You know how Arnold Schwarzenegger is running Governor of California? He's
going to win. He's going to win because he's famous. I WANT him to win. I
think he'd do some good yah know? Because he's not stupid. Well, I hope
Arnold wins. I know he will.
If you go to the web site in my Bio, there's a little comic of the Marauders that somebody drew. I thought it was funny. Go to it.
( I feel like adding this ) Sentence of the day: The fact that a believer is happier than a skeptic is no more to the point than the fact than a drunken man is happier than a sober one
LoL, that just keeps me amused.
Disclaimer: I do NOT own any of the Harry Potter characters except the ones not in the Harry Potter book! So STOP trying to sue me!
Last time on Truth Be Told:
"Are you thinking what I'm thinking?" Lily asked.
"Yeah, I want some ice cream." Sara said.
Lily didn't know whether to laugh or to sigh.
~*~ Chapter 15 Getting Ready For the Hallowe'en Ball ~*~
"HAPPY HALLOWE'EN!" The Marauders yelled.
They were currently in the girls' dormitory where the girls had all fell out of their beds in surprise.
It was about 6 o'clock in the morning on Saturday the 31st of October, Hallowe'en.
"What in bloody hell are you four boys yelling about?!" Cecilia yelled.
"Go back to bed." Lily moaned, pulling her sheets over her head.
"Six O'clock! Oh my goodness! I slept in!" Cecilia said looking at her watch and bolted into the bathroom.
"Get up! This is no day to sleep in! 'Tis the day of pranks today!" Sirius said.
"Go away." Arabella said.
The boys ignored her.
"Guess what we've got!" James said.
"Food?" Sara asked hopefully.
"No silly. BATS!" James opened up a bag he was holding and admitted several bats into the room.
"You idiots!" Arabella yelled as the bats zoomed over their heads, diving at them occasionally and the four girls leapt up.
"Come on Bella, they're just bats." Sara said grabbing a bat from the air, which squirmed in her hold.
"Bats have teeth you know!" Arabella said covering her head with her arms.
The Marauders started laughing.
"We ALL have teeth you know." Sara said.
"So? We don't bite!" Arabella said.
"Shut it Arabella." Lily said as Sirius began to protest.
"See? They won't hurt you." Sara said stuffing the bat in Arabella's face.
"Argh! Get it away from me!" Arabella shrieked and jumped back.
Sara frowned.
Lily came over and petted it.
"Ouch!" She said as it bit her finger.
"Yeah, they won't hurt you all right." Arabella said.
"Mmm..." Lily said and fainted.
"Er, harmless." Sara said peering over at Lily and dropped the bat in her hands.
"James you idiot! You were suppose to make the bats NOT poisonous! NOT!" Remus said.
"Get the bats out of here!" Pauline said ducking as a bat flew at her head.
James raised his wand and muttered a spell making all the bats disappear.
"Opps." He said.
Sirius smacked him on the side of the head.
"Good fricken job James." He said.
James smiled sheepishly.
"She's not...dead, is she?" Pauline asked looking at Lily.
"Oh no...at least, I don't think so." Remus said peering over at her also.
"She's not having much luck these last couple of months is she?" Arabella said.
"You don't know the antidote to the bats venom do you?" Pauline asked the boys.
They shrugged.
"Somebody has to carry her down to the hospital wing." James said.
"Yeah." Sirius said. "You do it."
"What? Why me?" James asked.
"Because dear Jamsie, you're just SO strong." Sirius said sarcastically. "And you suggested it."
James sighed and picked Lily up.
"Don't fall down the stairs!" Peter said as James teetered on the stairs.
Sara grabbed the back of his cloak and pulled him straight.
"Don't kill her before we get there!" She said giving him a look.
~
"Je vous croire les garçons, combien de fois vous ont-ils ne peuvent-ils pas blessent-ils cette pauvre fille maintenant?" Madam d'Autmarre said as she tended to Lily.
"Well, it wasn't their fault last time." Sara said.
The Marauders and Arabella all turned to look at her. (Pauline didn't come and Cecilia's still in the bathroom)
"You know French?" Arabella asked.
