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It was nearly time for the ball to start. Everyone had gathered into the stunningly decorated Great Hall. The four
long tables where no longer there, but were replaced with 4 smaller tables which were placed against the wall. Those
tables were filled with drinks and cups, and small desserts. Professor McGonagall whispered, "Sonorus" and her voice
became a loud speaker.
"Wecome to Hogwarts Yule Costume Ball, will the Head Boy and Head Girl please make their way to the
center of the floor," she said. The room went dark, and a spotlight focused on the main stairs that lead from the teachers
room to the Great Hall. Harry escorted Parvati down the stairs. Harry was dressed as a quidditch player from Ireland as
Parvati was dressed as a gypsy with a dress she made herself with silk, satin and lace. Eveyone clapped as the couple
made their way to the centre of the floor. Once there, everyone turned their attention back to stairs where a musculer
robot Ron escorted a movie star Hermione down to the floor. Everyone gasped at the way Hermione had looked. She had
dressed up as a muggle actor, whom no one had know except her. Her thin figure wore a black, tight-fitting, low-cut dress
with thin straps holding up the dress. The black dress had a few sparkles on them, making her dress glitter in the
spotlight. The dress went went above her knee on the outside of her left leg, and crossed diagonally, so the length on the
outside of her right leg was just below her knee. She was wearing sparkles on her eyelids, and had a beautiful shade of
pink gloss on her lips. She had straightened her hair, then gave it a crimpled look, which looked fabulous with the dress.
To us muggles, she looked like a star that was walking down the red carpet for Oscar night, being stopped by countless
reporters. She and Ron stood near Harry and Parvati, who both had their mouths wide open. Then music started to play
as the two couples began to dance. After to song, Ron and Hermione split up, and Ron took Lavender to the dance floor.
Hermione was crowded by a group of Hufflepuff girls, who were all commenting on Hermione's look. It was then that
Malfoy and his group entered the Great Hall. Malfoy (who accompanied Pansy Parkinson who was dressed up as a
popular witch singer) was dressed up as a race car driver, wearing a tight one piece green and sliver racing suit, that
outlined his built figure. He carried aroung a racing helmet, as an accessory, and wore black racing gloves. He wondered
what the commotion was with the Hufflepuff girls. It seemed as if some famous wizard was siging autographs for them.
Slowly the crowd parted, revealing the back side of a slim girl, wearing a complimenting black dress.
"Wow," Malfoy mutterend under his breath, "Who's the babe?" Just as he finished saying that, the girl turned
around. Malfoy's eyes went wide, and his jaw dropped to the floor. He couldn't believe who it was.
"Granger," he muttered. He turned away, pretending to talk to Crabbe, Goyle and Pansy. Hermione walked past
them, and got herself a drink. She sipped it quietly, watching the happy couples dance. She didn't however notice that
someone else was watching her.
' I can't believe that's her,' he thought, his heart leaping. He let go of Pansy and walked over to the dessert table.
' Why isn't she dancing with anyone? She's the best looking one here!' He continued to think. His eyes over-
looked, the fitting dress, the make-up, the hair, he even noticed that she had gotten her ears pierced and was wearing
large silver hoops. He watched her watch everyone dancing. She would smile everytime someone stopped and
complimented her, but the smile seemed forced. She wasn't having a good time.
"Oh Draky! Come on! I wanna dance!" Pansy annoying shrill of a voice said. Hermione looked over to her left,
where she say Pansy walking over to Malfoy. He was at the desert table next to where she was. She watched Draco
get dragged by Pansy to the dance floor. She forced his hands around her waist, and started dancing. Hermione had
to laugh at expression written on Malfoy's face.
' Funny,' she thought, ' I thought I say Malfoy looking at me, before Pansy took him.' She found herself watching
Draco dance (if you would call it dancing) with Pansy. She realised what she was doing, then turned away. She walked
over to where the professor's were sitting. There was a seat for the Head Girl and Head Boy, and she took her seat. She
saw Ron and Lavender dancing, and waved at Harry, who was dancing with Parvati. Each of her two best friends, smiled,
enjoying every moment of the ball. After what seemed like hours to Malfoy, Pansy let go of him, and he walked away. He
leaned against a wall, hidden behind the many dancers, with a clear view of Hermione. She wore a gazed look on her
face, he didn't know what was going on in her mind, but he know that she wasn't happy. She got up before the start of the
next song, and made her way to the balcony, where she leaned against the end, and overlooked the castle. Malfoy
followed her, but quietly hid behind the doors, in the dark shadows.
