The Maraudettes Chapter 13: Halloween Suprises, a harry potter fanfic

a/n It looks long but it is a lot of lyrics so don't be disappointed.

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The day of the dance came. Molly was going with Arthur, Rose had been asked by Remus at the last minute in the Great Hall at dinner, and James hadn't asked Lily but in the past little while they were practically joined at the hip so it was just assumed that they were going together. Serenity had not told anybody yet who she was going with so the girls were nervous about who it was going to be.

"If it was somebody really great she'd tell us," whispered Molly.

"I know," Rose said.

"Let her be girls, she'll be fine. This is Serenity we're talking about, she can hold her own."

"I guess you're right Lily," Molly admitted.

"I'm still not buying it," Rose said.

The girls never finished their discussion because Serenity walked out of the bathroom and the girls started to get into their outfits.

They had decided to all go with the Little Black Dress theme with silver accessories.

Molly slipped her slim figure (a/n I'm making her that she was skinny before she had her kids) into a strapless dress. It had an A-symmetrical hemline and laces in the back. Around the bodice there was a lacy rose design. She slipped into some silver slip on one inch heels, added some earrings and a necklace and was done.

"Molly," Serenity cried.

"What?"

"What are you doing to your hair?"

"Leaving it down."

"What?"

"You heard me."

"But why not put it up?"

"Because I don't want to."

"I'll do it for you."

"Thanks, but no thanks."

"Fine."

Molly had just brushed out her shoulder length hair and let it hang loosely.

Lily was the next to be finished she had on an empire waisted halter dress. It ended at her knees and also had a wide slit down the back.

"Sexy," Serenity cried, "Who you trying to impress?"

"She doesn't need to impress anyone," Molly exclaimed, "James already loves her."

"So just trying to get into his bed then huh?" Serenity laughed.

"Serenity, I'm warning you…"

"You haven't?" Serenity gasped.

Lily started to blush.

"You have haven't you?"

"No Serenity I have not. Just because you'll jump into any guys bed doesn't mean I will."

"Yeah, yeah we all know you're lying."

"Serenity I didn't sleep with him."

"You slept with James?" a voice said.

The girls all spun around and saw none other than Sirius standing in the doorway.

"How the hell did you get up here?" Serenity hissed.

"Marauder secret can't tell you babe."

"I'm not your fucking babe."

"Whatever."

Serenity ran into the bathroom and slammed the door.

Sirius glanced at the closed door and then said, "So who'd you sleep with Evans?"

"I didn't sleep with anybody?" Lily hissed.

"Sure."

"Black I'm warning you."

"No as bad as this sounds, I believe you."

"What?" Lily asked shocked.

"I said I believe you."

"But why?"

"Prongs wouldn't be able to keep quiet if he slept with you."

"Who said it was James?" Molly said.

"What?" Sirius gasped.

"No Sirius, their just kidding you," Lily said.

"Well I should hope so," another voice said and James walked in the room.

"Whatever happened to guys not being able to get into our dorms?" Rose whispered.

"Hello, we're trying to get dressed here," Molly said.

"Well were not stopping you. Go ahead get changed," Sirius said.

The bathroom door was flung open and Serenity came charging out and stormed over to Sirius and slapped him across the face and then stormed back to the bathroom.

"What was that for?" Sirius cried.

"I don't have to explain do I Black? I think you know exactly what that's for."

The door slammed and Rose ran over and knocked on the door and reluctantly Serenity let her in.

"Well would you guys mind?" Lily asked.

"Ah just a minute," James said and then he turned to Lily and said, "have you been sleeping with somebody?"

"No James I haven't."

"She hasn't been away from you long enough to," Molly said.

"True," Sirius agreed.

"Okay then well you look beautiful," James said as he and Sirius walked out the door, Sirius still holding his face where Serenity's hand print was appearing.

"You weren't supposed to see until I was done," Lily called out as the door closed behind the two Marauders.

Lily finished getting ready which included putting her red hair up into a very elegant bun.

"Nice, at least somebody here puts up their hair," Serenity said from the doorway. She walked over to her bed and grabbed her dress a black strapless sheered mesh dress with a double layered handkerchief dress. And like the others it was black.

Rose was the last to finish. She was wearing a dress that had actually been pure white when she bought it but with the help of a fashion spell book from the library she had charmed it so it was black. It had a key hole halter neckline and was banded below the chest. It was long and hugged her curves and it had a little train.

"Oh my god," Serenity said.

"What, do you not think Remus will like it?" she asked nervously.

"Girl if he doesn't love it, there's something wrong with him," Serenity said.

"We all look fabulous," Lily remarked.

"You're telling me," Molly replied.

"Well what are we waiting for?" Rose said.

"Let's go get'm girls," Serenity finished as they all strutted out of the room. They stood at the top of the landing and all heads turned their way, their boyfriend's jaws dropping. Whispers went around the common room as the first and second year girls giggled with their friends about how they wanted to have everybody's head's turn when they walked down the stairs and into their boyfriends open arms.

"Okay girls time to show them what we got," Serenity whispered.

