Chapter 14- Finding Dates

A/N: Iown nothing.

It had been two weeks since Halloween and almost everyone at Hogwarts was still trying to find dates.

All the younger girls were wearing as much make up as their faces could hold(or in a lot of cases, more)and the highest heels they owned, all in hopes that they would look older and would be asked to the Christmas Dance.

So far though the only two people asked below the 4th year were Ashley Jones, a Gryffindorand Michael Trescott, aRavenclaw,the two most popular 3rd years at the school. Ashley was asked by a 5th year Gryffindor by the name of Mick Armstrong, and Michael was asked by a 4th year Hufflepuff named Angela Stewart.

As for the older students, the girls traveled in packs and started to giggle insanely if a boy even looked their way, and then form a tighter huddle and whisper about what had just happened for the rest of the day, until another boy eyes traveled in their direction and they repeated the process again.

It seemed that the girls were taking finding a date more seriously than the boys, and thought that if they didn't get a date, it was the end of the world.

"If I don't get a date, I'm leaving this school" Lily overheard Jessica Young, a 6th year Gryffindor tell her friend Lauren Smith,one nightin the Gryffindor Common Room, as they poured over their charms essays.

"I know! This dance will set our social status for the rest of our lives at Hogwarts. If we get asked by a loser, our lives will be over." Lauren said dipping her quill in some ink and let it hang over her assignment.

"Agreed" Jessica told her friend.

Lily rolled her eyes, "I don't get it. This dance isn't that big of a deal." she told Jordan, who was sitting next to her.

Jordan shrugged, "I don't know. It will be fun. And it would be nice if you could go with someone you really liked."

"I guess. But it's not the end of the world if you dont get asked by the most popular boy in school." Lily said, pulling out her potions essay and began to work on it.

"When you're done, can I see it?" Jordan asked hopefully.

Lily raised her eyebrows. She was strongly against copying.

"Yeah I didn't think so" Jordan said, reaching into her bag and pulling her essay out, along with ink, a quill, and her potions book. "I hate potions."

"Why?" Lily asked shocked. "Potions is great."

"Yeah, for you," Jordan said, "And Megan's good at it too. But I stink. I don't even know how I made it to N.E.W.T level. I barely manage an A in the class. I just scraped out an E on the Potions O.W.L. and that was pure luck."

"Maybe I can help you." Lily offered.

"Just what I need," Jordan mumbled, "To feel more stupid."

"I was just offering, but if you'd rather fail potions that's none of my business." Lily replied coolly.

Jordan rolled her eyes and began to work on her essay. 10 minutes later, Megan came running into the common room.

"Lily! Jordan! Guess what?" Megan panted, coming to a halt in front of the table her two friends were working at. She dropped her bag and sat down.

"What?" Jordan asked.

"Guess who just asked me to the dance!" Megan squealed.

"Who?" the two girls cried in unison.

"Remus Lupin!" Megan shrieked. At least half the common room turned and glanced at the girl. Megan ignored them. "Isn't that great?"

"I thought you wanted to go with Black" Lily recalled.

"Well I did. But I wasn't about to turn down Remus. Sirius might not even ask me." Megan told her.

"True."

"And hey! He's friends with Potter. So if you go with James we can like go together!" Megan suggested.

Lily raised an eybrow. "Me? Go with Potter? Are you out of your mind?"

"Come on Lily. You're in such denial. Everyone knows you like him."

"Since when?" Lily snapped.

"Uhh since like, forever" Megan told her friend.

"I do not, nor have I ever liked Potter. And there's no way I'm going to the dance with him." Lily said.

"Denial" Megan coughed.

"I am NOT in denial" Lily shouted.

"Ok if you say so" Megan gave in.

"So," Jordan said, getting the conversation away from Lily's denial, because Lily looked like she'd throw bricks if someone mentioned Potter again, "When'd he ask you?"

"I was coming out of the library after looking for a book that might help with my Ancient Runes essay and he was coming into the library and he just asked me." Megan said.

"Oh." Jordan said.

"Has anyone asked either of you?" Megan asked.

"Not yet" Jordan said glumly.

"Lily?"

"Nope."

"Oh. Well I'm sure someone will." Megan assured.

"I hope so. It's one thing for a boy to go stag but for a girl it's just sad" Jordan said.

"Yeah" Lily said trying to push her thoughts away from one particular boy who she hoped would ask her.

A certain black haired, glasses wearing, extremely good looking 7th year perhaps?

Over the next few days, more and more people were being asked to the dance. Most of the people at Hogwarts accepted the offer of the first person to ask them, but that was not the case for two toopopularfortheirowngood 7th year Gryffindors.

"So Prongs, what's the current tally on dance offers?" Sirius asked one morning at breakfast.

"As of two minuts ago," James contemplated, "10 offers. You?"

"12 as of 30 seconds ago" Sirius said.

"You two are terrible" Remus said as he sat down next to his two friends and grabbed a couple slices of toast.

"And proud of it." Sirius said. James nodded.

"So when are you going to actually decide who you're going with?" Remus asked.

Sirius and James looked at eachother, "Remus, Remus, Remus. The hunt is the funnest part. Play hard to get for awhile before you decide. It'll make the girls crazy."

Remus rolled his eyes, "You two disgust me sometimes."

"But that's why you love us" Sirius cooed putting his arm around James and put on his most innocent face.

