Chapter 8 – The Party
That week she spent her spare time in the library, studying, avoiding Mercury. Then on Friday he'd got up even earlier to be there when she came for her daily bath. "Been avoiding me?" he asked "No, not as such...just needed some time to myself..." she said uneasily, faltering at the side of the bath. He didn't turn around for her so she awkwardly removed her clothes beneath a towel. Then he seemed to realise he was still watching her and turned away so she could get in, which she did. "There's a party in the 7th year guys dorm in Griffindor tower on Saturday night...D...d'you want to come with?" he said once she'd settled on the floor. "Sure," she smiled They bathed in silence, then Mercury left with a quick wink. Lilly was rather distracted all Friday, thinking about the party on Saturday. Instead of heading to the library at 4.30 she went to her dorm and rifled through her clothing, trying to find something to wear. At 5.30 she had finally assembled her outfit and decided what she'd wear with it makeup and accessory wise. She'd never been so girly in her life, after reading a few chapters of her potions book she went down to dinner. Saturday passed about as quick as a snail taking a leisurely stroll. She paid no attention to any of her extra lessons. Except when it came to hand 2 hand combat, in which she excelled, and due her increased exercise levels her muscles were beginning to really loosen up so she wasn't in much pain when she dashed to have a two minute shower and magically remove the hair on her legs. When she'd finally changed and assembled herself she almost collided with Mercury after jumping down the stairs from the girls dormitories. He led her by the hand up to the seventh year dorm and pulled her inside. She was immediately handed a glass and pointed over to a trunk that had a wide array of bottles standing on it. She poured herself some real ale and lemonade and turned to find Fred and George grinning at her. "Hi," she grinned "Now Lilly, we thought better of you!" said Fred "What ever for?" she smiled innocently before being dragged away by Mercury to meet some random people. She managed to keep the same glass of ale and lemonade for quite some time while Mercury was knocking it back. There were actually quite a few people at the party. There were mainly sixth and seventh year Griffindor boys with a smattering of Griffindor 7th year girls, a few ravenclaw boys and just two Slytherin guys, including Mercury, so around 30 all together. Music was playing loudly from a MMP and Lilly asked why no one had come and asked them to stop it. Apparently they'd worked for a week on magically soundproofing the room. Mercury dragged her over and they danced crazily with every one else. She actually had lots of fun. Then George challenged her to a shot contest. "George! I thought better of you!" she said "What ever for?" he said fluttering his eye lashes, "You're not wimpling out are you?" "Chuh! No...Of course not!" she said, fast to defend herself "Go Lilly!" said Mercury shoving her down on the floor, on one side of a trunk, George sat opposite, who was decidedly drunk already, giving Lilly a head start. The first shot (of vodka) was poured and she knocked it back immediately. Five shots later they were both made to stand up and George passed-out, making Lilly the winner, who was now very drunk. She fell into Mercury's arms, giggling. He gently pushed her back onto the bed that was behind her and pounced on top of her, tickling her sides. She was an incredibly ticklish person, and she was laughing so much she could barely breathe. "Mer....mercury...stop!" she giggled, she pushed at him, causing them to roll over and fall off the edge of the bed. Mercury landed precariously between her legs, a hand either side of her. They both froze, staring at each other. Then Lilly remembered her plan of action and rolled over so that she was on top, yelled "I win!" And jumped up "Someone get me another drink!" she said, feigning innocence Mercury shoved a beer into her hand just a few minutes later, grinning that alluring grin of his. There was more dancing and a game of magical twister and more drinking on the part of everyone but Lilly. It was fun and it bought her a bit closer to Mercury by the minute. When she was in bed Lilly was thinking about mercury and felt suddenly guilty for doing what she was doing. It isn't his fault, he's actually okay, if a little forward. She woke late on Sunday morning. Well, at eight thirty, which is late for her. She went down to the baths, there was only a sixth year girl taking a shower and no one else. She had a leisurely bath before drying, dressing and heading down for a hearty full English breakfast. She then went and studied in the library for a couple of hours then found a secluded spot in a clearing at the edge of the lake, further away from the school and practised exercising her wings. She noticed how much stronger she was getting and how her new powers and skills were making her more accurate and concentrative. She was just practising precision with her wings by trying to make it look like she was walking on water when she felt a nasty crackling in her head and through her jaw and neck. She shook her head, holding her hand in front of her eyes. The sun seemed far too bright now, she felt sick and she couldn't keep her wings beating, she was slowly sinking into the water. The lake looked horribly deep now. Then everything went fuzzy, then grey, then black cold and silent.
