I was waiting for Lily, she had been getting ready for hours now. Every so often I could hear her phone ringing and her giggling. I was sitting on the sofa in a red tux, white shirt and a red bow tie. I was the devil so at the back of the suit was a red tail, I was holding one of those muggle devil fork things and I had horns coming out of my head.
Then Lily's door opened and she stepped out,
"Wow!" I said and she blushed as red as my suit.
She was wearing a pure white strapless dress which went to her mid-shins. Attached to the back of the dress was a pair of wings made out of hippogriff feathers I think and hovering just above her head (her hair was in ringlets by the way) was a delicate gold halo. She looked so angelic.
Oh my god James looks so nice, sexy even. In a show off sort of way. He offered me his arm and I took it reluctantly.
I am going to be the most envied girl there,
That was true every girl fancied James, honestly I would if I could only super glue his mouth shut. We walked out of our common room and found my friends on the arms of their dates.
Stacy was wearing a sort of black gown with a cats tail and ears, she had smoky make-up on her eyes and some clear lip gloss on her lips. Stacy was never really seen in a dress or with make-up caked on, she wasn't that type of girl but for a once in a while type thing it suited her.
Danielle was wearing a bash dress with a cow girl hat and some boots. Danielle's face was covered by the hat so her make-up was not really noticeable.Diana looked the weirdest, she was wearing a slinky black dress with her hair down which was really rare. But it was the fact that she had pale make-up on to cover her tanned skin, shocking blue eye shadow, blood red nail and lips.The boys were dressed more-a-less the same as James, Sirius was in a black suit and shirt with no tie. A black cape hanging over his shoulders and a batman mask.Billy was wearing a bash suit with a cowboy tie. Like Danielle he was wearing a cowboy hat and some boots.Remus looked totally abnormal he had a black tux on with a white shirt. His usually sandy hair was now jet black and slicked back with the funniest little black moustache. All of this made his very pale complexion even paler.We walked into the great hall and all eyes were on us, which was not surprising because Lily looked beautiful and I looked rather dashing even if I do say so myself. Dumbledore stood up to announce the beginning of the dance,
"Ladies and gentlemen, I would like to introduce you to Helen, Alice, Gail and Stephanie who make up the H.A.G.S!" He said flicking his wand.With that a stage rose up in the middle of Lily's wonderfully decorated hall with four ladies on it. The room erupted with clapping. The music started and I was standing with Lily as everyone started to dance.Ohmygawd what do I do? Do I ask her to dance? What if she says no?
Come on pull yourself together Potter, she's rejected you so many times you should be used to it!
"Erm....Lily, would you .......I mean do you want to dance?" Here it comes.
"Sure!"
"Oh...well, wait did you say sure?"
Lily grabbed my hand and pulled me to the dance floor.
Ohmygawd she said yes and she's holding my hand-Doing victory dance in head.
After five minutes of dancing the H.A.G.S started to play a slow song and saying I panicked is a total understatement.
Bloody hell what am I gonna do?
I looked at Sirius and Remus, they hand their hands around the waist's of their partners!
I can't do that she'll break my hands.
Then Lily put her arms around my neck, I closed my eyes and took a chance. After a few seconds felling no serious pain I opened them again.
WOO HOO! This is the closest I've been to Lily without her hexing every bone in my body.
Then I felt a shooting pain up my leg, I looked down. Lily was stepping on my foot, OW, with skinny heeling shoes.
"Erm, Lily... will you...?"
Now that's not the reaction I expected!
"Lily wait!" I heard a voice behind me.
"No, Stacy I'll deal with it." I said sticking my arm in front of her.
Oh god, oh god!
"Lily I'm sorry!"
He's so big headed he even thinks it's his fault I'm mad.
Well it is, but you know.
"I didn't mean to up set up!"
Don't turn around Lily stay strong.
James swung me around and knelt in front of me so I was looking directly into his beautiful hazel eyes.
"Oh James why did you have to ask me out? Just when I started to think you'd stopped being a bum hole!" Merlin, he looks baffled, he wasn't gonna ask me out. He's got his cute but dumb as a plank look.
"Ask you out? Lils, as much as I'd love to I already know your answer!"
He smiled his sexy-pearly-white- trust me smile. My knees wobbled.
No Lily, this is Potter dumb pig-headed Potter
"Lily you were standing on my foot," he continued " I was only asking you to move!"
"Oh... sorry." I said putting my hand were I slapped him moments before. He pulled back.
"Does it hurt?"
"Yeah, but no as much as my foot, I think you pierced a hole in it!" He said laughing.
Then after a moments silence he asked " Lily what happened to us? We used to best friends better then me and Sirius and you and Stacy. I don't understand"
I looked up at his hazel eyes which were looking at me full of care,
"I'll tell you what happened James" I said in a resentful tone
"You met Sirius as simple as that and then you started to spend all your time with him, pranks became your life and not mine we grew apart. Everything came so natural to you and you forgot the promise you made when you found out I was a witch 'Don't worry Lils I'll help you with your work so you don't fall behind' So I kept my head in the books so I didn't fall behind and you kept yours in detention. The only time I got your attention was when we argued you forgot about us James, you forgot about me!" I finished gasping for breath slightly
I'm not gonna let him see me crying.
"Lils, are.......are you crying?"
He stood up and I nodded slowly. James took my hand and placed it on his chest.
"Everything you and me did together is in here!"
Wo'h my fingers are all tingly! I looked up at him and smiled.
"Even the time you fell into the pond and when you got out about ten geese chased you around the park?"
James laughed "Even that! Although I'm trying to erase it from my memory." He put his arms around me and pulled me forward, " Oh come here you!" He said pulling me into a hug.
Hmmmmm.......he smells like peaches
"Oh!" He said and we pulled apart. He rummaged in his suit jacket pocket and pulled out a small box. "Here," He said handing it to me.
"But it isn't my birthday..... Oh James it beautiful!" I said taking a delicate gold chain out of the box, in the middle of it was the word 'princess' in twisty writing. "You have a bit of a thing with Princess' don't you?" I asked
"Only cause you are one!" He replied a little too quickly (He must have practiced)
"I can't take this!"
"Just take it," He said clasping it around my neck "as a promise that I'll always have time for you." He smiled
"Come on," He said taking my hand " you head girl, you can't be missing from the party you helped arrange. And if we're gone any longer they'll send a search party to look for my dead body!"