A/n: thank you so very much for your review Sapphire! You very much encourage me, though the lack of reviews I will carry on writing this fic. Sorry this took long to update, I've been really busy with exams and all! Thank goodness it's all over though, here goes the story! And also I'm sorry the ball won't be in this chapter, the next one, this is about the actual "hunting". Hope this chappie doesn't see pointless to you.

Kat's Yummy LookOut

AAAIH: Chapter 6

Sixth Year

"Hey Kat"

"What's up Celeste?"

"You know about this date looking stuff…but you don't need to look, what about Mark Edwards?" I asked curiously about Kat's boyfriend.

"Oh I'm so over him", she replied casually.

"WHAT?" exclaimed Lily.

"Yeah I'm over him, he was such a loser" replied Kat twiddling her hair which was in two plaits.

"When did that happen?" Lily asked.

"Yeah…that was quick, a week ago you were saying he was the most gorgeous lovely guy you've ever met," I said a little puzzled.

"Well Sella sometimes you gotta learn that looks can be deceiving"

"Right, he didn't treat you bad or anything Katty?" asked Lily.

"Nope he was just too…ewww…for me" replied Kat.

"Need someone more innocent?"

"Exactly" said Kat, without any concern what so ever, "But now we must focus on our man hunt girls" she added happily and grabbed both our hands and dragged us out of the common room.

"This is going to be a loooong day" I said already tired as Kat guided us (more like dragged) us to the grounds.

"Tell me about it, we both have to put up with Kat"

"Hey! Where's Cassie and Daisy anyways, they are supposed to be helping us?" asked Kat irritated.

"Well…Poor Daisy is ill, she's in the Infirmary with a chesty cough and slight fever, poor thing we should visit her later" I replied.

"Yes we should…I hope she's better by the time it's the ball"

"Kat!" Lily and me both said together.

"Well I don't want to waste Mckinash that's all"

"You don't even know she's going with him"

"She will", replied Kat, her eyes sparkling with excitement. "And Cassie is with Dave" I finished.

"Oooh how intriguing!"

"You are so nosey Kat"

"Am not Lily Evans!"

"What were you thinking?"

"Something romantic…Ah we are here!" said Kat joyfully. Lily groaned as she saw where Kat was leading us and at her comments.

It was actually quite a beautiful place, a small corner of the grounds that was shaded by two small trees that overlapped making a little canopy and shady spot. It was quite warm already, and it was almost May. Summer was coming fast.

"This is not what I think it is right?" asked Lily moaning.

"Yupsies if you're think 'bout my boy-watching zone…I call it: Kat's Yummy Lookout" replied Kat happily and we all sat down leaning against one of the small trees. I could see what she meant, the ground was a little raised here and to your East you could see the Quidditch Pitch and South the school. Virtually everything you could see, in a cluster of trees, about a hundred yards from the Forbidden Forest.

"Why is it called Kat's Yummy Lookout?" I asked confused.

"Cause, Sella my dear friend, I lookout for boys and especially the yummy ones" replied Kattie in a sweet high little voice unlike her own.

Lily made a fake gesture that she was going to hurl after hearing this, Katrina frowned at her disapprovingly. Lily grinned at me.

"Right now ladies let's get down to business", said Kat ignoring Lily and fiddling with something in her bag.

"I bought three Omnioculars" added Kat and chucked one to me.

"Where did you get these from?" I asked starting to twiddle with the dials and observing things around me.

"Good question"

"Well", begun Kat (I prayed this wouldn't be one of her long and twisted stories).

"I asked my cousin, Rosie for them, she asked why and I told her about our Masquerade Man Hunt and she immediately agreed adding she wanted up-to-date info on our progress because she could do an article on it! How cool we could be famous in the Daily Prophet," exclaimed Katrina.

"Well as long as my name's not in the article I'll be fine," grumbled Lily, making me laugh.

"I'm serious, Rosie works for the Love Section of the Prophet and who knows…we may be helping some depressed spinster meeting the love of her life?"

Lily snorted.

"That's so unladylike Lily Evans!" cried Kat.

"Whatever"

"Anyway what about our Man-hunt then?" I asked getting back to the subject.

"Ah yes, we'll detect the male dream waves and then spy on them through these Omnioculars. Precisely judging and observing every inch of the boy!" said Kat.

"Not every inch", commented Lily. I almost didn't want to read her mind.

"Well that was actually the inch I precisely wanted to observe Ms. Evans!" retorted Kat, lifting her nose in irony.

I suddenly burst out laughing,

"I seriously don't want to know what you guys were thinking"

"I know you know Celeste," replied Kat slyly.

"Probably not as much as you Katrina though" added Lily laughing.

"You dream I hear you!"

"Fantasise girl!"

"I love James Potter girl"

Wrong move, uh-oh.

"I DO NOT LOVE JAMES POTTER, I HATE HIM! HE MEANS LESS TO ME THAN THE DIRT UNDER LUCIUS MALFOY'S FINGERNAILS!" Lily shouted, almost red as her hair with rage.

"Okay calm Lily, it ok, she's only joking," I said calmly.

"I'm sorry Lils hon, just we were winding each other up and all," said Kat apologetically.

"I'm fine," replied Lily breathing, "Just don't say stuff like that about Potter again" she added firmly.

"Okies"

What Lily said about James reminded me about our conversation in the Library, how I said I'd help guide Lily to realise that James was actually a decent good guy.

"Why do you hate him so," I asked gently Lily looking at her face.