"Yeah I guess" Remus said.

"Moony!" Sirius hit his friend playfully in the arm.

"I'm kidding!" Remus laughed.

"So who are you going with?" James asked, taking a gulp of his pumpkin juice.

"Oh, Megan." Remus said.

"Ohh she's fine" James said. "Nice one. How'd you manage to snag her?"

"Yeah," Sirius asked curiously, "Why'd a good looking girl like her want to go with you?"

"Hey!" Remus shouted.

"I'm kidding." Sirius smiled.

"So Lily. Are you going to ask anyone to the dance?" Jordan asked, as the two friends walked to Muggle Studies. Meganwas on her way to Ancient Runes.

Lily shrugged, "I dont know."

"Well you better get a move on before everyone has dates." Jordan said.

"Who have you asked?" Lily wondered.

"Oh. Mitch Tomphson asked me." Jordan said, "You know. From Ravenclaw."

"What? When?" Lily asked coming to a halt outside the Muggle Studies room where the rest of the class stood waiting.

"This morning when I was going to breakfast." Jordan spilled.

"Oh." Lily replied. "Well that's cool. I dont know him that well. I heard he's nice though."

"Yeah he is."Jordan said.

Lily looked slightly bummed.

"Dont worry Lily," Jordan said, "someone will ask you. You're really smart and pretty and nice."

Lily smiled inspite of herself. "Thanks Jordan."

"Anytime." Jordan said.

The girls remained silent until their teacher, Professor Barnwell, came and let them into the classroom. The two girls took their usual seats at the back of the class and took out their text books, quills, ink, and parchment, and got ready for the days lesson.

Later that evening, Lily, Jordan, and Megan all sat working on their Transfiguration essays. McGonnagall had assigned their biggest essay of their lives that day during transfiguration. 4 rolls of parchment on the difficulties of becoming animagus and why the ministry keeps a close watch on those striving to achieve it.

"Oh my god. I quit" Jordan said throwing down her quill.

"Yeah me too. My hand feels like it's going to fall off" Megan agreed dropping her quill too.

Lily followed suit and rolled up her 3 rolls of parchment.

"Lily how are you that far?" Jordan gaped at her friend.

"Oh," Lily smiled, "When you two were busy chatting about the dance I got a headstart on the essay."

The two girls stared at her.

"What?" Lily asked, realizing her friends were still staring at her.

"You're not mad at us for going to the dance are you?" Megan asked.

It was Lilys turn to stare, "No! I'm happy for you!"

"Are you sure?" Jordan asked. "You seem kind of -"

"Bitter" Megan finished.

"I'm not bitter" Lily replied coolly.

"Whatever" Jordan rolled her eyes.

"I'm not!" Lily snapped.

"Ohhh-kay" Jordan responded.

Lily rolled her eyes and turned to glance around the common room. Her eyes fell on James and Sirius. The two boys were sittinga few chairs over, pouring over two sheets of parchment.

"Ok, so what's your list?" Sirius asked James.

"Mine is Lauren,Tenley, Miley, Jennifer, Jessica, Gabriella, Mallory, Emily, Gracie, and finally, Leah."

"You think Tenley is hotter than Miley?" Sirius gasped.

"Uh yeah." James responded.

"You're crazy." Sirius shook his head.

"If you say so," James said, "What's your list?"

"Miley, Elizabeth, Callie, Nicole, Zoey, Dana, Morgan, Sara, Courtney, Brittney, Natalie, and Dylan." Sirius recited.

"What are you two doing?" Lily asked, not being able to hold in her curiousity any longer. She had heard both boys read off lists of girls names.

"Oh. Evans. I didn't realize you were listening to us. I thought eavesdropping was below you." James said. He was smiling though.

Lily rolled her eyes, "Whatever. What are you doing though?"

"Rating the girls who have asked us to the dance." James said.

"Why?" Lily asked raising an eyebrow.

Sirius sighed, "So we can take the hottest girl who asked us. We dont want to take an ugly girl to the dance."

Lily gaped at the two boys. "You two are disgusting."

"Well than why dont you go with me?" James asked.

"Umm no." Lily responded.

"Why? Who are you going with?" James asked, smiling at Lily.

Lily blushed, "Oh. No one yet."

James smiled widened, "So why dont you do me the honor and let me escort you to the dance?"

"Because I'd rather burn my own hair off." Lily replied coldly.

"That wouldn't look very attractive" Sirius said staring at her, screwing up his face.

James looked at his friend, "what are you doing?"

"Trying to imagine Evans with a bald head" Sirius responded.

James laughed, "Dont think too much. You might hurt yourself."

Sirius hit James. James smiled and turned back to face Lily.

"So will you go with me?" James asked.

Lily stood up and picked up her bag, "No!"

And with that she left the common room and went up to the girls common room, kicking herself for turning down James's offer.

I'm going to be the only one without a date. She thought. When she got to her dormitory, she collapsed onto her bed and fell asleep, dreaming about the whole school laughing at her that she didn't have a date. In the crowd Lily saw James, who was holding hands with Jordan, yelling, "You could have come with me!" and with that, Lily woke with a start.

A/N: Yay new chapter! I'm really into this now. I hope you liked it. I wrote it really fast so there might be typos and all that. Read and Review please! If you liked it but have nothing to say just "1234" please!

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Emma