..::What I Want
..::Author: Lil' Bode
..::Chapter 14: A Dog, Better Yet A Lion
A/N: this story is finally getting good
Quote: Life's tough, get a helmet.
-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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It was Friday, September 18th. Classes had gotten out at noon, so people were able to get ready for the ball. Everyone in 1st, 2nd, and 3rd years that didn't have a date, moped around the castle, looking like their best friend had died. They weren't even allowed to see the decoration when they went to eat supper, because they were being served their food in their House's Common Room. The best thing they were going to get to see was, everyone dressed up leaving for the ball.
Most of the girls ran around like chickens with their head's cut off getting reading. Alexis wasn't one of them, she didn't fret about getting ready and in fact she had just stepped out of the shower at 5, and she was due to be up at the Great Hall at 20 till 7.
She sat on her bed in her robe, painting her toenails and putting lotion on her legs.
Pansy had been in the bathroom putting make-up on for 40 minutes when she came out. She was wearing an olive green dress. The skirt was silk covered with a sheer metallic mesh. The top was strapless with ties that crisscrossed in the back. The front had the same color green embroidered flowers and sequences. It wasn't the best dress for her, for her complexion was pretty pale, as was most of the girls.
Millicent was wearing a simple pale lavender knit dress. Alexis thought it fit her personality well. It had spaghetti straps with little bow on the top of her shoulder. The dress fell in to an uneven hem, which the shortest length was at her knees. Her hair was pulled back in a messy manner and some of her curls hung down around her face. Alexis thought she looked nice. Millicent had just started getting ready 20 minutes before her, and she was now head the bathroom to but on her make up.
Alexis slipped into her dress. It was a light coral pink, but the not that washed out color. It was strapless. The slip part of the dress was a pale pink knit, and that was covered with a darker pink mesh. It started to pucker at on the right at the bust, it went down diagonally, and right under her chest it went into a single ruffle that went down to side of the dress to the bottom. The dress dragged on the floor slightly, but when she put her shoes on it was just a centimeter or so above the ground.
Alexis stayed outside the bathroom as long as she could, using the full body mirror to put the curlers in her hair after she had dried it.
She went into bathroom, which was very warm for all the bodies. She put on her mascara, eyeliner, and shimmering powder. She knew she wouldn't need blush, because her cheeks would be naturally pink from dancing.
She took out her curlers at a quarter after 6. She picked through the curls, which fell down the sides of her face. She placed a fake light pink flower above her ear. She put a charm on her hair so that the curls would last. She put on her necklace; a chain, with a large pink stone at the center, and her earrings were just a single strand of a platinum colored metal. She also put on a ring with a very large pink stone. Then she put on her shoes, and grabbed her clutch and boa.
She had had her mom send a pink boa that she had had when she was a kid. The pinks of her dress and of the boa matched exactly. She wore it basically for the fun of it. The shoes were thongs with a short stubby heal in a matching pink color.
She walked down the stairs to the Common Room. All of the younger kids starred at her. She figured this was normal, they were all dying to go and this was their only chance to see anything of the ball.
Blaise and Draco were sitting on one of the couches, their normal post. Millicent was standing at the end of the couch.
Blaise had on a white tux and white shirt, with a black tie. Draco's was the exact opposite; he had on a black tux, black shirt, and a plain white tie. Alexis had over heard them discussing this exchanged, they switched each other the ties they were given.
Millicent didn't normally talk to Alexis; Alexis didn't really ever talk to anyone but Draco, Blaise, Crabbe, or Goyle. So she was a little surprised when Millicent said in a sincere tone, "You look great."
"Thanks, I really like your dress; I saw that one when I was trying on mine. I almost tried it on but I noticed the name," replies Alexis.
"Oh thanks, I like it because it is so simple. I saw yours, too."
Alexis smiled at her, and then turned to Draco and Blaise, "Don't you two look handsome. Best looking tonight I bet," she teased.
"I was going to say the same about you, but seeing as to how sincere you were about that, I'm not," Draco said.
"Well I still think you look great," Blaise said standing up.
"We had better get up there; McGonagall said I was supposed to be there at 20 to 7, when I handed in my sheet.
"Okay, I think we'll head up with you," Millicent said, looking over at Draco.
They walked out the trap door together and up to the Great Hall.
The doors were shut, but they walked in anyway. Dumbledore was in normal attire, no tux for him, he had on a lavender robe and all the layers, not sparing any frills. McGonagall wore a very conservative black dress. Other teachers were standing around; they all were helping to finish the decorations.
There were round tables that sat four all around the room. A table with snacks and punch was sat beneath the staff table. The dance floor was position in the right corner, if you were looking at the room from the staff table. Light pink and peach sashes were strung from the ceiling; there was a fresh flower arrangement at the center of all the tables. Each had a cream table cloth and matching slip covers for the chair. Everything looked extraordinarily elegant.
