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A/N: Here it is: Chapter 9! I decided to post another chapter tonight for you guys, but you have to PROMISE to REVIEW! Otherwise, I won't be as MOTIVATED ::hint hint:: to post as often!

The Ball

James awoke the next morning with excitement pulsing through his veins. –Today's the ball, and I get to dance with Lily!-

He thought, as he hurried to get dressed. He knew that it would be rather empty for breakfast today, as none of the girls would come to eat, claiming that they had too much to do to get ready for their big night.

Lily woke to the noise of someone banging very loudly on her door. Groggily getting out of bed, she opened the door and was immediately thrust aside by Lexie, followed by Ana, Amelia, Leah, and Swapna. As Lily gave a questioning glance to Leah about Swapna, she quickly explained,

"I told her since she was going with Sirius, that she could get ready with us." Lily nodded in agreement, and the girls set off to prepare themselves for the upcoming event, even though it was only 9:00 AM and the ball wasn't until 6:00 PM that night.

! Later that night !

James, Remus, and Sirius waited downstairs in the common room for the girls to make their grand arrival and finally come down the stairs. At 5:55 PM, they heard a voice calling,

"Okay, just a minute!" Then, they saw a stunning girl in a sleek red dress coming down the stairs. Her Dark hair curled and then pulled up in a seemingly effortless style, Ana made her way down Lily's staircase. Sirius tried not to look too interested, but failed miserably, and wondered how he could have ever dumped her just the day before. Next was Amelia, in what could be called a not-so-normal version of the Little Black Dress, her hair half up in a sleek bun, who came down, and went over to take her place on Remus's arm. Swapna was next, her hair simply left down, though it was elegantly straight and shiny, in a long golden dress, which accented her dark skin perfectly. Taking her spot on Sirius's arm, they watched as Leah came down next. Wearing her favorite color, and her thick hair left down, she stood next to Ana, waiting for the next, Lexie. Lexie was wearing a lovely royal blue, her highlighted hair tightly up in clip, where her ends were left to hang down over top of the clip, making her hair seem longer than it really was. And finally, Lily made her way down the stairs, draped in her jade green dress that made her look so outstanding. Her long red hair was left down, but slightly curled at the ends that reached to the top of her butt. Taking James's arm with a smile, they made their way to the Great Hall for a feast, and then their dance. Lily was rather relieved that they had decided to make the feast first, as she had eaten scarcely anything all day, and was starving. They all sat down together, and after they were finished with their food, Dumbledore rose to his feet and said,

"Thank you for being here tonight. First of all, would the Head Girl and Boy please come out to the dance floor to start us off. We would like to thank them for all of their hard work on making think event a success for us all. Thank you. And now, would our Heads please officially open this ball for Hogwarts by leading us in this first dance."

Lily and James came out onto the dance floor, and James took Lily's hand in his. Wrapping his arm around her waist, and Lily placing hers around him, they smiled at each other as they waited for the music to start. A moderate song came on, and James started to lead her around the floor. Lily was amazed at how good of a dancer he was, as he had never seemed the type to be skilled in this area. After a few dances, they headed off of the floor to get something to drink, and to rest for a moment.

"Well, that went well," said James.

"Yeah, you're a good dancer," said Lily rather shyly.

"Thanks. You're pretty good yourself." Lily smiled, and they sat and talked for a while. They talked of their futures, friends, schoolwork, and all sorts of things. (A/N: I won't bother to bore you by listing them in detail.) At around 10:30 PM, after a few more songs, Dumnbledore announced that the dance was coming to a close. After the last dance, everyone left, except for Lily and James, because they though that they had to stay and help clean up. The music was still playing as they each said a few cleaning spells, and the Great Hall was restored to it's normal order.

"One more dance?" asked James, after they were finished.

"One more can't hurt," said Lily, taking his hand as he led her out to the biggest open space. All alone together, they danced to a slow song. As the song came to a close, James's eyes met Lily's, and he leaned in to gently kiss her on the lips. Smiling after they had broken apart, they quietly headed back up to their dorm, hand-in-hand.

A/N: AWWWWWW! Hee hee- that's all for now! REVIEW REVIEW REVIEW! Lots a luv! Anniebelle