A/N: I cannot believe how nice you guys are! Thank you so much for all the amazing reviews! I am so sorry for the crappy-ass chapter ten. Although a few of you thought it was good, I thought it SUCKED! Anyway, this is a long chapter because…you guessed it! YULE BALL BABY!!!

Thanks to the ever-wonderful reviewers with questions and comments:

Mystikalolo-You totally will get a description of what they are wearing! Dude! I'm not an idiot…..I..…wait…..never mind. Lost my train of thought. HAHAHAHA!

Caroline- Thank you! My number 100 reviewer!

Shree- Your reviews never disappoint me! Great job on the story by the way! Keep writing and hurry because your starting to get more and more reviews! I'm sure people are checking back and they don't see chapter three and they say, "Aw #@$&!" Really! I bet they do! Well I do, anyway….

Quinn- Thank you for reading anyway! Glad I reminded you about reviewing! Kidding—I haven't seen fear.com but if you are scared shitless, I don't think I want to. Anyway, do you have an account? Why don't you write? You review people a lot! Why not write something? I'll be behind you every step of the way!

Dieselbaby- I agree! This is a love story! Bringing Voldemort into it totally kills it for me. All this about Lily being a seer. Yeah, right! Pff.

Qwvixen21- I cant wait for the ball either! I had fun writing this chapter. You'll enjoy it.

Amber- You will see my dear…..you'll see…..

Maria- Greg's a loser you poor thing! Don't cry! I luv yah!

Pinkchicklet- cute name! Thanks so much for following this story!

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Just Like Her by Mystikalolo

That Thing You Do by Shree

ATTENTION ALL LoTR READERS:

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*Wipes sweat off brow* Phew!

Without Further Adieu,

The chapter you've all been waiting for,

Onwards to chapter 11!

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"Ow!" Cassie screamed. "Damn it, Lily!"

Lily giggled and crept behind Peter to block the oncoming snowball.

James saw her and took it as an opportunity to get Lily back for the snowball she nailed him in the arse with. He swung his arm forward and hit Lily's right shoulder.

She spun around and saw James laughing as he gathered more snow. "James Potter!" She yelled and ran straight at him.

James screamed like a girl when she jumped on top of him and started shoving snow down his shirt.

Sirius and Remus stopped wrestling, Cassie and Laura dropped their snow, and Peter turned around to see Lily and James flirting like crazy.

Sirius and Remus resumed wrestling and Cassie whistled loudly before she threw a rather large snowball at Lily and James.

"Cassie!" She squealed. "You are so going to get it." She stuffed a final amount of snow down his shirt and got off him.

He was somewhat upset when she left but he paid no attention to it and jumped into the tumble of arms and legs that belonged to the other three Marauders.

Laura screamed loudly when Cassie got her in the face. Sirius looked up to see what had happened and saw Laura wiping freezing cold snow off her face. He laughed and threw snow at her. She looked at him with raised eyebrows and joined the new wrestling match.

Lily and Cassie stood together, watching the Marauders + Laura in a horrible five person jumble.

"Hello Professor McGonagall!" Cassie yelled loudly.

The Marauders and Laura immediately stopped what they were doing and stood up.

Lily burst out laughing at their surprised faces. McGonagall was nowhere to be seen. Laura got up and started chasing Lily and Cassie around a tree when she had noticed there was not a professor about.

Unfortunately, Lily tripped and Cassie fell over her. Laura jumped on them and stuffed their faces with snow.

The Marauders stopped and stared at the girls for a while before Lily pushed Laura off and stood up to wipe the snow off her face.

"I think we should go get ready for the ball." She said.

"Is it four thirty already?" Cassie staggered to her feet, a bit dizzy from getting her head pounded in the snow.

"You need three and a half hours?" Sirius asked, bewildered.

The girls stared at him as if he were insane.

"Your serious?" James asked.

"Of course!" Lily said, readjusting her scarf.

"You better be looking beautiful when you come out." Sirius said.

