Chapter 11: Questions

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Dominique's POV

"May I have your attention please", McGonagall's voice booms over everyone else's.
We all stop talking and look over at the headmaster'a podium.
"Due to recent events", Dumbledore says and looks over at us with a twinkle of his eye, "The staff at Hogwarts has decided to have a ball".
The hall erupts in squealing and grunting.
"Quiet! Quiet!", he calls and everyone shuts up.
"We have decided this because of our knowledge that, sadly, not everyone will make it out of these dark times", I look over at my uncle Fred and see him looking down, obviously someone had already told him and Tonks and Lupin too, since they were also looking down.
"So to cheer things up a we have decided to have the ball next week, on Valentines Day. That is all, you may all go to your dormitories", he dismisses us and everyone starts talking again, although the main topic now is the ball.
"Who are we going to go with, we don't know anyone here", Molly says exasperated.
"I've seen some cute boys", Roxanne responds and winks before walking the other way.
"I bet she and Louis won't have a problem", I say and we both burst out laughing.
I shake my head and say goodbye to Molly, telling her I needed to do some studying for something.
As I walk back to the room of requirements a boy who looked like he was in his sixth year starts walking alongside me.
"Hi, Dominique is it?", he asks.
I smiled at the boy, not wanting to seem rude but question, "Do I know you?".
"Oh", he chuckles, "No sorry, I'm Terry, Terry Boot", he extends his hand out to me and I stop walking and shake it.
"Well then, hi Terry, Terry Book", he laughs and I start decide I like this boy, at least he has a sense of humor.
"So what's up?", I ask him.
"Well you see the ball that was just announced, I know you are like twenty years younger than me, but we could go as friends, get to know eachother?", he asks, his eyebrow raised a little as he waits for my answer.
"Oh er, sure of course", I say and smile at him.
"Great, I'll see you later then", he say and I nod.
As he runs back to his friends he waves at me, I wave back.
I smile to myself and make my way to the room of requirements.

Neville's POV

'Oh, not like the Yulle ball again', I think to myself as I lay on my bed. I had had loads of fun two years ago but it was really difficult to get someone to go to me, I was just lucky that Ginny was nice enough to say yes.
I think of the people I could ask and make a list in my head.
Hermione, but she would be going with Ron, most likley.
Ginny, no she already went with me once, I'll let her go with someone else now.
Luna, maybe but that'd be a bit awkward considering I don't know what she talks about half the time.
Another person pops into my head, but maybe she already has someone to go with, then again it was only a few hours ago that Dumbledore announced it, but what if she doesn't have a good time? No we obviously already went through this once and she liked it. I sigh and flip to my other side on the bed. I'll ask her tomorrow I decide and let my eyes close.

I look down into my cereal and my stomach does some flips, the sight of food was making me nauseous and I was already nervous enough. So I decide to just drink some pumpkin juice. As I lift up the glass to my mouth and take a sip of it I hear a voice.
"Good morning Neville", I jump and the juice spills on the table and on my shirt.
"Hannah! When did you get here?", I ask her and she giggles.
"Just now, sorry for startling you by the way", she says and I wave it off.
"Here let me help", she says when she sees me franticly wiping the pumpkin juice off my shirt. I take my hands away and she points her wand at me and murmurs something. The stain disappears and the small fades.
"Thanks", I say and she smiles.
"Morning mum, morning dad", I blush a bit as Alice sits down next to me.
"Morning", we say.
"So…", she says with a cheerful smile on her face.
"So…", I repeat and she rolls her eyes, although she smiles more.
"A ball huh? Amazing isn't it, I don't know who I'm going with but I have hopes someone will ask me, you guys?", she asks looking at us.
"No not yet", Hannah says and I shake my head.
"Well you guys better get a move on or everyone will be taken", she says grinning.
"Oh, there they are", Alice exclaims and waves to two boys coming into the hall.
They race to our table and sit down on either side of Alice.
"Morning everyone", Fred says.
"Morning Ally J., morning uncle Neville, morning Aunt Hannah", James says after him and we say good morning back.
We make small talk though breakfast, until Hannah stands up.
"I have to go tell Susan something", she says and I stand up too.
"Me too, not Susan, I mean I have to go too", I say and the three wave at us absentmindedly.
Hannah walks out of the hall and I follow closely behind.
"Are you following me Neville?", she asks a bit amused.
"Er, no, I just, I, I want to ask you something", I say and she looks at me, smiling.
"Er, would you like to go to the ball with me?", I ask and she smiles.
"I mean you don't have to if you don't want to, you…", I start to rant but she cuts me off.
"I'd love to Neville", she says and I stare at her for a moment.
"Er, great! I'll just…I'll be…", I try to say, but the shock that she said yes is now more powerful than my mouth, so I just stand there like an idiot babbling and pointing back.
"Do you want to go for a walk with me Neville?", she says.
"Yeah, that'd be nice", I say and she smiles at me.

Rose's POV

"Good morning", Scorpius slides into the seat next to mine.
"Good morning", I respond.
"It sure is, the sun is shining, we're going to the ball, and the birds are singing", he says looking up at the Great Hall ceiling.
"Sorry what was that?", I ask.
"The birds are singing?", he asks.
"No before that", I say.
"It sure is?"
"After that"
"The sun is shinning?"
"Scorpius Malfoy! You know very well what I'm talking about", I tell him and he put his hands up in surrender.
"Why would you think we are going to the ball together?", I ask.
"Well we are best friends so I just thought", he says.
"How about Al?", I say and raise an eyebrow.
"Well I'm sure as hell not going with him", he responds and I roll my eyes.
"Language Scorpius", I remind him.
"Sorry"
"What about me? I could go with Al, as friends or cousins", I say.
"Well I just though that since he was your cousin going to the ball with him would be a bit awkward", he says and shrugs.
"Well then I'm not going to the ball", I say, standing up and graving my book. I have every intention of going and I'm dying to go with Scorpius.
"Wait but you can go with me!", he calls after me.
"Not until you ask properly!", I call back.
As I walk out the door I see Scorpius with his mouth hanging open and I smirk.

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