Lily's green eyes softened,

"I don't hate him, Sella, Hate is a very strong word, it's more like a long-lasting grudge or despise for him. He just gets on my nerves." She replied.

"Well I know for certain that James would more than be happy to end that grudge," I said smiling. Hoping I wasn't making her suspicious.

"Yes well sometimes I wonder if I'm the one who holds that grudge…oh flip it, we weren't meant to be, Potter is chasing after something already lost" replied Lily, her voice turning a little more cold.

"He chases after you Lily because he loves you" I replied almost in a whisper. Lily's face went white, and I knew I had been pushing it too far.

"I'm sorry," I added quickly and glanced at Kat who was unusually silently sitting there beside me.

"That's okay" Lily replied calmly she then said a lot more brightly,

"Well Kat pass as the Omnioculars then! We've got some candy spotting to do!"

Kat grinned and passed one over to Lily. All three of us gazed through the lenses and focused on where we could see Hogwarts. Many students were busily swarming around, some sitting by the fountain doing homework or chatting. The Slytherin Quidditch Team were heading to the Quidditch Pitch for practice. I saw the Sirius flirting with a couple of girls as usual; there was also Peter and James but no sign of Remus.

I glanced at Kat and Lily and was slightly surprised at them hunting down "man hunt males" like birds of prey.

"Ah ah ah!" screamed Kat suddenly making me jump.

"What, what's wrong?" Lily asked taken aback.

"Nothings wrong, everything right! I found the perfect three guys all at the same time for all three of us!" she cried out loud.

"Where?"

"Who?"

"Here!" Kat exclaimed getting excited and pulled us to see through her Omnioculars where she had focused on the fountain. I heard Lily suck in her breath. Katrina Lavinstone actually had good taste.

There were three lads sitting by the fountain, one of them was Andy McKinley, my competition for chaser from Gryffindor, I didn't actually notice while he was flying that he was quite cute. That sounded weird coming from me. The other two were presumably his best friends; Joshua Lawley and Samuel Dorset. Josh was a fellow Gryffindor and Sam was the Hufflepuff Quidditch Captain and Seeker.

"Bags on Josh, he is so my type, cheeky and gorgeous" said Kat putting the Omnioculars down and now dragging us back to school and uh-oh…the fountain.

"Okies, I bags…hmmm, which one, Andy or Sam? They're both so cute, I'll guess I'll go for Sam since he is a gentle Hufflepuff too" said Lily smiling. I was disappointed, after what I'd said about James I thought she would have second thoughts about him.

But I guess this left me with Andy McKinley to ask. Why did we have to ask? In my case, probably because no one would ask me.

"But guys, Andy was competing with me for the chaser position on the team, I don't think he'll like me too much" I said trying to make a point.

"Nah Sella he probably admires you cause you beat him, no backing out now darling," replied Kat still in her carefree mood. I gulped and I thought I would die of embarrassment asking Andy McKinley.

Kat of course, so direct and confident walked over to her to-be-date Josh quickly.

"Hey Josh," she said coolly.

Josh turned around and grinned as he saw Kat, I guess she was pretty popular.

"Hey Katrina, or Kat, what you doing here?" he asked.

"You can call me Kat, well me and my girls" she suddenly turned her Californian style on us, "Where just chilling, ya know, checking out the company"

She was doing well; Josh seemed pretty interested and was obviously impressed by her a lot.

"Checking out the company hey? You gotta date for the Masquerade Ball yet Kat?" he asked. Guys would never learn the art of being subtle at all.

"Nope, I was just thinking the same thing to ask you! Weird" Kat replied tilting her head a little smiling playfully. She had him wrapped around her finger.

I was seriously going to suck at this asking-for-a-date business.

"Would like to go with me then Ms. Lavinstone" asked Josh sounding more formal.

"So polite, of course Mr. Lawley, it would be my pleasure" Kat replied happily.

"The pleasure is all mine Kat, I'll see you at the time" he replied, quite pleased with himself. But then again, Kat was pleased too.

There was an odd silence after that, I was expecting Lily to speak. But Kat did for her.

"Hey Josh, is Sam or Andy going with anyone, cause I know two particular lovely ladies who wouldn't mind at all going with them" asked Kat a little slyly.

Lily looked like she was going to kill her. I was too shy to say or making any expressions at all.

"Sure, who are they? Sam and Andy are single at the moment" replied Josh, he suddenly became someone who would do anything for Kat. She had a weird way with people.

"Ummm…Sam would you go with me?" asked Lily stepping in the conversation.

Sam looked surprised, he came to me as a shy more sensitive kind of guy. He was gentle and that's probably what Lily liked about him, he was a gentlemen. He reminded me of Remus Lupin, perhaps not as the cunning Marauder though.

"Of course Lily, that would be…great" he said smiling.

All sorted. Wait, no, me. I saw Andy looking at me, I felt slightly uncomfortable being analysed as such.

"I guess that leaves me and you Celeste" started Andy smiling. I smiled back, despite my extreme nervousness. I held my breath.

"Would you go with me?" he asked kindly. I let my breath go, and breathed deeply. Thank You!

"Sure" where the words I managed to get out of my mouth.

We all had dates, finally. But I knew the worst part was to come, the actual Masquerade itself. I trusted Kat with all our preparations and all but…we didn't even have gowns yet, it was tomorrow! I prayed so hard it would go well, hopefully Andy would ditch me either. All Kat could say was: "Don't worry honey, it's all gonna be fabulous fun!".