Chapter XLII
Harry and Ron didn't ask anything but only complained that the girls were late. Neither Hermione nor Ginny told anything about Malfoy. At the last four days, Malfoy didn't even look at Hermione's direction, which let her really glad and calm. Ron, who was worried about him, thought that there wasn't any problem anymore, that Malfoy should have found his place. The only thing that Ron did not like was seeing Parkinson apart from him. Clearly they weren't together anymore and Parkinson was looking really depressed since that day when Harry had to use 'Expelliarmus' on her.
The day of the ball finally arrived. Hermione and Ginny went to prepare themselves three hours before the ball, which was planned to start at eight. Harry and Ron were spending the time playing chess. At seven they stopped the game and went to the dormitories.
It was five to eight. The boys were already at the common room, waiting for Hermione and Ginny. Harry was wearing a black silk shirt and grey pants. His green eyes were contrasting with the black shirt, which made them more notable. Ron was using a light green cotton shirt and dark green pants. The color really fitted him. Parvati and Seamus left them because they didn't want to lose anything and Neville went to get Luna. Harry and Ron were getting nervous.
"Why they're taking so long?" Ron asked.
"Well, Hermione I knew will take too long to be ready. She did the same for the Triwizard's ball. But I didn't know that Ginny is so slow too".
They heard footsteps. Harry and Ron looked at the same time to the top of the stairs.
"Blimey!" Ron exclaimed.
Harry only smiled.
Ginny was wearing a light rose dress. It had only a strap, so her shoulders were naked. The dress was a little tight at her waist and the skirt was passing down a few inches from her knees. She tied her hair in a braid, but some of it was falling at the sides of her head.
Hermione's long dress was dark blue. It hasn't any straps, so her shoulders were naked too. It was also tight at the waist, but it got loose in the skirt. Hermione tied her hair at the sides, leaving it free at the back.
"Sorry for making you wait". Ginny said, smiling.
"Don't worry. It was worthy". Harry smiled.
The girls went down. Harry and Ron walked towards them, each grabbing the hand of their own girlfriend.
"Hermione, you're just... you're just..." He felt his cheeks getting hot.
Hermione laughed, nervously. "Thanks, Ron. You're really cute too". She blushed.
"Thanks". Ron turned to Ginny. "You're pretty good looking too, Ginny. I never thought you could be so pretty".
"It was a compliment?" She said, grinning.
"Yeah".
She smiled. "Thanks".
"We'd better be going. The ball already started". Harry looked at Ginny. "You're really too pretty".
She smiled.
Harry and Ron didn't ask anything but only complained that the girls were late. Neither Hermione nor Ginny told anything about Malfoy. At the last four days, Malfoy didn't even look at Hermione's direction, which let her really glad and calm. Ron, who was worried about him, thought that there wasn't any problem anymore, that Malfoy should have found his place. The only thing that Ron did not like was seeing Parkinson apart from him. Clearly they weren't together anymore and Parkinson was looking really depressed since that day when Harry had to use 'Expelliarmus' on her.
The day of the ball finally arrived. Hermione and Ginny went to prepare themselves three hours before the ball, which was planned to start at eight. Harry and Ron were spending the time playing chess. At seven they stopped the game and went to the dormitories.
It was five to eight. The boys were already at the common room, waiting for Hermione and Ginny. Harry was wearing a black silk shirt and grey pants. His green eyes were contrasting with the black shirt, which made them more notable. Ron was using a light green cotton shirt and dark green pants. The color really fitted him. Parvati and Seamus left them because they didn't want to lose anything and Neville went to get Luna. Harry and Ron were getting nervous.
"Why they're taking so long?" Ron asked.
"Well, Hermione I knew will take too long to be ready. She did the same for the Triwizard's ball. But I didn't know that Ginny is so slow too".
They heard footsteps. Harry and Ron looked at the same time to the top of the stairs.
"Blimey!" Ron exclaimed.
Harry only smiled.
Ginny was wearing a light rose dress. It had only a strap, so her shoulders were naked. The dress was a little tight at her waist and the skirt was passing down a few inches from her knees. She tied her hair in a braid, but some of it was falling at the sides of her head.
Hermione's long dress was dark blue. It hasn't any straps, so her shoulders were naked too. It was also tight at the waist, but it got loose in the skirt. Hermione tied her hair at the sides, leaving it free at the back.
"Sorry for making you wait". Ginny said, smiling.
"Don't worry. It was worthy". Harry smiled.
The girls went down. Harry and Ron walked towards them, each grabbing the hand of their own girlfriend.
"Hermione, you're just... you're just..." He felt his cheeks getting hot.
Hermione laughed, nervously. "Thanks, Ron. You're really cute too". She blushed.
"Thanks". Ron turned to Ginny. "You're pretty good looking too, Ginny. I never thought you could be so pretty".
"It was a compliment?" She said, grinning.
"Yeah".
She smiled. "Thanks".
"We'd better be going. The ball already started". Harry looked at Ginny. "You're really too pretty".
She smiled.