"Excuse me?" Laura narrowed her eyes at him.

"N—not that you don't look beautiful…at *gulp* ALL times, Laurie." He stuttered, deathly afraid of his girlfriend's stare.

Remus laughed and clapped him on the back.

James let out a cough that sounded mysteriously like, 'whipped'.

"Ha ha." Sirius said sarcastically.

"We'd best be going." Lily said, feeling the 'Must kill Sirius' vibes coming from Laura.

"Bye girls." Peter and James said.

Lily waved over her shoulder and linked arms with Cassie and Laura.

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"Lily, you look amazing!" Laura smiled as a glazed over look came across her face.

"You really think so?" Lily asked, smoothing out her robe. It was perfect for her, the shimmery color of champagne, with a thin white lining around the cuffs and neckline. It was a modest square-neck design with a large pleat at the back.

"I hate you." Cassie came out, wearing her robes of ivory. Her hair was up in a knot of curls.

"You look just as pretty!" Laura said cheerily and pranced about the room in her silvery silk dress robes. Laura had the layers of her black hair flipped outwards. (A/N: It is what my hair looks like. You know what I am talking about? Like a pixie.)

"My, you're in a good mood!" Lily stared at Laura incredulously.

"Well, tonight's out one month anniversary!" Laura clasped her hands together and brought them to her chest dramatically.

Cassie smiled. "How cute!"

"I wish it were my one month anniversary." Lily mumbled with a frown.

"And to have it on Christmas Eve!" Cassie sighed.

(A/N: I know, I know, but I am making the Ball on the 24th instead, okay? It is too early for Christmas! Work with me people!)

"You are so lucky." Lily said.

"I know." Laura sighed. Lily stared at her. "Kidding."

"Time to do your hair and makeup, Lil." Cassie said.

"No." Lily moaned. "Cant I just wear it like I always do?"

"Don't be silly." Laura sat her down on a chair in front of their vanity mirror.

Lily looked up at her two friends. "Please make me look natural." She said eagerly.

"I think we'll be the ones to decide what type of makeup we will put on you." Cassie said.

Lily looked horrified.

"Don't worry, Lil." Laura put her hand on her shoulder. "We'll make James fall drunk in love with you."

"Yeah." Cassie said as she rummaged through her drawers to find her makeup.

"What?" Lily asked.

"Drunk in love." Laura said plainly.

Lily raised an eyebrow.

"You know how guys get when they're drunk." Cassie explained.

"Either horny or delirious." Laura said.

"Let's hope it's not the horny one." Lily said.

"No, of course not!" Cassie explained. "You also know how they fall over and stuff?"

"Oh, I understand now." Lily said.

"Drunk Love." Laura repeated. "That's what I call it."

"Yep. James will fall at your feet at your grace and beauty." Cassie said.

"And charm." Laura smirked.

"Thanks guys." Lily said. "I mean it."

Once the girls had finished with Lily, they spun her around and showed her the results.

"Oh my goodness." Lily stared at herself in the mirror. She had an overall bronze look. Light blush, bronze eye shadow to bring out the depth in her green eyes, black mascara, and a light copper lipstick with a glossy finish for her small lips.

She never ever wore makeup, so it was a shock to see a bit of color on her lips.

Her hair fell in loose curls, and lay on her shoulders. There were two thin strands of hair from the front of her face pulled back and knotted.

"Thank you so much!" She hugged her friends.

"It's seven fifty, why don't we go down?" Laura said.

"I cant." Lily stopped at the doorway. "What will James think?" She added in a whisper.

"He'll love you." Cassie ushered her out of the room. "Trust me."

Meanwhile downstairs….

"Stop fretting, guys!" Sirius said as he nervously tried to straighten out his black dress robe. The Marauders were all going in black this year.

"Yeah." Peter shivered.

"You guys are just as nervous." James glared at them as he tried to flatten his hair.

"Alright, no need to start a brawl now." Remus said calmly. Sweet calm Remus, what would we do without him?

