Chapter 15 The Halloween Ball

Two weeks had passed since Draco's nightmare, and now they were discussing the Halloween Ball in their kitchen, Hermione sitting on the bench with Draco in between her legs.

"So, dearest Draco what do you want the ball to be like?" she said as she grabbed at his waist with her legs forcing him to turn around

"I dunno. What do you want it to be like huh?"

"Vampires, goblins, the usual"

"Well how bout we make it pairs. Whatever your partner goes as you go as in the other gender."

"Huh"

"For example: If I go as Dracula, you go as Dracula's bride. Get it?"

"Oh cool"

"So what do you want to go as?"

"Dracula and Dracula's bride" Hermione replied with a grin

Draco laughed "Ok" and with that they kissed

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Halloween finally approached and Hermione still had no idea what she was going to wear. She was in the Gryffindor common room with Harry, Ron, Ginny and Lavender discussing what they where going to wear.

"So Lav, what are you and Ron going as?" Hermione asked the two

"Nothing really, just Merlin and his wife"

"Awesome! Harry, Ginny, what about you?"

"A princess and her knight in shining armour," Ginny replied looking at Harry

"And the Armour is very very heavy" Harry added looking a little scared

"Hey what about you Hermione, what are you and Draco going as?" Ron asked

"Dracula and his bride. Just a tad bit of a problem"

"Yeah what is it?" Lavender said

"I have no idea what the hell I'm going to wear"

"Oh Hermione, Lav and I will help" Ginny said as she grabbed her arm and went up to their dorm room

"Hey where are you girls going? We have three hours until the ball starts!" Ron called after them

"We know. That's how long we need to get ready sweetie" Lavender called back

Harry and Ron just looked at each other and muttered "girls"

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Three hour later Hermione, Ginny and Lavender emerged from the girls' room. Lavender in a white silk dress, Ginny in a pink dress with a small silver tiara settled on top of her head, her hair was as fiery red as usual yet it was up in a tight bun with ringlets cascading down to frame her face, and Hermione in a blood red velvet corset with a black leather mini skirt, black stiletto knee high boots and red fish net stockings. Her hair was now black with red, blue and white streaks through it and she also had enchanted fangs coming from her mouth. Her eyes were covered with black eyeshadow, she was paler than Draco with lips as red as red can be She truly looked like the bride of Dracula.

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Draco came into the great hall looking like Dracula himself, red silk shirt, black silk jacket, black leather pants with a silver and green silk belt tied around his waist. At first he was looking for Hermione and at first he couldn't find her but when he turned around to go look for her in their dorm he saw the most amazing looking woman he had ever seen. Black stiletto knee high boots, red fishnets, black leather mini skirt, blood red corset, and black hair. His ideal woman.

"Ouch! Well that can't be Hermione," he said to himself

Then she turned around

"Hermione" he breathed as he approached her "it's. It's. it's um.wow"

"You like?"

She licked the fangs coming from her mouth as he nodded

"They're not real are they?" he said eyeing the fangs

"No silly they're enchanted"

Just then the light went out and Hermione grasped for Draco's hand

"Draco what's going on? We didn't plan this"

"I know sweetie, I know"

"Ha ha ha. I see no one liked my little show well then, I'll just have to make you!" the cold voice stoped and a wand pointed at a person just in front of Hermione "Crucio!" The student, Theresa Underhill, a sixth year Gryffindor, started to act almost exactly like Draco did that night, he gave a small shudder next to Hermione "it'll happen to all of you eventually during the course of this evening" the cold voice rang again through the halls as he stepped into the light, a small scar of a serpent was clearly visible. And Hermione knew exactly who it was

"Hugh" she whispered