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Chapter 18
"You look absolutely gorgeous" said Harry to Caroline.
"So do you" said Caroline. "Not gorgeous, of course, just really handsome. I do not think it is appropriate for me to call you gorgeous. Is it?" said Caroline blabbering on as she normally did when she was nervous.
"I could care less what you call me" said Harry sweetly as he bent to kiss Caroline on the cheek. Harry pulled away quickly, blushing.
"I am so sorry" said Harry. He couldn't resist kissing Caroline. She looked absolutely gorgeous in that dress. She was twenty times prettier than Cho.
Caroline smiled at Harry. He was looked absolutely cute tonight but Caroline was feeling too jittery too enjoy it too much.
Most of the people who were milling around in the hall had returned to talking, but they were mostly talking about Caroline and Harry. They couldn't help it. Everyone was paying attention to Caroline and Harry, especially a particularly jealous Draco Malfoy.
Draco was wearing dark robes of black and was holding the hand of Pansy Parkinson who had on extremely puffy and horridly bright pink flowery robes. Draco's eyes narrowed as he looked at Harry and Caroline.
"What a hoar" said Draco to Pansy darkly.
"Who?" said Pansy
"Caroline" said Draco
"Oh my god, yes. Do you see what she has on?" said Pansy jealously "It is so hoarish."
"Mmm.. yes, it is" said Draco distractedly as he stared at Caroline. Pansy was just jealous, he thought to himself. Draco continued to stare at Caroline, checking her out from head to toe, particularly focusing on the upper portion of her body. He could see a hint of a black lace bra. Damn Potter! thought Draco to himself as he turned to acknowledge Pansy. He pinched Pansy's behind and bent down to kiss her. It was a hungry kiss, a desperate kiss. Draco was trying to make himself feel better about Caroline but getting laid tonight, unless it was by Caroline, was not going to make him feel better, but he didn't care.
The doors to the Great Hall swung open magically. Couples began entering the dance as a delightful pounding rhythm emerged from the dance. Caroline, still holding Harry's hand, began to walk with Harry in tow towards the music.
Ron and Hermione had since given up trying to catch Harry's attention. He was too busy staring at Caroline, and she, in turn, was too busy staring at him to care about anyone else.
"Why doesn't he just kiss her" said Hermione to Ron. Ron turned to Hermione and kissed her softly on the cheek. "Because Harry doesn't exactly move that fast, dear" said Ron. Ron twisted Hermione so that she faced him completely and he bent down to kiss her gently. "I don't want to go to the dance" said Ron to Hermione. "Hmmm.. What do you propose, sir?" said Hermione naughtily. "I don't know" said Ron.
Ron and Hermione began walking off, away from the dance, towards the Gryffindor common room leaving Caroline and Harry alone at the dance.
Caroline and Harry entered the Great Hall and they both stopped in utter astonishment. The Great Hall's tables had all been removed. There were twinkling lights suspended magically in the air and the entire hall seemed to have been done in a very elegant theme. There were roses on every table and the hall was sparkling clean. The Banshee Sisters, an apparently very popular band, was playing on a stage in a corner and everyone was dancing to the extremely loud, mellow tunes. Caroline could not believe her eyes. "Is it possible that a school like this can throw a party as cool as this?" said Caroline in absolute amazement. "Nothing is ever this perfect. Something is bound to go wrong." "Stop being so pessimistic darling" said Harry to Caroline softly. "Harry, will you excuse me, I must see to some of my friends" said Caroline with a sparkling smile. "Why don't you go find Ron and Hermione, or Seamus or somebody" said Caroline. "I'll be back in a second" said Caroline as she walked towards the lavatories. Harry set off, curving in and out of people who were dancing like maniacs until he found Seamus.
Caroline walked to the girls' lavatory and looked over her shoulder. She opened the door and said aloud: "Helooooooooooo?" Caroline looked under each and every stall to make sure no one was in there. She walked back to the door of the lavatory and locked it quickly. "Atterium Meara!" said Caroline quietly. A blond girl, with bright blue eyes appeared suddenly. The girl was holding the hand of a rather attractive brown haired boy who, according to Caroline, had the most gorgeous blue eyes she had ever seen. The boy was wearing a pin that said "Kiss me I'm Irish!" "Hey Meara" said Caroline happily to the blond girl. "Hello Caro, what am I doing here?" said Meara in a tuneful Irish accent, an accent that Caroline would kill to have. "I need you to meet someone, I need to know what you think of him" said Caroline to Meara. Meara was Caroline's best friend. They had known each other for about seven years because of Caroline's father's ties to the Ministry of Magic in Ireland. Meara's father was the Irish minister of magic and both of their parents were good friends. "Whom?" said Meara looking at Caroline closely "A boy" said Caroline simply Suddenly, the brown haired boy with bright blue eyes broke in. "Excuse me Meara, but what are we doing here?" he said in a very thick Irish accent. "This is Caroline" said Meara ignoring his question "Howdy do?" said Caroline with a brief curtsey "This lassie has a weird tongue" said the boy. "Caroline, this is Robert Wood" said Meara smiling at him. "So.. you two are like. a couple?" said Caroline "Umm.. well.. what are we doing here, Caroline?" said Meara quickly changing the topic. "I've told you already" said Caroline, "But first, you must change your outfits" Caroline clapped her hands twice and a beautiful black dress appeared on Meara and black dress robes appeared on Robert. "Okay, his name is Harry" said Caroline to Meara "Tell me what you think" she finished.
