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Now, with the story...
Chapter IV
"You really don't mind?" Hermione asked, looking at her best friends
"No." Harry said, rolling his eyes "Go and have fun."
"Yeah, lets go." Ginny said, grabbing her friends's arm" They're not going to get lost, or something."
"I agreed with Ginny." Lavender started "Besides; the guys said they would be wanting for us, in Madam Malkin's. So, let's go."
"Exactly, don't worry about us." Ron replied "What can go wrong? You're just going to buy some robes, and we're going to the Quiddicth Supplies Shop. We'll meet at the Three Broomsticks."
"You're right." Hermione agreed " See ya soon." and with that, the three girls were off.
Ron looked at Harry:
"Do you have any ideia, of what they're going to buy?"
Harry put a hand on his chin:
"Hum...good question, but I really don't have a clue. I mean...what could they wear? We both know they don't like to shock people, or anything, so I don't think we have to worry about it." however, it was then that Oliver's voice appeared on his mind 'The only thing I have to say, is if you or Ron start to get jealouse, I wouldn't say I don't see the reason for that.';
'What could he meant by that?'
"Harry, are you there?" Ron asked, waving a hand over his friends' face
"Hum? What?" Harry asked, blinking his eyes
"Oh c'mon." Ron answered, rolling his eyes "I still wanna go and buy some sweets."
~*~
"There you are!" Jack exclaimed, while David and Oliver looked to their right "We've been waiting for you since..."
"A couple of minutes." Oliver interrupted, making a smile
"Sorry." Hermione started "It was all my fault, but the important is that we're here, ready to buy some robes."
"But, what kind of robes are we going to buy? I don't have any ideia of what to wear to the dance." David asked, making Jack (who was already approaching the shop's door) stop his tracks.
Hermione gave them a misterious smile:
"Let everything to me, I have everything planed on my mind."
"What's the thing you don't have planed in your mind?" Lavender asked
"Well, let me see..." Hermione put a finger on her chin" I just can't say if you're going to stay with Ron or not."
Lavender almost felt on the floor, at the same time that everyone started laughing:
"That's not funny, Hermione!" the blond girl exclaimed "Why do you always say that kind of answers to me? Why don't you do it, with Ginny?"
Hermione shruged, while trying to control her laugh:
"I really don't know." the brown haired girl answered "I guess it's because you're always talking about Ron in your sleep, and you're always writting things about him..."
"I do not writte things about Ron!" Lavender exclaimed, blushing
"Ok, maybe not, but you do dream about him." Hermione replied
"Okay people, that's enough..." Oliver started, though he was still laughing "Let's go in and buy whatever we have to buy; or we'll never get out of here."
"Good ideia." Lavender answered, and before any one could say something else, the
girl rushed inside the shop.
Jack shared a look with Hermione, Ginny, Oliver and David before raising his eyebrow:
"What was that all about?" he asked and Ginny shook her head:
"Forget all about it." she said, before grabbing David's arm "Lets go in."
"Yeah, let's go in." Hermione agreed, with a smile and grabbing Oliver's hand.
~ 30 minutes later ~
"Ok girls, are you ready?" Hermione asked
"Are you sure, we have to wear this?" Lavender's voice asked "I prefere the first costume."
"Oh...I don't." Ginny's voice started "I prefere this one... I think is my favourite."
"Now you know how we felt, wearing both costumes!" David's voice exclaimed
"Hurry up!" Jack's voice exclaimed "There's no one here."
"I don't know if I can get out of here, with this!" Lavender muttered
"Give me a break Lav, it's just a costume." Ginny replied
"On three!" Hermione exclaimed, looking again to the mirror in front of her "One...two...three..." The sound of the curtains being open was heard and the three boy's mouths dropped "So?" Hermione asked, with a smile "What do you think?"
