Disclaimer: Like I would ever be able to write something as great as what JK has written

Chapter 14

"Where the hell are they?" Draco and Blaise were pacing up and down the entrance hall waiting for their girlfriends to arrive so Hermione and Draco could open the dance. They had gone down to the Slytherin Common Room for a little while, but went down to the entrance thinking the girls would be waiting there for them. But no. They have been down here for about ten minutes now waiting for them.

"What is taking so long?"

"Well, you know, we just wanted to look perfect for you two jerks"

Blaise and Draco spun around to the sound of a voice. Ginny was standing in there view but Hermione was no where to be seen. Blaise smiled at his girlfriend, but Draco looked around and asked, "Where is she?"

"Well....."

And Ginny moved to reveal her. She was dressed in a silver dress that went all the way down to the floor. It has silver snakes all over it, barely visible, but nonetheless there. The dress had long sleeves but came off the shoulder to show her beautiful long neck, donned with a silver and emerald necklace. Her hair was swept up much like Ginny's but the hair that was left down was in gentle corkscrews. She had in earrings to match her necklace. Her face was very naturally made-up but had a sort of sparkly gloss over it.(A/N: if you have ever seen Ever After, it looks like Danielle at the ball, before the evil bitch tears up her costume). On her head she had a very simple tiara that made her look like a princess.

Draco looked at her with amazement, as did Blaise. She was beautiful. But to Draco she looked familiar. He couldn't quite place it, but he thought she looked like someone he had seen before. Hermione raised her eyebrows and smirked at him, which brought him out of his daze.

"Are you ready?"

"Yes, ma'am

"Don't call me ma'am"

Draco chuckled and the four made their way to the Great Hall. When they got there Blaise and Ginny entered, while Draco and Hermione remained standing outside the doors. They looked at each other and kissed.

Then Hermione said, "Well, here goes nothing" and the doors swung open. Some music started and Hermione and Draco made their way out to the middle of the floor. They started to dance. While they danced that first dance they received looks: looks of jealousy towards Hermione, looks of longing towards Draco. Most eyes shifted from one of them to the other, and back and forth and back and forth, but one pair of eyes stayed on the silver princess the entire night.

Through out the night Draco and Hermione danced with many other people. As Hermione had said, that was the rule. By the middle of the dance everyone was dancing and Hermione was hoping to get a break.

She made her way off the dance floor and laughed when she saw Draco dancing with some third year girl from Hufflepuff. He was smiling but she knew he would rather not be dancing with her. Hermione was just about to sit down when a deep male voice said, "May I have this dance?"

Hermione put a smile on her face and turned around. The person who had asked her had on a very fancy mask. She couldn't see his eyes very well. He was pretty tall and lean from what she could tell. She didn't know who he was. "Sure"

The mystery man lead Hermione out on to the dance floor and swept her up in to a great dance.

"You dance very well, what is your name"

"That is not important"

Hermione laughed, 'who would not want me to know their name?' "What year are you?"

"I am a visitor"

"Ok"

"I was invited to come to a party tonight and to the ball"

"Oh, you are coming to our party. Nice. Maybe you will tell me your name there?"

"Don't worry you will find it out there"

"Good, because everyone should know about such a great dancer"

"Everyone will know about me, trust me"

"Ok, I do"

"Good, well Ms. Granger, it seems that our dance is coming to an end. I will see you later."

And without letting her reply he left her standing there wondering who he was and how odd that was.

The next chappie will be the party. You will find out who our mystery man is and if you think you already know tell me. BTW my grandpa is doing sooo much better; he is hitting on the nurses again, with my grandma there. That is a good sign. He likes to see how long he can hit on them before my grandma will hit him.

I got a complaint about my chapter length. I am really busy with everything like band and my grandpa. (Someone asked, I play the tenor sax, bass clarinet, and the contra bass clarinet) I am trying.

Well review; tell me if the dance pleased you. I didn't want to go into detail about it. My biggy is the party.

WELL....

Chocolate hugs and Cherry kisses

Toodles

Nikki