Twenty-Four
Ginny had taken Hermione up on the invitation to get ready in her dorm. Two girls in a dorm getting ready for the spring formal were a lot better than five. The girls took their time dressing, enjoying the muggle music playing on Hermione's radio and talking about the upcoming evening's events. "Did you hear what the menu will be?" Ginny asked. "No, I wonder what sort of music they will have this year." answered Hermione. "I have no clue; I just hope Harry and Ron are in for a long night of dancing." Ginny said looking into the mirror to apply her make up. "Did you remember to charm our shoes?" Ginny said over her shoulder. Hermione was searching in her nightstand drawer for something. "Hmm? Yes I did. No worries about heels breaking or sore feet." Hermione straighten up looking around, "Have you seen my earrings for tonight?" Walking over to stand by Ginny, Hermione looked over her shoulder at the vanity; she reached to pick up a tube of magical lipstick that automatically adjusted the color to complement the person applying it with the guarantee to not wear off until the accompanying counter charm is used. Ginny noticed Hermione's hand shook slightly as she picked up the lipstick. Ginny took Hermione's hand into her's bringing it up to rest against her cheek. "Relax 'Mione, it's only a dance, you have the perfect date and you'll look stunning," she said in a soothing tone. Hermione leaned forward wrapping her arms around Ginny's shoulders from behind pressing her cheek against that of her only true female friend, "Thank you." she said. "Your welcome, we better get moving or we'll be late." Ginny said before turning her head giving Hermione a peck on the cheek.
"Stupid thing," Ron said trying to adjust the full vest of his muggle tuxedo. Harry finished tying his black dress shoes before looking up at his friend standing in front of the full length mirror. Harry and Ron decided to join up in Ron's dorm to get ready together. "You look fine Ron," Harry said. He was telling the truth, his red headed friend looked handsome in his black tux. He had chosen an iridescent dark orange vest that, surprisingly, complemented him well to go over his white silk shirt. He noticed that Ron opted to not wear a bow tie, "Less hassle," Ron had said earlier; instead he wore a top button that matched his vest. "Always have to show your Chudney Cannons pride, eh?" Harry chuckled, "I do believe Hermione will be pleased." Ron turned away from the mirror to face Harry, "You think she will?" Ron spoke with a worried expression. "Of course she will, she loves you doesn't she?" Harry teased, walking over to check himself in the mirror. "Yeah," Ron said smiling at the mention of her name. "Shove over old boy, time to let the truly handsome have a glance," Harry said pushing Ron aside. Ron snorted before moving over to his dresser to put on cologne. Harry appraised his appearance with a critical eye. He ran his fingers over his untidy black hair. "It's a lost battle mate, why bother fighting?" Ron said leaning against the dresser. Harry reached up straightening the black bow tie of his muggle tuxedo. Satisfied he reached down giving his white jacket one last tug to pull it in place before smoothing his hands nervously over his black slacks. The combination of the black and white tuxedo caused his brilliant emerald green eyes to stand out even more as the only splash of color. "Now who's obsessing?" said Ron smirking at his best friend, "Don't worry mate, I'm sure Ginny would approve even if you wore your quidditch robes." Harry turned giving his friend a dry look. "Let's not keep the ladies waiting," Ron said tucking his wand in a hidden inner pocket of his jacket. Harry nodded following suit.
The common room had a small amount of students lounging around. Harry and Ron descended the stairs talking and laughing when they noticed Ginny standing by a chair. She turned hearing their laughter, her breath caught in her throat staring at Harry. Her heart fluttered looking at his handsome features break into a smile as he spotted her. "Where is Hermione?" Ron asked as they approached Ginny. Harry took in the fact that she was wearing the cloak he had given her at Christmas; he thought to himself no one would ever look as lovely in it as she did. "You're wearing a cloak to the formal?" Ron asked taking in her appearance. "No Ron," Ginny wrinkled her nose at her brother but didn't elaborate further on why she had it on. She keep one hand beneath the cloak she had charmed to reach the floor preventing anyone from seeing even a hint of her gown. She felt her wand in an inner pocket brush her arm as she held the back of her gown up as to not trip on it as she walked.
