The Day of the Dance
Lily woke up at 9 that Saturday ready to start her day. But first she had to ask James something. After taking her shower and getting dressed she made her way to James' room. She knocked on the door and heard nothing, so she knocked again but still no answer. She decided to go in. When she got inside she saw James lying on the bed tangled in his bed sheet still sleeping. Lily tiptoed over to James bed and sat down.
Nudging him lightly she said, "James, wake up."
James groaned and pulled the covers over his head. Lily chuckled and nudged him a little harder and said, "James."
Still sleeping James said, "Lindsy tell mom to let me sleep longer."
Fine he wants to be stubborn about this, well I can remedy that. Lily thought as she grabbed her wand out of her pocket and conjured a bucket of ice water and dumped it right on him.
"DAMN IT!" James said jumping out of bed. "PADFOOT I'M GOING TO KILL YOU!"
Lily was sitting on the floor laughing as James looked around the room for Sirius. "Lily, where is he?"
Lily took a deep breathe and said, "Where is who?"
"Sirius? I need to kick his ass."
"For what? He didn't do anything."
"He dumped ice water on me."
Lily stood up and chuckled, "I did that because you wouldn't wake up."
James looked shocked. "You did that to me?"
"I'm sorry James but you wouldn't wake you. Do you forgive me?" Lily said with innocent eyes.
James smiled and walked closer to Lily and said, "How could I not forgive you?" After saying that he hugged Lily which incidentally got her wet too.
"James, you got me wet," Lily said as she pulled away.
James chuckled and said, "Now we're even."
Lily smiled at him and muttered a drying spell to dry herself off and said, "Hurry up and get ready so we can go get something to eat and besides I want to ask you something."
"Care to join me?" James joked.
"Sorry Potter, I already had my shower."
"Fine," James huffed and walked into the bathroom.
Lily laughed and said, "Git," as she made her way down to the common room and sat on the couch picking up a book and reading it.
James finished getting ready and walked down the common room to meet Lily. He smiled walking up behind her and kissing her on the top of the head before saying, "Ready, love?"
Lily closed her book and looked up at James saying, "Of course, it's you I've been waiting for you."
"Well then let's go I'm starving," James said taking Lily's hand and pulling off the couch.
"James, the dance is tonight," Lily said as they stepped out of the common room and started towards the Great Hall.
"Yeah I know, I'm bloody excited," James said squeezing Lily's hand gently.
"I was wondering if you cared if the girls got ready in our tower and if you guys could get ready in Gryffindor Tower. Please," Lily said with pleading eyes.
James smiled and said, "Of course love. Anything for my Lily flower."
"Thanks James," Lily said giving James a kiss on the cheek before they went into the Great Hall.
"Well, well, well look who finally decided to join us. The Head Snoggers, I mean Students," Sirius said snickering. After four days of threatening glares and a few threats, Lily finally managed to get James to cut Sirius some slack and just go back to the way they used to be.
"Hahaha, you're so funny," Lily said slightly sarcastic but with an amused look.
"I try," Sirius said.
Lily turned to the girls and said, "Girls, after we eat go get your things for the dance and come to my tower, we are getting ready there."
"That's great," Lindsy said.
Just as Alice was about to say something Frank said, "Look here comes a couple owls."
An official looking owl dropped a letter off to Dumbledore. Then another owl dropped off two letters. One letter was address to Lindsy and the other to James.
James and Lindsy both opened there letters and James groaned.
"What is it James?" Lily asked.
Lindsy looked excited and said, "Dad's coming to the dance. He says he wants to see us before we go down to the dance, so he says he will meet us outside the Heads Common Room an hour before the dance. "
Lily looked nervous all of a sudden and James noticed so he asked, "What's wrong Lil?"
"Nothing," Lily lied.
"Don't lie to me," James said as he put his arm around her waist to comfort her.
"It's just I have to meet your dad and I'm a little nervous."
"Don't worry Jack is just like James," Sirius said.
"Not just like James exactly, but you don't have to worry Jack's great," Remus said encouragingly.
"Yeah Lily, dad will love you," Lindsy said.
"Attention, I have an announcement to make," Dumbledore started. "The Minister of Magic is making an appearance at our dance tonight so I want you all to behave."
Sirius stood up and said, "Yes sir, we will be on our best behavior, sir."
"That's good to know, Mr. Black," Dumbledore said with a chuckle.
