AN: I'm baaaaaaaaaaaaaack!
Chapter 8: The Halloween Ball Part II
'Wow. James is a better dancer than I thought,' Lily contemplated during the opening dance. She suddenly felt her heart flutter a little. "Oh no… "
James, though he seemed cool and collected on the outside, was nervous as hell on the inside and his heart was pounding 100 times its normal rate.
"Get a grip, James! It's not like you've never touched a girl before!" he thought, trying to relax, "It's just dancing. Nice, slow, close danci- oh bugger! Relax!"
The opening dance finally ended and a more upbeat song came on as more couples headed toward the dance floor. James and Lily broke apart and nervously looked away from each other.
"So, Lily…" James started.
"James…" said Lily.
"Uh, do you want to dance some more or get a drink?"
"Um, dancing is fine."
"Alright" And they started to dance. James started to fool around while he danced, which caused Lily to laugh and do the same. Pretty soon their friends came and they all danced in a group.
All of the sudden, a loud bang was heard and pumpkins and bats flew out of nowhere and started chasing Slytherins. It only lasted for a few seconds, though, as the said objects froze in the air and fell to the ground.
"No! What went wrong?" yelled a fifth year Gryffindor boy.
"I have no clue! I'm sure I said the spell correctly!" answered his friend.
"It should have worked perfectly! I doubled checked everything and made all the calculations!" whined their third accomplice.
"You three! Come with me!" yelled Professor McGonagall.
"Was that supposed to be a prank?" asked James.
"I suppose so," answered Remus, "Although it was poorly executed."
"That was lame, you Marauder wannabes!" shouted Sirius as the three "Marauder wannabes" were escorted out of the Great Hall by an annoyed looking Professor McGonagall.
"Alright then," said Dumbledore who was on the stage, "I say let's get back to the dancing. What about you lot?" Everyone cheered and carried on with the dance.
The halls of Hogwarts were full of commotion as students made their way back to their dorms after the first ball of the year.
"I had so much fun tonight!" exclaimed Emmeline, still hyper from the night's festivities.
"Same here!" agreed Alice, "I don't feel like going to bed yet!"
"We should just stay up and hang out for a while," suggested Amelia, "What do you all say?"
"I'm up for it!" said Sirius and everyone else agreed except for Lily and James.
"No thanks, you all," said Lily, "After all the planning and stressing, I just want to rest now that the ball is over."
"And Dumbledore wants us and the Prefects to clean up the Hall before breakfast tomorrow," added James.
"Ouch," said Sirius, "Alright, see you tomorrow then."
"Goodnight, you two!" said Emmeline teasingly as Lily and James turned to go to the Head dorms.
"Specificity," James said to the portrait as Lily yawned and they made their way in.
The two stopped at the foot of Lily's staircase and stood there awkwardly.
"Well, I had a lot of fun tonight, James," said Lily.
"I'm glad," said James, "I had a lot of fun as well."
"I'll see you tomorrow, then."
"Bright and early?"
"Ugh, yes," groaned Lily and smiled.
"Goodnight, Lily."
"Goodnight, James." Then, Lily kissed James on the cheek and quickly ran up her stairs.
James had a dumbfounded look on his face. But soon his dropped jaw turned into a wide smile. "YES!" he yelled at the top of his lungs.
"What was that, James?" Lily asked as she reappeared at the top of her stairs.
"Uh… um nothing!" he stammered as he blushed and rubbed the back of his head. "'Night!" he said and quickly walked to his room, still blushing from embarrassment.
"Goodnight!" Lily said as she shook her head and laughed. "He's so adorable," she said to herself. 'Wait a minute… what did I just say?'
AN: R&R please!
