Chapter Thirty Seven: Sub Rosa
Sub Rosa: Latin for under the Roses means a well kept secret, and this is my own secret.
Hermione opened her eyes and looked at the boy who held her hand while sleeping. She smiled to herself and squeezed his hand.
His eyes fluttered open and he looked at her in shock, but it quickly faded.
"Are you doing alright?"
"yeah." She whispered. "You should go to bed."
He smirked, "you woke me."
"No I mean you should go to your bed, then sleep." She sat up a bit. "I'll be fine." She smiled weakly for still being half asleep.
"It's just day break so how about I stay a bit longer?"
"If you wish."
He smiled and she sat fully up.
"What about potter?" he wondered
"What about Harry?" she asked.
"He seemed rather pissed last time I looked."
"That's him, if things don't go perfect in his world, he gets scared, and lashes out."
"He has a point though."
She looked at him sharply. "What would that be?"
"It's not the hard to figure out that we are friends. I mean, we aren't necessarily 'trying' to hide it any more are we?"
"No." she looked at the floor. "We aren't, but do we really want to?"
"I think it would be best if we did."
"No. I don't want to keep anything Sub Rosa!" she snapped. A tear fell down her face. "I'm fed up with secrets; I'm fed up with lying!" The tears fell softly at first, but quickly turned into sobs.
"There is a masquerade." He told her.
"What's that have to do with all the tea in china?!"
"We could go, if you wanted."
The tears paused as she looked up at him in shock. "Are you asking me to the dance?"
"maybe." He smirked. "plus, you said you hated lying, this way we could let everyone know at once."
She smiled. "Me you Tom Hanna Dora Ray and Ron will all go, we'll crash the party!" she nearly shouted, falling into a pond of laughter.
Draco joined her.
"Glad your back Mione, having you out of sorts worries me a lot."
"I'm glad I'm back too."
"Harry?"
She spit on the floor. "If he can't accept it, then that's his problem, but I won't stop being his friend."
"Couldn't have said it better."
And they schemed.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
When they left the tower, they went in two different directions so not to be seen walking in together.
Hermione Entered the Hall and Saw Draco at his table eating contently.
She was apparently the last one to arrive.
When she took her seat, Dumbledore stood up.
"First I would like to say how nice it is to have our old hall back. Now I would like to draw your attention to the fact that we are once again missing our DA teacher. Professor Stone was fired yesterday, due to the fact that he broke the law and was caught trying to Rape a girl, He never actually Raped her, so her memory was modified I guess we all should apologize to Ms. Granger, whom seemed to know that this would happen." He made a quick bow towards her and continued. "So I wish you all to be ready to welcome back Professor Lupin tomorrow."
The hall cheered with the exception of Slytherin table.
"On a lighter note," he went on, "This Halloween, we are hosting a masquerade fro years four and up. You must wear masks that will be taken off at midnight for our last dance. As such, I pronounce today a Hogsmead day, to fourth and up to add a day fro shopping!"
The specified years cheered at this. Hermione could help but notice the worry on Ginny's face.
When breakfast commenced, Hermione moved near ginny. "What's wrong?" she whispered.
"I don't have anything nice to wear! It wasn't on the supply list, so mum didn't get any, and I have no amount of pocket money to buy some!!" Ginny was truly worried.
Since this was her first ball, she had no dress robes that could be modified.
Hermione though of an idea, "After breakfast, come with me up to my room, I'll see what I can do. Dora and Ray will also be there."
Ginny smiled. "Hermione you're the greatest!" she hugged her friend.
Hermione looked at Harry after the hug. Ginny went talking quickly to a friend of hers. He seemed to be avoiding her.
"Harry?" she asked softly. "I'm sorry."
He looked up at her. "I accept your apology, but I need more time."
"Take all you need."
Little did she realize, but they had just spoken with their minds.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Hermione and Ginny walked up to the tower. Hermione made Ginny plug her ears for the password, even though it made little difference.
When they entered, Dora was dancing around with Ray and Hanna was singing.
"Tell me ma when I go home
The boys won't leave the girls alone
They pull my hair, they stole my comb
But that's alright till I go home!
She is handsome she is pretty
She is the belle of Belfast city!