Ginny had came down early as to give Hermione the chance to make her grand appearance alone. Of course Hermione didn't know that she had planned it this way, Ginny had given her an excuse to go down early. Ginny wanted this to be a special moment between her brother and her best friend. Harry stepped closer and kissed Ginny on the cheek inhaling her scent deep into his lungs, "Mmm," he moaned as he planted a second kiss on her temple. Her hair had been pulled up into a mass of curls piled high on the top back of her head. She allowed several tendrils to fall giving her style a softened appearance. Ginny smiled up at Harry as he slipped his arm around her cloaked waist nudging him in the side and nodding towards the stairs. Ron caught Ginny's gesture and turned to look. His face became awe struck and his body frozen to the spot he was standing as he saw Hermione descending half way down the steps. Ron's mouth went dry watching the girl of his dreams slowly making her way down to the common room.
Hermione looked up shyly and smiled seeing Ron notice her. She lowered her head again watching her step holding the gown up as to not trip on it. She wore her hair in long fat curls cascading down to her shoulder blades; several locks fell forward as she bent her head to watch her step. Ron rushed forward extending his hand for Hermione to take as she walked down the final steps. He was at a loss for words to describe how beautiful she was. She wore a light weight velvet dress of cream color that cut straight across coming low off the shoulders, the long tapered sleeves ended in points over the back of the hand. The upper body of the dress was form fitting enhancing the swell of her breasts and hour glass figure before the full skirt of the gown flared out in many folds reaching the floor. Hermione tilted her head up smiling at Ron when he noticed she wore a matching velvet choker. The smooth cut stone on the center of her throat matched exactly with the color of his vest. Ron reached up touching the stone gently with his finger wearing a questioning look. Hermione's eye glittered in mirth knowing what he was thinking, "A little black haired birdie told me," she said slightly tilting her head in Harry's direction. "Uh. . . umm. . . err. . ." Ron stammered before swallowing. Hermione simply smiled at his lack for words. "You look beautiful 'Mione," Ron finally said before bending his head to brush her cheek with a kiss. "Thank you," she said, closing her eyes as she felt his lips brush against her flesh, causing a shiver to ripple through her. Stepping back Ron bent his arm for Hermione to take, "Shall we?" he asked. Hermione slipped her arm through his; giving him a soft smile, her eyes full of love and happiness. Ron's entire world tilted that very moment looking at her. He felt a jolt that coursed through him as he realized exactly the unending extent of his love for this woman standing beside him. He knew without a doubt that he wanted to spend the rest of his life doing everything in his power to always keep that smile on her face.
Harry stood beside Ginny watching his two best friends look at each other as if there was no one else in the world but them. "They have it bad don't they?" Harry whispered into Ginny's ear. Ginny watched them with a wistful look nodding to his comment. Harry smiled kissing Ginny on her temple giving her side a squeeze, "Ready?" he asked. Ginny looked up at him smiling, "Yes," she answered. Harry pulled her along side him as they walked up to the enchanted couple staring at each other, clapping his hand on Ron's shoulder brought his friend out of his trance, "All set there Ron?" he asked. Ron jumped slightly before his face relaxed still looking at Hermione, "All set," he said. The four made their way out of the common room and down the tower.
Some time later they approached the court yard doorway, they talked while waiting for a small group of students to pass through before they could exit into the courtyard. Stepping out into the warm evening the first thing you noticed was the darkening sky in an array of evening sunset colors. You could make out the first stars of the night begin to twinkle. The courtyard walls were covered in ivy of all sorts. The air was full of heady floral scents from the many plants. You could see wisteria and honeysuckle clinging to the courtyard wall in full bloom. Rose bushes as well as lilac grew also in full blossom in each corner. Hundreds of tiny faeries fluttered above reach setting a soft glow to the darkening environment along with lovely little butterflies slowly moving about from one flower to the next. Tables had been set up through out the entire area with cloths alternating in the four different house colors, several votive candles sat in the center to enhance the lighting. The grass of the courtyard had been covered over with marble flooring. One area had a small marble fountain set up with an enchanted greek maiden spilling forth honey mead from the vase in her raised arms, she smiled at the students as they came forward to fill their glasses. Butterbeer as well as other beverages of choice were in marble basins, charmed to keep everything cold, beside the fountain.
