Lily's Final Answer
Chapter 16 - Planning for a "Magical" Night
They walked down to lunch to find Sirius, Remus, Skyler, Rosie, and Elise sitting at the table waiting for them.
"Hey Prongs! Get you cocky ass over here!" Sirius nearly shouted.
James smiled and walked over to them with Lily at his side.
"So what's up with this costume ball thingy? Dumbledore posted stuff all over the common rooms and is announcing it tonight. So what's the deal?" Sirius asked.
"Well, it's a costume ball. Everyone is supposed to dress up and come here and dance and just have fun! James and I already have our costumes!" Lily explained.
"O my gosh! You do? What are you two going as?" Elise asked.
"We're going as Ro…" James started.
"It's a surprise!" Lily cut in.
"Fine be that way Lily Evans!" Rose pouted.
"I will!" Lily said with a smirk.
"Well we have to just grab a small bite to eat then we have some serious planning to do!" James said.
They grabbed a few bits of food, and then ran to their common room. They ate while discussing what their going to do about music, food, and everything else.
"Well, I'm thinking a buffet table, and we'll book the Awestruck Amwards for the band. Is that all we need?" Lily asked.
"What about decorations?" James wondered.
"How about we do twinkle lights and hanging lights and beautiful steamers and just have it be random and pretty. The students should also be allowed to go outside, so we'll set up gazebos with pretty white and pink roses and fountains and… o my gosh, I love this all!" Lily smiled.
"Sounds perfect." James replied while jotting it all down on paper.
"This is going to be WONDERFUL!" Lily exclaimed.
"It really is." James stopped writing now and stared at Lily.
"What James? Is their something on my face?" Lily asked.
'Why is he staring at me like that? He's making me feel conscious about myself. Why do I get this way when I'm around him. I have butterflies in my stomach, I always get lost in his beautiful blue eyes. I think…I think…I think I'm in love!' Lily thought.
"No, you look perfect as always. I was just admiring your beauty." James said.
James leaned over and kissed her ever so gently on the lips. He pulled away and smiled, not smirked, at her.
"James, I know we've only been 'going out' for a few days, but it feels like so much longer. I don't know if I'm rushing anything, but…umm… James Potter, I love you." That's it, she said the three most dreadful, scary, and yet calming words ever.
There was silence for a second or two. But to them, it felt like eternity. James stared right into Lily's emerald green eyes and said something that even surprised himself, "I love you too."
Lily felt a sudden jolt in her stomach and slid down to the floor.
"Ow! James. Ow!" Lily felt the same sudden pain in her stomach.
"Lily! Lily? O Merlin! What's wrong love? Tell me, what's wrong!" James was in a panic.
"James, my stomach….it…" Lily was now unconscious.
"Lily? Come back. No! Lily!" James took quick action.
He picked her up and ran as fast as he could to the hospital wing.
"What's wrong with her? TELL ME WHAT'S WRONG!" James was worried.
"Mr. Potter, if you don't calm down and tell me exactly what happened, then I'm going to have to send you out of here." Madame Fontactar said in a stern manner.
"We were discussing the upcoming ball when she slid off of the couch and said 'James, my stomach…it…' and then she fainted. Can you fix her? Please tell me she's going to be ok!" James was so worried.
"Don't worry Mr. Potter; let me have a look at her. Please set her down on that bed. Ok, ok ok ok ok… well, it seems I cannot figure out what is wrong with her! This is very odd. I've never seen anything like this. Hmm…. Mr. Potter, please go get the Headmaster, and hurry up!" Madame Fontactar said in a rushed, yet confused, voice.
James left then reentered the hospital wing 5 minutes later with Albus Dumbledore at his side.
"You wanted to see me?" Dumbledore asked.
"Yes, Ms. Evans… she…well…fainted. And I don't know why. I've never seen anything like this before. It's quite odd to tell you the truth." Madame Fontactar was confused with Lily's case.
Professor Dumbledore strode over to where Lily laid and took a few looks at her and, surprisingly, remained calm.
"What? Professor? What's wrong with Lily?" James asked.
"Well, Mr. Potter. Lily was hit with a curse. But the odd thing is, is that the curse was given to her through telepathy. Hmm… Well, this curse caused a muscle spasm in her stomach that was so painful that she, of course, fainted. I haven't seen this curse performed in over 40 years. It's called the Kiwanis Curse. It can only be performed through telepathy. This is odd. There is only one wizard that comes to mind who I actually know can perform this curse perfectly." Dumbledore was in deep thought.
"Voldemort!" James whispered.
"Exactly, my dear boy. Now, you may stay with Ms. Evans until 10:00. Then I want you to go and rest. She will, of course, be here for a little while. Madame Fontactar needs to figure out how to get her stomach back to full strength. Good-bye." With that, Dumbledore was gone.
James sat on a chair that he summoned next to Lily's bed.
"Oh my love! Please don't be gone. Come back to reality. I love you." James whispered. He lay down next to Lily and fell into a light sleep.
He woke up to Madame Fontactar calling his name. "Mr. Potter! It's 10:00 now. Time to leave as instructed by the Headmaster."
"Good-bye my love." James said to Lily's still body. He kissed her on the cheek and left.
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A/N: Thanks everyone for all the encouraging reviews! You all were right; Emilyp is STUPID AND DOESN'T KNOW WHAT SHE IS TALKING ABOUT! LOL! Thank you all for the GREAT reviews. Sorry about taking FOREVER to update this story. It's just; I never have n e time n e more to write! So thanks again! Also, I deleted my other stories; I decided I only want to focus on this one, seeing as this one is the #1 hit I wrote. Don't worry, I'll write another story after I get more into this one! Thanks again! Please read and review…if you wanna!
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