Chapter 8 : "Dress Robes? For What?"

The next morning, everyone seemed so excited about the first task, The clue of the egg was still unknown. But a certain someone was starting to get an 'idea' After last night, Blair and Chuck tried to avoid each other, it wasn't personal. It was just for safety reasons (In Blair's opinion)

Good morning everyone. Hope you all got a good night sleep, we know Nate and Serena did.

Asian girl and Diggory in the other hand didn't get much sleep at all since they were snogging all night in the Hufflepuff girls dorms.

That's my latest Gossip Girl blast

You know you love me

Gossip Girl.

Nate laughed amused, finished reading the text for the third time. A Gossip Girl text was a good start to the morning "What's up?" Cedric asked sitting down to join him.

"You weren't snogging last night were you?" Nate asked grinning slyly.

Cedric now was red in the face "How did you know about that?" he hissed.

Nate who was helping himself to some toast shrugged "It was all over Gossip Girl" he explained.

Cedric looked at the muggle device in Nate's hand in disgust "Seriously is that thing like a stalker or something?".

Nate laughed "Cheer up Ced, only me Blair, Chuck, Dan, Serena 'and lets not forget' Jenny know".

Cedric sighed releaved "That's good to know".

"So...how did you do it? With a cast wrapped around your left hand?" Nate asked now smirking.

Cedric chuckled "We just kissed. Nothing else happened". He said now helping himself to a croissant.

"Um ok, nothing happened then". Nate admitted with a grin.

"Thank you".

"What?".

"Thanks, for telling her, I didn't have the guts to do it". Cedric explained with a slight smile.

Nate shrugged "Just helping out a friend".


"I can't believe Chuck would do that to me S!". "I never knew he wanted me so bad!". Blair at the Slytherin table had been telling Serenaabout the incident last night for the hundredth time now.

Serena rolled her eyes "B, maybe you just don't want to admit he has feelings for you-".

"-FEELING'S FOR ME?" Blair demanded. "Chuck Bass has no feelings S, he's a selfish know-it-all". She said gulping down her breakfast with anxiety.

"B, your gonna choke-".

"-Shut up! For one second!".


"Look at this!" Hermione from the Gryffindor table cried "I can't believe it! She's done it again!".

"Done what?" Ron asked gobbling down bacon.

Hermione scoffed and began reading the heading of the daily prophet "Miss Granger a seemly ambitious girl, seems to have a taste for famous wizards. He latest pray is no other than the Bulgarian Bom Bom Victor Krum!".

Dan laughed "Hermione big deal, the guy's not so bad".

Harry nodded in agreement "Dan's right, the guy's a total gentlemen".

"Parcel for Mr Weasley" a first year boy announced coming up to them.

Ron smiled nervously, he wanted him to leave already. The boy was waiting for something "Thank you Nigel".

The boy known as Nigel waited patiently with a huge grin on his face, Hermione stared at Ron looking suspicious.

"Not now Nigel, later".

Nigel rolled his eyes and finally left. Hermione watched the first year leave, and then turned to glare at Ron. "I told him I'd get Harry's autograph" Ron explained.

Dan scoffed "Seriously Ronald?".

Ron gulped and quickly changed the subject "Oh look! Mom got me something!" Ron said now opening the big box Nigel had given him.

Harry, Dan and Hermione all cracked up laughing when they found out what the gift was. It was a very old set of dress robes "mom, sent me a dress".

"Well it does match your eyes, is there a bonnet?" Harry asked looking inside the box and pulling a bow tie out "Ah ha!".

Ron laughed nervously, and came up to his sister Ginny hoping they were for her "Ginny these must be for you".

Ginny looked amused "I'm not wearing that, that's ghastly" she replied.

Hermione cracked up laughing. "What you on about?" he demanded.

"They're not for Ginny they're for you?" she replied. The entire Gryffindor table cracked up.

"Dress robes?" Dan asked looking confused.

"Dress robes? For what?" Ron asked timidly.


"The Yule Ball..." Professor McGonagall explained later during the day, she had gathered the whole Gryffindor house for a meeting. The other houses were going to be told the same thing.

"...Has been a tradition of the, Triwizard Tournament. Since it's inception... On Christmas eve night, we and our guests gather in the great hall, for a night of well mannered priority. As representatives of the host school, I expect each and every one of you, to put your best foot forward, and I mean this literally because. The Yule Ball.. I first and foremost, a dance".

The room was suddenly filled with whispers and murmurs "I have royal balls, back in the muggle world all the time" Dan said whispering to Harry.

Harry looked surprised "Really?".

"Oh yeah, like nearly every two weeks" Dan said with a bright smile.

McGonagall raised her hands in the air "Silence!".

"The house of Godric Gryffindor has commanded the respect of the wizarding world for nearly ten centuries. I will not have you, in one night, besmirching that name by behaving like a babbling, bumbling band of baboons!".

"... Now to dance... the body breathes, Inside every girl is a swan, waiting to burst out in flight".

"Something is about to burst out of Eloise Midgen, but I don't think it's a swan." Ron whispered to Harry.

McGonagall turned to Ron "Inside every boy, a lordly lion prepared to pounce" he said approaching him, Ron gulped nervously. "Mr Weasley?".

"Y-yes?".

"Will you join me, please?".

Ron was horrified, Harry nudged him playfully now smirking.

"place your right hand on my waist" McGonagall instructed.

"Where?" Ron asked with confusion.

"My waist" McGonagall repeated firmly.

McGonagall turned to the music player "Mr Filch, if you please?".

Filch who was waiting next to it nodded and turned it on, the music player started playing a classic tune. McGonagall started to demonstrate a waltz "One-two-three, one-two-three... "

Harry couldn't help but laugh "You're never gonna let him forget this, are you?" he asked aside to Fred and George.

