AN: Thanks to all my lovely reviewers. :) I was watching 'Some Like It Hot' before I started writing this, so I decided to have Raven dress up as Marilyn Monroe. Fun fun... Oh... another thing I caught. I was reading through the books the other day, and I think Blaise is a guy (I got names of actual Slytherin students to use from some website). Well, in this story, Blaise is a girl. Well, here it is.
"Finally! I thought classes would never end!" Raven exclaimed she entered dorm with Pansy, Millicent, and Blaize. She walked over to her bed and flopped onto it lazily. After days of anticipation, Halloween had arrived. The students had barely been able to concentrate on their work all day. Every time they got down to work, something had interrupted them. Raven sighed and let her school bag fall to the floor. "Everything seems to be going perfect, so why do I feel like this?" she thought. Ever since the Hogsmeade visit, she had been hit by a plague of anxiety. "Damn potions professor" she mentally cursed, then immediately took it back. It wasn't his fault... "no... it is his fault... and mine" she decided. Raven was at fault die to the cherry incident, and Snape was at fault for moving in for that kiss at Hogsmeade. But was that his intention? That was only one of many questions running through Raven's mind the past the past week. Well, he did seem to treat her typically well in potions. Besides complementing her for every little thing, all smiles that came from his usually stern face had been directed at her, and she could swear she saw him wink at her the other day, but she wasn't totally sure. Maybe he was nice to all the students? Raven couldn't help but let out a little laugh when that thought crossed her mind. He seemed to criticize other students when he could, especially if they weren't in Slytherin. "What the hell? He's a professor! That's not only wrong, but it's forbidden!" she thought, trying to push the confused feeling away. True, it was forbidden, but since when did she let something like that stand in her way...
"Hey, Raven. You're dressing in a costume, right?" a Millicent said, interrupting her thoughts.
"Yes, of course." she replied, getting up. She got up and walked over to a large wardrobe where the four girls kept their robes. She pulled out a white halter type dress and changed into it behind a changing screen.
"That's cute. Who are you?" Pansy asked, admiring the dress.
"Marilyn Monroe. That Muggle actress." Raven replied, She walked over to the mirror and put her hair in a bun. She then pinned a short curly blonde hair wig on her head. "Think Draco will like it?" she asked, spinning around. Secretly, she was hoping Snape would like the costume too.
"Why wouldn't I?" a voice asked. Raven turned and saw Draco standing at the door.
"I thought guys weren't allowed in here?" Raven asked. She had heard the stairs were bewitched so the boys couldn't go in the girls dorms.
"True, but Slytherin is different." Draco said. He walked up to Raven and took her arm. "Shall we?" he asked. He lead her out of the room, not bothering to wait for an answer. The girls followed them down the stairs to the crowded common room. They found Flint, Crabbe, and Goyle sitting on a couch by the fire. They got up, and the eight of them headed up to the great hall.
"Wow..." Raven muttered as they walked in. The great hall had jack-o-lanterns floating around. The ghost were flying around the room, and fake monsters roamed between the tables. She smiled as they passed a mummy and sat down at the Slytherin table. Raven noticed a lot of the students had dressed up. There were so many great costumes, and she didn't think she'd have a chance at winning.
"It wins in my mind." a voice said. Raven turned to see Professor Snape standing behind her. He winked and smiled slyly.
"Wha... how did you..." she asked, wondering how he seemed to have read her mind. No one seemed to notice the smile and wink, however.
"Never you mind, Miss. Stardust." Snape said, winking again (which once more went unnoticed by her friends) and walked over to the professors table. Raven sighed when she saw that he was wearing the usual black robes. "He should have at least done something for the holiday." she thought, shaking her head a bit. She smirked, remembering their conversation in Hogsmeade.
Just then, Dumbledore stood up. "He always waste out time with this speech crap" Draco said. Ravaen agreed, hoping whatever the headmaster had to say was important; she was egger for the celebration to start.
"My dear students and professors, happy Halloween." Dumbledore said cheerfully, which was followed by applause from the students and teachers. "I just want to make a little announcement. Even though there is not a tri-wizard tournament this year, I have decided that Hogwarts will hold a Yule Ball for its students this Christmas." There was a great murmur of excitement from the students. Dumbledore smiled and signaled them quiet down. "Like last time, it will begin eight o'clock Christmas day night, and end at midnight. Dress robes will be worn. I guess that is all there is to say... let the feast begin" Dumbledore said. Instantly, food appeared on the tables.
"I can't believe they're having a Yule Ball again!" Blaise exclaimed eagerly.
"Uh... Yule Ball?" Raven asked, a bit puzzled.
"A huge dance on the night of Christmas day. They usually only have one when there's a Tri-wizard tournament, but I guess they decided to change the rules this year." Blaise replied, shrugging a bit. Raven smiled, then started eating like the rest of her friends. She imagined what the ball would be like. The Salem Witches Institute held dances as well, but she couldn't help but feel anticipation for this one. She'd probably go with Draco, not that she found a problem in that. She looked glanced at the professors table and saw that Snape was reluctantly in conversation with Professor Flitwick, who was cleverly dressed as a small troll.
