The students gave them a strange look. They are actually looking at two
Dracos and two Hermiones walking in the aisle! Hermione ignored them. She
just hurried forward with the others and talked to Dumbedore.
"Professor Dumbledore! We did it! Are we the first to finish?"she said, "They are Airic and Hermy, they are our ancestors. In their younger form that is."said Draco.
Dumbledore looked at Helena and Airic and examined them very carefully.
" Anti-Sinungalia!" yelled Dumbledore with his wand pointed towards them.
"Now, are you really Hermione and Draco's ancestors?" he asked them, "I just made an anti- lying spell so if you want to lie, I'm telling you right now, don't because you won't like it!" he warned.
"Yes we are." Said Helena and Airic with sincerity
"Very well then, you are our winners. Everyone, let's give this pair a big hand." he ordered the crowd.
He looked at Draco and Hermione and said, " I'll bring them back (Helena and Airic). Don't worry about them anymore. Now go back to your seats and enjoy the food."
Hermione felt a little sad with the thought of bidding goodbye to them. She headed towards the Gryffindor table and sat between Harry and Ron.
"Congratulations Hermione!" said Ron and Harry in chorus. She just smiled and continued to eat.
The next morning was a sunny one. The sky was so blue and almost cloudless. All of the students are already inside the great hall. A clinging sound reminded everyone another announcement will be done.
"Attention everyone!" said Dumbledore "Since our Halloween activity was finished yesterday, who was by the way won by Ms. Granger of Gryffindor and Mr.Malfoy of Slytherin, we will inform you this early that we will conduct a Yule ball this year. We informed you earlier about this so that our young lasses here may get their dresses ready and their appearances more beautiful." The girls from all houses are now smiling and giggling on their seats.
"There are no rules with regards to your dates. You may come alone or with a partner. That would be all" he said as he go back to his seat.
The eating time passed and all of the students are now finding their way towards the door. Dumbledore stood up again and said in a loud scratchy voice, "Ms. Granger and Mr. Malfoy, please stay." Both of them went to the high table and waited for the old man to speak, "As I have promised, you will go to Romania and visit the dragons. You will go there but we will move it on the last part of the school year because o some delays in our schedule, we cannot find anyone to supervise your travel. Is that okay?"
"It's fine with me. At least I won't miss any of my classes" said Hermione
"I don't care. It doesn't matter to me anyway. I just need to earn my points" he said annoyingly.
"Very well then, you two may go" ordered the old Dumbledore as he walked away. Hermione alked towards the door while whispering, " I don't want to miss my History of Magic class!"
Malfoy stopped her and held her shoulder.
"What?" she asked, looking a little irritated.
He stared at her looking like he was unable to speak but forced himself to say a word. "Uhhmm.I .was.wondering. if would you like to go to the ball with me?"
Hermione looked shocked, she never expected it. She didn't change the expression of shock in her face as she walked backwards towards the door. Once she reached the door, she ran very fast in the hallway and was suddenly gone. Malfoy was left alone in the hall, devastated. Hermione on the other hand, already stopped running.
"He thinks he can just play me around? I bet he's just planning something against me, Harry and Ron." She told herself with rage.
After attending the rest of her classes, she decided to go to the Gryffindor Tower to do her homework and to rest as well. She sat on her bed and did nothing but forget about what happened between her and Malfoy.
Yet again, the window wasn't empty. A letter again was lying in the sill. She knew instantly whom it's from.
"There's no one writing me and leaving it in the window rather than Draco." She said to herself.
"What is it this time?" said Hermione as she opened the paper and read it slowly: "Hi! How are you? I'm sorry about what happened at the great hall. I really meant it. You may think I'm just doing this for fun but I'm not. You don't know how hard it is for me to control myself in doing this. I'm really fighting it but I can't. Please go with me to the ball. Please. Draco."
Hermione don't know how to react. She doesn't know if she's going to be happy because she's got an admirer or if she's going to be bothered by it. She decided to go to the library instead so she can do her homework there. Looking at her own room reminds her of his letters.
She went down from her room, opened the Fat Lady's portrait and went down the moving staircase. From the moment she went out of the room, she was always having a thought of Malfoy's letter.
"I don't want to fall for that stupid letter but there's something telling me what he's saying is true." She told herself.
She entered the library and saw no one except for a few Hufflepuff girls on the tables of the left. She headed her way towards the other end of the library where she can work alone.
"History of Magic down, Potions to go."she said with a slight sigh of tiredness. Then suddenly, stood before a man with a head of gold and a pointed face.
"What are you doing here?"she asked immediately, "All of us can freely go inside the library are we?"he said in a weird tone.
"Please don't distract me. I've got many other things to do and I don't have time to argue or fight about senseless things with you."she said, looking very annoyed and pissed off.
"I didn't come here to annoy you or something. I came here for your answer on my question."he said, "What question?"sked Hermione, pretending she forgot about what happened.
"Come on Hermione, a smart girl like you can't just forget that. I just want to clear it up so I won't be left hanging in the air without any idea whether you want to go or not."he said with seriousness.
Hermione didn't answer. She doesn't know what to say.
"I don't really know. I can't decide right now. As I have told you, I've got so many other things to do."she continued.