Ginny noticed many of her fellow house mates sitting at a group of tables a distance away. Seamus yelled waving for the four to come join. Harry stepped over to the beverage area and grabbed four butterbeers before heading over. Each round table was set to seat four, Ron led their group to a table next to one that held Seamus, Lavender, Dean and Parvarti. Colin, Ginger, Neville and Sage sat at the next table near. Ron held the back of Hermione's chair as she sat down. Harry sat the drinks down on the table before stepping behind Ginny as she reached for the ties of her cloak. Hermione watched Ginny closely with a wicked grin on her face. Ginny looked down at Hermione giving her a wink.
She allowed Harry to remove the cloak from her shoulders hearing him gasp. Her gown was made of thin silk that clung to the curves of her waist and hips showing the soft contours of her breasts and stomach. It was golden in color, but as she moved you could see a deep red hue glimmer in it. The front was square cut, a small pool of fabric gathered modestly well above her cleavage, spaghetti straps held the material over her fair shoulders. Her necklace, from Harry, was the only jewelry she wore complementing her dress. Ron took a sip of his butterbeer wondering why Harry had such an odd look on is face, he wasn't so sure he liked the way his sister's dress clung to her so close, but at least it didn't completely expose her breasts, even if the dress clung to them. Ron shook his head pulling his chair out with his free hand. Ginny turned around to face Harry smiling up at him, a wicked promising glint flashes in her golden hazel eyes. She heard Ron choke on his butterbeer as Hermione pounded on his back. 'Ok NOW I had a problem with her dress,' Ron thought to himself.
Ginny looked back over her shoulder at her brother with an eyebrow raised. The reason for Ron's choking was the second part of Ginny's dress. Although the front was modest in cut, the back more than made up for it. Her entire back was exposed to dangerously low depths. Another small pool of fabric gathered just before anything could be completely shown, the gown continued to cling showing off the soft mound of her bottom before flowing down to a small train of fabric that brushed the ground. A few of the males in the vicinity, including other houses, began to cat call and whistle. Harry and Ron gave dirty looks to those guilty. Ginger caught Ginny's eye and gave her the thumbs up sign while Colin smiled shaking his head in disbelief. Ginny sat down on a chair, Hermione made a vain attempt to contain her laughter. When Ron turned to say something Ginny she gave him a quelling look that dared him to protest. "I told you she was the perfect mascot," Neville said from his table. "Here, here," Seamus said raising his glass. Ron scowled at them causing more laughter to surge forth. Hermione placed her hand on Ron's arm easily distracting him as everyone settled down.
Dinner was a pleasant affair. After looking over the menu and saying out loud their choices the food appeared on their plates. There was a hum in the air of many conversations. An occasional outburst of laughter could be heard. After the main course disappeared from the table menus reappeared with the choices for dessert. Ron and Hermione had opted to share a large banana split, occasionally feeding each other a bite. Harry had chosen a decadent chocolate cake. Ginny decided on glazed strawberries, piercing a particularly plump berry she brought it to her lips taking a bite. It was heaven on a plate to her. Harry watched her intently as she ate the fruit. Ginny noticed him watching her and looked over as she put the late of the berry on her fork into her mouth. "You have some. . ." Harry said pointing to a small drop of glaze on Ginny's lower lip. Before she could reach for her napkin Harry grabbed her hand, "No let me," he said and leaned in kissing the glaze off of her. Tiny shivers raced through her while Harry gently suckled the sweet off of her lip. "Ugg, Harry, really!" Ron complained. Harry sat back in his chair smiling still holding onto her hand, "Much better," he said. Ginny slowly sucked in her bottom lip licking it before smiling.
