Chapter 24-Getting on with life
The next few weeks went by with no encounters from Malfoy. He would give her a stair now and then but she would focus on the ring for confert. It was nice to think Harry was never far away. Halloween was coming up and since it was their last year they got to go to the Halloween dance.
Hazel and Hermione had gone to Hogsmeade to pick up their dresses. Hermione had
asked Dumbledore if Krum could attend the dance with her and Dumbledore said he seen
no reason why not so she made arrangements for him to come to Hogwarts on the day of
the dance.
Harry had been up to his ears in Quidditch practice. (being captain took up a lot of his
time.)
Every time he would see Malfoy in the hall a sickening feeling would take over him. But
he would look down at his watch and see that Hazel was happy and far from danger and
he would smile and say to himself, "I'll get you back on the field you bastard," and walk
away felling satisfied.
The day of the dance people were all excited.
"Hermione could I borrow that emerald ring you sometimes wear?" asked Ginny as they
got dressed for the dance in Hermione's room.
"Yes but don't lose it. Harry gave it to me for my birthday," she replied.
"Are you sure there was nothing between you and Harry?" asked Hazel teasingly.
"Oh girl I'm sure. We have always just been friends," said Hermione blushing a bit at being badgered by such a question.
The girls giggled as they put on their dresses. Ginny's was green with a golden shawl.
The color of her dress seemed to bring her red hair out. She finished the dress with a
simple golden necklace and her hair in little spiral curls.
Hermione was wearing a white dress that hugged her body very tightly. The dress had a solid white material underneath and a translucent material that went over top of the white giving it a elligate look. There were no sleeves. It cut off at the top of her breast.
Hazel had chosen a silky black dress that hugged her body in all the right places. The
straps hung loosely on her shoulders and it had in the back a beautiful blood red bow that
started on her lower back and ran down to the floor. It was finished with silky long red
gloves. Half of her hair was up on her head cascading down into curls while the rest laid
perfectly straight on her body.
"So who are you going with?" asked Hazel to Ginny. Ginny blushed brightly.
"Well its sort of a surprise," she said looking down.
"A surprise?" said Hermione with her eyebrows raised "Look if its Neville you don't have to hide it, you have went with him before." Ginny didn't say anything just looked down at her feet.
"Well ladies," said Hazel holding out her arms, "shall we?". Ginny and Hermione both grabbed a side of Hazel and headed for the door.
When they walked into the common room, Ron was walking to the portrait hole with a
6th year girl. She was one of Ginny's friend named Misty Clearwaters. (Penelope Clearwater's sister). Misty has very short curly golden blonde hair. Her eyes where a sky piercing blue.
Before Ron was completely out of the common room with his date he looked back when his eyes landed on Ginny. He stop sharply making Misty almost trip.
"What is it?" she asked looking irritated.
Ron raced back to his sister. " You go put something else on!!" he said pointing to the girl's dormitories. Ginny's smile faded.
"Why would you care what I wore?" she yelled.
"I'm your brother. I have every right to care," he said going red.
Ginny looked like she was going to hit Ron when Hermione stepped in.
"Ron, I think Ginny looks lovely and you should too."
Ron couldn't believe what he was hearing, not to mention what Hermione was wearing
as well. Finally he sighed and gave up.
"Fine but you better be going with someone I trust," he said taking Misty's arm again.
No one seen Ginny bite her lip and walk out. Harry hadn't really been listening to the
argument. He was still stunned on how pretty Hazel looked.
"Do I look that bad?" asked Hazel as she observed Harry's face.
"No you look absolutely beautiful!" he said.
"Maybe you should change. Boys are going to try to take you away," he said jokingly.
"Oh so I don't look pretty enough for boys to want to take me away any other day?" she
asked teasingly and she grabbed Harry's arm.
"No..uh that's not what I meant.," Harry said stumbling trough words.
"Besides I wouldn't want any other boy," she whispered into his ear.
Harry turned red and kissed her on the shoulder.
"Have I told you how much I love you?" he asked.
"Yes but you can do it again If you like," she said.
They laugh and walked out with Hermione and Krum following suit.