~*~
(A/N: AH, I'm not going to tell! I'm not going to tell! *starts laughing* What were you thinking? Of course I'm not going to spoil the surprise. I want everyone, and I mean everyone - including the characters *smiles* - to be surprise with the costumes. Maybe I can't explain them very well, but I'll try my best. But, for now... I'M NOT TELLING! *evil laughs*)
~*~
Despite their promise of going to be with them during the rest of the evening, the girls had asked for Neville to tell Harry and Ron they were going back to Hogwarts with Oliver, Jack and David, to do a rehearsal. They had never danced with the boys before, and that was the main reason for them to want and go pratice all afternoon. The other reason, was because they wanted to start praticing with the costumes, and to make profit of the time they still had before the Ball:
"What?!" Ron asked, putting a butterbeer in the table "What do you mean with that?"
Neville gave a step backwards, his hands raised:
"Hey, don't kill the messager. " he started, looking to Ron and Harry "That's exactly what they said: for me to tell you that they were going to pratice the dance with the guys, and that they would see you at the commom room."
"I can't believe this! " Ron exclaimed "They told us they would be here! That's why we stayed!"
"Are you sure they didn't told you they would came here, before going back?" Harry asked, looking with attention to Neville
"Sorry, but no." Neville replied, shaking his head "Now, if you excuse me, I'm going." and before Ron could stop him, Neville pratically run out of the Three Broomsticks:
"Can you believe it?" Ron asked "I can't! Why on Earth did they told us to wait here, if they were going to go back to Hogwarts after buying their robes?"
"The robes!" Harry exclaimed out of the blue, and Ron gave him a funny look "How could we forgot about the Ball?! I don't have anyone to go with!"
"Shit, I forgot too." Ron said "It was the girls! They made me so mad, that I forgot about the Ball and the robes..."
"Do you have any ideia of who you're going to ask?"
Ron shook his head:
"Don't have a clue."
"Me either." Harry replied, looking at his hands
However, after some minutes in silence, Ron clapped his hands:
"I know! he exclaimed "I know who will come with us." he looked at Harry, who was looking at him with his eyebrow raised "And don't give me that look, just came with me."
~*~ The Ball ~*~
"I can't believe you get me into this." Harry said, looking at Ron
"Oh c'mon Harry, this isn't that bad."
Harry rolled his eyes:
"Maybe not to you. " he muttered, before smilling at his partner " But can't say I was thinking that you would invite 4th years to came with us."
Ron looked at him, with an eyebrow raised:
"Well, Parvati and Padma had partners, and we needed to came with someone...."
"Something wrong?" Priscilla asked. She was a 4th year Gryffindor, with brown hair and dark blue eyes
"No, not all." Ron said, to his partner
"Do you wanna dance, Harry? " Joanne asked, she was also a 4th year student with dark blond hair and dark brown eyes
"Sorry Joanne, but I don't like dance." Harry replied
The girl looked at him for a couple of minutes before looking at the stage, where many students were dancing and laughing. Both girls had been delighted to accepted the boys' invitations, and Joanne had almost fainted when Harry had asked her. However, and as they had promised, the girls weren't showing themselves due to the fact that they had gone with the 'boy who lived' and his best friend. But, none of the girls had thought the Ball would be so boring.
"Have you see that?" Ginny asked, to Lavender and Hermione
Lavender giggled:
"Yeah, they look so funny with those girls."
"Don't you think they're too young for them? " Hermione asked, with an eyebrow raised "None of them like his partner...not even the girls."
"I saw that." Ginny said "Don't you think that looks a little weird? I mean, they're 7th year students with 4th year students."
"Well, without wanting to sound mean, they must had been real desesperated." Lavender commented
"Oh c'mon, lets leave them." Hermione said, with a smile " The boys said we had to be backstades, now, to dress ourselves."
"When's the contest? " Lavender asked, walking towards the stage.
"In 30 minutes. " Ginny replied
"30 minutes?!" Lavender repeated, shocked " Oh my dear, we have to hurry!"
