Two days before Halloween, Lily (with help from Professor Salisburg who, though head of Slytherin, had a special liking towards Lily) had managed to brew a single serving of a special Polyjuice Potion that would allow Sirius to transform into a horse but would also allow him to keep his upper body while under the potion. (If that makes any sense.)

The ball was to be held on a Saturday, so students still were to attend classes on Friday, but due to the excitement, most teachers allowed their classes to leave early. Also, the students were having lunch in the common rooms to allow the teachers time to set up the Great hall. Bella had asked Lily to help her and Elijah set up the Great hall for the Ball, so on Saturday, Lily spent the later half of the Saturday rearranging tables and candles and pumpkins. Lily, Adriana, and Elijah were having a lot of fun wrapping different teachers in black and orange streamers, and even Professor Salisburg was caught laughing when Lily 'accidentally' set a few hundred bats on the teachers, manly Professor Dumbledore, who didn't mind at all.

About an hour before the ball was to begin, Lily left the Great Hall to change. As she reached the common room, it was empty. She ran up the steps to her dorm. All the other girls were already changed. Mariko had on a short black leather skirt, fishnet tights and a pink shirt to match her hair, which was up in two buns. Sarah was donning a pretty cream yellow, toga-like dress with a gold girdle. (Think Lucia in Gladiator) Julia was dressed as an 18th century witch with a pole and fire that was unable to actually burn anything. (A Lily E. creation.) Cora was dressed in turquoise dress robes and too much makeup.

Lily quickly dressed in her black dress with silver accents. She straightened her hair and colored it black with a spell. She applied silver eye shadow and black lipstick. She also painted her nails black. With yet another spell, she gave herself vampiric teeth with a slight bit of fake blood on them. She slipped on her black slippers and cape. Lily looked in the mirror and was pleased with what she saw. The whole outfit gave her a pale and almost haunting look, but she still had the same sparkling eyes that were full of life and energy.

She was just about ready to leave the bathroom, when there was a tapping at the window. She opened it to find the brown barn owl fly in dropping a letter on the red tile counter. Opening it, she realized it was from Tom. It read:

L.E.

Meet me outside at 15 past midnight. That should be 15 minutes after the end of the ball. How does he know about the ball? She wondered. Come alone.

T.R.

Lily pocketed the note before going down stairs only to be confronted with screams.

"Vampire!" "She's going to kill us!" "Run!"

Only Lily's dorm members stayed still, but they were all doubled over laughing.

"WAIT!" Sirius yelled. "It's only Lily!"

Not everyone was convinced until they looked at her. No vampire could have the passion for life glow that Lily had, nor the mischievous, daring look Lily's brilliant green eyes had.

"Did you bring my costume, Lily?" Sirius asked.

"Yup!" she handed him a goblet filled with a smoking potion. He gulped it down quickly, making a sour face.

"You couldn't have made it taste better could you?" he asked, but before Lily could answer, his bottom half was transformed into a shining coat of obsidian black which bled into Sirius' naturally tanned skin. Lily had to admit, he didn't look half bad, especially without his shirt.

"So, M'Lady Lillian, may I have the pleasure of joining you on thy way to the Great Hall?" he asked, holding out his arm.

"Yes, but I think your forgetting something." Lily said, bringing out a black leather side-saddle with intricate silver embroidery and silver fittings.

Sirius groaned. "Lily, I'm not going to be able to carry you all the way down there. There's stairs, and hallways, and ramps, and statues…"

"Oh, really?" she said from behind him. He hadn't noticed that Lily was already seated on the saddle that was strapped on him, and the funny thing was that he had even felt her get on.

"Man, Lily, how much do you weigh? I can't feel you at all." He said surprised.

"With the saddle, 95 pounds. 17 pounds being the saddle." Lily said. 

"Geez, Girl. Gain some weight." Remus, James, and Sirius all said together.

They continued to chat all the way down the hall with the other two couples. Peter, who had managed to snag a date with a Hufflepuff, had left to pick her up.

"Lily, I can't believe you got Sirius to wear a saddle!" Mariko said.

"I can't believe I let her put it on me." He mumbled.

"Oh Siri! You mean you don't like giving me a ride?" she asked playfully.

"Awww, Lil. I didn't mean it like that." He said.

"I'd punch you for saying Lil, but then again, I did call you Siri." Lily remarked truthfully, "Plus, you are giving me a ride."

"Lily, you know, you make a really creepy vampire." Sarah said.

"Really?" she asked unbelieving.

"Yeah, I actually thought you were a vampire too, until I saw your eyes. No one has your eyes." Mariko said, pulling down her skirt as they reached the Great Hall.

"Wow, Lily. You guy's really did a great job decorating." Remus said, helping Lily off of Sirius.

"Thanks, it does look good, doesn't it?" she said, sighing. "Thanks for the ride, Sirius." she said kissing him on the cheek.

"Anytime, M'Lady Lillian." He said smiling.

"I must go find Adriana and Elijah See you guys later." She threw over her shoulder.

"Driana!" Lily called out when she saw her friend standing in the middle of the Great Hall. Adriana was dressed as an 18th century princess. She had a scarlet colored ball gown with the front drawn up to revel cream-colored petticoats. Her brown hair was drawn up in sausage curls.

"Yes?" she asked Vampire Lily, "Can I help you?" she let out a little scream when she saw Lily.