Caroline walked out of the bathroom, Meara and Robert in tow. They walked through the crowd, some of the guys stopped dancing to look at Meara and Caroline. Meara began to blush awkwardly and Robert gave the guys nasty looks. Caroline walked up behind Harry and tapped him on the shoulder. Harry jumped forward in fright and dropped his cup of punch on Caroline's skirt. "Hi" he said, after he had recovered, he was blushing furiously as he looked at the mess on Caroline's blouse. Meara began to snicker and stopped when Caroline gave her a very dirty look. "This is Harry" said Caroline to Meara, "This is Meara" said Caroline to Harry. "Cheerio mate" said Meara in a wanna-be British accent. "Hi" said Harry. Seamus peaked out from around Harry and stared when he saw Meara. Meara blushed again and Robert looked extremely annoyed. "Yes?" said Robert to Seamus in a snarling manner. Seamus quickly looked away and began twiddling his thumbs.
Meara and Caroline began to speak to Harry about everything, no dancing was going on. Caroline absolutely hated the music. Meara hated the music. Robert hated Seamus. Harry was too nervous.
Draco looked on from a dark corner in jealousy. Crabbe and Goyle were busy stuffing their faces and Pansy was off somewhere, leaving Draco to his own thoughts. As he looked at Harry and Caroline, and two odd losers, he began to feel incredibly angry. Harry asked Caroline to dance, apparently, as a slow song began to play. Caroline and Harry stepped onto the dance floor as the lights dimmed and they began to dance very slowly. Pansy walked up to Draco and said in a sultry voice: "Draco, let's dance" "NO!" said Draco forcefully Pansy stalked off to dance with someone else. Draco could care less, she was good for one thing and one thing only. Harry and Caroline were starting to dance closer and closer together, Harry looked like he wanted to kiss Caroline but he couldn't figure out how to go about it. Meara and Robert continued to watch from a table, Robert continued to scowl at anyone who looked at Meara. Draco couldn't take it anymore, the anger was boiling inside of him. He ploughed through all of the dancers, knocking several of them to the ground, in his effort to reach Caroline and Harry. When Draco reached Harry he said rudely: "Hey, loser" Harry looked up and stared blankly at Draco. Caroline looked at Draco and turned back to Harry, they smiled at each other and continued to dance. This infuriated Draco. Draco took his arm and flung it into Harry's face. Harry's nose began to bleed profusely. Harry took a swing at Draco and broke Draco's nose. The boys then began to punch each other until Robert ran over and got between them. "Okay you Brits, leave each other alone" Caroline looked at Meara and Meara signaled that she was going to apparate back to school. Draco and Harry gave each other vengeful looks as Draco walked back to the Slytherin side of the room. Meara looked at Caroline and gave her a thumbs up sign before she disapparated. Caroline walked over to Harry and pulled him away from the table where he was nursing his nose. They walked outside rather rapidly. There were twinkling fairy lights outside, and a full moon. It was rather romantic, and a bit chilly. Caroline still had a messy blouse, but she didn't care. Harry looked at Caroline as she shivered and put him arm around her. They stared up at the sky together in ecstasy. Harry's nose continued to bleed and Caroline's blouse was starting to stain, but regardless, they looked appetizing to each other. Harry looked at Caroline as she stared at the sky. Harry couldn't take it anymore. "Caroline, might I.. may I .. Kiss you?" said Harry hesitantly and nervously. It would be the first time he kissed a girl. "Awww. how sweet" said Caroline through her giggling "I've never been asked before" She smiled her consent at him as Harry began to bend his head towards her lips. Their lips met in a spark of electricity. Caroline's stomach lurched, it felt like she had a million butterflies in there. Harry began to kiss Caroline more deeply. His tongue reaching hers as Caroline moaned in ecstasy. They pulled apart slowly.
