A crowd of eager students swarmed around the notice that Professor
McGonagall had just pinned up in the Griffindor common room. Melody, not
wanting to miss out on the gossip, tried to push herself to the front of
the crowd to the notice.
"Oh my God!" Alicia exclaimed. "I'd never have thought they'd let
us!" She turned to her best friends, Angelina and Katie, grinning.
"No, neither did I, especially after what happened last time," Katie
replied. "What are you going to wear?"
"I have NO idea!" The three of them linked up and walked away,
laughing.
Melody fought her way through the surging crowd. When she saw the notice,
she almost shrieked with delight. The notice read "HALLOWEEN BALL. On
31st of October at 7:30 p.m. in the great hall. Third year and above
welcome. Formal dress. Professor Dumbledore"
Melody, rushed off to find Oliver, her mind going into over drive as she
tried to think what colour dress Oliver would prefer.
Meanwhile, the boys, having already read the notice, were sat out in the grounds, discussing the ball. Fred, however wasn't with them. "Can you believe it?" Lee Jordan, the twins friend, asked. "Now we'll have to wear stupid tuxedos AND we'll have to dance." "True, but girls ALWAYS look sexy in evening wear," Harry smirked. Lee pretended to be shocked at the fact Harry had said something that implied he wasn't whiter-than-white. "HARRY POTTER!" Lee cried in a high voice. "How could you see girls as a mere object!" Then, in his normal voice, "At last! He sees sense!" They all laughed. "Who's everyone inviting then?" Ron asked. "Melody, of course," Oliver replied quickly, "I dunno, maybe Alicia" George said. "How about you Ron?" "Erm..well.." Ron was blushing about a million shades of red. "C'mon, who?" That was Oliver. "Hermione actually, but I don't think she'll say yes." "Don't be stupid, 'course she'll say yes," "I wish I had your confidence," Ron muttered. "So Lee, who's gonna be the lucky girl to accompany YOU to the ball?" George asked. "Never you mind, you'll find out soon enough," he replied in a way that was strangely shy. "Who are you asking Harry?" Oliver asked. "Well, I went to ask McGonagall first, and she said it would be ok, so..." Harry trailed off. "So what?" "So.. I asked Ginny. And she said yes." Harry said quickly. "But she's only in the second year." "Yeah, but apparently she's allowed to go as someone's date." "Just be nice to my little sister, ok Harry?" Ron said. "As long as you're nice to Hermione."
Meanwhile, the boys, having already read the notice, were sat out in the grounds, discussing the ball. Fred, however wasn't with them. "Can you believe it?" Lee Jordan, the twins friend, asked. "Now we'll have to wear stupid tuxedos AND we'll have to dance." "True, but girls ALWAYS look sexy in evening wear," Harry smirked. Lee pretended to be shocked at the fact Harry had said something that implied he wasn't whiter-than-white. "HARRY POTTER!" Lee cried in a high voice. "How could you see girls as a mere object!" Then, in his normal voice, "At last! He sees sense!" They all laughed. "Who's everyone inviting then?" Ron asked. "Melody, of course," Oliver replied quickly, "I dunno, maybe Alicia" George said. "How about you Ron?" "Erm..well.." Ron was blushing about a million shades of red. "C'mon, who?" That was Oliver. "Hermione actually, but I don't think she'll say yes." "Don't be stupid, 'course she'll say yes," "I wish I had your confidence," Ron muttered. "So Lee, who's gonna be the lucky girl to accompany YOU to the ball?" George asked. "Never you mind, you'll find out soon enough," he replied in a way that was strangely shy. "Who are you asking Harry?" Oliver asked. "Well, I went to ask McGonagall first, and she said it would be ok, so..." Harry trailed off. "So what?" "So.. I asked Ginny. And she said yes." Harry said quickly. "But she's only in the second year." "Yeah, but apparently she's allowed to go as someone's date." "Just be nice to my little sister, ok Harry?" Ron said. "As long as you're nice to Hermione."