hey sry it took so long, i was drawing a blank. i had the first part of the chapter, but i couldn't think of what else to write so it would be a decent length, so i added a slight bit of comedy, at least i think so.

also sense i quit my other story i have decided the put the quotes in this story. (i have lots of good ones left) incase you never saw my other story i will explain, i used to put quotes that i liked at the beginning of the chapter, so here goes:

"You're An Idiot When Blinking" ::blink, blink, blink…::

-Rebecca Schindler

this one may make no sense to ne one so i will explain. i have been taking driver's ed (watch out) and you have these lights in your car called idiot lights (like check oil light) and if you don't pull over and fix the problem when i blinks you an idiot. and me and a friend were laughing, cuz we were like, so it actually says you're an idiot. (we were jk, fyi.)

..::Chapter 12: Burgundy

..::Lil' Bode

It was Wednesday evening after supper; Alexis, Blaise, and Draco were sitting in the library working on homework.

Snape walked in the library and walked over to them.

"Miss Stanford, Professor Dumbledore whishes to see you. Follow me, please"

Alexis looked over at Blaise and Draco as she got up, and gave them a questioning look. They shrugged their shoulders.

She followed Snape up numerous steps, and to a statue of an eagle.

"He should be up in his office," Snape said before saying, "Pepper Imps." This made the eagle spiral upwards creating a stairway. Alexis walked on a step, and let it take her up.

She step off when it had it the next level. She entered a room, with many black and white pictures on the wall, there were of all older people and they were sleeping. Well that is what they were supposed to be doing, but it seemed to her that they were faking it. There countless small objects all around. In front of her stood a desk, and behind it sat the headmaster.

"Have a seat Alexis," he said without looking up.

She sat in the chair in front of his desk; it was upholstered in faded lavender velvet.

"You are probably a bit skeptical why I have brought you up here. I just have a few question for you," he said coolly.

"Shoot."

He smiled at her, "Sense this is your ball, I've decided that I would let you decided on the decorations and such, because as you can see from my office," he spread his hands out showing the room, "I don't have the best taste in decorations."

Alexis smiled, "What exactly do you want me to pick out?"

"Well you can do as much as you want, you can do everything to the last napkin ring, or you can do absolutely nothing, and let me pick everything out. I suppose if that did happen, I would ask Professor McGonagall to help. Women have such better taste in decoration than men."

"Well I suppose I'll help some, but I better not do it all, I have school and all."

"Terrific. I had Professor McGonagall write down some basic decisions that you may want to make," he said sliding a piece of parchment out onto the table. "Also I know I said at the Welcoming Feast that I would set a day for everyone attending to get their attire. I said that they should all purchase dresses or rent tuxes, but of course if you wish they can wear dress robes."

"Why change what has already been set," Alexis said reviewing the list McGonagall had made, not looking up.

"Well you can just make a list of what you want to do, and everything else that you don't mention I will handle. I would like you also to pick who you want for a band, or we can just have a DJ. What ever you wish, it is your ball, have fun with it."

Alexis was skimming down the hand written list. It included such things as flowers, food, color scheme, and most every basic thing for a party.

Dumbledore watched as she looked at the list, "Feel free to add want you want or leave whatever blank. If you have any questions feel free to as Professor McGonagall, or me if I am around."

"I will be sure to do that."

"You may leave if you wish."

"I think I will, I have some homework to finish," she said getting up and walking to the door.

Dumbledore said nothing else, as she left.

She made her way back to the library thinking about what was on the list. She didn't have very much homework to finish, in fact she had finished everything except for an essay for Defense Against the Dark Arts due Friday, and she was almost done with that. She just didn't feel very comfortable sitting up there with the headmaster.

She walked into the library. Blaise and Draco were still sitting at same table, doing more talking than homework.

"So what did he want?" asked Blaise as she took her original seat across from the both of them.

"It turns out I'm supposed to help decided on the decorations for my welcoming ball. I'm suppose to help decided on these thing or more, or less," she said sliding the list of things over so Blaise and Draco could look at it.

"Band," Blaise said reading the list, "Don't get The Weird Sisters."

"Yeah please don't," Malfoy added.

"Don't worry, I'm getting a DJ," she said sorting through her papers, to find her essay.

"Flowers, food, color scheme, attire,…" Draco murmured as her read the list.

"Attire," Blaise commented, "What's with the suits and dress, and not dress robes."

"Notta," Alexis said finally finding her paper, "All I can think of is that, Dumbledore thinks that I will be more comfortable in that sense that is what is normal attire for a ball from where I came from."

"But why if its welcoming ball to a new place, would you use the customs of the place where you came from," Draco added

"Like I said, I don't know," she said as she started to work on her essay.

:-:-:

"So what do you got," Blaise said, as he and Alexis ate breakfast the next day.

She slid the list over to him, "Food: Peoples Choice, yeah good idea, Flowers: Orange Tiger Lily, sounds Gryffindorish," Alexis ignored this comment, but she couldn't help but ask after he said this, "Color Scheme: pale orange, very pale pink and cream, now that sounds really Gryffindory. . ."

"How, in bloody hell is that Gryffindorish, I can see kind of girlish, but Gyffindorish? You know that no flower naturally grows geen right."

"Yeah, but orange and pink are both shades of red."

She rolled her eyes, "Orange isn't a shade of red, it's a combination of red and yellow, and besides it pale."

"Whatever, it still has red in it."

"And so do 66 2/3% of all the other colors."

"Okay sure but what about the other 33 1/3%. . ."

". . . are all shades of green, because they are between yellow and blue on the color wheel, and yellow and blue make. . ."

"… green, yeah I no that, I'm not stupid . . ."

"… just retarded . . ."

"I am not retarded. Why don't you just have a burgundy?"

She stared at him blankly, "Do you know what color burgundy is?"

"No it just sounds good," he gave her a slightly nervous look as he took a drink of his juice.

"It's a dark red color."

"Oh"

"Yeah," said Alexis laughing, "And you said you weren't stupid.

:-:-:

that was funm, sry it was kinda short. turkey, you inspired me to do my own switching from person to person thing (mine was a little different and lots shorter, but it's all gravy baby) hey and i saw the hp clip (they had the film working right this time), when i went back to watch mean girls and shrek 2 again. yay.

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