Chapter 11: The Ball

The castle is in a flurry From wall to wall filled with worry Is everything done is everything fine This wont be over soon enough Why is it like this every time? Lady Artemis Gryffin (AKA Goddess)

As Artemis surveyed the castle she felt relief. Everything was perfect now it was time to make sure she and her cousin were perfect. The guests were due any time from now until the ball she placed a butler in charge of greeting them and of showing them where they would be staying. Over the last week Artemis had turned a large unused wing of the castle into guest rooms using powerful magic and an army of house elves. She chose a butler to help her cousin dress then she went to her chamber where she met her team of beauticians.

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The ball opened and most of the students had been ready early one student in particular, Draco Malfoy. Draco had been near a nervous breakdown for the last few days. Artemis had refused to speak to him since they had woken up after the accident, this alone distressed him but then he learned that his father was coming to the ball. Truth is told he was terrified what Artemis was going to do to his father. Even though she was Lady Gryffin it was still in her nature to do what was right, when she healed Draco she didn't think about it she acted on instinct, it didn't matter how angry she was with him. Chances were when she saw Lucius she would react. Twenty-five minuets into the ball two of the butlers stood by the doors preparing to open them and an unseen voice spoke to the room. As it spoke Artemis and her cousin walked in.

"With great honor I present to you her Ladyship Artemis Gryffin and Lord Henry Neville Frances Longbottom Gryffin".

Shock went over the room once the students realized whom the young man accompanying Artemis was.

Neville was dressed from head to toe as a member of the noble house of Gryffin; he walked with confidence his head held high.

Artemis was wearing a gown made of a deep red fabric, white sleeves with silver accents of the long over sleeve. The shoulder area was decorated with pearls and small rubies in platinum settings. The front trim of the gown, was decorated with platinum trim and had rubies and pearls running down the front of the dress. Her hair was flowing down and on her head there was a platinum and diamond tiara.

Alone they looked unbelievable together they looked like a queen and king from the past. -------- ---------

TBC Very soon.