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Chapter 7-Of Christmas Balls, shopping and obsessions

As the term eased to an end, the famous Hogwarts Christmas Ball drew closer. Every girl in the school seemed to be suddenly obsessed with hair, makeup, clothes and boys.

Sirius complained,

"All they've been talking about for weeks is what colour dress they want and where they're gonna get it from and who they're going with. And," he added as a crowd of girls walked past waving and fluttering their eyes at him, "I'm being stalked!" he saw Remus' smirk and said "I'm serious Moony,"

"I know you're Sirius."

"Y'know that Sirius/serious joke is getting so old now." said Sirius pretending to cry onto James' shoulder "Isn't it Jamesiepoo!"

"Of course Siripoo!"

Remus rolled his eyes at his two best friends.

"When are you asking Lily, Prongs?"

"Tonight,"

"I'm going to the ball with Daphne! I asked her yesterday!" announced Sirius as a crowd of girls walked past. One burst into tears, and one fainted. "Oh dear!" said Sirius smirking evilly.

"Who are you going with Remmy?" said James curiously.

"Oh," said Remus, and blushed "I'm going with Katy Fallerman."

"What happened to liking Carla? I always thought you were gonna ask her."

"Yeah well, shows you don't know everything doesn't it?" snapped Remus.

"Ok, ok. So don't you like Carla any more?" Sirius said tentatively.

"Look, I don't want to talk right now." Remus' eyes had lost all laughter now.

James and Sirius exchanged glances, then went to their lessons.

After dinner James led Lily away from the others. They got on well now and James wasn't feeling too apprehensive...

"Lils," he said "will you come to the ball with me tomorrow?"

She looked up at his face, studied him for a minute, then,

"I think... yes!" then she smiled and threw her arms around him for the first time ever. He hugged her close to him and she held him just as tight. Then she let go of him and kissed him on the cheek. James was in heaven. He had been expecting a slap or some colourful abuse, but he had finally got her, the girl of his dreams...

The next day the girls were in their dormitory getting ready for the ball.

"So, if you're not going with Remus, who are you going with?" asked Daphne,

"I don't understand why everyone assumed I was gonna go with Remus," said Carla irritably "I mean, we're only friends. I'm going with Jake Ashwood."

Lily and Daphne stared at each other, dumbfounded,

"But," started Daphne.

"Stow it." snapped Carla.

When they were all dressed (and Carla had calmed down) up they admired each other.

Lily's dress was a silky jade green, with one shoulder strap. It flared from the waist down and picked out Lily's figure perfectly. She had matching strappy shoes and white gold and jade jewellery. She had put her hair into loose waves with some tiny jade flowers in it (they didn't fall out, they were held in by magic)

Carla's dress was lilac. It too was silky. It had two shoulder straps and the colour got darker near the bottom of the dress. There were tiny silver sequins around the top of the dress. Her shoes were silver abd strappy. Her jewellery was silver and amethyst. Her hair was in a loose bun, from which stray curls bounced and shone.

Daphne's dress was pale blue. It was ruffled from the waist down and the bodice was mid-blue with navy embroidary. It had no straps. Her jewellery was white gold with sapphires. Her shoes were like pale blue ballet slippers.

Her hair was french plaited. She didn't normally wear her hair tied back so she looked quite different!

"Oh my god," Carla exclaimed "Sirius is gonna FLIP when he sees you! You look gorgeous!"

"So do both of you!" Daphne answered. She then added slyly "After all, we have to look our best, we ARE Hogwarts most wanted lovely ladies..."

They all burst out laughing.

In the Common Room the boys were awaiting their dates. Sirius was wearing a black trousers and jacket with an icy grey shirt underneath and a silvery black tie. James was also wearing black trousers and jacket, but his shirt was minty green and his tie black. Remus had a very dark blue suit with a white shirt and mid-blue tie, Katy was already at his side, looking very pretty in burgundy.

"So, Prongs, you looking forward to finally getting Lily? I'd be looking forward to it if I had been after her for six years!"

"Of course I am Padfoot, I imagine that you aren't exactly dreading seeing Daphne in an evening dress either...!" James answered smirking.

"Although, Moony here has been very much anticipating seeing Katy.." smirked Sirius (several girls on the other side of the room swooned) Sirius scowled, "Why don't those girls get that I'm not interested in th-"

Sirius had been cut of by Daphne as she came down to the Common Room. She had glided over to him and kissed him smack on the lips.

"Get a room!" commented James. Lily, now at the bottom of the stairs, laughed. Carla smiled (she was meeting Jake in the entrance hall)

About a minute later Sirius said "Lets go shall we?"

"Excuse me, we're the ones waiting for YOU two!" smiled Remus.

"What the crap!" said Sirius, leading Daphne out of the portrait hole.

Hope you liked it. This is one of my favourite chapters so far so plz r & r for me!
Blackfishy xx