Dill's face turned bright red. He realized what he had just blurted out
without realizing it. Harriet was staring at him wide eyed. Luckily he
found a way out. Now he would just have to make it work.
"Rani! You're so beautiful. You look great," he said.
"Thank you Dill. Are you sure you don't want to come with us?" Rani asked.
For a minute, Dill almost said yes. Then he decided against it. He looked at Harriet who looked disappointed.
"No, like I said. I'm protesting the dance," Dill said.
Just then Rani and Harriet's date came down into the common room. They both smiled big smiles when they saw their dates. Then they bid goodbye to Dill and left the room. The dance was to be in the Great Hall and it was a short walk there. When they got there, Harriet could hardly wait to start dancing.
Meanwhile, Dill sat down to read. He did regret missing the dance, but he couldn't stand it if Harriet had spent the night dancing with Robin. It still ached him when he thought of her. He had never seen her this beautiful before. However, he needed to get something important done that night so he had to put Harriet and that Robin kid, who he detested, out of his mind. To do this, he sat down by the fire and opened the book he recently checked out of the library, The History of the Dark Arts.
"Rani! You're so beautiful. You look great," he said.
"Thank you Dill. Are you sure you don't want to come with us?" Rani asked.
For a minute, Dill almost said yes. Then he decided against it. He looked at Harriet who looked disappointed.
"No, like I said. I'm protesting the dance," Dill said.
Just then Rani and Harriet's date came down into the common room. They both smiled big smiles when they saw their dates. Then they bid goodbye to Dill and left the room. The dance was to be in the Great Hall and it was a short walk there. When they got there, Harriet could hardly wait to start dancing.
Meanwhile, Dill sat down to read. He did regret missing the dance, but he couldn't stand it if Harriet had spent the night dancing with Robin. It still ached him when he thought of her. He had never seen her this beautiful before. However, he needed to get something important done that night so he had to put Harriet and that Robin kid, who he detested, out of his mind. To do this, he sat down by the fire and opened the book he recently checked out of the library, The History of the Dark Arts.