I am sosososososo sorry for the incredibly late update. But here it is! The last chapter! Thank you for reading! I'd love to know what you think of the ending. Anyways, farewell, my awesome readers! Come check out my other stories.
Here it is.
"Has anyone seen my curling iron?"
"Where are my shoes?"
"Who took my eye shadow?"
"Does anyone have my hair clips?"
It was the day of the Halloween Ball, and, naturally, all of the girls in my dormitory were completely freaking out. Okay, I will admit— I may have been slightly nervous. But I was not nearly as bad as they were.
I fastened my earrings, took a deep breath, and looked in the mirror.
My hair was arranged my hair in an elegant bun on top of my head, with just a few wispy pieces drifting down, framing my face. I had put on eyeliner and a little bit of gold eye shadow, making my eyes look dramatic. My dress was pure white, with a halter neck and a skirt that was longer in the back and shorter in the front. I also wore pearl stud earrings and a little silver ring my beloved cousin, Hugo, gave me for my last birthday. That boy really is very sweet sometimes.
I wondered if Will would like my dress.
Don't be ridiculous, I chided myself. You're just friends. He probably won't even notice your dress.
"Are you ready to go down?" asked Alice Longbottom, smiling at me. She looked cute: her dress was black on the top, with a sparkly silver belt and a short, fluffy pink skirt.
I smiled back at her. "You look great. Yeah, I'm ready."
"Let's go!" she said, giving me a hug. "And remember, you're gorgeous!"
Her excitement was contagious. Laughing and chattering, we made our way down the stairs. As we reached the bottom step, I looked away from Alice, and I suddenly realized that Mark Thomas, Alice's date, was standing at the foot of the stairs. Standing next to him was Will.
For a long moment, he just stood there, staring at me, and I began to feel horribly nervous. Had I burned my hair off with a curling iron? Was there a stain on my dress?
Then he spoke. "I don't even know what to say." A slow smile spread across his face. "You look absolutely amazing."
A surge of overwhelming happiness came over me. "You're not making some kind of joke?"
"Are you kidding?" he said. "Have you even seen yourself?" There was a strange look in his eyes, something hesitant and sweet. Then he jumped. "I almost forgot. I got you something." He held out a beautiful corsage, made of white lilies.
"It's beautiful!" I exclaimed. "Thank you!"
"Oh, and there's this, too," he said, pulling another lily out of somewhere. "It's enchanted to stay fresh and in place." Reaching out, he tucked it behind my ear, and as his fingers brushed against my skin, I felt a strange, tingling, shivering feeling.
"Where are Rosie and Scorp?" I asked, trying to distract myself from the strange feeling.
Will grinned and pointed. "I think we were right to go with turquoise."
A few feet away stood Scorpius and Rose, looking slightly awkward, but cute. Rose's auburn hair was French-braided over one shoulder. Her dress was a bright turquoise, with a single silver strap and a slit in the side that ran from her knee to the ground.
"You're right," I said to Will. "She looks great."
"Yeah," he said, grinning. "Not as great as you, though."
I smiled at him. "Should we go get them?"
"Yeah," he said, smiling back. "Let's go party!"
Laughing, we joined up with Rose, Scorpius, Alice, Mark, Albus, and his date, Theresa Boot. When they showed up together, Will winked at me, and I remembered how the two of them had been forced to kiss when we played Spin the Bottle. Well, at least some couple benefited from that, even if it wasn't Rose and Scorp.
Together, our group headed down to the Great Hall. The decorations were amazing. Orange candles floated high above our heads, masks hung on the walls, and there was a carved pumpkin at each of the small round tables that had replaced the House Tables.
We claimed a table and watched as everyone else drifted into the Great Hall, usually in small groups. I noticed that Marilyn, the psycho girl from the library, and Lorcan, my psycho ex from the library, were standing together. Lorcan looked kind of terrified, and Marilyn looked— well, she looked like her usual psycho self, only she was clad in a very skimpy leopard-print dress.
Grinning, I subtly pointed her out to Will.
"Oh, she looks fabulous," he said. "I should have gone with her instead."
I stuck out my tongue. "Please. She would probably want to make out with you and then kill you and put your body in a display case."
"I'm not sure if I should be more terrified of the making out bit or the body in a display case bit."
Just as I was about to respond, Headmaster Longbottom got to his feet, clinking a fork against a goblet to get our attention.
"Welcome, students, to the Halloween Ball!" he said. "Please, eat, drink, and be merry!"
The students all cheered, and the music started. I was surprised to hear popular Muggle songs playing— songs that we most definitely would not have to dip and glide to.
I noticed that my plate had magically filled with food, and I began to eat. Everyone was laughing, talking, and having a great time.
