Eliza sat in the Great Hall, watching the people around her and
staring up at the awesome Halloween decorations thought *This is the
greatest Halloween ever* Harry had finally gotten up the nerve to
ask Hermione to the dance and it seemed they were having a marvelous
time together. Eliza had nearly died laughing when she saw they were
dressed as Draco and Luna. Hermione being Draco and Harry being
Luna. It was just too funny. She glanced beside her at Ron to see
that he was bopping his head to the beat. She remembered how nervous
he had been about asking her to the dance and how excited he had
been when she had said yes. They hadn't talked about that morning, a
month ago... *wow, a month? that seems like so long ago!* she
thought absentmindedly. Her thoughts were suddenly interrupted by a
bouncing ball of energy known as Janie McPherson. Her and Janie had
become very close over the past month, even though she was Slytherin
and Eliza was Gryffindor. "Guess what I am?!" Janie asked, with much
enthusiasm. Eliza took in her friends appearance and figured it out
right away... "You're an ELF! And where is that man of your huh?"
Oliver Wood stepped out from behind Janie, he was also an elf. "Oh
my word Oliver, you look SO ridiculous!" Eliza started to laugh
hysterically, Ron joined in shortly after seeing his good 7th year
friend. "Bloody hell Janie, how did you ever get Wood to put THAT
outfit on?" "I wouldn't be talking Weasley, just look at yourself, a
DUCK?" Oliver retorted. "Not just any duck, I'm a RUBBER duck, and
so is Eliza. We're here together." Ron beamed. Eliza beamed right
back at him. "Yea, so I've heard..." Oliver said, obviously
uniterested since he'd heard it about twenty times that week that
they were going together. Janie suddenly spotted one of her
Slytherin friends and her and Oliver said their goodbyes and were
off. Just that moment Eliza's favorite song started playing and she
just had to get up and dance. "RON!" she exclaimed, "This is my
favorite song, you MUST dance with me!." He started to protest but
she turned her puppy dog eyes on him and said "PLEEEASE?! I'll love
you forever, I swear!" This comment caused the red head to turn (you
guessed it) red with embarassment, but he couldn't resist, so he
walked her out to the middle of the dance floor, pulled her close to
him and they began to sway to the music.
*May it be an evening star, shines down upon you.
May it be when darkness fall, your heart would be true.
You walk a lonely road, oh how far you are from home.
Mornie Utulie (Darkness has come)
Believe and you will find your way
Mornie alantie (darkness has fallen)
A promise lives within you now.*
As the music went on, Eliza couldn't help but feel the lyrics down
to her soul. Especially the part about being far from home, boy was
she ever far from home. But for some reason she felt right at home
where she was at the moment, in Ron's arms. She couldn't help but
notice the Elvish in the song as well. *Darkness has come...* she
thought. This was the one prevailing phrase in her head, for many
days and months to come.
staring up at the awesome Halloween decorations thought *This is the
greatest Halloween ever* Harry had finally gotten up the nerve to
ask Hermione to the dance and it seemed they were having a marvelous
time together. Eliza had nearly died laughing when she saw they were
dressed as Draco and Luna. Hermione being Draco and Harry being
Luna. It was just too funny. She glanced beside her at Ron to see
that he was bopping his head to the beat. She remembered how nervous
he had been about asking her to the dance and how excited he had
been when she had said yes. They hadn't talked about that morning, a
month ago... *wow, a month? that seems like so long ago!* she
thought absentmindedly. Her thoughts were suddenly interrupted by a
bouncing ball of energy known as Janie McPherson. Her and Janie had
become very close over the past month, even though she was Slytherin
and Eliza was Gryffindor. "Guess what I am?!" Janie asked, with much
enthusiasm. Eliza took in her friends appearance and figured it out
right away... "You're an ELF! And where is that man of your huh?"
Oliver Wood stepped out from behind Janie, he was also an elf. "Oh
my word Oliver, you look SO ridiculous!" Eliza started to laugh
hysterically, Ron joined in shortly after seeing his good 7th year
friend. "Bloody hell Janie, how did you ever get Wood to put THAT
outfit on?" "I wouldn't be talking Weasley, just look at yourself, a
DUCK?" Oliver retorted. "Not just any duck, I'm a RUBBER duck, and
so is Eliza. We're here together." Ron beamed. Eliza beamed right
back at him. "Yea, so I've heard..." Oliver said, obviously
uniterested since he'd heard it about twenty times that week that
they were going together. Janie suddenly spotted one of her
Slytherin friends and her and Oliver said their goodbyes and were
off. Just that moment Eliza's favorite song started playing and she
just had to get up and dance. "RON!" she exclaimed, "This is my
favorite song, you MUST dance with me!." He started to protest but
she turned her puppy dog eyes on him and said "PLEEEASE?! I'll love
you forever, I swear!" This comment caused the red head to turn (you
guessed it) red with embarassment, but he couldn't resist, so he
walked her out to the middle of the dance floor, pulled her close to
him and they began to sway to the music.
*May it be an evening star, shines down upon you.
May it be when darkness fall, your heart would be true.
You walk a lonely road, oh how far you are from home.
Mornie Utulie (Darkness has come)
Believe and you will find your way
Mornie alantie (darkness has fallen)
A promise lives within you now.*
As the music went on, Eliza couldn't help but feel the lyrics down
to her soul. Especially the part about being far from home, boy was
she ever far from home. But for some reason she felt right at home
where she was at the moment, in Ron's arms. She couldn't help but
notice the Elvish in the song as well. *Darkness has come...* she
thought. This was the one prevailing phrase in her head, for many
days and months to come.