-Chapter two of The Potter Charm-

-Disclaimer: Please note that anything you have recogized or will recognize in this story belongs to J.K Rowling. Also note: This Disclaimer shall be for the WHOLE story. Once you have read it you WILL know. Got it? Good.-

The many weeks leading up to Halloween for rather uneventful. Besides spending long hours in either the Head's common room, or in the Library, Lily was forced to spend her time with James. There was alot of patroling to do, and a Halloween ball was definitally in their schedules. As Head Boy and Girl, they were to plan and decorate it. This was not a normal costume ball either. They had decided it was to be formal, there was to be dancing, punch (spiked with firewisky, of course.), the usual decorations, and the courtyard was to be decorated along with everything else, unlike the other years there had been a ball.

Spending her time with James wasn't bothering Lily as much as she thought it had, though she still missed her best friends, who she hardly saw, for she had no classes with them, and most of her time was spent doing other things. In fact the only thing that bugged Lily was when they went to go get their plan fully approved by Professor Dumbledore.

"I'm telling you, if you tell him anything about the Firewhisky in the punch then the whole thing will be messed up!" James was talking in a very low voice.

"No one is going to hear you, Potter, speak up. I can hardly hear you myself! Anyways, who ever said I was going to tell him about the spiked punch? It's just like you to trust me with very big illegal things, but cannot trust me with small simple things, that were my idea in the first place." Lily replied, pressing careful stress on some of her words.

James looked shocked. "It wasn't your idea, wteher you liked it or not it was going to happen..." He mumbled, stuffing his hands in the pockets of his robes.

"Oh, piss off, Potter." Lily said, flicking her curled hair over her shoulder, only to earn a reply from James that she was not expecting. Not at all.

"You're really pretty, Lils. I'd wish you'd just give me a chance." He sighed and walked a little quicker, obviously not realizing that Lily had heard every word that he wasn't intending her to hear. And Lily? However shocked she was, she just kept walking, a little slower than James, and in complete silence.

"Cockroach Cluster." Lily told the stone gargoyles, so that they immediately leaped out of the way, and the Head Boy and Girl where able to climb upon the stairs, and wait patiently for them to rise. Before they had even knocked, Professor Dumbledore had opened the old wooden door that led to his office, and beckoned them in.

After they had explained their plans, Dumbledore gave an approving nod.

"Of course, There is no way I cannot approve this. A lovely idea, and, as Heads, you will go together, and dance the opening dance." Ignoring Lily's angered face, he continued,

"Yes, I think that settles it. Good night Ms.Evans, Mr.Potter." With a wave of his hand, he dismissed them. And that was that. They were to go together to the ball. And while James was happy, Lily was shocked, angered, and constantly looking for a way to get out of this date thing.

"Later, Evans" James said calmly, yet there was a hint of happiness in his voice, and as Lily parted from him, she was pretty sure that he was going to go see his friends strait away. Lily, however, was going to go to the Gryffindor common room.

"He didn't even give me a choice!" Lily whined. Her best friends, Jess and Jake exchanged looks, but they were secretly happy that Dumbledore hadn't thought of this sooner. Jess had short and strait black cropped hair, it fell just above her chin, was always swept sideways, always spiky at the ends, and always contained some sort of bow. While she had mysterious blue eyes, Jess was rather obvious. In fact, one could say that if Sirus Black were a girl, he would look just like Jess. Jake, a boy, and Jess's twin, with his eyes that where as green as Lily's, wore black hair that was inches below his chin, always swept over so that it covered a quarter of his face.

"Given a chance, what would you have said?" Jake asked calmly, shaking his head, for his hair was getting in his eyes and it was rather annoying.

"No, of course." Lily replied in a tone that suggested it was obvious.

"Dumbledore would have then insisted. And you wouldn't have wanted to dissapoint him."

Lily gave a rather weak and frustrated cry, she gave them hugs, bade them goodnight, and then headed to the Heads' common room.

In the few days left until Halloween, Lily was constantly panicking over a dress. She had even decided that sneaking into Hogsmeade would have to do. So, late in the night, she crept down into the Heads' common room, thankfully, James was not there. But just as she had reached the portrait...

"Going somewhere, Evans?" A voice called out, a startle Lily Evans tripped over herself. James helped her up. Lily thanked him, and curse loudly.

"Where were you going?" James asked.

"I'm still going, thank you very much. And if you tell I will personally-"

"Where, though?" He had a thoughful look on his face.

"You're not going. I'll probably get caught anyways. But there is no other way to get-"

"WHERE?"

"Don't have a bludger, now. I'm sneaking into Hogsmeade. To buy a dress." Lily stated, rather quickly.

"Not alone you're not."

Lily did not know how she had gotten herself in situations that caused her to spend time alone with James. However, he was still taking her to Hogsmeade, and they hadn't got caught yet. James, of course, waswaiting in Honeydukes for Lily, who ran out the door as quick as possible. Her eyes scanned the streets, looking for a dress store. At last, they rested upon one. Madame Malkin's Robes for all Occasions: Hogsmeade branch.

Lily slipped into the store, which was decorated in a very ugly green that was the color of pea soup. Instantly, an old woman with short, cropped gray hair stepped out from behind a rack of men's robes, there were glasses perched on her nose, and she had an odd look about her.

"May I help you?" She asked, her voice scratchy, unlike one you would expect from a person like this. Lily nodded.

"I'm looking for a formal dress. For the Halloween ball at Hogwarts. I'm Head Girl, and Dumbledore is making me go with Potter. That makes me sooo angry, however, I want to make a good impression upon the students, so I'll need to look at all of your dresses, please." Lily voice was caught in her throat. I've revealed too much, what if she's a Voldemort supporter?, Lily pursed her lips, deciding that she would not talk unless forced to.

"Very well," The lady said, leading her to the back of the store. Dresses were hung everywhere, stunning as they were, and Lily began to look through them. She must have tried on dozens of dresses, before she found one that she liked. It was a dark blue, and it shimmered like the stars. It was strapless, and had a white ribbon around the waist. Lily changed back into her robes, and bought the dress without a word, or doubt in her mind that it wasn't perfect.

Author's note: I hope you liked it. Another chapter coming soon, I promise.