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Chapter 8: The Great Halloween Ball
"Harry, seriously, if you fold that over once more, it will rip."
Harry looked up to see Ron bearing robes of a navy indigo.
"What do you think? Handsome enough?"
Harry grinned.
"They're fantastic Ron. Lavender will love them."
Ron's ears turned a bright pink.
"Do you really think so? I mean...I just want to.........well I....."
"Listen to you two. I thought the girls were bad, but this is ridiculous."
Harry and Ron spun around.
"Well, what do you think?" Hermione said happily.
"Hermione, you....you're......you are absolutely magnificent!!!" Ron cried, still not
believing his eyes.
And indeed she was. The gown she wore, was of the palest white Harry had ever seen.
Pulled into a halter top, glitter rained downwards to meet the silver slippers that the
dress hide beneath its prodigious beauty.
Hermione wrapped a matching sash around her bare shoulders.
"Why Harry, you look so striking in those ruby red robes." Hermione declared, "And
Ron, those robes of yours do match with your red hair. I am sure Lavender will be quite
impressed."
Ron smiled, even though his ears went from pink to dark red. Hermione and Harry
noticed this, and shared two secret winks with each other.
The entrance opened, and Neville stumbled in, wearing a colorful taste of yellow and
green robes.
"Malfoy's waiting downstairs Hermione," he said, "you better hurry up. I don't think he
likes to wait on others."
Hermione left and Harry asked Neville, "Who are you going to the ball with?"
Neville blushed and looked at Ron.
"I hope its ok with you," he stammered, "cause I'm going with Ginny."
Ron's mouth dropped open, but Harry elbowed him to keep it shut.
"Really? Well that's.........that's nice." Harry smiled at Neville, who gave a weak grin
back.
"Well, we best head downstairs then." Neville said as the boys finished preparing for the
evening. "Dean is already down there with Parvati Patil as his date and Seamus is going
with a Hufflepuff sixth year."
Harry and Ron politely listened to Neville babble on when........
"Hi Harry!!!!"
Harry groaned, but quietly. Ron sniggered as Cho grabbed Harry's arm with great
Enthusiasm. Neville and passers could only stare.
"What the hell is Cho wearing??" Neville thought as he gapped at her.
Cho's gown was a violet strapless and very low cut. The skirt was very puffy with too
much lace and bows. In fact, the front would have fallen, if not held up by a single string
on the back.
"What do you think?" she giggled.
"Uh................" Harry was speechless. Speechless with shock. In fact, he still didn't know
how he got into this mess.
"It's......it's nice." He said, after much consideration.
Cho looked disappointed.
Ron and Neville met up with their dates, and together, with Harry and Cho leading the
way, the group entered the Great Hall.
"Girls, if your date is in another class you are to sit with them!" Professor Mcgonagall's
voice rang out.
Cho squealed with delight, while Harry moaned with disgust.
After everyone had sat down, Professor Dumbledore raised, and with a flick of his
wand, all the lights, except for the floating candles, went out.
"Welcome!" Dumbledore greeted warmly. "Welcome to the two hundredth and forty first Great
Halloween Ball!!! I expect you all will remember the rules. Do not leave the Great Hall.
Don't do anything nasty. Kissing and hugging are accepted. If you wish to have a little
private time with your date, I have conjured up a magical garden in which you may go
out into. And do remember to enjoy yourselves tonight. The ball will begin right after
the Great Feast. So fill up!!!"
Dumbledore clapped twice, and the empty, golden platters filled up with scrumptious
food.
"Look's like the Heads aren't having a lot of fun." Ron pointed out to Harry, who was helping
himself to some roast beef.
Harry looked up. Ron was definitely right. To Dumbeldore's right, Malfoy looked as if
he had swallowed something nasty while Hermione glared at everything around her.
"Hmmmmm," said Cho thoughtfully. "That is a shame. You know, they should really
appreciate the positions they are in. Their being Head Boy and Girl is quite an honor.
You should be Head Boy Harry!"
Harry shrugged and only nodded his head while Cho beamed at him.
Supper soon passed by, and dessert came.
"Ohhhh look at this Harry!" Cho cried, "Chocolate covered fruit. Here try one."
But she didn't give it to him. Instead she feed it to him.
"Open up." She whispered seductively, inching the candy closer to Harry's mouth.
Ron, Dean, Neville, and Seamus snorted with laughter, while their dates looked
positively appalled.
With gentle work, Cho slowly lowered the candy into Harry's mouth.
Cho waited patiently while Harry chewed and swallowed.
"Well?" she asked.
"Strawberry." Harry said.
"Oooooh, what a treat!! I bet it was very, very, very, very, very good!!!" Cho mumbled
so only Harry could hear.
"It was ok." Harry replied.
So dessert was finished up and with a flick of his wand again, Dumbledore made the
treats and tables disappear.
Dumbledore beamed at all the students, as a huge crystal ball lowered itself out of the
ceiling.
"It is now time for the ball to start." He said cheerfully, "So I will remind you once more
to remember the rules. Enjoy!! Now let us have the Head Girl and Boy come out here as
they lead us for our first dance."
Hermione and Malfoy entered the stage and reluctantly got together as music magically
began.
"Cmon Harry, let's dance!!" Cho cried, pulling Harry on the dance floor.
Harry wrapped his arm around Cho's waist and placed theirs together.
"Oh no Harry," she smiled sexually, "Not there. Here."
Cho lowered his arm on her waist about six inches to which Harry immediately put it
back in its original position.
"I don't think so." Harry said.
Cho looked hurt, but quickly regained her composure.
And so the ball went on. Cho not only made Harry dance the second one, but all of them.
"Oh cmon Harry, this dance is so sweet!!!" she would cry while grabbing Harry's arm
before he could escape.
Finally, Harry had enough.
"Listen Cho, I really need to –"Harry thought for a moment, "I need to.....uh........get
some air!!! Yea get some air!!! I really need some fresh air!!!"
"Alright." Cho sadly sighed, releasing herself from him.
"Thanks!" said Harry thankfully.
Harry ran quickly into the garden letting himself take a big whiff of cold air.
"Finally!" he thought, closing his eyes. "I thought she was going to never let go of me!!"
Harry didn't realized that he had thought out loud, until a person said "What?"
Harry opened his eyes.
"Cho, I uh.... I didn't mean –"
"You didn't mean what?" she asked curiously.
Harry comprehended that Cho didn't hear him.
"Never mind." He said. "What are you doing out here?"
"Waiting for you. Did you notice that we are all alone?"
"Uh.....yea I did." Harry said nervously. He didn't like the sound of that question.
"Really?" she slyly whispered.
"I said I-"but before Harry could breath in another word, Cho had pressed her lips to his.
Harry could taste her; mouth, tongue, and all. It was not pleasant. Her lips flavored of
some kind of wax, while her breath smelled heavily of the dinner they had only an hour
earlier.
"Quow, jet om e!" Harry tried desperately to say.
But Cho only pulled her body closer to his.
Soon, it was time for them to breath, and Cho tore her and Harry's bodies apart.
"Mmmmmmm" Cho moaned softly, her eyes closed, "you taste soooo good!!!"
Cho opened her eyes to resume their passion, but one thing was missing.
Harry was gone.
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