Rose Pond was wearing a sparkly light blue dress with silver heels. She had her red hair piled on top of her head, held in position by silver clips. Small silver hoops decorated her pierced ears and a matching bracelet was on her right wrist. She knew Slughorn's party was tonight. She wasn't one to gatecrash but she needed to go to this party, the 'best of the best' would be there. Rosie needed to know what exactly a Slug Club party was like. She let out a little sigh, hoping her outfit wouldn't go to waste.
It was easy enough for her to get it. Her outfit fitting in with a lot of the looks that the other girls were wearing, festive dresses and heels. She stayed out of the gazes of the professors, knowing they had a good idea of the guest list.
Blaise Zabini spotted her as soon as she came in. It was hard not to with her eye-catching dress. He walked over to her, his chest puffed out and his chin held high. "How come I've never seen you around before? I'm Blaise Zabini by the way," he said holding out his hand. Rose smiled, seeing Blaise walk up to her. She blushed, taking his hand and shaking it lightly. "My name's Rose Lynne Pond." She bit her bottom lip nervously, moving a curl out of her face with her other hand. "I'm usually in the library or the Ravenclaw common room." He smirked. "No wonder I haven't seen you around." He looked her over a few times. "I would have remembered such an exquisite beauty such as yourself." Rose's blushing intensified at his compliment.
"I must say, you are a charmer, Blaise." She took a deep breath, keeping her eyes low, avoiding his face but looking at his chest. "If it isn't too forward of me, I think you're quite handsome." 'I can't believe I just said that.' She thought, resisting the urge to apologize for the comment. His lips quirked into a smile. "That's not too forward at all. Do you have a date for the evening or did you come stag?" She looked up, catching his smile. She returned it. "I'm alone." "That's very good news. If you would, would you do me the honor of being my date for the evening?" He bowed and held out his hand. Rose smiled wide, blushing again. She took his hand, feeling a bit reckless as she did it. "I'd love to."
He smiled at her and whisked her onto the dance floor. A slow song started as soon as his hand touched her waist. His hand moved to the small of her back and grabbed her left hand in his right. Rose let him take her onto the dance floor; the music that started brought a smile to her face. She placed her right hand on his shoulder, glad she wore heels to the event since he was a bit taller than she was. She looked into his eyes, still smiling. He danced her around the floor with elegance and ease. Her eyes sparkled under the low lighting. He was memorized by them. "I think you should spend less time in the library so we can get to know one another." She nodded. "I think that'd be a good idea." They spent the rest of the evening chatting and dancing, getting a few things to eat off of the server trays going around the room.