After about half an hour, I gave Will a time-to-get-Scorp-and-Rosie-to-kiss-each-other look.
He nodded.
I jumped to my feet.
"Come on, guys!" I said. "Let's dance!" And before they could protest, Will and I dragged everyone onto the dance floor.
It was amazing.
We danced and shouted and laughed. The music was loud and I could feel the rhythm pounding through me, my bones vibrating as I jumped up and down along with everyone else, the air over our heads transforming into a sea of waving arms and hands. The room was mostly dark, with brightly colored lights flashing from the ceiling, and Alice was shouting and Dominique was doing some ridiculous-looking dance called twerking and Will was a surprisingly good dancer and I felt drunk on energy and freedom and music and then, right before our eyes, Scorpius kissed Rose on the lips.
For a moment, our entire group froze, waiting for Rose's reaction, and then Rose wrapped her arms around Scorpius and kissed him back.
I shrieked and spun to face Will. "We did it!" I shouted. "Will! We did it!" And then, before I could think or regain my sanity or reconsider, I kissed him.
It was like the battle royale of Annoyilily and Intellily, going something like this:
Intellily: Stop kissing him!
Annoyilily: But it's fun!
Intellily: I— I mean you— I mean we— are not having fun! We are not having fun!
Annoyilily: Speak for yourself.
Intellily: We're just friends!
Annoyilily: But he's kissing us back!
Annoyilily, annoying as she is, actually usually tells the truth. I paused and realized that yes, Will was kissing us— me— back. In fact, he had his arms wrapped around me was holding me like he was never going to let go, making me feel all warm and fuzzy and safe and—
Intellily: No! Stop!
Annoyilily: Don't stop!
Intellily: Stop!
"Shut up!" I shouted, breaking the kiss.
"I didn't say anything," said Will, who was blushing. "Um, sorry for— um—
"No, not you!" I said. "Annoyilily and Intellily!"
"Who?"
"Annoying me and Smart me," I said. "The voices in my head."
"You named the voices in your head?" said Will.
"No! Okay, sort of— I mean, they kind of named themselves," I said. "Oh, Merlin. I'm crazy." I looked up and met his eyes and suddenly I really wanted to kiss him again.
For a moment, we just stood there, looking at each other.
"Well," I said. "Um. I'm sorry. I should go. Um, sorry for, you know. Kissing you. Again. Although the first time wasn't my fault. Um. Um. Well. I mean, I'm sorry that we— I mean I—
"Lily?" said Will.
"Yeah?"
"Shut up, okay?"
I shut up.
And then he kissed me.
When we broke apart, he kept his arms around me.
"Well," he said.
"Well," I replied.
And then Scorpius, rolling his eyes, his arm still around Rose, exclaimed "Just ask her out already!"
Will's eyes met mine, and I saw him take a deep breath. "Lily?"
"Yes?" I felt a little shiver of hope.
"Will you go out with me?"
I grinned. "With you, frumpy hare?"
He rolled his eyes. "Yes, ginger."
"Hmm," I said. "I suppose…yes."
"Well, well," said a voice. I turned to see Headmaster Longbottom staring at us— along with the rest of the school. The music had stopped. "I suppose I owe my daughter Alice a galleon."
Alice grinned. I blinked rapidly. "You were betting on us? Alice!"
Scorpius grinned, too. "I didn't bet against you, thing, too!"
"We always thought you were perfect for each other," added Rose. "But you hated each other."
"And then Rose had this brilliant idea," said Scorpius. "See, we've been dating since the beginning of the year, but we pretended we weren't, just so you guys would try to get us together and become friends."
I stared in disbelief. "You've been secretly dating?"
Laughing, Rose nodded. "Of course, you were in complete denial, Lil. At least Will admitted he liked you. But he would never work up the nerve to kiss you."
Hands on my hips, I turned to face Will. "How long has this been going on for?"
"Since the beginning of October," he said, smiling.
"I didn't think he was going to win you over, Ms. Potter," said Headmaster Longbottom.
"Did the entire school know about this?" I exclaimed.
"Yes!" shouted the entire school.
I turned to face Will. "Did they bet against you?"
"Mostly," he said. He grinned. "But I won you over with pure will power."
"Where there's a will there's a way," I said.
"Exactly," he replied. "Where there's a will there's a way."
And then we kissed again, with the whole school cheering and the music blaring, and it was perfect.
Absolutely perfect.
So, as you can see, this really wasn't intentional.
I never meant for any of this to happen.
I never meant for Will Frobisher to become my boyfriend.
That wasn't part of the plan.
But sometimes things don't go as planned.
And sometimes, that's a good thing.
THE END.