A/N: If I owned anything to do with Harry Potter would I be a poor student writing fanfiction about it? No I don't own anything except maybe a plot or two if you can find one
Full Summary: The tensions of the upcoming war are telling on Hogwarts, so the older students decide to do something about it. In typical teenage fashion they throw a few wild parties which become a monthly release for them where they can do their own thing. With startling consequences all round. Obviously it's Draco/Ginny because that's my favourite pairing ever with a few more thrown in for fun. It's set before HBP because I'm still in denial over most of the events in that book. Pure smutty fun.
Pairings: D/G R/Hr H/OC I'll list others as I decide on them
Rating: M for language and eventual sex scenes
Lyrics at the beginning from 'Loving You' by Paolo Nutini
The Heat Inside When Rhythm and Love Collide
Chapter Ten – Loving You
Goodbye loneliness and hello tenderness
I've been waiting for your call for so long
And it musta been hard just to follow your soul,
To stick to the road that your hearth wants you to go and as you slide through the door
With your morals on your sleeve
And I think its time for all those morals to leave so lets get down and freaky baby, lets get restless
Baby cmon' get crazy with me
And I said
When you're loving me, I'm loving you and I love your prowess and the things that you do and its your
Flawless soul that bleeds my stone and when your loving me I'm loving you and that's When we've got it goin' on
So many people think we've got it wrong they try to break us but we wont play along so Let's get down and dirty baby, lets get restless baby
And I said
When your loving me, I'm loving you and I love your prowess and the things that you do And its you
Flawless soul that bleeds my stone and when your loving me I'm loving you and that's When we've got it goin'
On oh goin on and I was so
And I ended another home and you fly in my arms you just fly into my arms
"These books can't possibly compete with centuries of established history, especially when that history is endorsed by the ultimate bestseller of all time."
"Don't tell me Harry Potter is actually about the Holy Grail!"
"I was referring to the Bible."
"... I knew that!" – The Da Vinci Code
"Where are you going Ginny? You can't be getting ready yet the Ball's eight hours away." Ron said from his armchair by the fire where he was playing chess with Colin Creevy.
"I have to get the Hall decorated." Ginny said as she headed towards the portrait hall.
When she reached the Hall there was a group of about a dozen people milling about the Hall talking excitedly as they waited for Ginny, Draco and Cleo. Ginny clapped her hands loudly and they all looked at her.
"We'll make this as quick as we can so we can all get ready." She said grinning.
She instructed the group on what their individual jobs were and Ginny set about tying her hair back so she could get to work. She wrapped her hair into a knot at the top of her head and headed over to direct the two Gryffindor girls arranging the hangings.
There were a dozen banners they had made for the occasion, all of them were made of a heavy black material and were currently being hung in the rafters. They each sparkled with miniature crystals representing stars and on the largest centre piece was a huge full moon. Whisps of silver grey clouds were charmed to drift from banner to banner as clouds.
Once this was done Ginny moved onto where Cleo was directing some Hufflepuff boys on where to hang the murals that had been made. Each depicted a dancing audience, all dressed in black, red and green ball dresses and tophat and tails. These were hung at strategic places along the walls of the Hall. The effect was that the Hall now looked huge in all directions, as though the audience that were charmed to really dance were also a part of the Ball.
The tables had been covered in ragged black lace cloths. A lit pumpkin hovered over each small table and the chairs were painted black with jewels shining on them brightly. The walls not covered by murals were thickly hung with spider webs that sparkled in the dimmed light and fake blood had been spilled over the floor artistically. A long table on one side of the room was spread with food and a nasty-looking crow had been borrowed to sit on a branch next to the table.
The actors that Ginny had hired arrived soon after the decorations were completed and they hurriedly got into costume. There were four beautiful girls who stood on a podium in each corner of the room and twirled long ribbons in huge circles over what would be a dancing crowd in a few hours. Half a dozen handsome men were dressed as slaves with real chains around their wrists who were to mill about the room with trays of drinks.
A photographer had been employed for the night and was setting up at the far side of the room. He dug a disc out of his pocket and placed it on the floor, poking it with his wand it sprung up into a small forest consisting of a few dark trees with real bats that fluttered about them but couldn't leave them. This was the backdrop for his photos.
"All done Ginny."
Ginny grinned at Cleo and wiped a hand across her sweating forehead.
"How does it look?" She asked as they all grouped together to survey their work.
"Ginny! You can't go in that, do you know what Ron will do?" Hermione exclaimed when she knocked on Ginny's room to see if she was ready.
"Yes I can." She said firmly, eyeing Hermione over her shoulder in the mirror.
Hermione was in a long black dress with a lot of dark makeup and her hair touching her knees and dyed black for the night.
"That dress needs something." Ginny observed.
She crossed the room and tapped her wand on Hermione's thigh. There was a slight ripping sound and a slit from thigh to floor appeared exposing Hermione's leg.
"There."
Hermione shook her head as she eyed Ginny's outfit.
"Ron's going to kill you." She muttered.
Ginny shrugged one shoulder. She was in a skin-tight black cat-suit that clung to every single curve and left nothing to the imagination. Knee-high black heeled boots with straps crisscrossing them, a long black tail attached at the back and a whip hung around her waist like a belt. Her long rich hair was curled and a pair of black cat ears peeked up from amidst the curls. She had drawn whiskers on her face and outlined her eyes heavily with black eyeliner.
"I'm more interested in Malfoy's reaction." She said with a wicked smile at Hermione.
