Chapter 17
Disclaimer: I own nothing in the Harry Potter/Warner Brothers or any affiliates of Harry Potter universe that I can potentially be sued for.
Finally, the night of the school dance arrived. It was the day before last of the official school year and Caroline could not wait to go home to Boston. The Brits were absolutely getting on her nerves. Their language, their slang, their food, everything sucked. Harry and Ron were sitting in chairs in the common room as Hermione and Caroline approached them giggling about some stupid scene they had witnessed between Draco and Pansy. Ron jabbed Harry in the ribs and whispered excitedly: "Caroline knows how to giggle? I didn't know she had feelings." "Shut up" said Harry to Ron with a grin. Lately Caroline had been extremely happy, almost as though a huge burden had been taken off of her shoulders. Caroline and Hermione walked up to Harry and Ron. Hermione sat down next to Ron in the armoire and kissed him, much to the surprise of Harry and Caroline. Caroline sat on the floor in front of Ron, Harry, and Hermione. Ron and Hermione continued to kiss until Harry hit Ron on the head. "What?" said Ron looking absolutely confused. "There are two of us in this room who do not appreciate this outward display of emotion" said Harry as politely as possible. "I completely agree" said Caroline. "I don't mind if you make out, but please, not in front of me" said Caroline. "Make out?" said Hermione, looking lost for once in her life. "Snog" Caroline said. "I believe you guys need to get ready, Hermione" said Caroline harshly. "No we don't" said Hermione not catching on. "Yes you do" said Caroline through gritted teeth. "Oh.. I forgot.. sorry. Ron, we have to. umm. err. sew the hem of my robes" said Hermione grabbing Ron and pulling him out of the chair as fast as humanly possible. "You are a horrid liar" said Harry to Hermione. "I know" said Hermione with a smile. Hermione dragged Ron out of the room and around a corner, leaving Harry and Caroline alone. "Harry, I.. ummm.. wanted to ask you something" said Caroline sheepishly. "Yes?" said Harry almost desperately "Could I.. may I.. is it possible that.. well, that we could visit over summer?" said Caroline. "Of course, but, not at my house. My aunt and uncle are horrid" said Harry sadly. There was nothing he wanted more than to have Caroline in his house, potentially in his bedroom. "Then at Ron's or Hermione's perhaps?" said Caroline hopefully. "Definitely" said Harry with a smile. "Well.. then.. I need to.. I'll just go now" said Caroline quickly as she walked out of the room. She climbed the stairs to the girls' dormitories. As she turned the corner, she walked smack dab right into Ginny Weasley, who apparently, had been eavesdropping. "Sorry" said Caroline before she saw who it was. Ginny had tears sliding down her cheeks as she looked at Caroline. "Well, you got what you wanted" said Ginny sadly. "What?" said Caroline "Harry" said Ginny "You got him. I give up" said Ginny as she turned to walk away. "Wait!" said Caroline as she grabbed Ginny. "I am sorry I've been mean. I didn't realize how much you like him, but, you have to realize that I have feelings for him also." Caroline could not believe that these words were coming out of her mouth. She wanted to stop trying to make Ginny feel better and mock her. She wanted to make Ginny mad, but she couldn't. Her mouth continued despite Caroline's effort.
"I like Harry, he likes me. There is a lot more there than a crush I can guarantee you" said Caroline. "I am very sorry Ginny" said Caroline. DAMN! Why did I apologize????? screamed Caroline's head. "It's fine. I understand" said Ginny with a tiny smile. Ginny turned and walked into her dormitory. Caroline walked into her dormitory, grabbed the nearest book and hit herself on the head. "WHY DID I APOLOGIZE???????" she screamed in absolute frustration. Hermione walked into the room and gave Caroline an inquisitive look. Hermione had already dressed and was getting ready to do her make up. "Caroline, you only have fifteen more minutes before we have to meet the guys" said Hermione in a warning tone. "Holy Taters!" said Caroline (authors note: thanks Charlotte) Caroline ran into the shower and showered as quickly as she could. As she emerged from the shower she realized she had only five minutes to get ready. "HERMIONE!" screamed Caroline frantically "What?" said Hermione "TELL HARRY TO GIVE ME AN EXTRA FIVE MINUTES WHEN YOU GO DOWNSTAIRS!" said Caroline "O.K." said Hermione as she pulled the door to the dormitory closed. Caroline then set her fingers to work. She snapped her fingers and her hair dried and began to twist itself into a mini chignon at the top of her head. Caroline snapped her fingers one more time and her make up appeared suddenly on her face. Caroline then raced, in her underwear, down the corridor back to the girls dormitory where she pulled her dress out of the closet. Her dress was a beautiful white flowing dress. It had a stiff corset that was dotted with sparkles so that it shimmered when she moved. The top had spaghetti straps and the skirt was several layers of white, pixie like, silk, which was almost transparent. The skirt fell past her feet and trailed several lengths behind her. In her hair, she wore a diamond tiara and she added some glitter for a final touch. Caroline clapped her hands and her shoes, eight-inch, stiletto, strappy evening sandals appeared on her feet, along with a toe ring. Caroline surveyed herself in the mirror. "I look hot" acknowledged Caroline. She looked at the clock on the wall and realized that her extra five minutes were almost up. She began to exit the dormitory, hand bag in tow.
