A/N: Hey everyone. There have been some reviews saying that Blaise is a
guy. I find that the name is rather androgynous so in my story I made
Blaise into a girl. It's my story and I'll make Blaise a girl if I want to
so HAH! Now, on with the story.
"Talking"
// Thinking //
Chapter 8: Christmas Ball
Two weeks before the ball, all six of them, Ron, Hermione, Harry, Blaise, Draco and Ginny went to Hogsmeade with majority of the student population to get their stuff for the ball. At Hogsmeade, the group split into two, the girls went to Madam Malkins to get their dresses while the boys went over to Max's Men's Clothes for All Occasions to get their suits. They had decided to go in tuxedos since dress robes were optional and it was easier to dance in pants than in robes. The guys spent 30 minutes in the store to try out their suits and went to Three Broomsticks to wait for the girls. As they sat at the booth, drinking their butterbeers, Ron stared at Draco and spoke, "I've seen you hanging around my sister all the time Mlafoy. What's the deal? I'm not exactly happy that she hangs out with you but she's old enough to make her own decisions and she's old enough to take care of herself."
"Well Weasley, I'm in love with her and I think she's in love with me too. Before you say anything, I'm not my intentions are honourable. I promise you that I wont hurt her. I love her too much to do that to her."
"Good, coz if you do, no one will save you from our wrath," Ron said, taking a swig out of his bottle.
"Agreed," Draco said.
The boys waited patiently for the girls to arrive. They sat drinking butterbeer and discussing Quidditch and what they were going to do after graduation. They were having an animated discussion about the Quidditch League when the door of the pub opened and the three girls entered. Both Hermione and Blaise had bags of items with them but Ginny looked disappointed and was empty handed. The girls sat down at the boys' table and ordered lunch. Shopping was hard work and they had only had breakfast.
"You didn't get anything Gin?" Ron asked, in between shovelling food into his mouth.
Ginny, who was pushing her food around her plate, sighed and looked up to her brother. "None of the dresses suited me. The only one that did was already sold to someone else. How am I going to go the ball without a dress?" Ginny speared her asparagus viciously and munched them slowly.
"Don't be so down Virginia. Things will work out. You still have 2 weeks to get a dress. Don't worry," Draco said, patting her back lightly, trying to cheer her up.
"That's right! I still have two weeks to go before the ball. I'm sure I'll find something to wear." Ginny smiled at Draco and gave him a peck on the cheek.
"No problem," Draco said, smiling widely at her.
It was five days before the ball and Ginny still couldn't find anything to wear to the ball. She sat down at the Gryffindor table and looked dejectedly the food before her. Hermione came into the Hall and sat down beside Ginny who was buttering her toast miserably. Hermione shook her head at the girl beside her who was eating her toast absentmindedly.
"Ginny, are you ok? You haven't been yourself since the Saturday we went Hogsmeade," Hermione asked placing some milk into her cereal bowl.
Ginny turned at her with tears welling in her eyes and started to wail, "I haven't got anything to wear! I've been looking for a dress for over a week and I still cant find anything that suits me!"
Just then, the morning owl mail arrived. Three huge eagle owls carrying a few boxes landed beside her. She signed the parchment in the first owl's beak and took the boxes from them. The second owl dropped an envelope in her lap and flew back to wear they came from. Opening the envelope she found a letter with a familiar scrawl on it.
Dear Ginny,
I heard from Blaise that you still have not found a dress yet. I was at Diagon Alley during the weekend to do some errands and found this wonderful dress that I think would suit you very well. I hope that you'll like it.
Love,
Draco
Ginny gingerly opened the lid of the box and found the dress that she was admiring so many months before at Hogsmeade but it was blue instead of green. She was so happy and touched by his thoughtfulness that she cried with joy.
Draco who was watching Ginny's reaction from the Slytherin table, smiled widely shocking a few of his housemates who had never seen him smile genuinely before. Feeling an elbow nudge his ribs, he turned and found Blaise smiling at him.
"You're sweet you know. I never thought that Draco Malfoy could be so sweet, it's giving me a toothache," Blaise whispered at him.
" I really want her to go to the ball with me so I had to make her happy right?" Draco shrugged at watched Ginny who was walking over to him.
