I'm really sorry this was out late, really late. It's the school holidays and I've got a do a report on different musical styles for homework, so I've been busy, but I'll try harder to get parts out
Sorry
Paladin Starfire
Harry Potter And Voldemort's Ally
Part 20
James sped out of the their room and towards the Girls Dormitories. The didn't care if they were making a loud thumping noise as they raced to the door. James' foot hammered into the wood. It didn't budge.
He swore and turned to Harry who already was kicking forwards. Crunch the door came open and James' wand with it. He speed in, a curse on his lips, and he stopped in his tracks, and look at the scene before him ,gasped and laughed.
Harry followed, fist ready, though he didn't no what good he could do with them. He looked at the Dormitory, and gasped. Seamus followed, and also his jaw dropped, and was left speechless. Dean raced in, and was welcomed by the something that made him gasp. And finally Neville. And the sight had the same effect.......
Before , clustered around Hermione four post bed, they look at what she held in her hands, a necklace, a gold chain, this was strange, who would send Hermione a beautiful gift like that, but, there was something else, at the front, was a sapphire, shaped into a heart, the sapphire sparkled in the light swinging from side to side in Hermione's hand. But also there was a little piece of card attached to it.
Hermione and her friends looked up at the boys who had just entered rudely into there Dormitory. They just stared at each other for a moments, and then "What is going on?" Harry and Parvati. "None of your business" cried Ron and Kathy. Hermione stood up and raced over to James, she flung her arms around his neck and kissed him on the cheek.
He turned a scarlet and Harry and Ron whistled. James swore, or at least mouthed something awful. Hermione pulled away and said "Thank you, it's beautiful, but who could you afford it, it must have been at least 50 Galleons?" At that moment Fred and George burst in.
They glanced at the scene, and they also whistled, and started to hum "James has got a girlfriend" and were shot a look off 'shut up or get it' by James, and they shut up. Harry asked "What's he done?" and Hermione handed the necklace to Harry who read the card aloud :
To Hermione
Hope you like it,
From James
Harry gasped, and looked at James "You bought this for Hermione?" James grinned. Harry shook his head, and examined the necklace, gold ring were linked together to form the chain that would hold it in place.
The sapphire sparkled , it's blue crystal was cut into the shape of a diamond. He whistled, for it was most certainty beautiful. He handed it around to his friends. They all came to the same conclusion.
Hermione kissed him again and said "You haven't answered my question" James looked turned to her and said "What, oohhh, well it did cost a bit, but, I saved up, and I'm glad that you like it" Hermione smiled and said, "How could I not" Kathy cleared her throat, and said "Well, I'm happy for all,but what about a bit of respect, and privacy?" She shot a 'get out' looked at them and Harry and his friends shuffled out. James mouthed "We'll talk later" and went with them.
They said nothing until they reached their Dormitory and James walked to his present, smiling. Harry followed. Wondering how James could afford that crystal. Ron marched in with the others. "Now that was nice" he called, with nods from the others "How could you afford it?" he asked and James said "I already told you"
And then Harry murmured in his ear as the others sat down "Do you love her?" and James shot a 'What do you think?' and harry nodded, that was as good as yes. He sat down to his presents.
He'd got another load of rather generous gifts. From Ron, "The Complete Guide Of Killer Quidditch Moves" it told you about ways to get the Snitch easier, tactics for avoiding the Bludger and so on. From Hermione, new watch, as wells as having the time it had a little button on the side, he pushed it, and there were now 5 hands, and the numbers were now things like "Hospital Wing" "Dormitories" "Great Hall" and "Library" Each hand on it a name:James,Hermione, Ron,Fred and George.
From Sirius a thin piece of glass in a case, on the case was "The Sneak detection Glass For Glasses" And from James, a small novel, a muggle novel. Harry looked up at James, and gave a 'What the hell is this for?' look. James only smiled. A large box of chocolates, from Mrs. Weasley, which disappeared back to the packet, when you had had enough.
They headed down to Breakfast, and then they spent the rest of the mourning messing around, with there gifts, and watch others trying to use what ever they had got. And at lunch they headed down to a lovely feast, the hall was packed for a change, as no one had wanted to miss the Ball. They hall was be-witched with every manner off things, from plates the glowed Christmas colors of green and red, to chairs, that had he heads of reindeer on them, and was sometimes snort, and knock the person on top off.