After everyone finished eating, Dumbledore made the house tables disappear. Some circular tables appeared, as well as a large rectangular table that held butterbeer and large amounts of candy. Next to the table, a DJ booth appeared, and a wizard dressed in orange robes came into the hall. He waved his wand over the DJ booth, and music started playing. It was a dark sounding rock song that Raven recognized immediately to be one of the Weird Sisters.
Draco leaned over to whisper in Raven's ear. "Can I have a word?" he asked. Raven nodded, and he led her away from the group. He smiled at her and pulled her closer. "We should go to the Yule Ball together." he suggested with a flirty tone in his voice
"Yes we should." Raven replied. Draco smiled and kissed her. He then pulled her to the dance floor, where the music had changed.
"Yes!" Draco thought as he started dancing with Raven. He was closer to getting what he wanted: her. If course, it was more than a physical attraction now, but it was still there. In the last few days, Raven had gotten into another spat with Hermonie. Professor Snape conveniently didn't stop the fight, and Hermonie had been sent to the hospital with a elephant trunk for a nose and ears like a donkey. Raven blocked all of Hermonie's spells with ease, and the Slytherins had a good laugh in the common room that night.
The song ended, and Draco excused himself to get him and Raven some drinks. Crabbe, Glyle, and Flint came up to him as he had gotten a hold of some butterbeer.
"You ask her?" Flint asked, getting a butterbeer for himself.
"Of course." he said, smiling slyly. Flint gave him a knowing smile.
"Lucky git." Goyle said. Draco laughed.
"What do you expect? I've just got the charm..." he said. "She has too. Merlin, that fight with Granger! She's got wit, that girl does."
"You sound like a love struck school girl." Goyle commented, laughing
"I don't see you with a girl." Draco shot back. Goyle shut up, and Draco looked satisfied. He was about to go on bragging when Pansy came up.
"Damn, I want to dance." She took Flint's arm. "You'll do, Marcus. Draco, Raven's looking for you. She's sitting at one of the tables." Pansy added, pointing across the room. Draco looked over and saw Raven sitting alone at a candle lit table, eating some candy corn from a bowl in front of her. She kept glancing over to where a group of professors were talking, and seemed to be deep in thought about something. He picked up the butterbeers and joined her.
"You eat that stuff?" he asked, putting the butterbeer infront of her and looking down at the bowl of candy corn.
"Of course. You don't like it?" she asked, smiling at him.
"Not really..." he said. Raven laughed playfully and threw a piece at him. Draco smiled and threw it back. Raven laughed and caught it in her mouth.
"Not so smart now, are you?" she asked, taking a drink of her butterbeer.
"We'll just see about that." Draco said, he got up and walked over to her chair, then sat on her lap. "Now, you can't get away." he said, then ran his fingers through her hair. He pulled her head to his and kissed her. Raven smiled at him. "Let's get back on that dance floor." Draco said. Raven nodded and took his hand.
Severus sighed in an annoyed way, wishing that the party would end. he had been forced into conversation with his fellow professors, but he was barely listening. What did he care about their little lessons? Nothing could compare to potions in his opinion... except maybe a good curse. After what seemed forever, midnight came. He left the table, not bothering to say goodnight to anyone. He pushed his way past a group of third year Hufflepuffs and made his way down the stairs to the dungeons. While walking through the long corridor, he tripped on something. He looked down and saw a blonde wig; it was the one Raven had been wearing. A sly smile came across his face as he picked it up, thinking of the small conversation before the feast. He opened the door to his private quarters and put the wig on a small table that held bottles of potions. He removed his robes, revealing a pair of black pants and a long sleeve black shirt. He was about to go into his office to grade some papers when there was a knock on the door. 'What the hell do they want now?' he thought, walking over to the door. Severus pulled it open, prepared to tell someone off. The scowl on his face faded when he saw Raven standing in front of him. He was still wearing the white dress, and her black hair cascaded over her shoulders, grazing her breasts.
"Uh... I think I dropped that wig I was wearing. If you see it..." Raven said. She sounded a bit tense.
"I found it in the halls. Come in, I'll get it for you." Severus held the door open for Raven, who slowly walked in. Severus looked at her, then walked over to the table. He debated taking advantage of the situation, then reluctantly decided against it. 'too risky... though tempting.' he thought. He grabbed the wig and handed it to her.
"Thanks." Raven said, giving him a shy smile. She slowly walked towards the door, then turned back towards Snape. "Professor... I was wondering how... I mean I don't really care that you knew... it's just kind of weird..." she stammered. Severus smiled.
"You want to know how I knew you were thinking you wouldn't win that silly costume contest?" he asked, knowing it was true.
"Yeah." Raven replied, twirling a bit of her hair in between her fingers.
"Legillimency, Miss. Stardust. I can read minds at will." he added, seeing the puzzled look on her face.
"You can do that? I heard it was hard." she said, walking towards him more. She seemed to be getting more comfortable, which was just what Severus wanted.
