Chapter Four
The Halloween Dance
The days before Halloween flew by quickly and soon it was time for this spooky holiday to began. In honor of it, pumpkins were carved and candles lit, making the castle shine brightly. Lisa couldn't help feel happy and didn't want this feeling to ever end. She would never have regretted to become Malfoy's girlfriend. It had become one of the best choices she'd ever made. She felt as if she were floating on thin air.
Lisa quickly got ready for the dance that was to begin several hours later, but why start so soon, she thought. It was only a dance like the others she'd been to before in the large school. But what was there left to do but begin? She went up to her dorm and already saw the others getting ready. Guess I should just take a quick nap and so she did. The others looked at her oddly as she got ready for bed, but she didn't care. She set her alarm clock and in an hour woke up to the same mayhem she'd seen earlier.
She went to take a quick shower, afterwards putting on her new dress robe Draco had helped pick for her. But he wasn't that good on choosing robes, so she'd actually done most of it. She made her hair all nice letting it go down in waves. She put on a touch of make-up, which wasn't very much at all and was done. And still with only twenty-five minutes to spare. Really, she had no idea why it took so long for the others. Lisa got out of the bathroom and was about to make her way to her bed to lie in when somebody stopped her.
"Gosh Lisa, you look wonderful," exclaimed Padma Patil.
"Uh-thank you, I guess," she replied awkwardly.
"Oh doesn't she Mandy," said Padma grabbing Mandy. Mandy spun around and looked at Lisa.
"Yeah, you do Lisa, that look is just to die for."
"Thanks. Well, I better be off-"
"Where are you going," said Padma. "Don't you want any accessories? I mean, I've got hundreds of them to choose from. And this golden necklace would just make your outfit just lovely."
"I don't know..."
"Yeah come on, see I've got on Padma's red ring. Isn't it gorgeous?" Mandy said lowering her hand.
"It's precious," murmured Lisa.
"Hurry up Lisa. I've still got to finish getting myself ready as well. Now choose." Padma left her alone beside a pretty big box. Tentatively, Lisa went to open the lid. She'd seen Padma open it a hundred times already and caught glimpses of it from time to time. She quickly picked out a beautiful blue green locket to match her eyes. She opened it up and saw it was empty. Slowly she put it around her neck and looked into a mirror beside the box. She had never seen herself as pretty as she did now. She smiled at her reflection and went to go thank Padma.
Making her way down the stairs, Lisa quickly spotted Draco at the bottom holding a red rose. She neared him with a smile and couldn't help but notice how handsome he looked.
"How's my little pumpkin," he said giving her a quick kiss. That had been her nickname because of the upcoming holiday which had come as quickly as their dating.
"Wonderful," she replied.
They entered the Great Hall together. Lisa couldn't help noticing that some people goggled at them as they passed. This only made Lisa's smile spread larger. They made their way over to one of the empty tables. Moments later Crabbe and Goyle arrived and then Pansy Parkinson with some kid Lisa didn't know the name of. Lisa and Pansy chattered for a bit and then once Blaise Zabini arrived flanked with another kid Lisa couldn't identify joined in. Seconds later the feast began and Lisa happily began eating. Then once everybody in the room was full, plates disappeared and the entertainment began.
The Teen Witches weren't as bad as Lisa had thought. She didn't listen to their kind of music much, but liked to hear the songs from the other realm that she supposedly called it by. Such as Numb by Lincoln Park and bands of those like Good Charlotte.
Lisa grabbed Malfoy by the hand and pulled him towards the dance floor. "Come on," she said," let's dance."
He didn't have time to answer and soon they were dancing to the beat. They danced until the song ended and danced again to the next song that began. She wasn't surprised at all that Malfoy could dance good. After all, it was she who had helped him long ago. Nearing the end of the song, she finally saw Terry gaping at her from across the room. The look of surprise was worth capturing and Lisa couldn't help but feel sorry for the guy. Suddenly her stomach felt funny and she couldn't stand it, so she told Malfoy she'd rest for a while. But the feeling lingered and Lisa found that she couldn't help but stare at Terry. She felt a blush creeping on and tried to hide it, but Pansy saw and looked at where her eyes traveled. She frowned when she figured out that Lisa had been looking at Terry, but then smiled cause she wanted Draco to be with her. But then she thought, what am I thinking, he's Lisa's boyfriend? She frowned at herself all over again and asked Lisa instead if she wouldn't mind if she danced with Draco. Lisa shook her head no and watched as the two went out onto the dance floor.