The lunch was full of turkey and Christmas pudding. After this they headed out into the freezing cold, with Fred,George and the rest of the girls to have a good time outside, in the snow. The teams Harry,James,Ron,Hermione,Seamus and Dean on to Fred, George,Alicia, Lavender,Angelina,Kathy and Katie. The fight started in earnest.
James raced to take on Fred and George, as they attacked Harry and Hermione from behind, as Harry tried to get Lavender, And Hermione went for Angelina. James took them by surprise, and hit George in the face as he hurled snow into Hermione back. But Fred with a flick a his wrist sent a snow ball into his face, blocking James view, and making him throw the snow ball at Ron, instead of Fred, "Sorry" James said,as he spun round and kicked snow at George, covering his face.
He fell back, and Jams heaped snow onto him. George struggled as James heaped more and more onto the growing pile. Harry hit Lavender and fell back, but Hermione missed completely, and Angelina, hurled a well aimed snow ball, and hit her in the neck, covering her amulet and the topaz with snow.
She fell back laughing as snow rolled down her robes. Seamus and Alicia were exchanging snow balls , but they didn't get hit. Slowly, Fred's team began to overwhelm Harry's. They were pushed back, until they were in a neat circle. They were covered with snow, but they couldn't get out. "Do you surrender Harry?" Fred called. Harry yelled out "Never" and Fred pounded him with snow. But then James removed his wand, and cried out an incantation.
Hermione's blue bell fire they had used in the first year speed out , melting the snow in front of him, creating a trench, a very thin trench,. He yelled out, and grabbed his amulet, trying to concentrate, , with George hurling snow into his face it was hard. He felt into his soul, for the fire within, and found it, red light rushed through his minds eye, through his arm, and into his wand, the snow stopped, and there were gasped. James didn't care, but they other saw it, his amulet had glowed and shot a beam of red light into his wand,, the light had wrapped it self around his wand, and magically harden, from light it became mist, and then crystal. It wrapped it self around the wand a finally time, and then it make came real, and the blue-bell fire grew, to the size of a fire engines water cannons beam.
It melted away the snow beneath Fred's teams, and it gave way under there feet, although it wasn't deep it was enough to knock them off balance, and James yelled to Hermione "Herm' refreeze the snow around them!" She grinned, and murmured a word. Blue white light hit the snow around Fred's team, it began to suddenly grow around them, and then the snow regrew, closing in on Fred's team, they tried to get out , but to late, it encased there legs. The were stuck in the snow.
James' wand glowed red, and the light flew back into his amulet. He grinned and spun his wand on the tips of his fingers he laughed "Well, looks who's the winner" He laughed "Surrender?" He said simply, as the rest of his team gather snow balls and wands in hands. Fred shook his head nervously "No way" James smiled "Get 'em" Snow balls and curse flew through the air and hit the team. The yells could be heard from the hall.
Out marched Professor' Lupin and Figgs. Wands in hands. They yelled out together "What's going on?" James yelled out, in a trying-to-hide-something voice "Oh, nothing" Then up they marched, crunching the snow under foot. They saw the strange scene: George,Fred,Alicia,Angelina,Kathy and Katie, covered in snow and stuck to the ground. Lupin grinned "We'll, I think that this fight is to one sided,don't you think, Arabella?" Arabella grinned and nodded. Lupin murmured something, and the snow disappeared from Fred's teams feet. James and his team ran all the way to the common room.
After James and his team had escaped Fred's curses, they changed into there dress robes, but as normal, the girls had gone up to the Dormitories as soon as they had escape the snow pit. Harry, Ron and James changed into there robes. James' crimson robes flowed down to his feet. And suddenly he walked, like a model, shaking his head,rolling his eyes down to the common room, and spun round looking at Ron's peach colored ones and Harry's emerald ones. He looked over at Ron, with a bemused glance, and looked at his robes. For once, Fred and George had done something right.
