lotsa plot bunnies have been invatding my room for the past few days here's one that has been annoying me the most
please read and review not sure if it's any good
The Last ball
"ARGH!" I screeched angrily when Ron smiled at me through a mouthful of food but still didn't ask me that one question I was waiting for. I guess he sort of assumed that since we were going out we were going together. I shot him a dark look and ran to my haven: the Hogwarts Library.
Flashback
We were at the feast, Ron already stuffing his face, Ginny and Harry sitting next to each other holding hands and staring into each other eyes with loving smiles.
"Attention students" Dumbledore said getting up and the hall instantly falls silent "this year we will be doing things a little differently, this year we will that a Halloween Masquerade ball for the seventh years" he said this blue eyes twinkling.
Excited whispers erupted through out the Great Hall; a few people went to their friends in other houses.
"Gin?" Harry asked.
"Yes Harry?"
"Will you do me the incredible honor of being my partner to the ball?" he asked sweetly.
"YES!" Ginny said giving Harry a peck on the lips, getting many awwww's form the girls within hearing distance.
I turned to look at Ron, who was looking at the two smiling at the couple.
He saw my penetrating gaze and turned to look at me.
"Wha?" he said through a mouthful of food, spraying it across the table almost hitting me.
"Ronald bloody Weasley you honestly cannot be that bloody stupid!" I screamed storming out of the hall, before I left I could see Ginny throw a dirty look at her brother and get up to come after me, and I saw Harry shaking his head.
Ron was spluttering in a confused way, I felt tears prick at my eyes and I ran toward the Heads common room.
I ran inside and threw myself on to the couch sobbing, I curled into a ball hugging a pillow and crying into it.
"Hermione?" I heard Ginny say as she pounded on the door.
"Go away!" I shouted but because of my sobs it sounded totally different.
"Weasley? Why are you outside my common room?" I heard some one drawl.
"Because Malfoy, I do not know the password and Hermione locket me out" she said
I heard Draco mutter the password quickly and I hid my face in the pillow when I heard his and Ginny's hurried footsteps.
"Mione?" he said quietly from right in front of me.
I sobbed and fell into his arms crying against his chest, while he made soothing noises and rubbed my back.
Ever since his dad was put into Azkaban he'd become a really nice guy, along with most of the Slytherin house, now there were only a few Slytherin's who actually hated the other houses.
All of the fighting had stopped and some Slytherin's were even dating Gryffindor's like Seamus and Blaise. And after me and Draco had become Head Boy and Head Girl we'd become fast friends.
"Shhh shhh it's ok" he said again.
"He's s-so st-st-stupid" I said as I let go of him and wiped my eyes looking at the wet spot on his expensive robes.
"I'm sorry about your shirt" I said looking down.
He lifted my head so I met his eyes.
"This old thing, its ok I needed a new one anyway" he said smiling and I gave him a watery smile back and Ginny smiled at me.
"Don't worry Mione I'll just have to keep sending bat-bogey hexes at Ron till he asks you" and I grinned at her
End Flashback
That was two weeks ago, twentybat-bogey hexes and five invitations later and Ron still hadn't asked.
"Mione I say for get him and go to the ball with some one else" Ginny said as she sat down.
I nodded absently and she grinned evilly.
"and just to make him regret it even more we Will make you look like a goddess come to earth" she said rubbing her hands together and cackling madly, making Madam Pince glare at her.
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"Ok it's a hogsmead weekend you will be coming and we will get you a drop dead gorgeous out fit" Ginny said to Hermione as she sat down at the table in the library two days later.
I allowed myself to be dragged out of the castle to hogsmead by an over excited Ginny,. We tromped all around the village when Ginny dragged me into a store; she immediately began throwing outfits at me.
While I was shoved into a changing room, her and the owner began finding more for me to try on, after three hours we still hadn't found anything that worked.