Lisa couldn't help thinking how her life had changed so easily. She'd wound up getting asked by two different boys, and the thing that was strange happened to be her answers. Terry, well she had to admit, she's been a jackass with. But she couldn't help that, it was who she was. And she still couldn't believe she was dating Draco. She would never have imagined it. All those years without him, made her forgot what he could be. And then when they'd both went to Hogwarts, he was all different. He couldn't even recognize her, and that hurt her the most. Then she'd marked him as some kind of bastard never again talking to him. But she did. All of a sudden Lisa started getting lonier and she couldn't possibly dare living like this when others were so full of life, and hers was not. There would be days then weeks then months that would turn into years with her crying herself to sleep every night. Blaming herself and others around her and feeling selfish and feeling like she was the only one, who could truly understand. Then she remembered how she used to easily connect with Draco, and so she had started to talk to him again. Not in public, but when others weren't looking. He agreed to help her and at the time she really felt she could. But then he had tricked her and somehow at the end she had gotten to be his girlfriend, and she had even liked it.
Lisa cracked a smile and looked over to where Draco and Pansy were dancing. They were both really happy and she wondered why they weren't together. But then she remembered she going out with Draco and that was why. Well, it wasn't her fault it they weren't together, after all she didn't have much choice in the matter. She watched them finish the song with a heavy heart. When they finally came over, Draco looked a bit glum and Lisa couldn't think of any reason why. Most of the time Draco would tease her about how she got into Ravenclaw when she never seemed to think quickly enough and how he had more brains then her. She didn't really mind then, but she did now. She was smart and she knew it as strongly as the blood running through her veins. She frowned suddenly and felt a tap on her shoulder. It was Draco.
"What are you doing Lisa? Just staring into space like that?" He smirked and folded his arms.
"Huh?" Lisa snapped out of her daze and looked up at Draco with a smile. "Sorry about that," she continued," got caught up along with the spirit."
"Of course. Let's go dance one final time. I feel the party's about to end." Lisa got up and went with Draco to dance. The Teen Witches' were playing their last sone called Mixed Up. Lisa liked the title, but had no idea how the song would go. As she danced she couldn't help but notice the words jumping into her head.
Can't you see
Who I am
But I doubt that you
Would understand
Listen here
It's just plain nonsense
Talking like your dense
But excuse me
My mind's made up
I'll tell you once more
I'm mixed up
Totally confused
I haven't yet found a clue
I'm mixed up
But so in love with you
Your grin so childish
Your face yet so innocent
You grab my hand
But still I argue
How's the case
I'm still in love with you
My mind's made up
It'll tell you once more
I'm mixed up
Totally confused
I haven't yet found a clue
I'm mixed up
But so in love with you
Spreading rumors
Building fires
Taking time
To really bother
Who cares you see
When your being a prat
Who cares about it
You are a selfish rat
But when I see your different side
It mixes me up from the inside
Takes me in
Build a fire
Then your there
And I go wild
My mind's made up
I'll tell you once more
I'm mixed up
Totally confused
I haven't yet found a clue
I'm mixed up
But so in love with you
Each side of you is different
And the sides that I can see
Truly confuse me
And I can't really tell
Who's which and who's we
Coming complete
It really does fool me
But still all the same
I'm in a fix
And I'm wondering which
Side of love you're spreading towards me
My mind's made up
I'll tell you once more
I'm mixed up
Totally confused
I haven't yet found a clue
I'm mixed up
But so in love with you
My mind's made up
I'll tell you once more
I'm mixed up
Totally confused
I haven't yet found a clue
I'm mixed up
But so in love with you
The Halloween Dance
The days before Halloween flew by quickly and soon it was time for this spooky holiday to began. In honor of it, pumpkins were carved and candles lit, making the castle shine brightly. Lisa couldn't help feel happy and didn't want this feeling to ever end. She would never have regretted to become Malfoy's girlfriend. It had become one of the best choices she'd ever made. She felt as if she were floating on thin air.