"Let's just go down." Sirius said.

The boys got downstairs and waited at the bottom of the stairs in a circle.

The first girl to come down was Cassie, looking beautiful as usual.

She held her hand out to Remus and he kissed it before they set off. They stopped at the portrait hole.

"Wait." She whispered. "I want to see James's reaction to Lily."

Remus nodded with a grin.

Laura came down gracefully—that is until she tripped at the bottom step and fell into Sirius's arms. She burst out laughing with him.

"That was graceful." She laughed as she took his arm. They too stopped as they got to the portrait hole.

All eyes were on the girl's staircase as a slender pair of feet came down slowly.

Cassie, Remus, Laura, and Sirius held their breath.

Lily emerged from the staircase gracefully, staring James in the face with a mild smile.

His jaw dropped. "Lily—you look…..stunning."

Lily smiled wider. "Thank you James, you don't look so bad yourself."

James's cheeks had a pink glow when she said this. He held his arm out to her and she took it willingly.

Laura and Cassie squealed together.

"Alright, alright." Sirius tried to break them up with a grin on his face.

They all walked together to the Entrance Hall where Peter would have to meet his Hufflepuff date.

As soon as they got into the Hall they stole a table for the Marauders and their dates plus Deedee and Randy. James pulled a chair out for Lily and sat next to her.

The Head Boy and Girl stepped out onto the dance floor as soon as everyone was done eating. The band called Magical Mishaps played a slow song. More people began to file out onto the dance floor after a while.

"May I have this dance?" James asked Lily from behind her.

"You may." She smiled and took his hand. They walked through the couples and stopped in the middle of the floor. He took her hand and put his other hand around her waist.

She put her right hand on his shoulder and started a conversation.

"So, have you seen Snape tonight?" She asked sweetly as they swayed to the tune.

"No, I didn't think he could get a date." James smirked.

Lily jerked her head to the right and James saw Snape dancing with—

"Gina?" James asked loudly.

"Yes, it doesn't look like either of them are having fun, does it?" Lily laughed.

Snape was glaring sourly at James, and Gina was drooling over a seventh year boy dancing near her.

"No it doesn't." James said and then looked around. "Hey, there's Laura and Sirius."

Lily looked behind her to see Laura and Sirius dancing very close together. "They are so cute." She sighed.

"Yeah." James looked at Lily. Man was she gorgeous.

"What?" She asked when she noticed him staring at her. "Do I have something on my face?"

"No." James laughed. "Just admiring you."

"Was that a pick up line, Mr. Potter?" Lily asked.

James stared at her for a second and cocked his head to the side. "Maybe."

Lily laughed and looked at the floor as the song ended. Everyone applauded and the band of four woman in their twenties stood up to make an announcement.

"Welcome Hogwarts students to the annual Yule Ball!" One woman with crazy strawberry blonde hair said in a melodious voice.

Every cheered and clapped at this greeting.

"We will take requests for songs, magical or even muggle." Another woman with bright red hair like Lily's said. More cheering and clapping.

"But first," A third woman with straight black hair smiled. "This is one of our favorites."

"Bending Over Backwards." The fourth woman with two messy buns of brown hair said and picked up her guitar. Everyone cheered and clapped. This was one famous song.

Lily and James decided to get a some butterbeers when they saw Cassie and Remus at the drink table.

"Hey guys!" Lily shouted over the music.

"Hey Lil!" Remus waved. "You look great!"

"Thank you." Lily blushed.

"You aren't the only one who thinks so." Cassie said, staring behind them.

Lily and James looked back. There were about twenty guys staring at the new Lily, unable to believe their eyes. James glared at them and they all returned to their dates.

Remus shook his head and laughed at James's jealousy.

"Well, well, well." A cold voice drawled from behind them.

"Hi Gina." Cassie said enthusiastically and looked her up and down. She had a very low cut bright yellow robe on.