"Calm down Lav, we still have time." Hermione said, while the blond haired girl grabbed her and Ginny's hands and started walking faster
"Are you crazy? There's still to much to do!" Lavender exclaimed
Hermione and Ginny shared a look, before start laughing: you could always count with Lavender, to hurry things up. The only thing they didn't know, was that three pairs of eyes were watching them.
~*~
She looked so perfect in the white dress, that she almost looked like a bride. The only problem was that the groom wasn't there, with her. But he had a plan, he would stay with her, and he would go to the hell and come back, if that proved his love for her.
~*~
There she was, with her black dress that made her look much more older and, in a certain way, much more mature. Besides, the way she had made her hair totally smooth and straitgth, made her look even more beautiful that she already was. And those pink lips...how much he wanted to kiss them, but the courage was none. But he wasn't going to give up, not after he had said so many truths.
~*~
An angel in his eyes, was like she looked. She looked like the other day...her hair shinning with help from the lights, her smile making her look even more beautiful and her smooth pink dress showed all her amazing figure. He had to act...he had to honest with his heart, and follow his wishes.
~*~
They were all nervous, they had already dress and put some clothes to hide what they were going to wear. There wasn't a single way for anyone to find out what they were preparing, and they wanted to keep that way.
.It's then that Dumbledore raised and everyone calmed down, even though it had been a little difficult in the beginning:
"I believe the announce I have to give to all of you, may be enough to get your attention." Dumbledore started, looking around the Great Hall "The contest you had all be waiting is about to begin, and I do hope you all love it, as well I hope your going to help the juris to decide which is going to be the person, or group, that's going to recieve the big prize, which is a 250 points given to the house in question or, if there're people of many houses, the points will be various." he looked around and saw the shocked faces in many students. The points that were going to be reward, were enough to make one house win in the end of the school. After some seconds, Dumbledore cleared his throat "Without
wanting to make you 'suffer' more, I iniciate the dance contest: Dance In Paradise!"
While Dumbledore sat down, all the students started clapping their hands while giving happy screams and whistles. That continued until McGonagall appeared in the middle of the stage, with a parchement in her hands:
"The first group to participate in the contest, is..." she looked around "Lee Jordan, Dean Thomas and Seamus Finningan, from the Gryffindor House!"
Many students, especially from Gryffindor, started screaming and whistling while everything became dark and...
Out of nowhere, Dean and Seamus appeared, in black robes and sun-glasses.
Hermione opened her mouth:
"They aren't going to sing, what I think they're going to sing, are they?"
"What are they going to sing? " everyone from her group asked, but it's then that the music started:
"Come"come on
Come on, come"come on"on
(MIB) {The black suits comin'}
{The black suits comin'}
I'm comin', I'm comin', I'm comin', I'm comin'
Out of the suddden, Lee Jordan appeared with the same clothess and sun- glasses. Hermione couldn't help but agreed that he really seemed to be Will Smith.
"I am the man in black
I'm back breakin' the back of the random attacker
So can the flack, yo'
I'm dangerous, I've been trained to bust
When a stranger fuss, tryin' to endanger us
Praise me, y'all, don't nothin' phaze me, y'all
When they see me they gage be all crazy y'all
They say I'm a myth, trust me if somebody rip
Out of the depths of your imagination appears Will Smith
Black suit, the black shades, the black shoes
Black tie with the black attitude
New style, black Raybans, I'm stunnin', man
New hotness, pitch black, 600, man
Don't you understand, what you thought I wouldn't come again
Leave you hangin' without bringin' you the fun again
Tanglin' with the alien scum again
Mind your manners or the black suits runnin' in
Nod ya head {The black suits comin'}
Let me see you nod ya head like this {The black suits comin'}
Let me see you (Nod ya head) like this {The black suits comin'}
Let me see you bop ya head, nod ya head, come on
(Nod ya head) {The black suits comin'}
Let me see you (Nod ya head) like this {The black suits comin'}
Let me see you nod ya head like this {The black suits comin'}
(Nod ya head...head...head...)"