Both twins shook their heads "Never" they replied.

"Everybody come together!" McGonagall exclaimed brightly. "Boys on your feet …...".

A ball? Oh don't you just love royal Balls! And asking the girl is the best part, looks like Weasley and Potter are going to find that a bit difficult.


"A Ball!" Blair squealed excitedly later that night in the Slytherin girls dorms. Once she found out she was quickly brightened up with joy "S, this is perfect. Ok, I need the perfect escort-".

Serena rolled her eyes "-It's not a big deal B, the champions 'are' the centre of attention".

"What do you mean?" Blair demanded.

Serena sighed "If you want people to notice you, you'll have to have one of the champions escorting you-".

"-I know that S!" Blair snapped irritated.

Serena giggled "Were going to have to shop for the perfect dress".

"I got that covered".

"What?".

Blair smiled slyly "Mother has arranged the dresses, she's going have them flown here in a few weeks" she explained.

Serena nodded "Oh right, like always".

Blair nudged her playfully "Oh come on S, It's going to be perfect, it always is".

"Who are you planning to ask?" Serena asked with a smirk.

Blair scoffed "A boy asks a girl out Serena. Not the other way around".


"Why do they have to travel, in packs?" Harry complained, as he walked with Ron along the courtyard. It had now been two days since McGonagall had announced the Ball. He had to find a escort soon, since he was one of the five champions "And how am I supposed to get one to ask me?".

He approached a group of Ravenclaw girls, there was one girl he was anxious to ask. Cho Chang who was unfortunately among them. Harry smiled nervously at them, then finally walked off.

"Blimey Harry! You slayed dragons, if you can't get a date who can-" Ron finally said following him.

"-I think I'd take the dragon right now" Harry interrupted, now spotting a few girls from Beauxbatons who huffed and walked away.

"You think Dan's got a date?" Ron asked worriedly.

Harry shrugged "He said he's had occasion's like this before, he probably knows how to ask a girl".

Ron groaned "How does he do it? I'd like to know?".

Harry laughed amused by the fact Ron still hated Dan "Seriously Ron stop, you've been making his life a living hell ever since he first arrived here".

"Well he can blame himself for that. He was the one bragging when he first got here!" Ron snapped.

Harry had to admit Ron was right about that, when Dan first arrived here he had been bragging about learning the basics. Harry thought it was a bit annoying at first, he didn't actually think Ron would make a big deal out of it. "Look, lets focus on getting a date. Or else we will be the only one's without partners".

Ron thought about being a loner, it was humiliating even to think about it "Yeah, agree with you on that".


It was more hard to ask someone for Harry and Ron, they were rejected and even called freaks. Even Neville Longbottom had already got a date.

As for Dan Humphrey he was taking Hanna Abbott a chick from Hufflepuff who wasn't exactly hot, Blair thought he was crazy taking someone random blonde chick.

Nate Archibald was taking Serena surprise surprise! It was kinda obvious. And Blair was taking who knows. It was a mystery because she wouldn't tell anyone, not even her BFF.

Days went by and Harry and Ron still didn't have a date, so they decided they would finally ask Dan Humphrey for advice.

"Dan we really need your help here" He asked now settling down in the Gryffindor common room one night "from the looks of it, me and Ron are going to be taking ourselves". Harry explained hoping he could think of something.

Dan smiled looking at both boys "Well Harry your in luck...".

Harry's desperate look turned into a bright grin "Really? Why?".

"Because my sister wants to go out with you" Dan answered. He turned to Ron and bit his lip "Weasley. As for you, your on your own".

Ron moaned "Oh come on! Is there at least some advice you could give me!".

Dan was amused by the fact Ron didn't know how to ask a girl "Be a gentlemen, seriously it's that easy".

"What do you mean by being a 'gentlemen'?".

Dan was starting to get irritated "Give her flowers, write her a poem!" he snapped. He finally got up from his sitting position "Harry this is your one and only chance, my sister doesn't give second chances" he said now walking off.

Ron scoffed "He thinks he's so 'up himself' doesn't he?".

Harry nodded "Yeah, he's become a total snob. I still can't believe he asked Hannah Abbott to the Ball".

"Yeah, she's a bitch" Ron admitted. "Do you think Hermione has a date yet?" he asked now changing the subject.

Harry shrugged "Who knows, she hasn't said anything about the Ball, or who she's going with, I guess she hasn't. Maybe you should ask her?" he suggested.

Ron was about to answer, until Serena van der woodsen bursted into the common room squealing in delight, holding a big white box with pink ribbons.

"Serena? You ok?" Harry asked nervously.

Serena turned to the two boys and smiled "My dress for the Ball arrived today!" she explained sitting down between them and opening the box. The box contained a silk, blue dress. "Isn't it great?".

Harry nodded quickly "Yeah, you'll look like a...princess. Nate will agree hundred per cent".

Serena smiled "Aww Harry thanks, that means a lot". She turned to Ron and gave him a hopeful smile "What do you think Weasley?".

Ron rolled his eyes "I'm going to bed". He said glumly now getting up and leaving only Harry and Serena looking confused.

"He didn't like it?" she asked feeling a bit offended.

"I'm sure he did. He's had a long day" Harry explained with a weak smile.

Serena after a few minutes finally understood what he meant "He hasn't got a date to the Ball yet right?".

Harry nodded "That goes for me too. Dan suggests that I should go with Jenny-".

"-Harry you have to". Serena interrupted. "Unless you wanna be a loner, that's up to you".

Aww Harry, S's right, and you know it. Your running out of options so I suggest, the right thing is to take 'Little J' unless she's already got someone... As for Weasley you better hope Granger hasn't been asked yet...

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