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Heres the dance and some L/J action!
Chapter 3
The Way You Look Tonight
It was Wednesday, 2 days before the dance, and Lily still hadn't found a date. Malfoy had approached her, but got socked in the face before he would say anything. James was the only other one in their group without a date.
Lily came in from her morning jog and saw James sitting on the couch in front of the fire, simply staring. My God, he looks gorgeous! What? Where did that come from? He's James, I don't think he's any hotter than Remus or Sirius. Well, maybe a little. He has those amazing eyes that you can get lost in and the messy hair is such a turn on. As she thought this, a smirk was playing on her lips. Oh God, am I attracted to James? No, of course not. That would be weird. But, maybe I am. He is really nice, and caring. Not to mention drop dead gorgeous. If he asked me out last week I would have said no in an instant, but now I'm not so sure. After taking one more good look at him, she walked upstairs to change.
James had felt her eyes on him, but it didn't matter because she was the exact person on his mind. God, every time I close my eyes I see her. Why? Why, why, why, why, why? She's just Lily, no prettier than Corita or Arielle. Well, maybe a tiny bit. With her deep red hair and those emerald eyes that tell you exactly what she's feeling. While thinking this, he started to smile. Oh God, do I like Lily? No, definitely not. But, maybe . . . She is nice, and fin to be around, and totally hot. Last week the thought of asking her out wouldn't have crossed my mind, but now I just don't know. Hearing her walk up the stairs, he stood and walked out of the portrait hole to find Sirius and Remus.
It was 3 hours before the ball, and Lily and James, both confused with their feelings, had decided to go stag. Sirius and Corita were obviously going together and Remus and Arielle had decided to go "as friends". The boys were in the common room playing exploding snap, not wanting to put on their tuxes. Dumbledore had decided to make the ball like a muggle formal, with tuxes and gowns, no robes allowed.
The girls were upstairs getting ready. They had picked out their dresses together, so no one wound up with the same one. Corita was wearing a ruby red, sparkling halter dress. It went perfectly with her shoes, which were also a sparkly red. The deep red dress looked amazing with her magically tanned skin. Her hair was up in a messy bun, with some pieces left framing her face. Her makeup was simple; some blush, glitter on her eyes, and deep red lip gloss. All in all, she looked beautiful.
Arielle had on a dress similar to that of Cinderella, except her's was a tube top. It was the same sparkly, light blue, which hugged all of her curves until the waistline, where it belled out. The dress fell to the floor, where her glass slippers were hidden from sight. Her hair was up in a French twist, and she had on shimmering blue eye shadow that brought out her icey blue eyes. She had on dark pick lip gloss for the finishing touch.
Then there was Lily. She had chosen an emerald green gown, as it matched the color of her eyes perfectly. The waist came to a v-line, and then fell fluently to the ground. Her shoes, the same color of her dress, gave her about 2 inches in height. The neckline fell into a low V, so she had on her silver cross necklace, which she rarely took off. She also wore her watch and rings, but changed the stoned in them to an emerald green. Her eyelids were shimmering from the white, glittery eye shadow, and her lips were covered in a light pick gloss. All 3 girls added some finishing touches, (eyeliner and mascara) looked at each other, and smiled.
"Well, let's go," stated Arielle.
"Yeah," Lily broke in, her "wild side" taking over. "Let's get this party started!" The girls linked arms as they made their way to the common room, laughing at Lily's outburst.
Meanwhile, Remus, Sirius, and James had went to their own dorm to change. Sirius and Remus gave each other knowing glanced, and decided that now was a good time to talk to James about something "important".
"So, Prongs, ol' buddy ol' pal. Me and Moony are just a tiny bit confuzzeld," Sirius said, slowly bringing up the topic.
"Yes James, we have something to ask you."
"Why do you have a bloody date? This is not like you mate. I'm worried!" cried Sirius.
"Well, so much for easing our way into the conversation," Remus muttered. "What Padfoot means is—"
"Why don't you have a bloody date? I meant exactly what I said," Sirius interjected. "And why can't I tie this stupid tie, DAMMIT?!?"
The door opened and in stepped Lily.
"God Si, I can hear you all the way from the common room!" she laughed. But the boys were simply staring at her. "What? What are you looking at?" she asked while smirking.
"Nothing Lils. It's just . . ." Remus stopped, not knowing what to say.
"DAMN Lil, you clean up NICE!" blurted out Sirius. He then added a low whistle to show how much he approved of her outfit.