It was incredible, almost everyone was really nodding with their heads, while moving with song. Ginny gluped:
"I just hope we can have the same effect. " she muttered and David looked at her:
"Don't be nervous, we praticed very hard and we'll be great, I'm sure."
The only thing Ginny did, was smile nervously.
"(...)Put that phone down now, who you think you callin', huh
One little flash then, goodnight dear
Just open your eyes, honey, look right here, thank you
Mission completed, I mean it, we won't be defeated
You seen it, we did it, even with weapons depleted
Galaxy defenders, don't act like you don't remember
Takin' contenders and provn' they only pretenders
Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls
The men in black is back to protect the world
When the enemy is near, the elite is here
So have no fear"
"He sure know's how to rap. " Jack commented and everyone looked at him, at the same time Dean and Seamus started doing some rap "What?"
"Is it suppose for that to be a good thing, or a bad thing?" Lavender asked, raising her eyebrow and Jack rolled his eyes:
"Oh, c'mon." he started "You know we're going to be good. It's like David said, we had a hard time praticing, and I'm sure it would be worth it."
"I hope you're right. " Lavender said, looking to Lee that had just given a mortal-jump
"Just let me see you nod ya head {The black suits comin'}
Come on nod ya head like this {The black suits comin'}
Let me see you (Nod ya head) like this {The black suits comin'}
Let me see you (Nod ya head, MIB)
(Nod ya head) Woo (MIB)
(Nod ya head) Uh {The black suits comin'}
(Nod ya head) Yo' (MIB)
Yo', yo' (Nod ya head...head...head...)
If you wanna rock then say (Hey, oh)
Tell me if you wanna rock then say (Hey, oh)
If you wanna rock then say (Hey, oh)
Come on, if you wanna rock then say (Hey, oh)
Yo', if you wanna rock then say (Hey, oh)
Tell me if you wanna rock then say (Hey, oh)
If you wanna rock then say (Hey, oh)
Tell me if you wanna rock then say (Hey, oh), huh
(Nod ya head...head...head...)"
The three Gryffindor's had finish their act, with everyone nodding with their heads, singing the same lines, and making the same dance. It had been a good performance.
"Very well, Mr Jordan, Thomas and Finningan." McGonagall started, while the three boys were saying their goodbyes and getting away from the stage "And now, we have Andrew Mathews, Joshua Ferreira and Michael Williams, from Hufflepuff."
All the Hufflepuffs pratically were almost erupting with screams, while three 6th years boys appear on the stage, one with a guitar:
"Saying I love you
Is not the words I want to hear from you
It's not that I want you
Not to say, but if you only knew
How easy it would be to show me how you feel
More than words is all you have to do to make it real
Then you wouldn't have to say that you love me
Cos I'd already know
What would you do if my heart was torn in two
More than words to show you feel
That your love for me is real
What would you say if I took those words away
Then you couldn't make things new
Just by saying I love you
More than words"
"What's that?" Ron asked, approaching Harry's ear
"It's a muggle song. " Harry started and Ron rolled his eyes like saying 'I can see that' "The song came's from a muggle group, called Extreme."
"And what's the name of the song? " Priscilla asked
"'More than words'. " Harry answered, before looking at the stage
"It's so romantic!" Joanne exclaimed and, once again, Ron rolled his eyes
"Now I've tried to talk to you and make you understand
All you have to do is close your eyes
And just reach out your hands and touch me
Hold me close don't ever let me go
More than words is all I ever needed you to show
Then you wouldn't have to say that you love me
Cos I'd already know
What would you do if my heart was torn in two
More than words to show you feel
That your love for me is real
What would you say if I took those words away
Then you couldn't make things new
Just by saying I love you
More than words"
Along with the whole Great Hall, Hermione started clapping: that had been beautiful, for lack of words. The three boys had sang with soo much careful, but with such softness she couldn't even believe it. Now, even she was scared of what could happen.