They meet Hermione, Kathy and Angelina and Katie (Fred and George's dates). Hermione had on the same blue robes as the sapphire necklace , which was clearly visible. Kathy, pink robes sparkling in the light and both Angelina and Katie wore violet robes, which reflected their personality, strange and colorful.
James took Hermione by the arm, and motioned for the door. "After you" Harry alone walked out first, looking up and down the corridor for Cho, nothing yet, probably in the Entrance Hall. Then Ron and Kathy next, then Fred and Angelina, George and Katie next, and finally, James and Hermione, both looking lovely, thought James looked a tad like a man made of blood.
They walked down to the hall, and here was Cho. Topaz robes swirled as she turned up to look at Cho and the others. She smiled and called out "Hey, Harry" He smiled back, and thought suddenly , she looks lovely.
Harry walked over, to Cho, and said softly "Hey" He took her by the arm, and they walked in. The hall was arranged with small tables around a large dance floor. They walked over to a nearby table, with ten places, and they all sat, down. Harry picked up the menu, and looked up and down the columns, of foods. Lasagna, no, lobster,nah. Nearby he heard James say, "Prawns in Silver Sauce" and a plate of prawns, vegetables and silvery sauce appeared, it looked nice, but he'd never want to it, it looked to dangerous and magical for Harry's likings, but James is James.
Finally, he saw something he liked "Roast Pork" he looked down to see it siting in front of him, with vegetables. He looked around to see Hermione and the others already eating, he taken so long to choose his food the other already had began to eat. "You going to eat that or just look at it?" Ron murmured Harry grinned and and began to eat. He looked over at Cho, she'd choose some Asian food.
Conversation was so in full swing, with Quidditch on top of there list. "I hear that Ravenclaw have a much stronger team than from last year " George said from in between mouthfuls of lobster "Yeah" Cho replied "We've got a new captain, he's tough and will only be happy until Ravenclaw has the Quidditch Cup" James snorted and said "I serious doubt that"
Fred agreed and commented "I don't think we loose with such good team" Slapping Harry and Angelina on the backs, "Besides, it's not right for the winners of the Quidditch Cup for 4 years in a row stop losing right now" Cho looked over with a wicked grin "I'd like you to say that when we win" and Harry said "Ok, we've got all the bet's locked, and the odds, Gryffindor 99, Ravenclaw 0" Gryffindors laughed and Cho playfully slapped Harry on the arm "It's the other way round"
Harry glanced over at the head table, or rather the table the teachers sat at. Dumbeldore laughed at a joke from Arabella and Hagrid was as red as ever, and in a loud conversation with McGonagall. He turned to look for Professor Lupin, but then light caught his eye, it was the moon, and it was full. "Ohhnn" Harry murmured, before returning to a conversation on the schools safety.
"I think we should at least get Aurors" Cho said, with hearty agreement from others "And some dragons" Harry and Ron laughed and said together "I think they're more trouble than there worth, and even a student, like Vicky" Hermione slapped him hard "I mean Victor Krum can defeat one of them, so if a good Death Eater came, we're as good as dead" James said quickly, "Please, lets not get going on this path, it's a good night, and besides, it's not as if they're coming for us" He turned and looked towards other tables, and saw Dumbeldore rise, and murmur to his wand and say "Students, please would you rise, and on to the dance floor"
The rose, leaving there dinner, and in Harry's case, a large potato, and walked out on to the dance floor. Taking there partners, they waited for music. Harry looked over at the center of the floor, which had began to rise. And on it appeared instruments, 2 guitars,a piano,drums,a violin and a trumpet. And up walked some teachers.
Professor Vector of all people walked out and sat in front of the piano,Mundungus Fletcher took up the drums and Arabella grabbed the second guitar, and finally, black set back, the youthful, boyish features fully restore, robes of Lockhart's favorite aqua shimmering, up came Sirius Black. Harry gasped, and he took up the lead guitar. Many gasp followed. And the music began.
Medium paced it was bouncy and happy. If last years dancing with Pravita was dancing , this must be joy. For there was no slowly revolving in a spot, but fast paced, Harry let Cho lead him put he was vastly enjoying himself. Walking round and round swinging left to right. Harry looked at Cho, and she looked back. Both think about each other, Cho thought he was handsome, his green eyes striking, his scar, a painful reminder of the worst possible things, but over all, she liked him. A lot.