After dessert was finish the plates were cleared of all dishes except the students' drinks. Students stood up to mill around as the tables in the large center of the courtyard disappeared, to make way for dancing. Harry nudged Ron in the arm pointing to two tall heads covered in flaming red hair moving among the crowd in their direction. "Fred, George!" Ron cried out. The twins made their way over to the group. "What are you two doing here?" Harry asked. "We're the entertainment!" George said excitedly. "A little side project we've been cooking up," Fred said pointing to a far corner. A large dj station appeared magically. "There goes the punch," Ron laughed. "Ginny!" George noticed her standing beside Harry laughing. "What on earth have you got on?" Fred asked. "More like what doesn't she have on?" said George. "You like?" Ginny asked as she slowly spun around in a circle with her arms slightly raised. "Not on our little sister!" said George. "Angelina perhaps, but defiantly not our sister," Fred nodded. "Last time I trust you to take my sister gown shopping," Ron grumbled.
"If I may have your attention please," Professor Dumbledore spoke up causing a hush to fall over the crowd of students. "Well that's our cue," Fred said in a loud whisper. "See you in a few," George also whispered before the two made their way through the crowd to the music station. The sky was completely dark by this time, stars shown brightly down in the courtyard as the faeries continued their fluttering path above the students. "I would like to take this time to thank Mr. George and Mr. Fred Weasley for our musical entertainment tonight, Wheezes Tunes a subdivision of Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes, Hogsmeade," Dumbledore said with an amused smile looking at the twins. "What sort of name is that for a business?" Hermione leaned in whispering to Ginny. As the crowd politely applaused. "The sort only my demented brothers could think up," Ginny answered. "I would like to start out tonight's dance with a traditional waltz before the music you younger generation tends to go for these days. If you would ladies and gentlemen, find your partners and head to the dance floor."
Ginny had taken Hermione up on the invitation to get ready in her dorm. Two girls in a dorm getting ready for the spring formal were a lot better than five. The girls took their time dressing, enjoying the muggle music playing on Hermione's radio and talking about the upcoming evening's events. "Did you hear what the menu will be?" Ginny asked. "No, I wonder what sort of music they will have this year." answered Hermione. "I have no clue; I just hope Harry and Ron are in for a long night of dancing." Ginny said looking into the mirror to apply her make up. "Did you remember to charm our shoes?" Ginny said over her shoulder. Hermione was searching in her nightstand drawer for something. "Hmm? Yes I did. No worries about heels breaking or sore feet." Hermione straighten up looking around, "Have you seen my earrings for tonight?" Walking over to stand by Ginny, Hermione looked over her shoulder at the vanity; she reached to pick up a tube of magical lipstick that automatically adjusted the color to complement the person applying it with the guarantee to not wear off until the accompanying counter charm is used. Ginny noticed Hermione's hand shook slightly as she picked up the lipstick. Ginny took Hermione's hand into her's bringing it up to rest against her cheek. "Relax 'Mione, it's only a dance, you have the perfect date and you'll look stunning," she said in a soothing tone. Hermione leaned forward wrapping her arms around Ginny's shoulders from behind pressing her cheek against that of her only true female friend, "Thank you." she said. "Your welcome, we better get moving or we'll be late." Ginny said before turning her head giving Hermione a peck on the cheek.
