CHAPTER SEVENTEEN
Hermione rushed down the Girls' dormitory stairs, right after Elorra left, she was carrying Crookshanks in her arms. She sat down on the couch and whispered something in Crookshanks' ear. He hopped off her lap and waddled over to Joshua before hopping into his lap.
Mandy watched this with interest. Lizzy was watching Ron beat Harry, and Missy was thinking by herself in an armchair. So therefore, Mandy was the only person who noticed Joshua take a small rolled up piece of paper out of Crookshanks collar. Joshua opened it and read it, a smile spreading across his face.
It read: (Although Mandy couldn't see it,)
Dear Joshua,
I like you too; I'd love to go to the ball with you. Does this mean we're going out?
Love,
Hermione
Joshua looked up and looked straight into Hermione's face. Hermione was picking at the threads on the couch, her hair covering her red face. Joshua grinned. He stood up and walked over to the couch. He sat down beside Hermione, and hesitantly, slowly, gave her a small hug. She looked up at him, and smiled and instantly, the ice was broken. She leaned back against his arm and asked him what he planned to do for a living.
Mandy shook her head. What had just happened here?
Missy looked around the common room. Mandy, Hermione, and Lizzy had gone upstairs to pick out their clothes for Ralee to see, but she herself wasn't ready to go yet. (Mandy, Hermione, and Lizzy were really sitting on the stairs waiting to see if she would do anything.) Harry and Ron were sitting at a table, still playing wizard's chess, Joshua and Oliver cheering them on. Missy noticed that Harry was actually getting pretty good at it, since he'd been practicing with Ron so much; although not good enough to beat Ron, of course. She looked around the common room again and decided to finally put her plan into action. Fact was; she really couldn't wait anymore. She stood up, smoothed her robes and walked over to the table where Ron and Harry were sitting. She put on her angriest face, planted her hands on her hips, and cleared her throat, 'angrily.' Ron, Oliver, Joshua, and Harry looked up.
"Uh oh." Harry said.
Ron looked up and gulped. Harry coughed and moved a little ways away from Missy. She looked dangerous.
Missy grabbed Ron's collar and pulled him up out of his chair. He was taller then she was, but he shrank a little bit away from her like he was afraid she was going to beat him up or something. (Which she could, if he kept acting like a wimp like he was now.) Ron looked at her somewhat suspiciously, thinking, 'What's she going to do to me now?' Missy reached her hand back and slapped Ron hard across the face. Harry's mouth dropped open. Mandy, Hermione, and Lizzy jumped and almost groaned. What was she doing? Ron's face turned bright red and he felt like she had stomped all over his heart then threw it out the window. He made a squeaking sound, and Missy almost dropped her façade, but kept it up a little longer. She was still holding onto his collar and he had the word 'hurt' written all over his face.
"What was that for?" He croaked out.
Missy smiled inwardly. "That's for not kissing me earlier. And this is because I love you."
She pulled his neck up closer to her so he wasn't slouching, but towering over her and she pulled his head down low and proceeded to give him the best, and first kiss, he had ever known.
Harry snorted and shook his head. "About time." He said.
They didn't hear a single thing. Ron didn't move for a moment wondering faintly if he was having a game with his imagination. But when Missy wrapped her arms around his neck, he knew, that this was a dream come true. He held her head with his hands and kissed her back fervently. Hermione, Mandy, and Lizzy grinned and exchanged high-fives. Elorra and Patrick came in from their little 'outing' and laughed when they saw Ron and Missy. Harry had to finish the chess game all by himself. (He still lost.)
Finally Mandy and Lizzy dragged Missy away from Ron, and all of the girls went upstairs to pick out their clothes for Ralee to see. Hermione, Elorra, and Missy had dreamy looks on their faces, and Mandy and Lizzy couldn't help but laugh at them. Lizzy went over to her dresser and pulled out her favorite outfit.
"Okay, here are my clothes." She had pulled out a long sleeved cream-colored sweater with bell sleeves, and a pair of blue jeans.
Mandy brought out her clothes next. She was planning on wearing a purple and black striped long sleeved shirt with purple lace on the sleeves and on the bottom, with her favorite pair of black jeans.
Elorra was going to wear a black t-shirt with faded jeans
Missy was hoping to wear a blue t-shirt with black sleeves and bell-bottom blue jeans
Hermione was going to wear dark red blouse with black velvet pants.
Just as they had finished admiring their clothes, there was a knock on the dormitory door.