Chapter 18
"You look absolutely gorgeous" said Harry to Caroline.
"So do you" said Caroline. "Not gorgeous, of course, just really handsome. I do not think it is appropriate for me to call you gorgeous. Is it?" said Caroline blabbering on as she normally did when she was nervous.
"I could care less what you call me" said Harry sweetly as he bent to kiss Caroline on the cheek. Harry pulled away quickly, blushing.
"I am so sorry" said Harry. He couldn't resist kissing Caroline. She looked absolutely gorgeous in that dress. She was twenty times prettier than Cho.
Caroline smiled at Harry. He was looked absolutely cute tonight but Caroline was feeling too jittery too enjoy it too much.
Most of the people who were milling around in the hall had returned to talking, but they were mostly talking about Caroline and Harry. They couldn't help it. Everyone was paying attention to Caroline and Harry, especially a particularly jealous Draco Malfoy.
Draco was wearing dark robes of black and was holding the hand of Pansy Parkinson who had on extremely puffy and horridly bright pink flowery robes. Draco's eyes narrowed as he looked at Harry and Caroline.
"What a hoar" said Draco to Pansy darkly.
"Who?" said Pansy
"Caroline" said Draco
"Oh my god, yes. Do you see what she has on?" said Pansy jealously "It is so hoarish."
"Mmm.. yes, it is" said Draco distractedly as he stared at Caroline. Pansy was just jealous, he thought to himself. Draco continued to stare at Caroline, checking her out from head to toe, particularly focusing on the upper portion of her body. He could see a hint of a black lace bra. Damn Potter! thought Draco to himself as he turned to acknowledge Pansy. He pinched Pansy's behind and bent down to kiss her. It was a hungry kiss, a desperate kiss. Draco was trying to make himself feel better about Caroline but getting laid tonight, unless it was by Caroline, was not going to make him feel better, but he didn't care.
The doors to the Great Hall swung open magically. Couples began entering the dance as a delightful pounding rhythm emerged from the dance. Caroline, still holding Harry's hand, began to walk with Harry in tow towards the music.
Ron and Hermione had since given up trying to catch Harry's attention. He was too busy staring at Caroline, and she, in turn, was too busy staring at him to care about anyone else.
"Why doesn't he just kiss her" said Hermione to Ron. Ron turned to Hermione and kissed her softly on the cheek. "Because Harry doesn't exactly move that fast, dear" said Ron. Ron twisted Hermione so that she faced him completely and he bent down to kiss her gently. "I don't want to go to the dance" said Ron to Hermione. "Hmmm.. What do you propose, sir?" said Hermione naughtily. "I don't know" said Ron.
Ron and Hermione began walking off, away from the dance, towards the Gryffindor common room leaving Caroline and Harry alone at the dance.
Caroline and Harry entered the Great Hall and they both stopped in utter astonishment. The Great Hall's tables had all been removed. There were twinkling lights suspended magically in the air and the entire hall seemed to have been done in a very elegant theme. There were roses on every table and the hall was sparkling clean. The Banshee Sisters, an apparently very popular band, was playing on a stage in a corner and everyone was dancing to the extremely loud, mellow tunes. Caroline could not believe her eyes. "Is it possible that a school like this can throw a party as cool as this?" said Caroline in absolute amazement. "Nothing is ever this perfect. Something is bound to go wrong." "Stop being so pessimistic darling" said Harry to Caroline softly. "Harry, will you excuse me, I must see to some of my friends" said Caroline with a sparkling smile. "Why don't you go find Ron and Hermione, or Seamus or somebody" said Caroline. "I'll be back in a second" said Caroline as she walked towards the lavatories. Harry set off, curving in and out of people who were dancing like maniacs until he found Seamus.
Caroline walked to the girls' lavatory and looked over her shoulder. She opened the door and said aloud: "Helooooooooooo?" Caroline looked under each and every stall to make sure no one was in there. She walked back to the door of the lavatory and locked it quickly. "Atterium Meara!" said Caroline quietly. A blond girl, with bright blue eyes appeared suddenly. The girl was holding the hand of a rather attractive brown haired boy who, according to Caroline, had the most gorgeous blue eyes she had ever seen. The boy was wearing a pin that said "Kiss me I'm Irish!" "Hey Meara" said Caroline happily to the blond girl. "Hello Caro, what am I doing here?" said Meara in a tuneful Irish accent, an accent that Caroline would kill to have. "I need you to meet someone, I need to know what you think of him" said Caroline to Meara. Meara was Caroline's best friend. They had known each other for about seven years because of Caroline's father's ties to the Ministry of Magic in Ireland. Meara's father was the Irish minister of magic and both of their parents were good friends. "Whom?" said Meara looking at Caroline closely "A boy" said Caroline simply Suddenly, the brown haired boy with bright blue eyes broke in. "Excuse me Meara, but what are we doing here?" he said in a very thick Irish accent. "This is Caroline" said Meara ignoring his question "Howdy do?" said Caroline with a brief curtsey "This lassie has a weird tongue" said the boy. "Caroline, this is Robert Wood" said Meara smiling at him. "So.. you two are like. a couple?" said Caroline "Umm.. well.. what are we doing here, Caroline?" said Meara quickly changing the topic. "I've told you already" said Caroline, "But first, you must change your outfits" Caroline clapped her hands twice and a beautiful black dress appeared on Meara and black dress robes appeared on Robert. "Okay, his name is Harry" said Caroline to Meara "Tell me what you think" she finished.
