Chapter 13
The Night
The night of the much anticipated ball finally arrived, stirring up more excitement than ever. "I am SO totally excited for tonight, Lavender, aren't you?" asked Kathy as she waltzed out of the divinations classroom.
"Yeah, especially since I'm going with a seventh year Ravenclaw. His name is Steven," she sighed, "He's *SO* sexy. . ."
Kathy couldn't help but giggle at Lavender's corny comment. "Have you ever even seen this guy? Have you ever even talked to him?"
"Well," said Lavender, "I've seen him around, and I saw him when he asked me, but I never actually talked to him except for saying yes to his invitation."
Kathy sighed, "Thought so. Let's just hope that your night doesn't suck, huh?"
"O. . .k. . ." said Lavender, not sure of what Kathy meant.
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Once all classes had ended, the students returned to their houses excitedly, longing for the long hours wait for the ball to pass by quickly. The Gryffindor common room was swamped with students in the common room, all of them talking of the ball to occur that night. "Oh, let me see your dress Kathy! Please, please, please!!!" screamed Parvati and Lavender in unison.
"Fine, fine, fine. But only you guys. Come on, follow me" said Kathy, leading them to the dormitory. Once they entered, Kathy made sure the door was closed and went under her bed. She pulled out a chest, opened it, took out a box, and finally opened it and removed the beautiful baby blue halter dress that had been concealed inside.
"Wow!" said Lavender and Parvati as they ran over for a closer look, "It's beautiful!"
"Thanks," said Kathy, "It took my dad forever to ship it over here from the US. He had to leave it at the nearby post office and I had to have Dumbledore send someone to get it since we aren't allowed to leave the grounds."
"You're so lucky, my dress isn't this pretty," said Lavender disappointed.
"Oh come on! All dresses are pretty. Even if it is ugly I bet it would look excellent on you."
"Thanks," replied Lavender a little happier.
"Hey guys, what time is it?" asked Parvati anxiously.
"It's only five o'clock. The ball doesn't start until eight," replied Kathy.
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"Come on Harry! We're gonna be late picking up the girls!" screamed Ron as he paced back and forth in the boy's dormitory.
"I'm coming, I'm coming!" replied Harry angrily. Finally, after what seemed like hours for Ron, Harry was finished.
"Bloody hell! You can see!" screamed Ron.
"Yeah, Hermione taught me a charm that I could use so I didn't have to wear my glasses for tonight."
"Oh, cool. I wish she had a charm for not looking so ugly. By the way Harry, did I thank you for the tux you bought me?"
"Only about seventeen times an hour since I bought it for you, why?" laughed Harry.
"Well, thanks again. Otherwise I would have had to wear one of Percy's suits like Fred and George had to."
Harry did not reply and began to walk down to the common room with Ron to wait for Ron's date.
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"Alright, how do I look?" asked Lavender as she twirled around in her black V-neck dress.
"Great!" replied Kathy and Parvati together.
Parvati looked at herself in the mirror once as Kathy said, "I love your dress Parvati."
"Thanks," said Parvati happily as she looked at her blue halter dress.
The girls had finally finished looking at themselves in the mirror and walked out to meet their dates. Once they got downstairs to the crowd of boys, Ron went up to Parvati, George to Kathy, and Harry and Oliver were left to talk.
"So," began Oliver, "Who did you take to the ball?"
"This Slytherin girl named Noor. She's Kathy's friend."
"Oh. . ." said Oliver.
"Who did you take?" asked Harry.
"Oh, uh, I uh, I took Angelina," he said not sounding too happy.
"You sure don't sound too happy about it. What's wrong? Is it Jennifer?"
"Yeah, I wanted to go with her so bad Harry! But Malfoy beat me to her." Just as he finished his sentence, the door to the girl's dormitory opened and down walked a beautiful girl wearing a fuchsia V-neck dress with long, straight, brown hair.
"Oh. . .my. . .God" said Fred, "Who is that!"
"I don't know man, but I wish I had asked *HER* to the ball."
The girl walked over to Oliver and said, "I'm ready!"
Everyone's jaw dropped. The beautiful girl was Angelina! She had straightened her hair and looked better than ever.
