Hey everyone. Well I thought I would be getting more reviews, but it seems
that with each chapter I get less and less. Oh well, who cares. I would
like to thank the following reviewers:
LilyPotter
SatanBarbie
Carmel March
I hope you all like my story. Thanks.
Disclaimer: Only own stuff in dreams. I wish dreams could sometimes be reality. Life would be pretty cool then.
Halloween:
The common room was filled with chatter. It appeared as if the only thing on everyone's mind was the upcoming ball. The ball would take place on November 1, and all the students still had to find dates, pick an outfit, choose accessories, choose a hairstyle, and everything else that goes along with the ball. There was so much to be done. The staff planned a Hogsmeade weekend in two weeks in order for everyone to buy their outfits.
Lily and Sirius already planned on going together. This surprised everyone, because usually his girlfriends only lasted one or two weeks, but he really liked Lily, and was hoping to stay with her for much longer. Remus decided to go with Arabella. They were just going to go as friends, but Bella was beginning to think of him as something more. Erin decided to go solo, and poor Peter was turned down by every girl he asked (A/N: Mwahahaha. I don't much like Peter. Anyone know why?). Erin didn't want to have to do the whole date thing; if she did then she'd have to be around them for a whole month, which she didn't really want. Lily, Maegan, Bella, Erin, James, Sirius, and Remus were all asked many times. Five out of the seven were glad to have a reason to turn them all down, two did not (A/N: I know I'm making this school seem so superficial. Except, think about your school, who gets asked out the most? The good-looking people or the not so good looking ones? That is why Lily was asked out so many times.)
James didn't really like any of the girls who asked him. He wanted to go with Lily, but of course, she was going with Sirius. He knew that he couldn't show up without a date. Finally he decided he would rather go with a friend than some girl whose name he can't even remember. "Hey Maegan, can I talk to you for a moment?"
"Yeah, sure James, what's up?"
"Well...I was wondering if we could go to the ball together...as friends."
"Sounds fun."
"Really?"
"Yeah."
"Great," James was happy that he at least now had a date. He still wished he could be going with Lily, but one of Lily's best friends was the next best thing.
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The four marauders sat huddled together in their dorm. Their low voices were barely audible. Some words were capable of being heard. "Should we tell them?"
"Would they tell?"
"We should get there early."
"But then someone would know besides us."
"We can't have been the first ever to know."
"Maybe, but these girls might tell."
"We could blindfold them."
"If you were blindfolded wouldn't you peak?"
"Yeah."
"You think you are the only one."
"We could hint it to them, and make them promise not to tell." That was it. The four boys went downstairs and found the girls in the common room. They confronted the girls. "Hey guys, can we talk to you for a moment," started James.
"Yeah sure," smiled Erin.
"We have something we want to tell you, but we could only tell you if you promise not to tell anyone."
"Yeah, okay," the girls all, agreed.
"We know a way to sneak into Hogsmeade early so we could get better costumes for the ball. We were nice enough to invite you girls to come with us."
"Oh I feel so honored James," smirked Lily. "But, thanks that would be great."
"Super, we are planning on going tomorrow right after dinner. So be on time."
"Okay, relax. We'll be there."
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The boys silently led the girls to the statue of the humped witch. Remus cautiously looked around before tapping the hump and saying 'Dissendium' opening the passage. As they all walked in, Remus noted, "It's a couple minute walk, but the path leads right into the Honeydukes cellar." The girls were very excited. They had never been to Hogsmeade before, well, not not on a Hogsmeade weekend. As it almost reached 10 minutes, they reached the trap door leading into the cellar. After checking if the coast was clear, the climbed into the cellar.
The eight friends stepped out of Honeydukes and smelled the fresh air. It smelled wonderful compared to the musty smell of the passage. They quickly made their way over to the costume shop. Once inside, they students looked around and tried on many costumes each. After finding the costumes that they wanted, the students quickly left the shop careful to not show the other students what they picked out. (A/N: You'll find out what the costumes are on the day of the ball.) By the time they made it back, it was still before curfew. Luckily, they didn't have to hide themselves, only their bags. They exited the witch end headed straight to their common room. Each was excited about their own costume that they just bought. Most of the students were still outside, so the friends didn't have to try to hard to hide the bags. This lack of confrontation was a great way to end a great trip.