Sara shrugged.
"I have French grandparents." She said.
Lily groaned and sat up.
"What's going on?" She asked.
"Oh, the boys just tried to poison you, not much." Arabella said and the Marauders scowled at her.
"Hey now wait a minute." Sirius said. "JAMES tried to poison you, not the rest of us."
"Hey!" James said.
"Anyone up for breakfast?" Peter asked cheerfully.
~
Dumbledore stood up.
"I'd just like to make a short announcement. Though it's not usual that we do this, and is against some teachers better judgments, we will be holding a Hallowe'en ball. It will not be formal, your attire should be like a muggle's."
Chatter broke out among the great hall.
"Although, only third years and up may attend. Older students may bring a younger student." Dumbledore said and chatter again became louder and a little more angrier.
Arabella was looking around the great hall for an older student that would ask her.
"Hmm, Nigel's old enough, maybe he'll ask me..." Arabella said looking at the Ravenclaw table.
"Hey, that blonde looks like she's coming over here, she looks old enough to be a third year, maybe she'll ask me." Sirius said looking at a tall skinny blonde walking their way.
She stopped in front of them.
Sirius grinned up at her.
"Er, I was wondering...since I'm old enough to go to the ball... If you'd like to come with me James." She said.
Sirius's grin dropped instantly and looked over at James who looked surprised but pleased with himself.
"Er, sure." James said.
The blonde grinned and walked quickly back over to her friends.
Sirius growled.
"That's not fair!" He said.
James grinned stupidly at Sirius.
Sara and Lily shook their heads.
"Oh look! Nigel's coming over here!" Arabella said ecstatically. "Quick, act casual."
Lily snorted into her goblet of pumpkin juice.
"Er, hi." Nigel said.
"Hi." Arabella said dreamily.
"Er, you know the ball that's today?" Nigel asked.
"How could we every forget." Arabella said and Nigel gave her a funny look.
"Well, Sara-" Nigel said scratching the back of his head.
Arabella gave Sara a sharp look and Sara looked at Nigel in surprise.
"I was wondering if you'd go with me." Nigel finished.
Sara glanced at Arabella who looked stuck between murderous and on the verge of tears.
"Er, sorry Nigel, but uh, can't, I've got-er-homework! Yeah, homework to do." Sara lied feebly.
"Oh, I-I see." Nigel said sadly and walked slowly back to his seat at the Ravenclaw table.
"I can't believe you!" Arabella yelled at Sara.
"What? I didn't do anything." Sara said not surprised that Arabella was mad.
"Yes you did! You did everything!" Arabella said.
"Look, Bella. Just ask him yours-" Sara was cut off by Arabella.
"No!" She said.
"What? Why not?" Sara asked.
"Because he asked you!" Arabella said.
"Hey! What's that suppose to mean?" Sara asked frowning at Arabella.
"It means, that he'll never ask me out now that I know he only goes for pretty girls!" Arabella said.
Sara rolled her eyes.
"Doesn't every guy go for pretty girls? Besides, you're pretty." She said.
"Look, drop it." Lily said. "We don't have to go to the ball."
"And stay in our dormitory with Cecilia and Pauline? I don't think so!" Arabella said.
Lily gave her a look.
"Speak of the devils..." Peter said as Pauline and Cecilia came and sat down next to the Marauders.
"Hi!" Cecilia said smiling flirtatiously at James.
"He's already going with someone." Remus said grinning at Sirius who scowled.
Cecilia frowned.
"Who?" She asked.
"Er...I dunno actually." James said scratching his head and looked around the hall.
Cecilia raised her eyebrows.
"Besides." Lily said. "It's not like you could take him, you're both not old enough."
Cecilia frowned at her.
Another tall skinny blonde came over to them.
Sirius grinned up at her.
"Hey uh, I was wondering Remus..." The girl said.
Sirius dropped his grin and crossed his arms over his chest in a pout.
"Would you like to go to the ball with me?" The girl asked.
"Uh, sure." Remus said.