"Stupid thing," Ron said trying to adjust the full vest of his muggle tuxedo. Harry finished tying his black dress shoes before looking up at his friend standing in front of the full length mirror. Harry and Ron decided to join up in Ron's dorm to get ready together. "You look fine Ron," Harry said. He was telling the truth, his red headed friend looked handsome in his black tux. He had chosen an iridescent dark orange vest that, surprisingly, complemented him well to go over his white silk shirt. He noticed that Ron opted to not wear a bow tie, "Less hassle," Ron had said earlier; instead he wore a top button that matched his vest. "Always have to show your Chudney Cannons pride, eh?" Harry chuckled, "I do believe Hermione will be pleased." Ron turned away from the mirror to face Harry, "You think she will?" Ron spoke with a worried expression. "Of course she will, she loves you doesn't she?" Harry teased, walking over to check himself in the mirror. "Yeah," Ron said smiling at the mention of her name. "Shove over old boy, time to let the truly handsome have a glance," Harry said pushing Ron aside. Ron snorted before moving over to his dresser to put on cologne. Harry appraised his appearance with a critical eye. He ran his fingers over his untidy black hair. "It's a lost battle mate, why bother fighting?" Ron said leaning against the dresser. Harry reached up straightening the black bow tie of his muggle tuxedo. Satisfied he reached down giving his white jacket one last tug to pull it in place before smoothing his hands nervously over his black slacks. The combination of the black and white tuxedo caused his brilliant emerald green eyes to stand out even more as the only splash of color. "Now who's obsessing?" said Ron smirking at his best friend, "Don't worry mate, I'm sure Ginny would approve even if you wore your quidditch robes." Harry turned giving his friend a dry look. "Let's not keep the ladies waiting," Ron said tucking his wand in a hidden inner pocket of his jacket. Harry nodded following suit.
The common room had a small amount of students lounging around. Harry and Ron descended the stairs talking and laughing when they noticed Ginny standing by a chair. She turned hearing their laughter, her breath caught in her throat staring at Harry. Her heart fluttered looking at his handsome features break into a smile as he spotted her. "Where is Hermione?" Ron asked as they approached Ginny. Harry took in the fact that she was wearing the cloak he had given her at Christmas; he thought to himself no one would ever look as lovely in it as she did. "You're wearing a cloak to the formal?" Ron asked taking in her appearance. "No Ron," Ginny wrinkled her nose at her brother but didn't elaborate further on why she had it on. She keep one hand beneath the cloak she had charmed to reach the floor preventing anyone from seeing even a hint of her gown. She felt her wand in an inner pocket brush her arm as she held the back of her gown up as to not trip on it as she walked.
Ginny had came down early as to give Hermione the chance to make her grand appearance alone. Of course Hermione didn't know that she had planned it this way, Ginny had given her an excuse to go down early. Ginny wanted this to be a special moment between her brother and her best friend. Harry stepped closer and kissed Ginny on the cheek inhaling her scent deep into his lungs, "Mmm," he moaned as he planted a second kiss on her temple. Her hair had been pulled up into a mass of curls piled high on the top back of her head. She allowed several tendrils to fall giving her style a softened appearance. Ginny smiled up at Harry as he slipped his arm around her cloaked waist nudging him in the side and nodding towards the stairs. Ron caught Ginny's gesture and turned to look. His face became awe struck and his body frozen to the spot he was standing as he saw Hermione descending half way down the steps. Ron's mouth went dry watching the girl of his dreams slowly making her way down to the common room.
Hermione looked up shyly and smiled seeing Ron notice her. She lowered her head again watching her step holding the gown up as to not trip on it. She wore her hair in long fat curls cascading down to her shoulder blades; several locks fell forward as she bent her head to watch her step. Ron rushed forward extending his hand for Hermione to take as she walked down the final steps. He was at a loss for words to describe how beautiful she was. She wore a light weight velvet dress of cream color that cut straight across coming low off the shoulders, the long tapered sleeves ended in points over the back of the hand. The upper body of the dress was form fitting enhancing the swell of her breasts and hour glass figure before the full skirt of the gown flared out in many folds reaching the floor. Hermione tilted her head up smiling at Ron when he noticed she wore a matching velvet choker. The smooth cut stone on the center of her throat matched exactly with the color of his vest. Ron reached up touching the stone gently with his finger wearing a questioning look. Hermione's eye glittered in mirth knowing what he was thinking, "A little black haired birdie told me," she said slightly tilting her head in Harry's direction. "Uh. . . umm. . . err. . ." Ron stammered before swallowing. Hermione simply smiled at his lack for words. "You look beautiful 'Mione," Ron finally said before bending his head to brush her cheek with a kiss. "Thank you," she said, closing her eyes as she felt his lips brush against her flesh, causing a shiver to ripple through her. Stepping back Ron bent his arm for Hermione to take, "Shall we?" he asked. Hermione slipped her arm through his; giving him a soft smile, her eyes full of love and happiness. Ron's entire world tilted that very moment looking at her. He felt a jolt that coursed through him as he realized exactly the unending extent of his love for this woman standing beside him. He knew without a doubt that he wanted to spend the rest of his life doing everything in his power to always keep that smile on her face.