"Thank you," she said while blushing. "Now come here so I can fix your tie, loser." Sirius laughed and walked over to where she was standing, "There," she said, "now you look hott!"
"Hun, I always look hot," he replied and as he walked by he slapped her ass in a playful way.
"Riiiight," was all she said before following him out. Remus and James simply looked at each other, silently agreeing that Lily and Sirius were lunatics.
The 6 teens met up and walked to the Great Hall together, laughing and joking all the way.
The Great Hall was beautiful. There were floating jack-o-lanterns and bats flying around. Happy Halloween signs were hung all around the room, which would occasionally to say "Gryffindor Rules," courtesy of Lily and James. As Head Boy and Girl, they had planned the dance and chose most of the decorations. The normal four house tables were gone so there was a giant dance floor. There was a buffet table along the right side of the Hall and a sitting area along the left. Outside, as it was still warm for October, there were some benches in case some students wanted to "get some air". That idea belonged to James, though Lily didn't protest.
"Wow guys, the Hall looks amazing," Arielle said in awe.
"We know," they replied while smiling at each other.
"Hello students of Hogwarts," came Dumbledore's booming voice. "Welcome to this year's Halloween Ball. Now, would the Head boy and Girl please come and start us off with the first dance of the evening."
Lily and James looked at each other and smirked. He waggled his eyebrows as he took her hand and lead her to the dance floor. A slow song started as he rested his hands on her hips and she placed her arms around his neck. They both felt all of their emotions towards the other return, only this time stronger.
"You look really nice Lils." As James spoke she could feel his breath tickling her face.
"Th- Thanks. You too," she stuttered, not looking him in the eye. James, feeling her tensing, held her closer. He felt her relax as she put her head on his shoulder. They stayed like that until the song ended, when they noticed that there were other people on the dance floor. They pulled away reluctantly, and without looking at each other, Lily went to sit down and James went to get some food. There he found his best friend.
"Well that was fun," James said sarcastically.
"Hey man. It's just Lily. What're you gettin so worked up for?" he asked.
"I dunno. She's just different."
"James, she's Lily. She was always different."
"What do you mean, Si?"
"Well, she doesn't fall at your feet like every other girl on the planet. She's not a complete ditz. She's a fun person to be around. She's nice to almost everyone, but will kick your ass if you piss her off. Not to mention, she's hot. If she wasn't like a little sister to me I would definitely wanna do– I mean date her." When Sirius was done with his speech, he noticed that James looks panicked. "Prongs," he asked cautiously, "what's wrong?"
"Lily . . ."
"What about her?"
"She's gone."
"Huh? James, you're not makin any–-"
"She's gone. Where is she? She was sitting right over there. I turn my head for one minute and she disappeared."
"Calm down man. We'll find her. Don't tell the girls, they'll freak out and we don't have time for that. She probably just went to the bathroom," said Sirius. He noticed that he sounded a lot more confident than he felt.
"Ok. I'll go look outside. You find Remus and tell him what's going on," and they went their separate ways.
Lily was in the gardens, sitting on a bench watching the stars. She was so confused about her feelings for James. Deep in thought, she didn't realize someone walk up behind her. All of a sudden there was a cold, boney hand on her shoulder.
"Hello Flower." In hearing this, she immediately tensed.
"What do you want Malfoy?" she asked shakily.
"You know what I want," he whispered as his hand slowly slid further down her front. She went to get up but he roughly pushed her back down. "Come now. Don't make this any harder than it has to be." He nibbled on her earlobe and then planted a trail of kisses to her mouth. He kissed her hard, and forced her tongue into her mouth. She could taste a slight trace of alcohol as he forced her into a lying position on the bench. He straddled her and continued to kiss her every where. She was crying by now, struggling to push him off. As he took a moment to breathe, she took a chance and screamed, but it was soon muffled by his mouth covering hers.
James was walking around outside when he heard a small cry. He ran to where the noise came from and found Lucius Malfoy on top of Lily.
"Lily!" he screamed. He ran over to Malfoy and pulled him off of her. He punched him in the face once, twice, three times. James then threw him on the floor and looked him square in the eyes.
"Stay the hell away from her Malfoy," he said in a deadly whisper. He then ran over to Lily and pulled her into a tight hug, where she began to sob uncontrollably onto his shoulder.
"Shhh. It;s ok, I've got you . . ." he soothed, holding her closer, wanting to make all of her fears disappear. After a few minutes her sobs subsided, though she was still holding him tight.
