CHAPTER FOUR
LUAU
The next Saturday was the day of her party. At nine o'clock, Matt came over to Lily's with James. He pulled out his wand once he was safely in the Evans's yard. The first thing he did is swish his wand and mutter "Preventum Spyious!" Then he said, "Hi Lily. I just cast that spell so no Muggles besides your family can come in the yard. It'll last till your party is over."
"Hey, Matt. Hi James. Thanks for helping me with the party. My pool is over there. Can you transfigure it, Matt? Then James and I can put up decorations like balloons." Matt headed for the pool and Lily and James started pumping up the balloons.
"So, about how many people are invited? Are they from all four houses?" asked James, blowing up a balloon. He tied it to a string and attached it to a paperweight.
"Actually, it's only from Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, and Hufflepuff. I don't really like anyone in Slytherin. About 30 people are invited, but some will bring friends or relatives, so I planned for about 60 people. Now you'll defiantly get to know lots of kids. The party's going from about 3:00 to 10:00. Then, my four best friends will spend the night. My parents will drive them to King's Cross." Lily said, completing another group of balloons.
At 10 o'clock, Matt had finished transfiguring the back yard. Then he went to the gate and charmed it so whoever passes through will be changed into a bathing suit or Hawaiian outfit. In another hour, the decorations were finished. After all of the magical items were finished, Matt went out with some blonde. Then Lily went in the kitchen to find a huge crate of butterbeer and other drinks from the Three Broomsticks. She unloaded the crate and set the drinks in an icebox. Meanwhile, James was arranging snacks on different plates. Lily brought them out and stuck the icebox in a spare fridge. Then both of them went to the living room with a drink in his or hand. They lounged on the couch, watching T.V. until it was 2:45. Then, Lily's mom came into the room.
"Lily, James. It's almost three o'clock. Do you need to do anything for the party?" Abby asked. Lily and James then sprang into action. Lily check the gate to make sure that it was working and James went to check out the pool and the sand. They set the drinks out and waited for the first guests to arrive.
At two-fifty, the first guests began to arrive. When the doorbell rang, Lily rushed to answer it, leaving James in the back. When she opened the door, her four best friends stood on the threshold. Jen was wearing a light blue summer dress, her hair pulled up in a clip. Bridget was wearing a halter top and short, jean shorts. Her hair was pulled in a half ponytail. Emily was sporting a sporty look, wearing Adidas shorts and a matching top. Her other best friend, Samantha "Sammie" Lynch was also there. She has long, curly strawberry blonde hair and brown eyes. She was dressed in a checkered skort and a tight T-shirt.
"Hey Jen, Bree, and Em. You guys remember James, right? And Sammie, this is James. He just moved down the street. James, Sammie. She's one of my best friends." Lily said, introducing them.
"Hey Lily. We decided to come early. You know, to do some last-minute things." Sammie said, eyeing James. "Hi James." It took James a few seconds to regain his composure. "H-hi, Sammie. What's up?"
"Nothing much. You're that guy that just moved down the street from Lils, right? Nice to meet you." Sammie said. Then she turned to Lily. "What do you want us to do?"
"Now that you mention it, I need a facial and pedicure!" Lily said, grinning mischievously. Jen laughed and said, "Very funny, Lil. Now, really, what do you need to finish?" They walked into the living room.
"Nothing, not really. Just go out side and enter the backyard through the gate. I have a surprise for you guys!" Lily replied, getting all excited.
"Okayyy. Come on guys. Lily wants us to go through the gate. She has a surprise." Bridget said in a voice that sounded like she was talking to a bunch on kindergarteners.
"Stop! We planned a really cool party." Lily whined, and then added, "Now, go through the gate. It's really cool!" So, Lily's friends entered through the gate. When Jen went through the gate, her outfit was exchanged for a light blue two-piece bathing suit. "Wow! Lily! James! This is so cool. How did you guys do it?" Jen asked, looking out at the Hawaiian scene that filled her eyes.
"A lot of planning and a little magical help from my dear bro." James explained, walking through the gate. His outfit immediately changed into a pair of shorts and a blue Hawaiian shirt. The rest of them also walked through and their attire also changed.