"Oh, I'm Olivia Cable." The girl said before walking off grinning to herself.
"Least she had the brains to tell me her name." Remus said raising an eyebrow at James who frowned.
"Wonderful." Arabella said looking at a boy who looked about 13 or 14 who sat down beside her.
"Why the long face Bella?" He asked.
Lily looked at Sara who raised an eyebrow.
"Go away Vladimir." Arabella said.
"Aw, Arabella, don't be like that!" Vladimir said.
Arabella sighed.
"Oh, this is my cousin Vladimir Atkins." She said gesturing at Vladimir.
Vladimir nodded his head at them, smiling.
"Any of you have dates yet?" He asked.
"James and Remus do." Sirius said scowling.
Vladimir raised his eyebrows.
"Really."
"What about you Dim?" Arabella asked grinning at her nickname for him.
Vladimir glared at her.
"No, actually." He said.
"What about your girlfriend what's-her-face...?" Arabella asked.
"Oh, I dumped her a while ago." Vladimir said waving his hand to dismiss the subject.
"Anyone new in your mind?" Arabella asked.
Vladimir shrugged.
"Although your sister Jessica is pretty fine." He said looking at Sara.
"Don't even think about it." Sara said scowling. "She's with somebody else."
Vladimir sighed.
"You know...you're pretty fine yourself." He said winking at Sara.
Sara blushed.
"Yeah...well." She said.
"You wanna go to the ball with me?" Vladimir asked.
Sara looked at him.
Vladimir cocked his head.
"Help out a broken hearted guy?" He said.
"Didn't you say YOU dumped HER?" Lily asked.
Vladimir shrugged.
"So?" He asked her. "Please Swit?"
"Swit?" Arabella asked.
"You know, Sara Whitmore. S Whit." Vladimir said.
Arabella shook her head at him slowly.
Sara looked at Arabella who shrugged.
"Well, all right then." Sara said.
Vladimir grinned.
"Excellent." He said standing up. "Well, I'm going to go back to my table. I'll see you later."
They sat in silence for a moment as they ate their breakfast.
"Hey, we have to get a date for Lily." Arabella said.
"I thought you were going to ask out Nigel." Lily said.
Arabella frowned.
"I dunno." She said looking over at the Ravenclaw table.
"Go ask him now Bella." Sara said.
"What? No!" Arabella said.
"Why not?" Sara asked.
"Be-because!" Arabella said.
"Come on Arabella." Lily said. "Just go up and ask him."
"No, his friends are all there. What if he says 'no'?" Arabella asked.
"He's been rejected by a model. He's been embarrassed to the fullest. Just ask him!" Lily said, exasperated with Arabella's behavior.
Arabella sighed and began to stand.
"Well-no." She said sitting back down.
Lily sighed.
"Look at him, he's just so dreamy..." Arabella said.
"Just ask him already!" The Marauders, Lily and Sara all yelled.
Arabella was taken-aback.
"All right all right." She said standing up.
She took a deep breath and straightened her robes.
"Do I look OK?" She asked.
"You look fine! Go!" Sara said giving her a push in the back.
Arabella walked over to the Ravenclaw table and stood in behind Nigel.
He looked up.
"Hi." Arabella said blushing slightly.
"Er, hi." Nigel said.
"I-I was wondering...if you would...go to the ball with me." Arabella said blushing deeper.
Nigel eyed her.
"Well...all right then." He said.
Arabella grinned and started to walk away.
"Wait." Nigel said.
Arabella bit her lip and turned around, hoping he wasn't having second thoughts.
"What's your name?" Nigel asked.
"Arabella." Arabella said sighing inwardly in relief. "Arabella Figg."
Nigel nodded and smiled at her.
Arabella bounded back to the Gryffindor table happily.
"Guess what!" She said.
"Nigel said no?" Sirius asked sarcastically.
"Nope!" Arabella said.
"Great Arabella." Lily said smiling at her friend.
"All we need is for you and Sirius to get a date." Arabella said.
"Hi girls." Logan said sitting down next to Lily.
Arabella grinned.
