A/N: Betcha thought I wouldn't actually post again huh? Well, some crazed fan emailed me wanting the last few chapters. So I just am putting them up here. Here are the last few chapters to "Much Ado About Nothing". I don't know if I'm going to finish the other stories. I may or may not depending on the amount of reviews. So, here you go. Enjoy!!
Chapter 11
Everyone clapped at the end of the song. Lily and James parted and bowed to the crowd. People started to move onto the dance floor.
"Um, people, hold on. This is going to be done a little differently," James started. "Could everyone could get settled for dinner? Thank you. We're going to do that and then dance."
Lily and James sat up at the Head table with the other prefects and the teachers. They looked at the menu and called out what they wanted to eat. Everyone in the Hall followed this. Lily had chicken and James had ribs.
"Ribs James? At a dance? Oh, you are classy," Lily laughed. James tried to look indignant.
"What are you talking about? I'm very classy. This is a delicacy."
"You're going to be messy and then no one will dance with you. It's so gross."
"I don't know what you're talking about. If I rolled around in mud and then smiled at a girl they would still want to dance with me." Lily rolled her eyes.
"Yes James, all of the Hufflepuffs love you. We know this."
"The Ravenclaws might too."
"Yeah, they know enough cleaning charms to clean themselves off."
"Oh shut up you daft cow."
"I'm a daft cow? Well you're a self absorbed..."
Dumbledore looked at McGonagall. "Do you hear this? I told you making them both Heads would work well."
"Yes well, I just thought that it might backfire. Shut up Albus." Dumbledore ate his meal in smug happiness at the thought of his success.
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At the end of the dinner, the ghost contest started. All of the house ghosts had to go around scaring everyone. Who ever scared the kids the most, won. Naturally the Bloody Baron won the competition.
"Alright everyone, the dancing may begin." Just then band began to play and the students filed onto the dance floor.
"Lily you look great," Remus told her.
"Yeah Lily, can you get the uniform to look like that. If I could see those legs all the time..." Elise had hit Sirius to shut him up.
"We're trying Sirius. Keep away from me Lily. I swear, just a joke. Lily..." Lily had chased James out onto the dance floor.
"Guys, the plan is slowly working. They are getting together!" Sarah said.
"It's not official though. It has to be official." Gwen reminded her.
"Let's not think about it right now. Elise, care to dance, my lovely goddess?"
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Lily had given up on chasing James after 20 minutes. She came back inside of the 'haunted house' only to find James dancing with Melissa from Hufflepuff. Lily had to say that she felt a little jealous over this. Oh this is going to be fun, Lily thought. She'd have to deal with her emotions because there is no way James would want to be with her.Putting on an indifferent face, she emerged back into the hall. James saw her and dismissed himself from his dance partner.
"Gave up, huh?" He smiled at her. He has such a good smile, she thought.
"Shut up, James." James smile grew larger. Lily turned to go but James grabbed her arm. Tingles went through it.
"I won. My prize is a dance with you, sweet Lily." The two went onto the floor, Lily a bit more reluctantly because she wasn't sure how she would react to being so close to him with her new found feelings. The song was a slower muggle song. Oh wonderful, she thought.
"Why do you do this to me? I don't want to dance with you," Lily said. James smiled at her.
"Yes you do. You love me and I know it." The thing was he remembered Sirius and Remus's conversation from a few weeks ago. To him, she really did love him.
"No I don't."
She said, "I've gotta be honest.
You're wasting time if you're fishing round here."
And I said, "You must be mistaken,
'Cause I'm not fooling.
This feeling is real."
"Lily, you do like me and, well, I like you." Lily stopped and looked at him.
"What are you talking about James? Are you okay?"
And she said, she said, "You've gotta be crazy.
What do you take me for, some kind of easy mark?
You got wits, you got looks, you got passion,
But I swear that you've got me all wrong, all wrong,
But you've got me."
"Lily what are you talking about? I just told you that I like you."
"James, I have seen what you do with girls. I am not the type that you go for. If you are looking for a challenge...I don't think I could handle being tossed to the side after you got done with me. It wouldn't be fair to me."
I'll be true
I'll be useful
I'll be cavalier
I'll be yours, my dear
And I'll belong to you if you just let me through
This is easy as lovers go
So don't complicate it by
hesitating
This is wonderful as loving goes
This is tailor made
What's the sense of waiting?
"Lily, I am not crazy. I am serious. I have given this thought on how I was going to tell you this, I like you Lily. I like you a lot. I want to be with you. Lily, will you go out with me?" James looked at her expectantly.
I said, "I've gotta be honest.
I've been waiting for you all my life.
For so long I thought I wasn't gonna settle down,
But just seeing you makes me think twice.
The feel of you here makes me sane.
I fear I'll go crazy if you leave my sight."
You've got wits, you've got looks, you've got passion,
But are you brave enough to leave with me tonight
Tonight, tonight
You've got me
"James, no! I can't be used. I know that you're lying to me. You don't really like me. Stop trying to tell me other wise. I don't want to-"James had cut her off.
I'll be true
I'll be useful
I'll be cavalier
I'll be yours, my dear
And I'll belong to you if you just let me through
This is easy as lovers go,
So don't complicate it by hesitating.
This is wonderful as loving goes,
This is tailor made
What's the sense of waiting?
James kissed Lily. It was unbelievable. She had never felt a shock like this go through her body. She felt more complete and alive.
The kiss was soft at first. It didn't get much farther than that though for Lily had broken it.
"James, I said no. Stay away from me, James. I don't want to go out with you." Lily left the hall. James looked down at the floor. He was heartbroken.
This is easy as lovers go,
So don't complicate it by hesitating.
This is wonderful as loving goes,
This is tailor made
What's the sense of waiting?
This is easy as lovers go,
So don't complicate it by hesitating.
This is wonderful as loving goes,
This is tailor made
What's the sense of waiting?
(Dashboard Confessional – As Lover's Go)