Soon, the rest of the guests began appearing. For the first half- hour, Lily, Jen, Emily and Sammie walked around, serving drinks and flirting with the cute guys. When all the guests arrived, she opened the pool. Immediately, Sirius, Remus, James and Bridget jumped into the pool and started splashing each other. Half of the party also joined them. Soon, their splashing turned into an all-out water-splashing war; boys against girls. When the sun was about to set, most of the people got out of the water. Around then, Lily brought out tropical drinks with little umbrellas in them. Everyone was having great fun, dancing or watching the sunset. "You know what, James? I think that this was the best party I ever hosted. Thanks for helping so much." Lily said, watching the sun setting beyond the trees. About half the people had left, so it was more peaceful.
"Your welcome. Anyways, I had fun; I met many people. What house is Tyler Crane in? He seems pretty nice." James answered, leaning over the railing.
"He's in Ravenclaw. Tyler's pretty nice. He's also smart. I think that he's one of Ravenclaw's Beaters. Well, the party has left. I guess we better clean up." Lily sighed, getting off the railing.
"Hey, Lil. If you want, I could go get some of our house elves to clean up." James said, also getting up.
"You have a house elf? Cool! Or as Petunia says 'Far out!' I would love that. Thank you!" Lily exclaimed. James went over to his house and came back with about 3 house-elves.
"Lily, this is Missy. She's the head elf. Missy, this is Lily. You will help us clean up. Listen to Lily for now." James said. The house-elves went to work. In roughly 20 minutes, the backyard was spotless. The pool had been changed back, the palm trees into regular ones, and grass replaced the sand. When the elves were done, James left. "I'll see you tomorrow, okay?" James muttered as he passed her.
"Bye James." Lily called to his retreating form. She went in her room and turned on the computer. "Hey you guys; while to computer is loading, what do you want to do?" Lily asked.
"Anything but talk about boys." Jen groaned. "I went to my cousin's birthday party in America and she had a sleepover. Well, anyways, her name is Amber and she and all of her friends were constantly talking about boys. '.Oh, he's soooooo cute! Did you see his hair' It was sick." Jen explained, sighing with disgust.
"Ooh Lily! Can I do your hair? It's sooo nice!" Emily asked, knee- walking over to Lily. She grabbed Lily's brush and her box of hair accessories.
"Sure, why not?" Lily asked and quickly brushed out her hair. "Oh, Sammie. Could you connect to AOL please?" She asked. Sammie went over to the computer and connected. "I kinda miss the internet when we're at Hogwarts." Sammie sighed. She was Muggle-born, like Lily. In fact, they had gone to the same elementary school.
"No problem. Matt is teaching me this spell that will replace Muggle electricity with magic, so it will work at Hogwarts. I can't wait to try it." Lily said. Emily had braided her hair in 2 French braids. She walked over to her computer and checked her E-mail.
"No E-mail. So, now what do you want to do?" Lily asked, turning on her Instant Messenger. "Hey look, Elizabeth is on!" She exclaimed. Elizabeth was one of her few Muggle friends that had kept touch with her after she left for Hogwarts. Lily opened an I.M. window.
LILWITCHYGRL24: Hey, Liz, wuts up? How r u?
CAREBEARLIZ2985: Hey, Lily! I'm great! Nmh. How 'bout you?
LILWITCHYGRL24: I'm fine. Hey, now I can bring my laptop w/ me 2 my boarding school. Now we'll be able to talk all the time!
CAREBEARLIZ2985: Cool! Well, listen, I gotta go. School already started for me & I need 2 study 4 a comp. quiz. Bye!
LILWITCHYGRL24: Ciao!
Elizabeth then signed off. Lily and her friends played on DollzMania for a while. They all made characters from books and themselves. Soon, it was time to go to bed.
"I can't wait to get back to Hogwarts." Jen said after they had all changed into pajamas.
"Me too. It's so much better than that elementary school we went to." Sammie agreed, braiding her hair into pigtails.
"I hope Dumbledore will let me bring Demon to Hogwarts." Lily said, getting out more pillows.
"Of course he will. If Karen can keep that annoying parrot, you can keep Demon." Emily said, referring to their archenemy, Karen Cupchack from Hufflepuff. She was in their year, and she tried to do anything and everything to annoy the group of friends. Especially her and Lily had been rivals ever since Lily had helped Sirius pull a prank on Karen.