"Hey Logan." She said. "Would you like to take Lily to the ball with you?"
Logan looked at Lily in surprise.
"Well, uh, sure." Logan said.
"Excellent." Arabella said and Lily rolled her eyes. "Now, as for you Sirius..."
"Hey, what about me?" Peter asked.
"Oh, right. Hm...know anybody that'll go with them?" Arabella asked the other two girls.
"I know a couple of girls." Logan said. "They'll go with you."
"Excellent!" Arabella said. "Now we're all going!"
~
"Er, I don't know how a muggle would dress to go to a ball." Sara said. "I don't think I HAVE any muggle clothes."
"You can borrow some of mine." Lily said.
~
"Are you ready yet?" Lily asked Arabella who was still putting on her make- up in the bathroom.
"I've got to get it perfect Lily! PERFECT!" Arabella said.
Lily sighed and looked over at Sara who was holding up her skirt.
Lily's stuff was a little large for Sara's very small figure.
Sara's T-shirt was a little baggy and her plaid skirt was falling down.
"We're going down to the common room. We'll wait for you there." Lily called to Arabella.
"OK." Arabella said.
"You know, we never did think up a name for us." Lily said as her and Sara descended the stairs.
"You're still on about that?" Sara asked.
They met Logan and the Marauders waiting for them on the couches.
The Marauders all had their heads together and Logan was looking at them curiously.
The Marauders looked up as the two girls came down.
"Why're you holding onto your skirt?" Remus asked Sara.
"Watch." Sara said letting go of her skirt.
It fell to the floor and she snatched it up again.
"Oh...why don't you use a belt?" Remus asked.
"Because I don't have one." Sara said.
"Well, here." Remus said taking off his belt and handed it to her.
"Thanks Reme." Sara said putting on the belt.
"Where's Arabella?" James asked.
"Still putting on her stuff." Lily said.
"Oh." James said.
The Marauders all put their heads together again.
"All right!" Arabella said cheerfully and bounded down the stairs. "Let's go."
~
R/R, that was just a little boring, just a little.
The next chapter will tell you what the Marauders are planning and the ball. Heh.
Balls are such a cliché LoL
If you go to the web site in my Bio, there's a little comic of the Marauders that somebody drew. I thought it was funny. Go to it.
( I feel like adding this ) Sentence of the day: The fact that a believer is happier than a skeptic is no more to the point than the fact than a drunken man is happier than a sober one
LoL, that just keeps me amused.
Disclaimer: I do NOT own any of the Harry Potter characters except the ones not in the Harry Potter book! So STOP trying to sue me!
Last time on Truth Be Told:
"Are you thinking what I'm thinking?" Lily asked.
"Yeah, I want some ice cream." Sara said.
Lily didn't know whether to laugh or to sigh.
~*~ Chapter 15 Getting Ready For the Hallowe'en Ball ~*~
"HAPPY HALLOWE'EN!" The Marauders yelled.
They were currently in the girls' dormitory where the girls had all fell out of their beds in surprise.
It was about 6 o'clock in the morning on Saturday the 31st of October, Hallowe'en.
"What in bloody hell are you four boys yelling about?!" Cecilia yelled.
"Go back to bed." Lily moaned, pulling her sheets over her head.
"Six O'clock! Oh my goodness! I slept in!" Cecilia said looking at her watch and bolted into the bathroom.
"Get up! This is no day to sleep in! 'Tis the day of pranks today!" Sirius said.
"Go away." Arabella said.
The boys ignored her.
"Guess what we've got!" James said.
"Food?" Sara asked hopefully.
"No silly. BATS!" James opened up a bag he was holding and admitted several bats into the room.
"You idiots!" Arabella yelled as the bats zoomed over their heads, diving at them occasionally and the four girls leapt up.
"Come on Bella, they're just bats." Sara said grabbing a bat from the air, which squirmed in her hold.
"Bats have teeth you know!" Arabella said covering her head with her arms.
The Marauders started laughing.
"We ALL have teeth you know." Sara said.
"So? We don't bite!" Arabella said.