"Ah Alexis you've arrived," Dumbledore said, "And looking very stylish."
She smiled, "Thank you. You look nice yourself."
"Why thank you, I was always rather fond of this outfit," he smiled warmly at her, "Well, if you go over to Professor Sprout she has your corsage and boutonnière.
Over the course of the next 20 minutes the Professors told Alexis everything she needed to know.
They opened the doors at 7:00 and people started coming in. They sat down together where ever they wished, but at a quarter after everyone had arrived and was seated.
People watched as Dumbledore opened his menu, said "Spaghetti" and that is what appeared on his plate. Everyone followed his lead, picking whatever they wanted off the menu.
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Around 8 everyone had finished there food, including dessert. The lights dimmed slightly and Blaise and Alexis walked out onto the dance floor. They began dancing to a slow song and when it had finished, the DJ told Alexis and Blaise to go pick someone out of the crowd to dance with, someone they did talk to every day. So Alexis walked out and picked a boy, she had no idea who he was, she took his out to the floor and they danced to a fast song. Then the four people on the floor when and picked someone else. This time Alexis took her chances and picked Potter.
He gave her a funny look, but they danced to the next song.
She continued to go out and pick new people. She picked Ron Weasley, Stewart Ackerly, Terry Boots, Owen Cauldwell, Adrian Pucey, and finally Dean Thomas. By the time she had finished dancing with Dean the floor was pretty full. The DJ no longer asked for everyone to go find someone to dance, with. Some of the kids that had started dancing at the beginning went and sat down, the others stayed on the floor, and people who hadn't been out there went and danced. Draco came back after the next song. Blaise had picked Millicent, and Millicent had picked Draco after dancing with Blaise and Lee Jordan.
Millicent had stayed on the floor; she was now dancing with Terence Higgs little brother Alex.
Alexis was taking a drink of her punch when he sat down.
"Quite the dancer," she teased.
"You aren't that bad yourself."
"Oh, gee thanks," she said rolling her eyes; her cheeks were flushed from dancing.
They sat and talked for a short while before, Draco asked, "Do you want to dance?"
"Sure," she said taking one last sip of her drink before heading for the floor.
A fast song was just ending, the DJ whipped out his wand and a small square piece of plastic floated into the air (what wizards used to record music), and began playing a slow song.
"Why would you dance with Potter?" he asked as the waltzed around the floor.
"It is my welcoming ball, I'm supposed to meet different people," she said rolling her eyes, "that's what McGonagall was telling me when I was talking to her just earlier."
"Oh," he said blankly, "You should have seen the look on Mudblood's face when you asked Potter, she looked horrified," he smirked.
"Yeah the one on Wealey's was better though. If Granger hadn't held him back, he would have yanked him out of my hands."
"They are so protective, they need lives. They are so caught up in their own little universe. Weasel is here with Mudblood, and Potter is her with Weasel's sister. They don't get out much."
They danced together for a few songs, Blaise came over and Alexis and Blaise danced.
She finally got to sit down after 10 songs, she was hot, but she glowed. Her cheeks were pink.
They had opened the doors and the night breeze now filled to room.
"Wow, I guess her dress is a little different," Millicent said, "Draco was telling me about it." She was eyeing Lavender.
"It surely is," Alexis smirked. She and Millicent were sitting alone together, Blaise and Draco had gone to get snacks for themselves, and the girls had given them their goblets to refill with punch.
Lavender's dress was red, and it had a single strap that went diagonally across her chest and over her left shoulder. The hem looked like it had been left out for a dog, better yet a lion, to chew on. There were numerous layers of ruffles, of various lengths and there were several strangely ones that hung down far below the others.
"Different," Millicent said unsurely looking it over.
"Definitely"
Blaise and Draco were back. Blaise had handed Alexis her drink.
"You're telling me, we even heard Potty and Weasel talking about it," he said.
They headed back out on the floor not long after that. After about 5 songs Draco and Alexis, who had been dancing together headed back to their table.
Blaise and Millicent came after them.
"I'm going outside, I'm frying," Alexis said grabbing her goblet.
Millicent got up, "Me too."
They walked outside talking about various things. Soon Millicent got cold and decided to head back in, leaving Alexis alone. She walked down to the lake, and sat on a large boulder.
"Thought you might be getting cold, so I brought you this," a voice from behind her said handing her, her boa.
"Thanks," she said staring straight forward, "Even if I was that wouldn't do a bloody lot of good."
He laughed, "Isn't it pretty out here."
"Yeah"
He sat down beside her, "But you look better," then her leaned in and kissed her.
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YAY, another chapter, this I feel like is going good, I should have the next chapter up in 3 days, so until then TOOTLES! (i love cliff hangers)
LB
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