Laws of love By Tezuka's girl
Disclaimer: I own none of the Harry Potter characters or the characters in this fan fiction.
Warning: There are many out-of-character characters in this fan fic. This is unique to where the story goes after the Goblet of Fire. Dumbledore was never killed nor Sirius Black. Also, Draco was never a Death Eater. If you don't like this DON'T READ IT.
~Chapter 13~
The Ball
Hogwarts was utter chaos as the Yule Ball neared. Hermione and Ginny were locked away in their room getting ready as the boys were already waiting for them in the common room. Ginny was done long before Hermione, and was now doing her make-up and pouring potions in her hair.
"Ginny, my hair isn't going to fall out with all this crap you're putting in my it, is it?" Hermione asked anxiously as Ginny poured the fifth potion in Hermione's hair.
"No, so stop worrying," Ginny said making her finishing touches. "There. Done."
Hermione turned around to see her self with her hair more wavy than the bush she usually had and with streaks of ice blue that matched her dress perfectly. She started to put the tiara on when Ginny yanked it from her hand and gently placed it in her hair. The redhead cast a spell that let a very small about of glitter fall in to Hermione's hair. Once Ginny announced that they were done, they walked out to see to very bored boys.
"Honestly, what take you girls so long? Harry and I have been ready for almost an hour," Draco said as he turned to look at them. Ginny in a red halter dress and Hermione, in her ice blue dress, stopped him in his tracks, punching Harry to have him turn around.
"Holy moly, Ginny, you look amazing! And Hermione… wow," Harry said, staring.
"Thank you," Hermione said shyly.
"Well, before we leave I have an early Christmas present for you," Draco said taking out a small box. He opened it to reveal a small snowflake pendent that matched Hermione's dress perfectly. Once he put it on her, the tiara she was wearing turned into ice and an ice corsage appeared on her wrist.
"Now you really look like a beautiful ice princess," Draco said, "The charm on the necklace will keep the ice from melting. It was an heirloom of my mother's and now I want to give to you. She was the only one who knew I loved you and kept it from my father, so I want you to have this."
"Thank you, Draco. I don't know what to say," Hermione said.
"When Draco asked me what color dress you picked out he decided to give it to you early and I decided to make you a true ice princess," Ginny said laughing.
Soon the quartet made their way to the Great Hall. It was once again transformed in to an ice palace for the ball, but this time there was no live band. There was instead a wizard DJ. Hermione and Draco walked out, followed by the prefects and their dates to open the ball officially.
Hermione and Draco seemed to glide over the floor as many of the rest of the students joined. The pair were lost in there own world during the dance. Once the music stopped they were greeted with an applause from many of the student and professors. As the applause died down a Weird Sisters song came over the speakers. Hermione and Draco left the Dance Floor.
"Oh my God, Hermione you look gorgeous!" Mandy Brocklehurst yelled as she nearly dragged Blaise over to them.
"When Blaise told me about the necklace Draco was getting you I just had to see the whole thing. By the way, did you get that essay on the Goblin wars of 1826 done yet? I can't find the dates of the Skye Battle," Mandy said.
"Oh yeah. I found that in Goblins A History Not Far From Our Own. I can give you the book before we leave for home," Hermione said.
"Oh thanks! So what did you think about the lecture Professor Binns gave yesterday?" Mandy asked.
"Great. Now we'll be ignored all night," Blaise said.
"At least we're not Weasley. Looks like Brown and the Hufflepuff are going to tear him in two, though some days I wouldn't mind that," Draco said. He was suddenly smacked upside the head
"That's my brother your talking about there, Malfoy," Ginny said sitting next to Draco and Hermione.
"Oh, so sorry, Ginevra" Draco said to receive another smack, this time from Hermione.
"Play nicely," Hermione said as Blaise and Mandy walked away.
"She's the one who hit me," Draco protested.
"And if I heard correctly, you the one who said you would like to see her brother ripped in two," Hermione said.
"So it looks like those two are getting cozy," Draco said quickly, trying to change the subject and it worked.
"Yeah, I think they go well together," Hermione said, watching Blaise and Mandy dancing.
Hermione, Draco, Ginny, and Harry sat together a little longer. Then Ginny and Hermione's favorite muggle song, Eyes on Fire, by Blue Foundation came on, and everyone had to go dance.
"I seek you out, slay you alive, one more word and you won't survive," Hermione sang as she swayed to the music.
"You know, I still don't get what is so exciting about muggle music," Draco said as he danced with her.
"I don't know. I think some are about problems we can solve with magic and they can't," Hermione said
"Okay, I'll buy that one," Draco said smiling a her as she was still singing the song, harmonizing with the Danish singer.
"Can you believe it? Tomorrow we go home," Hermione said. "All that time with out the mean looks and anger."
"Yeah, that will be nice. I guess it will all blow over soon. Though one good thing has come out of this," Draco said smiling.
"What is that?" Hermione asked confused.
"We get more practice for our Auror test when those hexes come our way" Draco said laughing.
"I guess that's true," Hermione said as the song ended. This time a much faster song came on and Hermione made a run for it. Draco followed since he knew she didn't like to dance fast, as usually someone got injured. But Ginny caught her.
"Oh no you don't. We're still dancing," Ginny said, dragging Hermione and Draco to the dance floor.
"Ginny, you know I can't dance," Hermione said.
"None of us can. Plus there's no one you can really hurt someone while dancing here," Ginny said.
Unfortunately, Ginny was wrong. Within five minutes of their dancing, Hermione accidentally stepped on (more like stomped on) Harry's foot. He fell back on Ginny, who fell on Neville, who stumbled on Millicent Boulstrode's dress and tore it.
"Sorry, sorry, I told Ginny not to let me dance," Hermione said running over to mend Millicent's dress.
"Leave it, Mudblood." Millicent stopped speaking as Draco walked up behind Hermione, who while Millicent was distracted, mended her dress
"I'm so sorry Millicent," Hermione said again.
"It's fine Granger. Next time just please watch what you're doing," Millicent said walking away.
After the dress fiasco Ginny no longer tried to make Hermione dance, though she wanted to. Ginny half-wondered through the night if Hermione had somehow planed that to happen while they were dancing. Hermione and Draco danced a few more times to more slow songs. As the night went on, three people were proposed to, Blaise and Mandy among them.
Hermione, Draco, Ginny, and Harry all made it slowly up to the Head common room, reminiscing about the night.
"I think Hermione's little dance fiasco will be a memory I have for a while," Harry said, laughing.
"Well I'm glad I'm of more use to you than just a bookworm," Hermione said pouting.
"Oh come on, Hermione, you have to admit it was funny how you created that domino effect," Draco said laughing but stopped suddenly when he saw Hermione's face.
"Speaking of the domino effect did you some how plan that," Ginny asked. "It just seemed so odd that you would cause that much damage."
"Yes, I went to Millicent before the dance and asked her if there was some chance I could rip her dress while I dance and I asked Harry to fall on you so you would fall on Neville," Hermione nearly yelled.
"Okay, sorry, it did seem really odd, though," Ginny said as they walked up to the dorms. Tomorrow they would be far away from all of this and at Number 12, Grimmauld Place.