McGonagall appeared again and looked at the parchement however, when she was about to speak, she just stood there, her mouth open wide:
"This isn't going to be good." she muttered, without noticing that every single student had heard. Taking a deep breath, she looked up "And now...for all of you...I present the next singer, this time solo, and from the Slytherin house... Draco Malfoy." Ginny was sure she could have fallen in the ground, if it hadn't be for Hermione and Lavender. Draco? Was he doing there? She didn't even knew he could sing... Oh boy, that didn't look good.
Ron could praticaly fainted, if it wasn't for the shock. Had he heard correctly? Draco Malfoy?
"How 'Draco Malfoy'? " he asked, out loud " What is that git doing there? He doesn't know how to sing and I, definately, don't want to be deaf."
"Ron." Harry hissed, tapping his friend on the arm " Control yourself."
"What do you mean 'control yourself'? I'm totally in control." Ron replied, his ears turning red
"Don't look like it." Joanne whispered
"Quiet!" another student exclaimed on the same time Malfoy appeared in the stage
"Look, if you had one shot, one opportunity To seize everything you ever
wanted"One moment Would you capture it or just let it slip?"
"He's going to rap? " Hermione asked, putting a hand over her mouth "I didn't knew he could rap."
"Lucky you, I don't even knew he could sing! " Oliver exclaimed
"Shh!" Ginny exclaimed, putting a finger over her lips " Let's heard it."
"His palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are heavy
There's vomit on his sweater already, mom's spaghetti
He's nervous, but on the surface he looks calm and ready
To drop bombs, but he keeps on forgettin
What he wrote down, the whole crowd goes so loud
He opens his mouth, but the words won't come out
He's chokin, how everybody's jokin now
The clock's run out, time's up over, bloah!
Snap back to reality, Oh there goes gravity
Oh, there goes Rabbit, he choked
He's so mad, but he won't give up that
Is he? No
He won't have it , he knows his whole back city's ropes
It don't matter, he's dope
He knows that, but he's broke
He's so stacked that he knows
When he goes back to his mobile home, that's when it's
Back to the lab again yo
This whole rap shit"
'He does look sexy wearing that.', Ginny thougt, looking at the over-size dark sweater Draco had on, and his large pants. He also had a round cap, and it make him look very much older and handsome.
"You better lose yourself in the music, the moment
You own it, you better never let it go
You only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blow
This opportunity comes once in a lifetime yo
The soul's escaping, through this hole that it's gaping
This world is mine for the taking
Make me king, as we move toward a, new world order
A normal life is borin, but superstardom's close to post mortar
It only grows harder, only grows hotter
He blows us all over these hoes is all on him
Coast to coast shows, he's know as the globetrotter
Lonely roads, God only knows
He's grown farther from home, he's no father
He goes home and barely knows his own daughter
But hold your nose cuz here goes the cold water
His hoes don't want him no mo, he's cold product
They moved on to the next schmoe who flows
He nose dove and sold nada
So the soap opera is told and unfolds
I suppose it's old potna, but the beat goes on
Da da dum da dum da da
You better lose yourself in the music, the moment
You own it, you better never let it go
You only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blow
This opportunity comes once in a lifetime yo"
"How did he manage to sing such a song? " Lavender asked, surprised " He's incredible."
"I can't explain." Jack said, with his mouth open " But Malfoy...oh...he really knows how to rap."
"And to look like Eminem. " Hermione completed "When I saw him for the first time, I almost said it was him."
"Eminem?" everyone repeated and Hermione rolled her eyes:
"Muggle singer."