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Soon, they day of the ball soon arrived. As what had become ritual, the girls went upstairs to get ready 3 hours before the start of the dance. The boys decided to stay downstairs until an hour before the ball was supposed to start. While the boys nonchalantly took showers, the girls were busy fussing over every single detail. Finally, 10 minutes before the dance was supposed to start, the eight friends met up in the common room.
First there was Peter, who chose the weirdest costume of all the friends. He decided to go as a pumpkin. A big, fat, orange pumpkin (A/N: You know, if costumes displayed personalities, he would be a rotting pumpkin, still, all he had to do was paint himself orange.). Remus decided to go as a vampire. His naturally pale skin helped, meaning he didn't have to wear much make-up. He used two different spells to make his hair black and to give himself fangs. He wore a traditional vampire outfit, complete with the white frills and black cape. He looked like a real vampire. Sirius wore all yellow. He had on yellow robes, yellow shoes, and even died his hair yellow. He wore a big hat with dented yellow lines coming out of it. He was going to go as Helios. In Greek mythology Helios was the sun. Sirius was a pretty decent student, but he definitely knew more about mythology and astronomy than anything else (A/N: except for pranks, food, and girls of course.). James didn't want to wear a costume, he was too depressed. He decided to dress in all black and call himself darkness. Even if it wasn't much of a costume, he was dark; Sirius was light, so it all worked out.
Finally the girls came downstairs. They came down one at a time hoping to make a good impression on the boys. First came down Erin. Erin decided to go as the wicked witch of the west. She changed her hair black and her face green. She wore long black robes, and a black witch's hat. She had a wart on her long nose. She also put a spell on herself that could make her give an evil cackle. She looked very scary.
Next to come down was Maegan, who decided to go as a Goth. She used a spell to turn her naturally blonde, wavy hair, black and straight. She wore heavy black lipstick, eyeliner, and mascara. She also used a spell to make her face pale. She was wearing a knee-length black skirt. Over it was an odd, but cool, grey sleeveless dress type thing. It was all grey with black spirals spread over all of the material. There was a slit in the front from her mid-chest to the bottom. From this split point, there was a row of sequins going to the left and the right. Attached to the sleeves, there was another row of sequins lying under her shoulders. Attached to these, were black, chiffon sleeves that ended in a point just past her fingertips. She also wore barely visible three-inch platforms. Her costume looked very good with James'.
Arabella and Remus decided to have matching costumes. Arabella was also going as a vampire. She wore a floor length black dress with very long sleeves as well. There was a blood red sash tied around her waist. She also preformed spells to make her hair black, give herself fangs, and to make her skin pale. She put on a deep red lipstick to match the sash. She also wore a velvet, black choker around her neck with a cross dandling from it.
Last to come down was Lily. She easily outdid all of the other three girls. She was an angel. She wore a white spaghetti strap dress that went down to her knees. It was very tight, with a little frill on the bottom. The dress was covered in glitter making it shine when the light hit it just right. Her red hair was straightened so it reached her mid-back. Atop her hair, there was a white halo floating magically above her head. She also wore white, four inch heels. Her eyes were covered in light purple shadow, and her lips were light pink. As she gently walked down the stairs it seemed as if she was floating. The seven friends all stared up at her. Remus, Sirius, and James looked as if they might start drooling, and the three girls looked at her in delight. Peter was unable to conceal the look of confusion on his face. This was the one time he was debating what side he was going to be on, the dark lord's or the light. Maybe he possibly...no it wasn't possible. He could never actually like Lily, since his boss wanted her dead. The boys quickly snapped out of their trances, as the girls escorted them to the ball.
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When they reached the ball, the friends all gasped in amazement at how beautiful the hall looked. The Halloween decorations made the hall look both mystical and scary. On the stage, there was a band playing requested music. The friends quickly took seats on the left side of the hall and began to eat.
Lily had barely finished eating, when a 5th year Hufflepuff came over. She respectfully turned him down saying she wanted to dance her first dance with her date. She gave the same speech to the 4 other boys. Finally Sirius had finished with his meal, and lead Lily onto the dance floor. "Hey Lily."
"Yes Sirius."
"I'm really glad I came to the dance with you tonight. I've never liked a girl as much as I liked you. You make me feel really special. Thank you."