The Ball was in full swing by the time the group of Gryffindors arrived. In fact it looked as if it had been going on for a lot longer than two hours. Ginny grabbed Billy as he went past, dressed as a skeleton with fluorescent green bones.
"When you ordered the drink, Billy, who did you order it from?"
He shrugged one shoulder; "Your brothers. They said they could give us a great deal and they promised they wouldn't give us anything with a Transfiguring charm on it."
Ginny shook her head ruefully and thanked Billy.
"What did they put in the drink?" Ron asked suspiciously as he sniffed a glass of swirling golden liquid a waiter had just offered him.
"Alcohol." Ginny said. "A lot of alcohol."
Ron became very excited at this news and hurriedly knocked the drink back and grabbed another.
"Have you seen Cleo?" Harry asked Billy as he was leaving.
"She's torturing actors over there." Billy replied, waving a hand vaguely over his shoulder as he was pulled away by his date.
When the friends approached Cleo they understood Billy's use of the word 'torture'. The actor she was talking to was dressed head to foot in biker leather and had a chain from his nose to his ear… which she was tugging on gaily.
"Did your girlfriend put this on you? Can you attach a dog lead to it? She's gotta have you trained so well!"
Ginny laughed and put her hand on Cleo's shoulder.
"Come on, Cleo. Time for your medication."
She handed Cleo a glass of alcohol which she took happily. Cleo was in a pair of fluorescent green and black striped tights, huge clumpy black boots with a ripped black netted skirt that had something like a tutu under it to make it stick out. A black corset with splashes of lime green paint on it and a black leather jacket that ended just under his shoulder blades finished her outfit.
"This stuff is strong." Ron muttered, reeling a little as he squinted at his empty glass.
"Evidently." Ginny agreed, eyeing the rest of the Hall.
Over in one corner a large group of Muggle-borns were belting out Bohemian Rhapsody out of tune, an impromptu break-dancing competition had broken out in the centre of the dance floor which Ginny highly suspected would end with some serious injuries and in another corner Dean Thomas and Seamus Finnigan were teaching half the room the Time Warp.
Ginny jumped when someone put their hands over her eyes.
"Guess who."
She smiled.
"I know who it is and if he knows what's good for him he won't smudge my makeup."
She turned around to see Draco looking handsome as ever as Lucifer. He was entirely in black with an elaborate silver circlet around his head and silver suede gloves on. In return to her questioning look he said; "Lucifer was God's most beautiful angel."
She raised her eyebrows; "Before he developed a god complex and grew horns and hoofed feet."
He frowned at her and she smiled innocently, holding her hand out towards him. He took it and drew her towards him.
"You look tempting." He murmured into her ear. "It's wasted on these people."
She punched him on the arm lightly and he smirked.
"Let's go for a walk." He whispered and she nodded.
He took hold of her wrist and drew her towards the doors. He could feel her pulse beating pleasantly beneath his fingertips as she allowed him to lead her down the steps. They paused in the centre of a slight valley in the grounds. It had been raining earlier and the ground was still glistening with the drops around them. Before either of them could say anything a huge bang startled them both. Glancing up they watched as another rocket hurtled up and exploded in the air sending multicoloured sparks showering over the grounds.
Ginny shivered and Draco drew her towards him, wrapping her up in his cloak. He felt her small hands at the base of his back and goose bumps crept upwards from that spot.
"You smell gorgeous." She mumbled against his chest.
He smiled into her hair, his hands just under her shoulder blades as she pressed against him.
"It was expensive." He smirked.
She pulled back and shook her head at him. He watched her lips curve into a smile as she stared up at him.
"You'll have to get me some." She said breezily.
He lifted his eyebrows at her and she cocked her head to the side so her curls fell over one shoulder.
"Will I now?"
She buried her nose in his shirt and breathed deeply; "Yes."
"Why would I be inclined to do that then?"
She slipped her hands under his shirt and his breath whistled between his teeth as she leant up to whisper in his ear.
"Because I want some. And if you want to get what you want." She ran her fingertips over his warm skin. "Then you'll get me what I want."
"Is that a fact?" He murmured against her satiny smooth cheek.
Before Ginny could reply she felt something drop against her nose and she glanced up at the dark sky now void of fireworks.
"What?" He asked, irritation in his voice.
Ginny didn't answer. She didn't need to because he had begun to feel the raindrops himself.
"It's going to chuck it down." He pointed out.
"So?" She grinned.
When they finally made it back to the ball it was beginning to slow down. The younger students had mostly returned to their houses and a lot of the older ones had disappeared too. Draco led Ginny onto the dance floor.
"I think your brother dating Granger is a good thing."
Ginny stared up at him in surprise as they swayed to the music.
"You what?"
He inclined his head to where Ron and Hermione were dancing in a corner, Ron's feet frequently meeting Hermione's toes.
"They only focus on each other, its very convenient."
Ginny thought this over for a moment. It was true that if Ron wasn't otherwise occupied with his girlfriend he would have been tearing Draco apart by now, not to mention bawling Ginny out for her outfit.
"I can live with that." Ginny conceded as Draco twirled her out and pulled her back against him.
well.just.imagine – not a very interesting ball I'm afraid but I hope it was worth the wait anyway.
Tomsgirl2005 – Dumbledore is quite nice with his punishments we all know that. There will be more Ginny Draco stuff soon I promise.
Nickel – well how do you think the ball went then? It could of gone better I think
xfinishedinadayx – glad you liked it
Jem90 – here's the next chapter, I'm glad you like it
Yuki Asao – thanks, here's an update for you