..::What I Want
..::Author: Lil' Bode
..::Chapter 13: They Live For These Things
A/N: sry i took so long to update, my account was frozen . . . GRRR, i was just having some fun with this story i wrote but some looser deleted it, so my account was frozen for a week, and it just so happens i had this chapter done the day before this happened, and i was going to revise it the next day and post but no. so here it is
Quote: Your ass is grass, and I'm the lawnmower.
-Anonymous
..::Disclaimer: I DON'T OWN THE HARRY POTTER FRANCHISE, THAT IS PROPERTY OF J.K. ROWLING, AND, OR WARNER BROTHERS
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Alexis looked up at the sky, there were gray clouds rolling in, and soon enough it would be raining. This was the first day it hadn't been sunny and warm sense she got there. And it just so happened that this was the day that was scheduled for the 4th years and up and their dates to get there attire from Hogsmede, for Alexis's Welcoming Ball.
"This sucks," Alexis said as she splashed through a puddle, luckily she had put a water repellent charm on her shoes and cloak. The cloak . . . well lets just say it wasn't her favorite chose of clothing. She would have much rather had worn a sweater and jeans, but now that it was raining, the cloak was her best chose. Underneath she had on a pair of faded jeans and an un-tucked fitted blue plaid shirt over a white camisole. She was also wearing her pair of brown leather men stile oxfords and a belt, the same color brown with little different colored flowers on it.
"You're telling me?" Blaise said holding up a foot, "My foot is soaked."
"Oh," Draco commented.
"Yeah, Draco and I put a charm on us so we wouldn't get wet."
"And now you tell me."
"Sorry, guess you weren't in there when we did it," said Alexis in a very unconvincing voice.
"Don't worry mate, the stores are sure to have their fireplaces on, you can sit in front of one of them and dry your feet."
"Yeah, but then when do I get my shopping done."
"Do it fast," Goyle commented. Crabbe and Goyle had been along the whole time, but until now had been speechless.
"That is a really good idea, Goyle, the best I've ever heard from you," Alexis turned to him and said in a sincere voice.
Goyle turned a little red with embarrassment.
"Oh, don't get too high and mighty," said an irritated Blaise.
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They arrived in the village 2 minutes later.
Alexis walked into a dress shop, trudging in behind her were the boys. There were many other Hogwarts students in there.
Crabbe and Goyle took one look around and head back out, your guess was as good as anyone's to where they went . . . Honeydukes.
"Those two will each come back with 10 gallons worth of candy, trust me," Malfoy said walking around.
"Cool look at this," Blaise said standing by a rack of dresses, "It tells you if anyone has bought each dress and who it was." He picked up a dress and read from the hanger, "Lavender Brown," he looked down at the dress, "That girl has always got something up her sleeve."
"More like she needs a little fashion help, the dress isn't bad but it could use some help. And by the way, how exactly does a girl get stuck with 2 colors for a name, pray tell? Just a guess, her middle name is Red."
"Lavender Red Brown, not to shabby," said Malfoy snickering, as he strolled around reading the names on the hangers.
Blaise was amused by what Alexis had said, "Yeah, I kind of like it."
Alexis rolled her eyes. "So Malfoy, who are you going with to the ball, I forgot if you told me."
"Millicent," he said looking around for a seat.
"What about Pansy?" Alexis asked, picking up a dress and putting over her arm.
"She didn't even ask to my surprise. She is going with Adrian, she had just got done asking him, when I came up to tell him about Quidditch practice."
"They should make quite the couple," Alexis said smirking, "Both on the not so bright side, but he a least is better looking than her."
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2 hours and 3 dress stores later, Alexis came to a conclusion on her dress. She left it at the store so that it wouldn't get soaked, she would go back and get it when they left. The boys were beginning to annoy her, but she couldn't blame them . . . much, for they had just spent 2 whole hours in dress stores.
They headed to first of 2 shops that rented out tuxes.
Alexis was sure that both Draco and Blaise, would have had no problem affording to buy a tux, but with only one occasion to wear it, it would have been a waste of perfectly good money that could have been better spent…on candy (duh of course, why spend it on something that wouldn't make you overly hyper.) But of course both would have been able to afford a tux and lots of candy.
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They had managed to escape from the over heated shop, in a little under and hour. The boys also left their tuxes at the store so they would have to drag them around.
It was no longer poring it was more a drizzle now.
They headed around to Zonko's Joke Shop, and Honeydukes, then they made there way to The Three Broomsticks.
They sat down at a high top table by the fireplace. Blaise took of his shoes so that his socks could dry some.
"You know Blaise why don't you just a use a spell to dry them off," said Alexis.
"Good idea, but I don't know any."
"I do," said Draco as he came back with their 3 Butter Beers. He pulled out his wand and muttered a spell, pointing at Blaise's feet and then at his shoes. "There," he said as he took a seat.
"I wonder if Crabbe and Goyle have got their tuxes yet, they seem like they would forget something like that," Alexis said as she took a drink of her Butter Beer.
"Why don't you ask them," Blaise said pointing towards the door.
Crabbe and Goyle had just walked in carrying a couple bags of what was most likely candy. They then trudged to the counter, got their drinks, and then trudged over to sit with the group. They took the seats between Blaise and Alexis.
"Got your tuxes?"
"Yeah we just came from there. I'm freezing, why does it have to rain?" Goyle said rubbing his hands together.
Blaise said, "Yeah, I know."
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The group spent around an hour sitting in The Three Broomsticks talking. They each had a couple Butter Beers. When they each had finished there last one, they boys went off to get their tuxes and Alexis went and got her dress.
She had found matching shoes at the same store, which she already had.
She got her dress and met the boys at the corner.
They walked back up to the castle together. By then it had stopped raining completely.
When they arrived in the castle it was a little after 5:30, they took their things down to the common room. Alexis went to her room and tried on her dress again. She searched through her jewelry to find something that would look good with her dress.
She spent 20 minutes in her dormitory, then she headed down to the common room.
"What took you so long to put your dress in your dormitory?" Draco said giving her a questioning look.
"I had to try it on," she said continuing to walk towards the trap door, Draco and Blaise got up and followed her. Crabbe and Goyle had sent their tuxes back with the boys so they could sit down and eat right away.
"You just tried it on less than 3 hours ago," Blaise said.
"Yeah so I was just looking at it closer."
The boys said nothing.
When they entered the Great Hall, Alexis saw McGonagall.
"Hey I'll be right back I've got to give her my list for the ball," she walked off toward MaGonagall.
They watched her walk away, and then headed to the Slytherin table.
"She sure is warming up to this ball thing," Blaise said sitting.
"She is a girl, they live for these things," Draco commented.
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well there you go, again sry for the wait, i should have the next one up faster. thanks to all who reviewed. now you can do it again!
LB
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