"What are you doing here Granger?" His cold voice sent shivers down her spine. She turned around, scared at
first, thinking that she was the only one there. When she saw Malfoy, she sighed.
"Malfoy, you scared me," she said, looking into his eyes, "What are you doing here?"
"What do you think Granger? I'm not going back, where Pansy can see me!" She giggled at this, but when Draco
scowled, she went back to gazing at the moon.
"Dracky!" A shrill voice called,"Draky! Where are you!"
Pansy burst through the balcony doors, only to see Hermione, "Oh...it's only you. Have you seen Draky?"
"Ummm," Hermione started. She glanced over at Draco, who was still behind the doors. The only thing she could
see clearly of him, was his sliver eyes, that glowed in the dark. She watched his eyes move side to side.
"No...sorry Pansy, I haven't seen him," Hermione turned back to Pansy.
"Hmph!" She left in a huff, then continued calling from her missing partner. Draco closed the doors, before
coming out of the shadows. The eery moon light made Draco's face paler. He didn't saw anything, but walked up to the
balcony's end. Hermione didn't look at him, but he noticed a single tear fall from her eye. He didn't know whether to say
something, or just leave it.
"You okay Granger?" He asked softly, hoping that she wouldn't hear. She turned to look at him, surprised, then
answered, "Yeah."
"Well, I'm not sure how you mudbloods define 'okay', but in the wizard world 'okay' doesn't include tears," he
snarled.
"Listen Malfoy! I didn't ask you to pry into my buisness!" She snapped. She turned around, and stormed out.
Once she re-entered, she put on a fake smile, and pretended she was having the time of her life. She sat down near the
drink table, and began to watch everyone have fun. She glanced over at the cloak. 9:15 pm. The ball started at 7pm and
would end at midnight. She would have to survive for another 3 hours. Malfoy, just keep watching her. He didn't know why.
He hated her, everything about her. Her crazy frizzy hair, that was now crimped, and lay just past her shoulders. And her
chocolate brown eyes, which now was outlined with sparkles. And that black, glittery dress, that outlined her slim figure.
He snapped out his trance.
"I hate Granger," he muttered.
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Hi again! Well...what do you think?! Will Draco actually fall in love with her?!? tune in next time! and don't forget to R&R!!
-Baby T
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It was nearly time for the ball to start. Everyone had gathered into the stunningly decorated Great Hall. The four
long tables where no longer there, but were replaced with 4 smaller tables which were placed against the wall. Those
tables were filled with drinks and cups, and small desserts. Professor McGonagall whispered, "Sonorus" and her voice
became a loud speaker.
"Wecome to Hogwarts Yule Costume Ball, will the Head Boy and Head Girl please make their way to the
center of the floor," she said. The room went dark, and a spotlight focused on the main stairs that lead from the teachers
room to the Great Hall. Harry escorted Parvati down the stairs. Harry was dressed as a quidditch player from Ireland as
Parvati was dressed as a gypsy with a dress she made herself with silk, satin and lace. Eveyone clapped as the couple
made their way to the centre of the floor. Once there, everyone turned their attention back to stairs where a musculer
robot Ron escorted a movie star Hermione down to the floor. Everyone gasped at the way Hermione had looked. She had
dressed up as a muggle actor, whom no one had know except her. Her thin figure wore a black, tight-fitting, low-cut dress
with thin straps holding up the dress. The black dress had a few sparkles on them, making her dress glitter in the
spotlight. The dress went went above her knee on the outside of her left leg, and crossed diagonally, so the length on the
outside of her right leg was just below her knee. She was wearing sparkles on her eyelids, and had a beautiful shade of
pink gloss on her lips. She had straightened her hair, then gave it a crimpled look, which looked fabulous with the dress.
To us muggles, she looked like a star that was walking down the red carpet for Oscar night, being stopped by countless
reporters. She and Ron stood near Harry and Parvati, who both had their mouths wide open. Then music started to play
as the two couples began to dance. After to song, Ron and Hermione split up, and Ron took Lavender to the dance floor.
Hermione was crowded by a group of Hufflepuff girls, who were all commenting on Hermione's look. It was then that
Malfoy and his group entered the Great Hall. Malfoy (who accompanied Pansy Parkinson who was dressed up as a
popular witch singer) was dressed up as a race car driver, wearing a tight one piece green and sliver racing suit, that
outlined his built figure. He carried aroung a racing helmet, as an accessory, and wore black racing gloves. He wondered
what the commotion was with the Hufflepuff girls. It seemed as if some famous wizard was siging autographs for them.