"hmmm"said Maria, the owner, looking me over" I wonder…" she said and walked to the back room where we heard many crashes and bumps.
She came back holding a red box, with dust coating it.
"Try this" she said shortly pushing me to the door of the change room. I eyed her skeptically and went back inside and opened the lid.
I grasped as I saw the dress before me, its white material felt like water as I picked it up and it flowed out, it was a roman goddess style dress, it had a slit up one side starting around mid-thigh and a golden rope that tied around the waist and looped around and settled under the bust.
I quickly put it on and gaped at the mirror, was that really me!
"Hermione?" Ginny asked worriedly
"Just a sec" I said and tied the rope at the back of my dress which I saw was backless.
Slowly a reached for the door knob and walked outside and closed my eyes waiting for her reaction. I heard her grasp loudly I opened my eyes and saw Ginny gaping and Maria smirking.
"It fits perfectly, I knew it would" she said and she walked to the till.
"What does it look like Gin?" I asked worriedly.
"Hermione…it's beautiful!" she exclaimed breathlessly hand clutching her heart, "you must get it"
I blushed and went and changed and paid for the dress, but before we left Maria gave us another box.
"What?" I said looking at her.
"Don't look at them until the ball" she said.
"But why are you doing this?"
"Because I heard that you need to pay back that idiot boyfriend of yours" she said smiling lightly and pushed us out of the store.
"But…"I turned back to where the store just was and saw there was nothing there but a wall.
"Well that was odd, what happened to the store?" Ginny said.
"No idea, come lets go to the Three Broomsticks" I said walking ahead.
We spent the rest of the day walking around; Ginny had already bought her dress so we made our way up early and settled down in the Heads common room.
We heard the door bang open and Draco stormed inside, looking like he was going to strangle someone.
"What's wrong drake?" I asked setting the book I was reading down.
"Pansy said she won't go with me! And the agreed to go with me last week now she's all 'sorry can't go' argh!" he said throwing himself onto the couch and crossing his arms and pouting.
"I never thought I'd see the day when Draco Malfoy couldn't get a date" Ginny said snickering.
"It's not funn…y, wait a second" he said with a blank look then he looked at me.
"What?" I said backing a little away from him, wondering what he'd come up with now.
"Come with me?" he asked.
"No…wait what?" I said in confusion.
He suddenly was on his knees in front of me "please please, be my date Please" he begged entwining his fingers and crawling towards me.
I stared at him in shock; I looked at Ginny who was rolling on the floor laughing so hard no sound was coming out of her mouth.
"Um... Ok?" I said and let out a squeak when he launched himself at me.
After calming Draco down we did some homework, or attempted to anyway.
"You know this is actually perfect, Ron dislikes Draco more than anything in the world" Ginny said.
We all laughed when we thought of the look on his face.
"Well night "Ginny said a while later; we said good night and carried on with our work.
"I think I'll also go to sleep, it's been a long, long day" I said stretching so my back clicked,.
"Ok I'm just going to finish up, by the way here's your transfiguration book" he picked it up and held it out for me.
"Thanks Draco said taking it from him our fingers brushing. I felt a shock through my body and I hurriedly snatched the book and hurried up stairs.
I ran up to my room and closed the door sliding to the floor looking at my hand.
What was that? I thought
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Draco Prov
I looked at Hermione's closed door and then at my tingling hand.
What was that? I thought
I tried for ten minutes to concentrate on my potions essay, but my thoughts kept turning back to Hermione.
"Honestly this is a new low for you Draco, falling for a girl, no woman who's already in a relationship" I said sighing and putting my face in my hands, "why me?" I said pitifully before packing up my belongings and going to bed.
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General Prov
The days before the dance were filled with seventh years hurriedly getting accessories and costumes. The teachers hardly bothered to teach seeing as not even Hermione was paying attention.
Most of the boys were trying to get last minute dates, which resulted in many of the sixth years getting invites.
