Chapter 6
Kitty clenched her hands again. She was extremely nervous about that night, although she wasn't sure why. The weeks had flown by and it was the second to last day of school already and the day of the Graduation Dance. Kitty had passed all of her exams with flying colors. It was only 7, so she still had 3 more hours until the dance officially began, but she was feeling very jittery the whole day and had decided that she might calm down if she got ready early. She set up her make up on the dresser in front of her and went to her trunk to retrieve her dress robes. She set them down on her bed and stood back to admire them. They were royal blue with little silver stars all over. The stars sparkled and glittered on their own, and occasionally, if you were lucky enough, you would see a shooting star zoom across the robes. This was very special because if you saw one, you could make a wish and it would come true (as long as it was somewhat close to being realistic). Kitty started back to the dresser, but before she could take a step, Lavender Brown entered the room.
"Hey, Kitty!" she said with a friendly smile.
"Hey Lavender!" Kitty returned the same friendliness. After Kitty and Hermione stopped talking, she and Lavender had become very close. "Are you coming to get ready for the dance too?"
"Yeah," Lavender giggled. "I need to look acceptable for Seamus, but you really do need to look good, and not just for Ron. You don't want to have messy hair for when you get elected the Queen of the 7th years," she teased.
"Oh, shut up," Kitty laughed. "There's no way that I'm going to get chosen for that, but maybe you will. Everyone likes you."
"Everyone likes YOU, Kitty! Not just the Gryffindors, but the Ravenclaws and Hufflepuffs adore you too. Even the Slytherins have nothing bad to say about you!"
"Oh, stop," Kitty pretended to be embarrassed.
"You know it's true," Lavender laughed at her friends humorous actions. "Now come on. I just had the perfect idea of how we should do your hair."
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It was now 9:30. Lavender and Kitty were completely ready. Kitty had her robes on, and her nails were painted silver to match. Lavender had helped her with her hair and make up. Kitty's hair was pulled back into a half bun and the rest of her hair gently fell around her face in soft ringlets. Her make up consisted of sparkling blue eye shadow, soft pink lipstick, light blush, and blue mascara. She sparkled from head to toe. Lavender sighed and looked content with her work. As she was putting a final hair into place, there was a knock on the door.
"Come in!" Lavender and Kitty yelled in unison. The door creaked open and Seamus peeked inside.
"Lavender, you look beautiful," he said, then turned to Kitty and gasped. "Kitty, you-you're..." Lavender gave him a playfully evil look and he recovered. "Umm, Kitty, you look nice too."
Kitty giggled and gave Seamus a kiss on the cheek. He was one of her best friends along with Lavender and Harry (Ron is one too...that's common sense though).
"Have fun you two," she said, winking, as she walked out to look for Ron. She scanned the common room, but the only red hair that stuck out among the sea of purples, pinks, greens, blues, and other colors of robes belonged to Ginny, who was hand in hand with Colin. Kitty made her was through the crowd and then up to the boys' dormitory. She pushed the door to Ron's room open and walked in. Ron stood in front of his mirror (yes, guys have mirrors too), playing around with his hair. Kitty watched him in silence, stifling her giggles. Finally, Ron decided that he was satisfied with the result and turned around. Kitty couldn't resist. She jumped forward at him and said, "Boo!"
Ron jumped about 6 feet back, falling onto his bed. "Damn it, you scared me!" he exclaimed. Kitty giggled.
"I'm sorry," she managed to stutter between her fits of laughter. She was nearly falling over because she was laughing so hard, so she supported herself on a post of Ron's bed. Ron took this opportunity to grab Kitty by the waist and pull her down with him. Her laughter got even more intense as Ron started tickling her. He finally had mercy on her and stopped, letting Kitty catch her breath. After a while, Ron glanced at Kitty to find that she was intensely staring at him. He gazed into her eyes for a moment before they shared a passionate kiss. After a few minutes, the door opened again revealing Harry in his emerald green robes.
"Oops, sorry. I didn't mean to interrupt, but we're all heading down to the dance now, you guys wanna join us?" he asked.
"Sure," Ron answered as he helped Kitty up and they headed downstairs together, Ron and Kitty holding hands, towards the celebration.