"It's ok, Driana. It's just me." Driana was Lily's special name for Adriana, just like Lijah was for Elijah. The three had grown pretty close during their ball planning session. Elijah and Adriana were like older siblings to Lily, and she was like their younger sister.

"Lily, you scared me there. You're a really creepy vampire. But you look good. Where's you're date?" Dria asked.

"Getting James and Remus to take the saddle off." Lily said giggling.

"Saddle?"

"Yeah." Lily pointed to Sirius. Adriana let out bell like laughter.

"I can't believe he let you ride him!" she managed through her tears.

"Yeah, but I was wondering what song you and Lijah wanted me to sing for your dance together." said Lily.

"Oh yeah, umm, how about that Don't Want To Miss A Thing one?" Dria asked wistfully; she had become rather attracted to muggle music after the little music party she, Lily, and Elijah had had.

"I agree." Elijah said walking up to them in his costume, also an 18th century costume, although it was a deep green. He had done a double take of Lily before saying that. "Wow. Lily. You make a wonderfully terrifying vampire." He said.

"Thanks, I just hope everyone doesn't freak out when I get on stage." She muttered.

"Are you nervous?" he asked.

"Not one bit." She said smiling.

"Better you than me," Bella said, "I'd be sick to my stomach right now if I was."

Lily only laughed.

Suddenly the chatting students grew quiet as the saw a tall black figure part the crowd and glide straight towards Lily and her group. Everyone felt as if their insides were freezing and as if the world would never be happy again. Everyone that is, except Lily, she went up to the Black Being and kissed what appeared to be a slimy, scabbed looking hand.

Everyone gasped at this sight, a vampire kissing the hand of a dementor!  Everyone was whispering among them selves as the couple walked up on stage.

"I vould like to velcome you all to zis years Hogvart's Halloveen Ball. I am pleased to introduce you to my good friend!" Lily said, imitating a Transylvanian accent. Everyone gasped thinking, "Who is this?" "Why is there a vampire in our school?" "What kind of joke is this?"

"Thank you, Miss Evans!" the dementor said, it's cold voice trickling out like poison. "I believe they are scared enough." He said removing his hood to reveal the sparkling eyes and warm voice of Professor Dumbledore. Everyone let out their breath at once.

"Thank you for attending the Hogwarts Halloween Ball. Would this years Head Boy and Head Girl please approach the dance floor as Miss Lily Evans graces us with her voice." He finished before stepping down off the platform, to the sound of clapping.

"Thank you, Professor. Tonight, I was asked to sing four songs for you guys, at the request of the Head Girl and Boy." She paused to allow for the applause, "This first one will be I Don't Want Miss A Thing by Aerosmith. So, without further ado," she paused just 'cause she could, "Let's get this show on da road!" she called out. She was replied by cheers form the students who fell silent the moment she got ready to sing.

When Elijah and Bella met in the middle to dance their first dance, Lily started to sing:

I could stay awake just to hear you breathingWatch you smile while you are sleepingFar away and dreamingI could spend my life in this sweet surrenderI could stay lost in this moment foreverWell, every moment spent with youIs a moment I treasure I don't wanna close my eyesI don't wanna fall asleep'Cause I'd miss you, babeAnd I don't wanna miss a thing'Cause even when I dream of youThe sweetest dream will never doI'd still miss you, babeAnd I don't wanna miss a thing Lying close to youFeeling your heart beatingAnd I'm wondering what you're dreamingWondering if it's me you're seeingThen I kiss your eyes and thank God we're togetherAnd I just wanna stay with youIn this moment forever, forever and ever I don't wanna close my eyesI don't wanna fall asleep'Cause I'd miss you, babeAnd I don't wanna miss a thing'Cause even when I dream of youThe sweetest dream will never doI'd still miss you, babeAnd I don't wanna miss a thing I don't wanna miss one smileI don't wanna miss one kissWell, I just wanna be with youRight here with you, just like thisI just wanna hold you closeFeel your heart so close to mineAnd stay here in this momentFor all the rest of time Don't wanna close my eyesDon't wanna fall asleep'Cause I'd miss you, babeAnd I don't wanna miss a thing'Cause even when I dream of youThe sweetest dream will never do'Cause I'd still miss you, babeAnd I don't wanna miss a thing I don't wanna close my eyesI don't wanna fall asleep'Cause I'd miss you, babeAnd I don't wanna miss a thing'Cause even when I dream of youThe sweetest dream will never doI'd still miss you, babeAnd I don't wanna miss a thing Don't wanna close my eyesDon't wanna fall asleep, yeahI don't wanna miss a thing

A/N: I was going to go farther, but this song is one of my favorites. (It was my first slow song. lol, such good memories…) anywho! Thanks for reviewing.

Musicizdbest: you'll find out what Lily is eventually… I will and might have already dropped a few hints… a big one will be coming up soon… and Tom is good for a short while (well as good as he can be) then suddenly turns completely bad, but you won't know why till later. Ahhh... the power of being a writer, I already know what's going to happen….

KAPS: there's nothing wrong with dogs. 'Cept when they get wet and smell like wet dog or when they get in fights with skunks and smell really bad… but ya still gotta love 'em. Anyways, Lily will have fun with the saddle, being lily, she has too!

Thanks again! And have fun reading!!!