Harry and Ron were dressed in dress robes. Harry's were green, and Ron had, thanks to Harry and the Weasley twins, new dress robes in black. Hermione was standing next to Ron in the same dress robes she had worn to the Yule Ball, the same fairy blue material and the same hairstyle. She looked gorgeous despite the fact that everyone had seen her in the outfit before. Everyone was milling around in the corridor outside of the Great Hall. Harry, Ron and Hermione were at the bottom of the stairs, waiting for the Hall to open officially, like the rest of the crowd, and Harry was waiting for Caroline. Harry stood with his face to the back of the stairs when a hush fell across the entire corridor. All noise ceased, even Peeves stopped to look. It was Caroline. Caroline walked slowly down the stairs, partially for effect and partially because her shoes were impossible to walk in. Harry turned to look and stood shocked along with the rest of the hall as Caroline walked down the stairs. She looked absolutely gorgeous to Harry. Her white dress trailed a few inches behind her. What little of her tanned legs he could see through her dress looked absolutely perfect. Caroline was looking at the floor, intent on not tripping. She looked up slowly at the corridor and her green eyes sparkled as she noticed the attention she was receiving. Harry watched as Caroline lifted her eyes from the floor. Her green eyes sparkled seductively when she noticed that everyone was watching her. Harry began to walk up the stairs to greet Caroline. They met about halfway up the stair well. Caroline curtseyed to Harry and Harry bowed to kiss her hand. They proceeded down the stairs slowly. Once, they were at the bottom, chatter began again. Caroline smiled at Harry.
Disclaimer: I own nothing in the Harry Potter/Warner Brothers or any affiliates of Harry Potter universe that I can potentially be sued for.
Finally, the night of the school dance arrived. It was the day before last of the official school year and Caroline could not wait to go home to Boston. The Brits were absolutely getting on her nerves. Their language, their slang, their food, everything sucked. Harry and Ron were sitting in chairs in the common room as Hermione and Caroline approached them giggling about some stupid scene they had witnessed between Draco and Pansy. Ron jabbed Harry in the ribs and whispered excitedly: "Caroline knows how to giggle? I didn't know she had feelings." "Shut up" said Harry to Ron with a grin. Lately Caroline had been extremely happy, almost as though a huge burden had been taken off of her shoulders. Caroline and Hermione walked up to Harry and Ron. Hermione sat down next to Ron in the armoire and kissed him, much to the surprise of Harry and Caroline. Caroline sat on the floor in front of Ron, Harry, and Hermione. Ron and Hermione continued to kiss until Harry hit Ron on the head. "What?" said Ron looking absolutely confused. "There are two of us in this room who do not appreciate this outward display of emotion" said Harry as politely as possible. "I completely agree" said Caroline. "I don't mind if you make out, but please, not in front of me" said Caroline. "Make out?" said Hermione, looking lost for once in her life. "Snog" Caroline said. "I believe you guys need to get ready, Hermione" said Caroline harshly. "No we don't" said Hermione not catching on. "Yes you do" said Caroline through gritted teeth. "Oh.. I forgot.. sorry. Ron, we have to. umm. err. sew the hem of my robes" said Hermione grabbing Ron and pulling him out of the chair as fast as humanly possible. "You are a horrid liar" said Harry to Hermione. "I know" said Hermione with a smile. Hermione dragged Ron out of the room and around a corner, leaving Harry and Caroline alone. "Harry, I.. ummm.. wanted to ask you something" said Caroline sheepishly. "Yes?" said Harry almost desperately "Could I.. may I.. is it possible that.. well, that we could visit over summer?" said Caroline. "Of course, but, not at my house. My aunt and uncle are horrid" said Harry sadly. There was nothing he wanted more than to have Caroline in his house, potentially in his bedroom. "Then at Ron's or Hermione's perhaps?" said Caroline hopefully. "Definitely" said Harry with a smile. "Well.. then.. I need to.. I'll just go now" said Caroline quickly as she walked out of the room. She climbed the stairs to the girls' dormitories. As she turned the corner, she walked smack dab right into Ginny Weasley, who apparently, had been eavesdropping. "Sorry" said Caroline before she saw who it was. Ginny had tears sliding down her cheeks as she looked at Caroline. "Well, you got what you wanted" said Ginny sadly. "What?" said Caroline "Harry" said Ginny "You got him. I give up" said Ginny as she turned to walk away. "Wait!" said Caroline as she grabbed Ginny. "I am sorry I've been mean. I didn't realize how much you like him, but, you have to realize that I have feelings for him also." Caroline could not believe that these words were coming out of her mouth. She wanted to stop trying to make Ginny feel better and mock her. She wanted to make Ginny mad, but she couldn't. Her mouth continued despite Caroline's effort.
