Chapter 7
More dates followed, finally leading to their first proper kiss the night before the ball. Each were as confused as the other.Snape, who had never had a proper girlfriend before was worried it was all a game to her, and wondered how everything had happened in the course of two weeks.
Tonks was just as confused, and now wondering if everything she did was to prove herself to her friends, especially Anna, who had always been very obnoxious and outgoing.
They met outside of the Grand Hall where the ball was held. They knew each other instantly, dressed as a lord and lady from the Victorian era, their masks matching their outfits.
At first the couple sat down watching everyone, when Callie walked over. "C'mon Tonks! Dance babe! I'm already fixing up Anna with Remus Lupin. . . speaking of which. . . I better find Sirius!" Callie walked off.
"Wasn't Sirius with Theresa?" Snape asked.
"Huh?" Tonks replied.
"Never mind. Want to dance?"
"Always!" The two got up, smiling at each other nervously, each unsure about the closeness.
Anna sat in her seat watching Snape and Tonks through glaring eyes. "What a disgusting display," she said, watching Tonks laugh flirtatiously.
Callie walked over. "Hey Anna, what's up? Where's Remus?"
"Oh, who cares, just look at those two!" Anna said, snidely, indicating to Tonks and Snape.
"I think they look cute! You don't?"
"No. I don't."
"Oh! Hey, hey! There's Sirius! I'll be back in a bit!" And with that, Callie walked off.
"I'll be back in a moment," Tonks said, kissed Snape's cheek and left the dance floor. At that moment, Anna walked over.
"Snape! Hi! You know, you are so gullible?" He looked at her confused. "Tonks doesn't love you. In fact, she doesn't even like you. It was all a dare. How about that huh? All a dare."
Snape could believe what he had just heard. Pain in his heart, he left the grand castle, apparated back to Hogwarts never to see Nymphadora Avita Tonks, again.