"Shut it Arabella." Lily said as Sirius began to protest.
"See? They won't hurt you." Sara said stuffing the bat in Arabella's face.
"Argh! Get it away from me!" Arabella shrieked and jumped back.
Sara frowned.
Lily came over and petted it.
"Ouch!" She said as it bit her finger.
"Yeah, they won't hurt you all right." Arabella said.
"Mmm..." Lily said and fainted.
"Er, harmless." Sara said peering over at Lily and dropped the bat in her hands.
"James you idiot! You were suppose to make the bats NOT poisonous! NOT!" Remus said.
"Get the bats out of here!" Pauline said ducking as a bat flew at her head.
James raised his wand and muttered a spell making all the bats disappear.
"Opps." He said.
Sirius smacked him on the side of the head.
"Good fricken job James." He said.
James smiled sheepishly.
"She's not...dead, is she?" Pauline asked looking at Lily.
"Oh no...at least, I don't think so." Remus said peering over at her also.
"She's not having much luck these last couple of months is she?" Arabella said.
"You don't know the antidote to the bats venom do you?" Pauline asked the boys.
They shrugged.
"Somebody has to carry her down to the hospital wing." James said.
"Yeah." Sirius said. "You do it."
"What? Why me?" James asked.
"Because dear Jamsie, you're just SO strong." Sirius said sarcastically. "And you suggested it."
James sighed and picked Lily up.
"Don't fall down the stairs!" Peter said as James teetered on the stairs.
Sara grabbed the back of his cloak and pulled him straight.
"Don't kill her before we get there!" She said giving him a look.
~
"Je vous croire les garçons, combien de fois vous ont-ils ne peuvent-ils pas blessent-ils cette pauvre fille maintenant?" Madam d'Autmarre said as she tended to Lily.
"Well, it wasn't their fault last time." Sara said.
The Marauders and Arabella all turned to look at her. (Pauline didn't come and Cecilia's still in the bathroom)
"You know French?" Arabella asked.
Sara shrugged.
"I have French grandparents." She said.
Lily groaned and sat up.
"What's going on?" She asked.
"Oh, the boys just tried to poison you, not much." Arabella said and the Marauders scowled at her.
"Hey now wait a minute." Sirius said. "JAMES tried to poison you, not the rest of us."
"Hey!" James said.
"Anyone up for breakfast?" Peter asked cheerfully.
~
Dumbledore stood up.
"I'd just like to make a short announcement. Though it's not usual that we do this, and is against some teachers better judgments, we will be holding a Hallowe'en ball. It will not be formal, your attire should be like a muggle's."
Chatter broke out among the great hall.
"Although, only third years and up may attend. Older students may bring a younger student." Dumbledore said and chatter again became louder and a little more angrier.
Arabella was looking around the great hall for an older student that would ask her.
"Hmm, Nigel's old enough, maybe he'll ask me..." Arabella said looking at the Ravenclaw table.
"Hey, that blonde looks like she's coming over here, she looks old enough to be a third year, maybe she'll ask me." Sirius said looking at a tall skinny blonde walking their way.
She stopped in front of them.
Sirius grinned up at her.
"Er, I was wondering...since I'm old enough to go to the ball... If you'd like to come with me James." She said.
Sirius's grin dropped instantly and looked over at James who looked surprised but pleased with himself.
"Er, sure." James said.
The blonde grinned and walked quickly back over to her friends.
Sirius growled.
"That's not fair!" He said.
James grinned stupidly at Sirius.
Sara and Lily shook their heads.
"Oh look! Nigel's coming over here!" Arabella said ecstatically. "Quick, act casual."
Lily snorted into her goblet of pumpkin juice.
"Er, hi." Nigel said.
"Hi." Arabella said dreamily.
"Er, you know the ball that's today?" Nigel asked.
"How could we every forget." Arabella said and Nigel gave her a funny look.
"Well, Sara-" Nigel said scratching the back of his head.
Arabella gave Sara a sharp look and Sara looked at Nigel in surprise.
"I was wondering if you'd go with me." Nigel finished.