They started to walk down the stairs. A few of the seventh year and fifth year guys whistled but stopped suddenly when James shot them a death glare.

James held out his hand and Lily took it, "You look absolutely breathtaking."

"Thank you," she replied.

They walked out of the common room with everyone's eyes still following them. Only once the portrait of the Fat Lady had swung to a close were they finally free from the eyes of their peers.

"Here," James said as he handed Lily a white flower.

"Aw thanks," she replied, "it's beautiful."

"Well then wonder it has the same name as you beautiful," he said seductively.

Lily put the flower in her hair and gave him a kiss, "Are you sure you just don't want to get some action after?"

"Me no," he said.

"So you would be fine if after the dance nothing happened?"

"I never said that," James protested.

"I know you didn't," she laughed.

"Ready to go?"

"Yes."

The portrait hole opened and Molly, Arthur, Sirius, Remus, Rose and Serenity slipped out. Serenity had as much space between her and Sirius as she could manage.

"Are we going?" Sirius asked, "I told Rachael I'd meet her in five minuets."

"Oh so dear Rachael actually gets you arriving on time," Serenity muttered.

Sirius ignored her and kept on talking to James and Remus.

"Well I'll see you guys later," Serenity said.

"What you're not coming with us?" Rose asked.

"I thought we were supposed to make an entrance with all four of us together?" Molly said.

"Sorry, told my date I'd meet him," and she walked off.

Molly and Arthur started to walk down to the Great Hall and Remus and Rose followed. Lily started to walk but James pulled her back.

"What's going on?" she asked.

"Look at Remus," James muttered.

"What?"

"Just look."

Sure enough Remus couldn't keep his eyes of Rose.

"He really likes her you know," James said, "I've never seen him this happy before."

"Same with Rose," Lily took a deep breath and said. "When's he going to tell her?"

"Tell her what?" James asked puzzled.

"You know, what he does every month."

James decided like always that the best tactic was to play stupid, "I don't know what you're talking about Lily."

"Oh stop it James there's no use lying. I know exactly where you four go every month and why."

James quickly glanced up and down the corridors and then pulled Lily into an empty room.

"Lily I don't know how you found out about it…"

"Oh come on James, you think I'm stupid. I realized back in first year around Christmas."

"You did, how?"

"That's not the point."

"Then what is the point here?"

"The fact that Remus hasn't told Rose."

"Lily please," James sighed in exhaustion a thing he felt every time he argued or even disagreed with her, "don't tell anybody."

"James I haven't in all these years, what makes you think I'm going to start."

"Thanks Lily."

"I just think he should tell her."

"I'll talk to him."

"Thanks," she kissed him and pulled him towards the door.

"No wait."

"What?"

"You, me, empty classroom, no teachers anywhere in the vicinity."

"Ah, I see where you're going."

James raised an eyebrow.

"And it's not going to happen."

His face fell.

"How about I make you a deal?"

"Okay shoot."

"We go down to the dance and after it's over we take a little trip to a broom closet."

"I've got a better spot."

"So is it a deal?"

"Deal."

They walked down to the Entrance Hall and saw that the dance had already started.

She's a good girl, loves her mama
Loves Jesus and America too
She's a good girl, crazy 'bout Elvis
Loves horses and her boyfriend too

"Oh I love this song," Lily said, so James took her hand and led her out to the dance floor.

It's a long day living in Reseda
There's a freeway runnin' through the yard
And I'm a bad boy cause I don't even miss her
I'm a bad boy for breakin' her heart

And I'm free, free fallin'
Yeah I'm free, free fallin'

All the vampires walkin' through the valley
Move west down Ventura Boulevard
And all the bad boys are standing in the shadows
All the good girls are home with broken hearts

And I'm free, free fallin'
Yeah I'm free, free fallin'
Free fallin', now I'm free fallin', now I'm
Free fallin', now I'm free fallin', now I'm

I wanna glide down over Mulholland
I wanna write her name in the sky
Gonna free fall out into nothin'
Gonna leave this world for a while

And I'm free, free fallin'
Yeah I'm free, free fallin'

Once the song ended they went over to their friends.

"Where's Serenity?" Lily asked.

"We thought you knew," her friends replied.

"Sorry."

"So what took you so long to get here?" Rose asked.

"Oh nothing."

"Really?" Molly teased.

"Yes really."

"There's Serenity," Rose said.

The girls all turned and sure enough Serenity was walking in the door.

"Shit, shit, shit," Lily swore.

"You forgot to say double shit," Molly added.

"This is bad," Rose said.

"Has she lost her mind?" Lily asked.

The girls walked over to Serenity where she was standing in Lucius Malfoy's arms.

"Ah Serenity."

"Oh hi girls."

"Could we talk to you for a minute?"

"Sure."

"Alone?"

Lucius decided that now would be a good time to pull Serenity in the direction of his Slytherin cronies.

"Serenity please," they called.

"Deal with it," Serenity hissed as she let Lucius lead her over towards his friends.

"Hey," he greeted them.

Bellatrix and Narcissa glared at Serenity.