Harry stood beside Ginny watching his two best friends look at each other as if there was no one else in the world but them. "They have it bad don't they?" Harry whispered into Ginny's ear. Ginny watched them with a wistful look nodding to his comment. Harry smiled kissing Ginny on her temple giving her side a squeeze, "Ready?" he asked. Ginny looked up at him smiling, "Yes," she answered. Harry pulled her along side him as they walked up to the enchanted couple staring at each other, clapping his hand on Ron's shoulder brought his friend out of his trance, "All set there Ron?" he asked. Ron jumped slightly before his face relaxed still looking at Hermione, "All set," he said. The four made their way out of the common room and down the tower.
Some time later they approached the court yard doorway, they talked while waiting for a small group of students to pass through before they could exit into the courtyard. Stepping out into the warm evening the first thing you noticed was the darkening sky in an array of evening sunset colors. You could make out the first stars of the night begin to twinkle. The courtyard walls were covered in ivy of all sorts. The air was full of heady floral scents from the many plants. You could see wisteria and honeysuckle clinging to the courtyard wall in full bloom. Rose bushes as well as lilac grew also in full blossom in each corner. Hundreds of tiny faeries fluttered above reach setting a soft glow to the darkening environment along with lovely little butterflies slowly moving about from one flower to the next. Tables had been set up through out the entire area with cloths alternating in the four different house colors, several votive candles sat in the center to enhance the lighting. The grass of the courtyard had been covered over with marble flooring. One area had a small marble fountain set up with an enchanted greek maiden spilling forth honey mead from the vase in her raised arms, she smiled at the students as they came forward to fill their glasses. Butterbeer as well as other beverages of choice were in marble basins, charmed to keep everything cold, beside the fountain.
Ginny noticed many of her fellow house mates sitting at a group of tables a distance away. Seamus yelled waving for the four to come join. Harry stepped over to the beverage area and grabbed four butterbeers before heading over. Each round table was set to seat four, Ron led their group to a table next to one that held Seamus, Lavender, Dean and Parvarti. Colin, Ginger, Neville and Sage sat at the next table near. Ron held the back of Hermione's chair as she sat down. Harry sat the drinks down on the table before stepping behind Ginny as she reached for the ties of her cloak. Hermione watched Ginny closely with a wicked grin on her face. Ginny looked down at Hermione giving her a wink.
She allowed Harry to remove the cloak from her shoulders hearing him gasp. Her gown was made of thin silk that clung to the curves of her waist and hips showing the soft contours of her breasts and stomach. It was golden in color, but as she moved you could see a deep red hue glimmer in it. The front was square cut, a small pool of fabric gathered modestly well above her cleavage, spaghetti straps held the material over her fair shoulders. Her necklace, from Harry, was the only jewelry she wore complementing her dress. Ron took a sip of his butterbeer wondering why Harry had such an odd look on is face, he wasn't so sure he liked the way his sister's dress clung to her so close, but at least it didn't completely expose her breasts, even if the dress clung to them. Ron shook his head pulling his chair out with his free hand. Ginny turned around to face Harry smiling up at him, a wicked promising glint flashes in her golden hazel eyes. She heard Ron choke on his butterbeer as Hermione pounded on his back. 'Ok NOW I had a problem with her dress,' Ron thought to himself.