Ginny wiped her eyes before closing the lid of the box and placed it back into the bag. She walked over to the Slytherin table to find Draco who was already standing to meet her. She ran over to and gave him a huge hug.
"You so sweet! Thank you so much. You have no idea how happy you've made me. What can I do to repay your kindness?"
"You could kiss me?"
"Alright." She stood on her tiptoes and captured his mouth in a lingering kiss that was only broken when catcalls and wolf whistles were heard. She smiled widely at him and wet back to her table to place the bags in her room.
Ginny went through the day in a happy daze. Nothing could spoil her day, not even Professor Snape. She was still smiling to herself when she went for dinner that night. As soon as she sat down, she was immediately assaulted by questions form the girls in her house about the package. She just smiled at them not wanting to say anything. Ron who was sitting beside her, looked quizzically at his sister who had a goofy smile on her face through out dinner.
"Ginny, you look might happy. What did that prat Malfoy give this morning that made you launch yourself at him?" Ron asked quietly not wanting to cause another onslaught of questions by the nosy girls in his house.
"He gave me a dress Ron. It's just the dress that I was looking for and he gave it to me. He's so sweet and I really love him," Ginny turned and looked at her brother.
Ron cupped his baby sister's face with his large hand and smiled. "You should know that I'm not exactly happy that you're in love with the git that made my life miserable in my first few years here but if you love him then I guess I have to live with that. I know that he loves you and he knows that all of us will kill him if he hurts you."
"I know Ron. That's why I love you so much even though you're an idiot most of the time. Thanks for not freaking out about my choice in guys."
"No problem sis as long as I don't have to call him by his given name. It just sounds wrong for some reason for us to be calling each other by our given name."
"It's alright Ron. Thanks big brother."
"You're welcome sis."
Blaise and Hermione accosted Ginny, after dinner while she was on her way to the library who steered her to her room to take a peek at her dress.
"Oh Ginny! That dress is so beautiful! The colour really suits you!" Hermione exclaimed as Ginny removed her dress from the box to hang it out in her wardrobe.
"Well, Draco has really great taste in clothes. I always drag him to go shopping with me even though he hates it so much. He gives very good advise when I'm choosing dresses." Blaise said as she helped Ginny hang out her dress and remove the accessories that Draco had purchased to go with the dress. "You love him don't you?"
"I do. Very much. How can you not love a guy who does things like this? But that's just a bonus. He's sweet and patient too. He gave me more than enough time to make up my mind about him," Ginny said as she placed the heels that she would be wearing to the ball at the bottom of her wardrobe.
"So when are you going to tell him?" Hermione asked, scanning through Ginny's selection of books in her room.
"At the ball. I would have told him after that game of Catch-The-Snitch a few weeks back but Ron interrupted us."
"That's good coz then he'll stop complaining about you taking so long to make up your mind," Blaise said sitting down on Ginny's bed.
"He's only got to wait a few more days and I'll give him my answer. Don't tell him ok?"
"Of course not. I don't want to ruin the surprise. I'm glad that you love him as much as he loves you. I haven't seen him that happy since forever. Thank you for making my best friend happy Ginny."
"I'm glad that he's happy with me coz he makes me happy too."
"I think the two of you make a very cute couple, just like Harry and Blaise," Hermione said sitting down next to Blaise.
"Now that we've gotten our dresses, we're gonna make the guys eyes pop out when they see us," Blaise said and the girls started planning for the ball.
~ * ~
The days flew by quickly and the excitement for the ball could be felt in the air. The Great Hall and the hallways were decorated and the students were discussing about the Ball everywhere, irritating Filch with their cheerfulness. Even the Potions Master was in a slightly better mood. Life was generally good.
Most of the 3rd years and below had gone home as the ball was only for 4th years and above even though they could invite younger students. By three o'clock in the afternoon, the halls were deserted as everyone went back to their rooms to get ready for the ball. Blaise and Hermione had met at Ginny's room to get ready. They spent most of the afternoon discussing hairstyles and make up before they took turns in the shower. By the time they finished showering, they had about two hours to get ready before meeting the boys in front of the Fat Lady. They helped each other out with the hair, make up and zipping up their dresses. Taking a last look at their reflections in the mirror, they went down to meet the boys.
