Like Magic
A/n: I'm SO sorry this wasn't out yesterday! But I slept until 1 p.m. (due to the events of Friday night, I went to see a band,) then Jessie and me went to see King Arthur, it was pretty good. Therefore, it's late and I'm writing! Thank you guys SO much for the reviews, you are amazing!!
This chapter is dedicated to Meggyc23! She went on vacation and printed out five chapters so she could read them in the car! Thank you SO much! You're awesome!
-Chapter Ten: Not So Hidden Feelings-
The next few days went by uneventfully. I never once questioned Mandi about her encounter with the Slytherins. It burned at me though. James and I went back to normal, if that's what you'd call it. It was new though, we were friends. And I loved it.
"Lily!" I turned to see Remus jogging towards me. I was sitting in the Great Hall, it was quite early still. Most students were still in bed.
"What's up?" I asked him, patting the seat beside me.
"James says Dumbledore wants to meet with you guys before breakfast. Nah, I'm not going to stay, I have to run and owl a letter." He told me. He smiled and walked out. I gathered my books and began to stroll towards Dumbledore's office.
"I guess you believe in that saying, 'The early bird gets the worm.'" I turned to see James walking beside me. I shrugged.
"Sleep is hard to come by these days," I told him reaching the gargoyle. He gave me a thoughtful look.
"Chocolate frog," he said and the gargoyle jumped to the side. I had only been in Dumbledore's office a few previous times, I could tell by the way James was acting, that he'd seen it quite a few times.
"Ah, Miss Evans, Mr. Potter. Please have a seat," Dumbeldore greeted us with a smile. Only his eyes didn't quite meet it.
"Has something happened Professor?" James asked him. He shook his head.
"No, no. I had a minor idea, and thought I might bring it up with you two." He explained. I nodded and smiled.
"Well," he continued on. "I thought, perhaps, Hogwarts could hold a Masquerade on Halloween." He smiled again. I was gaping.
"A ball? Honestly!?" I was almost bouncing out of my seat.
"Perhaps," he told me grinning, "more of a costume party. Fourth years and up, and the first through third years could make a special trip to Hogsmeade." James was beaming.
"I think it's brilliant! Don't you Lily?" He looked at me. And I nodded.
"One minor thing Professor," Dumbledore lowered his glasses to meet my eyes. "Halloween is only, a week away." He smiled.
"All the more reason to announce it soon!" He clapped his hands together and we left.
By the time the day was over, giggles and whispers could be heard all over school. Posts about the dance had been put up in every House common room. Dumbledore had left James and I a message in our room that we were to assign the prefects in charge of food and decoration. And I was sweating the fact we had only one week to prepare.
"So what are you going to go as?" Marla hadn't left me alone with it.
"I really, really don't know yet." I told her for the fifteenth time.
"I think I might go as a pirate..." She told me. I nodded. "That's what you told me about five minutes ago." I laughed.
"Oh shush you old hag." She hit me playfully. "I hope somebody asks me!" She said in a hopeful voice. I only nodded.
In all truth I hadn't even thought of that. Would I be assumed to have a date? I knew the Head boy and girl had to dance the first and last dance but... goodness that was going to be difficult.
All the girls were giggling and sighing whenever the Marauders would walk by. Even Peter seemed to be having girls flaunt themselves at him. I guess one Marauder was better than no Marauder at all. It was that Wednesday night in the common room though, when a lot finally came into view.
"I don't know who to choose!" Peter mumbled. Sirius laughed.
"Welcome to the world of women Wormtail!" Sirius said as he clapped Peter on the back.
"I know who I WANT to ask." Remus mumbled, his head in his hands. I knew who it was, it was Mandi.
"Well why don't you ask her Remmy?" Marla asked smiling. Remus shook his head.
"I don't have the best luck with girls." He explained. James coughed.
"Whatever Moony." He said. Remus gave him a sarcastic smile.
"Well Prongs, why don't YOU ask who YOU want to?" his voice was almost daring. James laughed.
"I plan on it, I'm just waiting for the opportune moment." He smiled. Sirius rolled his eyes.
"Bugger that." He laughed and turned to Marla. "Wanna' go the ball with me Marla?" He flashed her a smile, like he actually needed too. She laughed.
"I guess I'll have you Sirius." He made a fake pout as she pushed him out of his chair.
"You should have turned him down," Peter said shaking his head.
"Why's that?" Marla asked perplexed. Remus smiled.
"Someone needs to damage his pride." We all laughed.
James and I left Gryffindor tower late. The walk to the Head's tower was silent. When the portrait opened I made a graceful motion by tripping over my own feet and falling to the ground. James leaned beside me laughing.
"Lily!" was all he seemed to be able to say.
"Oh thank you James, yes I'm fine." I said playfully, picking up my books. He was literally rolling on the floor.
"That was so- so priceless!" he told me. I saw tears falling. I kicked him lightly and walked to my room.
"Good job Lily, make yourself out to be a spaz." I told myself lying down. I heard a knock.
"If you're wanting to come in to poke fun at me, you can stay outside!" I called. James opened the door smiling.
"I don't want to make fun of you, just to ask a question." He explained. I'm not sure why I didn't see where it was all going, I was too thick.
"Shoot Prongs." I smiled at the name. It almost sounded weird coming from my mouth.
"Well, about the dance," He started. I figured he was going to ask about decorations of some sort.
"Yes? What about it?" I asked. James gave me an exasperated look.
"Well, do you want to go with me?" The words came out of his mouth slowly. It came as a shock to me.
"Like a date?" I asked him. He rolled his eyes.
"No Lily, I was hoping you could come with me as my chaperone!" He said almost laughing. I did laugh though.