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The Gryffindors entered the Great Hall together and gazed in awe at the wonderful decorations around them. The only other time that the hall was this beautiful was when they were in their 5th year (Kitty hadn't been there) and they went to the Winter Dance. Ron had gone with Lavender and had ended up with Hermione, but they didn't talk about it much. Ginny and Colin headed for the dance floor at once, and soon so many others followed them that you could no longer see Ginny's pale pink robes and Colin's deep red ones. Seamus and Lavender headed off their own way too, leaving the four of them (Harry, Hermione, Kitty, and Ron) together. Kitty scanned the room for Draco, but there were so many people there that it was nearly impossible to find anyone. Hermione gave Kitty an evil stare and Kitty pretended not to notice. Harry rolled his eyes at his girlfriend and smiled sympathetically at Kitty. She returned his smile, then turned to Ron.
"Shall we, love?" she asked in a loud voice so Hermione could hear.
"Yes, let's," Ron answered. They always pretended to be upper-class nobility just for the fun of it, so they talked that way a lot.
As Kitty and Ron separated from Hermione and Harry, Kitty heard Hermione grunt her disapproval at the couple. Kitty flipped her the bird behind her back and she heard Hermione whine at this, but she also heard Harry trying to hide his giggles so that he too wouldn't have to get yelled at by his unfriendly girlfriend.
Kitty and Ron danced their hearts out for 2 hours nonstop. Finally agreeing to take a break, they made their way through the crowd of people to the refreshment center. Ron grabbed 2 butterbeers, handed one to Kitty, and lead her over to a chair. They sat down and talked about little nothings that were on their minds. Finally Ron brought up a topic that no one in their year (except Hermione) had wanted to talk much about: what they were going to do after Hogwarts.
"So what are you thinking about doing after tomorrow? I mean with your life," he added.
Kitty shifted uncomfortably. "I'm not sure," she said. "I might go into training to become an Auror. You know, Professor Black told me that I should look into it."
"Why don't you just call him Sirius?" Ron laughed.
"Ugh, habit. Anyways, what about you?" she asked.
"I don't know," Ron said, "If things work out the way I hope, then..."
"Then what?" Kitty asked curiously.
"Nothing," he lied, but seeing the hurt look on Kitty's face added, "You'll find out soon, I promise." She smiled. "I was also thinking about taking up Quiddich professionally."
They smiled at each other again. "Come on," Kitty said, and they headed out to the dance floor once more.
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It seemed like only moments passed when Dumbledore's magically magnified voice boomed out over the crowd.
"Ok everyone," he began. "Time to vote for Graduation King and Queen. If everyone would please take out their wands. Now, first we will vote for King. Would each house please decide on one candidate and send their name into the air in the colors of your house using your wands?"
At once, a green and silver name shot into the air. "We have a Slytherin candidate," Dumbledore announced. "Draco Malfoy!"
Kitty stood on the tips of her toes trying to get a glimpse of Draco, but all she could see was his blonde hair before it was swallowed up by the crowd gathering around him. Next came the Gryffindor name.
"Harry Potter!" Dumbledore called out.
A Ravenclaw name was soon shot up, followed by "Justin Finch-Fletchey" from Hufflepuff.
"Ok, time to vote!" Dumbledore said excitedly. "Please shoot up the color of the house that the person that you wish to win is in."
Immediately, a thousand wands went off. There was a lot of reds and yellows, but also tons of greens and silvers.
"We have a tie," Dumbledore announced. "Please vote now for either Harry Potter or Draco Malfoy."
This time, you could tell the difference. It was clear that the people wanted Draco Malfoy as Graduation King.
"Congratulations Draco!" Dumbledore beamed. "Now, please nominate a queen."
From the Hufflepuff side came "Susan Bones". "Pansy Parkington" appeared in green. "Padma Patil" was selected from the Ravenclaw house, and finally, "Kitty Jameson" was shot up in red.
"Let's vote again!"
Once more, sparks were shot into the air. There was no competition for Queen. Almost the whole hall was filled with red. Ron beamed at Kitty as she blushed. He gave her a kiss on the cheek and she made her way toward Dumbledore. On her way, she passed Lavender who yelled, "I told you!" (she yelled because it was loud cuz of the cheering).
She reached the stage and walked up to the old man. He patted her back and muttered a quick congratulations before turning back to the crowd. She turned to her right and noticed that she had been joined by Draco.
"Hey you," he smiled. "Congratulations."
"Hey," she smiled back. "You too."
Professor Sirius Black came up to them and placed a crown on both of their heads, and also gave Kitty a bouquet of white roses.
"Ok, now the King and Queen will lead the rest of the school in the next to last dance of the night," Dumbledore announced.
The music began to play and Kitty and Draco stood there for a moment uncomfortably.
