Chapter 4 ("The Dance") :
Lily had been in a daze all week as the dance approached. The day before
they had gone to hogsmeade and gotten new beautiful dress robes. Lily's
were velvet blue with beautiful gold stitching while Adalia's were a very
deep and dark red which complimented her skin and hazel eyes perfectly.
It also had an A embroidered in gold thread at the top a little off to the
side.
They sped through classes that day. Finally it was time to get ready. Lily
and Adalia had agreed to meet in the abandoned girls bathroom with all
their things. Adalia and Lily made it there at the same time. They had each
brought a huge bag of makeup and hair things.
"Hey Lily." Adalia said her hair wet from just getting out of the shower
and her arms sore from carrying so much.
"What are we going to do about Myrtle?" Adalia asked.
"Oh don't worry about that. Sirius, James, and Remus will be in the showers
so she wont be back for some time." Lily said and they both giggled. When
they entered the bathroom it was bright from the light coming through the
windows. They set their things down and then looked in the mirror. Adalia
groaned.
"I've got a lot of work to do." She moaned. Lily laughed.
"Me too. Let's get going." She said and they began trying to untangle their
hair, with a swish of her wand, Adalia's hair was half up in a medium sided
curls. The part that was up was twisted into a bun with a few curls hanging
down, out the bottom of the bun. The rest hung loosely over her shoulders
still in curls from root to tip. She then applied just enough make-up, with
a little help from Lily that is, whose hair was hung loose in slight waves.
Her make-up made her look beautiful.
"Oh my gosh Adalia! You look so stunning!" she said as Adalia put on her
dress robes.
"So do you Lily!" Adalia exclaimed. Adalia looked in the mirror. She
couldn't believe what she saw. She looked like never before. Under her
dress robes she wore a long thin strapped black dress with a slit up one
knee. Finally the two girls headed back to their dorms. When Adalia entered
the common room she immediately saw Clay. He was wearing a black cloak,
with a black suit underneath. Adalia had to admit, he looked very good.
When he looked at her, his eyes widened and his mouth dropped. Adalia
blushed.
"Adalia.you.wow.you look absolutely gorgeous!" he exclaimed offering his
arm.
"Thank you. You look very good also." She said happily taking his arm. He
smiled and they headed to the Great Hall. On the way they bumped into Lily
and James who looked adorable together. James once again seemed to be on
cloud nine as they walked.
"Hey James, hey again Lily." Adalia said and James looked over. His eyes
widened slightly.
"Man.Sirius is gonna." James started and then paused, "Never mind. You look
great Adalia."
Adalia raised an eyebrow at James. The doors to the great hall were open as
they approached. There were already people scattered about the floor
chatting.
Standing off to the side were Remus and Peter along with Sirius who was
standing with none other than the gorgeous blonde who Adalia had seen the
other day. Adalia and Clay walked with Lily and James over to the group.
Adalia looked at Sirius who was staring at her, his eyes wide, seeming to
be looking for something to say.
"Well hello to you too Sirius." She said with a smile. Before he could say
anything, Dumbledore began to talk. He said his speech and immediately
after the music began to play. She turned to Clay and as if in silent
agreement they both ran onto the dance floor.
After dancing for about ten minutes she noticed Clay glancing over
somewhere. She looked over to see Sirius watching them from a table. The
blonde girl sat next to him smiling. Adalia glanced at Clay again, he
looked at her.
"Your friend over there either really likes to watch people dance, or he's
jealous. Not that I blame him." He said as they stopped dancing.
"How about I help you out a bit." He said walking over to Sirius's table.
Adalia stood there unable to move. She just watched as Clay said something
to Sirius who looked at Adalia and then back at Clay and nodded. Sirius
then stood up as a slow song turned on. He walked over to her and stopped.
"Adalia, would you like to dance?" he asked offering his hand.
"What about your date?" Adalia asked. They both looked over to see Clay
leading the girl to the dance floor.
"I don't think we will have to worry." He said turning back. "Shall we?"
"We Shall." Adalia said taking his hand.
When they got to the dance floor, Adalia nervously wrapped her arms around
his neck. He wrapped his arms slightly lower than her waist. They pulled
her very close to where she could feel the cloth of his suit brush up
against her dress. She was looking slightly down in fear that is she looked
into his eyes she would not be able to look away.
She felt a hand move off her said and two fingers touch under her chin,
raising it up. She looked up into his deep eyes that were as beautiful as
the sky on a cloudless night. She gulped as they stood there looking at
each other.
"You know," he began in a whisper, "you look like an angel tonight.
Absolutely perfect in every way."
Adalia blushed, her heart racing, her knees feeling like they were going to
collapse from under her. Before she knew it, he was leaning down slowly and
she was leaning in and closing her eyes also. She felt his lips lightly
touch hers at first and then press a little harder. She kissed back pulling
him as close as she could and running her hands through his hair.
When she opened her eyes she smiled at him. She noticed quite a few girls
staring daggers at her from various places in the Great Hall. Adalia didn't
care. She looked back at Sirius and lay her head on his shoulder. Even as
the song changed to a fast song they continued to sway slowly back and
forth just being together.
"Adalia." he said softly and Adalia looked up at him. He gulped. "I
think..."