She comes a courting, one, two, three,
Please wont you tell me who is she?"
Dora took her place singing..
"Albert Mooney says he loves her
All the boys are waiting fro her,
Out she come as pretty as a rose
Rings on her fingers bells on her toes. . ."
Hermione coughed.
They all looked at her in the middle of their little song.
"Hay Mione!" they coursed.
"Girls, we have ourselves a bit of a tragedy, Ginny can't get a dress for the Halloween Ball!" Hermione told them with a twinkle in her eye.
"Then let us be your Faerie Godmothers!" Dora exclaimed.
"I'll get the materials for the perfect dress, it is muggle wear Mione?"
"It is." Mione agreed.
"Then I have the perfect design!"
Ginny blinked. "Design?"
"Ray wants to be a designer, her ideas are the best, and she the most professional sewer I have ever met." Hermione explained.
"I'll find the best Hair style for you Ginny!" Dora offered.
"I'll shop for jewelry!" The Ace of diamonds decided.
"And I'll do makeup, and fitting with Ray." Hermione finalized the plans.
"But I can't pay for this!" Ginny reminded them.
They all froze.
Hanna started laughing "Pay? Dear who said anything about paying us?"
"Yeah, we are your faerie Godmothers!" Dora reminded her, "Better then Cindy had, since our work won't wear off since we won't magic it up!"
"The make up and hair potions might have some magic in them, but those will last until you want them to, if muggles can do it, so can we!" Hanna decided.
Ginny was about to cry from happiness.
"Thank you!"
"Hay, what are friends for Gin?" Dora asked.
Ginny smiled again.
"Alright enough mushy stuff!" Hermione shouted.
"Lets go shopping." Ray decided. "Hay Mione where's a good place to get cloth?"
"I think that Fuzzy fabrics would be a good place."
"Where is it?"
"Across the street from Crystal's Crystals."
"Which is?"
"By the book store."
"Oh ok." And the five of them left in good spirits.
"Hay Mione?" Ginny asked once in the carriages for Hogsmead. "What about your dresses and Jewelry and makeup?"
"We have had this planned for ages already, we are all set." Mione assured her. "You're the one who needs to do this all in six days."
"How do you figure?"
"It's October 25th, Ginny dear."
"I see."
"Counting today, that makes six days not counting October 31st."
"Mione?" Ginny asked as they arrived.
"Hm?"
"Who are you going with?"
"Can't tell." Mione smirked.
"What's with you and not letting people know who you are going with?"
"Protection reasons, I don't date who everyone thinks I do, and I would like my dates in one piece when I see them."
"Harry and Ron?"
"No, Ron knows, he had to, Harry is who I'm worried about." She caught herself and turned to Ginny, "You wont tell him?"
"No. I promise, after all I do owe you."
"You want to know?"
"Yes."
"Think about the least likely people I'd go out with, and think logically."
Ginny stopped in her tracks and thought a bit.
She starred at Mione realization dawning, "It's not My bro, or I'd already know, so it has to be. . . Mione, you going with him?"
"I need a name."
"Malfoy?"
Hermione smiled and nodded.
"Wow. Your really don't date normal people do you?"
"Nah, I do, just I'll the only one who thinks so, Come on the others are waiting."
"Who is Ray going with?"
"Ron."
Ginny stared at her, "Really? He asked her?"
"No, but they both just seem to know it."
"Odd."
"No, Weird and romantic."
Ginny smiled.
"Dora?"
"She might try for Harry, but I doubt it. Dora always keeps to herself on personal matters."
"Like you?"
"Like me."
"Hanna?"
"Tom."
"Figured."
And they entered the fabric shop for the first session of their shopping.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
AN:
Ok so what do you think? I know I haven't updated lately, so forgive me, Writers block!
And I know it seems like one thing and another, but look at it this way, I have about seven Fanfics and I haven't updated three of them for ages! I really should work on Ravens and Writing desks and Raven, and Fly. I haven't ended any, and stories keep coming to mind, I have six stories I haven't posted since I want to finish at least one before I do.
That and homework.
I'm on spring break this week so I have more time, but I still have homework.
SO forgive me please?
Thanks and Review.
If you have any ideas for how they are going to crash the ball, let me know I have a pretty good idea, but your might be better.
