My excuses as to why it took me so long to update:
Excuse 1: I am currently in the middle of taking all of my finals... and even thought I have early dismissal I am studying when I get home Cough Cough Wink Wink
Excuse 2: My house is for sale and every time someone wants to come look at it we have to leave. See my problem? No, I do not have a laptop.
Excuse 3: My computer crashed and I couldn't do anything on it! Nothing! I should really get Windows Xp.
Excuse 4: I had to go see the third Harry Potter movie again!!!
Now on to the regular author's note and review replies. I really think this chapter was a little better.
Author's Note: Look! I updated! I know my last two chapters have been really crappy so I hope this one's better! Enjoy! And Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban was soooooooooooooooooooooooo Good! And Dan was sooooooooo HOT! It was a good movie but there were some things I didn't like about it. I can go into a long discussion about it but I won't.
This chapter is dedicated to:
Sapphire Ice Queen
My 200th review!
Lizzard: You were my first reviewer for last chapter! I'm glad you thought my last chapter was better. I still think it was kinda sucky but whatever. And yes it does take much longer for girl to get ready then it does for guys. Exams are starting! Harry Potter POA Was soooooo good! And Dan was soooo hott! Lots of Luv, Sarah
The all mighty and powerfulM: You will have to read to find out what kind of dress robes they're getting. Ok, so you wanna know what I thought about the movie? Here it goes (this could take a while). Ok, it was very different from the first two. I think it was a better movie. It was more mature and darker. And it was funny and scary in all the right places. The only think that really bothered me was that they left a lot out. They didn't explain the whole relationship between Lupin, Sirius, Peter, and James very well. They never told you that those four were the Marauders. That really bugged me. And there was only like half a quidditch game, the one where Harry falls off his broom. They don't ever show you the team winning the quidditch cup and Harry doesn't get his firebolt till the very end of the movie. One thing I did like as all the stuff with the time turner. That was done really well. Where Harry and Hermione save Sirius and Buckbeak. There's my opinion! Now please read and review.
Lunalovegood129: First of all I love the pen name. I loved Luna in the 5th book. And second of all, you're only in 5th grade. You aren't supposed to like makeup yet. I didn't like makeup when I was in 5th grade. I was a major tomboy. I refused to even girly looking clothes. Things change. You will most likely wear make up in the next three or four years. And I have a little sister in 5th grade! I know what it's like!
Patchlover08: I'm glad you liked my last chapter. I was trying to make it funny. I hope you're not grounded from the computer anymore. I would hate that. I live on the computer. I don't think I can live with out it! I hope you can read this chapter! And I know you updated you fic. I promise to read as soon as I have the chance.
Sapphire Ice Witch: This chapter is dedicated to you because you were my 200th review. Here's my next chapter. I hope you enjoy it and review again!
Queen of Day Dreams: Glad you liked the last chapter. It was better than the one before it. Did you see the Harry Potter movie. Id you want to know my opinion just check out what I wrote to "The all mighty and powerfulM" I don't feel like typing it all out again. And yes Tom Felton was hot in the movie but Malfoy was a big baby in the movie. And I haven't seen Troy. I want to though. I heard Brad Pitt was extremely hott!
DOJ: Yes boys are clueless and will always remain that way until the end of time. And I'm glad I could offer you a brake from cramming for exams. I know what that's like. My exams are coming. I should really but studying right now but oh well. Hope you like this chapter.
Dontleturdreamsbedreams: Yes it was a filler chapter. I'm still recovering from a massive case of writer's block. I hope this chapter's better. Yes, the ball will be great fun to write,
Loulou31: Yep, a lot of people liked the guys when they were waiting for the girls. I know I didn't update soon but here it finally is!
Ansa12: Here's the next chapter. I'm glad you understand the whole writer's block thing. It makes me feel a lot better. And I know you updated you fic. I promise I will read your two new chapters as soon as I find the time!
TickleMePink64: Yes, glad you thought my last chapter was better. I think this chapter is much better! And I thought the Harry Potter movie was a great movie. There were just a few things that I didn't like but an overall great movie.
Kenshin-chan345: You will find out more about the dress robes in this chapter. I'm glad you like my story. And it's really a compliment when you say that you feel like you're there.
HPPhoenix07: Thanks for the long review there hazel. Anyway, hope you like this chapter.
Shamrock13: Here's more! And not to worry. There is a lot more Lily/James action in the future.
KrisKG: I'm so happy that you don't think my writing totally sucks! Thanks! Anyway, I think I'm getting over my writer's block finally.
Shopping
"We'd better leave soon if we're going to get out dress robes." Lily said standing up from the table she had been sitting at with her friends in The Three Broomsticks.
"It's only one o'clock. We don't have to be back at the castle for the Halloween feast till five." James said from his chair beside Lily.
"James, James, James. Did you not learn anything this morning?" Sirius asked feigning disappointment.
"Um... was I supposed to?" James asked unsure what Sirius was talking about.
"Yes you were. You were supposed to learn that it takes girls longer to do things than it does for guys to do them." Remus reminded him.