That week she spent her spare time in the library, studying, avoiding Mercury. Then on Friday he'd got up even earlier to be there when she came for her daily bath. "Been avoiding me?" he asked "No, not as such...just needed some time to myself..." she said uneasily, faltering at the side of the bath. He didn't turn around for her so she awkwardly removed her clothes beneath a towel. Then he seemed to realise he was still watching her and turned away so she could get in, which she did. "There's a party in the 7th year guys dorm in Griffindor tower on Saturday night...D...d'you want to come with?" he said once she'd settled on the floor. "Sure," she smiled They bathed in silence, then Mercury left with a quick wink. Lilly was rather distracted all Friday, thinking about the party on Saturday. Instead of heading to the library at 4.30 she went to her dorm and rifled through her clothing, trying to find something to wear. At 5.30 she had finally assembled her outfit and decided what she'd wear with it makeup and accessory wise. She'd never been so girly in her life, after reading a few chapters of her potions book she went down to dinner. Saturday passed about as quick as a snail taking a leisurely stroll. She paid no attention to any of her extra lessons. Except when it came to hand 2 hand combat, in which she excelled, and due her increased exercise levels her muscles were beginning to really loosen up so she wasn't in much pain when she dashed to have a two minute shower and magically remove the hair on her legs. When she'd finally changed and assembled herself she almost collided with Mercury after jumping down the stairs from the girls dormitories. He led her by the hand up to the seventh year dorm and pulled her inside. She was immediately handed a glass and pointed over to a trunk that had a wide array of bottles standing on it. She poured herself some real ale and lemonade and turned to find Fred and George grinning at her. "Hi," she grinned "Now Lilly, we thought better of you!" said Fred "What ever for?" she smiled innocently before being dragged away by Mercury to meet some random people. She managed to keep the same glass of ale and lemonade for quite some time while Mercury was knocking it back. There were actually quite a few people at the party. There were mainly sixth and seventh year Griffindor boys with a smattering of Griffindor 7th year girls, a few ravenclaw boys and just two Slytherin guys, including Mercury, so around 30 all together. Music was playing loudly from a MMP and Lilly asked why no one had come and asked them to stop it. Apparently they'd worked for a week on magically soundproofing the room. Mercury dragged her over and they danced crazily with every one else. She actually had lots of fun. Then George challenged her to a shot contest. "George! I thought better of you!" she said "What ever for?" he said fluttering his eye lashes, "You're not wimpling out are you?" "Chuh! No...Of course not!" she said, fast to defend herself "Go Lilly!" said Mercury shoving her down on the floor, on one side of a trunk, George sat opposite, who was decidedly drunk already, giving Lilly a head start. The first shot (of vodka) was poured and she knocked it back immediately. Five shots later they were both made to stand up and George passed-out, making Lilly the winner, who was now very drunk. She fell into Mercury's arms, giggling. He gently pushed her back onto the bed that was behind her and pounced on top of her, tickling her sides. She was an incredibly ticklish person, and she was laughing so much she could barely breathe. "Mer....mercury...stop!" she giggled, she pushed at him, causing them to roll over and fall off the edge of the bed. Mercury landed precariously between her legs, a hand either side of her. They both froze, staring at each other. Then Lilly remembered her plan of action and rolled over so that she was on top, yelled "I win!" And jumped up "Someone get me another drink!" she said, feigning innocence Mercury shoved a beer into her hand just a few minutes later, grinning that alluring grin of his. There was more dancing and a game of magical twister and more drinking on the part of everyone but Lilly. It was fun and it bought her a bit closer to Mercury by the minute. When she was in bed Lilly was thinking about mercury and felt suddenly guilty for doing what she was doing. It isn't his fault, he's actually okay, if a little forward. She woke late on Sunday morning. Well, at eight thirty, which is late for her. She went down to the baths, there was only a sixth year girl taking a shower and no one else. She had a leisurely bath before drying, dressing and heading down for a hearty full English breakfast. She then went and studied in the library for a couple of hours then found a secluded spot in a clearing at the edge of the lake, further away from the school and practised exercising her wings. She noticed how much stronger she was getting and how her new powers and skills were making her more accurate and concentrative. She was just practising precision with her wings by trying to make it look like she was walking on water when she felt a nasty crackling in her head and through her jaw and neck. She shook her head, holding her hand in front of her eyes. The sun seemed far too bright now, she felt sick and she couldn't keep her wings beating, she was slowly sinking into the water. The lake looked horribly deep now. Then everything went fuzzy, then grey, then black cold and silent.