"I like Harry, he likes me. There is a lot more there than a crush I can guarantee you" said Caroline. "I am very sorry Ginny" said Caroline. DAMN! Why did I apologize????? screamed Caroline's head. "It's fine. I understand" said Ginny with a tiny smile. Ginny turned and walked into her dormitory. Caroline walked into her dormitory, grabbed the nearest book and hit herself on the head. "WHY DID I APOLOGIZE???????" she screamed in absolute frustration. Hermione walked into the room and gave Caroline an inquisitive look. Hermione had already dressed and was getting ready to do her make up. "Caroline, you only have fifteen more minutes before we have to meet the guys" said Hermione in a warning tone. "Holy Taters!" said Caroline (authors note: thanks Charlotte) Caroline ran into the shower and showered as quickly as she could. As she emerged from the shower she realized she had only five minutes to get ready. "HERMIONE!" screamed Caroline frantically "What?" said Hermione "TELL HARRY TO GIVE ME AN EXTRA FIVE MINUTES WHEN YOU GO DOWNSTAIRS!" said Caroline "O.K." said Hermione as she pulled the door to the dormitory closed. Caroline then set her fingers to work. She snapped her fingers and her hair dried and began to twist itself into a mini chignon at the top of her head. Caroline snapped her fingers one more time and her make up appeared suddenly on her face. Caroline then raced, in her underwear, down the corridor back to the girls dormitory where she pulled her dress out of the closet. Her dress was a beautiful white flowing dress. It had a stiff corset that was dotted with sparkles so that it shimmered when she moved. The top had spaghetti straps and the skirt was several layers of white, pixie like, silk, which was almost transparent. The skirt fell past her feet and trailed several lengths behind her. In her hair, she wore a diamond tiara and she added some glitter for a final touch. Caroline clapped her hands and her shoes, eight-inch, stiletto, strappy evening sandals appeared on her feet, along with a toe ring. Caroline surveyed herself in the mirror. "I look hot" acknowledged Caroline. She looked at the clock on the wall and realized that her extra five minutes were almost up. She began to exit the dormitory, hand bag in tow.
Harry and Ron were dressed in dress robes. Harry's were green, and Ron had, thanks to Harry and the Weasley twins, new dress robes in black. Hermione was standing next to Ron in the same dress robes she had worn to the Yule Ball, the same fairy blue material and the same hairstyle. She looked gorgeous despite the fact that everyone had seen her in the outfit before. Everyone was milling around in the corridor outside of the Great Hall. Harry, Ron and Hermione were at the bottom of the stairs, waiting for the Hall to open officially, like the rest of the crowd, and Harry was waiting for Caroline. Harry stood with his face to the back of the stairs when a hush fell across the entire corridor. All noise ceased, even Peeves stopped to look. It was Caroline. Caroline walked slowly down the stairs, partially for effect and partially because her shoes were impossible to walk in. Harry turned to look and stood shocked along with the rest of the hall as Caroline walked down the stairs. She looked absolutely gorgeous to Harry. Her white dress trailed a few inches behind her. What little of her tanned legs he could see through her dress looked absolutely perfect. Caroline was looking at the floor, intent on not tripping. She looked up slowly at the corridor and her green eyes sparkled as she noticed the attention she was receiving. Harry watched as Caroline lifted her eyes from the floor. Her green eyes sparkled seductively when she noticed that everyone was watching her. Harry began to walk up the stairs to greet Caroline. They met about halfway up the stair well. Caroline curtseyed to Harry and Harry bowed to kiss her hand. They proceeded down the stairs slowly. Once, they were at the bottom, chatter began again. Caroline smiled at Harry.