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Hermione prov
It was the day of the dance and everything was a flurry of movement, boys lazily fooling around and girls running to and fro to get ready.
Ginny had shown up nearly an hour ago demanding for Hermione to begin to get ready.
"Gin it only starts in five hours!" I exclaimed
"Yes, and?" she asked I simply rolled my eyes.
We were talking about boys and the Draco incident when some one knocked on the door.
"It's open" I said and Draco walked in smiling.
"Hello Ginny, Mione. Why aren't you ready?" he asked
"For what?" Ginny asked confusedly.
"Your treatment of course, I booked a day for you two at Gustav Lombardi's salon" he said and I saw Ginny's eyes bulge out comically
"Gustav… oh my word Draco Malfoy I love you" she said throwing her arms around Draco.
"I…can't...breath" he said and Ginny let him go and jumped up and down and began to do a happy a dance.
"Ummm, Ginny stop happy dancing and who the heck is Gustav Lombardi's!"I yelled, Ginny stopped dancing and gapped at me like I'd just admitted undying love for Goyle and Snape and that one of then was the father of my unborn child.
"He is the sexiest man alive and he does the most brilliant hair, nails and anything else in the whole bloody world" she said as if I was some sort of freak,, Draco who appeared amused by our actions cleared his throat.
"Well come on lets go" he said offering his arm to me and Ginny and when we took his arms he escorted up away before apparating us to Diagon alley. He walked to wards a store with a small sign and knocked on the door three times.
The door opened with a whoosh, reveling the most beautiful place I'd ever seen, besides Hogwarts of course, there were snobbish looking ladies at all of the open counters, all of them were smirking at Ginny and Hermione who were still in Muggle clothes.
They stopped when Draco stepped inside pulling the door shut behind him.
"Draco! It's been so long" said an Italian man with sandy brown hair that fell to his shoulders, stylishly cut, his coral blue eyes shone.
"Yes Gustav, it has how are Damien and the twins?" he asked hugging the man in front of him.
"Ah they are good the twins want to see you again, perhaps we could have a lunch at the manor?"
"of course, now to more important things, this is Hermione Granger and Ginny Weasley, Hermione's boyfriend is to stupid to see how wonderful she is and Ginny here simply must look gorgeous for the masquerade tonight" Draco said gesturing to us.
Gustav looked me up and down." Hmmm she shouldn't be too hard to work with, natural beauty, come my dear" he said as he took my arm and sat me down in a vacant chair.
"Well let me see taper the front. It'll frame her face more. Add some low lights. She already has some natural highlights. Hmmm and give her the conditioning that my mother gets every time she comes here." Draco said to Gustav.
Gustav was fiddling with her hair muttering under his breath. He gestured to wards the basins and quickly washed my hair leaving the sweet smelling conditioner in my hair.
He got one of the other girls to do my nails, I chose a gold that went with the ropes on my dress after they were done Gustav washed my hair the conditioner leaving it silky and shiny, he gave my hair a little trim cutting off all the split ends.
He then spelled my hair dry; it fell in soft curls that came to my waist I grasped, it looked good.
"Wow..."I said stroking my hair "thank you!" I said happily getting up.
"Where do you think you're going, we're not done yet" he said pulling me back.
"We're not?" I asked confusedly.
"no, just some light make up and were done" he said and pulled out a small case, he then put gold make up over my eyes like a mask and put eyeliner and mascara on.
He pulled me to the waiting room where Draco and a beatified Ginny now sat.
"And now I present Hermione" Gustav said with a happy note in his voice, Ginny's and Draco's eyes were on me.
"Well?" I asked nervously tugging at my hair.
"Hubba hubba" Ginny said grinning as Draco spluttered then wolf whistled making a blush rise to my cheeks.
"Come the ball starts soon, put it on my account Gustav" he said
"Nonsense Draco, it's on the house not often I get to work with such pretty ladies, well pretty and nice ladies" he said.
