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CH.16(you so-o-o cannot have a POV whilst playing truth or dare, now can we?)

"Okay, Siri, hic, you have to go into the bathroom and, hic, change into this. Then come out and model it for us." Tori said in a slightly slurred voice. She got up and handed Sirius a box and whispered something in his ear. He nodded and stumbled to the bathroom.

"I swear!" Lily almost cried.

"It's not good to swear Lily!" Charly teased. Lily whacked her with a pillow.

"Oh shut up. My goodness. I can't believe they're all drunk! At least we're not!" Lily said, slightly annoyed. Charly nodded in agreement. The bathroom door swung open and Sirius stepped out. Clothed in only a speedo he advanced toward a very revolted Charly. Not that Sirius had a bad body, but what Tori could think up.

"Come 'ere baby. I gotta give you a, hic, lap dance." Sirius slurred. He fell to the floor in a dead flop.

"He's out cold! And so is James, Remus, Tori and Alice!" Lily cried. Standing above him she pointed her wand at his speedo and transfigured it into velvet orange and black lingere. Turning she did virtually the same thing to the rest of the group that was passed out on the floor. Sadly the lingere really didn't cover much so Lily and Charly covered their eyes while Lily preformed a healing spell she had learned from Poppy when she volunteered in the hospital wing in sixth year. Lily poked Charly to open her eyes. Both opened their eyes to find five moaning teenagers. Suddenly as they found what they were wearing piercing screams could be heard. Lily and Charly were rolling on the ground laughing hystarically.

"Oh…my…stomach!" Lily howled with laughter as Charly's increased from watching the five running in circles trying to find something to cover themselves with.

Lily and Charly quietly snuck into Lily's bedroom and locked the door with several spells that could only be removed by them.

"Ok, we have and hour and a half to get ready. The prefects are decorating now. I had a house elf check on them. So, your going to do hair and I'll be doing make-up, right?" Lily asked, facing Charly.

"Yup. Now sit down and we can get started."

After a half hour Lily's and Charly's hair was absolutely perfect. Lily's hair was in a sleek bun with several thin pieces of hair hanging down in loose ringlets, two pieces near her ears hung down softly. Charly's chocolate hair hung freely down her back in soft ringlets. Lily cast a few spells so nothing could ruin their hair.

"Thanks, now sit down and don't move." Lily order Charly into a chair and began to work on Charly.

About five minutes later Charly sputtered, "too much powder! Can't breath!" Lily laughed and vanished the make-up with her wand. After about another ten minutes Charly had smoky black eyeshadow and electric blue shocks of eyeliner on. A bit of foundation evened her complexion and some blush and clear lipgloss softened the eyes. Satisfied Lily kicked Charly out of her chair to get dressed. Quickly, before Charly could move another centimeter, Lily put a few spells on her make-up so it wouldn't come off unless Lily wanted it to.

Lily did her make-up in about ten minutes and put a few spells on hers too. Her eyes had the same smoky eye shadow but with an emerald green eyeliner to match her dress. Instead of blush glitter dusted her cheeks and clear lipgloss with more glitter was swept across her full lips.

"Finished! What about you? Got your dress on?" Lily asked as she stepped into her black and emerald dress. Charly stepped out of Lily's closet to model her dress. It was perfect on Charly. Only one electric blue strap melted into the black fabric and created an electric blue spiral around her body. Lily clapped her hands together and the two girls threw their arms around each other and jumped up and down happily.

"Do you think we should go out there now and tell them they only have twenty minutes to get ready?" Lily asked with a devilish grin. Charly nodded and began to walk to the door.

"But first," Lily grabbed Chalrly's arm and preformed a spell on their dressesso nothing could happen to them. "Now we are comepletly safe from anything destroying our make-up, hair, and dressed, oh! And our jewelery." Lily ticked off the items on her fingers. Lily handed a pair of black dangling earings with electric blue gems on it and a matching necklace with bracelet as Lily put on her set of black dangling earings with emeralds and matching necklace and bracelet. After yet another spell, just to be safe, Lily lat Charly open the door.

"STOP! YOU ONLY HAVE FIFTEEN MINUTES TO GET READY FOR THE BALL!" Lily screamed into the chaos. Everything stopped, then, five jets of water splashed them, but the duo simply laughed without getting a single droplet of water on them. The group gave up and dashed to get ready. Lily and Charly quickly helped Tori and Alice with their make-up and hair. After the mass chaos of getting ready in ten minutes the group stood in the Heads common room ready to go to the ball.

Tori, with smoky eye shadow and red eyeliner wore a red gown with many long gold necklaces, stood next to Remus who wore a tux identical to James' and Sirius' but with a red vest.

Alice, with glittery pink eye shadow and black eyeliner wore a long, light pink gown with silver glitter making small swirly designs all over it, stood next to a handsome Frank, who was allowed be Dumbledore to attend the ball.

Charly stood next to Sirius, who wore the same tux as the others but like the others with a different color vest, his was electric blue. (everyone already knows what Lily and James are wearing so spare me. And yes, in the beginning of truth or dare Charly was dared to date Sirius so they chose to go to the ball together since neither had a date at the time…)

Linking arms the group skipped down the halls towards the Great Hall and the awaiting ball singing, "HI HO HI HO! IT'S OFF TO THE BALL WE GO!" in very loud voices until the reached the large double doors. The ball would start in one minute beginning with a dance from the Heads. Stepping into the Hall cheers were shouted as the music started and Lily and James began to danse.