LUAU
The next Saturday was the day of her party. At nine o'clock, Matt came over to Lily's with James. He pulled out his wand once he was safely in the Evans's yard. The first thing he did is swish his wand and mutter "Preventum Spyious!" Then he said, "Hi Lily. I just cast that spell so no Muggles besides your family can come in the yard. It'll last till your party is over."
"Hey, Matt. Hi James. Thanks for helping me with the party. My pool is over there. Can you transfigure it, Matt? Then James and I can put up decorations like balloons." Matt headed for the pool and Lily and James started pumping up the balloons.
"So, about how many people are invited? Are they from all four houses?" asked James, blowing up a balloon. He tied it to a string and attached it to a paperweight.
"Actually, it's only from Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, and Hufflepuff. I don't really like anyone in Slytherin. About 30 people are invited, but some will bring friends or relatives, so I planned for about 60 people. Now you'll defiantly get to know lots of kids. The party's going from about 3:00 to 10:00. Then, my four best friends will spend the night. My parents will drive them to King's Cross." Lily said, completing another group of balloons.
At 10 o'clock, Matt had finished transfiguring the back yard. Then he went to the gate and charmed it so whoever passes through will be changed into a bathing suit or Hawaiian outfit. In another hour, the decorations were finished. After all of the magical items were finished, Matt went out with some blonde. Then Lily went in the kitchen to find a huge crate of butterbeer and other drinks from the Three Broomsticks. She unloaded the crate and set the drinks in an icebox. Meanwhile, James was arranging snacks on different plates. Lily brought them out and stuck the icebox in a spare fridge. Then both of them went to the living room with a drink in his or hand. They lounged on the couch, watching T.V. until it was 2:45. Then, Lily's mom came into the room.
"Lily, James. It's almost three o'clock. Do you need to do anything for the party?" Abby asked. Lily and James then sprang into action. Lily check the gate to make sure that it was working and James went to check out the pool and the sand. They set the drinks out and waited for the first guests to arrive.
At two-fifty, the first guests began to arrive. When the doorbell rang, Lily rushed to answer it, leaving James in the back. When she opened the door, her four best friends stood on the threshold. Jen was wearing a light blue summer dress, her hair pulled up in a clip. Bridget was wearing a halter top and short, jean shorts. Her hair was pulled in a half ponytail. Emily was sporting a sporty look, wearing Adidas shorts and a matching top. Her other best friend, Samantha "Sammie" Lynch was also there. She has long, curly strawberry blonde hair and brown eyes. She was dressed in a checkered skort and a tight T-shirt.
"Hey Jen, Bree, and Em. You guys remember James, right? And Sammie, this is James. He just moved down the street. James, Sammie. She's one of my best friends." Lily said, introducing them.
"Hey Lily. We decided to come early. You know, to do some last-minute things." Sammie said, eyeing James. "Hi James." It took James a few seconds to regain his composure. "H-hi, Sammie. What's up?"
"Nothing much. You're that guy that just moved down the street from Lils, right? Nice to meet you." Sammie said. Then she turned to Lily. "What do you want us to do?"
"Now that you mention it, I need a facial and pedicure!" Lily said, grinning mischievously. Jen laughed and said, "Very funny, Lil. Now, really, what do you need to finish?" They walked into the living room.
"Nothing, not really. Just go out side and enter the backyard through the gate. I have a surprise for you guys!" Lily replied, getting all excited.
"Okayyy. Come on guys. Lily wants us to go through the gate. She has a surprise." Bridget said in a voice that sounded like she was talking to a bunch on kindergarteners.
"Stop! We planned a really cool party." Lily whined, and then added, "Now, go through the gate. It's really cool!" So, Lily's friends entered through the gate. When Jen went through the gate, her outfit was exchanged for a light blue two-piece bathing suit. "Wow! Lily! James! This is so cool. How did you guys do it?" Jen asked, looking out at the Hawaiian scene that filled her eyes.
"A lot of planning and a little magical help from my dear bro." James explained, walking through the gate. His outfit immediately changed into a pair of shorts and a blue Hawaiian shirt. The rest of them also walked through and their attire also changed.