Ginny looked back over her shoulder at her brother with an eyebrow raised. The reason for Ron's choking was the second part of Ginny's dress. Although the front was modest in cut, the back more than made up for it. Her entire back was exposed to dangerously low depths. Another small pool of fabric gathered just before anything could be completely shown, the gown continued to cling showing off the soft mound of her bottom before flowing down to a small train of fabric that brushed the ground. A few of the males in the vicinity, including other houses, began to cat call and whistle. Harry and Ron gave dirty looks to those guilty. Ginger caught Ginny's eye and gave her the thumbs up sign while Colin smiled shaking his head in disbelief. Ginny sat down on a chair, Hermione made a vain attempt to contain her laughter. When Ron turned to say something Ginny she gave him a quelling look that dared him to protest. "I told you she was the perfect mascot," Neville said from his table. "Here, here," Seamus said raising his glass. Ron scowled at them causing more laughter to surge forth. Hermione placed her hand on Ron's arm easily distracting him as everyone settled down.
Dinner was a pleasant affair. After looking over the menu and saying out loud their choices the food appeared on their plates. There was a hum in the air of many conversations. An occasional outburst of laughter could be heard. After the main course disappeared from the table menus reappeared with the choices for dessert. Ron and Hermione had opted to share a large banana split, occasionally feeding each other a bite. Harry had chosen a decadent chocolate cake. Ginny decided on glazed strawberries, piercing a particularly plump berry she brought it to her lips taking a bite. It was heaven on a plate to her. Harry watched her intently as she ate the fruit. Ginny noticed him watching her and looked over as she put the late of the berry on her fork into her mouth. "You have some. . ." Harry said pointing to a small drop of glaze on Ginny's lower lip. Before she could reach for her napkin Harry grabbed her hand, "No let me," he said and leaned in kissing the glaze off of her. Tiny shivers raced through her while Harry gently suckled the sweet off of her lip. "Ugg, Harry, really!" Ron complained. Harry sat back in his chair smiling still holding onto her hand, "Much better," he said. Ginny slowly sucked in her bottom lip licking it before smiling.
After dessert was finish the plates were cleared of all dishes except the students' drinks. Students stood up to mill around as the tables in the large center of the courtyard disappeared, to make way for dancing. Harry nudged Ron in the arm pointing to two tall heads covered in flaming red hair moving among the crowd in their direction. "Fred, George!" Ron cried out. The twins made their way over to the group. "What are you two doing here?" Harry asked. "We're the entertainment!" George said excitedly. "A little side project we've been cooking up," Fred said pointing to a far corner. A large dj station appeared magically. "There goes the punch," Ron laughed. "Ginny!" George noticed her standing beside Harry laughing. "What on earth have you got on?" Fred asked. "More like what doesn't she have on?" said George. "You like?" Ginny asked as she slowly spun around in a circle with her arms slightly raised. "Not on our little sister!" said George. "Angelina perhaps, but defiantly not our sister," Fred nodded. "Last time I trust you to take my sister gown shopping," Ron grumbled.
"If I may have your attention please," Professor Dumbledore spoke up causing a hush to fall over the crowd of students. "Well that's our cue," Fred said in a loud whisper. "See you in a few," George also whispered before the two made their way through the crowd to the music station. The sky was completely dark by this time, stars shown brightly down in the courtyard as the faeries continued their fluttering path above the students. "I would like to take this time to thank Mr. George and Mr. Fred Weasley for our musical entertainment tonight, Wheezes Tunes a subdivision of Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes, Hogsmeade," Dumbledore said with an amused smile looking at the twins. "What sort of name is that for a business?" Hermione leaned in whispering to Ginny. As the crowd politely applaused. "The sort only my demented brothers could think up," Ginny answered. "I would like to start out tonight's dance with a traditional waltz before the music you younger generation tends to go for these days. If you would ladies and gentlemen, find your partners and head to the dance floor."