Ron, Harry and Draco had met in front of the Fat lady to wait for the girls. All three of them had black suits on with different coloured ties and shirts. Ron had a white shirt with a gold tie that Hermione had chosen for him. His hair was combed in an Armani style that he had seen in a Muggle advertisement. Harry was wearing a silky green shirt that brought out the colour of his eyes and a black tie. He had given up on trying to neaten his hair so he ended up using a bit of gel to make his hair look artfully tousled. As for Draco, he had a silky black shirt with a silky blue tie that he had gotten to match with Ginny's dress. His hair was gelled up in spikes that would have killed a house lizard if it had fallen on his head.
"What's taking them so long?" Ron mumbled, pacing in front of the portrait till she told him to stop as it was making her dizzy.
"Patience Weasley. I'm sure the wait would be worth it," Draco said as he straightened his tie one more time.
" Yeah Ron, just chill," Harry said. He turned around and his jaw dropped to the floor. Ron who just noticed Harry gaping turned to see what he was looking at and said, "Oh my God!" At that same moment Draco turned to look and had a stunned look on his face.
The three girls sashayed towards the boys, smiling when they saw the three, stunned-speechless boy staring at them. Hermione had put on a gold silk dress with thin strips on the shoulders and a slit that went high up her left leg. With every step, the slit revealed long shapely, creamy legs that made Ron drool. Her hair was done up in a chignon making her look very sophisticated. Around her neck, Hermione wore the gold chain with the heart pendant that Ron had given her for her last birthday. The pendant could be opened to reveal pictures of Ron and Hermione making gooey eyes at each other.
Blaise was in a black dress that showed off all her curves seductively. The dress had short sleeves with a mandarin collar and slits that went up mid thigh on either side of the dress. The lining of the collar and the mandarin buttons were gold. There was a phoenix embroidered in gold on the right side of her skirt. Her hair was done up in a bun and held together by two gold sticks. The combination of black silk, gold lining and alabaster skin gave her an exotic Asian look.
Ginny was wearing a navy blue, shimmery, two piece suit that made Draco's breath hitch. Never in his wildest dreams did he imagine that the dress that he picked out for her would make he look like seductress. The bodice of the dress was tied so tight that it fit her like a second skin and it pushed her bust up, exposing the smooth swells of her breast. Her hips swayed gently with each step, causing the silky skirt to swish around her feet. A shawl of the same blue silky material was draped over her shoulders, framing her body. Ginny was wearing a black choker with a black onyx pendant in a shape of a dragon. Her coppery red hair was held up in a bun with the end fanned out and crimped. Curly tendrils of hair framed her face.
Each girl stood in front of their respective dates and smiled at them. They gently closed the boys' gaping mouths and kissed their cheek. "Well boys, what do you think?" Blaise asked in her sultry voice that she deepened slightly for effect.
"Umm.Um..Ummmm," Harry attempted to speak but was still in shock to make a coherent thought.
Draco recovered first and smiled before saying, "Girls, you look gorgeous."
"Thank you Draco," Ginny said.
"Hermione, you look stunning! And you're wearing the chain I gave you!" Ron exclaimed. He bent his head down to brush his lips against Hermione's.
"Thank you Ron. You're so sweet," Hermione said, rubbing Ron's cheek. "You look great too." Ron smiled and turned slightly pink.
"Harry, you ok?" Blaise asked, looking at the still stunned Harry. That snapped Harry out of his trance.
"Blaise, you look.. you look..gorgeous!" Harry said softly. He kissed her lightly and gave her a hug, careful not to wrinkle her dress or mess up her hair. He leaned down and whispered into her ear, "You look so edible. I could eat you up right now."
"Harry!" Blaise scandalised, turning pink. Harry just laughed and kissed her forehead.
"What's wrong Malfoy? Cat got your tongue?" Ginny asked when she noticed him staring at her.
"Nope, just awestruck by your beauty my lady," Draco said, lifting her hand to his lips.
"Thank you Mr Malfoy. Now let's go to the ball," Ginny said, leading Draco by the hand.
The Great Hall was filled with people by the time the six of them arrived at the Hall. They were ushered to their table by a house elf. They found that Dean and Seamus with their respective dates were already seated at their table. The two boys nodded at the new comers and continued chatting with their dates. Once all the teachers were present and seated, dinner was served. The food was superb. Even Blaise, who usually didn't eat much, ate almost as much as the rest f them.