Sara glanced at Arabella who looked stuck between murderous and on the verge of tears.
"Er, sorry Nigel, but uh, can't, I've got-er-homework! Yeah, homework to do." Sara lied feebly.
"Oh, I-I see." Nigel said sadly and walked slowly back to his seat at the Ravenclaw table.
"I can't believe you!" Arabella yelled at Sara.
"What? I didn't do anything." Sara said not surprised that Arabella was mad.
"Yes you did! You did everything!" Arabella said.
"Look, Bella. Just ask him yours-" Sara was cut off by Arabella.
"No!" She said.
"What? Why not?" Sara asked.
"Because he asked you!" Arabella said.
"Hey! What's that suppose to mean?" Sara asked frowning at Arabella.
"It means, that he'll never ask me out now that I know he only goes for pretty girls!" Arabella said.
Sara rolled her eyes.
"Doesn't every guy go for pretty girls? Besides, you're pretty." She said.
"Look, drop it." Lily said. "We don't have to go to the ball."
"And stay in our dormitory with Cecilia and Pauline? I don't think so!" Arabella said.
Lily gave her a look.
"Speak of the devils..." Peter said as Pauline and Cecilia came and sat down next to the Marauders.
"Hi!" Cecilia said smiling flirtatiously at James.
"He's already going with someone." Remus said grinning at Sirius who scowled.
Cecilia frowned.
"Who?" She asked.
"Er...I dunno actually." James said scratching his head and looked around the hall.
Cecilia raised her eyebrows.
"Besides." Lily said. "It's not like you could take him, you're both not old enough."
Cecilia frowned at her.
Another tall skinny blonde came over to them.
Sirius grinned up at her.
"Hey uh, I was wondering Remus..." The girl said.
Sirius dropped his grin and crossed his arms over his chest in a pout.
"Would you like to go to the ball with me?" The girl asked.
"Uh, sure." Remus said.
"Oh, I'm Olivia Cable." The girl said before walking off grinning to herself.
"Least she had the brains to tell me her name." Remus said raising an eyebrow at James who frowned.
"Wonderful." Arabella said looking at a boy who looked about 13 or 14 who sat down beside her.
"Why the long face Bella?" He asked.
Lily looked at Sara who raised an eyebrow.
"Go away Vladimir." Arabella said.
"Aw, Arabella, don't be like that!" Vladimir said.
Arabella sighed.
"Oh, this is my cousin Vladimir Atkins." She said gesturing at Vladimir.
Vladimir nodded his head at them, smiling.
"Any of you have dates yet?" He asked.
"James and Remus do." Sirius said scowling.
Vladimir raised his eyebrows.
"Really."
"What about you Dim?" Arabella asked grinning at her nickname for him.
Vladimir glared at her.
"No, actually." He said.
"What about your girlfriend what's-her-face...?" Arabella asked.
"Oh, I dumped her a while ago." Vladimir said waving his hand to dismiss the subject.
"Anyone new in your mind?" Arabella asked.
Vladimir shrugged.
"Although your sister Jessica is pretty fine." He said looking at Sara.
"Don't even think about it." Sara said scowling. "She's with somebody else."
Vladimir sighed.
"You know...you're pretty fine yourself." He said winking at Sara.
Sara blushed.
"Yeah...well." She said.
"You wanna go to the ball with me?" Vladimir asked.
Sara looked at him.
Vladimir cocked his head.
"Help out a broken hearted guy?" He said.
"Didn't you say YOU dumped HER?" Lily asked.
Vladimir shrugged.
"So?" He asked her. "Please Swit?"
"Swit?" Arabella asked.
"You know, Sara Whitmore. S Whit." Vladimir said.
Arabella shook her head at him slowly.
Sara looked at Arabella who shrugged.
"Well, all right then." Sara said.
Vladimir grinned.
"Excellent." He said standing up. "Well, I'm going to go back to my table. I'll see you later."
They sat in silence for a moment as they ate their breakfast.
"Hey, we have to get a date for Lily." Arabella said.