"Oh, yeah. But four hours to buy a robe. That's a little ridiculous don't you think?" James asked.
"You want us to look descent don't you?" Cat snapped at James.
"You always look the same. I don't think you need to put extra effort into getting ready for the ball." James said. He really does not understand girls.
"James we try hard to look nice!" Lily said. "We don't look this way when we wake up in the morning."
"That put a scary picture in my head." Sirius said with a grimace.
"The don't picture it!" Cat slapped Sirius upside the head. "And I'll make sure you never see me when I wake up!"
"Ow!" Sirius rubbed his head. "Wait, if I can never see you wake up in the morning then that means we're never going to-"
"Yes, Sirius! That's what that means!" Cat said annoyed as she cut Sirius off. She really didn't want anyone to hear the end of what Sirius was going to say, though it look as if they drew their own conclusions because as Cat looked around at her friends, they were all laughing. Well, they were all trying very hard to hide the fact that they were laughing, and Jo was blushing madly.
"I think right now would be a good time to go." Lily said seen how embarrassed Cat was at the moment.
"Yeah..." Said Anna who was whipping the tears of laughter from her eyes. "I'll see you tonight at the feast Chris." Anna kissed his cheek and stood up joining Lily who had been standing up the entire time.
Each girl said by to their respective boyfriends, except Sam, and Cat whom just slapped Sirius again. When all the goodbyes and see ya laters had been said the girls left.
"Did that mean what I think it meant?" James asked to make totally sure he knew what was going on.
"Yes." Sirius groaned and dropped his head to the table with a bang.
"I don't get it. What happened?" Peter asked totally clueless.
"Just don't ask." Remus replied and couldn't help but smile at what had happened.
"Ok, this is the best robe shop in all of England." Sam said stopping in front of a store called "Wizard Clothing Emporium: creating famous robes since 1358."
"Are you sure we'll be able to afford to by our robes from here?" Lily asked once the group of friends entered the shop. It all looked too expensive. It was very evident that everything in the store was high quality. And the store it self looked expensive and intimidating with huge tall dark wood shelves covering all the walls with the most beautiful robes hanging from them.
"Dearie, not to worry." An old lady came out from behind the check out counter. "I'm sure we will find you the perfect robes."
"I don't think you heard her right." Cat said still irritated from Sirius. He really knows how to get to her. "We don't have much money, except for Miss Moneybags over here." Cat pointed to Sam when she mentioned Miss Moneybags. "Finding robes that look good is not the problem."
"Cat, that was mean." Jo said from behind Cat.
"No, it's alright. I heard her perfectly correctly dearie. We have several shelves if second hand robes and we have a shelve right over there, those are all on sale for 30% off." The lady pointed to a shelf across the store. "The second hand shelves in the back are right over there. And my name's Edna, just call and I'll be over to help." And she walked away.
"Well, I'm off to look at those blue robes over there." Sam pointed to a shelf with a bunch of dark blue robes.
"I say we look at the robes on sale fist. We'll see how much those are." Anna said walking over to the sale shelf that Edna had pointed to. Jo, Cat, and Lily followed her.
"Oh, Lily this robe would look absolutely beautiful on you!" Jo immediately pulled a sage green robe off the shelf.
"She's right." Cat said looking at it. "Green definitely makes your eyes stand out and contrasts nicely with your hair."
"But look at the price!" Lily said looking at the tag. "This is enough to by a car!"
"A what?" Anna asked.
"A car. It's a muggle way of travel. They're expensive." Lily explained. "There's no way I'll ever be able to afford a robe this expensive! And to think that this is thirty percent off!"
"I'm thinking second hand robes right now." Cat said.
"Me too." Anna said. Jo put the robe back very slowly and carefully as if afraid she might break it.
"Jo, it's a robe, made of fabric. It's not going to break." Cat said.
"Yeah, but you can never be too careful!" Lily said. "I do not want to end up paying for this robe."
"Ok, you're right. Put the robe down and step away slowly." Cat said laughing.
"So where did she say the second hand robes were?" Anna asked her friends.
"Um, I think she said in the back of the store." Jo answered.
"Well, let's go. We can always ask her if we can't find it." Lily said.
"Yeah, we're not guys who refuse to ask for directions." Cat laughed.
"Yes but asking for directions could severely hurt their egos." Anna said as all the girls started to walk towards the back of the store, except for Sam who was standing by a shelf of very expensive robes trying to decide between a dark blue robe and a pinkish-purple robe.
"But you would think that they would rather ask direction than walk around aimlessly." Jo said as she admired the robes set out on tables as they walked past.
"They're not the smartest creatures to ever walk to face of the planet. That's why there are girls. We have to take care of them." Anna said and Jo laughed thinking how Alice always has to take care of Frank.
"And there's the second hand robes." Lily pointed towards a door with a sign over it that read: "Second Hand Robes," go figure.
"And unlike guys, we don't get lost in the first place." Cat said. She walked through the door and the rest followed.
"I hope these robes are more affordable." Said Jo as she stopped at a table with a bunch of different red robes neatly folded on it.