At the end of dinner, Professor Dumbledore stood up and introduced the Weird Sisters, who were playing that night. All the students stood up and all the chairs and tables disappeared, leaving the Hall as one big dance floor. Refreshments stations were placed at the back of the room and were charmed to prevent it from being spiked.
The band started and Draco led Ginny to the dance floor. Other couples and the teachers joined them on the dance floor. It was a shock to the student population to see Professor Snape gyrating to the groove with Professor McGonagall. There had been some rumours that both the professors were romantically involved. It wasn't till the slow dance that it was confirmed that they were going out. The way Professor Snape lovingly held Professor McGonagall in his arms made the girls sigh and the boys snigger. It was so unbelievable to see their Potions Master in love with the Vice Head Mistress. That might explain why they both seem less strict since the last few months.
Ginny and Draco were having the time of their lives. They danced with almost everyone, even the teachers. Draco claimed his date back from Professor Dumbledore for the slow dance. He placed her hands on his shoulders while his hands were wrapped around her waist and they swayed to the music gently. The Weird Sisters started a cover of a Muggle song that was Ginny's favourite.
There's a sing that's inside of my soul It's the one that I've tried to write Over and over again I'm awake in the infinite cold
But you sing to me
Over and over and over again
So I lay my head back down And I lift my hands and pray To be only yours I pray To be only yours I pray I know now that you're my only hope
" I love this song," Ginny said softly as Draco kissed her hair.
"Me too," Draco said softly.
Sing to me the song of the stars Of you galaxy dancing and laughing And laughing and laughing again When it feels like my dreams are so far Sing to me of the plans that you have For me over again
So I lay my head back down And I lift my hands and pray To be only yours I pray To be only yours I pray I know now that you're my only hope
I give you my destiny I'm giving you all of me I want you symphony Singing in all that I am At the top of my lungs I'm giving it back
So I lay my head back down And I lift my hands and pray To be only yours I pray To be only yours I pray I know now that you're my only hope
When the song ended, Ginny looked up into Draco's eyes and smiled at him. "Draco, I love you."
Draco stood still and stared at her. "Can you say that again please? I'm not sure if I heard you right."
"I love you."
Draco smiled and dipped his head to capture her lips in a hot, searing kiss. "I love you too Ginny."
"Talking"
// Thinking //
Chapter 8: Christmas Ball
Two weeks before the ball, all six of them, Ron, Hermione, Harry, Blaise, Draco and Ginny went to Hogsmeade with majority of the student population to get their stuff for the ball. At Hogsmeade, the group split into two, the girls went to Madam Malkins to get their dresses while the boys went over to Max's Men's Clothes for All Occasions to get their suits. They had decided to go in tuxedos since dress robes were optional and it was easier to dance in pants than in robes. The guys spent 30 minutes in the store to try out their suits and went to Three Broomsticks to wait for the girls. As they sat at the booth, drinking their butterbeers, Ron stared at Draco and spoke, "I've seen you hanging around my sister all the time Mlafoy. What's the deal? I'm not exactly happy that she hangs out with you but she's old enough to make her own decisions and she's old enough to take care of herself."
"Well Weasley, I'm in love with her and I think she's in love with me too. Before you say anything, I'm not my intentions are honourable. I promise you that I wont hurt her. I love her too much to do that to her."
"Good, coz if you do, no one will save you from our wrath," Ron said, taking a swig out of his bottle.
"Agreed," Draco said.
The boys waited patiently for the girls to arrive. They sat drinking butterbeer and discussing Quidditch and what they were going to do after graduation. They were having an animated discussion about the Quidditch League when the door of the pub opened and the three girls entered. Both Hermione and Blaise had bags of items with them but Ginny looked disappointed and was empty handed. The girls sat down at the boys' table and ordered lunch. Shopping was hard work and they had only had breakfast.
"You didn't get anything Gin?" Ron asked, in between shovelling food into his mouth.
Ginny, who was pushing her food around her plate, sighed and looked up to her brother. "None of the dresses suited me. The only one that did was already sold to someone else. How am I going to go the ball without a dress?" Ginny speared her asparagus viciously and munched them slowly.
"Don't be so down Virginia. Things will work out. You still have 2 weeks to get a dress. Don't worry," Draco said, patting her back lightly, trying to cheer her up.
