Chapter 10
Once by the great hall bodies were milling about, waiting for partners and friends. Ginny spotted Draco near the doors and her heart leapt. She ran over to him and fell into his arms. They kissed and Ginny said "Thank you Draco for my necklace it's stunning" "Like you then, ill have to bite my tongue all night to keep it in" he teased
They walked into the Great Hall with linked arms. Silence fell and people turned to stare at the couple.
The hall was decorated in thousands of pumpkin lanterns and tea lights. There were one-thousand live bats as usual and skeletons were sat on the rafters swingers there legs lazily. The ghosts were jumping through walls and popping up through the floor at UN suspecting people. The tabled were arranged like they were at the Yule ball a year ago. Instead of the 4 normal house tables they were replaced with about 100 smaller tables that were pumpkin let and each seating about a dozen people.
"Where are we going to sit my lady" beamed Draco down at Ginny. He was wearing black silk robes and his hair combed back as usual. He had a large silver ring on his right middle finger encrusted with an emerald serpent. "Wherever you want young sir" Ginny giggled a reply.
They settled themselves on a table with the slytherins. Ginny felt a little uncomfortable as she tried to ignore Pansy's scornful looks. It was obvious she had been turned down by Draco. Draco who to had noticed and kept a firm grip on Ginny's hand for most of the dinner. "You're a weasel int ya?" grunted Goyle it between shovelling in huge mouthfuls of pumpkin pie. "DO YOU MIND SPEAKING A LITTLE MORE POLITELY AND MAYBE WITH A LITTLE MORE RESPECT,YOU GIVE IT TO ME SO GIVE IT TO MY GIRL FRIEND OK DO I MAKE MYSELF CLEAR?AND PANSY FOR GOD SAKE STOP STARING AT GINNY LIKE YOU ARE ABOUT TO POUNCE ITS MOST OFFPUTTING!!!" spat Draco glaring at each or them in turn, Ginny had never seen him look so livid.
After dinner the slytherin quidditch captain came over to their table Ginny recognised him as Marcus Flint he was accompanied by a rather ugly looking girl with large brown buck teeth and wearing a brown and black mottled dress that barley covered her knees. Ginny couldn't help but feel sorry for her. Her brown hair was in pig tails. She gave the impression of a tom-boy trying to become more feminine.
"Ginny this is Marcus Flint and Cathy Blackjint, Marcus, Cathy this is Ginny Weasley" introduced Draco. Ginny smiled and said "Hello" and received a toothy sneer from Cathy and a brief nod from Marcus. "I and Ginny are going to dance now so I will probably see you later" Draco announced, he shook hands with Flint and said goodbye to Cathy.
On the rafters the skeletons were coming to life and disco dancing like John Travolta in the muggle film night fever. The night's entertainment was a band of witches and wizards, Ginny heard they were called Spellbound.
Ginny and Draco began to dance on the dance floor professor Flitwick had conjured. Draco was a very good dancer and he showed up goyle who was accidentally, repetitively stamping on Pansy's feet, through the cries and insults she could briefly hear the conversation between Fern and Seamus, it was about the quiddich world cup. Fern was staring at him glassy eyed, she really likes him she thought. By the fifth dance Ginny's feet were aching, luckily Draco had offered drinks so they went and sat down on a spare table. "Hot in here", Draco panted leaning forward by Ginny's ear. "I agree, want to go sit outside?" Ginny offered. "You read my mind", Draco winked.
They walked through the hall and out into the corridor, silently out the wooden doors and onto the beautiful silent grounds that were dark and the path lined with yet more pumpkins, the candles gently flickering in the gentle breeze. Ginny and Draco exchanged smiles and Draco grasped her hand.
"OI WHAT ARE YOU DOIN!" a gruff deep voice sounded from behind the womping willow, it was filch the caretaker. "Oh no!" Draco said "come on Ginny run quickly" "I can't run in these shoes, and it's to damp to run bare footed, what am I going to do" Ginny cried urgently "This isn't very gentleman like but ill give you a piggy back" grinned Draco Ginny pulled up her dress revealing her knickers and hoped lightly onto Draco's crouched back. Draco straightened up and he sprinted across the grounds, up the steps, along the corridors extremely fast causing Ginny to wobble. Excitement flooded through her as they passed many bewildered couples and some very stupid stares, this was fabulous she thought to herself, except she wished she had trousers on as she was exploiting her underwear to all the passing students.
