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Chapter 6
"Well, I guess it will work. If it doesn't we'll think of something else" Sirius said. Lily had just explained what she had done.
"Ya know? I sorta feel bad for Jade." Lily looked guilty.
"What? Just an hour ago you were saying how much you hated her!" Sirius exclaimed, surprised.
"Can you imagine being allergic to ice cream?" Lily smirked. Sirius laughed. Lily and Sirius had become good friends over the past few weeks while they had been scheming about ways to get rid of Jade. In fact, they had become such good friends that Amy had started to get extremely jealous.
Amy walked into the room, saw Sirius and Lily laughing and scowled.
"What was that look for Ames?" Lily asked. Amy looked from Sirius to Lily, and then backed to Sirius, "Ames? Hello?"
"Oh! Sorry, what was the question?" Amy snapped out of it.
"I asked what that look was for?" Lily repeated. Lily had notice that Amy had been acting very strange recently.
"Just thinking." Amy smiled.
"Well, I have to go to class now. You fill Amy in, Sirius." Lily scooted out of the common room.
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James opened his eyes only to see Sirius standing above him.
"Morning!" Sirius said. James groaned and rolled over.
Sirius shook him, "Get up James. Remember it's Jade's birthday today and you don't want to disappoint her by not showing up at breakfast."
James sat up and rubbed his eyes, "You're right. Okay, I'll get up."
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Lily opened to door to the great hall (with much difficulty) and walked toward the Gryffindor table, where she saw Amy and Jade eating their breakfasts in silence.
"Good morning," She said cheerfully, "Oh! Happy Birthday, Jade. James told me yesterday that it was your birthday today."
Jade smiled wickedly, "Aww, how sweet of him to remember. And to think, tonight is the dance! What a perfect birthday, don't you think?" Lily glanced over at Amy who was scowling.
"Sounds lovely," Lily forced a smile.
Jade was still smiling, " That reminds me, do you have a date for the dance yet?"
Lily frowned. I hate her. Don't hurt her. Control yourself, Lily! Lily thought. "Actually, I don't," Lily smiled, "I don't really want to go. All these boys have asked me, but I turned them all down" Which was only partly true. She did have a bunch of guys wanting to take her, but she didn't turn them all down because she didn't want to go.
"Holding yourself for just the right guy?" Jade interrupted her thoughts.
"Umm, not really. I just don't really want to go." Lily said through clenched teeth. Why did she make me feel this way? Lily wondered.
"Oh common! Who doesn't want to go to the dance? You want to know what I think?" Jade smirked, "I think you originally wanted to go with James, but I came along, and I'm just better than you and he asked me!" Lily was astonished.
"What?" Amy cried out, "You have GOT to be kidding me!"
"Wait, hold on a second Amy!" Lily thought of an idea, "Although I admit that you are terribly wrong. I really don't want to go to the dance with James; he is like a brother to me. I think you are on to something." Amy looked at Lily as though she had just grown another head.
Jade looked confused, "What do you mean?"
Lily smiled, "Well, you said that you are better than me, right?" Jade nodded and Lily continued, "I'll make a bet with you. I bet that I will get James to go to that dance with me."
Jade looked surprised, "You really expect to get James to change his mind that quickly? Okay! I think I'm going to like this bet, but what happens to the loser?"
Lily looked smug, "The loser will have to leave James, and the winner, alone for the remainder of the year."
"Okay." Jade looked up and saw James walk through that door.
"One more think," Lily added quickly, "Don't tell James about it. If I find out that you did, then the bet is off"
"Got it!" Jade answered just as James sat down next to her.
"Got what?" James asked.
"Never mind sweetheart!" Jade kissed James on the cheek and went back to eating her eggs.
"Um, Jade?" James said nervously, "I have a surprise for you. For your birthday, I mean"
"Really? Oh, that's so sweet," Jade glanced over at Lily and smirked.
Lily looked over and Amy and they both left and started walking toward the Gryffindor common room.
"Lily! How do you expect to get James to go to that dance with you? It will never work." Amy looked worried.
"Oh, it will work" Lily said mysteriously.
