Here is the next chapter. Sorry for the wait, had some problems with writer's block.
When Mira woke up the next morning, the other girls were already up and bustling around, preparing for the day ahead.
Mira hopped out of bed and started packing her things. Today was the competition day. In the morning were all the classical ballroom dances, and the afternoon was set-aside for the Latin dancing competition. On Tuesday, there would be a morning mingling activity with the other competitors and then the afternoon and evening were for the awards ceremony and the showcase. The showcase was one of the main events. The best pair from each school would dance two dances and whichever couple was the best would win the award for their school. It was the most exciting and well-known part of the inter-school dance competition and the part Mira loved the best.
As the Hogwarts girls finished getting ready, they grabbed their things and went out into the hallway to find the two professors and the boys already waiting for them. Draco immediately moved to Mira's side, enveloping her in a one armed hug. Mira smiled lightly and listened to Miss Layla.
"Hello ladies, just in time. Today we will be having a quick breakfast before starting in one of the practice rooms. The first round of the competition will start at 9:30 precisely. Let's go!" Miss Layla said cheerfully.
She turned down the hall and started walking briskly to the Dining Hall of Durmstrang. The students greeted each other and moved after her with Professor Snape bringing up the rear.
They reached the Dining Hall and sat down at one of the extra tables. The group ate quickly and followed Miss Layla as she led the way to their designated practice studio. The girls all quickly pulled off their wraps and began to stretch. The boys followed suit as the two Professors prepared music as they talked quietly in the corner.
After about a half an hour of warm-ups, Miss Layla called the dancers over.
"Alright everyone. You will all be competing today, one dance each this morning. Lavender and Seamus, you two will be doing the slow waltz first. Mandy and Terry, you two are up next with the Viennese waltz. Hannah and Ernie will be dancing the foxtrot, and Draco and Mira will be dancing the quickstep. Lavender and Seamus will be practicing first and we will continue in that order. Lavender and Seamus!"
The Gryffindor couple walked to the middle of the room and stood in their starting positions. They danced the slow waltz well enough though Miss Layla did have quite a few pointers for the pair. The Ravenclaws took their places as Draco drew Mira over to a small-secluded corner.
"Mira love, are you alright?" whispered Draco, concern showing clearly in his eyes.
Mira smiled lightly and reached up to hug him close. She whispered into his ear,
"I'm fine Dray. It was just a dream. Stop worrying about that already. We have to prepare for the competition."
Draco hugged her back and gave her a quick kiss before turning back to watch the last few bars of Hannah and Ernie's foxtrot.
When they had finished, Draco drew Mira to the middle of the room and they waited for their music to come on.
They did the dance very well and both were smiling at the end of it. Just then Miss Layla looked at the time and almost shrieked.
"We're going to be late! Come on! Come on!" She hustled the students out of the room quickly, making their way back to the Dining Hall where the competition was to be held.
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By dinnertime, all the dancers were exhausted. As they ate their dinner, it was all Mira could do to put food in her mouth. After about 10 minutes of eating, Mira's eyes started drooping and she swayed backwards. Right before she hit the ground Draco pulled her up against him. He took one look at his sleepy fiancée and then looked around for one of the professors. Seeing Professor Snape first, Draco gently picked his now sleeping partner up bridal style and carried her to where the Potions Master sat.
"Sir, may I take her to her rooms? She has had a busy day and I don't think she'll want to stay up later for the parties and mingling." Draco asked respectfully.
Severus smiled at the picture his daughter and her fiancé made.
"Of course Draco." He dropped his voice lower so Draco had to lean in to hear. "And please stay with her. I know that stress makes her dreams worse."
Draco nodded and turned, walking out of the Dining Hall cradling Mira gently in his arms.
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Draco walked carefully into the girls' dorm and carefully over to what he judged to be Mira's bed. He laid her down reverently and started making her more comfortable. He removed her shoes and socks, outer robes and hairpins before he was faced with the dilemma of her dance clothes. He knew Mira would be mortified if he completely undressed her, so he used his wand. With a flick of his wrist, she was dressed in a light cotton nightgown. Draco smiled and started making himself more comfortable. He took off his outer garments as well, but didn't change into his nightclothes.
Once they were both more comfortable, he lay down next to Mira and slowly pulled the bed covers over them. He took Mira in his arms and slowly stroked her soft hair as he fell asleep.
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Mira woke up the next morning feeling as rested and as content as she had never been before. She moved her head of her hard pillow and, wait. Hard pillow?
Mira looked down at the "pillow" she had been sleeping on, and smiled when she saw it was Draco. She looked around the dorm and saw that none of the other girls had woken up. She looked down at her position on top of Draco and winced. During the night, he had pulled her so that their legs were intertwined and she was half on top of him. While she didn't mind this position in the least, she did dread the other girls' inevitable reactions.
She quickly started untangling herself. She sat up on the bed and swung her legs over the side. As she was about to stand up, a hand stopped her. She looked back and smiled as she saw Draco blinking sleepily at her.
"Good morning Dray." She said softly. Draco smiled and pulled her back onto the bed. He brought her up close to him so that their faces were nearly touching. He kissed her softly and sweetly and she sighed in contentment. He smiled against her lips and pulled away whispering,
"Good morning love." She laughed softly.
"Come on Dray, get up. We should get ready. Then we can go to the practice room early and work on our tango for the showcase." She sat up again and wriggled out of his reach before he could catch her. He slowly stood up and they got ready in silence.
After leaving a quick note for her father, Mira joined Draco in the Dining Hall. They quietly ate breakfast before making their way to the same practice studio as yesterday. They quickly became enveloped in their dancing, so much so that they didn't notice when the rest of the Hogwarts group came in.
Draco spun Mira out and snapped her back in again before freezing in their final position. They both smiled and Mira leaned up for a kiss. Severus cleared his throat loudly and the pair sprang apart. Mira saw the watching group who were looking at them with amusement. She blushed bright red as Draco smirked.
Miss Layla laughed.
"Alright you two, are you all ready for the showcase tonight?"
Draco and Mira nodded.
"Good. Let's go outside then, for the mingling activities."
As one, the Hogwarts students trouped outside for what promised to be an interesting morning.
That's all for now, but don't worry, Chapter 11 will be up by tomorrow.
Thanks for reading!