"God James. If you hadn't come—"
"But I did," he interrupted. "Don't think about the 'what if's' Lil." He pulled away and took her face in his hands. Slowly, he brushed away her tears with his thumbs, never letting his eyes leaver her emerald ones. He got his wand from his pocket and said a spell to fix her makeup and red eyes. "There, good as new. Now, let's get inside before Sirius starts to get idea." She cracked a small smile and grabbed his hand, which he gave a slight squeeze.
Once inside, James found Sirius and gave him a nod to tell him that everything was ok. He then lead Lily to the dance floor for the second time that night. A slow-ish song started, and the two put their arms around each other.
Some day, when I'm awfully low, when the world is cold. I will feel a glow, just thinking
of you, and the way you look tonight.
God, she really does look gorgeous tonight.
Yes you're, lovely. With your smile so warm, and your cheeks so soft. There is nothing for me but to love you, and the way you look tonight.
James brought his hand up to touch her cheek. She looked up at him and smiled,
thankful that he was here for her.
With each word, your tenderness grows, tearin' my fears apart. And that laugh, wrinkles your nose, touches my foolish heart.
The hand that was resting on her waist moved slightly, touching one of her many ticklish spots, and she giggled. I love the way her nose scrunched when she laughs. He thought to himself.
Lovely, never ever change. Keep that breathless charm, won't you please arrange it? Cause I love you,
She looked up and chocolate brown met emerald green. I think I'm in love with her. I think im in love with him. They both thought.
Just the way you look, tonight.
Without noticing, they had been moving closer together. Finally, their lips met in a sweet but mind blowing kiss. There was no tongue, or roughness about it, but it meant everything to the both of them. Neither of them wanted to leave the other's arms, and both wanted the kiss to go further, but the night was over. They pulled apart and looked at each other. They thought something similar. She didn't feel it, or He felt nothing. They both turned towards the Great Hall doors and silently walked back to their respective dorms, only to have sweet dreams of the other.
The song is a Fran Sinatra song called "The Way You Look Tonight" When I do have songs in my chapters... be prepared for a lot
of Frank Sinatra, cause I love him! I know... you all thought they were gonna get together. I'm gonna put them through so misery first... but by Christmas they should be together. Review Please!!!
3 Smurfinator
Heres the dance and some L/J action!
Chapter 3
The Way You Look Tonight
It was Wednesday, 2 days before the dance, and Lily still hadn't found a date. Malfoy had approached her, but got socked in the face before he would say anything. James was the only other one in their group without a date.
Lily came in from her morning jog and saw James sitting on the couch in front of the fire, simply staring. My God, he looks gorgeous! What? Where did that come from? He's James, I don't think he's any hotter than Remus or Sirius. Well, maybe a little. He has those amazing eyes that you can get lost in and the messy hair is such a turn on. As she thought this, a smirk was playing on her lips. Oh God, am I attracted to James? No, of course not. That would be weird. But, maybe I am. He is really nice, and caring. Not to mention drop dead gorgeous. If he asked me out last week I would have said no in an instant, but now I'm not so sure. After taking one more good look at him, she walked upstairs to change.
James had felt her eyes on him, but it didn't matter because she was the exact person on his mind. God, every time I close my eyes I see her. Why? Why, why, why, why, why? She's just Lily, no prettier than Corita or Arielle. Well, maybe a tiny bit. With her deep red hair and those emerald eyes that tell you exactly what she's feeling. While thinking this, he started to smile. Oh God, do I like Lily? No, definitely not. But, maybe . . . She is nice, and fin to be around, and totally hot. Last week the thought of asking her out wouldn't have crossed my mind, but now I just don't know. Hearing her walk up the stairs, he stood and walked out of the portrait hole to find Sirius and Remus.
It was 3 hours before the ball, and Lily and James, both confused with their feelings, had decided to go stag. Sirius and Corita were obviously going together and Remus and Arielle had decided to go "as friends". The boys were in the common room playing exploding snap, not wanting to put on their tuxes. Dumbledore had decided to make the ball like a muggle formal, with tuxes and gowns, no robes allowed.
The girls were upstairs getting ready. They had picked out their dresses together, so no one wound up with the same one. Corita was wearing a ruby red, sparkling halter dress. It went perfectly with her shoes, which were also a sparkly red. The deep red dress looked amazing with her magically tanned skin. Her hair was up in a messy bun, with some pieces left framing her face. Her makeup was simple; some blush, glitter on her eyes, and deep red lip gloss. All in all, she looked beautiful.