Hermione rushed down the Girls' dormitory stairs, right after Elorra left, she was carrying Crookshanks in her arms. She sat down on the couch and whispered something in Crookshanks' ear. He hopped off her lap and waddled over to Joshua before hopping into his lap.
Mandy watched this with interest. Lizzy was watching Ron beat Harry, and Missy was thinking by herself in an armchair. So therefore, Mandy was the only person who noticed Joshua take a small rolled up piece of paper out of Crookshanks collar. Joshua opened it and read it, a smile spreading across his face.
It read: (Although Mandy couldn't see it,)
Dear Joshua,
I like you too; I'd love to go to the ball with you. Does this mean we're going out?
Love,
Hermione
Joshua looked up and looked straight into Hermione's face. Hermione was picking at the threads on the couch, her hair covering her red face. Joshua grinned. He stood up and walked over to the couch. He sat down beside Hermione, and hesitantly, slowly, gave her a small hug. She looked up at him, and smiled and instantly, the ice was broken. She leaned back against his arm and asked him what he planned to do for a living.
Mandy shook her head. What had just happened here?
Missy looked around the common room. Mandy, Hermione, and Lizzy had gone upstairs to pick out their clothes for Ralee to see, but she herself wasn't ready to go yet. (Mandy, Hermione, and Lizzy were really sitting on the stairs waiting to see if she would do anything.) Harry and Ron were sitting at a table, still playing wizard's chess, Joshua and Oliver cheering them on. Missy noticed that Harry was actually getting pretty good at it, since he'd been practicing with Ron so much; although not good enough to beat Ron, of course. She looked around the common room again and decided to finally put her plan into action. Fact was; she really couldn't wait anymore. She stood up, smoothed her robes and walked over to the table where Ron and Harry were sitting. She put on her angriest face, planted her hands on her hips, and cleared her throat, 'angrily.' Ron, Oliver, Joshua, and Harry looked up.
"Uh oh." Harry said.
Ron looked up and gulped. Harry coughed and moved a little ways away from Missy. She looked dangerous.
Missy grabbed Ron's collar and pulled him up out of his chair. He was taller then she was, but he shrank a little bit away from her like he was afraid she was going to beat him up or something. (Which she could, if he kept acting like a wimp like he was now.) Ron looked at her somewhat suspiciously, thinking, 'What's she going to do to me now?' Missy reached her hand back and slapped Ron hard across the face. Harry's mouth dropped open. Mandy, Hermione, and Lizzy jumped and almost groaned. What was she doing? Ron's face turned bright red and he felt like she had stomped all over his heart then threw it out the window. He made a squeaking sound, and Missy almost dropped her façade, but kept it up a little longer. She was still holding onto his collar and he had the word 'hurt' written all over his face.
"What was that for?" He croaked out.
Missy smiled inwardly. "That's for not kissing me earlier. And this is because I love you."
She pulled his neck up closer to her so he wasn't slouching, but towering over her and she pulled his head down low and proceeded to give him the best, and first kiss, he had ever known.
Harry snorted and shook his head. "About time." He said.
They didn't hear a single thing. Ron didn't move for a moment wondering faintly if he was having a game with his imagination. But when Missy wrapped her arms around his neck, he knew, that this was a dream come true. He held her head with his hands and kissed her back fervently. Hermione, Mandy, and Lizzy grinned and exchanged high-fives. Elorra and Patrick came in from their little 'outing' and laughed when they saw Ron and Missy. Harry had to finish the chess game all by himself. (He still lost.)
Finally Mandy and Lizzy dragged Missy away from Ron, and all of the girls went upstairs to pick out their clothes for Ralee to see. Hermione, Elorra, and Missy had dreamy looks on their faces, and Mandy and Lizzy couldn't help but laugh at them. Lizzy went over to her dresser and pulled out her favorite outfit.
"Okay, here are my clothes." She had pulled out a long sleeved cream-colored sweater with bell sleeves, and a pair of blue jeans.
Mandy brought out her clothes next. She was planning on wearing a purple and black striped long sleeved shirt with purple lace on the sleeves and on the bottom, with her favorite pair of black jeans.
Elorra was going to wear a black t-shirt with faded jeans
Missy was hoping to wear a blue t-shirt with black sleeves and bell-bottom blue jeans
Hermione was going to wear dark red blouse with black velvet pants.
Just as they had finished admiring their clothes, there was a knock on the dormitory door.