"I thought you were going to ask out Nigel." Lily said.
Arabella frowned.
"I dunno." She said looking over at the Ravenclaw table.
"Go ask him now Bella." Sara said.
"What? No!" Arabella said.
"Why not?" Sara asked.
"Be-because!" Arabella said.
"Come on Arabella." Lily said. "Just go up and ask him."
"No, his friends are all there. What if he says 'no'?" Arabella asked.
"He's been rejected by a model. He's been embarrassed to the fullest. Just ask him!" Lily said, exasperated with Arabella's behavior.
Arabella sighed and began to stand.
"Well-no." She said sitting back down.
Lily sighed.
"Look at him, he's just so dreamy..." Arabella said.
"Just ask him already!" The Marauders, Lily and Sara all yelled.
Arabella was taken-aback.
"All right all right." She said standing up.
She took a deep breath and straightened her robes.
"Do I look OK?" She asked.
"You look fine! Go!" Sara said giving her a push in the back.
Arabella walked over to the Ravenclaw table and stood in behind Nigel.
He looked up.
"Hi." Arabella said blushing slightly.
"Er, hi." Nigel said.
"I-I was wondering...if you would...go to the ball with me." Arabella said blushing deeper.
Nigel eyed her.
"Well...all right then." He said.
Arabella grinned and started to walk away.
"Wait." Nigel said.
Arabella bit her lip and turned around, hoping he wasn't having second thoughts.
"What's your name?" Nigel asked.
"Arabella." Arabella said sighing inwardly in relief. "Arabella Figg."
Nigel nodded and smiled at her.
Arabella bounded back to the Gryffindor table happily.
"Guess what!" She said.
"Nigel said no?" Sirius asked sarcastically.
"Nope!" Arabella said.
"Great Arabella." Lily said smiling at her friend.
"All we need is for you and Sirius to get a date." Arabella said.
"Hi girls." Logan said sitting down next to Lily.
Arabella grinned.
"Hey Logan." She said. "Would you like to take Lily to the ball with you?"
Logan looked at Lily in surprise.
"Well, uh, sure." Logan said.
"Excellent." Arabella said and Lily rolled her eyes. "Now, as for you Sirius..."
"Hey, what about me?" Peter asked.
"Oh, right. Hm...know anybody that'll go with them?" Arabella asked the other two girls.
"I know a couple of girls." Logan said. "They'll go with you."
"Excellent!" Arabella said. "Now we're all going!"
~
"Er, I don't know how a muggle would dress to go to a ball." Sara said. "I don't think I HAVE any muggle clothes."
"You can borrow some of mine." Lily said.
~
"Are you ready yet?" Lily asked Arabella who was still putting on her make- up in the bathroom.
"I've got to get it perfect Lily! PERFECT!" Arabella said.
Lily sighed and looked over at Sara who was holding up her skirt.
Lily's stuff was a little large for Sara's very small figure.
Sara's T-shirt was a little baggy and her plaid skirt was falling down.
"We're going down to the common room. We'll wait for you there." Lily called to Arabella.
"OK." Arabella said.
"You know, we never did think up a name for us." Lily said as her and Sara descended the stairs.
"You're still on about that?" Sara asked.
They met Logan and the Marauders waiting for them on the couches.
The Marauders all had their heads together and Logan was looking at them curiously.
The Marauders looked up as the two girls came down.
"Why're you holding onto your skirt?" Remus asked Sara.
"Watch." Sara said letting go of her skirt.
It fell to the floor and she snatched it up again.
"Oh...why don't you use a belt?" Remus asked.
"Because I don't have one." Sara said.
"Well, here." Remus said taking off his belt and handed it to her.
"Thanks Reme." Sara said putting on the belt.
"Where's Arabella?" James asked.
"Still putting on her stuff." Lily said.
"Oh." James said.
The Marauders all put their heads together again.
"All right!" Arabella said cheerfully and bounded down the stairs. "Let's go."
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R/R, that was just a little boring, just a little.
The next chapter will tell you what the Marauders are planning and the ball. Heh.
Balls are such a cliché LoL