You never looked so good
As you did last night
Underneath those city lights
There walking with your friend
Laughing at the moon
I swear you looked right through me
But I'm still living with your goodbye
And you're just going on with your life

Serenity glanced over a Sirius who was dancing with Rachael and sighed.

How can you just walk on by
Without one tear in your eye
Don't you have the slightest feelings left for me
Maybe that's just your way
Of dealing with the pain
Forgetting everything between our rise and fall
Like we never loved at all

"So true," she muttered.

You, I hear you're doing fine
Seems like you're doing well
As far as I can tell
Time is leaving us behind
Another week has passed
And still I haven't laughed yet
So tell me what your secret is
To letting go like you did, like you did

Did you forget the magic
Did you forget the passion
Did you ever miss me
Ever long to kiss me

You, you never looked so good

Lucius was talking with his group and then he turned and said that he was off to go get drinks.

Serenity sat down next to Bellatrix and Narcissa and started to talk with them.

At first they talked about nothing but then they started getting more personal. All Lily, Rose and Molly could do was watch on in horror.

"I guess she just wants to get back at Sirius," Rose said.

"I guess so. At least I hope so," Molly said.

"What by dating his worst enemy and becoming friends with his evil cousins?" Lily said.

"I guess so."

Remus came up and pulled Rose away. James had told him that he had to tell Rose soon.

"I have to tell you something," he said, "it's important."

"Now?"

"Yes."

"Fine."

Remus pulled out to the Entrance Hall and into a quiet corner and told her everything.

Once he was finished he said, "So."

"I'm so proud of you," she said.

"Why?"

"Because of how you deal with this," she said and kissed him.

"So you're not going to leave me?"

"Why would I do that?" she asked puzzled.

"Because of all the stereotypes about werewolves."

"If you think I care about that you definitly don't know me, I'll love you till the world ends"

"The same here" Remus said and kissed her softly on the lips, before pulling her gently back to the dance floor.

They walked back into the hall and over to their friends. Serenity was standing yelling at Sirius with her wand raised. Lucius was trying to hold her back and James was doing the same with Sirius. Finally Lucius coaxed Serenity to put down her wand. Serenity pocketed her wand and ran out of the Great Hall with tears in her eyes as the next song started to play. Lily tried to go after her but James held her back and said, "Let her deal with it, it's her problem not yours."

Forgive, sounds good.
Forget, I'm not sure I could.
They say time heals everything,
But I'm still waiting

"But she's my friend."

"I know just don't let her ruin your time, our time together."

"Fine."

They walked out onto the dance floor and started to dance.

I'm through, with doubt,
There's nothing left for me to figure out,
I've paid a price, and I'll keep paying

I'm not ready to make nice,
I'm not ready to back down,
I'm still mad as hell
And I don't have time
To go round and round and round
It's too late to make it right
I probably wouldn't if I could
Cause I'm mad as hell
Can't bring myself to do what it is
You think I should

I know you said
Why can't you just get over it,
It turned my whole world around
and I kind of like it

I made by bed, and I sleep like a baby,
With no regrets and I don't mind saying,
It's a sad sad story
That a mother will teach her daughter
that she ought to hate a perfect stranger.
And how in the world
Can the words that I said
Send somebody so over the edge
That they'd write me a letter
Saying that I better shut up and sing
Or my life will be over

Forgive, sounds good.
Forget, I'm not sure I could.
They say time heals everything,
But I'm still waiting

The rest of the night went by fine. Everyone danced with each other. Finally the last song began to play. To the relief of some and the disappointment of others.

I hope you never lose your sense of wonder
You get your fill to eat
But always keep that hunger
May you never take one single breath for granted
God forbid love ever leave you empty handed
I hope you still feel small
When you stand by the ocean
Whenever one door closes, I hope one more opens
Promise me you'll give faith a fighting chance

And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance
I hope you dance
I hope you dance

I hope you never fear those mountains in the distance
Never settle for the path of least resistance
Living might mean taking chances
But they're worth taking
Lovin' might be a mistake
But it's worth making
Don't let some hell bent heart
Leave you bitter
When you come close to selling out
Reconsider
Give the heavens above
More than just a passing glance

And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance
I hope you dance
(Time is a real and constant motion always)
I hope you dance
(Rolling us along)
I hope you dance
(Tell me who)
I hope you dance
(Wants to look back on their youth and wonder)
(Where those years have gone)

I hope you still feel small
When you stand by the ocean
Whenever one door closes, I hope one more opens
Promise me you'll give faith a fighting chance

And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance
Dance
I hope you dance
I hope you dance
(Time is a real and constant motion always)
I hope you dance
(Rolling us along)
I hope you dance
(Tell me who)
(Wants to look back on their youth and wonder)
I hope you dance
(Where those years have gone)

(Tell me who)
I hope you dance
(Wants to look back on their youth and wonder)
(Where those years have gone)

Everyone cheered and started to file out of the Great Hall and up to their dorms, except for Lily and James. Lily wasn't going to back down on that promise she had made.

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a/n well you know what time it is…time to review. I'm so sorry for the long wait but I've had major writers block and if I even get on the computer I've been reading stories. Sorry again, but you could review to show you aren't mad.