Caroline walked out of the bathroom, Meara and Robert in tow. They walked through the crowd, some of the guys stopped dancing to look at Meara and Caroline. Meara began to blush awkwardly and Robert gave the guys nasty looks. Caroline walked up behind Harry and tapped him on the shoulder. Harry jumped forward in fright and dropped his cup of punch on Caroline's skirt. "Hi" he said, after he had recovered, he was blushing furiously as he looked at the mess on Caroline's blouse. Meara began to snicker and stopped when Caroline gave her a very dirty look. "This is Harry" said Caroline to Meara, "This is Meara" said Caroline to Harry. "Cheerio mate" said Meara in a wanna-be British accent. "Hi" said Harry. Seamus peaked out from around Harry and stared when he saw Meara. Meara blushed again and Robert looked extremely annoyed. "Yes?" said Robert to Seamus in a snarling manner. Seamus quickly looked away and began twiddling his thumbs.
Meara and Caroline began to speak to Harry about everything, no dancing was going on. Caroline absolutely hated the music. Meara hated the music. Robert hated Seamus. Harry was too nervous.
Draco looked on from a dark corner in jealousy. Crabbe and Goyle were busy stuffing their faces and Pansy was off somewhere, leaving Draco to his own thoughts. As he looked at Harry and Caroline, and two odd losers, he began to feel incredibly angry. Harry asked Caroline to dance, apparently, as a slow song began to play. Caroline and Harry stepped onto the dance floor as the lights dimmed and they began to dance very slowly. Pansy walked up to Draco and said in a sultry voice: "Draco, let's dance" "NO!" said Draco forcefully Pansy stalked off to dance with someone else. Draco could care less, she was good for one thing and one thing only. Harry and Caroline were starting to dance closer and closer together, Harry looked like he wanted to kiss Caroline but he couldn't figure out how to go about it. Meara and Robert continued to watch from a table, Robert continued to scowl at anyone who looked at Meara. Draco couldn't take it anymore, the anger was boiling inside of him. He ploughed through all of the dancers, knocking several of them to the ground, in his effort to reach Caroline and Harry. When Draco reached Harry he said rudely: "Hey, loser" Harry looked up and stared blankly at Draco. Caroline looked at Draco and turned back to Harry, they smiled at each other and continued to dance. This infuriated Draco. Draco took his arm and flung it into Harry's face. Harry's nose began to bleed profusely. Harry took a swing at Draco and broke Draco's nose. The boys then began to punch each other until Robert ran over and got between them. "Okay you Brits, leave each other alone" Caroline looked at Meara and Meara signaled that she was going to apparate back to school. Draco and Harry gave each other vengeful looks as Draco walked back to the Slytherin side of the room. Meara looked at Caroline and gave her a thumbs up sign before she disapparated. Caroline walked over to Harry and pulled him away from the table where he was nursing his nose. They walked outside rather rapidly. There were twinkling fairy lights outside, and a full moon. It was rather romantic, and a bit chilly. Caroline still had a messy blouse, but she didn't care. Harry looked at Caroline as she shivered and put him arm around her. They stared up at the sky together in ecstasy. Harry's nose continued to bleed and Caroline's blouse was starting to stain, but regardless, they looked appetizing to each other. Harry looked at Caroline as she stared at the sky. Harry couldn't take it anymore. "Caroline, might I.. may I .. Kiss you?" said Harry hesitantly and nervously. It would be the first time he kissed a girl. "Awww. how sweet" said Caroline through her giggling "I've never been asked before" She smiled her consent at him as Harry began to bend his head towards her lips. Their lips met in a spark of electricity. Caroline's stomach lurched, it felt like she had a million butterflies in there. Harry began to kiss Caroline more deeply. His tongue reaching hers as Caroline moaned in ecstasy. They pulled apart slowly.