Dirty Little Secert

Chapter 2.

Why do you dance?

September 6th 2005

"Why did you leave in such a rush after you yelled at Potter," Emmy asked Lily as they made their way out of thier last class of the day, Acient Runes.

"Emmy, you know how I feel when people pick on anybody. I hate bullies," said Lily,"I had to go through all of that in first year, and I don't think anybody else should. Even if they're a Slytherin."

"I know it's hard, epsically with the war and what not, but Lily, you can't stop every bully."

"I know, but its my duty to try. Anyways," Lily said, trying to change the subject,"How was your day today?"

"It was alright. Just like any other day," Emmy spoke, slowing down, trying to cram her small backbag with her Acient Runes text book,"How about yours?"

"It was fine."

"Hey, Lils what time is it,"Emmy asked.

"Five o'clock sharp. Why? Are you meeting anyone?"

"Well kinda. I have to meet Lucius in the libary to start on that Divination project that's due in two weeks time,"Emmy was a very talented witch when it came to Defense Against the Dark Arts and Divination. Like Lily, Emmy was in all Advance Placement classes, except Lily didn't take Divination classes.

"Please dont fall for that bastard, and poor excuse of a wizard,"Lily said bitterly. She hated Lucius.

"Ouch Lily."

"Sorry, but you know how I feel about him."

"Yes. I dont like him much myself, but you must admit, he's so cute," Emmy said dreamly.

"Dont fall for him Emmy. I beg of you. You'll get your self into trouble," Lily looked Emmy in the eye and said,"Thats all he is, trouble."

"I'll try. But I dont know Lily. I like him."

"Just stay away from him,"Lily said as the approched the Great Hall. They continued walking towards the Great Hall 'til they found their usal patch of friends in the same coner of the Gryffindor table that they've been sitting in since their first year.

"Hey," Remy shouted from her seat, she waved happily at the girls. Since Lily and Emmy were in all Advance Placement classes, they didn't share any classes with Remy or Helena, so Remy or Helena always got exicited when they saw Emmy or Lily through out the day.

"Hey," Lily waved back. Emmy and her approched the Gryffindor table rather quickly, and sat themselves down by Remy.

"Where's Helena," Emmy asked searching around the sea of Hogwarts students that where entering the Great Hall.

"Oh," said Remy,"She's in the libary, she said something about a test she had in potions and how she couldn't afford to fail this one test," Remy finished, while food appeared magically before their eyes. That was Lily's favorite thing about Hogwarts, the magical atmosphere.

"That reminds me, I've got a History of Magic test tommorrow," Lily started to get up,"I've got to go. Bring me some food. Please."

"Sure thing,"Emmy smiled.

"Bye Lils,"Remy waved.

"Bye you guys," Lily dashed out of the Great Hall and made her way to the Gryffindor common room, where she put aside all her things, and took out her day planner.

She indeed had a History of Magic test, a three page essay on the importance of potion making in the real world, and a page essay on what types of plants can be with good healing properties incase of fatal sickness for Herbology. Lily flipped the page over to see if she had other things that needed to be taken care of that day. The only other thing she had left was a meeting, she was to meet a particular person in the dance hall at seven o'clock sharp that evening. Lily looked at her watch and saw that it was only 5:20 p.m. She decided to get a head start on her homework, begining with her potion essay.

After what seemed like years, Lily completed her homework and was now ready for her History of Magic test. She looked at her clock and saw that she had precisely thirty mintues to get to the dance hall. Since time was beining wasted, Lily took all her things to her dormitory, which she shared with Helena, Remy, and of course, Emmy. Once inside, Lily started to fish for her most prized possession. Her beautiful, stain, pink pointe shoes.

She founded them hidden in the bottom of her trunk, with other things she brought to Hogwarts, but didn't pay much attention to.

Lily held the pointe shoes gently in her arms, and made her way out of the Gryffindor common room. She walked up two flight of stairs and turned a left into what looked like a abandond hallway, which secretly lead to a dance hall hidden away in Hogwarts. After reaching the abandend hallway, Lily took another left and proceed to the old, yet beautiful dance hall.

Lily finally reached the hall, and saw that nobody else was on it. She gracefully sat on the floor and tied her pointe shoes in place and stood up to 'break in the shoes.' After doing so, she looked in the mirrors that surrounded the room, and started doing endlessly fouette en tournants.

She stopped when she heard a voice call her name.

Lily looked around and saw, no other than James Potter staring deeply at her. Lily looked back at him 'til he finally spoke,"Why do you dance?"

Lily gracefully caught up to him and looked him in the eye and replied,"Why do you breath?"

"I'll die if I couldn't breath."

"I'll die if I couldn't dance."

They looked each other in the eye for a couple of mintues, not speaking at all, just staring. After what seemed like hours, James decided to speak first,"How long have you been dancing for?"

"All my life," replied Lily.

"Oh."

"I remember," Lily started,"When I got my Hogwarts letter, when I was eleven. I was walking out the door to ballet class, as I opened the door an owl flew in. It almost knocked me off my feet," Lily chuckled; James couldn't help but laugh,"As soon as I reliazed that the owl droped a letter, it was already gone. I looked at the letter, and saw that it had my name; I tore it open and out came the Hogwarts letter.

I read it, and I told my mum that I was a witch, she went crazy. She hugged me tightly, I was very confused. I thought it was all a joke. So I forgot about the letter that day and went to ballet."

"What happened next?"