Lily groaned, "Not only do I have to meet James' dad, but the Minister of Magic is going to be here too."
Lindsy laughed and said, "Lily, let me ask you this, if I was introducing you to my dad as my friend would you be nervous?"
Lily thought about it for a minute and replied, "No, I guess not, but I'm meeting him as James' girlfriend."
James smiled at that and Peter said, "Why are you smiling James?"
"Wormtail are you that thick, that you don't realize that he is smiling at the fact that Lily called herself his girlfriend," Sirius asked.
Peter blushed and said, "Sorry, I thought it was about something else."
"Hey, well I don't know about anyone else but I would love to see the Head's Common Room," Alice said.
"Yeah me too, since our friend here has been too busy practicing her snogging skills with my dear brother to show us before now," Lindsy said smirking.
James smirked right back and said, "She doesn't need any practice."
Lily blushed and said, "James."
"What? You don't," James said as he pulled her closer to him and kissing her on the cheek.
"Okay, I don't know about the rest of you but these two love birds are making me sick, so anyone want to go back to the Gryffindor Common Room?" Frank asked.
"I second that," Sirius said.
Lily rolled her eyes and said, "Girls go get your things and I'll meet you in my common room."
"We don't know the password," Jen stated.
"Oh yeah, I forgot. Do you think we should give it to them James?" Lily asked jokingly.
"I don't know I mean they could come in any time they wanted to if we did," James said thinking.
"They are our best friends, James."
"True, but I don't want Sirius sneaking in there to snog some girl. That is my area to snog the Head Girl in so no one else is a loud to snog there."
"We can always change the password later," Lily suggested.
Lindsy rolled her eyes and said, "Would you two just give us the bloody password? It's not like I'm going to take some random guy in there and shag him senseless."
Sirius spit out his pumpkin juice, Frank fell off his chair, Remus just about died of shock and James looked like he was ready to kill someone as he said, "You will not be shagging anyone anywhere let alone my common room."
Lindsy rolled her eyes and said, "Chill out, I was only joking. Jen do you mind if I borrow Remus for a few hours?"
Jen raised and eyebrow and said, "Why?" She had an idea of where Lindsy was going with this and she decided to play along.
"If it's okay with you I would like to shag him senseless in the Head's Common Room."
Remus' eyes got really wide as he thought, Jen wouldn't do that to me would she?
"Sure Linds, just make sure you have him back to me by morning," Jen said trying to contain her laughter.
Remus tried to crawl under the table but Jen stopped him as Lindsy said, "Lily I will need the password and could you girls maybe get ready in Gryffindor Tower with the guys?"
Lily was doing her best to not bust out laughing as she said, "I don't mind, do you girls?"
The girls shook their heads no and Lily said, "Then it's settled you and Remus can shag in the Head's tower and the rest of us will get ready in Gryffindor tower and meet you at the tower an hour before it starts so we can meet your dad. Oh and the password is 'true love conquers all.'"
All this time James was sitting there very quiet that is until Lindsy got up and said, "Come on Remus, no time to waste."
James stood up and said in a dangerously low tone, "Don't you dare. Remus if you leave here with her, I will kill you."
Lily could see that he meant it and that they had taken the joke a bit too far so she stood up and put her hand on his chest and said, "James it was just a joke. Calm down. Remus would never do that. First of he's with Jen and second Lindsy is like a sister to him."
James was still angry and said, "Lily stay out of this, this is between me and Lindsy and Remus."
Lily was a little shocked but stood her ground, "James, I'm your girlfriend and she is one of my best friends so yes it is my business. It was just a joke; you need to loosen up a bit."
"I'm sorry Lily; I shouldn't have got snappy with you. And Mooney, I'm sorry for threatening you, I should know better."
Lindsy looked aghast, "What about me?"
"Nope you're not getting one because I'm not sorry."
Alice sensing a pending argument said, "I say we all just put this aside and go get ready."
Jen said, "I second that."
"Well then we will see you boys an hour and a half before the dance," Lily said and she got up and the rest of the girls followed.
"Well shall we go do nothing for a couple hours then get ready?" Frank asked.
"Sounds good to me," Remus said.
"Who's up for a game of wizard's chess?" Sirius asked.
"You're on Padfoot," James said as the guys made their way to the Gryffindor tower.
The next Chapter Lily meets James' dad. Please review and tell me how you liked this chapter. By the way the nextchapter is done. Thanks panny03 There are three parts to the dance.