The Little Red Book: Chapter 4

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Dedicated To: My music. Gosh…it's helped me get through so much.

Well, here we are again. I'm really sorry for not updating this one for a while, but yeah….there's this thing called "Writers Block". (sigh) Anywayz, some of you were asking how the feather fit in, so I'm gonna take time to point that out.

The feather was from when Avril pelted Lily with the pillow, during the infamous pillow fight. (Okayy, I know I'm exaggerating, but it just adds to the effect..)

Please review. And which couple should the next chapter be about?

a) Lily and James

b) Avril and Remus

c) Regina and Sirius

d) Betty and Peter

I'm not saying that if you pick a certain couple, they're gonna fall in love…but rather, it's what the next chapter is going to be based on. I just wanna see some participation.

"Fanfiction is a group effort. "

And thus ends my very short phase of wisdom.

What Happened Last:

When they were in Hogsmeade, she was surprised when James walked over to her.

"The nerve!", she sputtered…

She froze as he stuck his hands in her hair.

She gasped.

He simply plucked a white feather from her hair, and stuck it in his pocket before strolling away, whistling merrily.

Lily stood in a whirlwind of emotions as James walked away with a feather that must've been in her hair from when Avril hit her with a pillow. She didn't know what to feel. She didn't know what she was supposed to be feeling right now.

Her scalp tingled from James' touch, but her friends were looking at her, expecting anger. For once in her life, Lily Evans didn't know what to do. She didn't feel angry, but that's what everyone seemed to anticipate. A small crowd had gathered, to witness once again, a notorious dispute between Lily Evans and James Potter.

Regina gazed at her anxiously, so Lily glared at the back of James' head. All of a sudden, a giggle burst from her throat, and she shook her head merrily as her hair fluttered in the light wind. Oh shit. Oh shit. What was that! I let my emotions get away from me…again. Oh shit.

James was sauntering back to his group of friends, tickling his palm with a feather that had been captured

in the titan locks of his damsel. His wrist was moving in a circular fashion, brushing the feather across his palm lightly. He stopped, mid-whistle, as he heard a familiar laugh…one that replayed in his mind again and again into the late hours of the night. James turned into the direction of the laugh, giving it's possessor a strange glance. His chest puffed out a couple of centimetres, and he added a little extra spring into his step.

"By god, Sirius! Lily's falling for the Potter Charm at last!"

Lily sobered up rapidly, when she heard James' voice yell to his best friend. Great. I knew this would happen. Why can't I keep my stupid mouth shut for once? I'm getting soft, for heaven's sake! Now everyone, she looked at the spectators, is going to think I like him! Truth is, I don't even know how far off that is anymore!

So, with those thoughts in mind, Lily turned to her friends.

"It's so hard to stay mad at someone on a sunny day like this, eh?" She plastered a blank look on her face.

Regina looked, long and hard, at Lily before slowly answering.

"I guess it is, even with Potter…or is he James now?"

"Oh come on Regina! You know there's nothing going on…" Lily was pleading desperately for her reputation.

"Then what was that girly giggle? Right after he touched you?" Regina stared at Lily, searching into her

jade eyes for some hidden emotion.

The prominent red-head anger started swelling up inside of Lily.

"After years and years of hating him, do you honestly think that I would fall into his trap–his trap of luring unsuspecting girls and then just using them and leaving them with heartbreak? And in just a couple of seconds too! Of having him…gasp…touch my head!"

Avril shot Regina a worried look, before stepping in to calm her friend down.

"Oh no…Regina only meant…she only meant that…oy Regina…tell Lily what you meant."

Lily Evans fought down a smile, and regained her livid posture.

"Lilyyyy…I'm sorry. I just thought that you were laughing cause you were falling for Potter, but now I see that that could never be possible. I mean, you hate him. Right?" Regina Crawford glanced at Lily, questioningly.

Lily gave a curt, convincing nod, and made her way for Madame Flavia's Robes For Any Occasion. Avril and Regina quickly followed, falling into step beside their friend.

