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The foud girls entered the Great Hall excitedly. The looked around at all the other masks, trying to figure out who was who. They couldn't tell! Everyone was wonderful, and with masks on it was close to impossible. The easily pointed out Crabbe and Goyle however, and vowed to stay away from them. Harry and Ron soon came in, wearing black pants and a black jacket, with a maroon shirt underneath. It looked wonderful.
"Hello, Ron." Ginny said teasingly.
"Hello?" He asked, not knowing it was his sister. She grinned and pulled her mask up a bit. "Ginny! If mom caught you wearing something like that- Where did you get that?" Ginny laughed.
"I gave it to her." Hermione stepped in, smiling. Ron blushed underneath his scarlet mask.
"You. . . look really nice, Hermione." He said, and put his head down. She smiled, and took his hand.
"Let's dance." She said, and dragged him onto the floor. He continued to blush. Lavender and Parvati took off to see if they could find some guys to dance with, leaving Ginny with Harry. She smiled and took his hand casually, leading him onto the floor. He blushed a bit and put his hands on her waist, trying to follow her moves.
Ron kept stepping on Hermione's feet and tried to leave, but she wouldn't let him. He frowned, but she kept tugging him back. "Just dance." He sighed and followed her lead, eventually getting the hang of it.
Draco strode into the Great Hall, alone, and hoping to find Hermione. He wore black pants and a silver jacket with a silver mask, his hair completely covered by it so no one would recognize him. He watched the people dancing for Hermione, but didn't seem to be able to find her, until he saw her with Weasley. He tried to hold back a laugh.
"What a horrible dancer." He muttered, and made his way over. Hermione was like an angel, he realized when getting closer. Her shoulder's sloped perfectly, her hair hanging around them like wreath. He tapped her shoulder, disguising his voice.
"May I have a chance?" He asked. Ron gratefully handed her hands to him and he walked away, face red. Draco pulled her close, Hermione confused, and wrapped one arm around her waist, the other still holding her hand. She put her free hand on his shoulder and tried to guess who it was. The person did not seem a thing like Draco, and it made her wonder.
'This can't be him. His hair isn't the same. Then again, it is covered. But he seems taller and more solidly built.' She was so confused.
"Draco?" She finally asked. There was a pause. She was wrong, and she blushed furiously.
"Yes?" He grinned his lopsided grin and Hermione sighed, laughing.
"You had me worried! I didn't know who this was!"
"You look wonderful, Hermione," he said, with all sincerity. She felt herself get red and looked down, her head on his shoulder.
"So do you, Draco." She held onto him through the rest of the song and the next, happy.
From the side Pansy watched them, her eyes flashing with rage. 'Lucius had better get that letter soon.' She grabbed the wand from a small pocket on her dress, and strode over to the happy couple.
"May I have this dance?" She asked coldly. Draco stopped and turned to Pansy.
"I'm busy now." Pansy crossed her arms and pulled out her wand. "Tatterem." She said, with a flick of her wand. Hermione drived to dive out of the way as the spell hit her dress and shredded it. She sobbed, holding part of it up, running out the door. Ginny saw Hermione run and followed after her, having forgotten her wand in Gryffindor. Draco pulled out his own wand and pointed it at her, his arm held out. Snape had seen what happened and came running over, promptly ripping the wand out of Pansy's hand
"FIFTY POINTS FROM SLYTHERIN!" He raged, and grabbed her wrist, dragging her out. "And if you pull a stunt like this again I will personally make sure you are expelled!" Pansy laughed madly, everyone stopping to watch by now. Draco ran out of the Great Hall as the music started again and pounded up the stairs that he new led to the Gryffindor dormitories. He reached the landing the always stopped at and looked up to see a portrait looking at him
"Did-"
"What happened to Hermione?"
"Who are you?"
"I'm her friend. Amilie Marnosus."
"Oh. Pansy Parkinson had her wand and-"
"Ruined her dress! How sad! It was such a lovely dress."
"The Gryffindor rooms are up here right?"
"Um, well I shouldn't be telling you that."
"I know they are. This is where I leave Hermione all the time. I just want to talk to her." Amilie frowned.
"If I show you where it is, do you promise not to use if for anything evil?"
"I swear it. I care about Hermione, and I want to make sure she's okay."
"Alright." Amilie sighed. "Follow me." She disappeared from her portrait and emerged in a forest scene down the corridor. "Are you coming?" She called. He ran to the sound of her voice and followed her to the portrait of the fat lady. She glared at him then Amilie.
"What did you bring him here for? He is not-"
"I know I'm not a Gryffindor, but please, did Hermione come through here?"
"Oh, so you are the one she has been with?" Draco shrugged.
"How simply splendid! Yes, as a matter-of-fact she did come through her, and her beautiful dress was all tattered. What happened?"
"Long story." Amilie faded from the picture.
"I'll go see if I can get her."
Draco nodded and walked to the other side, sliding down the wall and sitting on the ground before realizing he still had his mask on. He pulled it off and flipped his hair back.
"HERMIONE!" Amilie called once in the Common room. There were not portraits in the dorms so she wouldn't be able to get to her. There was a rush of feet down the stairs and a red-headed girl stood there.
"Can I help you?" She asked, disturbed.
"Draco is waitng for Hermione outside, once she is able to talk to him. Tell her Amilie is here."
"She isn't going to want to speak with anyone. She's in a horrible state right now."
"I understand. Just let her know, okay?"
"I'll do that." Ginny disappeared back up the steps and Amilie left to see Draco again.
Well that's it for now! ::yawns:: I'm exhausted.
Faylinn: Oh, so YOU'RE exhausted? I'm the one that's been working all day.