"They better be. We'll have to go somewhere else if they aren't." Lily said looking for any green robes.
"OK, so here's the plan. Everyone pick a few robes and we'll take them to the dressing rooms and model for each other." Cat said she's always the one to take charge.
Anna immediately saw a dark purple robe. It was so dark it almost looked black but when you moved it the light shone on it so you could tell that it was actually purple. It was made of the softest velvet Anna has ever felt. The robe was trimmed with silver rope. It looked almost brand new except the hem at the bottom was a little frayed as if it was too long for the person who had worn it.
Jo was still looking at the table with all of the red robes on it. Red was always a good color for Jo because it looked beautiful against her chocolate colored skin. One red robe in particular had caught her eye. It was very soft velvet with gold embroidery.
'Very Gryffindor' Jo thought.
Cat had been drawn to two robes. One a silvery color that looked shiny as you moved it in the light and the other was a dark royal blue. Both were simple with pretty low necklines. Cat couldn't decide. The silver contrasted perfectly with her black hair but the blue one brought out the blue of her eyes.
Lily on the other hand was having the hardest time. Everybody says that red hair is so pretty but it horribly hard to find clothes that match it. Every robe she looked at clashed horribly with her hair. And another problem was worrying if having red hair and a green robe would make her look too Christmassy. Though she really shouldn't worry about that since it is a Christmas ball. Lily was currently digging through a stack of robes of every color green you could imagine. Finally, she pulled out a robe from the bottom. It was the most beautiful thing Lily had ever laid eyes on.
The robe was dark green and made of the softest material Lily had ever felt. She didn't even know what it was. It brought out the color of her eyes brilliantly. If you thought her eyes were bright before you had to see this robe next to her eyes. Lily stood in front of the mirror and held the robe in front of her body. It didn't even clash with her hair, another plus.
'Let's just hope it fits.' Lily thought. The robe looked at the small waist. Lily wasn't fat but she definitely wasn't that skinny.
"Ok, girls! Let's try these on!" Cat brought Lily, Anna, and Jo out of their little dream worlds.
"Do you even know where the dressing rooms are?" Anna asked walking over to where Cat was standing next to a very tall shelf.
"Lily, do you like this on me?" Sam suddenly walked into the room wearing that pinkish-purple robe she had been looking at earlier.
"Yeah actually that looks very nice." Lily said truthfully. The robe looked nice against Sam's white skin. She had very pale skin, though not as pale as Lily's. The pink looked really nice with Sam's dirty blonde hair also. The dress was fitted around her upper body to show off her curves and the fabric hung straight down from her hips so that it just barely brushed the ground and the sleeves were long and tight.
"I say it's a keeper." Cat walked up to Lily and Sam with Anna and Jo following behind carrying their robes.
"Ok, now it's your turn to model for me. The dressing rooms are this way. Follow me." Sam led them through a maze of shelves and tables till they came to the dressing rooms. It was a very big round room with a bunch of stalls and a bunch of mirrors so you could come out of the stall and admire your self from all angles.
Jo, Lily, Cat, and Anna each went into their own stall. Sam went into hers to change out of her robe. She didn't want to ruin it. Each girl changed into her robe. Cat tried the silver one on first but it was way to small so she put the blue one on which looked very nice in her opinion. It really made her eyes look very nice and it wend nicely with her dark hair.
"Are you done yet?" Sam whined fifteen minutes later. She had changed out of her robe and had taken a seat in one of the chairs in the part of the dressing room with all the mirrors.
"Yeah." Cat said.
"Me too! I just need someone to zip this up for me." Anna shouted.
"I'm coming." Lily said laughed.
"Ok. I'm finished too." Jo said.
All the girls came out of their stalls simultaneously. They each gasped as they saw each other. Lily went right over to Anna and zipped up the back of her dress and mentioned to her that there very inventions called wands that help with those little things.
Anna's robe looked great on her. The purple looked very elegant. It was basically the same shape as Sam's only the sleeves flared out instead of being tight and it had a V-neck that showed a little cleavage. The dress was perfect except that it was a little too long and needed to be hemmed up a little.
Jo's robe looked stunning on her. The red really looked beautiful on her and as Jo had thought it did look very Gryffindor as all the girls pointed out. The chest had the gold embroidery on it and the top went into a V at her hips then fabric hung to the floor from that. The sleeves were tight like Sam's.
Everyone agreed that Cat chose the right robe by going with the blue one. It definitely fit Cat very well, personality wise also. The robe looked as if it had been made just for Cat. They make Cat's eyes stand out, which they normally didn't cause they were dark blue eyes. It was a simple robe and just fit her body perfectly and fell straight to the ground from her hips. The neckline was considerable low and was in a square shape.
Lily had found her ideal robe also. Her eyes looked twice as bright as usual and her hair looked much softer as it fell onto the green fabric. Lily's had the square neckline that Cat's had and the flared sleeves like Anna's did. Instead of the fabric falling straight to the ground like all the others did the bottom flared out a little. The dress really showed off her curves.
"Well, girls I think our dates' jaws will be dropping when they see us in these!" Cat said and all the girls laughed.