Draco didn't say anything. He walked away with sadness in his face. She felt a slight pity for him. She's not really sure if he's true and sincere of if he's just playing around and making her believe he like her.
"Professor Dumbledore! We did it! Are we the first to finish?"she said, "They are Airic and Hermy, they are our ancestors. In their younger form that is."said Draco.
Dumbledore looked at Helena and Airic and examined them very carefully.
" Anti-Sinungalia!" yelled Dumbledore with his wand pointed towards them.
"Now, are you really Hermione and Draco's ancestors?" he asked them, "I just made an anti- lying spell so if you want to lie, I'm telling you right now, don't because you won't like it!" he warned.
"Yes we are." Said Helena and Airic with sincerity
"Very well then, you are our winners. Everyone, let's give this pair a big hand." he ordered the crowd.
He looked at Draco and Hermione and said, " I'll bring them back (Helena and Airic). Don't worry about them anymore. Now go back to your seats and enjoy the food."
Hermione felt a little sad with the thought of bidding goodbye to them. She headed towards the Gryffindor table and sat between Harry and Ron.
"Congratulations Hermione!" said Ron and Harry in chorus. She just smiled and continued to eat.
The next morning was a sunny one. The sky was so blue and almost cloudless. All of the students are already inside the great hall. A clinging sound reminded everyone another announcement will be done.
"Attention everyone!" said Dumbledore "Since our Halloween activity was finished yesterday, who was by the way won by Ms. Granger of Gryffindor and Mr.Malfoy of Slytherin, we will inform you this early that we will conduct a Yule ball this year. We informed you earlier about this so that our young lasses here may get their dresses ready and their appearances more beautiful." The girls from all houses are now smiling and giggling on their seats.
"There are no rules with regards to your dates. You may come alone or with a partner. That would be all" he said as he go back to his seat.
The eating time passed and all of the students are now finding their way towards the door. Dumbledore stood up again and said in a loud scratchy voice, "Ms. Granger and Mr. Malfoy, please stay." Both of them went to the high table and waited for the old man to speak, "As I have promised, you will go to Romania and visit the dragons. You will go there but we will move it on the last part of the school year because o some delays in our schedule, we cannot find anyone to supervise your travel. Is that okay?"
"It's fine with me. At least I won't miss any of my classes" said Hermione
"I don't care. It doesn't matter to me anyway. I just need to earn my points" he said annoyingly.
"Very well then, you two may go" ordered the old Dumbledore as he walked away. Hermione alked towards the door while whispering, " I don't want to miss my History of Magic class!"
Malfoy stopped her and held her shoulder.
"What?" she asked, looking a little irritated.
He stared at her looking like he was unable to speak but forced himself to say a word. "Uhhmm.I .was.wondering. if would you like to go to the ball with me?"
Hermione looked shocked, she never expected it. She didn't change the expression of shock in her face as she walked backwards towards the door. Once she reached the door, she ran very fast in the hallway and was suddenly gone. Malfoy was left alone in the hall, devastated. Hermione on the other hand, already stopped running.
"He thinks he can just play me around? I bet he's just planning something against me, Harry and Ron." She told herself with rage.
After attending the rest of her classes, she decided to go to the Gryffindor Tower to do her homework and to rest as well. She sat on her bed and did nothing but forget about what happened between her and Malfoy.
Yet again, the window wasn't empty. A letter again was lying in the sill. She knew instantly whom it's from.
"There's no one writing me and leaving it in the window rather than Draco." She said to herself.
"What is it this time?" said Hermione as she opened the paper and read it slowly: "Hi! How are you? I'm sorry about what happened at the great hall. I really meant it. You may think I'm just doing this for fun but I'm not. You don't know how hard it is for me to control myself in doing this. I'm really fighting it but I can't. Please go with me to the ball. Please. Draco."
Hermione don't know how to react. She doesn't know if she's going to be happy because she's got an admirer or if she's going to be bothered by it. She decided to go to the library instead so she can do her homework there. Looking at her own room reminds her of his letters.
She went down from her room, opened the Fat Lady's portrait and went down the moving staircase. From the moment she went out of the room, she was always having a thought of Malfoy's letter.
"I don't want to fall for that stupid letter but there's something telling me what he's saying is true." She told herself.
She entered the library and saw no one except for a few Hufflepuff girls on the tables of the left. She headed her way towards the other end of the library where she can work alone.
"History of Magic down, Potions to go."she said with a slight sigh of tiredness. Then suddenly, stood before a man with a head of gold and a pointed face.
"What are you doing here?"she asked immediately, "All of us can freely go inside the library are we?"he said in a weird tone.
"Please don't distract me. I've got many other things to do and I don't have time to argue or fight about senseless things with you."she said, looking very annoyed and pissed off.
"I didn't come here to annoy you or something. I came here for your answer on my question."he said, "What question?"sked Hermione, pretending she forgot about what happened.
"Come on Hermione, a smart girl like you can't just forget that. I just want to clear it up so I won't be left hanging in the air without any idea whether you want to go or not."he said with seriousness.
Hermione didn't answer. She doesn't know what to say.
"I don't really know. I can't decide right now. As I have told you, I've got so many other things to do."she continued.
Draco didn't say anything. He walked away with sadness in his face. She felt a slight pity for him. She's not really sure if he's true and sincere of if he's just playing around and making her believe he like her.