"Listen Potter. You taking me to Hogsmeade was for a meeting, not a date. And this dance is only because we have to. We are not going out!" Lily hissed in his ear menacingly. "How did you happen to buy a vest that matches my dress anyhow?" Lily asked curiously. James smiled evilly.

"Marissa told me what color to get while you were changing into your regular clothes." He said simply. Lily resisted the strong urge to smack him very hard. Instead she just hughed as James twirled her around.

"Smile Lily-Flower. Havve fun, relax. Am I that bad to be around? You seemed to enjoy Hogsmeade." James said. Lily sighed, defeated. "No. No James. You're not that bad. I just…" Lily trailed off hoping he'd just drop it, but no. Potter, being the arrogant, idiotic, toe-rag that he is just had to press the matter.

"What? You just what?"

"Drop it!" Lily said sharply.

"No, I want to know what's wrong. Why I'm so undeserving of you."

"Just drop it, Potter." Lily said stiffly.

"No! Tellme!"

"JUST DROP IT, POTTER!" Lily said loudly. People began to stare at the couple.

"Is our favorite ickle couple having their very first fight?" Charly and Sirius had meraculouly appeared next to the their fighting friends.

"We. Are. Not. A. Couple. Alright?" Lily said trying not to explode. Charly knew the look well and muttered a calming spell. As soon as the spell hit her, Lily was as cheery as could be.

"So that's how you handle her temper." James said.

"Well, it sucked before Hogwarts. We didn't know about magic so I would just have to hit her over the head with like three text books or something." Charly said shrugging. "That was more fun." Lily whacked her (the spell wears off quickly)

"Oh, you just shush!" Lily said trying hard not to laugh.

"Well, now that the cute couple is happy now, we can dance away." Sirius said, laughing.

"First, Charly, teach me that spell." James begged.

"Nah! It's too much fun watching you get whipped by Lily!" Charly and Sirius laughed heartily as they danced away. James slumped slightly at Lily's laughing.

"Serves you right!" Lily laughed even more.

"James, why don't we go and get some pu…" Lily was cut off by a loud bang. People were screaming and running around in chaos. Lily tried to push past people to see what was wrong but James had a better plan. Climbing onto the transfigured stage James helped Lily up. Scanning the crowd they noticed black clad figures cursing and hexing students.

"Send someone to get Dumbledore." Lily stated flatly to James. He nodded and was off into the crowd. Finding Sirius and Charly, James sent them to get Dumbledore. Swimming through the crowd James joined Lily back on the stage.

"Furnunculus" Lily shouted pointing her wand at one of the black clad figures coming towards them. Screaming in agony as large boils began to grow on the figures flesh and ripping some of the cloth.

"Engorgio" James shouted over Lily's shoulder. Lily whirled around in time to see another figure get hit with the spell. Suddenly he began to blow up like a balloon.

"Incarcerous" Lily screamed as another figure advanced on Tori, who stood helplessly in a corner.

"Thanks Lils."

"Locomortor Mortus" Lily yelled as a figure jumped at James. When the figure landed he fell flat on his face due to the leg-locking curse.

"Petrificus Totalus!" Lily and James screamed in unison as a figure jumped towards Remus and Tori. The figure fell to the ground helpless.

"Rictusempra" Lily shouted at another figure who began to laugh immediately.

"A tickling spell?" James asked.

"It was the only thing I could… Stupefy!…think of at the time thank you." Lily said breathlessly as she stunned another figure.

"Tarantallegra" Lily shouted and a figure began to dance relentlessly. James raised an eyebrow and Lily whacked him as she stunned another figure and sent yet another into relentless dancing.

"CRUCIO!" Lily shrieked as the curse hit her square in the back. Her back arching painfully and her body twisting Lily was lifted off the ground by the spell. Another wrench of pain and Lily screamed again.

"JAMES! HELPAHHHHHHHHH! OOOOOOOOOHH AHHHHHHH! HEEEEEEEELP MEEEEEE!" Lily's screams filled the air as everything seemed to stand still and look on helplessly.

"What is going on?" Dumbledore's voice boomed. Charly and Sirius stood quietly behind the very angry headmaster. The black clad figures tried scrambling to find a way to escape but failed. While they scattered Aurors swarmed in and took them out.

"Professor!" a voice cried from the crowd of frightened students. "Lily Evans." Dumbledore stopped to scan the hall for his Head Girl but found neither her nor James. Tori pushed through the crowd toward Dumbledore.

"Lily is on…the stage….Cruciatus Curse!" Tori panted as she reached him. The crowd parted to let him through. As he walked Tori scurried over to Sirius and Charly who walked close behind Dumbledor. Remus appeared from the crowd and joined Tori as Alice and Frank pushed out of the crowd and trailed behind them. As the group of six peered around Dumbledore they saw a sight that they wished they hadn't. There was Lily, her body twisted in a very unnatural fashion, bloody and bruised, tears streaming down her ghostly white face. A gash had appeared above her left eye and a bruise was forming on her neck. Her beautiful gown was tattered and bloody. James was kneeling next to Lily's limp body crying. Sirius and Remus went to comfort their friend as Frank tried to comfort a distraut Alice and Charly and Tori sobbed on each other.

"Everyone back to your dorms!" McGonagle shouted. She approached the group on the stage. "You may stay with Miss Evans if you wish." They all nodded.

"How is she Albus?" McGonagle asked. Dumbledore shook his head.

"I'm not sure she'll make it Minerva." The normal twinkle in his eyes gone, replaced with a very sad expression.

"She really has no one left. Her sister won't take her in." Dumbledore told Mcgonagle. She hung her head sadly and walked out to fetch Poppy.