Turbulence

Chapter Ninteen - Everyone Comes Together

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Louise zipped up the back of Lily’s dress and turned her around to face the full-body length mirror on the back of her wardrobe. Lily grinned at herself in the mirror and twirled; letting the bottom of the dress float up like the picture of Marilyn Munroe she had her in room at home. Lily felt amazing in this dress. It wasn’t too low at the front, just low enough to prove that she was definitely not flat-chested. The gold sequined and studded heels she wore made her legs look extra-long. Lily still had to do her hair so she sat on a stool in front of Morgan and Louise, ready to go.

            Lily had already helped the two girls get dressed. Morgan was wearing a long, flowing strapless black dress with a silver sequined band around the middle. She also wore a half gold, half black mask, detailed with swirls like waves coming from the sides. Her hair was twirled and twisted into a curly side bun behind her ear.

            Louise was wearing a light aqua dress that flowed down to her feet. Her dress was also strapless and the whole chest was covered in tiny, sparkling jewels. She’d straightened as much of her short black hair as she could with style mouse and had twisted the front part back away from her face. Louise’s mask was white and kind of cat-like with a single feather up the side and black detail on the opposite side.

The two girls finished Lily’s hair and smiled at her. They had twisted her hair up, tying it into a ponytail. It tumbled down to the middle of her back and swished around when she walked. The girls all looked at each other and squealed.

“I love your dress!” “Your hair is amazing.” “Oh my God, your mask is perfect.”

Somehow, despite how early they started, the girls were running late. So when they walked to the Great Hall, there were only a couple of people waiting outside. Poor Sirius and Morgan had no date. Lily knew Sirius didn’t care but Morgan did, even though she claimed not to. She had a sneaky suspicion that the two would end up dancing together.

As they rounded the corner and saw the Marauders, leaning against the wall with their hands in their pockets, Lily felt so nervous she was scared she was going to trip. Her knees wobbled as the three of them stopped in front of the boys, grinning.

Remus had a dark grey/brown mask with scruffy ears – a werewolf. Sirius has a fluffy black mask – a dog. And James had a light brown mask with antlers – a stag. His eyes widened as they found Lily. He had never seen such a gorgeous creature in his life.

The girls burst out laughing when they saw the boys in their masks.

“What, don’t like ‘em?” Sirius grinned.

“No, no. They – uh – suit you very well.” Morgan said, stifling a laugh.

Lily walked over to James and stood on her toes to kiss him. He bent low and whispered in her ear. “You look beautiful.” He twirled his finger in her hair.

“Thank you. You don’t wash up too bad yourself.” She whispered back. He did look pretty good in his black tuxedo, complimenting his long legs and broad shoulders.

Louise walked to Remus and smiled shyly. He picked up her hand and kissed it. Morgan and Sirius stood next to each other awkwardly, watching the others. Remus, feeling particularly bold, slipped an arm around Louise’s waist.

The six of them entered the Great Hall and looked around. Louise and Morgan gasped and turned to James and Lily.

“This looks great, you two.” Morgan said. James and Lily grinned proudly. A waiter in a blue suit with the Hogwarts crest appeared in front of them holding a clipboard.