The four boys smiled watching Professor McGonagall walk through the portrait hole. The professor stood there for a moment confused with the strange looks she was getting.
"Is everything alright?" Professor McGonagall stepped up to the boys
Oliver looked at the silent Weasley's and decided to start "Professor, can you ummm….dance?" Oliver blushed a little at the question
McGonagall looked at the group quizzically but answered "Yes, I am capable of dancing. Why do you ask Mr. Wood?"
"Well, you see we can't. And well the four of us want to go to the up coming Halloween dance."
Professor McGonagall smiled "Would you like me to teach you?"
Oliver stopped talking and looked at the others boys, Percy then spoke up, but looked around the Common room first "Yes, that would be very helpful, thank you Professor."
"I would be very happy to help, we need a room though I am sure Professor Dumbledore won't mind if we use his office, it's quieter. We'll start tomorrow after classes."
Professor McGonagall went to walk away when Fred stopped her "By the way Professor why did you come into the Common Room?"
McGonagall turned around "Quite right, I was coming to tell Mr. Wood that I have booked the first Quidditch game, it will be in a week."
The twins and Oliver smiled broadly, "Thank you" was all the boys could get out before she left
Percy shook his head he never understood how people could love flying so much, being himself he was very afraid of heights.
Percy looked outside watching the sun set, he didn't want to go to bed but he wanted to be alone for a little while. "I will be back later."
Percy wasn't sure if they heard him but, left the three boys to talk about Quidditch. He walked down the corridor and out onto the grounds, the weather had gotten colder for being the start of October but it was just warm enough so no snow fell.
Percy walked down next to the Quidditch pitch to one of his favorite trees, he sat down and leaned up against the tree, Percy then just closed his eyes and relaxed. He didn't really have anything to do but it was still nice to finally have some peace and quiet.
Percy drifted asleep, it became dark and no one came to get him, quietly someone was walking through the grounds. Percy didn't wake up but slowly the person came closer and closer, it was too dark to really see anything.
The person walked right up to Percy and didn't know he was even there tripped over him landing on his lap.
"What?!" Screamed Percy jerking awake surprised at the abrupt alertness and catching the person
"Oh My GOD!" screamed the voice, which was Cornelia
Percy was now holding Cornelia, who he didn't know was her yet, Percy was holding onto the person by the hips. When it finally clicked to him who was sitting in his lap
"Cornelia?!" Percy jumped trying to stand, he got half way up before slipping on the grass and landing back against the tree hitting his head "Ow!"
"Oh I am so sorry are you ok?" Cornelia landed back on Percy's lap and turned trying to see him in the dark
Percy looked at her he hit his head very hard so everything went blurry for a little bit, and he was holding his head. "Don't worry I'm fine, but why is it dark?"
"OH MY GOD YOUR BLIND!" Cornelia screamed and felt for his face in the dark
"No wait oww, my eye, wait…..please, I'm fine. REALLY!" Percy was finally able to grab Cornelia's hands.
Cornelia took a deep breath she feel he face turning red even when it was hard to see, she looked at him and then wrapped her arms around him "I am TRULY sorry, I didn't mean to hurt your."
Percy again was shocked at this reaction, but a wide smile crept across his face. He then looked up at the moon which was directly over head "What time is it?"
Cornelia looked at him "About midnight. Why are you out here so late?"
Percy looked around "I guess I must have just lost track of time, or something… Why are you out here?"
"I couldn't sleep." Cornelia shrugged and also looked around "I never realized how peaceful a place could look, I mean look at all the stars it's beautiful!"
Percy smiled and lifted Cornelia up so he could stand up, Percy then began to walk away when he stopped. "Are you coming?"
Cornelia smiled "No I haven't had anytime to really see the grounds I was going to walk around a little bit more, do you want to come?"
Percy turned a little red before he answered "I would love to." Percy walked back over to Cornelia and they began to walk passed the Quidditch Pitch.
Cornelia was playing with the tip of her brown hair spinning it back and forth between her fingers, "Anyway."
Percy looked up at the sky and thought to himself 'Well I might as well get this over with, better be prepared for a "no"'
Percy stopped, causing Cornelia to stop, he then looked at her "Cornelia I have a question, will you well….will you go with me to the Halloween dance?"
Cornelia turned red and smiled "I would love to go with you."
They both began to walk again still a little silent. She began to get very nervous, in her mind she wanted to tell him what she wanted to but, Cornelia thought to herself about what to actually do 'I can't tell him I like him now, if I do and he doesn't feel the same then he might not go with me.'
They reached Hogwarts and Cornelia pulled out an invisibility cloak "We might want to put this on, I think we are past curfew."
Cornelia pulled the cloak over her and then Percy stepped underneath it, they were very close together and Percy could feel her breathing, he could feel his face turning read. 'I have such problems.' Percy laughed at himself and they both quietly walked to their Common Room.
Cornelia pulled off the cloak when they entered, she walked to the bottom of the Girl's Dormitory stairs "I guess I will see you tomorrow?" Cornelia smiled
Percy tried to act cool and calm, so he just nodded "Yep."
With that they both entered there Dormitories.