The Ball!
AN: Yes! Finally, they are off to the ball! Enjoy :)
When they opened their eyes, both Amy and Sapphire gasped in amazement at the beautiful dresses their ripped gowns had become. Amy's torn green dress had now become a deep amethyst purple version of Hermione's own dress, with silver ties around the arms and waist. Her hair, as she saw reflected in the pond that she and Sapphire had enjoyed playing in as children, was done up in a fancy bun, with curls cascading down, framing her hair in a light wind. On her feet was a pair of black heels that weren't too high, and they were incredibly comfortable to wear. As for jewellery, Amy was wearing a necklace with interlocking diamonds, rubies, and amethysts, and a set of diamond earrings.
"My word, Amy! You look stunning!" said Sapphire.
"So do you," Amy responded with a grin.
Indeed, she was. Sapphire's torn pink dress had now become a deep blue strapless gown, with a purple glitter train with sparkles that twinkled like stars in the moonlight. Her black hair was done up in a bun, pulled back by a glittering sapphire band. The sapphires also sparkled from her earlobes and her neck. She was wearing black heels that were a little higher than Amy's own ones, and a set of pristine white evening gloves. Amy was also wearing gloves, but hers were silver.
"Thank you, Hermione," they said happily. She smiled at them.
"It's like dream come true," Amy said.
"I'm sure. But, like all dreams, well, I'm afraid this can't last forever. You'll have only till midnight, and then everything will be back to the way it was before," she told them.
"Oh, we quite understand, but it's more than we ever hoped for," Sapphire said.
"Bless you, girls. Now, it's getting late. Off you go, the ball can't wait." Hermione told them, and they clambered into the beautiful coach.
"Have fun," she said as the coach took off at great speed. The horses carted them through the town.
At the palace, the Princes were getting more and more bored by the second. They were introduced to princesses of different nationalities, daughters of generals, but none of them caught their attention.
King Dumbledore was getting a little agitated by this stage, and sighed. "Neither of the boys are cooperating."
The Duke, a blonde-haired fellow by the name of Lucius, just smiled.
After the next girl had been introduced to them, both Kein and Kambi had placed a hand to their mouths in order to hide their yawns.
"I can't understand it," said Dumbledore. "There must be at least two who'd make suitable mothers," he said, his voice raising a little at the end.
"Shh. Sire." Lucius told him.
Dumbledore cleared his throat. "Suitable wives, at least."
The coach had arrived at the palace, and with the grace of swans, Sapphire and Amy glided past a huge row of guards, up a grand staircase lined with red velvet.
Meanwhile, the Page had finally arrived at Pansy and Millicent.
"Mademoiselles Pansy and Millicent Carrow. Daughters of Lady Alecto Carrow," he introduced. The boys rolled their eyes skyward, as the twins bowed.
King Dumbledore sighed again. "I give up. Even I couldn't expect them to," he began, but Lucius cut him off.
"Well, if I may say so, Your Majesty, I did try to warn you, but you, Sire, are incurably romantic." He said with a laugh. "No doubt you saw the whole pretty picture in detail. The young Princes bowing to the assembly." He carried on, but below him, the Princes bowed once more. Then they stopped and looked up. Kambi's purple eyes saw a vision of beauty in a dress that was similar to a dress that Hermione liked to wear, and knew that this is what she'd been talking about only hours ago.
He nudged Kein, and pointed. "Look," he said quietly. Kein glanced up and his jaw dropped. Standing at the back of the room was a vision of beauty in a deep blue gown.
They nodded to each other, and made their way past the sisters. They caught the two beauties, and Sapphire and Amy were enthralled. They bowed to each other, just as Lucius, with a chuckle, said, "A pretty plot for fairy tales, Sire, but in real life, oh, no. A failure."
"A failure, Lucius? Well, just take a look at this then," he said, pointing to the Princes and the two maidens.
He chuckled. "Who are they? Do you know them?"
"No, Sire, I've never seen them before."
"That's one thing in their favor," the King chuckled. "The waltz. Quick, the waltz!" He called.
The conductor waved his baton, and the last bars of the Swan Lake Theme played. Sapphire frowned at this, and didn't smile until a few beats later when they began to play The Potter Yule Ball Waltz.
"This is pretty," she said to the man she was dancing with.
"Not as pretty as you," he said. "You are the most stunning girl here, and your friend is a close second."
Sapphire beamed as her spun her around, and as they moved in the direction of the orchestra, Kein said, "Nice playing, Eridan and Oisin." They smiled back at him, as other men in the crowd began to pull girls into the dance, as Eridan and Oisin started from the beginning of the Waltz.
Immensely pleased with how well things had gone, the King said, "Well, time for a good night's sleep."
"Quite so, Sire. I believe I, too"
"Will be staying here. See they're not disturbed, and when the boys make their proposals, notify me and my wife immediately. And remember, Lucius, if anything goes wrong," he ran a finger across his neck swiftly, the meaning of which was quite clear to Lucius.
The King sang to himself as his made his way to his chambers.
Meanwhile, Pansy and Millicent, who hadn't been asked to dance, looked at the two girls dancing with the Princes.
"Who are they, Mother?"
"Do we know them?"
"Well," said Millicent. "The Princes certainly seem to."
"I know I've never seen them," said Pansy.
"Nor I." said Alecto. "But they certainly are... Wait a minute. There is something familiar about them." She went along the back of the crowd, and tried to look behind a curtain, which suddenly fell down in front of her face.
"Ahem," Said Lucius.
Hidden from Alecto's prying eyes, Sapphire began to hum in the courtyard. Amy smiled, and sang, "So this is love. So this is love. So this is what makes life divine." As the two couples made their way downstairs, Sapphire sang, "I'm all aglow, And now I know.
"And now I know," the Princes sang.
"The key to all Heaven is mine," they all sang.
They came to a fountain with sparkling water, and Amy sang, "My heart has wings."
"And I can fly," Sang Sapphire, dipping her hand into the water as they all sang, "I'll touch every star in the sky." In the fountain, the stars were reflected beautifully in the water.
"So this is the miracle, That I've been dreaming of," They sang, as they danced on the lawn.
Now, on top of a bridge, the four walked together, as they all hummed, and finished with, "So This Is Love."
AN: I wanted to get something up before the weekend. It's Friday here.