Chapter 24 "Underneath it all" by marauderyears
Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter or anything related to it, J.K Rowling does.
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Lily's POV
"Wow. So you agreed to go on a date...with James Potter? That's amazing...And I'll even be able to say to my future grandchildren that I was here the day you said yes to James Potter...wow..." Frankie said, stunned.
I smiled sheepishly. "It's not that amazing. I mean we've been getting along rather fine for quite a while. He's very sweet and funny..."
Frankie rolled his eyes. "Why don't you go tell this girly stuff to Lena and spare me the torture...?"
I sighed. "I haven't seen Lena since quite a few days ago...I don't know where she is, but she's upset about James or something. I don't know why, though."
"Did it ever occur to you that she may still have feelings for James and you going out with him, is just making her jealous?"
We were both silently thinking. Me silently wondering if he was true and Frankie silently wondering...
"Did I just say that out loud? Oh god, you two are turning me into a girl..." He groaned and slapped his hand on his face. "Between hanging out with you, Lena, and Alice I have had no male friends. I really need to hang out with more guys-"
"You know you just might be right."
"What? That I need to have more guy friends?"
"No, that Lena might still have feelings for James..."
"What? When did I say that?"
I sighed heavily, rolling my eyes. Honestly! Boys... I got up and walked out of the Gryffindor Common Room and went into the Head Common Room.
I noticed James sitting on the couch by the fireplace looking...nervous?
"Hey James." He jumped at my voice. Is he okay?
"Hey Lily! Are you ready for our date?"
I shook my head. "Not yet, I came to get ready. Why, are you ready?"
He shook his head. "I'm just...thinking."
"Thinking? Wow that's a big step for you-"
"Ha-ha. That's very funny Lils."
"Yes, I rather thought so."
He smiled at me and patted the seat next to him. "Sit down."
"Oh I can't I got to get ready..."
"Oh you've got plenty of time." James glanced at his watch. "As a matter of fact we've got almost 2 hours..."
"Yes well I need time to put on make-up, get dressed, do my hair...I need to try and look pretty. And I only have 2 hours-"
"Lily, you don't need to try to look pretty. You already are. And I don't care what you wear. You could wear a trashbag and I wouldn't care...actually I'd kind of like that..."
I gave him a look that made him look at his shoelaces nervously. "Well I was just saying that I don't have any girl fashion-sense, so it doesn't really matter..."
I laughed. "If you had girl fashion sense, I'd be kind of worried. But that would be really neat because I could go shopping with you..."
He laughed nervously. And I grinned teasingly at him. "Nope, you're the typical, clueless, fashion-senseless man."
He smiled at me. "Aw, but I'm your typical, clueless, fashion-senseless man."
I couldn't help but smile at that. I mean come on, if someone said that to you, wouldn't you smile? Well, most people would. He patted my knee.
"Well I won't keep you any longer from getting ready."
"Okay, see you in a little bit."
He nodded and waved (in the most adorable way) to me as I headed up to my bedroom. The same bedroom that not to long ago I got caught almost-kissing James on my bed...
James' POV
I watched her as she walked up the stairs to her bedroom. She's so beautiful, why does she even wear make-up? It's not like I can tell if she does or doesn't. What's the point of wearing make-up if you're trying to make it look natural and unnoticeable? If it's unnoticeable are guys supposed to notice it and be like 'dude she's hot, she's wearing make-up...'? Wow, I'm starting to get confused.
Anyways, I better go get ready for our date. Wow, I can't believe I have a date with Lily Evans! The girl of my dreams! This date has GOT to be perfect.
2 hours later I was standing at the bottom of the staircase to her bedroom. I've never been nervous for a date before...I've never felt like I need to make a girl happy...but with Lily, everything's different.
I felt my breath hitch in my throat as she walked down the stairs (and let me say how VERY graceful she is). She wasn't even dressed up or anything...She just had on a blouse and skirt. But a very nice blouse and skirt it was. And her thick hair was down (just the way I like it) and covering her shoulders. She stopped in front of me and smiled the most beautiful smile...
"You look...you look..." Why must words fail me now?!
She shrugged, looking at her feet. "I didn't think I needed to dress up or anything..." She trailed off.
"You look absolutely beautiful..." Thank Merlin! The power of speech has come back to me!
She blushed prettily. "You don't look to shabby yourself." I gave her a lopsided grin.
She smiled and took my hand that I had extended to her. We walked down to the entrance to Hogsmeade where the Caretaker was checking the list of students allowed to go. A few minutes later we were walking down the streets of Hogsmeade, looking at the shops.
"I guess we should probably get the Head stuff over with first." We headed into the Three Broomsticks and found a private seat in the back.
Lily's POV
I can't believe that it was only last year when I saw James and Lena here...
James picked up a piece of parchment to take notes on. "So I was thinking that this year for Halloween we could maybe have a Costume or Masquerade Ball of some type..."
I felt my face brighten. "Really? That would be so fun."
He nodded, seeming more enthusiastic now that I had agreed. "Yes, instead of formal robes, we could wear costumes or masks or something. And we could have a contest for the costumes..."
I smiled. "Like 'Best Dressed', 'Scariest', stuff like that?"
He nodded. "Exactly."
"That's a very good idea, James. You're very clever."
He turned a little red. "Thank you. So what about any other activities for this year?"
I pulled a parchment that I had written down my ideas on. "Well, we could have an End-of-the-Year Ball. Not like last year's ball because it will be better. Not to sound conceited or anything..." I trailed off, slightly embarrassed at my boldness.
He shook his head smiling. "You're far from conceited. Now go on..."
"I think this ball should only be open to students in their 6th and 7th year. Of course if they want to invite someone younger, than they can."
James nodded. "That's really good. I agree."
I smiled and glanced through the rest of my parchments. "Well that's all I have so far..."
He grinned. "Oh good, so we can actually start our date?"
I laughed. "That would be nice."
A/N: Yes, I realize I am mean, but this chapter would be too long if I included the entire date in it, so I broke into two chapters. This chapter and the next one. I'm sorry! I just wanted to get this out faster to tide you all over because I thought you'd rather have a little something than nothing at all. So I was thinking of you all when I did this. Thanks reviewers! And of course my lovely beta!