A/n: Ahhh! The Black Lake Ball!! You're going to love this chapter.

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Chapter 19

"Does this look okay?" Kevin asks, after he finishes buttoning up his dress robes.

"It looks great," I reply, using some kind of gel Sirius lent me to slick my hair back.

"Um, Scott?" Sirius asks, stepping up behind me. "Which gel did you take?"

I look at the label on the bottle. "It says. . . actually, it doesn't say. There's nothing on the label."

"Oh, no," he mumbles.

I frown. "What do you mean?"

Kevin looks at me. "Um, Scott. Your hair. . ."

"What about it?" I ask, suddenly worried.

"It's like. . ." Kevin starts.

"Turning blue. . ." Sirius finishes.

I quickly look in the mirror. "God. . . Noooo. . ." They're right. My hair tips are turning electric blue. I turn to Sirius. "Fix this."

"I don't know how! It was meant for a prank, not for you!"

I clench my fist. "Sirius. . ."

"All I know is that it goes away on its own after seven days."

"So I'll be going to the ball with blue hair?!"

"If you shut up, I can make it only be the tips," Kevin mutters.

I turn to Kevin. "Do it."

He takes out his wand and whispers some spell. The blue stops spreading.

I smile. "Thanks, Kev." I turn to Sirius. "Is there a way to change my hair back now?"

"I don't think so," he replies. "But there is a spell on turning hair brown."

"Do you know how to do it?"

"No, but I know someone who does."

"Who?"

"Evans."

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"Lily!" I call from the bottom of the girls dormitory stairs. "Lily Evans!"

She doesn't come down, but Mary does. She didn't start preparing for the ball yet, judging by her uniform. "You are not wearing a shirt," she mutters quickly. "Um, Lily's busy. What do you need?"

"I need her to fix my hair."

"Yeah. It's kind of blue."

"Noticed that, have you?"

She smiles. "I'll see what I can do." She runs up the stairs.

I stand there for a minute, waiting for Lily.

Doe passes by and stares at my shirtless chest. "Wow, Scott. You have abs!"

"What else is new?" I joke.

She smiles. "Your hair looks cool. It matches your eyes."

"Oh, really now?"

"Yeah. I kind of like it."

"Seriously?"

She laughs. "Yes, Scott. What are you doing here anyways, mind you— shirtless?"

"I need Lily."

"For what?"

I run my fingers through my new hair.

"Oh. So you aren't keeping it."

I nod.

"Huh. I thought you'd like it, of all people."

"What do you mean?"

She starts to walk up the stairs. "It makes you look unique."

I blink. Did she know—

"Scott?" Lily asks, interrupting my thoughts.

I blink again. "Wow, Evans. You look. . . hot."

Her dress is a light blue, which somehow brings out her eyes even though they're green. Her red hair is left down, besides for one small braid keeping her hair out of her striking eyes. At the moment, her face is practically as red as her hair. Probably because of my comment. . .

"Um, thanks," she murmurs as her eyes slide down to bare chest, then to my new hair.

I grin. "What?"

"I see that either you've finally gone insane or you let Doe give you a makeover."

I laugh. "None, actually. It was an accident. I came here for you to change my hair to its original state but I'm starting to have second thoughts."

"Of course you are. Was not wearing a shirt an accident too?"

"Nope. That was to make Sirius jealous."

She smiles. "I hear your going to the ball will Alice."

"As friends," I add. "Do you think she'll kill me if I come to the ball like this?"

She snorts. "Yes."

"Really?"

"Your hair? She'll love it. But I don't think she'll appreciate you coming to the ball, half naked."

I grin again. "Even if it means making Sirius jealous?"

She smiles. "Shove off, Scott."

I smile. "You're telling me to go away while your smiling like a git."

"I know. Now shove off."

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After about fifteen minutes of figuring out how to put on the complicated expensive dress robe my father bought me, I'm finally ready for the ball.

I find Alice right away. Her hair is in an up-do and her dress is just as pretty. "You clean up nice, Fortescue," I say, linking my arm in hers.

She smiles. "I could say the same about you. I love what you did to your hair. It brings out your eyes."

"So I'm told. You excited for tonight?"

"Yep. I can't wait to see the lake. It's supposed to be beautiful."

"Well, if you want to see the lake than come on, date."

As the last word escapes my lips Alice blinks. "Yeah. Oh, hey, Hest."

Hestia Jones leans against the wall and smiles at Alice. "Hey, Al."

Kevin stands next to Hestia. She whispers something into his ear which makes him grin. I guess he and Hestia got kind of close after that Defense Against the Dark Arts class.

Kevin turns to me. "You guys want to walk with us?"

"I guess," I reply. "Alice?"

"Sure."

We leave the Common Room and head to the entrance of Hogwarts.

Of course, we run into others on the way. "Hey, Scott," Shay and Mary call to me in unison.

"Hey," I reply.

So we kind of start a whole group of couples walking together. We have Alice and I, Kevin and Hestia, Mary and Shay, plus James and Mia, whom we run into a little after Shay and Mary.

I hear laughing as we turn at the last corridor. You can probably guess who I see. May and Sirius.

"Hey," Mary says.

"Oh, hi," May replies, looking straight at me. "Cool hair."

"I would give that credit to your date over there," I respond, grinning.

She blushes.

"So are we going in?" Hestia asks.

"You guys can go ahead," Sirius answers. "I told Remus I'd wait for him. Plus I really want to find out who he's going with."

"Oh yeah," James says, face-palming. "I almost forgot!"

We all stare at James.

"Alright. I completely forgot."

We all laugh.

Alice frowns. "Come to think of it, I'm pretty sure I told Doe I'd wait for her too."

"Who was she going with again?" Mary asks.

"She said it was a surprise, remember?" Alice reminds her.

"Was a surprise," Doe cuts in, entering the room.

A familiar arm links around her shoulder. "Hey, guys," says Remus.

A/n: Ah! Doe and Remus! Shocker, right?

Sorry for another Black Lake Ball prep chapter. . . Who's excited for Chapter 20?? Also, you can review now. Don't forget to right which character you think that you're most like in this fic.