Harry looked at her, topaz robes swirling as they twirled round on the dance floor. She was beautiful. If his previous feeling were just a small crush, this was for sure love. She was lovely, from her hair, right down to her feet. They didn't even notice other looking at them, as they twirled, there eyes were to busy speaking the unheard words. And the music suddenly stopped, and then a faster, some close to rock'n'roll began to fill the air. And there unheard talking continued, but this time there dance was much faster.
James smiled as the music got faster, and he began to speed up and grinned, "OK lets rock'n'roll" Hermione looked unsure "James don't go to fast, you might hit someone" James laughed "Relax, I dance all the time back home, just let me do the driving" Hermione gave a wiry smile, "Well, OK" James grinned back, as the music hit full pace, heavy drums beats and guitars sounds filled the air. James spun around quickly, Hermione gasped as he let go to her left hand as the came out of the spin. He caught her again and pulled her close, and then out again, she grinned, this isn't so bad after all.
James pulled her close again and murmured "Enjoying it?" she grinned, no need for an answer. He the titled her down and swung her up again. She laughed, now she was really enjoying it. He spun her round one more time and then the song ended, as did the dancing. The sounds of clapping came soon after . As Hermione and James' dancing had sent many nearby dancer to the edge, for fear of getting hurt. James grinned, and bowed, and Hermione flowed.
"I'm hot, let's go outside" Hermione murmured in James' ear as they bowed, James whispered back "Sure thing" They walk out from the large crowd and outside. The usually fairy bushes had been replaced with other, stranger looking plants, that changed colour and seemed to dance to the music wafting out from the hall.
They walked over to a bench, just outside the field of view of the hall. They sat down. "I never knew you were such a good dancer" Hermione said quietly. James grin widened "Well, back home my friends and I have got a little band, that plays for some school concerts, and we've gotta dance sometimes" His look change, to that of a person remembering the past "We play what muggles call 'pop/rock' music it sounds quiet good sometimes"
Hermione looked amazed "You never told me you were in a band and played muggle music?" James laughed "What's to be amazed about" Looking at the expression on Hermione face "It's nothing, just that I don't know anyone who can play it that's all" James shrugged, "Same as the Wizarding music except they have different styles and instruments"
James glanced at the necklace he had given her, emerald sparkling in the moonlight "Do you like it" He asked . She looked at the necklace, "It beautiful, and I want to thank you" She leaned over and kissed him on the check. A look of shook and surprise came over his face "Thanks" Then Hermione asked "Why did you get it?"
James looked aside "Well, I just thought that you might like it" He looked back at Hermione and asked "Hermione? I need to ask you something" She smiled "Sure, fire away" James blushed "Well remember when told me who you felt about me in the hospital wing?" She nodded,also beginning to blush "What's your answer?" James said.
Hermione thought about this a moment and blushing furiously said "I think this answer's the question" She kissed him on the lips. A long passionate kiss. He kiss back. When they came a apart he looked into her eyes and murmured "Thank you" And then they kissed again.........
Above the hall, in roofs of Hogwarts the Death Eater and Prism waited. They stood ready, Stanes holding his wand out ,a piercing blue light tracing a circle around the hole from which they intended to kill Potter. Malfoy clenching his wand close, ready for the kill. Stanes looked up and said "Ready?" Malfoy nodded. Stane murmured, the floor within the circle disappeared.
Bellowed them a swirling mist of semitransparent stars, and a full moon billowed bellow them. And bellow that was the hall, people dancing, laughing and kissing. Malfoy scanned the area. "There" He pointed, to where Harry talked with Cho. Malfoy smiled a cruel smile and level his wand "Ingneeus! "
A feeling with in James sprung up, he pulled away from Hermione kiss. "What?!" She asked in shock. He didn't answer, but pulled out his wand and raced for the hall.......
Authors Note: Can James stop that fireball, or is Cho and Harry as good as dead?
Disclaimer: Harry Potter , his friends and enemies are owned my J.K Rowling But I OWN James Wills And Michael Wills and all other strange characters (Except those mentioned in her novels)
