Chapter 4- Asking Someone to the Ball
All the fifth years gathered in the great hall for an "announcement" from headmaster Dumbledore. Severus couldn't even look at Lily. She was laughing with Peter, Sirius, Remus, and James. They had been trying to cheer her up for the past week. Nothing had worked until now.
"Attention students. Professor Mcgonagall is going to tell you our exciting news." Dumbledore announced.
Professor McGonagall stood up and walked over to the podeom. "This year the ministry has let us try something new. They are letting us have a ball for the fifth years only." She paused while all the girls talked with glee and the boys groaned. "Now, it is what they call a backwards ball. Which means the girls ask the boys to the dance." This didn't please the girls very much. "So, the theme is starry night, and it is on a full moon. So we will have the roof of the hall open so we can see the moon." Everyone found this cool except four boys.
After the anouncement they ran into the bathroom and locked the door.
"We won't go either. If one of us isn't going we all aren't." James told the worried Remus.
"No, I'm not going because I'm a werewolf. You should go, have fun. Don't worry about me. This way everyone will be inside that night. No one will get hurt." He said.
The boys felt bad for him. Especially since he fancied a Hufflepuff girl. Now if she asked him he would have to say no.
The other three had to worry about getting a date. If a girl didn't ask them they would have to go stag. Of course every girl asked James. He said no to all of them. He was waiting for one girl. One ginger, 5'2, witch, by the name of Lily Marie Evans.
Lily was walking around on the grounds around 12 on the saturday before the dance. She hadn't gotten a date yet even though all the guys wanted to go with her.
It started raining so she ran to find some sort of cover. There was none. She stood there for a second then the rain stopped. She looked up to see a big red umbrella over her head.
She looked around curiously. She spotted a broom next to the umbrella. It was James holding it above her head.
"What are you doing?" She asked louder than normal because of the sound of the rain.
"Keeping you dry. It's good manners." He answered hopping off of his broom and getting under the umbrella with her. "There's a shed over there. He pointed to the broom closet."
They both ran into it and closed the umbrella. Lily shook out her air, and so did James. For a split second their eyes met. Her bright blue and his chocolate brown. An electric shock went through both of their bodies.
"How long do you think it's gonna rain?" Lily asked looking through some of the holes in the shed.
"I don't know. But we might as well make our time in here worth while." He winked at her.
She rolled her eyes and crossed her arms. Then her face turned a little serious. "James, I have to ask you something." His face lit up. He wasn't positive she was going to ask him to the ball but he was hoping. "Will you go to the ball with me?" She whispered.
He smiled. "What'd you say? I didn't hear you."
She knew he heard her and he was being his normal self. "Will you go to the ball with me?"
"Wait, what?" He joked getting closer to her.
"Will you go to the ball with me?" She screamed in his ear.
"God woman, did you have to yell. Man, you must be desperate." He smirkedd watching what her reactions would be.
"You were my last resort." She explained. That made James feel a little let down. That he was her last choice. He wanted to be her first choice. They both stood there awkwardly. Here was nothing to say.
"Yeah." James said. She looked confused at first then she smiled. It stopped raining then. They stepped out to see a big raindow over their heads.
Lily looked up at it, admiring its pretty colors. "Beautiful isn't it?"
James looked over at her, she was smiling ear to ear. "Yeah you are." She stopped smiling and looked at him seriously. "I mean it's beautiful, not you. I mean not that you aren't but..." He just lowered his head and looked at the ground.
"Thank you. It was very smooth." She winked at him before walking off towards the castle. He smirked thinking about the days events. He was going to the dance with Lily. The girl every guy wanted to go with.