13:
There
was to be a ball, in celebration of the holiday, Headmaster
Dumbledore announced.
And,
just for fun, it would be a masquerade ball. There were rules to go
along too.
1)The
ball is only open to fifth years and up.
2)One's
identity must remain concealed for the entire evening.
3)No
pins, buttons, or any type of garment may give away the house the
student who is wearing them is in.
This,
the three decided, would be perfect.
On
December first, when Ginny and Luna woke up, they found large,
reality flat, interesting boxes on top of their trunks.
Attached
to the boxes, was a letter with their name on it, and the words Don't
open in public! scribbled on it.
Ginny
ran to the girl's bathrooms and went into one of the stalls to open
the letter.
Ginny,
This
is for you to wear at the ball. Luna got a dress and mask from me
too. I'll have two-peacock feathers magiked to my left chest so
you'll know its me. See you later on, D.
Ginny
quickly tore up the letter and flushed it so that no one could find
it. She then opened the box to look at her dress.
"Wow."
Ginny breathed.
Her
dress, a black and deep red gown, had a plunging V neckline and long
sleeves than fanned out at her wrists. Her mask was black and it had
two holes in it for her eyes. It stopped just short of her mouth. It
fanned out with deep red feathers around the edges, looking as though
they were coming from her eyes.
"How
much did this all cost?" Ginny thought to herself.
After
Luna found her box on the top of her trunk, she slipped into the
girl's toilets to open the present. It was from Draco.
She
read her letter and then ate the parchment. Luna gasped when she
opened her box.
It
was a long navy blue gown that laced up at the front. The sleeves
were long and fanned out at the wrists, but had a little tie around
it for her third finger to go through. This was so that it would not
slip while she was dancing. Her mask was black and it had two holes
for her eyes. It stopped just short of her mouth. Navy feathers were
around the edges of the eyeholes and at the top of her mask.
It
must have been very expensive.
