Chapter 19: La Dame en Bleu
While wondering through the Potter Mansion, Lily stumbled upon an older room. A ballroom to be exact. It had ivory walls with gold accents. The pillars held up the ceiling, which matched the walls. The pillars were plated from top to bottom with gold. The floors were a white marble. A type of silver-gray actually. The Victorian-style rectangular windows were the length of the walls. They were adorned with burgundy drapes that had an almost invisible white lace frill. The gold tassels hung loose, but still managed to keep the drapes collected in the center. Lily felt like a princess!
She hurried downstairs to James to propose they have a dance. James fell in love with the idea. The girls ran off, as did the guys, to get ready. Lily agreed to be the d.j, as she had so much music.
Lily, Mariah and Carey all came out in the same summer dress, but Lily's was royal blue, Mariah's was forest green, and Carey's was ruby red. The guys all came out in black slacks and shirts matching the dress their girlfriends were wearing. The guys wore their black dress shoes while the girls all wore 2-inch heels in the color matching their dresses.
The all agreed it would be fun to have friendly competition. They would partner dance. The couple that danced the best would be name "Partner Dance Champs!" So, Lily pulled out her classical, waltz, (I know waltz and classical are similar, but I needed a specific amount of dance types. Bear with me please?) rumba, cha-cha, Laendler (Austrian Folk Dance, and no, I'm not Australian, I just watch "Sound of Music" a lot!!! :P) salsa, mambo, 2-step (country dance) and samba music to dance to.
Remus and Mariah took the lead with the classical, rumba and waltz portion of the dancing. Sirius and Carey had a very nice mambo, cha-cha, and samba. Lily and James danced a fine Laendler, salsa and 2-step. It was down to the finals and all three couples had 3 dances to their names. Lily racked her brain and music collection to find a good final dance. Her eyes settled on the last record she had. She smiled to herself, turned to James and winked. He replied knowing exactly what she had in her hands.
TANGO!!! Lily was putting on the tango! And not just any tango. The famous French tango by Micheal Louvin. (See end of chapter for an English translation!!!)
Qui est la belle inconnue?
La femme en bleue seule à sa table
Je me sens fou de l'avoir vue
Comme j'aimerais quelle me regarde
Je n'ai jamais vu s'ennuyer
Une femme avec tant de charme
Et si j'allais lui parler
Peut-être qu'elle pourrait m'aimer
À cause d'un regard
Maintenant plus rien ne nous sépare
Je suis amoureux
De la dame en bleu
Toi ma belle, belle inconnue
Tu m'attires et tu me charmes
Tu m'as rendu amoureux
De la dame en bleu
Dis-moi que l'on se reverra
Que ce n'est pas l'histoire d'un soir
Je veux te garder dans mes bras
De peur de ne pas te revoir
Toi ma belle, belle inconnue
Viens danser encore une fois
J'imagine ton corps nu
Qui m'invite à chaque pas
À cause d'un regard
Maintenant plus rien ne nous sépare
Je suis amoureux
De la dame en bleu
Toi ma belle, belle inconnue
Tu m'attires et tu me charmes
Tu m'as rendu amoureux
De la dame en bleu
À cause d'un regard
Maintenant plus rien ne nous sépare
Je suis amoureux
De la dame en bleu
Toi ma belle, belle inconnue
Tu m'attires et tu me charmes
Tu m'as rendu amoureux
De la dame en bleu
Lily and James were gliding across the floor. Obviously, "La Dame en Bleu" was their song, as they had and executed their own private and special moves to it. They, obviously, were the triumphant team. Sirius, Carey, Remus and Mariah were eating James and Lily's dust. They were just too good, like something you see on the professional competitions. It was like a mass of royal blue was whirling around.
"Wow, Lily, you were terrific! You always are. You're a wonderful dancer. Then again, lessons can do that!"
"Did you ever get lessons? You're a natural, almost."
"What do you mean 'almost'?" James teased. It was a joke and they both knew, but her kiss confirmed it!
ENGLISH TRANSLATION: (I didn't rhyme it. It's as literal as my French capabilities can match. This is almost word for word, but in a readable order.)
Who is the beautiful stranger?
The lady in blue alone at her table
I feel crazy just looking at her.
How I would love her to look at me.
I never saw her get bored
A lady with so much charm
And if I went to talk to her
Maybe she could love me
Because of just one look
Now nothing can separate us
I'm in love
With the woman in blue
You my beautiful, beautiful stranger
You draw me in and you charm me
You made me fall in love
With the woman in blue
Tell me that we'll see each other again
That's it's not the one night story
I want to keep you in arms
From fear of not seeing you again
You my beautiful, beautiful stranger
Come and dance one more time
I imagine your nude body
That invites me with each step
Because of just one look
Now nothing can spate us
I'm in love
With the woman in blue
You my beautiful, beautiful stranger
You draw me in and you charm me
You made me fall in love
With the woman in blue
Because of just one look
Now nothing can separate us
I'm in love
With the woman in blue
You my beautiful, beautiful stranger
You draw me in and you charm me
You made me fall in love
With the woman in blue
And now, for a sneak peak!
"…please don't throw me into the water. I'll do anything you want!" she pleaded.
"Anything?" he pondered his next thought. What? "Well, I wouldn't mind a lap dance," he grinned, sure she would decline.
"James! You know I can't dance like that to save my life!"
"Oh well, have a nice swim then, Miss Evans!" Splash!
"James William Potter! You're worst than…than…Malfoy!"
HAHAHAHAH!!! I'm so evil. And guess what? You gotta wait a good while for that. Any idea where it's from? That's right! It's my first chapter of my sequel! You still have one more chapter of this story (my longest yet!) and then a prelude to the next story, which will be called "Life's Gotta Change" or something similar. Hehehe! Sorry, I know that that's a major cliffie, but I hardly ever have one. So, I made one big one to replace no little ones. Couldn't help it.