They fell into a heap behind the one eyed witch statue and laughed so hard they cried. "Did you see Angelina Johnson's face" giggled Ginny then doing an imitation. "The quidditch player?"smiled Draco "YEP that's the one" smiled Ginny "That was fantastic it looked like she'd seen a ghost she was so shocked!" laughed Draco "Speaking of ghosts did we pass through one on our way?" enquired Ginny "Yep cold wasn't it" said Draco "Like ice" agreed Ginny "Come on we had better get back to the ball" Draco said dusting himself off. He stood up, bent forward and pilled Ginny to her feet. "Thank you" Ginny giggled. She had never been treated like such a lady,Draco really did have very good manners. They walked arm in arm all the way down the school. "Draco who was that girl with flint?" frowned Ginny "Oh Cathy she's a odd one, I think she's Flints girlfriend, urm I don't know mch about her why?" quizzed Draco "Oh I don't know, she is odd thou", replied Ginny "Unlike you a few minutes ago?" teased Draco
On entrance the second time round the Ball room still looked beautiful, everywhere people were dancing wilding to a jiggy song being played by Spellbound.
Seamus and Fern looked particular doing some kind of chicken imitation.
Amethyst and her partner Colin Creevey were doing a odd sort of jive, Ron and Luna Lovegood was having an argument and Harry and Hermione were going the muggle dance the oky kooky.
Draco and Ginny began to dance wildly to, doing the conga. soon it caught on a there was a large line of students following Draco's lead. It wasn't very ball like but never the less fun.
At the end off the ball everyone left the hall and departed to there common rooms, Ginny, Amethyst and Fern were all in there dormitory getting changed for bed, buzzing from the nights activities and chatting animatedly about the ball. It seemed like everyone had enjoyed there evening and know one was disappointed.
Once by the great hall bodies were milling about, waiting for partners and friends. Ginny spotted Draco near the doors and her heart leapt. She ran over to him and fell into his arms. They kissed and Ginny said "Thank you Draco for my necklace it's stunning" "Like you then, ill have to bite my tongue all night to keep it in" he teased
They walked into the Great Hall with linked arms. Silence fell and people turned to stare at the couple.
The hall was decorated in thousands of pumpkin lanterns and tea lights. There were one-thousand live bats as usual and skeletons were sat on the rafters swingers there legs lazily. The ghosts were jumping through walls and popping up through the floor at UN suspecting people. The tabled were arranged like they were at the Yule ball a year ago. Instead of the 4 normal house tables they were replaced with about 100 smaller tables that were pumpkin let and each seating about a dozen people.
"Where are we going to sit my lady" beamed Draco down at Ginny. He was wearing black silk robes and his hair combed back as usual. He had a large silver ring on his right middle finger encrusted with an emerald serpent. "Wherever you want young sir" Ginny giggled a reply.
They settled themselves on a table with the slytherins. Ginny felt a little uncomfortable as she tried to ignore Pansy's scornful looks. It was obvious she had been turned down by Draco. Draco who to had noticed and kept a firm grip on Ginny's hand for most of the dinner. "You're a weasel int ya?" grunted Goyle it between shovelling in huge mouthfuls of pumpkin pie. "DO YOU MIND SPEAKING A LITTLE MORE POLITELY AND MAYBE WITH A LITTLE MORE RESPECT,YOU GIVE IT TO ME SO GIVE IT TO MY GIRL FRIEND OK DO I MAKE MYSELF CLEAR?AND PANSY FOR GOD SAKE STOP STARING AT GINNY LIKE YOU ARE ABOUT TO POUNCE ITS MOST OFFPUTTING!!!" spat Draco glaring at each or them in turn, Ginny had never seen him look so livid.