"Well that's almost what a date is like for you James." I explained. He pushed me playfully.
"So will you have me?" He asked hopefully. I smiled.
"Sure, fine." I told him and grinned. "What do you want to go as?" I asked him. He looked thoughtful.
"What were you going to go as before?" He asked. I laughed.
"No clue, but Marla's going to be a pirate. So pirates are out." I told him. He smiled.
"Well you can think it over and get back to me ok?" I nodded as he smiled and left. I silently thanked God because I knew it was true, James still had feelings for me.
"So Sirius, pirates are cool for you?" I laughed as I walked up to Marla and Sirius talking.
"Sure sure. Whatever you want." He smiled. Remus looked extremely nervous as Mandi walked in and sat beside him.
"Morning Remus." She said reaching for a roll.
"Good morning." He said quickly. "Say, Mandi?" He asked. She looked at him with her mouth full.
"Huh?" She tried to say.
"Doyouwannagotothedancewithme?" Remus stuttered. Mandi swallowed.
"What Rem? I couldn't understand you." Mandi said sweetly.
"Do you, I mean, if you wanted, I was wondering..." He couldn't seem to say it.
"Bloody hell Remus, he wants to go to the dance with you." Sirius said. Remus blushed.
"Thanks ever so much Padfoot." He said through gritted teeth. Mandi smiled.
"Oh. Um, sure Remus." She said smiling, but like Dumbledore, her smile not meeting her eyes.
The day passed fast. James and I held a prefect meeting that night where we gave orders to everyone. I was so tired I went to straight to bed afterwards, even though it was barely 9 o'clock. But I remember that night perfectly. It was the night it happened. The nightmare that haunted me for years to come.
It went like this....
I was at a celebration. There was laughter and music, everyone was happy. I saw an older version of Sirius, holding a small baby in his arms. The baby was the most handsome one I had ever seen. It had black messy hair though, I noticed that. It was James' son obviously. An older, and handsome version of James walked up and got the baby.
"That woman would tan my hide if she knew you were holding her son." He laughed. Sirius joined me.
"She's too pure mate, she's a delicate flower." James laughed.
"Delicate? Whatever!" James said smiling.
"Talking about me?" A woman said putting an arm around James' waist. I tried to see who it was, but the scene changed.
There was boy, messy hair. James? No, this boy had a something about him... He was sitting beside a red haired boy. Looking into a mirror.
"That's impossible," the James look-a-like said, "both my parents are dead."
The scene changed once again. It seemed to have flashed back. James was back, standing with Sirius.
"I hate this! We have to go into hiding! I have to leave all of this! Fuck this!" James more angry than I had even scene him. Sirius gave him a sad smile.
"It'll be fine Prongs, Wormtail will do you good." The scene was changing again. It was a dark room.
Lord Voldemort was standing before me. I almost ran, until I realized it was all a dream. A short, crying man was in front of him.
"You pathetic vermin!" Voldemort hissed. "You have helped me in no way. I should kill you right here and now!" He raised his wand. The man screamed.
"NO! My Lord! I will give you the boy! I can give you the one the prophecy is about!" The man cried.
"There are two boys you trash, how do you know which one is which!? Can you even count!?" Voldemort kicked the man. He cried.
"I know! The parents my Lord! They have defied you three times! They despise you!" Voldemort laughed.
"And how do you, stupid and worthless. How do you know so much?" He hissed. The man shook violently.
"They used to be my friends." The man wept. The scene changed again.
It was Professor Dumbledore and the back of a woman. I couldn't see her face. They were holding a baby, James' baby!
"I know Minerva, but they're the only family he has..."
I heard screaming, it was loud and screeching. I heard a man's voice...
"Lily! WAKE UP!" I was being shaken, I opened my eyes to see James beside me."James! Oh my god!" I was crying. I was tangled in my blankets. Had what I seen been a flash of the future? Did that really mean James was going to die?
"Lily, shhh, it was a dream." James was stroking my head. I put my arms around him as he wrapped his around me.
"James! I don't know!" I was crying. James began to rock me silently.
"Sh, it's ok. I'm here, it was just a bad dream. Sh, Lily I'm here." I cried into his shirt. I didn't know what I was going to do.
"Do you want to tell me about your dream?" He asked me, pulling me back so I could see his face. I shook my head.
"I don't want to think about it. I don't need to think about it." I told him. He began to rock me again.
"I'm here Lily, I'm not going anywhere." That's all he needed to say.
The next day neither James nor I mentioned the events of the night before. Although I caught him glancing at me often, perhaps making sure I was ok.
"Pirates! Oy! I'm gonna' be a pirate!" Marla was singing in an awful tune. "Say Lily, you still going stag?" I laughed at how she put it.
"Um... not exactly." I told her. Mandi's eyes lit up.
"Well who is it then?" She pleaded I laughed.
"He's sitting across from you hun," I laughed as her jaw dropped.
"No way Prongs, you mean, she actually said yes?" Sirius was grinning.
"Indeed she did mate." James told him sharing the smile.
"WHAT IS THE WORLD COMING TO!?" Sirius said in a mock-cry.
"This is awesome, we're all going as friends!" Mandi said smiling. Remus flushed. I knew Sirius didn't mean to say it, he didn't mean to do a lot of the stuff he did.
"Whatever Mandi! Everyone knows Remus fancies you!" He said smiling, and his smiled dropped.
"SIRIUS!!" came the chorus of James, Remus, Peter, and myself.
A/n: OK! I know this chapter was kind of short... but I was doing my best to get it done! I swear the next chapter will be longer... it's the ball! YAY! Lol. Thank you guys sooooo much!
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