Chapter 13
The Halloween Masquerade Ball
The last decorations were being put up and Emily was looking everything over to make sure it was all perfect.
"Good, the decorations look great and the silver is in place. The food and drinks look fabulous, thank you everyone for your help and I'll see you all in a little while." Emily went up t the common room to get ready. When she got to the room Hermione was standing in the middle of the room in her dress.
"Mione you look incredible," Emily smiled and Hermione blushed.
"Thanks Em, but I don't know what to do with my hair," she replied Emily walked up to her and had her sit on a stool.
She took out her wand and with a wave of it she put tight curls in her hair. Then with another wave she put some of her hair on top of her head.
"There you go, that's wonderful," Emily said showing Hermione in a mirror. Hermione hugged her and said thank you.
"No prob, now I have to go get ready. I'll see you in a bit," Emily replied and headed up the stairs to the girls' room to get changed.
When she got up there all the girls were getting dressed and chattering about the ball.
"I bought this costume at one of the shops in London," one of them said.
Emily got her dress and changed into it. She got it on and went downstairs to ask Hermione to zip her dress. Meanwhile in the boys' room, Harry and Ron were also getting dressed.
"So Ron what do you think? I'm going as Emily's prince charming," Harry showed off his out fit and Ron gave him two thumbs up.
"What about me? I'm going as Fi's knight in shining armor," Ron wore a silver suit and a silver mask. The boys laughed and went downstairs.
"Hey Mione, could you zip me up?" Emily asked and turned around.
Hermione zipped her dress and Emily spun around. "Emily you look stunning," she said and Emily giggled.
"Thanks, and look here's my mask." Emily put on her mask that was also purple and had lavender feathers and amethysts all around it.
Hermione told her it was beautiful and she put her mask on. It was blue with feathers and little gems on it. They complimented each other on the masks and the boys came downstairs.
"Wow, Emily your gorgeous," Harry said coming down the stairs. She curtseyed and said thank you.
"Hey where's Fi?" Emily asked Hermione.
"Oh she didn't want anyone to see her so she's still upstairs." Emily nodded her said and Ron just stood there.
"I can't wait to see her," Ron said.
They were all talking and Justin came downstairs.
"Hermione my sweet," he said handing her a long stem red rose.
"Oh Justin that is so sweet, thank you," she said giving him a kiss on the cheek. They were all still standing around waiting for Fi. Then she came down to the common room. She was wearing her green gown and a peacock mask. She was absolutely striking in her gown.
"Fi, you look amazing," Ron said trying not to drool.
"Thank you kind sir, or should I say, my knight in shining armor," Fi said with a smile. They were all ready so they headed to the Great Hall together.
When they got into the Great Hall, everyone was dancing and the decorations were wonderful. They all got onto the dance floor and started to dance. Everyone was having a great time, the music, food, and everything else was perfect. Emily was so happy, and she was glad the ball was a big hit. Everyone was dancing to all the fast songs but, when a waltz was playing everyone slowly stopped dancing.
"Come on Harry, let's dance I love the waltz," Emily said.
"I can't I don't know how," he replied.
She told him she would show him but he didn't want to. She said it was okay and they would just sit that one out. While they were sitting a boy came up to Emily.
"Excuse me miss may I have this dance," he said holding out his hand.
Emily took it and he spun her all around the floor. They were the only two people and they looked fabulous together. Emily couldn't tell who it was she was dancing with. "Who is that she's dancing with?" Harry asked Fi and Ron.
"I don't know Harry, I can't tell because of the masks," Fi replied.
They watched the stranger twirl Emily all around and they were all curious to know who she was dancing with. When the song was over the stranger bowed and walked away, while the other students were applauding.
She walked back over to Harry, the music sped up and everyone was dancing again.
"You were beautiful out there," Harry said.
"Thanks, Zack hasn't lost his touch," she replied.
They all stared at her with their jaws on the floor. "You knew that that was Zack and you still danced with him," Fi said in total shock.
Emily nodded and said, "Of course I knew it was him. Look at him over there, thinking he's tricked me. Guys I'm the slayer I can sense these things and no one can dance the waltz like him."
They all laughed and went onto the dance floor.
When the ball was over the Great Hall was stripped of the decorations in a flash of light. All the students went to their common rooms, chatting and laughing. When Fi, Emily, Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Justin all got back to the common Hedwig flew into the window. There was a roll of parchment tied to her leg. Harry walked over to her and asked, "What have you got there?"
He untied to parchment and began to read it.
"Who's it from?" Emily asked.
"Oh it's just from my godfather, nothing important," he smiled.
The girls decided to go to bed, Emily, Fi, and Hermione kissed their boyfriends goodnight and went up to bed. When they were gone Ron asked, "So, what does Sirius have to say?"
Harry sighed and replied, "It's not from Sirius it's from Zack." Ron sat up and asked what it was about. Harry read the letter aloud.
Harry,
This is a warning! If you don't break up with Emily I will kill you. I know you have a wand but I have weapons and some training from Emily. Don't underestimate my strength.
Zack
"What am I going to do? I can't break up with her, I love her," Harry said.
Ron shrugged his shoulders, "I don't know what to tell you. Follow your heart and do what you feel is right."
Harry nodded his head; he didn't know what to do. Part of him wanted to break up with her ad save his own skin, the other wanted to be with her and not break her heart.