Relena~
Sub Rosa: Latin for under the Roses means a well kept secret, and this is my own secret.
Hermione opened her eyes and looked at the boy who held her hand while sleeping. She smiled to herself and squeezed his hand.
His eyes fluttered open and he looked at her in shock, but it quickly faded.
"Are you doing alright?"
"yeah." She whispered. "You should go to bed."
He smirked, "you woke me."
"No I mean you should go to your bed, then sleep." She sat up a bit. "I'll be fine." She smiled weakly for still being half asleep.
"It's just day break so how about I stay a bit longer?"
"If you wish."
He smiled and she sat fully up.
"What about potter?" he wondered
"What about Harry?" she asked.
"He seemed rather pissed last time I looked."
"That's him, if things don't go perfect in his world, he gets scared, and lashes out."
"He has a point though."
She looked at him sharply. "What would that be?"
"It's not the hard to figure out that we are friends. I mean, we aren't necessarily 'trying' to hide it any more are we?"
"No." she looked at the floor. "We aren't, but do we really want to?"
"I think it would be best if we did."
"No. I don't want to keep anything Sub Rosa!" she snapped. A tear fell down her face. "I'm fed up with secrets; I'm fed up with lying!" The tears fell softly at first, but quickly turned into sobs.
"There is a masquerade." He told her.
"What's that have to do with all the tea in china?!"
"We could go, if you wanted."
The tears paused as she looked up at him in shock. "Are you asking me to the dance?"
"maybe." He smirked. "plus, you said you hated lying, this way we could let everyone know at once."
She smiled. "Me you Tom Hanna Dora Ray and Ron will all go, we'll crash the party!" she nearly shouted, falling into a pond of laughter.
Draco joined her.
"Glad your back Mione, having you out of sorts worries me a lot."
"I'm glad I'm back too."
"Harry?"
She spit on the floor. "If he can't accept it, then that's his problem, but I won't stop being his friend."
"Couldn't have said it better."
And they schemed.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
When they left the tower, they went in two different directions so not to be seen walking in together.
Hermione Entered the Hall and Saw Draco at his table eating contently.
She was apparently the last one to arrive.
When she took her seat, Dumbledore stood up.
"First I would like to say how nice it is to have our old hall back. Now I would like to draw your attention to the fact that we are once again missing our DA teacher. Professor Stone was fired yesterday, due to the fact that he broke the law and was caught trying to Rape a girl, He never actually Raped her, so her memory was modified I guess we all should apologize to Ms. Granger, whom seemed to know that this would happen." He made a quick bow towards her and continued. "So I wish you all to be ready to welcome back Professor Lupin tomorrow."
The hall cheered with the exception of Slytherin table.
"On a lighter note," he went on, "This Halloween, we are hosting a masquerade fro years four and up. You must wear masks that will be taken off at midnight for our last dance. As such, I pronounce today a Hogsmead day, to fourth and up to add a day fro shopping!"
The specified years cheered at this. Hermione could help but notice the worry on Ginny's face.
When breakfast commenced, Hermione moved near ginny. "What's wrong?" she whispered.
"I don't have anything nice to wear! It wasn't on the supply list, so mum didn't get any, and I have no amount of pocket money to buy some!!" Ginny was truly worried.
Since this was her first ball, she had no dress robes that could be modified.
Hermione though of an idea, "After breakfast, come with me up to my room, I'll see what I can do. Dora and Ray will also be there."
Ginny smiled. "Hermione you're the greatest!" she hugged her friend.
Hermione looked at Harry after the hug. Ginny went talking quickly to a friend of hers. He seemed to be avoiding her.
"Harry?" she asked softly. "I'm sorry."
He looked up at her. "I accept your apology, but I need more time."
"Take all you need."
Little did she realize, but they had just spoken with their minds.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Hermione and Ginny walked up to the tower. Hermione made Ginny plug her ears for the password, even though it made little difference.
When they entered, Dora was dancing around with Ray and Hanna was singing.
"Tell me ma when I go home
The boys won't leave the girls alone
They pull my hair, they stole my comb
But that's alright till I go home!
She is handsome she is pretty
She is the belle of Belfast city!
She comes a courting, one, two, three,
Please wont you tell me who is she?"
