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Chapter 5
Woke up in the Hospital Wing. Again. I spend way too much time in here. Suddenly remembered why I'm in here. Felt my face and, to my great relief, no hives! YES!
"Hey James, Evans is awake," said a voice that sounded suspiciously like Black's. Why was he always with Potter? Are they like Siamese twins?
"Cazookamarumf," I said, trying to talk, but my throat was really dry so … whatever I was trying to say turned into gibberish.
"Is she talking backwards?" asked Potter.
Oh my giddy aunt, T was surrounded by idiots. Yes Potter I said, 'Fmuramakoozac.' Seriously, they needed help. Tried talking again and it miraculously worked!
"Potter, even if I were talking backwards, it still wouldn't have made any sense." I pushed myself out of the bed, but Potter pushed me back down.
"I was worried about you."
Dear Lord, Mr. Seduction Voice was back … although the effect was slightly ruined by his almost purple left eye. Hahahahahaha. Must congratulate the person who gave him that.
"Who gave you that wonderful black eye, Potter?
"You did. While I tried to help Madam Promfrey and lift you up, you told me to 'bugger off' and punched me in the face. You have a seriously nice right hook. Ever thought of being a beater?"
Wow, I unintentionally gave James a black eye… Oh my giddy gods' pajamas, I called him James.
"Err…no, not into Quidditch," I said flustered.
Potter shrugged and he and Black turned to leave; then I blurted out, "Why do you (Potter) always call me Evans?"
He faced me again and gave another shrug. "Because you call me Potter."
"So if I call you James, you'd call me Lily?"
"Yeah, I guess I would…Lily. Bye."
"Bye…James."
Then he walked out of the Hospital Wing.
And then walked back in.
"Hey Lily, want to go to Hogsmeade with me?"
"James."
"Yes?"
"Of course not."
"Right. See you later."
Just then Alanna came in, yelling really loud at Kaitlin.
"SO WHAT IF I DO!"
"I'M ONLY LOOKING OUT FOR YOU!"
"WELL DON'T! I'M A BIG GIRL, I CAN TAKE CARE OF MYSELF!"
"FINE! JUST DON'T COME CRUNNING TO ME WHEN HE BREAKS YOUR HEART!"
"FINE!"
"FINE!"
"FINE!"
"FINE!"
"F - "
"SHUT UP!" I roared. They both turned around to look at me, faintly surprised.
"Someone had better tell me what is going on right now."
"Kaitlin is being a b – " Alana started to say, but got cut off by Kaitlin.
"She likes Sirius Black," finished Kaitlin smoothly.
Alanna turned tomato-red, a sure sign that Kaitlin was telling the truth.
"I said he was hot, I didn't say I liked him. Anyway, he is never going to like me," said tomato face dejectedly.
I'm so going to regret this. "Look, if you will cheer up, we're having a masquerade ball soon. You could hook there, and he will never know it was you. Sound good?"
"Yes! Ohmygod! Thank you, thank you, thank you!" said Alanna, grabbing random things and swinging them about. I sensed a wrecking-the-hospital-wing-situation, but I didn't want to ruin her girlish high spirits. Might as well join in on the fun. Somehow the bottle swinging turned into full on karaoke.
"'She is the prom queen; I'm in the marching band. She is the cheerleader, and I'm sittin' in the stands. I get a little; she gets a little more. She's Miss America; I'm just the girl next door'…Hello Professor."
And that's how McG found us.
"Well! We really must dash! Bye bye!"
ESCAPE! FREEDOM! BALL! Not that I'm excited or anything – just brave.
In Hogsmeade, dresses and squealing girls as far as the eye can see. (that never made any sense to me – shouldn't it be eyes?)
"Look at this dress Lily. Isn't it gorgeous? Please try it on, please?" Currently Alanna is tlaking a million miles a minute and holding up a dress.
"Who gave you caffeine?"
"I just had a shot of espresso."
"Where did you get the espresso?"
"Over there," she points vaguely to the left.
"Hand me the dress, and do not, I repeat, DO NOT have any more espresso." I go into the changing room and try on dress #1.
Dress #1 is much more Alanna than me. Dress#2 is much more Kaitlin. Dress #3 is perfect. It's emerald green has an empire waist and halter top with a long flowy skirt that's not too poofy.
Kaitlin who is not much of a shopper, immediately agrees on Dress #2, and goes to pay for it as well as mine, while I look for Alanna. She comes bounding up like an excitable golden retriever.
"Why-do-you-have-my-dress? I-already-paid-for-this! Have-you-tried-the-espresso? It's-really-really-really-good! I've-already-had-six-shots! When-are-we-going-back-to-the-castle? Huh-Lily? Huh? Huh? Huh?"
"Who gave you more caffeine?
"Brittany. She's over there with Tiffany and Whitany. She gave it for free!"
"I thought you hated them?"
"I do - just not when they're giving me free espresso."
"Free espresso laced with pimple juice," said Brittany, "Now no one will even look at you at the Ball, if you even go. Personally I wouldn't think of showing my face in public. Buh-bye losers."
Brittany, Tiffany, and Whitany, called the 'Any's' because they'll sleep with Anything and Anyone, stalked pass us in their skany boots. I casually stuck my foot out and tripped all three of them into the dress rack.
"You bitch!" screamed Brittany. She took a step towards me and a pathetic attempt at a slap. Her arm was stopped halfway through.
"It's not worth it. Besides she might hurt you," Said Potter the Prat. Prat put his arm around Brittany and led her out of the store. Remus, who shall be Lupin now, and Black, who was always Black, did the same with Whitany and Tiffany.
"What the fuck was that?"
"Alanna don't swear!"
"Shove off. You were thinking that, I just said it."
"Yeah, Why did he put his arm around Brittany? Are they going out? So much for undying love, right?" Okay, I admit it; I was blabbering. I could've gone on and on and on, but Kaitlin put her hand over my mouth. By now, we were out in the street.
"Oh my god. Oh my god. Oh my god."
"What? Stop staring at me!"
"You like Him. You're actually jealous of Brittany!"
"So? Alanna is jealous of Tiffany and I'm willing to bet that you're jealous of Whitany because you probably like Lupin. And I, for the record, do not like or will ever be jealous of Potter or Brittany."
I moved to sromp away and out of thin air Potter, Lupin, and Black, appeared clutching an invisibility cloak. Oh hells no.
A/N working on Ch.6 right now.
B/N So sorry for not posting sooner, Ch. 5 was deleted, then had to retyp it, then comp didn't work… so clap for all is good now!