The Halloween Masquerade Ball
The last decorations were being put up and Emily was looking everything over to make sure it was all perfect.
"Good, the decorations look great and the silver is in place. The food and drinks look fabulous, thank you everyone for your help and I'll see you all in a little while." Emily went up t the common room to get ready. When she got to the room Hermione was standing in the middle of the room in her dress.
"Mione you look incredible," Emily smiled and Hermione blushed.
"Thanks Em, but I don't know what to do with my hair," she replied Emily walked up to her and had her sit on a stool.
She took out her wand and with a wave of it she put tight curls in her hair. Then with another wave she put some of her hair on top of her head.
"There you go, that's wonderful," Emily said showing Hermione in a mirror. Hermione hugged her and said thank you.
"No prob, now I have to go get ready. I'll see you in a bit," Emily replied and headed up the stairs to the girls' room to get changed.
When she got up there all the girls were getting dressed and chattering about the ball.
"I bought this costume at one of the shops in London," one of them said.
Emily got her dress and changed into it. She got it on and went downstairs to ask Hermione to zip her dress. Meanwhile in the boys' room, Harry and Ron were also getting dressed.
"So Ron what do you think? I'm going as Emily's prince charming," Harry showed off his out fit and Ron gave him two thumbs up.
"What about me? I'm going as Fi's knight in shining armor," Ron wore a silver suit and a silver mask. The boys laughed and went downstairs.
"Hey Mione, could you zip me up?" Emily asked and turned around.
Hermione zipped her dress and Emily spun around. "Emily you look stunning," she said and Emily giggled.
"Thanks, and look here's my mask." Emily put on her mask that was also purple and had lavender feathers and amethysts all around it.
Hermione told her it was beautiful and she put her mask on. It was blue with feathers and little gems on it. They complimented each other on the masks and the boys came downstairs.
"Wow, Emily your gorgeous," Harry said coming down the stairs. She curtseyed and said thank you.
"Hey where's Fi?" Emily asked Hermione.
"Oh she didn't want anyone to see her so she's still upstairs." Emily nodded her said and Ron just stood there.
"I can't wait to see her," Ron said.
They were all talking and Justin came downstairs.
"Hermione my sweet," he said handing her a long stem red rose.
"Oh Justin that is so sweet, thank you," she said giving him a kiss on the cheek. They were all still standing around waiting for Fi. Then she came down to the common room. She was wearing her green gown and a peacock mask. She was absolutely striking in her gown.
"Fi, you look amazing," Ron said trying not to drool.
"Thank you kind sir, or should I say, my knight in shining armor," Fi said with a smile. They were all ready so they headed to the Great Hall together.
When they got into the Great Hall, everyone was dancing and the decorations were wonderful. They all got onto the dance floor and started to dance. Everyone was having a great time, the music, food, and everything else was perfect. Emily was so happy, and she was glad the ball was a big hit. Everyone was dancing to all the fast songs but, when a waltz was playing everyone slowly stopped dancing.
"Come on Harry, let's dance I love the waltz," Emily said.
"I can't I don't know how," he replied.
She told him she would show him but he didn't want to. She said it was okay and they would just sit that one out. While they were sitting a boy came up to Emily.
"Excuse me miss may I have this dance," he said holding out his hand.
Emily took it and he spun her all around the floor. They were the only two people and they looked fabulous together. Emily couldn't tell who it was she was dancing with. "Who is that she's dancing with?" Harry asked Fi and Ron.
"I don't know Harry, I can't tell because of the masks," Fi replied.
They watched the stranger twirl Emily all around and they were all curious to know who she was dancing with. When the song was over the stranger bowed and walked away, while the other students were applauding.
She walked back over to Harry, the music sped up and everyone was dancing again.
"You were beautiful out there," Harry said.
"Thanks, Zack hasn't lost his touch," she replied.
They all stared at her with their jaws on the floor. "You knew that that was Zack and you still danced with him," Fi said in total shock.
Emily nodded and said, "Of course I knew it was him. Look at him over there, thinking he's tricked me. Guys I'm the slayer I can sense these things and no one can dance the waltz like him."
They all laughed and went onto the dance floor.
When the ball was over the Great Hall was stripped of the decorations in a flash of light. All the students went to their common rooms, chatting and laughing. When Fi, Emily, Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Justin all got back to the common Hedwig flew into the window. There was a roll of parchment tied to her leg. Harry walked over to her and asked, "What have you got there?"
He untied to parchment and began to read it.
"Who's it from?" Emily asked.
"Oh it's just from my godfather, nothing important," he smiled.
The girls decided to go to bed, Emily, Fi, and Hermione kissed their boyfriends goodnight and went up to bed. When they were gone Ron asked, "So, what does Sirius have to say?"
Harry sighed and replied, "It's not from Sirius it's from Zack." Ron sat up and asked what it was about. Harry read the letter aloud.
Harry,
This is a warning! If you don't break up with Emily I will kill you. I know you have a wand but I have weapons and some training from Emily. Don't underestimate my strength.
Zack
"What am I going to do? I can't break up with her, I love her," Harry said.
Ron shrugged his shoulders, "I don't know what to tell you. Follow your heart and do what you feel is right."
Harry nodded his head; he didn't know what to do. Part of him wanted to break up with her ad save his own skin, the other wanted to be with her and not break her heart.