"Uh. . .Alright then," managed Oliver, "Le-let's go"
The Night
The night of the much anticipated ball finally arrived, stirring up more excitement than ever. "I am SO totally excited for tonight, Lavender, aren't you?" asked Kathy as she waltzed out of the divinations classroom.
"Yeah, especially since I'm going with a seventh year Ravenclaw. His name is Steven," she sighed, "He's *SO* sexy. . ."
Kathy couldn't help but giggle at Lavender's corny comment. "Have you ever even seen this guy? Have you ever even talked to him?"
"Well," said Lavender, "I've seen him around, and I saw him when he asked me, but I never actually talked to him except for saying yes to his invitation."
Kathy sighed, "Thought so. Let's just hope that your night doesn't suck, huh?"
"O. . .k. . ." said Lavender, not sure of what Kathy meant.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Once all classes had ended, the students returned to their houses excitedly, longing for the long hours wait for the ball to pass by quickly. The Gryffindor common room was swamped with students in the common room, all of them talking of the ball to occur that night. "Oh, let me see your dress Kathy! Please, please, please!!!" screamed Parvati and Lavender in unison.
"Fine, fine, fine. But only you guys. Come on, follow me" said Kathy, leading them to the dormitory. Once they entered, Kathy made sure the door was closed and went under her bed. She pulled out a chest, opened it, took out a box, and finally opened it and removed the beautiful baby blue halter dress that had been concealed inside.
"Wow!" said Lavender and Parvati as they ran over for a closer look, "It's beautiful!"
"Thanks," said Kathy, "It took my dad forever to ship it over here from the US. He had to leave it at the nearby post office and I had to have Dumbledore send someone to get it since we aren't allowed to leave the grounds."
"You're so lucky, my dress isn't this pretty," said Lavender disappointed.
"Oh come on! All dresses are pretty. Even if it is ugly I bet it would look excellent on you."
"Thanks," replied Lavender a little happier.
"Hey guys, what time is it?" asked Parvati anxiously.
"It's only five o'clock. The ball doesn't start until eight," replied Kathy.
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"Come on Harry! We're gonna be late picking up the girls!" screamed Ron as he paced back and forth in the boy's dormitory.
"I'm coming, I'm coming!" replied Harry angrily. Finally, after what seemed like hours for Ron, Harry was finished.
"Bloody hell! You can see!" screamed Ron.
"Yeah, Hermione taught me a charm that I could use so I didn't have to wear my glasses for tonight."
"Oh, cool. I wish she had a charm for not looking so ugly. By the way Harry, did I thank you for the tux you bought me?"
"Only about seventeen times an hour since I bought it for you, why?" laughed Harry.
"Well, thanks again. Otherwise I would have had to wear one of Percy's suits like Fred and George had to."
Harry did not reply and began to walk down to the common room with Ron to wait for Ron's date.
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"Alright, how do I look?" asked Lavender as she twirled around in her black V-neck dress.
"Great!" replied Kathy and Parvati together.
Parvati looked at herself in the mirror once as Kathy said, "I love your dress Parvati."
"Thanks," said Parvati happily as she looked at her blue halter dress.
The girls had finally finished looking at themselves in the mirror and walked out to meet their dates. Once they got downstairs to the crowd of boys, Ron went up to Parvati, George to Kathy, and Harry and Oliver were left to talk.
"So," began Oliver, "Who did you take to the ball?"
"This Slytherin girl named Noor. She's Kathy's friend."
"Oh. . ." said Oliver.
"Who did you take?" asked Harry.
"Oh, uh, I uh, I took Angelina," he said not sounding too happy.
"You sure don't sound too happy about it. What's wrong? Is it Jennifer?"
"Yeah, I wanted to go with her so bad Harry! But Malfoy beat me to her." Just as he finished his sentence, the door to the girl's dormitory opened and down walked a beautiful girl wearing a fuchsia V-neck dress with long, straight, brown hair.
"Oh. . .my. . .God" said Fred, "Who is that!"
"I don't know man, but I wish I had asked *HER* to the ball."
The girl walked over to Oliver and said, "I'm ready!"
Everyone's jaw dropped. The beautiful girl was Angelina! She had straightened her hair and looked better than ever.
"Uh. . .Alright then," managed Oliver, "Le-let's go"