"Come on, let's not set a bad example for everyone," Kitty said.
"You're right," Draco replied. He turned to Kitty and wrapped his arms around her waist. She followed his lead and locked her arms behind his neck as the music began to play. It was a slow, sad, sweet song, almost like Kitty and Draco's relationship. Kitty and Draco rocked back and forth to the sweet music for what seemed like an eternity. They were enjoying what might be their last moment together. That moment was special and it didn't need words. Finally, Draco sensed that the song was coming to an end.
"Kitty," he whispered. "After the dance, meet me up on the 3rd floor by the picture with the vase of flowers. That is, if you wouldn't mind."
"Sure," she replied, thinking of what she'd tell Ron. "No problem."
As the song ended, Kitty and Draco separated and clapped with the rest of the students. Then Draco headed off of the stage and back to his crowd of Slytherin friends while Kitty headed back toward Ron and the rest of the gang. As Kitty approached Ron, he had a huge grin on his face.
"Congratulations, baby," he whispered in her ear. She smiled.
"Thanks."
Before they could talk some more, Seamus, Lavender, and Harry all surrounded Kitty, showering her with praise. The only one not joining them was Hermione. She just stood by Harry with a huge pout on her face and glared at Kitty.
Finally, Lavender said, "Hey guys, let's leave the two lovebirds alone. It is the last dance of the year, after all." With that, the last dance started. Everyone paired off and traveled into their own little worlds. Ron and Kitty began their last dance at Hogwarts.
"Kitty," Ron asked nervously. "Will you come with me to the lake after the dance? I have to talk to you about something very important."
"Of course, sweetheart. I'd go to the ends of the earth for you."
Ron smiled and pulled Kitty closer. Suddenly, Kitty remembered that Draco had asked him to meet her on the 3rd floor. She decided that she would just tell Ron that she needed to say goodbye to a very special person. And with that, she lost herself in the sweet melody of the music as well as the sweet melody that surrounded her and Ron...their beautiful love.
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A/N: There's chapter 6 for ya! Nice and long! I hope to get chapter 7 up by the end of Monday, but if I don't I promise I'll finish the whole story before June 5!!! Please R/R! Thank you to my lovely reviewers: CASSIE123@bellsouth.net and Harrysgirl213. You guys made my day again!
Kitty clenched her hands again. She was extremely nervous about that night, although she wasn't sure why. The weeks had flown by and it was the second to last day of school already and the day of the Graduation Dance. Kitty had passed all of her exams with flying colors. It was only 7, so she still had 3 more hours until the dance officially began, but she was feeling very jittery the whole day and had decided that she might calm down if she got ready early. She set up her make up on the dresser in front of her and went to her trunk to retrieve her dress robes. She set them down on her bed and stood back to admire them. They were royal blue with little silver stars all over. The stars sparkled and glittered on their own, and occasionally, if you were lucky enough, you would see a shooting star zoom across the robes. This was very special because if you saw one, you could make a wish and it would come true (as long as it was somewhat close to being realistic). Kitty started back to the dresser, but before she could take a step, Lavender Brown entered the room.
"Hey, Kitty!" she said with a friendly smile.
"Hey Lavender!" Kitty returned the same friendliness. After Kitty and Hermione stopped talking, she and Lavender had become very close. "Are you coming to get ready for the dance too?"
"Yeah," Lavender giggled. "I need to look acceptable for Seamus, but you really do need to look good, and not just for Ron. You don't want to have messy hair for when you get elected the Queen of the 7th years," she teased.
"Oh, shut up," Kitty laughed. "There's no way that I'm going to get chosen for that, but maybe you will. Everyone likes you."
"Everyone likes YOU, Kitty! Not just the Gryffindors, but the Ravenclaws and Hufflepuffs adore you too. Even the Slytherins have nothing bad to say about you!"
"Oh, stop," Kitty pretended to be embarrassed.
"You know it's true," Lavender laughed at her friends humorous actions. "Now come on. I just had the perfect idea of how we should do your hair."
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It was now 9:30. Lavender and Kitty were completely ready. Kitty had her robes on, and her nails were painted silver to match. Lavender had helped her with her hair and make up. Kitty's hair was pulled back into a half bun and the rest of her hair gently fell around her face in soft ringlets. Her make up consisted of sparkling blue eye shadow, soft pink lipstick, light blush, and blue mascara. She sparkled from head to toe. Lavender sighed and looked content with her work. As she was putting a final hair into place, there was a knock on the door.