Dora took her place singing..
"Albert Mooney says he loves her
All the boys are waiting fro her,
Out she come as pretty as a rose
Rings on her fingers bells on her toes. . ."
Hermione coughed.
They all looked at her in the middle of their little song.
"Hay Mione!" they coursed.
"Girls, we have ourselves a bit of a tragedy, Ginny can't get a dress for the Halloween Ball!" Hermione told them with a twinkle in her eye.
"Then let us be your Faerie Godmothers!" Dora exclaimed.
"I'll get the materials for the perfect dress, it is muggle wear Mione?"
"It is." Mione agreed.
"Then I have the perfect design!"
Ginny blinked. "Design?"
"Ray wants to be a designer, her ideas are the best, and she the most professional sewer I have ever met." Hermione explained.
"I'll find the best Hair style for you Ginny!" Dora offered.
"I'll shop for jewelry!" The Ace of diamonds decided.
"And I'll do makeup, and fitting with Ray." Hermione finalized the plans.
"But I can't pay for this!" Ginny reminded them.
They all froze.
Hanna started laughing "Pay? Dear who said anything about paying us?"
"Yeah, we are your faerie Godmothers!" Dora reminded her, "Better then Cindy had, since our work won't wear off since we won't magic it up!"
"The make up and hair potions might have some magic in them, but those will last until you want them to, if muggles can do it, so can we!" Hanna decided.
Ginny was about to cry from happiness.
"Thank you!"
"Hay, what are friends for Gin?" Dora asked.
Ginny smiled again.
"Alright enough mushy stuff!" Hermione shouted.
"Lets go shopping." Ray decided. "Hay Mione where's a good place to get cloth?"
"I think that Fuzzy fabrics would be a good place."
"Where is it?"
"Across the street from Crystal's Crystals."
"Which is?"
"By the book store."
"Oh ok." And the five of them left in good spirits.
"Hay Mione?" Ginny asked once in the carriages for Hogsmead. "What about your dresses and Jewelry and makeup?"
"We have had this planned for ages already, we are all set." Mione assured her. "You're the one who needs to do this all in six days."
"How do you figure?"
"It's October 25th, Ginny dear."
"I see."
"Counting today, that makes six days not counting October 31st."
"Mione?" Ginny asked as they arrived.
"Hm?"
"Who are you going with?"
"Can't tell." Mione smirked.
"What's with you and not letting people know who you are going with?"
"Protection reasons, I don't date who everyone thinks I do, and I would like my dates in one piece when I see them."
"Harry and Ron?"
"No, Ron knows, he had to, Harry is who I'm worried about." She caught herself and turned to Ginny, "You wont tell him?"
"No. I promise, after all I do owe you."
"You want to know?"
"Yes."
"Think about the least likely people I'd go out with, and think logically."
Ginny stopped in her tracks and thought a bit.
She starred at Mione realization dawning, "It's not My bro, or I'd already know, so it has to be. . . Mione, you going with him?"
"I need a name."
"Malfoy?"
Hermione smiled and nodded.
"Wow. Your really don't date normal people do you?"
"Nah, I do, just I'll the only one who thinks so, Come on the others are waiting."
"Who is Ray going with?"
"Ron."
Ginny stared at her, "Really? He asked her?"
"No, but they both just seem to know it."
"Odd."
"No, Weird and romantic."
Ginny smiled.
"Dora?"
"She might try for Harry, but I doubt it. Dora always keeps to herself on personal matters."
"Like you?"
"Like me."
"Hanna?"
"Tom."
"Figured."
And they entered the fabric shop for the first session of their shopping.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
AN:
Ok so what do you think? I know I haven't updated lately, so forgive me, Writers block!
And I know it seems like one thing and another, but look at it this way, I have about seven Fanfics and I haven't updated three of them for ages! I really should work on Ravens and Writing desks and Raven, and Fly. I haven't ended any, and stories keep coming to mind, I have six stories I haven't posted since I want to finish at least one before I do.
That and homework.
I'm on spring break this week so I have more time, but I still have homework.
SO forgive me please?
Thanks and Review.
If you have any ideas for how they are going to crash the ball, let me know I have a pretty good idea, but your might be better.
Relena~