"Oh Sirius, that's so sweet." She quickly gave him a hug and a kiss and they went back to dancing.
James was on the other side of the dance floor with Maegan. He knew he should be paying more attention to her, but he couldn't get his eyes off of Lily. He saw Sirius talking to Lily, and her looking up adoringly at him. Then he saw her kiss him. He didn't know how he was going to go through a whole night of this.
Meanwhile, Remus and Arabella were dancing right in the middle. If you looked at Bella, it would have been obvious that she really liked Remus. Obvious to everyone but Remus that is. He only saw Bella as a friend, nothing more. In fact, he still liked Lily. Now that he was thinking about it, he wasn't sure how much he did like Lily. Maybe that little lie he made to James earlier may have been more truthful than he thought.
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When the music stopped, Sirius quickly ran up onstage to talk to the band. The friends saw lots of talking and nodding, then Sirius with a microphone in his hand. He quickly walked up to the front of the stage to make an announcement, "Hello Hogwarts!" Everybody cheered. "I would like to sing a song dedicated to my girlfriend Lily. Okay, here it goes.
There's a calm surrender
to the rush of day.
When the heat of the rolling world
can be turned away.
An enchanted moment,
and it sees me through
It's enough for this restless warrior
Just to be with you
And can you feel the love tonight?
It is where we are
It's enough for this wide-eyed wanderer
that we got this far
and can you feel the love tonight
How it's laid to rest?
It's enough to make kings and vagabonds
believe the very best
There's a time for everyone
if they only learn.
That the twisting kaleidoscope
Moves us all in turn
There's a rhyme and reason
To the wild outdoors
When the heart of this star-crossed voyager
Beats in time with yours
And can you feel the love tonight?
It is where we are
It's enough for this wide-eyed wanderer
that we got this far
and can you feel the love tonight
How it's laid to rest?
It's enough to make kings and vagabonds
believe the very best
It's enough to make kings and vagabonds
believe the very best"
When Sirius finished his song half the hall was in tears. Lily was crying harder than anyone else in the room. She ran upstairs and gave Sirius a huge kiss. James was screwed if he ever wanted Lily. Why did his best friend have to be such a charmer?
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So...what do you think? Is it any good at all? I know that I made Sirius kind of sappy at the end. R/R.
Sophia
LilyPotter
SatanBarbie
Carmel March
I hope you all like my story. Thanks.
Disclaimer: Only own stuff in dreams. I wish dreams could sometimes be reality. Life would be pretty cool then.
Halloween:
The common room was filled with chatter. It appeared as if the only thing on everyone's mind was the upcoming ball. The ball would take place on November 1, and all the students still had to find dates, pick an outfit, choose accessories, choose a hairstyle, and everything else that goes along with the ball. There was so much to be done. The staff planned a Hogsmeade weekend in two weeks in order for everyone to buy their outfits.
Lily and Sirius already planned on going together. This surprised everyone, because usually his girlfriends only lasted one or two weeks, but he really liked Lily, and was hoping to stay with her for much longer. Remus decided to go with Arabella. They were just going to go as friends, but Bella was beginning to think of him as something more. Erin decided to go solo, and poor Peter was turned down by every girl he asked (A/N: Mwahahaha. I don't much like Peter. Anyone know why?). Erin didn't want to have to do the whole date thing; if she did then she'd have to be around them for a whole month, which she didn't really want. Lily, Maegan, Bella, Erin, James, Sirius, and Remus were all asked many times. Five out of the seven were glad to have a reason to turn them all down, two did not (A/N: I know I'm making this school seem so superficial. Except, think about your school, who gets asked out the most? The good-looking people or the not so good looking ones? That is why Lily was asked out so many times.)
James didn't really like any of the girls who asked him. He wanted to go with Lily, but of course, she was going with Sirius. He knew that he couldn't show up without a date. Finally he decided he would rather go with a friend than some girl whose name he can't even remember. "Hey Maegan, can I talk to you for a moment?"
"Yeah, sure James, what's up?"
"Well...I was wondering if we could go to the ball together...as friends."
"Sounds fun."
"Really?"
"Yeah."
"Great," James was happy that he at least now had a date. He still wished he could be going with Lily, but one of Lily's best friends was the next best thing.
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The four marauders sat huddled together in their dorm. Their low voices were barely audible. Some words were capable of being heard. "Should we tell them?"