"Come in!" Lavender and Kitty yelled in unison. The door creaked open and Seamus peeked inside.
"Lavender, you look beautiful," he said, then turned to Kitty and gasped. "Kitty, you-you're..." Lavender gave him a playfully evil look and he recovered. "Umm, Kitty, you look nice too."
Kitty giggled and gave Seamus a kiss on the cheek. He was one of her best friends along with Lavender and Harry (Ron is one too...that's common sense though).
"Have fun you two," she said, winking, as she walked out to look for Ron. She scanned the common room, but the only red hair that stuck out among the sea of purples, pinks, greens, blues, and other colors of robes belonged to Ginny, who was hand in hand with Colin. Kitty made her was through the crowd and then up to the boys' dormitory. She pushed the door to Ron's room open and walked in. Ron stood in front of his mirror (yes, guys have mirrors too), playing around with his hair. Kitty watched him in silence, stifling her giggles. Finally, Ron decided that he was satisfied with the result and turned around. Kitty couldn't resist. She jumped forward at him and said, "Boo!"
Ron jumped about 6 feet back, falling onto his bed. "Damn it, you scared me!" he exclaimed. Kitty giggled.
"I'm sorry," she managed to stutter between her fits of laughter. She was nearly falling over because she was laughing so hard, so she supported herself on a post of Ron's bed. Ron took this opportunity to grab Kitty by the waist and pull her down with him. Her laughter got even more intense as Ron started tickling her. He finally had mercy on her and stopped, letting Kitty catch her breath. After a while, Ron glanced at Kitty to find that she was intensely staring at him. He gazed into her eyes for a moment before they shared a passionate kiss. After a few minutes, the door opened again revealing Harry in his emerald green robes.
"Oops, sorry. I didn't mean to interrupt, but we're all heading down to the dance now, you guys wanna join us?" he asked.
"Sure," Ron answered as he helped Kitty up and they headed downstairs together, Ron and Kitty holding hands, towards the celebration.
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The Gryffindors entered the Great Hall together and gazed in awe at the wonderful decorations around them. The only other time that the hall was this beautiful was when they were in their 5th year (Kitty hadn't been there) and they went to the Winter Dance. Ron had gone with Lavender and had ended up with Hermione, but they didn't talk about it much. Ginny and Colin headed for the dance floor at once, and soon so many others followed them that you could no longer see Ginny's pale pink robes and Colin's deep red ones. Seamus and Lavender headed off their own way too, leaving the four of them (Harry, Hermione, Kitty, and Ron) together. Kitty scanned the room for Draco, but there were so many people there that it was nearly impossible to find anyone. Hermione gave Kitty an evil stare and Kitty pretended not to notice. Harry rolled his eyes at his girlfriend and smiled sympathetically at Kitty. She returned his smile, then turned to Ron.
"Shall we, love?" she asked in a loud voice so Hermione could hear.
"Yes, let's," Ron answered. They always pretended to be upper-class nobility just for the fun of it, so they talked that way a lot.
As Kitty and Ron separated from Hermione and Harry, Kitty heard Hermione grunt her disapproval at the couple. Kitty flipped her the bird behind her back and she heard Hermione whine at this, but she also heard Harry trying to hide his giggles so that he too wouldn't have to get yelled at by his unfriendly girlfriend.
Kitty and Ron danced their hearts out for 2 hours nonstop. Finally agreeing to take a break, they made their way through the crowd of people to the refreshment center. Ron grabbed 2 butterbeers, handed one to Kitty, and lead her over to a chair. They sat down and talked about little nothings that were on their minds. Finally Ron brought up a topic that no one in their year (except Hermione) had wanted to talk much about: what they were going to do after Hogwarts.
"So what are you thinking about doing after tomorrow? I mean with your life," he added.
Kitty shifted uncomfortably. "I'm not sure," she said. "I might go into training to become an Auror. You know, Professor Black told me that I should look into it."
"Why don't you just call him Sirius?" Ron laughed.
"Ugh, habit. Anyways, what about you?" she asked.
"I don't know," Ron said, "If things work out the way I hope, then..."
"Then what?" Kitty asked curiously.
"Nothing," he lied, but seeing the hurt look on Kitty's face added, "You'll find out soon, I promise." She smiled. "I was also thinking about taking up Quiddich professionally."
They smiled at each other again. "Come on," Kitty said, and they headed out to the dance floor once more.
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It seemed like only moments passed when Dumbledore's magically magnified voice boomed out over the crowd.