After dinner the slytherin quidditch captain came over to their table Ginny recognised him as Marcus Flint he was accompanied by a rather ugly looking girl with large brown buck teeth and wearing a brown and black mottled dress that barley covered her knees. Ginny couldn't help but feel sorry for her. Her brown hair was in pig tails. She gave the impression of a tom-boy trying to become more feminine.
"Ginny this is Marcus Flint and Cathy Blackjint, Marcus, Cathy this is Ginny Weasley" introduced Draco. Ginny smiled and said "Hello" and received a toothy sneer from Cathy and a brief nod from Marcus. "I and Ginny are going to dance now so I will probably see you later" Draco announced, he shook hands with Flint and said goodbye to Cathy.
On the rafters the skeletons were coming to life and disco dancing like John Travolta in the muggle film night fever. The night's entertainment was a band of witches and wizards, Ginny heard they were called Spellbound.
Ginny and Draco began to dance on the dance floor professor Flitwick had conjured. Draco was a very good dancer and he showed up goyle who was accidentally, repetitively stamping on Pansy's feet, through the cries and insults she could briefly hear the conversation between Fern and Seamus, it was about the quiddich world cup. Fern was staring at him glassy eyed, she really likes him she thought. By the fifth dance Ginny's feet were aching, luckily Draco had offered drinks so they went and sat down on a spare table. "Hot in here", Draco panted leaning forward by Ginny's ear. "I agree, want to go sit outside?" Ginny offered. "You read my mind", Draco winked.
They walked through the hall and out into the corridor, silently out the wooden doors and onto the beautiful silent grounds that were dark and the path lined with yet more pumpkins, the candles gently flickering in the gentle breeze. Ginny and Draco exchanged smiles and Draco grasped her hand.
"OI WHAT ARE YOU DOIN!" a gruff deep voice sounded from behind the womping willow, it was filch the caretaker. "Oh no!" Draco said "come on Ginny run quickly" "I can't run in these shoes, and it's to damp to run bare footed, what am I going to do" Ginny cried urgently "This isn't very gentleman like but ill give you a piggy back" grinned Draco Ginny pulled up her dress revealing her knickers and hoped lightly onto Draco's crouched back. Draco straightened up and he sprinted across the grounds, up the steps, along the corridors extremely fast causing Ginny to wobble. Excitement flooded through her as they passed many bewildered couples and some very stupid stares, this was fabulous she thought to herself, except she wished she had trousers on as she was exploiting her underwear to all the passing students.
They fell into a heap behind the one eyed witch statue and laughed so hard they cried. "Did you see Angelina Johnson's face" giggled Ginny then doing an imitation. "The quidditch player?"smiled Draco "YEP that's the one" smiled Ginny "That was fantastic it looked like she'd seen a ghost she was so shocked!" laughed Draco "Speaking of ghosts did we pass through one on our way?" enquired Ginny "Yep cold wasn't it" said Draco "Like ice" agreed Ginny "Come on we had better get back to the ball" Draco said dusting himself off. He stood up, bent forward and pilled Ginny to her feet. "Thank you" Ginny giggled. She had never been treated like such a lady,Draco really did have very good manners. They walked arm in arm all the way down the school. "Draco who was that girl with flint?" frowned Ginny "Oh Cathy she's a odd one, I think she's Flints girlfriend, urm I don't know mch about her why?" quizzed Draco "Oh I don't know, she is odd thou", replied Ginny "Unlike you a few minutes ago?" teased Draco
On entrance the second time round the Ball room still looked beautiful, everywhere people were dancing wilding to a jiggy song being played by Spellbound.
Seamus and Fern looked particular doing some kind of chicken imitation.
Amethyst and her partner Colin Creevey were doing a odd sort of jive, Ron and Luna Lovegood was having an argument and Harry and Hermione were going the muggle dance the oky kooky.
Draco and Ginny began to dance wildly to, doing the conga. soon it caught on a there was a large line of students following Draco's lead. It wasn't very ball like but never the less fun.
At the end off the ball everyone left the hall and departed to there common rooms, Ginny, Amethyst and Fern were all in there dormitory getting changed for bed, buzzing from the nights activities and chatting animatedly about the ball. It seemed like everyone had enjoyed there evening and know one was disappointed.