Lily had been in a daze all week as the dance approached. The day before
they had gone to hogsmeade and gotten new beautiful dress robes. Lily's
were velvet blue with beautiful gold stitching while Adalia's were a very
deep and dark red which complimented her skin and hazel eyes perfectly.
It also had an A embroidered in gold thread at the top a little off to the
side.
They sped through classes that day. Finally it was time to get ready. Lily
and Adalia had agreed to meet in the abandoned girls bathroom with all
their things. Adalia and Lily made it there at the same time. They had each
brought a huge bag of makeup and hair things.
"Hey Lily." Adalia said her hair wet from just getting out of the shower
and her arms sore from carrying so much.
"What are we going to do about Myrtle?" Adalia asked.
"Oh don't worry about that. Sirius, James, and Remus will be in the showers
so she wont be back for some time." Lily said and they both giggled. When
they entered the bathroom it was bright from the light coming through the
windows. They set their things down and then looked in the mirror. Adalia
groaned.
"I've got a lot of work to do." She moaned. Lily laughed.
"Me too. Let's get going." She said and they began trying to untangle their
hair, with a swish of her wand, Adalia's hair was half up in a medium sided
curls. The part that was up was twisted into a bun with a few curls hanging
down, out the bottom of the bun. The rest hung loosely over her shoulders
still in curls from root to tip. She then applied just enough make-up, with
a little help from Lily that is, whose hair was hung loose in slight waves.
Her make-up made her look beautiful.
"Oh my gosh Adalia! You look so stunning!" she said as Adalia put on her
dress robes.
"So do you Lily!" Adalia exclaimed. Adalia looked in the mirror. She
couldn't believe what she saw. She looked like never before. Under her
dress robes she wore a long thin strapped black dress with a slit up one
knee. Finally the two girls headed back to their dorms. When Adalia entered
the common room she immediately saw Clay. He was wearing a black cloak,
with a black suit underneath. Adalia had to admit, he looked very good.
When he looked at her, his eyes widened and his mouth dropped. Adalia
blushed.
"Adalia.you.wow.you look absolutely gorgeous!" he exclaimed offering his
arm.
"Thank you. You look very good also." She said happily taking his arm. He
smiled and they headed to the Great Hall. On the way they bumped into Lily
and James who looked adorable together. James once again seemed to be on
cloud nine as they walked.
"Hey James, hey again Lily." Adalia said and James looked over. His eyes
widened slightly.
"Man.Sirius is gonna." James started and then paused, "Never mind. You look
great Adalia."
Adalia raised an eyebrow at James. The doors to the great hall were open as
they approached. There were already people scattered about the floor
chatting.
Standing off to the side were Remus and Peter along with Sirius who was
standing with none other than the gorgeous blonde who Adalia had seen the
other day. Adalia and Clay walked with Lily and James over to the group.
Adalia looked at Sirius who was staring at her, his eyes wide, seeming to
be looking for something to say.
"Well hello to you too Sirius." She said with a smile. Before he could say
anything, Dumbledore began to talk. He said his speech and immediately
after the music began to play. She turned to Clay and as if in silent
agreement they both ran onto the dance floor.
After dancing for about ten minutes she noticed Clay glancing over
somewhere. She looked over to see Sirius watching them from a table. The
blonde girl sat next to him smiling. Adalia glanced at Clay again, he
looked at her.
"Your friend over there either really likes to watch people dance, or he's
jealous. Not that I blame him." He said as they stopped dancing.
"How about I help you out a bit." He said walking over to Sirius's table.
Adalia stood there unable to move. She just watched as Clay said something
to Sirius who looked at Adalia and then back at Clay and nodded. Sirius
then stood up as a slow song turned on. He walked over to her and stopped.
"Adalia, would you like to dance?" he asked offering his hand.
"What about your date?" Adalia asked. They both looked over to see Clay
leading the girl to the dance floor.
"I don't think we will have to worry." He said turning back. "Shall we?"
"We Shall." Adalia said taking his hand.
When they got to the dance floor, Adalia nervously wrapped her arms around
his neck. He wrapped his arms slightly lower than her waist. They pulled
her very close to where she could feel the cloth of his suit brush up
against her dress. She was looking slightly down in fear that is she looked
into his eyes she would not be able to look away.
She felt a hand move off her said and two fingers touch under her chin,
raising it up. She looked up into his deep eyes that were as beautiful as
the sky on a cloudless night. She gulped as they stood there looking at
each other.
"You know," he began in a whisper, "you look like an angel tonight.
Absolutely perfect in every way."
Adalia blushed, her heart racing, her knees feeling like they were going to
collapse from under her. Before she knew it, he was leaning down slowly and
she was leaning in and closing her eyes also. She felt his lips lightly
touch hers at first and then press a little harder. She kissed back pulling
him as close as she could and running her hands through his hair.
When she opened her eyes she smiled at him. She noticed quite a few girls
staring daggers at her from various places in the Great Hall. Adalia didn't
care. She looked back at Sirius and lay her head on his shoulder. Even as
the song changed to a fast song they continued to sway slowly back and
forth just being together.
"Adalia." he said softly and Adalia looked up at him. He gulped. "I
think..."