Celebration Ball

October came round in a haze of Homework and rain. Faith and Hermione were becoming great friends. They had found out loads about Faith as well. For one she was a brilliant singer.

As a matter of fact the school choir had just won a tournament. Faith excitedly ran down to them one Saturday morning and said to them,

'We won and there is going to be a ball in celebration!'

'When?' They chorused.

'On Tuesday the 15th of October,' she had replied.

It was now the morn of the ball. Harry, Ron and Hermione were discussing the ball over breakfast,

'There is going to be a little concert before the actual ball begins,' Hermione said matter of factly, 'Faith will be singing a solo to start with. And then after the concert there will be a buffet-'

'-and then there's the dancing which I'm dreading,' finished Ron.

Ron you can't be that bad,' said Harry, 'Still I'm so Hermione will be able to help you.'

Hermione had been asked to the ball by Ron. Harry had asked Faith, and to his surprise she had said yes. He had expected her to be going with Malfoy because he had heard a rumour that they were dating. Well the rumour was part true but they had had a huge argument the week before and the day after Malfoy had asked Pansy Parkinson to the Ball. He drawn out of this thought by Hermione's voice, 'Oh, hi Faith.'

Faith had joined them at the Gryffindor table. Harry looked over at the Slytherin table and immediately saw why. Malfoy and Pansy had their tongues down each others throats. When he turned back to his breakfast he found that he was no longer hungry.

Faith helped herself to some porridge, taking extra care not to look over at her own house table.

'What time is the concert going to begin, Faith?' asked Harry, why was he on that subject again?

'At 3 o'clock, the buffet starts at 6o'clock and the ball starts at 8,' she answered without looking up from the coffee she was now pouring herself.

'I got to go anyway,' she said gulping down her coffee, 'I have got a lot to do.' With that she left without even looking back at them or glancing at her own table. Pansy Parkinson had now pulled away from Malfoy with a look of triumph across her face. Hermione was right the previous year Pansy Parkinson was a complete cow. She watched Faith leave the great hall then began to eat breakfast.

Faith wasn't in any lesson that day; she was really busy with preparations for the ball according to Hermione. It didn't really matter because they only had two lessons that day. They finished for lunch and there would then be 2 hours until the concert began. Hermione disappeared of to the Girl's bathroom and Ron and Harry headed for the boys.

Ron was all shaky, due to the fact he was nervous. Then again Harry was to but he had learnt how to contain his feelings nowadays. Ron acted very oddly whilst Harry adjusted himself in the mirror; he kept practising asking someone to dance. When he saw Harry looking he quickly stopped and mumbled, 'Let's go.'

The Concert Hall, the originally Great Hall had been set out that an opera theatre. Seats were placed in curved rows that rose a little as they became further from the stage. An old red curtain hung from the Great Halls enchanted ceiling. It draped over the stage in the place where the teachers table usually sat.

People hurried inside to get good seats. Hermione, Ron and Harry got quite good ones on the third row back. No sooner had the Professors taken their seats the lights dimmed, the curtains parted and a single ray shone on a stool in the centre of the stage.

A tall young woman with long curly hair was sat on the stool. Her long purple ball gown shimmered in the light. Harry's jaw dropped, so did others, it was Faith. Music started from somewhere and she began to sing;

'Mmmmmmm mmm mmm.

Da da na na na da da.

I miss you, miss you so bad.

I don't forget you, oh it's so sad.

I hope you can hear me,

I remember it clearly,

The day you slipped away,

Was the day I found it won't be the same.

Ohhhh.

Da da na na na da da.

I didn't get around to kiss you,

Goodbye on the hand.

I wish that I could see you again,

I know that I can't

Ohh ohh ohh ohh ohh.

I hope you can hear me,

Cos I remember it clearly.

The day you slipped away,

Was the day I found it won't be the same.

Ohhhh.

I've had my wake up,

Won't you wake up?

I keep asking why?

And I can't take it,

It wasn't fake it,

Happened you pass by,

Now your gone,

Now your gone.

There you go,

There you go.

Somewhere I can't bring you back.

Now your gone,

Now your gone.

There you go,

There you go.

Somewhere your not coming back.

The day you slipped away,

Was the day I found it won't be the same.

Noooo!

The day you slipped away,

Was the day I found it won't be the same.

Ohhhh.

Da da na na na da da

I miss you.'

(Avril Lavigne, Under my skin, Slipped away)

I know there isn't much action in this chapter but I am concocting something now but you'll have to keep reading. I'll update as soon a s I can,

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