The next few weeks went by with no encounters from Malfoy. He would give her a stair now and then but she would focus on the ring for confert. It was nice to think Harry was never far away. Halloween was coming up and since it was their last year they got to go to the Halloween dance.
Hazel and Hermione had gone to Hogsmeade to pick up their dresses. Hermione had
asked Dumbledore if Krum could attend the dance with her and Dumbledore said he seen
no reason why not so she made arrangements for him to come to Hogwarts on the day of
the dance.
Harry had been up to his ears in Quidditch practice. (being captain took up a lot of his
time.)
Every time he would see Malfoy in the hall a sickening feeling would take over him. But
he would look down at his watch and see that Hazel was happy and far from danger and
he would smile and say to himself, "I'll get you back on the field you bastard," and walk
away felling satisfied.
The day of the dance people were all excited.
"Hermione could I borrow that emerald ring you sometimes wear?" asked Ginny as they
got dressed for the dance in Hermione's room.
"Yes but don't lose it. Harry gave it to me for my birthday," she replied.
"Are you sure there was nothing between you and Harry?" asked Hazel teasingly.
"Oh girl I'm sure. We have always just been friends," said Hermione blushing a bit at being badgered by such a question.
The girls giggled as they put on their dresses. Ginny's was green with a golden shawl.
The color of her dress seemed to bring her red hair out. She finished the dress with a
simple golden necklace and her hair in little spiral curls.
Hermione was wearing a white dress that hugged her body very tightly. The dress had a solid white material underneath and a translucent material that went over top of the white giving it a elligate look. There were no sleeves. It cut off at the top of her breast.
Hazel had chosen a silky black dress that hugged her body in all the right places. The
straps hung loosely on her shoulders and it had in the back a beautiful blood red bow that
started on her lower back and ran down to the floor. It was finished with silky long red
gloves. Half of her hair was up on her head cascading down into curls while the rest laid
perfectly straight on her body.
"So who are you going with?" asked Hazel to Ginny. Ginny blushed brightly.
"Well its sort of a surprise," she said looking down.
"A surprise?" said Hermione with her eyebrows raised "Look if its Neville you don't have to hide it, you have went with him before." Ginny didn't say anything just looked down at her feet.
"Well ladies," said Hazel holding out her arms, "shall we?". Ginny and Hermione both grabbed a side of Hazel and headed for the door.
When they walked into the common room, Ron was walking to the portrait hole with a
6th year girl. She was one of Ginny's friend named Misty Clearwaters. (Penelope Clearwater's sister). Misty has very short curly golden blonde hair. Her eyes where a sky piercing blue.
Before Ron was completely out of the common room with his date he looked back when his eyes landed on Ginny. He stop sharply making Misty almost trip.
"What is it?" she asked looking irritated.
Ron raced back to his sister. " You go put something else on!!" he said pointing to the girl's dormitories. Ginny's smile faded.
"Why would you care what I wore?" she yelled.
"I'm your brother. I have every right to care," he said going red.
Ginny looked like she was going to hit Ron when Hermione stepped in.
"Ron, I think Ginny looks lovely and you should too."
Ron couldn't believe what he was hearing, not to mention what Hermione was wearing
as well. Finally he sighed and gave up.
"Fine but you better be going with someone I trust," he said taking Misty's arm again.
No one seen Ginny bite her lip and walk out. Harry hadn't really been listening to the
argument. He was still stunned on how pretty Hazel looked.
"Do I look that bad?" asked Hazel as she observed Harry's face.
"No you look absolutely beautiful!" he said.
"Maybe you should change. Boys are going to try to take you away," he said jokingly.
"Oh so I don't look pretty enough for boys to want to take me away any other day?" she
asked teasingly and she grabbed Harry's arm.
"No..uh that's not what I meant.," Harry said stumbling trough words.
"Besides I wouldn't want any other boy," she whispered into his ear.
Harry turned red and kissed her on the shoulder.
"Have I told you how much I love you?" he asked.
"Yes but you can do it again If you like," she said.
They laugh and walked out with Hermione and Krum following suit.