Now, if only we could forget this little…escape of emotion. Everything will be fine again. Besides, nobody needs to know about the raging battle inside my head. A raging battle that just happens to not make any sense, and includes an idiot boy that I don't care about!

"Lily, are you okay?" Avril's soft voice brought Lily back to Earth.

Lily swallowed, trying to moisten her dry throat. "Yeah…of course."

She winced, avoiding her friends' knowing looks, opened the door to Madame Flavia's. The little bell at the top of the door tinkled as the three girls made their way inside.

Instantly, a buxom woman that appeared to be in her late 30s, was bustling over them.

"Hello! I'm Madame Flavia. What service can I provide for you today?"

Regina stifled a giggle, as she whispered to Lily. "The only service she provides is dress-making."

Lily smiled at her friends, and stepped forward. "We would like to purchase dresses for the Christmas Ball."

Instantaneously, Flavia whipped her measuring tape from across her neck, and led the girls to the back of the store, where there were changing rooms and mirrors.

After consulting her "seasons" chart she informed Lily that she was a spring, Regina was a summer, and Avril was a winter.

"Uhmm…I'm sure we are…but we'd actually like to purchase dresses…" Regina notified.

"Alrighty then, dears. But I'll have you know that knowing what season you are is very important to the colours you should wear. Different colours accentuate different appearances."

After giving each other uneasy glances, the girls gave affirmation to Madame Flavia to continue.

"After determining what season a client is, its easier to coordinate your makeup and wardrobe. This can take all the guesswork out of shopping and it can save you money and time."

Since Flavia was starting to sound like a robot, droning on and on, Lily interrupted her politely.

"The dresses?"

"Oh. Right. This way, girls!"

Flavia guided Regina, Lily and Avril to a section of dresses.

"Now, the summer's are over there."

Regina grinned and immediately walked over to a vibrant red and silver dress.

"It's…perfect!" she breathed, holding it up to her body as she inspected it in the mirror.

Madame Flavia gave a smug grin, before gesturing the direction of the change rooms.

"Now, the winter dresses are here. You, miss, can help yourself to any of those dresses."

Avril hesitated, but did as she was told. Soon enough, she found her perfect dress, and followed Regina's suit into the change rooms. Her choice was a pearly white halter, with blue sparkles that set off her eyes.

Madame grinned widely, as she pointed at the spring selections. Lily saw that most of the dresses were pastel coloured and too bland for her taste. However…there was that pale green one…

And then all was lost as Lily grabbed the dress and hurried to try it on. Flavia beamed as the three girls came out with their dresses on.

"You look fabulous!"

"That's a great dress!"

"It looks wonderful on you!"

Lily, Regina and Avril examined their mirror images, making sure that the clothing they had on was absolutely perfect.

"How does this dress make my legs look?" Lily asked her friends, turning around to give a full view.

Lily's breath caught in her throat as she saw James and his friends enter the shop.

"It's perfect." came the male reply.

Yay! I'm done! Once again, don't forget to vote.

I need a special favour from you guys. Can you please review these two stories? I'm a co-writer on both of them, so if you like any of my stories, you're guaranteed to like these. We really need some input on those stories, so please review. If you're wondering why I haven't updated any of my stories on this account, it's because I've been busy writing stories on these other ones. So, I'll give you guys the links, and hope that we get reviews.

This first one was written by my friend Kayna and I. Our penname is xMischiefManagedx and the story is called Moving On.

The second was written by me and three other friends. Our penname is TheMarauderGirlz and the story is called In My Hood.

Both stories are very well written, and they were fun to write. So, please review this story (The Little Red Book), and if you have some free time, the above ones as well.

So with this fic, lets get to 70 reviews, and I write you a chapter 5? (maniacal grin from MarauderPrincess)

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Love,

Jessica.

P.S. if you liked how Lily, Regina and Avril got sorted into seasons and you want to find out your season as well, review and ask for the link to the site cause it's not working when I'm just copying and pasting it into here.