When James and Remus walked in, they heard Outkast blasting from the
stereo. About fifteen couples were dancing all around them. James suddenly
wondered whether he would have enough courage to ask Lily to dance later.
"Remus, is that you?" a girl James recognized as one of Lily's friends approached Remus and asked him. Her name was Cara. She had wavy blond hair that went a little below her shoulders. Freckles splattered across her face. Cara was wearing lime green capris and a Spongebob tank top.
"Umm...yeah," Remus said, blushing furiously.
"Come on, then," Cara said, "Let's go dance!" She pulled him onto the dance floor. James stood at the doorway, feeling very alone. He strained his eyes looking for someone to go talk to. Lily was fixing refreshments. She looks so beautiful, James thought as he watched Lily pour a bag a chips into a bowl. Lily had her long red hair pulled back in a bun. She was wearing a long pink skirt and a lacy white top. James' eyes moved to the couch where some guys were sitting. He recognized a few of them and decided to go over.
"And then she goes, the East corridor is that way!" Peter Clavier said and all the other guys erupted with laughter.
"Hey," James said nervously. A few of them looked up.
"Hi, Potter," Matt Dithers said. He made room for James on the couch. James sat there, trying to blend in.
A couple hours later James was very weary from listening to a million conversations about girls. He only wanted to talk about one girl. Lily. Just then a slow, romantic song came on. Lots of people got up to dance. Among them were Cara and Remus James saw Lily in the far corner of the room. He decided it was now or never. He slowly walked over to her.
"Umm..Lily?" James said timidly. Lily turned to face him and her goblet of butterbeer whacked him in the face and spilled down his clothes. He screamed as the hot liquid touched his skin. Lily gasped.
"Oh, James, I'm so sorry," Lily said as she ran to get some paper towels. She came back and started mopping him up.
"Maybe I should go," James said, feeling very embarrassed.
"I'm so sorry James, I'll make it up to you," Lily said. And James grinned to himself as he walked out the door.
"Remus, is that you?" a girl James recognized as one of Lily's friends approached Remus and asked him. Her name was Cara. She had wavy blond hair that went a little below her shoulders. Freckles splattered across her face. Cara was wearing lime green capris and a Spongebob tank top.
"Umm...yeah," Remus said, blushing furiously.
"Come on, then," Cara said, "Let's go dance!" She pulled him onto the dance floor. James stood at the doorway, feeling very alone. He strained his eyes looking for someone to go talk to. Lily was fixing refreshments. She looks so beautiful, James thought as he watched Lily pour a bag a chips into a bowl. Lily had her long red hair pulled back in a bun. She was wearing a long pink skirt and a lacy white top. James' eyes moved to the couch where some guys were sitting. He recognized a few of them and decided to go over.
"And then she goes, the East corridor is that way!" Peter Clavier said and all the other guys erupted with laughter.
"Hey," James said nervously. A few of them looked up.
"Hi, Potter," Matt Dithers said. He made room for James on the couch. James sat there, trying to blend in.
A couple hours later James was very weary from listening to a million conversations about girls. He only wanted to talk about one girl. Lily. Just then a slow, romantic song came on. Lots of people got up to dance. Among them were Cara and Remus James saw Lily in the far corner of the room. He decided it was now or never. He slowly walked over to her.
"Umm..Lily?" James said timidly. Lily turned to face him and her goblet of butterbeer whacked him in the face and spilled down his clothes. He screamed as the hot liquid touched his skin. Lily gasped.
"Oh, James, I'm so sorry," Lily said as she ran to get some paper towels. She came back and started mopping him up.
"Maybe I should go," James said, feeling very embarrassed.
"I'm so sorry James, I'll make it up to you," Lily said. And James grinned to himself as he walked out the door.