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Lily was talking to Melody, when she saw her friend smirk without any reason.
'What are you smirking about, Mel?'
Just then, she heard a voice, a very familiar deep voice behind her ask.
'May I have this dance?'
She turned around and found herself gazing in deep hazel eyes, her heart beating fast.
Lily didn't know what to say, so she turned towards Melody, her eyes pleading for help, but Melody knew better.
'Sure, Prince', she said smiling, 'This princess would love to dance with you.'
If looks could kill, Melody would have been dead in fie seconds.
However, Lily didn't have much choice but to accept the hand James held, and advance to the dance floor. To her great dismay, a slow dance was playing.
Note to self: make sure to kill Melody before the end of the evening.
As James took her by the waist, her hands seemed to have a mind of their own as they rolled around his neck. Lily avoided his eyes, as she resolutely stared at a point on the wall on the other side.
She was wondering if he knew who she was, if he knew he was now dancing with Lily Evans…
Na, he couldn't possibly…He didn't show any sign of recognition.
Disappointment filled her over.
Wait, disappointment? Why would I be disappointed?
Because you love him.
No I don't. wait, who is this?
Your conscience, duh…
Oh great, now I'm talking to myself!
Yeah…but you know you still love him…
After he cheated on me?
Flashback
A seventeen year old Lily was walking towards the Astronomy Tower, smiling broadly. James had sent her a note telling her to meet him there after her last class.
As she climbed the stairs, her smile grew bigger. She loved him so much…
She opened her door, and her heart broke in pieces. James was snogging –quite passionately –a brown-haired girl.
Lily didn't want him to know…To know he had broken her heart…Why did I trust him? Why? why? she asked herself as she climbed down the stairs as fast as she could.
End flashback
Did he really?
Well, of course he did! I saw it with my own two eyes!
But you never really heard his side of the story….
No, but…
'I never cheated on you!' she heard a whisper just above her ear. She made eye contact with his hazel eyes, and looked for something in them…A gleam that would say he was lying, he didn't really love her…but found nothing. And before she could stop it, their faces grew closer, and closer, and closer…
Until she felt his lips brush softy against her own…
And then she jerked away from his arms, screaming, as tears flew from her eyes 'How dare you!'
'Please, listen to me…' she didn't saw the look in his eyes, neither did she saw the tears, because before he could add another word, she turned her back and ran from the Great Hall. She ran to the only place that could mend her wounds.
While Lily was dancing with James, Melody had received a dancing invitation from a handsome guy in a vampire suit.
They were dancing slowly, and then, without a warning, she was pulled from him by a strong pair of arms, and dragged in a corner.
'What the -?' she didn't finish her question, as her pale blue eyes met gray ones, and she snapped furiously 'Black! What the heck do you think you're doing?'
'Before you begin screaming at me, just listen.'
The pleading tone in his voice made her listen, though she was still angry at him.
'What do you want?'
'Nothing from you', he grinned, but the mile somehow didn't reach his eyes.
Weird, Melody thought. What happened to the handsome-arrogant-always- smiling-Black?
'It's about James. No, before you say anything, listen. He never cheated on Lily. That day, in the Astronomy Tower, the girl he had kissed –well, snogged, actually- looked like Lily! At least until the real Lily came upstairs. Then, all she saw was some brown-haired chick. Am I right?'
'Yes', Melody answered, somehow hesitantly.
'Please, believe me! I know I screw things up, but at least for the sake of our friends, can we please manage to be civilized to each other!'
He held his hand for her to shake. Melody eyed him warily, and then, with a slow smile, shook it.
Just then, they heard a scream. As they looked around the room, they saw, in the middle of the dance floor, their two best friends.
'Shit' both Melody and Sirius said at the same time.
They stood and watched, hopeless, as Lily ran out of the room.
Remus came from behind them. 'Guys, I think it's time to step into action. Those two won't get together on their own.'
Sirius nodded. 'I know, mate, but how are we gonna manage?'
'The way I know Lily' Melody said 'she won't give up easily. She really believes James betrayed her.'
'Then' Sirius slowly said, a mischievous glint in his eyes 'we'll just have to prove her the contrary.'
Remus seemed to suddenly have an idea. 'I know how we can do this, but we'll need the help of Professor Slughorn.'
Sirius loked at him bewildered. 'I'll never understand how you can come up with a plan in less than five minutes.'
Remus chuckled softly, and patted Sirius on the back. 'That, Padfoot, I'm afraid it's beyond your comprehension. Now, here's what we'll do.'
James stood petrified in the middle of the dance floor for a few minutes, then slowly, made his way back to where he had seen Sirius for the last time.
'Hey, there mate. You're looking a bit down.' Sirius said with a frown 'Here, drink this' and he handed him a butterbeer, grinning when James drank the whole.
Then, he said, watching his friend. 'Sorry mate, but it's for your own good.' James watched him without understanding.
Sirius took out his wand and said 'Petrificus Totalus'.
No one saw the two boys carrying a body exit the hall, or if they did, they paid no attention to them. At Hogwarts, it was common to get drunk at a ball.
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