"That's right! I still have two weeks to go before the ball. I'm sure I'll find something to wear." Ginny smiled at Draco and gave him a peck on the cheek.
"No problem," Draco said, smiling widely at her.
It was five days before the ball and Ginny still couldn't find anything to wear to the ball. She sat down at the Gryffindor table and looked dejectedly the food before her. Hermione came into the Hall and sat down beside Ginny who was buttering her toast miserably. Hermione shook her head at the girl beside her who was eating her toast absentmindedly.
"Ginny, are you ok? You haven't been yourself since the Saturday we went Hogsmeade," Hermione asked placing some milk into her cereal bowl.
Ginny turned at her with tears welling in her eyes and started to wail, "I haven't got anything to wear! I've been looking for a dress for over a week and I still cant find anything that suits me!"
Just then, the morning owl mail arrived. Three huge eagle owls carrying a few boxes landed beside her. She signed the parchment in the first owl's beak and took the boxes from them. The second owl dropped an envelope in her lap and flew back to wear they came from. Opening the envelope she found a letter with a familiar scrawl on it.
Dear Ginny,
I heard from Blaise that you still have not found a dress yet. I was at Diagon Alley during the weekend to do some errands and found this wonderful dress that I think would suit you very well. I hope that you'll like it.
Love,
Draco
Ginny gingerly opened the lid of the box and found the dress that she was admiring so many months before at Hogsmeade but it was blue instead of green. She was so happy and touched by his thoughtfulness that she cried with joy.
Draco who was watching Ginny's reaction from the Slytherin table, smiled widely shocking a few of his housemates who had never seen him smile genuinely before. Feeling an elbow nudge his ribs, he turned and found Blaise smiling at him.
"You're sweet you know. I never thought that Draco Malfoy could be so sweet, it's giving me a toothache," Blaise whispered at him.
" I really want her to go to the ball with me so I had to make her happy right?" Draco shrugged at watched Ginny who was walking over to him.
Ginny wiped her eyes before closing the lid of the box and placed it back into the bag. She walked over to the Slytherin table to find Draco who was already standing to meet her. She ran over to and gave him a huge hug.
"You so sweet! Thank you so much. You have no idea how happy you've made me. What can I do to repay your kindness?"
"You could kiss me?"
"Alright." She stood on her tiptoes and captured his mouth in a lingering kiss that was only broken when catcalls and wolf whistles were heard. She smiled widely at him and wet back to her table to place the bags in her room.
Ginny went through the day in a happy daze. Nothing could spoil her day, not even Professor Snape. She was still smiling to herself when she went for dinner that night. As soon as she sat down, she was immediately assaulted by questions form the girls in her house about the package. She just smiled at them not wanting to say anything. Ron who was sitting beside her, looked quizzically at his sister who had a goofy smile on her face through out dinner.
"Ginny, you look might happy. What did that prat Malfoy give this morning that made you launch yourself at him?" Ron asked quietly not wanting to cause another onslaught of questions by the nosy girls in his house.
"He gave me a dress Ron. It's just the dress that I was looking for and he gave it to me. He's so sweet and I really love him," Ginny turned and looked at her brother.
Ron cupped his baby sister's face with his large hand and smiled. "You should know that I'm not exactly happy that you're in love with the git that made my life miserable in my first few years here but if you love him then I guess I have to live with that. I know that he loves you and he knows that all of us will kill him if he hurts you."
"I know Ron. That's why I love you so much even though you're an idiot most of the time. Thanks for not freaking out about my choice in guys."
"No problem sis as long as I don't have to call him by his given name. It just sounds wrong for some reason for us to be calling each other by our given name."
"It's alright Ron. Thanks big brother."
"You're welcome sis."
Blaise and Hermione accosted Ginny, after dinner while she was on her way to the library who steered her to her room to take a peek at her dress.
"Oh Ginny! That dress is so beautiful! The colour really suits you!" Hermione exclaimed as Ginny removed her dress from the box to hang it out in her wardrobe.
"Well, Draco has really great taste in clothes. I always drag him to go shopping with me even though he hates it so much. He gives very good advise when I'm choosing dresses." Blaise said as she helped Ginny hang out her dress and remove the accessories that Draco had purchased to go with the dress. "You love him don't you?"