Slowly the crowd parted, revealing the back side of a slim girl, wearing a complimenting black dress.
"Wow," Malfoy mutterend under his breath, "Who's the babe?" Just as he finished saying that, the girl turned
around. Malfoy's eyes went wide, and his jaw dropped to the floor. He couldn't believe who it was.
"Granger," he muttered. He turned away, pretending to talk to Crabbe, Goyle and Pansy. Hermione walked past
them, and got herself a drink. She sipped it quietly, watching the happy couples dance. She didn't however notice that
someone else was watching her.
' I can't believe that's her,' he thought, his heart leaping. He let go of Pansy and walked over to the dessert table.
' Why isn't she dancing with anyone? She's the best looking one here!' He continued to think. His eyes over-
looked, the fitting dress, the make-up, the hair, he even noticed that she had gotten her ears pierced and was wearing
large silver hoops. He watched her watch everyone dancing. She would smile everytime someone stopped and
complimented her, but the smile seemed forced. She wasn't having a good time.
"Oh Draky! Come on! I wanna dance!" Pansy annoying shrill of a voice said. Hermione looked over to her left,
where she say Pansy walking over to Malfoy. He was at the desert table next to where she was. She watched Draco
get dragged by Pansy to the dance floor. She forced his hands around her waist, and started dancing. Hermione had
to laugh at expression written on Malfoy's face.
' Funny,' she thought, ' I thought I say Malfoy looking at me, before Pansy took him.' She found herself watching
Draco dance (if you would call it dancing) with Pansy. She realised what she was doing, then turned away. She walked
over to where the professor's were sitting. There was a seat for the Head Girl and Head Boy, and she took her seat. She
saw Ron and Lavender dancing, and waved at Harry, who was dancing with Parvati. Each of her two best friends, smiled,
enjoying every moment of the ball. After what seemed like hours to Malfoy, Pansy let go of him, and he walked away. He
leaned against a wall, hidden behind the many dancers, with a clear view of Hermione. She wore a gazed look on her
face, he didn't know what was going on in her mind, but he know that she wasn't happy. She got up before the start of the
next song, and made her way to the balcony, where she leaned against the end, and overlooked the castle. Malfoy
followed her, but quietly hid behind the doors, in the dark shadows.
"What are you doing here Granger?" His cold voice sent shivers down her spine. She turned around, scared at
first, thinking that she was the only one there. When she saw Malfoy, she sighed.
"Malfoy, you scared me," she said, looking into his eyes, "What are you doing here?"
"What do you think Granger? I'm not going back, where Pansy can see me!" She giggled at this, but when Draco
scowled, she went back to gazing at the moon.
"Dracky!" A shrill voice called,"Draky! Where are you!"
Pansy burst through the balcony doors, only to see Hermione, "Oh...it's only you. Have you seen Draky?"
"Ummm," Hermione started. She glanced over at Draco, who was still behind the doors. The only thing she could
see clearly of him, was his sliver eyes, that glowed in the dark. She watched his eyes move side to side.
"No...sorry Pansy, I haven't seen him," Hermione turned back to Pansy.
"Hmph!" She left in a huff, then continued calling from her missing partner. Draco closed the doors, before
coming out of the shadows. The eery moon light made Draco's face paler. He didn't saw anything, but walked up to the
balcony's end. Hermione didn't look at him, but he noticed a single tear fall from her eye. He didn't know whether to say
something, or just leave it.
"You okay Granger?" He asked softly, hoping that she wouldn't hear. She turned to look at him, surprised, then
answered, "Yeah."
"Well, I'm not sure how you mudbloods define 'okay', but in the wizard world 'okay' doesn't include tears," he
snarled.
"Listen Malfoy! I didn't ask you to pry into my buisness!" She snapped. She turned around, and stormed out.
Once she re-entered, she put on a fake smile, and pretended she was having the time of her life. She sat down near the
drink table, and began to watch everyone have fun. She glanced over at the cloak. 9:15 pm. The ball started at 7pm and
would end at midnight. She would have to survive for another 3 hours. Malfoy, just keep watching her. He didn't know why.
He hated her, everything about her. Her crazy frizzy hair, that was now crimped, and lay just past her shoulders. And her
chocolate brown eyes, which now was outlined with sparkles. And that black, glittery dress, that outlined her slim figure.
He snapped out his trance.
"I hate Granger," he muttered.
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Hi again! Well...what do you think?! Will Draco actually fall in love with her?!? tune in next time! and don't forget to R&R!!
-Baby T