Yes I'm tired! LOL! More later! ^_~
The foud girls entered the Great Hall excitedly. The looked around at all the other masks, trying to figure out who was who. They couldn't tell! Everyone was wonderful, and with masks on it was close to impossible. The easily pointed out Crabbe and Goyle however, and vowed to stay away from them. Harry and Ron soon came in, wearing black pants and a black jacket, with a maroon shirt underneath. It looked wonderful.
"Hello, Ron." Ginny said teasingly.
"Hello?" He asked, not knowing it was his sister. She grinned and pulled her mask up a bit. "Ginny! If mom caught you wearing something like that- Where did you get that?" Ginny laughed.
"I gave it to her." Hermione stepped in, smiling. Ron blushed underneath his scarlet mask.
"You. . . look really nice, Hermione." He said, and put his head down. She smiled, and took his hand.
"Let's dance." She said, and dragged him onto the floor. He continued to blush. Lavender and Parvati took off to see if they could find some guys to dance with, leaving Ginny with Harry. She smiled and took his hand casually, leading him onto the floor. He blushed a bit and put his hands on her waist, trying to follow her moves.
Ron kept stepping on Hermione's feet and tried to leave, but she wouldn't let him. He frowned, but she kept tugging him back. "Just dance." He sighed and followed her lead, eventually getting the hang of it.
Draco strode into the Great Hall, alone, and hoping to find Hermione. He wore black pants and a silver jacket with a silver mask, his hair completely covered by it so no one would recognize him. He watched the people dancing for Hermione, but didn't seem to be able to find her, until he saw her with Weasley. He tried to hold back a laugh.
"What a horrible dancer." He muttered, and made his way over. Hermione was like an angel, he realized when getting closer. Her shoulder's sloped perfectly, her hair hanging around them like wreath. He tapped her shoulder, disguising his voice.
"May I have a chance?" He asked. Ron gratefully handed her hands to him and he walked away, face red. Draco pulled her close, Hermione confused, and wrapped one arm around her waist, the other still holding her hand. She put her free hand on his shoulder and tried to guess who it was. The person did not seem a thing like Draco, and it made her wonder.
'This can't be him. His hair isn't the same. Then again, it is covered. But he seems taller and more solidly built.' She was so confused.
"Draco?" She finally asked. There was a pause. She was wrong, and she blushed furiously.
"Yes?" He grinned his lopsided grin and Hermione sighed, laughing.
"You had me worried! I didn't know who this was!"
"You look wonderful, Hermione," he said, with all sincerity. She felt herself get red and looked down, her head on his shoulder.
"So do you, Draco." She held onto him through the rest of the song and the next, happy.
From the side Pansy watched them, her eyes flashing with rage. 'Lucius had better get that letter soon.' She grabbed the wand from a small pocket on her dress, and strode over to the happy couple.
"May I have this dance?" She asked coldly. Draco stopped and turned to Pansy.
"I'm busy now." Pansy crossed her arms and pulled out her wand. "Tatterem." She said, with a flick of her wand. Hermione drived to dive out of the way as the spell hit her dress and shredded it. She sobbed, holding part of it up, running out the door. Ginny saw Hermione run and followed after her, having forgotten her wand in Gryffindor. Draco pulled out his own wand and pointed it at her, his arm held out. Snape had seen what happened and came running over, promptly ripping the wand out of Pansy's hand
"FIFTY POINTS FROM SLYTHERIN!" He raged, and grabbed her wrist, dragging her out. "And if you pull a stunt like this again I will personally make sure you are expelled!" Pansy laughed madly, everyone stopping to watch by now. Draco ran out of the Great Hall as the music started again and pounded up the stairs that he new led to the Gryffindor dormitories. He reached the landing the always stopped at and looked up to see a portrait looking at him
"Did-"
"What happened to Hermione?"
"Who are you?"
"I'm her friend. Amilie Marnosus."
"Oh. Pansy Parkinson had her wand and-"
"Ruined her dress! How sad! It was such a lovely dress."
"The Gryffindor rooms are up here right?"
"Um, well I shouldn't be telling you that."
"I know they are. This is where I leave Hermione all the time. I just want to talk to her." Amilie frowned.
"If I show you where it is, do you promise not to use if for anything evil?"
"I swear it. I care about Hermione, and I want to make sure she's okay."
"Alright." Amilie sighed. "Follow me." She disappeared from her portrait and emerged in a forest scene down the corridor. "Are you coming?" She called. He ran to the sound of her voice and followed her to the portrait of the fat lady. She glared at him then Amilie.
"What did you bring him here for? He is not-"
"I know I'm not a Gryffindor, but please, did Hermione come through here?"
"Oh, so you are the one she has been with?" Draco shrugged.
"How simply splendid! Yes, as a matter-of-fact she did come through her, and her beautiful dress was all tattered. What happened?"
"Long story." Amilie faded from the picture.
"I'll go see if I can get her."
Draco nodded and walked to the other side, sliding down the wall and sitting on the ground before realizing he still had his mask on. He pulled it off and flipped his hair back.
"HERMIONE!" Amilie called once in the Common room. There were not portraits in the dorms so she wouldn't be able to get to her. There was a rush of feet down the stairs and a red-headed girl stood there.
"Can I help you?" She asked, disturbed.
"Draco is waitng for Hermione outside, once she is able to talk to him. Tell her Amilie is here."
"She isn't going to want to speak with anyone. She's in a horrible state right now."
"I understand. Just let her know, okay?"
"I'll do that." Ginny disappeared back up the steps and Amilie left to see Draco again.
Well that's it for now! ::yawns:: I'm exhausted.
Faylinn: Oh, so YOU'RE exhausted? I'm the one that's been working all day.
Yes I'm tired! LOL! More later! ^_~