"Would they tell?"
"We should get there early."
"But then someone would know besides us."
"We can't have been the first ever to know."
"Maybe, but these girls might tell."
"We could blindfold them."
"If you were blindfolded wouldn't you peak?"
"Yeah."
"You think you are the only one."
"We could hint it to them, and make them promise not to tell." That was it. The four boys went downstairs and found the girls in the common room. They confronted the girls. "Hey guys, can we talk to you for a moment," started James.
"Yeah sure," smiled Erin.
"We have something we want to tell you, but we could only tell you if you promise not to tell anyone."
"Yeah, okay," the girls all, agreed.
"We know a way to sneak into Hogsmeade early so we could get better costumes for the ball. We were nice enough to invite you girls to come with us."
"Oh I feel so honored James," smirked Lily. "But, thanks that would be great."
"Super, we are planning on going tomorrow right after dinner. So be on time."
"Okay, relax. We'll be there."
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The boys silently led the girls to the statue of the humped witch. Remus cautiously looked around before tapping the hump and saying 'Dissendium' opening the passage. As they all walked in, Remus noted, "It's a couple minute walk, but the path leads right into the Honeydukes cellar." The girls were very excited. They had never been to Hogsmeade before, well, not not on a Hogsmeade weekend. As it almost reached 10 minutes, they reached the trap door leading into the cellar. After checking if the coast was clear, the climbed into the cellar.
The eight friends stepped out of Honeydukes and smelled the fresh air. It smelled wonderful compared to the musty smell of the passage. They quickly made their way over to the costume shop. Once inside, they students looked around and tried on many costumes each. After finding the costumes that they wanted, the students quickly left the shop careful to not show the other students what they picked out. (A/N: You'll find out what the costumes are on the day of the ball.) By the time they made it back, it was still before curfew. Luckily, they didn't have to hide themselves, only their bags. They exited the witch end headed straight to their common room. Each was excited about their own costume that they just bought. Most of the students were still outside, so the friends didn't have to try to hard to hide the bags. This lack of confrontation was a great way to end a great trip.
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Soon, they day of the ball soon arrived. As what had become ritual, the girls went upstairs to get ready 3 hours before the start of the dance. The boys decided to stay downstairs until an hour before the ball was supposed to start. While the boys nonchalantly took showers, the girls were busy fussing over every single detail. Finally, 10 minutes before the dance was supposed to start, the eight friends met up in the common room.
First there was Peter, who chose the weirdest costume of all the friends. He decided to go as a pumpkin. A big, fat, orange pumpkin (A/N: You know, if costumes displayed personalities, he would be a rotting pumpkin, still, all he had to do was paint himself orange.). Remus decided to go as a vampire. His naturally pale skin helped, meaning he didn't have to wear much make-up. He used two different spells to make his hair black and to give himself fangs. He wore a traditional vampire outfit, complete with the white frills and black cape. He looked like a real vampire. Sirius wore all yellow. He had on yellow robes, yellow shoes, and even died his hair yellow. He wore a big hat with dented yellow lines coming out of it. He was going to go as Helios. In Greek mythology Helios was the sun. Sirius was a pretty decent student, but he definitely knew more about mythology and astronomy than anything else (A/N: except for pranks, food, and girls of course.). James didn't want to wear a costume, he was too depressed. He decided to dress in all black and call himself darkness. Even if it wasn't much of a costume, he was dark; Sirius was light, so it all worked out.
Finally the girls came downstairs. They came down one at a time hoping to make a good impression on the boys. First came down Erin. Erin decided to go as the wicked witch of the west. She changed her hair black and her face green. She wore long black robes, and a black witch's hat. She had a wart on her long nose. She also put a spell on herself that could make her give an evil cackle. She looked very scary.
Next to come down was Maegan, who decided to go as a Goth. She used a spell to turn her naturally blonde, wavy hair, black and straight. She wore heavy black lipstick, eyeliner, and mascara. She also used a spell to make her face pale. She was wearing a knee-length black skirt. Over it was an odd, but cool, grey sleeveless dress type thing. It was all grey with black spirals spread over all of the material. There was a slit in the front from her mid-chest to the bottom. From this split point, there was a row of sequins going to the left and the right. Attached to the sleeves, there was another row of sequins lying under her shoulders. Attached to these, were black, chiffon sleeves that ended in a point just past her fingertips. She also wore barely visible three-inch platforms. Her costume looked very good with James'.