Lisa quickly got ready for the dance that was to begin several hours later, but why start so soon, she thought. It was only a dance like the others she'd been to before in the large school. But what was there left to do but begin? She went up to her dorm and already saw the others getting ready. Guess I should just take a quick nap and so she did. The others looked at her oddly as she got ready for bed, but she didn't care. She set her alarm clock and in an hour woke up to the same mayhem she'd seen earlier.
She went to take a quick shower, afterwards putting on her new dress robe Draco had helped pick for her. But he wasn't that good on choosing robes, so she'd actually done most of it. She made her hair all nice letting it go down in waves. She put on a touch of make-up, which wasn't very much at all and was done. And still with only twenty-five minutes to spare. Really, she had no idea why it took so long for the others. Lisa got out of the bathroom and was about to make her way to her bed to lie in when somebody stopped her.
"Gosh Lisa, you look wonderful," exclaimed Padma Patil.
"Uh-thank you, I guess," she replied awkwardly.
"Oh doesn't she Mandy," said Padma grabbing Mandy. Mandy spun around and looked at Lisa.
"Yeah, you do Lisa, that look is just to die for."
"Thanks. Well, I better be off-"
"Where are you going," said Padma. "Don't you want any accessories? I mean, I've got hundreds of them to choose from. And this golden necklace would just make your outfit just lovely."
"I don't know..."
"Yeah come on, see I've got on Padma's red ring. Isn't it gorgeous?" Mandy said lowering her hand.
"It's precious," murmured Lisa.
"Hurry up Lisa. I've still got to finish getting myself ready as well. Now choose." Padma left her alone beside a pretty big box. Tentatively, Lisa went to open the lid. She'd seen Padma open it a hundred times already and caught glimpses of it from time to time. She quickly picked out a beautiful blue green locket to match her eyes. She opened it up and saw it was empty. Slowly she put it around her neck and looked into a mirror beside the box. She had never seen herself as pretty as she did now. She smiled at her reflection and went to go thank Padma.
Making her way down the stairs, Lisa quickly spotted Draco at the bottom holding a red rose. She neared him with a smile and couldn't help but notice how handsome he looked.
"How's my little pumpkin," he said giving her a quick kiss. That had been her nickname because of the upcoming holiday which had come as quickly as their dating.
"Wonderful," she replied.
They entered the Great Hall together. Lisa couldn't help noticing that some people goggled at them as they passed. This only made Lisa's smile spread larger. They made their way over to one of the empty tables. Moments later Crabbe and Goyle arrived and then Pansy Parkinson with some kid Lisa didn't know the name of. Lisa and Pansy chattered for a bit and then once Blaise Zabini arrived flanked with another kid Lisa couldn't identify joined in. Seconds later the feast began and Lisa happily began eating. Then once everybody in the room was full, plates disappeared and the entertainment began.
The Teen Witches weren't as bad as Lisa had thought. She didn't listen to their kind of music much, but liked to hear the songs from the other realm that she supposedly called it by. Such as Numb by Lincoln Park and bands of those like Good Charlotte.
Lisa grabbed Malfoy by the hand and pulled him towards the dance floor. "Come on," she said," let's dance."
He didn't have time to answer and soon they were dancing to the beat. They danced until the song ended and danced again to the next song that began. She wasn't surprised at all that Malfoy could dance good. After all, it was she who had helped him long ago. Nearing the end of the song, she finally saw Terry gaping at her from across the room. The look of surprise was worth capturing and Lisa couldn't help but feel sorry for the guy. Suddenly her stomach felt funny and she couldn't stand it, so she told Malfoy she'd rest for a while. But the feeling lingered and Lisa found that she couldn't help but stare at Terry. She felt a blush creeping on and tried to hide it, but Pansy saw and looked at where her eyes traveled. She frowned when she figured out that Lisa had been looking at Terry, but then smiled cause she wanted Draco to be with her. But then she thought, what am I thinking, he's Lisa's boyfriend? She frowned at herself all over again and asked Lisa instead if she wouldn't mind if she danced with Draco. Lisa shook her head no and watched as the two went out onto the dance floor.