"No more games, I'ma change what you call rage
Tear this mothafuckin roof off like 2 dogs caged
I was playin in the beginnin, the mood all changed
I been chewed up and spit out and booed off stage
But I kept rhymin and stepwritin the next cypher
Best believe somebody's payin the pied piper
All the pain inside amplified by the fact
That I can't get by with my 9 to 5
And I can't provide the right type of life for my family
Cuz man, these goddam food stamps don't buy diapers
And it's no movie, there's no Mekhi Phifer, this is my life
And these times are so hard and it's getting even harder
Tryin to feed and water my seed, plus
See dishonor caught up bein a father and a prima donna
Baby mama drama's screamin on and
Too much for me to wanna
Stay in one spot, another jam or not
Has gotten me to the point, I'm like a snail
I've got to formulate a plot fore I end up in jail or shot
Success is my only mothafuckin option, failure's not
Mom, I love you, but this trail has got to go
I cannot grow old in Salem's lot
So here I go is my shot.
Feet fail me not cuz maybe the only opportunity that I got"
All the Slytherin students were singing with Draco, some making some average gestures or saying some bad words, but that didn't seemed to affect anyone, especially the girls that were almost drolling over Malfoy. Something that was making Ginny furious.
"You better lose yourself in the music, the moment
You own it, you better never let it go
You only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blow
This opportunity comes once in a lifetime yo
You can do anything you set your mind to, man"
After the last word, it seemed like the Great hall had explode with any kind of sound, and it was an incredible thing to see. However, Malfoy just waved before desappearing behind the stage.
"I have to talk to him. " Ginny whispered, but when she was about to go after him, Hermione grabbed her arm:
"We're next, you can talk with him later." with her cheeks turning pink, after seeing that her secret had been revealed, Ginny agreed with her head, but it was then that Hermione smiled " Don't worry, I'm not going to tell I thing, I think it's for you to tell, and not me."
Ginny smiled:
"Thanks Hermione."
"No need. " the brown haired girl replied, before turning to Oliver and start speaking
"And now... " McGonagall started, after everything had calmed down (what had happened after a good five minutes, after Malfoy's performance) "A good mixture of houses. " she smiled, when she noticed many confused looks in the students faces "We have here a group of students, from three different houses: Gryffindor, Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw." everyone started clapping "Give a warm
applause to Hermione Granger, Lavender Brown, Virginia Weasley, Oliver Wood, Jack Williams and David O'Neil."
"It's them!"Ron yelled, jumping from his chair " Finally!"
Harry looked at him, but before he could say a word, everything went's dark.
(A/N: If you have the song, I believe you'll understand some parts from the dance better by listening to it while reading this but, if you don't, that's not bad. Just hope you like it and sorry if their robes don't seem to be approppriate for that kind of song)
Steps start to be heard at the same time as the song and, out of nowhere, giving 3 slowly steps and 3 quick steps, Ginny Weasley approached the center of the stage. She was wearing a muggle school uniform, which skirt with was more shorter it should be and her white chemise had a knot that was above her navel and she had the two first buttons undone. To make that robe perfect, she had
shocks, black shoes, a tie and her red hair was pulled in a high bundle.
But before the boys could start drolling, Hermione appeared and, giving the same 3 slowly steps and 3 quick steps, she put herself in front of Ginny (facing each other), with the same robes. However, her hair was tide in a long tress braid.
Then Lavender appeared, also with the same robes but with her hair done with two pigtails. After giving the same steps, she put herself in the middle of Hermione and Ginny, facing the public.
And it's then that the three boys appear, giving the same steps at the same time and approaching the girls, with masculine school uniforms, that made they look more childish.
However, before any of them could do a thing, just like the public, a sudden waterfall of lights appeared in front of them, hidden the six from all the eyes.
"What's happening?" Ron asked, but he didn't recieve a single word since everyone had his/her eyes on the stage.
As quick as it came, the waterfall desappeared and everyone's mouths dropped; even the professor looked a little shocked.
To Be Continued...
Author's note: *hehe* I'm evil, I know but I hope you liked it. Oh, last chapter, next. Anyway, please review and tell me whatever you think. Thank you! ^_^