"I am a very talented wizard." he said in a soft but seductive voice. "Please, sit down if you wish." Severus said, motioning towards the couch. He smiled as Raven out the wig back on the table and sat down. "Can I offer you something to drink? Pumpkin juice, butterbeer, brandy, fire whisky,..." he smiled wickedly.
"Alcohol? Couldn't you get in trouble for serving it to a student?"
"Miss. Stardust, we both could get in trouble for you being in here now. I doubt a little extra rule breaking wouldn't harm the situation." Severus said, conjuring two shots of fire whisky. He handed one to her. "As I remember, you already like this." he added. Raven blushed, but took it, and drank it down. Severus did the same.
"Professor, can I ask you something?" She asked, putting the shot glass on a table.
"If you must." he replied.
"Why do you always seem so cold? I mean... I'm not trying to insult you or anything, but you seem to... well... hate everything really. You give off an impression of being cold and distant when dealing with other people." Raven said. The look in her eyes clearly stated she wished she hadn't made the comment, but Severus let out a small laugh.
"Cold and distant... what do you mean?" he asked, though he had an idea.
"Well, you've always got suck a stern look on your face. You give off vibes of high authority, which is good, but it seems you don't loosen up at all. For instance, I notice this is the first time I've seen you without the black robes on. Not that they're a bad thing." she said, admiring Severus's profile that was more visible.
Severus raised an eyebrow. "I see. Cold and distant... well, I think I can be quite warm when I want to be." he said, moving so he was sitting right next to her. She took a small gasp of shock as their legs touched. Raven looked up at him, a bit nervous. He just let a smirk cross his face. "Let me give you an example." Severus pulled himself on top of her, and moved Raven so she was laying under him. He could feel her shaking slightly beneath him. "I promise I won't bite... that much." Severus lowered his head to hers, and kissed her. She seemed shocked at his forwardness, but soon loosened up and put her arms around his back. He slipped his tongue into her mouth, and she followed. Severus let his hand brush against the side of her breasts slowly. He lifted his head and hovered above her, leaning on his elbows. Raven looked up at him, breathing heavily.
"Professor..." she breathed finally. He looked her over. Raven's were clearly visible, and their legs had gotten tangled up. Hers were wrapped around him, and he was sure she felt the growing buldge in his pants what was pressing against her.
"Raven... it's Severus." he corrected, then let his chest press against hers again. His lips crashed passionately against hers again. He was reaching his hands around the back of her neck to un do the top of the white halter dress when there was a knock at the door. Severus pulled away in shock. One look at Raven and it was clear that she was feeling the same way.
"Severus, may I have a moment?" a voice from behind the door asked. It was Dumbledore.
"Yes... I'll be right there!" Severus replied. He got up off of Raven, and she sat up. 'What do I do?' she mouthed to him. "Hide behind the couch, and be quiet." he hissed. She hurried behind the sofa and ducked down. Severus grabbed his robes and pulled them on, not wanting Dumbledore to see the erection that was clearly visible from inside his pants, then answered the door.
"Professor Dumbledore, how may I help you?" he asked.
"I was wondering if you had a sleep draught and a pepper up potion ready for consumption? I daresay I'll need the both of them..." Dumbledore said.
"Yes, of course." Severus replied. He walked the length of the room and opened the door to his office and went in to get the potions. A few minutes later, he returned with two small bottles full of potion. He handed them to Dumbledore.
"Thank you, Severus. Happy Halloween." said Dumbledore. He seemed about ready to turn and leave when he saw the blonde wig on the table. "Severus..." he said, walking over towards it, "doesn't that belong to Miss. Stardust?"
"Yes!" Severus said quickly, blocking Dumbledore from walking any further into the room. "I found it in the corridors. She must have dropped it on her way to the common room. I'll return it to her tomorrow in class." He only hoped Dumbledore didn't question his sudden hurried manner. Much to his luck, the headmaster didn't seem to pick up on it.
"Thank you. I'm sure she will appreciate it. Goodnight." Dumbledore said, leaving the room and shitting the door on his way out. Severus let out a heavy sigh of relief.
"Raven," he said, "he's gone." Raven emerged from behind the couch, looking a bit shocked, but relieved none the less. He walked over to her, but he knew that the moment had been ruined. 'damn you, Albus...' he thought.
"Well... that was... um..." Raven said, trying to find the right words.
"Shh..." Severus said, putting a finger over her lips to silence her. "I know." he winked, then tapped the temple of his head. Raven smiled knowingly. "Your roommates will be wondering what has kept you so long." he added quietly. Raven nodded lightly, muttering that she'd make up some excuse, then started towards the door. Severus reached out and grabbed her hand, then pulled her to him. He kissed her deeply, then pulled away. He was pleased to see a smile on her face.
"I'll see you in class tomorrow, Severus. O hope you don't mind me calling you professor Snape in front of the other students. After all, we wouldn't want them to think anything..." she said. Her eyes seemed to have a raging blue fire behind them.
"Of course." he replied, watching her walk out of the room.