14 November 2012
I pulled out of a box a... Red silk, white fluff trimmed thong. He burst out laughing at the look on my face. I looked at Melissa and saw her holding the same thing as me. One of those muggle Christmas Santa underwear sets. 'I bought it for you because James is now too much of a gentleman to.' I looked at James and saw him trying to hide his smirk. 'You two are...' I was lost for words. By the end of the morning, my hair was sparkling like fairy wings, Sirius was sporting some impressive talons, Melissa had lost her shoes and Remus had a blue face. Christmas with the Marauders couldn't exactly be called calming. At that moment, Alice zoomed up to us and threw her arms around me enthusiastically. We'd thought she was lying in but apparently not. 'Lily! Oh my... Eeeeek.' she squealed ecstatically. 'Hey Alice. What's up?' I felt kind of awkward. 'The Aurours were invited for Christmas. Oooh, you'll never guess.' 'Frank's here?' Not hard to guess though. 'Well yes but...' she looked like she was about to explode. 'But...?' I prompted. 'Frank proposed!' she squealed. It took me a moment to realise, then- 'Oh my gosh! Alice! This is great.' I squealed with her. The rest of the group converged around us but then Frank coughed behind us and we made way to let the newly betrothed couple, er, canoodle. We made our way into the Great Hall and joined to small but grand Christmas feast. 'Hey, Lily, will you er,' said Alice back in the common room, 'will you be maid of honour?' 'No kidding? Really?' Maid of honour? Wow. 'Yes. I knew it had to be you. Even though we've only really been friends since the start of the year... Well you're possibly the most amazing person I know.' I was filled with that same feeling I'd got that morning and I felt like I was sharing some of Alice's blissful glow. 'Including Frank?' I joked, 'Oh of course Alice. I'm honoured. Wow, nothing would make me happier.' Suffice to say, Alice and I had spent a good chunk of that day being... Girly and excited. It was getting late, it was already pitch dark outside with a radiant spatter of stars in the sky, and let's just say the fire whiskey had been flowing. Those of us who were happily coupled up, especially Alice and Frank, were wrapped around each other almost indecently and the others were sitting a little apart from us feeling a little awkward. When midnight struck, James (the responsible head boy he was) attempted to take me back to our rooms but Lissa stopped him. 'Nuh uh uhh.' she slurred drunkenly, 'Lils and I are having some girl time tonight.' I briefly worried what she was planning but my thoughts were interrupted by a forceful and, yes, sensual snog. 'Bye then Lils,' said James, pulling away, 'the Marauders'll be taking over our dorm then.' Melissa then dragged me up to our old room. Trish and Jody were at home for Christmas so we had the room to ourselves. 'Lils, you wanna have some fun? Celebrate and all that?' she asked. I was now very worried. She pulled out a camera and the boxes with our presents from Sirius out (no idea why she had mine). 'You're kidding.' I gaped at her. 'Nope. C'mon Lils. Let your hair down.' 'I'm gonna need more fire whiskey before I do that.' I stated. She passed me an unopened bottle of Ogden's best. Oh what the hell.
Yes. It's short again. Oh well. It may become a theme. Sorry 'bout that guys.
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