The Costume

I usually hate choosing clothes, especially formal ones, etc. But costumes are different. I was the happiest when Alice, Marlene, Emmeline, Dorcas and I entered the store to select ours. As Alice got inside the changing cabin, Marlene threw herself on the red couch beside me.

"I just love the clothing store's sofas."

"I noticed." I mumbled with my head pressed against the stuffed seat. Marlene acquired Sirius' likeliness to throw her over and fluffy and irregular surface, and even though she tried to do it gently it always ended with me seating in some uncomfortable or weird position.

"Here, these are my options for you." The saleswoman brought us the hanger, and Alice took them all. Firstly she went out dresses with a red hood, a kitsch dress and brown boots.

"Little Red Hiding Rood!" she turned, remembering what I had taught her about muggle fairy tales. Emmeline raised her thumbs.

"I love it."

"It could be better." Marlene grinned.

"Next!" I clapped and she got back.

"Detective." Alice went out again wearing a mysterious look, and I giggled. She gave up on that, and the moment she showed again I yelled:

"THIS ONE!"

She smiled from ear to ear. It was an auror costume, with the vest, medals and all. Whilst she book the costume Dorcas grabbed her hangers and got into the cabin, leaving there dressed as a princess when Alice has already sat again.

"No way, the princess will be me!" Emmeline pushed Dorcas back to the cabin as we all chuckled.

"I wanted so hard to call Derek…" she frowned, and I cuddled her hair. It would really be a shame. Dorcas came back as a Hawaii girl, being casted out by Marlene. Then she came back dressed as a wolf, and I felt like sobbing. Remus liked her so much, if she showed up with that costume it would only be nicer.

"Great." I said simply.

"I don't know!" Emmeline yelled minutes later from inside the cabin. "This one is so pretty."

She showed her Greek costume. Look, I'm a fan an supporter of my friends, so I'll tell. Emme is beautiful.

"You look like a goddess." Marlene beamed. "Try the princess and compare."

Emme then changed the Greek dress for a medieval one, with a corset and slippers. We laughed so hard she took the dress. The next was Marlene, and as she dressed we heard someone knocking on the door. When I gazed sideways, it was Sirius holding a paper.

"Hey." I said, opening the door. He grinned.

"Would you forgive me?"

I stood still for a while, but then shrugged. "It's ok." I smiled, knowing he just got mad for the moment. I was going to ask him what the paper was about if it hadn't been for Marlene going out of the cabin, dresses as a gothic queen.

"Lene?" Sirius widened his eyes as if she was a recently made cake (?). Marlene turned so quickly she almost fell, her face becoming red and then, purple.

"Hey."

"Are you wearing these at the party?"

"Why, didn't you like?" she put her hands on her waist and Sirius approached her, totally forgetting he was holding a paper. I rolled my eyes and took it from him, who obviously didn't even notice.

"Well, I should be going, then…" Alice, Dorcas and Emmeline said at the same time, running from there as though a serial killer had just entered. I opened the paper, and there was only one thing written on it "sorry".

I smiled to myself, deciding to make James wait just a little more so he would know who was in charge here. When I turned to thank Sirius he and Marlene were already snogging on the couch, too occupied to notice anyone there. Feeling my face getting terribly hot, I ran to the saleswoman, who was at the front of the shop.

"I need a fairy costume."

"But won't you try-"

"No!"