"Gustav." Draco said impatiently.
"Draco. No I will not accept. It was my treat" He said turning to Hermione and winking at Ginny, who blushed.
"No but Gustav." Hermione said.
"No buts. I will not accept. Just make sure to tell me you're boyfriends, hopefully ex soon, reaction when he sees you like this he said and pushed them to the floo, hugging them all.
"Bye come back soon Draco" he said. We all flooed back to Hogwarts Ginny dragging me to my room and shutting the door in Draco's face.
"Ok now lets get ready, Yay"Ginny said taking out the red box and the other box Maria had given them.
I slowly opened the box half expecting something to jump out and kill me, I looked in side and nearly chocked at what I saw, inside were gold high heel Greek sandals and an assortment of jewelry and a small piece of parchment.
I pulled it out and opened it to see small elegant handwriting
Make the right choice it said I looked at it confused wondering what it meant.
I quickly put on the heels and too out two arm bracelets and a thin gold necklace.
After Ginny was dresses she helped me pull the dress over my head, just as we were finishing up there was a knock at my door.
"Weasley our dates here" Draco said.
"We'll be out soon" she said and we quickly straitened out our dresses and accessories then we walked out, we saw the boys standing talking by the couches, laughing at something.
"Hey Harry you look great!" she said, she was right Harry was dressed as James Bond.
"Wow Gin you look stunning "he said looking at Ginny's little red riding hood outfit grinning cheekily.
Harry looked at me smiling and then away before his eyes bulged out and his head snapped back to look at me.
"Mione? Is that you wow" he said looking at her.
"Back off Potter she's mine" he said putting a hand around her waist possessively.
I felt my heart skip a beat, did he just say I'm his.
I don't even mind I thought shocked at my thoughts.
We heard a knock at the door.
"I'll get it" Harry said making his way to the door.
"Hey Harry "said Ron, walking in a Muggle tux "Ready to go" he said looking at me
"Yes," I said venomously" come Draco lets go" glaring at Ron and taking Draco's hand.
"Wait, Hermione you're my date!" he cried.
"And when Ron did you ask me?" I asked.
"I don't have to ask, were dating" he said gesturing his hands between the both of us.
"Not any more" I said.
"So you're going to break up with me over something as stupid as this! For the ferret no less" he exclaimed.
"Firstly, who the hell do you think you are? I know about you and Lavender always sneaking out to be with her" when I said this his face went white with shock "yes, I knew all about it, secondly how dare you insult some one who is not only sexier than you but is a better person!" I screamed at him.
"Hermione how can you not see it he's just playing you so he can sleep with you!" he said, I felt my blood boil I pulled back my hand and punched him in the face. Hard.
"Like you were right?" I said and pulled Draco away Ginny and Harry following, all of us quiet.
"Now that was bloody brilliant Hermione" Harry said making us all laugh
"Can I ask one little favor?" Harry asked with a mischievous grin trying to lighten the mood, "Can I walk in the middle of you two?"
Both Ginny and I laughed again as Draco rolled his eyes. They both agreed and when they got outside the portrait Harry offered each of them an arm.
"Come on" I said grabbing Draco's arm and linking it with her other one.
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Draco prov
Draco didn't really want to be walking in a human chain, but the dumbfounded and jealous looks he and Harry got as they walked to the great hall made it worth while.
I looked at Hermione.
Damn she looks good, I really like my Hermione I thought then back tracked, wow I've got it bad I said.
When we got closer to the hall Ginny and Harry unlinked their arms and walked in first, me and Hermione stopped out side the Hall.
"Draco I'm sorry about Ron..." she said looking down
I cut her off I put my fingers under her chin and lifted her eyes to mine"Hermione, don't worry, that punch made it all worth it" I said before giving her a peck on the lips.
She grinned and took my arm "you ready?" she asked
"As I'll ever be "I said opening the doors and pulling her inside
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