Lisa couldn't help thinking how her life had changed so easily. She'd wound up getting asked by two different boys, and the thing that was strange happened to be her answers. Terry, well she had to admit, she's been a jackass with. But she couldn't help that, it was who she was. And she still couldn't believe she was dating Draco. She would never have imagined it. All those years without him, made her forgot what he could be. And then when they'd both went to Hogwarts, he was all different. He couldn't even recognize her, and that hurt her the most. Then she'd marked him as some kind of bastard never again talking to him. But she did. All of a sudden Lisa started getting lonier and she couldn't possibly dare living like this when others were so full of life, and hers was not. There would be days then weeks then months that would turn into years with her crying herself to sleep every night. Blaming herself and others around her and feeling selfish and feeling like she was the only one, who could truly understand. Then she remembered how she used to easily connect with Draco, and so she had started to talk to him again. Not in public, but when others weren't looking. He agreed to help her and at the time she really felt she could. But then he had tricked her and somehow at the end she had gotten to be his girlfriend, and she had even liked it.
Lisa cracked a smile and looked over to where Draco and Pansy were dancing. They were both really happy and she wondered why they weren't together. But then she remembered she going out with Draco and that was why. Well, it wasn't her fault it they weren't together, after all she didn't have much choice in the matter. She watched them finish the song with a heavy heart. When they finally came over, Draco looked a bit glum and Lisa couldn't think of any reason why. Most of the time Draco would tease her about how she got into Ravenclaw when she never seemed to think quickly enough and how he had more brains then her. She didn't really mind then, but she did now. She was smart and she knew it as strongly as the blood running through her veins. She frowned suddenly and felt a tap on her shoulder. It was Draco.
"What are you doing Lisa? Just staring into space like that?" He smirked and folded his arms.
"Huh?" Lisa snapped out of her daze and looked up at Draco with a smile. "Sorry about that," she continued," got caught up along with the spirit."
"Of course. Let's go dance one final time. I feel the party's about to end." Lisa got up and went with Draco to dance. The Teen Witches' were playing their last sone called Mixed Up. Lisa liked the title, but had no idea how the song would go. As she danced she couldn't help but notice the words jumping into her head.
Can't you see
Who I am
But I doubt that you
Would understand
Listen here
It's just plain nonsense
Talking like your dense
But excuse me
My mind's made up
I'll tell you once more
I'm mixed up
Totally confused
I haven't yet found a clue
I'm mixed up
But so in love with you
Your grin so childish
Your face yet so innocent
You grab my hand
But still I argue
How's the case
I'm still in love with you
My mind's made up
It'll tell you once more
I'm mixed up
Totally confused
I haven't yet found a clue
I'm mixed up
But so in love with you
Spreading rumors
Building fires
Taking time
To really bother
Who cares you see
When your being a prat
Who cares about it
You are a selfish rat
But when I see your different side
It mixes me up from the inside
Takes me in
Build a fire
Then your there
And I go wild
My mind's made up
I'll tell you once more
I'm mixed up
Totally confused
I haven't yet found a clue
I'm mixed up
But so in love with you
Each side of you is different
And the sides that I can see
Truly confuse me
And I can't really tell
Who's which and who's we
Coming complete
It really does fool me
But still all the same
I'm in a fix
And I'm wondering which
Side of love you're spreading towards me
My mind's made up
I'll tell you once more
I'm mixed up
Totally confused
I haven't yet found a clue
I'm mixed up
But so in love with you
My mind's made up
I'll tell you once more
I'm mixed up
Totally confused
I haven't yet found a clue
I'm mixed up
But so in love with you