The Art of Persuasion

Chapter 4 : Ballroom Dancing in Hogsmeade

"Lily, Evelyn, get up...!" a fully awake Alice urged, as she shook Lily's bed. I moaned and pulled the covers over my head. I hate getting up every morning. Except Christmas mornings. Even when I'm fifty years old, I'll be running down stairs to my get my glorious presents. All right, I'll admit it; I can be a bit greedy. There's no such thing as a perfect girl, though.

"Come on, I have a date with Frank for today's trip to Hogsmeade. It's also the first trip to Hogsmeade, we haven't been there in about five months. Besides, won't Geoff throw a fit?" Alice said as she approached my bed. She started to shake my bed. I groaned and rolled towards the wall. I heard Lily give a light grunt as she got out of bed.

"Don't you have a date as well, Evelyn? With Sirius Black?" I crawled out of my bed to meet Alice's wiggling eyebrows. I fought the urge to roll my eyes and made my way to the bathroom. I would hardly call it a date. It would probably end up with me following him around as he looked around at Zonko's. I can hardly wait.

I started a shower and waited for a few moments for it to heat up. I don't know about you, but I love to sing in the shower. I think everyone has a desire to sing in the shower. You have to admit, its fun. I may be tone deaf but who says I can't have fun?

After singing my heart out in the shower, I got dressed and headed down to breakfast with Lily, who was rather grumpy. Though, I don't blame her. Every time she manages to find a date for Hogsmeade, Potter somehow shows up and pretty much ruins it. Which came in handy a few times, since some of the guys she liked were a bunch of pricks. Anyhow, she's pretty much given up dating for right now, to save the trouble for both her and Potter.

I made my way to the Gryffindor table and took my seat. Lily did the same, though she was grumbling about Potter. I looked to her side, to see Potter and his friends, including my splendid 'boyfriend', making their way towards her and me. Sirius was wearing that bloody grin. While Remus looked rather dashing in his red-gold plaid button down shirt, with dark blue jeans. All right, so it was a bit simple, but he still looked bloody hot.

"Oi, Evans! I must say, blue is your color. Would you fancy accompanying me in today's trip to Hogsmeade?" Potter asked, sitting next to her, grinning. Lily had quite the look on her face. It was a mixture between annoyance, disgust, anger and any other negative feeling. I have to ask her how she does that look. Then again, she would just call me mad.

"You say that about every color I wear, Potter and I already have plans," she snapped and started to order her breakfast. Potter didn't give up yet, seeing how he opened his mouth to retort, but a familiar yell met our ears.

"Eveeeeeeeeeeelyn! Lily Billy!" Geoff ran up to our table and squeezed himself between Lily and me. Potter had a slightly revolted look on his face. Oh, it was obvious he thought Geoff was Lily's date. I tried not to laugh, but a giggle slipped. Potter directed his look towards me and raised an eyebrow. Geoff seemed oblivious to all of this.

"Lily Billy? Oh, do you mind if I call you that? It's such a charming name," Potter asked, as he placed a hand on Lily's shoulder. Lily immediately shrugged his off hand off and glared at him.

"Don't touch me, Potter and I mind very much, thank you." As of this she got up and started to walk off, to I assume, the common room. Potter sighed and ran his fingers through his messy hair.

"Lily! Hey! Don't leave me with these guys! I haven't finished eating!" I called after her. Geoff gave me a look of fake horror.

"What about me? Am I the snot flavored Bertie Bott bean? You don't love me? I feel so hated," Geoff complained, in a fast manner. I sighed and groaned out of impatience with him.