Arielle had on a dress similar to that of Cinderella, except her's was a tube top. It was the same sparkly, light blue, which hugged all of her curves until the waistline, where it belled out. The dress fell to the floor, where her glass slippers were hidden from sight. Her hair was up in a French twist, and she had on shimmering blue eye shadow that brought out her icey blue eyes. She had on dark pick lip gloss for the finishing touch.
Then there was Lily. She had chosen an emerald green gown, as it matched the color of her eyes perfectly. The waist came to a v-line, and then fell fluently to the ground. Her shoes, the same color of her dress, gave her about 2 inches in height. The neckline fell into a low V, so she had on her silver cross necklace, which she rarely took off. She also wore her watch and rings, but changed the stoned in them to an emerald green. Her eyelids were shimmering from the white, glittery eye shadow, and her lips were covered in a light pick gloss. All 3 girls added some finishing touches, (eyeliner and mascara) looked at each other, and smiled.
"Well, let's go," stated Arielle.
"Yeah," Lily broke in, her "wild side" taking over. "Let's get this party started!" The girls linked arms as they made their way to the common room, laughing at Lily's outburst.
Meanwhile, Remus, Sirius, and James had went to their own dorm to change. Sirius and Remus gave each other knowing glanced, and decided that now was a good time to talk to James about something "important".
"So, Prongs, ol' buddy ol' pal. Me and Moony are just a tiny bit confuzzeld," Sirius said, slowly bringing up the topic.
"Yes James, we have something to ask you."
"Why do you have a bloody date? This is not like you mate. I'm worried!" cried Sirius.
"Well, so much for easing our way into the conversation," Remus muttered. "What Padfoot means is—"
"Why don't you have a bloody date? I meant exactly what I said," Sirius interjected. "And why can't I tie this stupid tie, DAMMIT?!?"
The door opened and in stepped Lily.
"God Si, I can hear you all the way from the common room!" she laughed. But the boys were simply staring at her. "What? What are you looking at?" she asked while smirking.
"Nothing Lils. It's just . . ." Remus stopped, not knowing what to say.
"DAMN Lil, you clean up NICE!" blurted out Sirius. He then added a low whistle to show how much he approved of her outfit.
"Thank you," she said while blushing. "Now come here so I can fix your tie, loser." Sirius laughed and walked over to where she was standing, "There," she said, "now you look hott!"
"Hun, I always look hot," he replied and as he walked by he slapped her ass in a playful way.
"Riiiight," was all she said before following him out. Remus and James simply looked at each other, silently agreeing that Lily and Sirius were lunatics.
The 6 teens met up and walked to the Great Hall together, laughing and joking all the way.
The Great Hall was beautiful. There were floating jack-o-lanterns and bats flying around. Happy Halloween signs were hung all around the room, which would occasionally to say "Gryffindor Rules," courtesy of Lily and James. As Head Boy and Girl, they had planned the dance and chose most of the decorations. The normal four house tables were gone so there was a giant dance floor. There was a buffet table along the right side of the Hall and a sitting area along the left. Outside, as it was still warm for October, there were some benches in case some students wanted to "get some air". That idea belonged to James, though Lily didn't protest.
"Wow guys, the Hall looks amazing," Arielle said in awe.
"We know," they replied while smiling at each other.
"Hello students of Hogwarts," came Dumbledore's booming voice. "Welcome to this year's Halloween Ball. Now, would the Head boy and Girl please come and start us off with the first dance of the evening."
Lily and James looked at each other and smirked. He waggled his eyebrows as he took her hand and lead her to the dance floor. A slow song started as he rested his hands on her hips and she placed her arms around his neck. They both felt all of their emotions towards the other return, only this time stronger.
"You look really nice Lils." As James spoke she could feel his breath tickling her face.
"Th- Thanks. You too," she stuttered, not looking him in the eye. James, feeling her tensing, held her closer. He felt her relax as she put her head on his shoulder. They stayed like that until the song ended, when they noticed that there were other people on the dance floor. They pulled away reluctantly, and without looking at each other, Lily went to sit down and James went to get some food. There he found his best friend.
"Well that was fun," James said sarcastically.
"Hey man. It's just Lily. What're you gettin so worked up for?" he asked.
"I dunno. She's just different."
"James, she's Lily. She was always different."
"What do you mean, Si?"
