Chapter 10-Recruitment Dinner
"I'm finished" Alana said getting up.
"What are you going, dinner started only a half hour ago" Harry said quickly.
"I want to ask some of the other years if they want to help me form the dance club" Alana said walking over to a few first years.
"What she did today in class, I never seen that. I did some light reading and Godric Gryffindor knew how to spar" Hermonine said.
"It was awesome, that Little guy was a creep" Seamus said.
"Ms.Deerr" Professor McGonagall said walking towards her.
"Yes" Alana said hoping it was good news. "You can use the lawns to practice on your scheduled breaks and on the weekends," McGonagall said.
"Thank you Professor" Alana said happily.
"I look forward to seeing this proposal next week" McGonagall said simply as she walked away.
"Hi, I'm Alana" Alana said to a few third years that looked shocked that she was talking to them.
"I wanted to form a dance club, and I need a few people to be in a dance me and my friend are going to do for the professors. You don't need to be a pro at it, just anyone who is willing to help" Alana said.
"I'll do it," a girl said.
"Me too" A boy said as Alana smiled.
"Let me get a paper so you can write your names down" Alana said as she ran back towards the group.
"I have volunteers" she said happily and pulled a piece of paper from her notebook and ran back to the third years.
Harry grinned as he watched Alana run back. "Here you go" Alana said as the paper went around.
"What are your names?" she asked.
"Lisa Garret" a girl said.
"Max Leads" a boy said as Alana noticed more people signing up.
"The rehearsal will be in the fields, wear comfortable clothing the first rehearsal is Wednesday after lunch, then Thursday before lunch, the next one is Friday after dinner. Thank you so much Max and Lisa" Alana said as she took the paper and walked over to the Hufflepuff table.
"Justin!" Alana said trying to get his attention.
"Sit for a little bit" Justin said as Alana walked over.
"McGonagall said we can use the fields to rehearse and look at how many people I have signed up and it's only from Gryffindor" Alana said handing Justin the paper.
"Wow 10, 5 more people from Hufflepuff signed up too" Justin said.
"Are you guys going to join" Alana asked Ernie Macmillan and Wayne Hopkins.
"We told Justin we want to see it first when you guys put it together. We don't dance we're boys" Ernie said jokingly.
"I wouldn't have you do anything girly, just show up when Justin and me are putting it together" Alana said.
"We should ask Ravenclaw and I hate to admit it Slytherin" Alana said looking at their tables.
"Let's start with Ravenclaw" Justin said getting up.
"Justin, what's going on?" Michael Corner said as they walked to the Ravenclaw table.
"This is my friend Alana" Justin said.
"Alana Deerr who doesn't know about her. What's going on?" Michael said.
"Nice to meet you" Alana said shaking his hand.
"We're trying to form a new club," Justin said.
"A dance club and we have a bunch of people from our houses and wanted to know if some Ravenclaws were interested as well, we're making up a dance to show the professors next week" Alana said as Padma Patil and Lisa Turpin heard the conversation.
"I'll join, my sister was telling me about it" Padma said.
"Parvati? Yea she did sign up. Thank you" Alana said giving them a paper that said Ravenclaw on it.
"How about you?" Alana said to Michael.
"Me dance?" Michael said.
"Oh are you on the Quidditch team?" Alana asked.
"Well no" Michael said as Cho Chang noticed Michael talking to a girl smiling.
"Oh I see so you won't support the effort I thought you were cool," Alana said faking hurt.
"I'll give it a try, how about that?" Michael said.
"A try in what?" Cho said walking towards them.
"In a new club" Michael said.
"I'm Alana" Alana said extending her hand and noticing the look on Cho's face.
"Cho Chang" Cho said sitting down.
Alana looked at Justin then at Michael who looked like he was silently saying sorry.
"Ok" Alana said as walked away.
"What's her problem?" Alana said.
"It seems like most girls in here have a mental problem," she added. "
She gets like that when girls talk to her boyfriend" Justin said as he looked at the Hufflepuff list.
"7, not bad at all" he said.
"Well now to Slytherin" Alana said.
"Why are they walking to the Slytherin table?" Harry said looking concerned.
"What do they want?" Draco said as he saw Justin and Alana.