Soon, the rest of the guests began appearing. For the first half- hour, Lily, Jen, Emily and Sammie walked around, serving drinks and flirting with the cute guys. When all the guests arrived, she opened the pool. Immediately, Sirius, Remus, James and Bridget jumped into the pool and started splashing each other. Half of the party also joined them. Soon, their splashing turned into an all-out water-splashing war; boys against girls. When the sun was about to set, most of the people got out of the water. Around then, Lily brought out tropical drinks with little umbrellas in them. Everyone was having great fun, dancing or watching the sunset. "You know what, James? I think that this was the best party I ever hosted. Thanks for helping so much." Lily said, watching the sun setting beyond the trees. About half the people had left, so it was more peaceful.
"Your welcome. Anyways, I had fun; I met many people. What house is Tyler Crane in? He seems pretty nice." James answered, leaning over the railing.
"He's in Ravenclaw. Tyler's pretty nice. He's also smart. I think that he's one of Ravenclaw's Beaters. Well, the party has left. I guess we better clean up." Lily sighed, getting off the railing.
"Hey, Lil. If you want, I could go get some of our house elves to clean up." James said, also getting up.
"You have a house elf? Cool! Or as Petunia says 'Far out!' I would love that. Thank you!" Lily exclaimed. James went over to his house and came back with about 3 house-elves.
"Lily, this is Missy. She's the head elf. Missy, this is Lily. You will help us clean up. Listen to Lily for now." James said. The house-elves went to work. In roughly 20 minutes, the backyard was spotless. The pool had been changed back, the palm trees into regular ones, and grass replaced the sand. When the elves were done, James left. "I'll see you tomorrow, okay?" James muttered as he passed her.
"Bye James." Lily called to his retreating form. She went in her room and turned on the computer. "Hey you guys; while to computer is loading, what do you want to do?" Lily asked.
"Anything but talk about boys." Jen groaned. "I went to my cousin's birthday party in America and she had a sleepover. Well, anyways, her name is Amber and she and all of her friends were constantly talking about boys. '.Oh, he's soooooo cute! Did you see his hair' It was sick." Jen explained, sighing with disgust.
"Ooh Lily! Can I do your hair? It's sooo nice!" Emily asked, knee- walking over to Lily. She grabbed Lily's brush and her box of hair accessories.
"Sure, why not?" Lily asked and quickly brushed out her hair. "Oh, Sammie. Could you connect to AOL please?" She asked. Sammie went over to the computer and connected. "I kinda miss the internet when we're at Hogwarts." Sammie sighed. She was Muggle-born, like Lily. In fact, they had gone to the same elementary school.
"No problem. Matt is teaching me this spell that will replace Muggle electricity with magic, so it will work at Hogwarts. I can't wait to try it." Lily said. Emily had braided her hair in 2 French braids. She walked over to her computer and checked her E-mail.
"No E-mail. So, now what do you want to do?" Lily asked, turning on her Instant Messenger. "Hey look, Elizabeth is on!" She exclaimed. Elizabeth was one of her few Muggle friends that had kept touch with her after she left for Hogwarts. Lily opened an I.M. window.
LILWITCHYGRL24: Hey, Liz, wuts up? How r u?
CAREBEARLIZ2985: Hey, Lily! I'm great! Nmh. How 'bout you?
LILWITCHYGRL24: I'm fine. Hey, now I can bring my laptop w/ me 2 my boarding school. Now we'll be able to talk all the time!
CAREBEARLIZ2985: Cool! Well, listen, I gotta go. School already started for me & I need 2 study 4 a comp. quiz. Bye!
LILWITCHYGRL24: Ciao!
Elizabeth then signed off. Lily and her friends played on DollzMania for a while. They all made characters from books and themselves. Soon, it was time to go to bed.
"I can't wait to get back to Hogwarts." Jen said after they had all changed into pajamas.
"Me too. It's so much better than that elementary school we went to." Sammie agreed, braiding her hair into pigtails.
"I hope Dumbledore will let me bring Demon to Hogwarts." Lily said, getting out more pillows.
"Of course he will. If Karen can keep that annoying parrot, you can keep Demon." Emily said, referring to their archenemy, Karen Cupchack from Hufflepuff. She was in their year, and she tried to do anything and everything to annoy the group of friends. Especially her and Lily had been rivals ever since Lily had helped Sirius pull a prank on Karen.