"I do. Very much. How can you not love a guy who does things like this? But that's just a bonus. He's sweet and patient too. He gave me more than enough time to make up my mind about him," Ginny said as she placed the heels that she would be wearing to the ball at the bottom of her wardrobe.
"So when are you going to tell him?" Hermione asked, scanning through Ginny's selection of books in her room.
"At the ball. I would have told him after that game of Catch-The-Snitch a few weeks back but Ron interrupted us."
"That's good coz then he'll stop complaining about you taking so long to make up your mind," Blaise said sitting down on Ginny's bed.
"He's only got to wait a few more days and I'll give him my answer. Don't tell him ok?"
"Of course not. I don't want to ruin the surprise. I'm glad that you love him as much as he loves you. I haven't seen him that happy since forever. Thank you for making my best friend happy Ginny."
"I'm glad that he's happy with me coz he makes me happy too."
"I think the two of you make a very cute couple, just like Harry and Blaise," Hermione said sitting down next to Blaise.
"Now that we've gotten our dresses, we're gonna make the guys eyes pop out when they see us," Blaise said and the girls started planning for the ball.
~ * ~
The days flew by quickly and the excitement for the ball could be felt in the air. The Great Hall and the hallways were decorated and the students were discussing about the Ball everywhere, irritating Filch with their cheerfulness. Even the Potions Master was in a slightly better mood. Life was generally good.
Most of the 3rd years and below had gone home as the ball was only for 4th years and above even though they could invite younger students. By three o'clock in the afternoon, the halls were deserted as everyone went back to their rooms to get ready for the ball. Blaise and Hermione had met at Ginny's room to get ready. They spent most of the afternoon discussing hairstyles and make up before they took turns in the shower. By the time they finished showering, they had about two hours to get ready before meeting the boys in front of the Fat Lady. They helped each other out with the hair, make up and zipping up their dresses. Taking a last look at their reflections in the mirror, they went down to meet the boys.
Ron, Harry and Draco had met in front of the Fat lady to wait for the girls. All three of them had black suits on with different coloured ties and shirts. Ron had a white shirt with a gold tie that Hermione had chosen for him. His hair was combed in an Armani style that he had seen in a Muggle advertisement. Harry was wearing a silky green shirt that brought out the colour of his eyes and a black tie. He had given up on trying to neaten his hair so he ended up using a bit of gel to make his hair look artfully tousled. As for Draco, he had a silky black shirt with a silky blue tie that he had gotten to match with Ginny's dress. His hair was gelled up in spikes that would have killed a house lizard if it had fallen on his head.
"What's taking them so long?" Ron mumbled, pacing in front of the portrait till she told him to stop as it was making her dizzy.
"Patience Weasley. I'm sure the wait would be worth it," Draco said as he straightened his tie one more time.
" Yeah Ron, just chill," Harry said. He turned around and his jaw dropped to the floor. Ron who just noticed Harry gaping turned to see what he was looking at and said, "Oh my God!" At that same moment Draco turned to look and had a stunned look on his face.
The three girls sashayed towards the boys, smiling when they saw the three, stunned-speechless boy staring at them. Hermione had put on a gold silk dress with thin strips on the shoulders and a slit that went high up her left leg. With every step, the slit revealed long shapely, creamy legs that made Ron drool. Her hair was done up in a chignon making her look very sophisticated. Around her neck, Hermione wore the gold chain with the heart pendant that Ron had given her for her last birthday. The pendant could be opened to reveal pictures of Ron and Hermione making gooey eyes at each other.
Blaise was in a black dress that showed off all her curves seductively. The dress had short sleeves with a mandarin collar and slits that went up mid thigh on either side of the dress. The lining of the collar and the mandarin buttons were gold. There was a phoenix embroidered in gold on the right side of her skirt. Her hair was done up in a bun and held together by two gold sticks. The combination of black silk, gold lining and alabaster skin gave her an exotic Asian look.
Ginny was wearing a navy blue, shimmery, two piece suit that made Draco's breath hitch. Never in his wildest dreams did he imagine that the dress that he picked out for her would make he look like seductress. The bodice of the dress was tied so tight that it fit her like a second skin and it pushed her bust up, exposing the smooth swells of her breast. Her hips swayed gently with each step, causing the silky skirt to swish around her feet. A shawl of the same blue silky material was draped over her shoulders, framing her body. Ginny was wearing a black choker with a black onyx pendant in a shape of a dragon. Her coppery red hair was held up in a bun with the end fanned out and crimped. Curly tendrils of hair framed her face.
