It was the perfect night for the ball to take place. Not a cloud in the sky, instead galaxies of glittering stars stretched out as far as the eye could see. Then again, most people's eyes were focused on the beautiful surroundings.

Seeing as the ball was on the roof, there was a light breeze going through the crowds of people and stirring the exotic fabric of the dresses and robes.

The area was decorated with tall pillars around the edges and had a band in the far corner. It had tables to sit at and a huge buffet for people to collect their food from. In the middle there was a large dance floor already crowded with couples waltzing to the classical music.

The students had done an exceptional jobs of sticking to the '18th century' theme and everywhere you looked you could see bright swirls of skirts and the occasional flash of jewels or tiaras. Some people had even worn corsets with their outfits. Most people had tiny little face masks (covered with sequins, jewels, cloth...) to obscure their features but everyone knew who everyone was so they were just for decoration.

The staff had also gotten dressed up although some of them looked just the same as always. The mood was very happy and jovial and everyone was getting along and laughing together.

The mood was contagious and soon almost everybody was whizzing around the dance floor and switching partners every now and again. When Draco entered (late of course), Ginny was dancing with Joseph Longbottom.

He watched her swirl around and around in circles and felt a wrench at his heart. She looked dazzling.

The song ended and he saw Ginny make her way over to the refreshments table for a drink and no matter how hard he tried to stop his feet, they led him in that direction.

He had just about reached her when-

"Ginny! My dear," Spoke Professor Flitwick, "What are you doing here when you could be on the dance floor? Would you care to dance with me?"

"I would be honored." She spoke and smiled so wide that you would think her face would crack.

As the smile got bigger, Draco felt stupider and stupider.

Why did he think she would listen to him? He had been an asshole ever since she came.

I would be better just sitting down with a strong drink. At least that can't reject me.

He then ordered the strongest drink the bartender had and found a seat at an empty table.

It took about 0.9 seconds before he was surrounded by six/seventh year girls asking him for a dance.

Good to know that I still have it.

He turned them all down before turning back to his drink. Why did everyone want him except the one that he wanted? Was the world insane?

He looked around and tried to find Ginny. She was dancing with Flitwick still but...staring at him.

He held her gaze for what felt like hours before the song ended and she excused herself from Flitwicks grasp.

She was making her way towards his table.

Uh oh!

She then paused and thought for a minute before turning around and making her way towards Dumbledore. She bent down and whispered something in his ear.

What the hell is going on?

Dumbledore nodded and stood up as if to make a speech. As if on cue, the band stopped playing and all of the audience turned to face Dumbledore's table.

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"Ahem. Thank you. I have had a request from a certain member of the staff of that they wish to make an announcement. Please everyone, find a seat and we will have a short break from dancing."

Ginny watched as people slowly found somewhere to sit and waited for the 'announcement' to start.

"Thank you. Now may I present, Professor Weasley!"

Polite clapping.

Ginny slowly rose from her chair and took a deep breath.

Here goes. Time to do 'part No. 2'.

"Um, okay. Thank you for your patience. Um...Well. Here goes. I assume that most of you have read my book, 'The boat' as many of your parents feature in it."

Mumbling all around.

"I am going to tell you the parts that you do not know about. In the book, it ends with the defeat of Voldemort, Harry (although handicapped) gets the girl and lives happily ever after. Well, there have been a few changes in history. I was the girl that 'Harry got' as if you have read the book, you would have known. I was in fact; dating Professor Malfoy when Voldemort struck but I ended up with Harry.'

'I took care of him and helped him through the depression that was caused by his inability to do certain things. On the boat, I made a strong friendship with Blaise Zabini and she would often come to visit me and Harry in our flat. Sometimes I would go out and leave them together whilst I visited family and friends that I couldn't otherwise see.'

'I knew soon after our one-year anniversary, that my choice of Harry over Draco was wrong and have regretted it ever since. I told Blaise my feelings and she advised me to stay with Harry until he was adjusted to his condition. That took a total of seven years. When I finally told Harry that I did not love him and was leaving him, He understood. He said that it was time that I got out and made my fortune. I asked him who would take care of him and he confessed that he liked Blaise. I wasn't surprised because their attraction was obvious and I knew that Blaise felt the same way."

The staff and students soon did not notice the rain coming and soon were soaked with it. Dumbledore quickly stood up and put a rain-repelling charm on all of Hogwarts, then sat down. Ginny returned to her audience and continued her speech.

"I left the flat and Blaise soon moved in. We still keep in touch but I was learning how to become a teacher as a living; the only place that I would find Draco.'

'I got my teaching degree on the exact same day as Blaise and Harry got married. I wrote to Dumbledore and asked for a position on the staff. Thankfully, one was available and I took it.'

'Now here I am. I have been trying to talk to Draco for weeks to tell him this but he keeps ignoring me. What did I do? I made a speech so that he would finally hear my side. I think all of you know what a bitter person Professor Malfoy is, but I can assure you, if you knew him like I did, you would be surprised. Now Draco, you have a choice. You can ignore me again and I will leave the school and never bother you again, or you can talk to me and we can work this out. All I know is that I love you still and I hope you feel the same."

Ginny was looking at Draco, trying to find some hope in his eyes. He stood up, his chair scraping the ground.

Draco walked towards Ginny and his footsteps on the roof were the only sound to be heard.

He stopped, in front of her and paused before extending his hand and brushing a stray curl away from her face. Then he leant down and brushed her lips with his. She reached her arms around his neck and they stood there, kissing in front of all of Hogwarts.

People stopped holding there breath and 'awwwww'-ed at the sight of their two professors.

Draco and Ginny stayed like that for a full minute and would have done so for hours if Dumbledore had not interrupted them.

"Well, I think this is a cause for celebrating! Would you two care to start the dancing?"

"We would be honored." spoke Draco as he led Ginny onto the dance floor.

A classical waltz started up and they were soon dancing and gazing into each other's eyes.

Draco gave a mischievous grin before waving a wand at the band which was soon changed for...EMINEM!!!!

Till the roof comes off,

Till the lights go out,

Till the smoke clears out,

Can't shut my mouth........