Chapter twelve: The Ball (Part I)

"Welcome all, welcome to the first ever Halloween Ball at Hogwarts school of Witchcraft and Wizardry! Prizes for the best costumes, scariest and funniest as well, best couple and we will be crowning the king and Queen of this ball. Dances and food of all kind, enjoy and give a round of applause to Ms. Hermione Granger and Mr. Draco Malfoy for preparing this for all of us" Dumbledore said everyone cheered and carry on with the dance.

"Where's Hermione?" Ron said as he didn't see Hermione anywhere.

"She just sends me an owl and it said that she's getting ready" Harry said.

"Still?" Ron said, he whore a lion costume. Harry whore a peter pan costume as Luna whore a Wendy costume.

"Yeah... well got to go with Luna, later mate" Harry said as he went in search for his girlfriend.

"Yeah later" Ron said as he walked to one of the balconies that was empty and lean against the edge and look at the garden and sigh and whisper 'When will I be able to tell you how a feel, before I might lose you to that no good Malfoy, Hermione. When?"

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"Mahou... Mahou... Draco have you seen Mahou?" Hermione said as she searched the tower for the lost puppy.

"Yeah, he's hiding under my bed.... honestly, why did you have to buy that costume?" Draco said as he was standing in front of his mirror adjusting his suit jacket. He was going as the Beats of Beauty and the Beast, just the outfit not the monster entirely.

"You could have told me 'No Hermione lets find him another one.' Instead of 'Sure, whatever you like'. Mahou come here" Hermione said as she look around the room and kneeled on the floor but couldn't reach where Mahou was.

She whore the Bell costume, the dress, shoes, gloves, hair stile and all. And Mahou had been dress as the Candle on the Beauty and the Beast.

"Okay, so it was also my fault... will you help with this tie?" Draco said as he turns around to her as she stood.

"Are you asking me for help?" Hermione said as she brushes her dress skirt to be firm again.

"Yes, please. I want to get out of here and enjoy the Ball we work our butts off for tonight" Draco said.

"Okay, okay... let's see... there... well... I hate to say... but... you look handsome" Hermione said as she looked at him.

"No one can resist the..." Draco said as he stop in mid sentence and look down.

"The what? The Malfoy charm?" Hermione said smiling.

"Yeah... I guess..." Draco said as he sat down on the edge of his bed and tied his shoes after sighing.

"What's wrong? Did I say anything wrong?" Hermione said as she sat next to him.

"No nothing, is that after graduation I'm officially cutting off all ties with my da... Lucius... and will be a Malfoy no more. Mom wants me to change my name from Malfoy to Stone. Like she did, she's now Mrs. Narcissa Stone, and I'm the only Malfoy in the house" Draco said looking at her with his silver green eyes that were full of sadness.

"Oh... but you don't want to right?" Hermione said.

"No... I want to keep my name... Lucius wasn't always like he was when you met him, he was okay... then he changed when his friends talk to him and drag him to the dark side and change everything. He was a great father until that.... and that was when I was three that he change completely... after Voldemort despaired" Draco said.

"Oh... well cheer up... come on, lets go to the party... and you... you're going to come out from under there... there we go... shall we" Hermione said as she reached down under the bed and grab Mahou before he hid again.

"Yeah" Draco said as he stood up and went and grab Mahou's leash.

"No. no leash. He's going to walk free around there and he's not going to get lost because he's a smart puppy and knows his way around the castle on the week he has been here" Hermione said as she place him on the floor and adjust his candle hat as he bark.

"Alright then... lets go" Draco said as he offer his arm to Hermione, she took it and they walked side by side out of his room and out the tower to the Ball on the Great Hall, Mahou following right next to them.

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