"Well, she doesn't fall at your feet like every other girl on the planet. She's not a complete ditz. She's a fun person to be around. She's nice to almost everyone, but will kick your ass if you piss her off. Not to mention, she's hot. If she wasn't like a little sister to me I would definitely wanna do– I mean date her." When Sirius was done with his speech, he noticed that James looks panicked. "Prongs," he asked cautiously, "what's wrong?"
"Lily . . ."
"What about her?"
"She's gone."
"Huh? James, you're not makin any–-"
"She's gone. Where is she? She was sitting right over there. I turn my head for one minute and she disappeared."
"Calm down man. We'll find her. Don't tell the girls, they'll freak out and we don't have time for that. She probably just went to the bathroom," said Sirius. He noticed that he sounded a lot more confident than he felt.
"Ok. I'll go look outside. You find Remus and tell him what's going on," and they went their separate ways.
Lily was in the gardens, sitting on a bench watching the stars. She was so confused about her feelings for James. Deep in thought, she didn't realize someone walk up behind her. All of a sudden there was a cold, boney hand on her shoulder.
"Hello Flower." In hearing this, she immediately tensed.
"What do you want Malfoy?" she asked shakily.
"You know what I want," he whispered as his hand slowly slid further down her front. She went to get up but he roughly pushed her back down. "Come now. Don't make this any harder than it has to be." He nibbled on her earlobe and then planted a trail of kisses to her mouth. He kissed her hard, and forced her tongue into her mouth. She could taste a slight trace of alcohol as he forced her into a lying position on the bench. He straddled her and continued to kiss her every where. She was crying by now, struggling to push him off. As he took a moment to breathe, she took a chance and screamed, but it was soon muffled by his mouth covering hers.
James was walking around outside when he heard a small cry. He ran to where the noise came from and found Lucius Malfoy on top of Lily.
"Lily!" he screamed. He ran over to Malfoy and pulled him off of her. He punched him in the face once, twice, three times. James then threw him on the floor and looked him square in the eyes.
"Stay the hell away from her Malfoy," he said in a deadly whisper. He then ran over to Lily and pulled her into a tight hug, where she began to sob uncontrollably onto his shoulder.
"Shhh. It;s ok, I've got you . . ." he soothed, holding her closer, wanting to make all of her fears disappear. After a few minutes her sobs subsided, though she was still holding him tight.
"God James. If you hadn't come—"
"But I did," he interrupted. "Don't think about the 'what if's' Lil." He pulled away and took her face in his hands. Slowly, he brushed away her tears with his thumbs, never letting his eyes leaver her emerald ones. He got his wand from his pocket and said a spell to fix her makeup and red eyes. "There, good as new. Now, let's get inside before Sirius starts to get idea." She cracked a small smile and grabbed his hand, which he gave a slight squeeze.
Once inside, James found Sirius and gave him a nod to tell him that everything was ok. He then lead Lily to the dance floor for the second time that night. A slow-ish song started, and the two put their arms around each other.
Some day, when I'm awfully low, when the world is cold. I will feel a glow, just thinking
of you, and the way you look tonight.
God, she really does look gorgeous tonight.
Yes you're, lovely. With your smile so warm, and your cheeks so soft. There is nothing for me but to love you, and the way you look tonight.
James brought his hand up to touch her cheek. She looked up at him and smiled,
thankful that he was here for her.
With each word, your tenderness grows, tearin' my fears apart. And that laugh, wrinkles your nose, touches my foolish heart.
The hand that was resting on her waist moved slightly, touching one of her many ticklish spots, and she giggled. I love the way her nose scrunched when she laughs. He thought to himself.
Lovely, never ever change. Keep that breathless charm, won't you please arrange it? Cause I love you,
She looked up and chocolate brown met emerald green. I think I'm in love with her. I think im in love with him. They both thought.
Just the way you look, tonight.
Without noticing, they had been moving closer together. Finally, their lips met in a sweet but mind blowing kiss. There was no tongue, or roughness about it, but it meant everything to the both of them. Neither of them wanted to leave the other's arms, and both wanted the kiss to go further, but the night was over. They pulled apart and looked at each other. They thought something similar. She didn't feel it, or He felt nothing. They both turned towards the Great Hall doors and silently walked back to their respective dorms, only to have sweet dreams of the other.
The song is a Fran Sinatra song called "The Way You Look Tonight" When I do have songs in my chapters... be prepared for a lot
of Frank Sinatra, cause I love him! I know... you all thought they were gonna get together. I'm gonna put them through so misery first... but by Christmas they should be together. Review Please!!!
3 Smurfinator