"Well I came home, and I saw my dad looking at the letter. He said he was very proud of me. I asked what the big deal was, and he told me that I was a witch and that I'd be able to perform magic and what not. I was excited insantly, then he told me that Hogwarts was a boarding school," Lily said, looking at her pointe shoes,"I quickly looked at my pointe shoes and saw that I'd have to give up one. It's hard. I've dreamed of dancing profesionaly since is was eight years old."

"I didn't know you danced."

"I love to dance. It's my life. I can't live without the rythm of the music and the steps of my feet."

"I think that's wonderful Lily."

"So how was your day,"Lily said trying to shift the subject around.

"It was great, and yours," James replied, kissing Lily gently on the mouth.

"It was good. Until you tried to hex Snape."

"Honestly, Lily, why do you care for the bloke if he gets picked on or not?"

"I just dont apporove of people bullying others."

"Sorry about that love."

"Apology accepted."

"Lily, I think I have to tell you something," James told her, while leading her to an old table, Lily managed to make a comfortable couch appear for them to sit, rather than the old, unstable table.

"What is it James?"

"Well, I think we should take our relationship public," Lily noticed that James said this rather shyly; which was weird, considering it was James.

"I dont know James." James eyes widend when she said those words.

"Are you ashamed or something?"

"Of course not. My friends will never let me live it down."

"Why do you care so much about what your friends think?"

"I dont!"

"Sure seems like it," said James, he could feel his temper rising.

"You know what. I'd knew you wouldn't understand," Lily couldn't take it anymore. What was wrong with this boy?

"Understand what Lily," James begun to scream.

"Leave me alone James," Lily stood up and turned around from him.

"What are you scared of Lily? That your teachers will see that your going out with Mr. Arrogant, stupid Potter?"

"Quit saying that. Just leave me alone."

"Or are you scared that your friends will find out and they'd get suspicious as to why you like me now?"

Lily felt silent. She didn't wish to say anything.

"Or are you scared that your teachers, may I say, your advance placement teachers will see that your going out with me and that your no longer good enough for the part of head girl," James said through gritted teeth.

"It's not that," said Lily almost in tears.

"Then what is it Lily? What are you scared of," James asked her as he walked around towards her.

"Just leave me alone."

James saw her face and wanted to hold her so bad, so he did the next thing possible. He walked towards her, until they were inches away. James noticed how red her eyes were. He slowly bent down to kiss her.

Lily couldn't take it anymore. What makes him think he has the right to kiss her after what they just talked about? She broke the kiss and looked James in the eye and said," I said leave me alone, Potter," She said through gritted teeth.

"Oh, so its back to Potter now. Eh?"

"I hate you," Lily spat. She looked at him once more before turning around and running back to the Gryffindor common room. When she got back to her dormitory, which luckily was empty, Lily took off her pointe shoes, and threw them against her trunk. She then threw herself on her bed, and thought what James had said.

The words were replaying over, and over in Lily's mind,"What are you scared of?"

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For the next two weeks, Lily managed to ignore James. She hadn't seen or spoken to him since the night they were in the dance hall. Her friends, of course, noticed that she was acting a bit odd.

"Lily," Remy hesitated," What's wrong with you?"

Lily, unaware of all her friends staring at her pick on her breakfast simply stood up and left the Great hall. She needed a break. She needed to go somewhere, but where? She could go to Hagrid's; she hadn't visit him in weeks. Or she could go to the libary and pick up a new book to read, or she could go to the lake, and think. Thats a good idea, Lily thought, but then it came to her, she could go to the dance hall and pratice ballet. After all, she did have thirty mintues until today's first lesson began.

Lily walked up the Gryffindor common room and into the girls' dormitories. She searched for her pointe shoes and soon found them hidden away under her bed. Lily gathered all of her things, and headed to the dance hall.

Once she arrived, she sat her books on the couch that was still there since she last came to the dance hall. Lily gracefully placed her pointe shoes on her feet and danced her heart, unaware of the person that she most desired, watching her every pique turn and every step that came out of Lily's pure love of ballet.

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"I'm so tired, Emmy," stated a very exhausted Lily.

"What's wrong with you Lils? You're starting to scare us all."

"Sorry, it's just that I've been working my ass off these past couple of weeks to get my grades up," Emmy looked at Lily strangely.

"Lily, what are you talking about! You have the highest marks in our year, you never fail anything. Never."

"True, but I must work hard to keep my grades up if I want to become Head Girl next year."

"Dont worry, you'll get the job of Head Girl. Stop stressing about and come on, lets go eat lunch."

"Fine, I suppose a little break wont do me and harm."

"Of course not. Lets go."

The two girls walked to the Great Hall and talked about boys they'd like to date around school, of course Lily was having a hard time trying to think of any certain guys she'd like to date. She even caught herself thinking about James, and almost said his name to Emmy, when she asked who Lily thought was the most desirable guy at school.

Once in the Great Hall, the girls talked endlessly, Lily finally realiazed how much she missed her friends, and how she should stop visting the dance hall everyday, and start hanging out with her friends more often. The girls vowed to each other that they'd go together to the next Hogmeade visit which was scheduled in exactly one week on Saturday.

A/N: SO here yall have it! I love you guys for reviewing! thanks soo much. I feel soo loved.

Well, as you can tell, I made Lily a ballerina, I, myself am a ballerina. So i love ballet, and I thought it was cool to make Lily play a sport(yes ballet is a sport). So I hoped you liked it. Please review! I loved all the feed back I got for the last Chapter. So keep it coming!

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