Gina raised an eyebrow at Cassie. "What's with you?"

"Nothing." Cassie said. "I just think your dress robe is nice that's all."

"Really?" Gina frowned at her.

"Yeah, it matches your teeth really well." Cassie said and James and Remus burst out laughing.

Gina stalked away to find Snape.

"That was a good one." James high-fived her.

"Thank you, thank you." She bowed.

Sirius and Laura came up to them as the song finished and thunderous applause echoed the Great Hall.

"When do I get the pleasure of dancing with my Lilykins?" Sirius said.

"Oh yes!" Lily said. "The swing dancing! Come on!" She took his hand and dragged him over to the stage to request a song they could swing dance to.

The girl with black hair smiled and nodded before telling the other girls what to play. (A/N: Think Zoot Suit Riot.)

Lily and Sirius went onto the dance floor and she taught him some basic swing-dancing steps. They had a fun time swing each other around the floor, while having a conversation at the same time. They were getting glares from some girls because Sirius was the hottest guy in school with the exception of James, and Lily was getting asked to dance every five seconds but they were all turned down.

"Did you notice the way James looked at you when you came down the stairs?" Sirius mock giggled.

"How could I not?" Lily asked as he spun her in circles. "You catch on pretty quickly with swing dancing."

"I know." Sirius sighed. Lily stared at him. "Okay, now I'm serious. Serious is my middle name."

"Ha ha, Sirius Serious Black." Lily said. "It has a ring to it."

The song ended and Lily looked around. Swing was getting pretty popular. The Magical Mishaps struck up another Swing dancing song.

"Thank you Lilykins." He bowed and strode off to teach Laura his new dance skills.

"Care to join me?" James asked from behind her.

"Great!" Lily took his hands. "Do you know how to Swing dance?"

James grinned. "What do you think?"

"Give me your best shot." Lily eyed him.

James kept that grin and showed her he was a swing dance machine.

He lifted her off the ground around his waist and flipped her over in front of him. All the time, Lily had a smiled plastered on her face.

Soon enough, they were dancing in the middle of a huge circle of people who stopped dancing to watch their amazing moves. He twirled her around and dipped her just as the song ended.

Lily looked into his eyes, breathing hard from all the work. "Where did you learn to dance like that?" He set her straight and there was a thundering amount of applause and whistling.

"It's my little secret." He whispered and led her through the crowd. They reached their table and sat down to take a breather.

Lily glowed when people she didn't even know came up to them to congratulate them or say, 'Dude, that rocked!'.

Sirius and Laura could be seen showing off their new found moves and they were far better than anyone else there.

"That was amazing!" Deedee came over and sat down with Randy.

"It really was." Randy said. "You two make a cute couple."

Deedee slapped her forehead and looked nervously at Lily.

"We—" Lily started.

"Thanks." James smiled at Randy.

Lily widened her eyes.

Deedee laughed nervously and dragged Randy off to dance.

"He's the one who asked you to the ball, right?" James asked.

"Correction." Lily said immediately. "Attempted to ask me."

"Right." James said guiltily.

"Let's go dance." Lily said, sensing his awkwardness.

"Okay." James took her hand and they danced the night away.

He found that he could not keep his eyes off her the whole night. When the clock struck midnight, she gave him a kiss on the cheek and left with Cassie, Deedee, and Laura.

Remus came over and clapped him on the back sympathetically.

"What?" He asked irritably.

"Do you have feelings for Lily?" Remus asked seriously.

"I didn't learn all I could about Swing Dancing in a month for nothing." James replied.

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A/N: YES! I finally finished the Yule Ball! I love you guys! This chapter was twice as long as chapter 10, so there is a double whammy for yah! Any questions or comments, things you did not understand, just review and ask, I promise to answer and question you might have in the next chapter!

Oh and I seriously recommend the three stories up top. Come on…..I know you have free time. *Smiles angelically*

Hope you enjoyed the Yule Ball! I totally worked hard on it. Thanks guys!

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