'm leaving it up to you to figure it out."
"Hmm?" James looked up, "I'm forgetting something?"
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"Yes you're forgetting something," Ness said, looking at the old grandfather clock. She pushed Lily off the chair.
Lily gave a perplexed look, "And what am I-"
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"Forgetting?" James asked, still giving the look of confusion to his sister.
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Belle grinned, "Prefects-"
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"meeting." Natalie answered, still smiling sweetly.
James' eyes widened as he looked at the clock, "Sh-"
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"it." Lily ran out the door.
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Lily looked around as she ran down the halls, making sure no teacher would catch her. She fell back after running into something-
"ow."
More of someone. She looked up to see who the familiar voice belonged to.
"Sorry, James. I guess I forgot about the prefects meeting."
James got up and held out a hand to help her. After she took his hand gratefully, he replied, "Same here. C'mon. I think the prefects know what they're supposed to do. Let's see how much they've done." And they ran off towards the meeting together.
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"Sorry we're late," Lily said, breathing hard, "What did we miss?"
"Well," The male ravenclaw boy pointed at the blackboard with white scribbles behind him, "We've decided a few things for the Christmas Ball. It will be held two days before everyone departs for their homes."
One of the Slytherin prefects yelled out, "That's just because last year, the Hogwarts express smelled like vomit. Most people got too drunk."
"True," Added one of the Hufflepuffs, "There will be magic snow falling from the ceiling, and all the regular foods. You know, punch, brownies, ETC."
"Yeah," The Gryffindor boy known as Kevin Wood yelled, "We still need to figure out who's going to sing, and how to get them. We also need to figure out more decorations."
Lily thought for a moment, "I guess we could have an open microphone, and when no one's singing, we could have records or-"
"Agreed," Everyone said, the Ravenclaw girl writing the idea on the board. Now the prefects started yelling things out: "I have a few records!" "Same here!" "Why would I have a useless muggle object?"
"NOW-" James yelled. The room went silent, "What should we have for the ornaments?"
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"15 mistletoes," Lily looked at the list. It was Hogsmeade weekend. Most of the Prefects were buying Christmas gifts and decorations. Lily was doing the same. (James was showing his sister around Hogsmeade.) Lily sighed to herself, "I guess I'll just buy 1 and duplicate it."
After doing so, she looked at the last item on her list, "Cheese," She raised an eyebrow and looked at it closer, recognizing the handwriting, "Stupid James. I guess its time to buy Christmas presents."
After buying a present for Belle, Ness, Sirius, Remus, Peter, Alice, Frank, Her parents, Petunia, and a few of her other friends, she looked at the bags of gifts, "Who am I missing?" An image of James flashed through her mind, "Damn. What am I going to get him?"
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"TOMORROWS THE CHRISTMAS DANCE! HUSTLE YOUR MUSCLES PEOPLE!" Lily yelled to the crowd of Prefects. They all began to work faster. Lily looked back down at the spell book. Following the instructions, she flicked her wand at one of the records her parents sent her. The prefects burst out in laughter as a female voice loudly sang, "OH MR. SANDMAN! BRING ME A DREAM! (bum-bum-bum-bum!) MAKE HIM THE CUTEST, THAT I'VE EVER SEEN!"
Lily stopped the spell and giggled, "Okay, people! If those mistletoes are put up within five seconds, I'll put up a nice Record!" The mistletoes went up, and Lily pulled out any random CD. They all began to work as they listened to, "Did you fight him? Like a tiger. But he had strength and she had none, and yet we both reached for the gun. Oh yes, oh yes, oh yes they both, oh yes they both, oh yes they both reached for, the gun, the gun, the gun, the gun, oh yes, they both reached for the gun, for the gun!" (A/N: I got that song stuck in my head)
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"Welcome Hogwarts students, to the Christmas Ball!" Dumbledore said to the fourth years and up that joined, "Lets thank the Prefects and the Heads for this beautiful set!" It was indeed beautiful. A mistletoe was put over every entrance and over the food. It was lightly snowing, but before a snowflake could hit the ground, it disappeared. The tables were covered in white cloth, and a red rose placed in the middle of each. Fake stars were added magically to the ceiling, and the only light that was in that room was the fake crescent moon, and a deep green light that fell upon the open microphone. "Please welcome The head girl and boy Lily Evans and James Potter to open the first dance."
As James and Lily danced to, "What the world needs now. Is love, sweet love-" they talked, ignoring every pair of eyes that were upon them.
"Yo, Lily?"
"Yeah?" Lily asked, apparently listening to the music.
"When will you go out with me?"
Lily grinned to herself, "you'll have to catch me first."
The Untouchables, James thought to himself, Fits her perfectly, "And when will be the right time to catch you?"
"Whenever it feels like the right time to ask me."
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It was a fantastic evening. Lily sang a few songs, James did as well. Many of the students sang in fact. The most entertaining singer, though, was the drunken Sirius who sang out, "IT'S MY PARTY AND I'LL CRY IF I WANT TO!" An hour before the students left for the Hogwarts Express, Belle went up to James, "Have you seen Lily? She's supposed to go home this year, but no one's seen her."
James looked up from the fire he was sitting next to, "I'll go find her, I guess."
And he ran off.
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After half an hour, James found Lily in the Great Hall, where all the decorations were still put up. The snow was still falling, and a song was playing in the background- Kiss Me by Sixpence None the Richer (A/N: Yes I know that song came out in 1997).
James sneaked up behind her and watched her jump slightly as he tapped her on the shoulder. "Care for a dance, m'lady?" He asked. She turned around and took his offer.
"The decorations are really pretty, don't you think?" Lily asked, looking around the hall. The only response that came was a small 'uh-huh.' She looked up, catching James's eye. The two stopped moving and stood there, the snow falling upon them. Nothing could break the contact between them, as everything went silent. The first words they heard after a minute or two of looking into each other's eyes, were two lines from the song-
The little silver moon is sparking…
So kiss me.
They moved closer to one each other, and kissed. That wonderful moment was broken by the sound of footsteps coming to the door, the two broke apart and looked at the door. Ness, Belle, Remus, Peter, and Sirius came crashing through, "WE'RE ABOUT TO DEPART! LETS GO ALREADY!"
Ness and Belle grabbed Lily, as Sirius, Peter, and Remus grabbed James.
"Your sister is waiting for us." Sirius muttered to James as they kept running.
The two groups went in opposite directions, not seeing each other in the train, or on the platform.
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"James, there's a letter here for you," James's mother said after the gift openings. She handed him a note, "It says it's a Christmas present from a Lily Evans. Just arrived today. I'll be downstairs tending to your grandmother."
James's grandmother's voice came through from downstairs, "WHY IS IT SO COLD? ARE YOU SO POOR YOU CAN'T AFFORD AN AIRCONDITIONING?"
Mrs. Potter sighed and left to go downstairs. After she closed the door, and making sure Sirius was downstairs, James ripped open the envelope, and a small piece of paper with five letters written on it fell out.
"This better be good," James mumbled to himself. He looked at the note, his eyes widened as he looked down at it.
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"I wonder if James likes his present," Lily said to herself, "Why wouldn't he?" She laughed to herself and went to the kitchen to help her mother.
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James looked at those five letters (and a space) written on it, and eventually, a smile broke his face, as he looked at it one last time:
A Date
=End Chapter=
OOH! The next chapter should be fun to write!
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