Consequences Of The Heart.

Chapter 39: Cotillion

Christmas holidays were already upon us. Those who had to would leave first thing tomorrow morning, of course that didn't weigh anyone's priorities towards packing their bags. I was heading back -for a new holiday to another extravagant place that I would immensely enjoy- as well as James and Sirius so unfortunately Remus would be stuck with Peter. I wasn't sure about leaving him, but I had no choice. I just hope Remus didn't get too lonely. But anyway, I was going to make the most of our time together like now, a nice lunch together. It would be our last lunch for a few weeks. 

"So, are you going to the dance?" I doubt someone of Remus' calibre would waste his time but I needed to be sure of his intentions. In fact, I could go as far as saying I was sure he didn't want to go, my motives were actually to plan ahead and figure out what it is he wanted to do while the rest sloppily shook to the loud music. 

"Not sure." 

"You actually want to willingly go to a school dance?" I found the notion of it, and simply saying it out loud, positively disturbing. "Why?" 

"These kind of opportunities don't just come. We've never had a school dance and we probably never will. I don't want to waste this. Even if it means going alone, which it won't." Of course, I never even considered a date. That either makes this situation ten times better or ten times worse; I'm not sure I want to find out which. But nevertheless, he treats it like a big deal, but obviously it wasn't. It was just a dance, a simple gathering, it would make no significant difference whether we attended or not. Dances are stupid and always will be. "Lily, it's the event of the year, if you aren't going to go for any other reason, at least go to have fun with your friends. A special night with the people you love, don't you want to experience that?!" 

"I hang out with you people enough." 

"Lily, you can study all you want, I am going to this shitty dance with or without you." He still sounded hopeful even through his words which suggested otherwise. I really didn't want to go to this dance, but since Remus wanted to go so badly, perhaps I could make a sacrifice for him? "I'm sure Harriet would be more than happy to go with me. I would suffer but I would be there still."

"So you really want to go to this?" He tried to make his large, puppy dog eyes and nodded repeatedly with a pout. "Then I guess you won't have to go with Harriet." Remus practically squealed and hug me halfway through a bite. It was quite disgusting actually; he almost got food all over me. Gross.  

"Great, well I gotta go but thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you and see you later." He pecked my cheek and and walked away without another word. 

But I wasn't left in silence for long, soon James and Sirius had come and sat down across from me, looking extra jittery. James was totally unpredictable but I already knew that whatever was going to happen, whatever he planned to do that made him so amused, I am already tired of it. 

"Hey Lily." I didn't reply which apparently to him meant continue with whatever treacherous and painfully undetailed plan to wrong a right or break another section of Hogwarts and endanger minors. "So the dance is coming up." He was suddenly very out of breath, no idea why. Sirius was also being incredibly quiet which was definitely not normal so something was up. "Well, if you don't you know have a date-"

"Oh James, I'm so sorry, but I already do." 

"Oh okay, well that's fine."

Of course, how on Earth did I not see this coming. And now, because of my stupid choices, James was going to kill my best friend.

Fantastic.

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Love, Kale.