Each girl stood in front of their respective dates and smiled at them. They gently closed the boys' gaping mouths and kissed their cheek. "Well boys, what do you think?" Blaise asked in her sultry voice that she deepened slightly for effect.
"Umm.Um..Ummmm," Harry attempted to speak but was still in shock to make a coherent thought.
Draco recovered first and smiled before saying, "Girls, you look gorgeous."
"Thank you Draco," Ginny said.
"Hermione, you look stunning! And you're wearing the chain I gave you!" Ron exclaimed. He bent his head down to brush his lips against Hermione's.
"Thank you Ron. You're so sweet," Hermione said, rubbing Ron's cheek. "You look great too." Ron smiled and turned slightly pink.
"Harry, you ok?" Blaise asked, looking at the still stunned Harry. That snapped Harry out of his trance.
"Blaise, you look.. you look..gorgeous!" Harry said softly. He kissed her lightly and gave her a hug, careful not to wrinkle her dress or mess up her hair. He leaned down and whispered into her ear, "You look so edible. I could eat you up right now."
"Harry!" Blaise scandalised, turning pink. Harry just laughed and kissed her forehead.
"What's wrong Malfoy? Cat got your tongue?" Ginny asked when she noticed him staring at her.
"Nope, just awestruck by your beauty my lady," Draco said, lifting her hand to his lips.
"Thank you Mr Malfoy. Now let's go to the ball," Ginny said, leading Draco by the hand.
The Great Hall was filled with people by the time the six of them arrived at the Hall. They were ushered to their table by a house elf. They found that Dean and Seamus with their respective dates were already seated at their table. The two boys nodded at the new comers and continued chatting with their dates. Once all the teachers were present and seated, dinner was served. The food was superb. Even Blaise, who usually didn't eat much, ate almost as much as the rest f them.
At the end of dinner, Professor Dumbledore stood up and introduced the Weird Sisters, who were playing that night. All the students stood up and all the chairs and tables disappeared, leaving the Hall as one big dance floor. Refreshments stations were placed at the back of the room and were charmed to prevent it from being spiked.
The band started and Draco led Ginny to the dance floor. Other couples and the teachers joined them on the dance floor. It was a shock to the student population to see Professor Snape gyrating to the groove with Professor McGonagall. There had been some rumours that both the professors were romantically involved. It wasn't till the slow dance that it was confirmed that they were going out. The way Professor Snape lovingly held Professor McGonagall in his arms made the girls sigh and the boys snigger. It was so unbelievable to see their Potions Master in love with the Vice Head Mistress. That might explain why they both seem less strict since the last few months.
Ginny and Draco were having the time of their lives. They danced with almost everyone, even the teachers. Draco claimed his date back from Professor Dumbledore for the slow dance. He placed her hands on his shoulders while his hands were wrapped around her waist and they swayed to the music gently. The Weird Sisters started a cover of a Muggle song that was Ginny's favourite.
There's a sing that's inside of my soul It's the one that I've tried to write Over and over again I'm awake in the infinite cold
But you sing to me
Over and over and over again
So I lay my head back down And I lift my hands and pray To be only yours I pray To be only yours I pray I know now that you're my only hope
" I love this song," Ginny said softly as Draco kissed her hair.
"Me too," Draco said softly.
Sing to me the song of the stars Of you galaxy dancing and laughing And laughing and laughing again When it feels like my dreams are so far Sing to me of the plans that you have For me over again
So I lay my head back down And I lift my hands and pray To be only yours I pray To be only yours I pray I know now that you're my only hope
I give you my destiny I'm giving you all of me I want you symphony Singing in all that I am At the top of my lungs I'm giving it back
So I lay my head back down And I lift my hands and pray To be only yours I pray To be only yours I pray I know now that you're my only hope
When the song ended, Ginny looked up into Draco's eyes and smiled at him. "Draco, I love you."
Draco stood still and stared at her. "Can you say that again please? I'm not sure if I heard you right."
"I love you."
Draco smiled and dipped his head to capture her lips in a hot, searing kiss. "I love you too Ginny."