Arabella and Remus decided to have matching costumes. Arabella was also going as a vampire. She wore a floor length black dress with very long sleeves as well. There was a blood red sash tied around her waist. She also preformed spells to make her hair black, give herself fangs, and to make her skin pale. She put on a deep red lipstick to match the sash. She also wore a velvet, black choker around her neck with a cross dandling from it.
Last to come down was Lily. She easily outdid all of the other three girls. She was an angel. She wore a white spaghetti strap dress that went down to her knees. It was very tight, with a little frill on the bottom. The dress was covered in glitter making it shine when the light hit it just right. Her red hair was straightened so it reached her mid-back. Atop her hair, there was a white halo floating magically above her head. She also wore white, four inch heels. Her eyes were covered in light purple shadow, and her lips were light pink. As she gently walked down the stairs it seemed as if she was floating. The seven friends all stared up at her. Remus, Sirius, and James looked as if they might start drooling, and the three girls looked at her in delight. Peter was unable to conceal the look of confusion on his face. This was the one time he was debating what side he was going to be on, the dark lord's or the light. Maybe he possibly...no it wasn't possible. He could never actually like Lily, since his boss wanted her dead. The boys quickly snapped out of their trances, as the girls escorted them to the ball.
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When they reached the ball, the friends all gasped in amazement at how beautiful the hall looked. The Halloween decorations made the hall look both mystical and scary. On the stage, there was a band playing requested music. The friends quickly took seats on the left side of the hall and began to eat.
Lily had barely finished eating, when a 5th year Hufflepuff came over. She respectfully turned him down saying she wanted to dance her first dance with her date. She gave the same speech to the 4 other boys. Finally Sirius had finished with his meal, and lead Lily onto the dance floor. "Hey Lily."
"Yes Sirius."
"I'm really glad I came to the dance with you tonight. I've never liked a girl as much as I liked you. You make me feel really special. Thank you."
"Oh Sirius, that's so sweet." She quickly gave him a hug and a kiss and they went back to dancing.
James was on the other side of the dance floor with Maegan. He knew he should be paying more attention to her, but he couldn't get his eyes off of Lily. He saw Sirius talking to Lily, and her looking up adoringly at him. Then he saw her kiss him. He didn't know how he was going to go through a whole night of this.
Meanwhile, Remus and Arabella were dancing right in the middle. If you looked at Bella, it would have been obvious that she really liked Remus. Obvious to everyone but Remus that is. He only saw Bella as a friend, nothing more. In fact, he still liked Lily. Now that he was thinking about it, he wasn't sure how much he did like Lily. Maybe that little lie he made to James earlier may have been more truthful than he thought.
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When the music stopped, Sirius quickly ran up onstage to talk to the band. The friends saw lots of talking and nodding, then Sirius with a microphone in his hand. He quickly walked up to the front of the stage to make an announcement, "Hello Hogwarts!" Everybody cheered. "I would like to sing a song dedicated to my girlfriend Lily. Okay, here it goes.
There's a calm surrender
to the rush of day.
When the heat of the rolling world
can be turned away.
An enchanted moment,
and it sees me through
It's enough for this restless warrior
Just to be with you
And can you feel the love tonight?
It is where we are
It's enough for this wide-eyed wanderer
that we got this far
and can you feel the love tonight
How it's laid to rest?
It's enough to make kings and vagabonds
believe the very best
There's a time for everyone
if they only learn.
That the twisting kaleidoscope
Moves us all in turn
There's a rhyme and reason
To the wild outdoors
When the heart of this star-crossed voyager
Beats in time with yours
And can you feel the love tonight?
It is where we are
It's enough for this wide-eyed wanderer
that we got this far
and can you feel the love tonight
How it's laid to rest?
It's enough to make kings and vagabonds
believe the very best
It's enough to make kings and vagabonds
believe the very best"
When Sirius finished his song half the hall was in tears. Lily was crying harder than anyone else in the room. She ran upstairs and gave Sirius a huge kiss. James was screwed if he ever wanted Lily. Why did his best friend have to be such a charmer?
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So...what do you think? Is it any good at all? I know that I made Sirius kind of sappy at the end. R/R.
Sophia