Chapter Four

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A few weeks had gone by since the start of term and now it was getting close to Halloween.
"Everyone please, setting down. If I could just take up a few minutes of your time to make a small announcement," Dumbledore said one night at dinner, everyone stopped eating to listen. "This year instead of the usual Halloween feast, I've decided to throw a costumed ball." (AN: Shock horror something new n different 4 fanfics!) Excited murmurs ran through the hall. "There will be two, one for first years through to third years starting at seven, straight after dinner and going till ten. Then the fourth years and above from ten till midnight." After he finished, he sat down and everyone started talking, completely forgetting about the food in front of them.

"I take it I'm not going to get anywhere today" Christina said, over the excited chatter the next day during DADA. Everyone was excited about the upcoming ball, well mostly everyone many of the males weren't to psyched. She shook her head it defeat and sat on her desk.
"Shut up!" Draco yelled. Everyone went silent. He looked up at Christina and smirked that famous smirk of his. "Continue."
"Thankyou Draco, but really it was unnecessary." She replied, glad that they'd all shut up about what they were planning on wearing on the night. She really didn't get why girls were so fussed about what they wore it seemed so stupid. "Anyway, as I was trying to say earlier, if you'll look on the board." She waved her hand and writing appeared on it. "You'll see the basics for casting a glamour, please copy these out."
There was a few moments of quiet before murmurs of the ball started up again, but quietly this time.
"Christina?" She looked up to see Harry with his hand raised.
"Yes?"
"Why do we need to know this stuff, I mean, glamour's? How will this help us?"
"Harry, do you even know what a glamour is?" She replied, smiling. He shook his head. She looked around the room, "Does anyone?"
Two hands were raised, Hermione and Draco.
"Ok, Hermione."
"A glamour spell used to change one's appearance. Like that of a metamorphusmagus but with the use of a spell." She answered matter-of-factly.
"Good, ten points to Gryfindor. Draco do you have anything to add?"
"But with a glamour you can't control what the outcome will be. You could cast it hoping to become a burly kinda guy no one wants to mess with and end up as a sissy ten year old girl." A few laughed at this.
"Ok, great. Ten points. So you see Harry, they can be helpful."
"Yeah, I suppose. But you can't control it."
"For a simple glamour you can't but there are more complicated one which you can."
"Then why can't we just learn them instead?" Ron asked, perplexed.
"Because, they're called 'complicated' for a reason." She responded, grinning.
After they'd finished the bell rang.

As Christina was walking out of the classroom towards the Great Hall, she heard a voice behind her.
"Um…Christina, can I ask you something?" She twirled around to face the owner of the voice. Harry.
"Shoot."
"Uh, well, the Halloween ball is coming up and uh," She knew what was coming, and she dreaded what she'd have to say. "Would you like to go with me?" She knew it.
"Oh, Harry. That, that's really sweet and all but ummm" Think quick Chris. "I just don't think the whole teacher-student thing would work." She replied, quickly. Smooth, real smooth.
"Oh, uh, yeah you're probably right." Harry said in a near whisper. Head bowed.
"I'm really sorry, save me a dance?"
"Huh? Oh yeah sure." He answered, a little brighter. "Well, I'd better go find Ron and Hermione." With that he ran off down the corridor towards the Great Hall for lunch.

She'd just made it to the doors of the Great Hall before she heard a voice behind her.
"Chris, you have a minute?" Draco.
"Sure, what is it?"
"Malfoy, what are you doing? Stop pestering her." The Golden Trio had just walked out from lunch.
"Well, Potter I was just about to ask this beautiful lady in front of me if she'd accompany me to the Halloween ball?" He looked over at her, hopeful. But Christina was absolutely speechless, all she could do was stand there and gape at the boy.
"Why would she want to go with a ferret like you, Malfoy?"
"Yeah Malfoy, and anyway she already told me she wasn't going with a student." At this Malfoy stole a quick glance at her then looked to the ground, embarrassed.
"Uh, well, actually. Ummm…I never said that. Draco I'd love to go with you." Then seeing the two boy's faces', one happy the other shocked she pushed past them and ran all the way to her office. Little did she know she was being followed.

AN: Ok that's it…yea I know it was a bit slow but the next chappie is gonna be a big part! Go forth and review, good, bad (constructive criticism plz!), whatever!