"Hi, we're trying to form a dance club we asked a lot of the houses already and wanted to know if anyone in Slytherin was interested?" Justin said.
"Why would we be interested in that?" A girl said.
Alana forced a smile and said, "Well not everyone can play Quidditch, it's a fun alternative"
"We're make up a dance to show the professors next week" Justin said. "I'll try it," another girl said.
"Sign me up," a boy said. Alana looked at Justin.
"What are you guys doing here?" Draco said coming up to them.
"We're just recruiting people for a club that's all Malfoy" Alana simply said as went back to passing the paper around.
"I want you to leave" Draco said.
"Or what" Justin said stepping forward.
"We're going we have more than enough" Alana said getting in between them.
"I have to go up to my dorm anyway before, well before I do my homework" Justin said walking away.
Alana looked at Malfoy and walked away deliberately bumping his shoulder. "I hate that girl"
Millicent said watching Alana walk back to the Gryffindor table.
"That went well," Alana said sitting next to Harry.
"Did Malfoy do anything to you?" Harry said about to get up.
"No, just asking us to leave, we didn't want to stay" Alana said as she saw Cho looking at her.
"What's that girls deal" Alana said.
"Who?" Harry said.
"Cho Chang" Alana said imitating her. Harry looked down.
"Well me and her" Harry began to say.
"I know used to date," Alana said as Harry looked at Hermonine.
"I was talking to her boyfriend Michael and she went nuts," Alana said to Hermonine.
"I introduced myself, extended my hand. And she just says her name and sits down. How rude" Alana said at Harry looked surprised.
"That is rude" Ginny said.
"At least we have more than enough people, 10 in Gryffindor, 10 in Hufflepuff, 7 in Ravenclaw, and 4 in Slytherin" Alana said happily.
"31 wow" Ron said as he noticed Harry looking at the clock.
"I'm going to my dorm, see you guys later," Alana said as she walked away.
"We should get going too," Harry said.
"Should we tell Alana about DA, I mean after what she did today" Ron asked.
"I don't know we should ask DA members first," Harry said as they walked to the room of requirement.
"Good idea, I think she should join but DA members should know first," Hermonine said.
Chapter 11-DA meeting
"Has Harry Potter had a good day today" Dobby said as he was standing outside the room of requirement.
Harry only nodded and thought about the goal as the door opened. Harry nodded entering the room seeing most of the DA members already assembled. "Hey" Harry said as everyone stopped talking.
"I wanted to start with talking about this year's Defense class, what do you guys think of it?" Harry said.
"It is definitely more interesting than last year's, that Little guy is scary," Luna Lovegood said.
"You should of saw what Alana did to him, he looked surprised" Seamus said loudly.
"What did she do?" Michael asked.
"She flipped him. He was trying to stoop her by asking her to spar and she did great" Seamus said. "
Whoa" Most of the group said, "
Where is she" Ernie asked. Silence swept the room.
"That's what I wanted to talk about" Harry said.
"Do you guys want her to join, she will sign the same letter you all did" Hermonine said as glances went around the room.
"Well she literally just started, I mean how well do we know her" Cho said arrogantly.
"Really well, she's my friend" Justin said defensively looking at Cho.
"Why don't we make a vote?" Ron suggested.
"Good Idea" Luna said.
"All those permitting Alana to join DA raise your hand" Harry said as Hermonine counted.
"All opposed?" Harry said.
Hannah Abbot, Cho Chang, and Katie Bell raised their hands. Harry looked at Cho and sighed.
"Majority wins" Harry finally said.
"Does Alana even know about DA?" Kate Bell asked.
"No she doesn't, she doesn't even know about this meeting. I just think we can learn a lot from her after seeing her today" Harry said.
"There's a dueling club meeting Thursday in two weeks after dinner and everyone has to participate. You can see for yourself," Hermonine said getting defensive herself.
"Why don't we practice what Professor Little taught?" Harry said feeling rusty himself on it.
"I wish Alana was here so she can teach that move," Seamus said as he practiced with Neville.
"She didn't even know how she did it" Neville said practicing the stance Alana taught him earlier.
"Alana" Harry thought thinking about how intoxicating it was to be around her. He was so distracted he didn't even notice Cho staring at him.