"Ok everyone," he began. "Time to vote for Graduation King and Queen. If everyone would please take out their wands. Now, first we will vote for King. Would each house please decide on one candidate and send their name into the air in the colors of your house using your wands?"
At once, a green and silver name shot into the air. "We have a Slytherin candidate," Dumbledore announced. "Draco Malfoy!"
Kitty stood on the tips of her toes trying to get a glimpse of Draco, but all she could see was his blonde hair before it was swallowed up by the crowd gathering around him. Next came the Gryffindor name.
"Harry Potter!" Dumbledore called out.
A Ravenclaw name was soon shot up, followed by "Justin Finch-Fletchey" from Hufflepuff.
"Ok, time to vote!" Dumbledore said excitedly. "Please shoot up the color of the house that the person that you wish to win is in."
Immediately, a thousand wands went off. There was a lot of reds and yellows, but also tons of greens and silvers.
"We have a tie," Dumbledore announced. "Please vote now for either Harry Potter or Draco Malfoy."
This time, you could tell the difference. It was clear that the people wanted Draco Malfoy as Graduation King.
"Congratulations Draco!" Dumbledore beamed. "Now, please nominate a queen."
From the Hufflepuff side came "Susan Bones". "Pansy Parkington" appeared in green. "Padma Patil" was selected from the Ravenclaw house, and finally, "Kitty Jameson" was shot up in red.
"Let's vote again!"
Once more, sparks were shot into the air. There was no competition for Queen. Almost the whole hall was filled with red. Ron beamed at Kitty as she blushed. He gave her a kiss on the cheek and she made her way toward Dumbledore. On her way, she passed Lavender who yelled, "I told you!" (she yelled because it was loud cuz of the cheering).
She reached the stage and walked up to the old man. He patted her back and muttered a quick congratulations before turning back to the crowd. She turned to her right and noticed that she had been joined by Draco.
"Hey you," he smiled. "Congratulations."
"Hey," she smiled back. "You too."
Professor Sirius Black came up to them and placed a crown on both of their heads, and also gave Kitty a bouquet of white roses.
"Ok, now the King and Queen will lead the rest of the school in the next to last dance of the night," Dumbledore announced.
The music began to play and Kitty and Draco stood there for a moment uncomfortably.
"Come on, let's not set a bad example for everyone," Kitty said.
"You're right," Draco replied. He turned to Kitty and wrapped his arms around her waist. She followed his lead and locked her arms behind his neck as the music began to play. It was a slow, sad, sweet song, almost like Kitty and Draco's relationship. Kitty and Draco rocked back and forth to the sweet music for what seemed like an eternity. They were enjoying what might be their last moment together. That moment was special and it didn't need words. Finally, Draco sensed that the song was coming to an end.
"Kitty," he whispered. "After the dance, meet me up on the 3rd floor by the picture with the vase of flowers. That is, if you wouldn't mind."
"Sure," she replied, thinking of what she'd tell Ron. "No problem."
As the song ended, Kitty and Draco separated and clapped with the rest of the students. Then Draco headed off of the stage and back to his crowd of Slytherin friends while Kitty headed back toward Ron and the rest of the gang. As Kitty approached Ron, he had a huge grin on his face.
"Congratulations, baby," he whispered in her ear. She smiled.
"Thanks."
Before they could talk some more, Seamus, Lavender, and Harry all surrounded Kitty, showering her with praise. The only one not joining them was Hermione. She just stood by Harry with a huge pout on her face and glared at Kitty.
Finally, Lavender said, "Hey guys, let's leave the two lovebirds alone. It is the last dance of the year, after all." With that, the last dance started. Everyone paired off and traveled into their own little worlds. Ron and Kitty began their last dance at Hogwarts.
"Kitty," Ron asked nervously. "Will you come with me to the lake after the dance? I have to talk to you about something very important."
"Of course, sweetheart. I'd go to the ends of the earth for you."
Ron smiled and pulled Kitty closer. Suddenly, Kitty remembered that Draco had asked him to meet her on the 3rd floor. She decided that she would just tell Ron that she needed to say goodbye to a very special person. And with that, she lost herself in the sweet melody of the music as well as the sweet melody that surrounded her and Ron...their beautiful love.
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A/N: There's chapter 6 for ya! Nice and long! I hope to get chapter 7 up by the end of Monday, but if I don't I promise I'll finish the whole story before June 5!!! Please R/R! Thank you to my lovely reviewers: CASSIE123@bellsouth.net and Harrysgirl213. You guys made my day again!