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Italics are in french.
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Previously on Hidden:
"Listen, Lily- Those same lovely parents are having a ball next week- all big wizards and boring conversation, but it would be wonderful if you could come. It will be the only time you will ever see us all in dress robes."
"Er- maybe. I'll have to see," she said, taken aback.
Sirius and Remus were standing up now- layering up in gloves, scarves and coats.
"Well, it's Thursday night at 8:00. It's at the Franklen Ballroom in downtown London. " he said, throwing the remaining two feet of his scarf over his shoulder.
"Happy reading!" Remus called as they headed towards the door.
A ball? With the marauders? Friends with the marauders?
Chapter Ten: Hidden
Lily woke up on Thursday morning and still hadn't made a decision about whether she was going to attend Black's ball. Was this a grand prank? They were the ones who had made her life at Hogwarts suck… after all. And she would have to see James. They hadn't talked since that night, and she knew that he was probably regretting kissing her. Or had she kissed him? Usually for an event like this she would have been polite and sent an RSVP, but she felt that she didn't have to use manners for Black. This was an opportunity to build her friendship and a relationship with James. No. She didn't want a relationship with James. She had had so much fun talking to Remus and Sirius at that Chinese place- for the first time since she had been with her old friends.
That's it! As soon as the idea struck her, she apperated to Aurelie's bedroom. It was empty.
"Aurelie! Where are you?" she called, walking towards the door and into the even more empty hallway.
"Lily? Is that you?"
"Yes. I need some help"
"I'm in the den."
Lily quickly went down the stairs, two steps at a time, and turned the corner into the den. Most students at Beauxbattons came from money, and Aurelie was no exception. The house was huge and romantic, made with stone and brick. The walls, which were painted rich hues of blue and purple, matched the river and it's many rocks outside.
Lily ran in to find her friend, standing with her hand on her hip, confused. "Are you alright? What's up?"
"Yes, yes I'm fine. Do you remember me talking about Potter and Black?"
"The swines? Yes, what about them?"
She launched into her explanation about her meeting with the Marauders, and the invitation to the ball that night, leaving out the kiss between her and James.
"What do you think- should I go?" she asked timidly.
"Of course. But don't let them forget what gits they were. Look good and be confident- you'll be fine."
Aurelie walked to the window and let the shades up. Light suddenly poured into the room.
"Aurelie…. What are you doing tonight?"
"Finishing my book on the Magical Influence in the French Revolution, why?"
Lily smiled maliciously and reached for a scrap of parchment and a pencil. She was going to write to Sirius to see if it would be alright if…
"Lily. No. Wait-"
"You are coming with me. If they are truly as nice as they were the other night, you might even like them." She said with authority. Aurelie pouted and sat down on the couch. "Oh please Aurelie! You'll make it that much less awkward. And I don't even know if this is a giant act or not. It would be so much better, if I was humiliated, to have my beautiful friend with me to vent to." Without waiting for an answer, she ran to the kitchen and called Aurelie's owl, Leapord. With a twist-tie she found lying on the counter top, she tied the paper onto his leg. Thinking fast, she apperated to the neighborhood she knew Black lived in and thrust the owl into the air. It would take far too long for Leapord to fly to France and back.
Twenty minutes later, Leapord was flying back to her. Anxiously, Lily grabbed the note and read it.
"The more the merrier."
Cluthing the bird, she closed her eyes and dissolved into the air- but she wasn't going to Aurelie's house, not yet.
She reappeared in her mothers dark and cool bedroom- mostly consumed by a huge bed with blue and white linens. The walls were a dark cream color, and the sole window in the room was covered with a translucent curtain. Under the light struggling to enter the room, she saw her mother, sitting amounst the wall, reading.
"Mum, I was wondering if I could go out tonight with some friends. Aurelie would be with me. It would be safe."
"Who are the others?"
"Oh, you don't know them. Hogwarts people."
"I thought you hated everyone at Howgarts?"
"Well, I haven't quite decided that yet. I'll be in by midnight. I love you! If anything is wrong, just send Diana (her owl)"
"I love you too, dear. And Lily-"
"yes mother?"
"It's been so long since I've seen you happy. You grew up too soon. Do try to enjoy yourself, will you?"
"I will. Get some rest."
Lily vanished and reappeared right infront of Aurelie, who was still on the couch. Lily smirked.
"You so owe me. I have to find a dress… These boys better be cute."
Three hours later, the girls were ready. They had raided Aurelie's extensive closet and found outfits. Lily, who had not been as fickle when picking a dress to where, was waiting impatiently for Aurelie at the bottom of the stairs. She was wearing a knee-length silky black dress that showed off her long legs and soft curves. Usually Lily shyed away from revealing clothing, but tonight, she was comfortable. Her straight red hair was shimmering in the now dim light coming in threw the window, and for the first time in a long while, it was out of it's usual ponytail. As they always did when she was excited, her eyes shined as if they gave off light of their own.
"Aurelie? Any time now!" she said, her heels clacking against the wood.
"Yes yes I'm coming" Aurelie said as she walked swiftly down the stairs. In the middle of the staircase, she turned and flicked her wand at the lantern on the ceiling, which immediately extinguished. Though raised in France, Aurelie's family originated from the Mediterranean, which explained her olive skin and straight, jet-black hair. She had deep grey eyes and abnormally pink lips. She was as breath-taking as she was unique. She was taller than Lily, but only by a few inches. After quite a few rejections, she had dug out an old antique grey dress with articulate blue designs around the waist.
At Beaubattons, these girls, with their wits, tempers, and beauty, had been invincible.
"You ready?" Lily said softly.
"Of course. Now remember. You look hot. We both look hot. These guys are going to regret ever underestimating you."
"Whatever you say. Apperate in 3, 2, 1-"
And suddenly, in the dark alley behind the dance hall, two forms appeared in the yellow light from the street lamp.
The night had begun.
Any ideas on what happens next? REVIEW PEOPLE! PLEASE!!!!!!
I think that Light is kind of a theme in this chapter. I really hated writing all of the descriptions and 'getting ready' stuff, but it had to be done.
If you don't understand what Lily's going through:
She likes James, but doesn't want to like him in fear of getting too close. She's afraid that if she goes alone to this dance, she'll be vulnerable. What if this is an act and they prank her? It would be alright- she has other friends anyway… friends smarter, prettier and more interesting than the potential pranksters. She doesn't want to come off desperate.
I mean, how would you feel if someone you hated but recently saw another side of invited you to a ball?
Anyway, OH MY GOD LESS THAN TEN DAYS! Don't expect me to finish this before HPDH. Sorry.
Thoughts on the movie? What was with all of those horizontal striped clothing? And c'mon, a Stunning spell stuns people, it doesn't blast them in the air. Besides the fact that they left out half the book, I think that it was a really good movie. Best so far for sure.