Lily Chapter 25: The Bracelet, a harry potter fanfic

Lily

Chapter 25

A/N: Thank you for those of you that are reviewing my fics. I really appreciate it. I would also like to thank Clara Maplewood for all her input on my stories.

Lily couldn't believe it, she was now in her third year. The spells had gotten harder, she stayed up late at night working on essays and projects. Bags were displayed under her eyes constantly, making her cranky and tierd mood visible.

As Lily walked through the halls of Hogwarts, in the direction of her next class, which unfortunately was Potions, a familiar looking boy approached her.

Lily recognized him, he was from her Potions class.

"Hi Lily!" He called.

Who was this? He looked oddly familiar, but who was he? How did he know her name?

"Hi......" She was trying to figure out his name. "I don't mean to be rude, but I don't remember your name."

"Oh, My name is Arthur Weasley, we were partners in a Charms assignment once, remember?"

"Oh, yes. I was almost certain that I had done something permanent to your fingers......sorry about that, it was an accident," She said, feeling a bit uncomfortable with the subject.

"That is alright. I was wondering......"

"Yes?" She asked, now curious.

"Will you go to the Yule Ball with me?" He asked, swaying nervously back and forth.

She was about to tell him that she thought that he was sweet, but not the person that she would go out with. Her mouth betrayed her mind. Before she knew it, she had blurted out the answer.

"Yes, I will go with you." She said, still debating if she had made the right choice.

"Great.....can I walk you to Potions class?"

"Sure."

Arthur IS kind of cute, Lily thought, I could grow to like him.

Arthur started making conversation, and Lily found out that he was actually interesting. He was sorted in Gryffindor, just as Lily, and he played on the Quidditch team as a chaser. He was about two inches shorter than Lily, with flaming-bold red hair. He had hazel eyes that sparkled slightly, from time to time.

Lily met up with James, Sirius, and Remus at a lunch table, that afternoon. "Hi! You have detention already?!" She asked, while James and Sirius, looking very satisfied with themselves, were waving their detention passes for the whole Great Hall to see.

"Yep! We made Mrs. Norris grow an extra head." Sirius stated, with a smile that could have taken him to Jupiter.

"We thought, if she grew an extra head, she might actually have a pea for a brain. Professor Dumbledore didn't share the same opinion though." Said James, while digging into his food.

"Well, I have an announcement.....I have a date for the Yule Ball!" Lily said excitedly.

Sirius gave a weak glance over to James' side of the table, "Who?"

"His name is Arthur Weasley."

"Oh, Lily, you can do SSOOO much better than that." Sirius stated.

"Sirius!!! How can you say that?! He is very nice, and interesting. He is in our house and plays on our Quidditch team." She said, trying to defend Arthur.

James didn't say anything, suddenly he became very interested in staring at his mashed potatoes.

"Where is Remus?" Lily asked, changing the conversation to a different topic.

"He was sent to the Hospital Wing," Then James grew quiet, "Last night was a full moon."

"Did he hurt himself?" She asked, concernly.

"Yes....Sirius here.....thought it would be funny to bash him against the tree...VERY forcefully."

"Heeeeyyy!!!" Sirius said in defense. "I said I was sorry."

Lily had bursted out in giggles by the tone of his voice, she apparently had taken a drink of water before hand. Now, because of laughter, it was spraying out her dainty nose.

"James?" Remus asked, after he got excused from the Hospital Wing.

"Yeah?" He answered, not looking up.

"Are you okay?"

"Sure....what makes you say that?"

"I don't know..maybe the way you are acting." Remus said sympathetically. "I heard that Lily got asked to the ball, and said yes. Is that what this is about?"

"No, It's just that I don't want to go to the ball, if Sirius doesn't go."

"You two....I swear, must be soul brothers. You can still go, even if Sirius chooses not to."

"I know, but who will be there to keep him company?"

"You know Sirius, he could keep a mouse occupied."

The night of the dance came fairly quickly; Lily was up in her dorm, pacing back and forth. She had always had either Chrissy or Chantel to help her pick out the right dress, make-up, and shoes. A pain of guilt rammed its way through her brain, YOU are the reason why they aren't here, its all your fault!

She cradled her head in her hands, looking around the room, staring at their old beds.

Their things had never been moved, since they died. Lily's heart ached too much to see their belongings go, so Dumbledore said that they would leave everything as it was before their deaths.

While sitting on her bed, a familiar sound came from the window. She opened the shudders, it revealed an owl. This owl was dark, ashes covered its' feathers.

It flew in, dropped a letter on her bed, and then flew away. Lily ran over to her bed, grasped the letter in her shaking hand. The last time she had received a letter, she was informed that her parents were dead. Should she open it? Lily couldn't contain her eagerness, she ripped open the paper letter, there was no letter, instead a bracelet found its' way to the floor of her dorm.

She bent down and picked up the bracelet. It was black, with a fancy charm hanging from the lace. It was a very odd charm, it must have been very old, because Lily couldn't figure out what the imprinted design was, but there were many squiggly lines coming from all directions, meeting in the middle.

Turning the charm over and backwards, peering at the bracelet, she could almost see a single man, that was connected by many lines. She knew that this meant something, but the question was, was it bad or good luck?

(A/N): I know that this fic was sort of boring, but in the next one, it will
have the night of the dance, and Lily will find something VERY important
about the charm on her bracelet. Please R/R!! No flaming please!!!