Chapter 15

Happy Halloween

It was the day of the Halloween Ball. After dinner they had to quickly put up the decorations and set up for the Ball that started at eight o' clock. It was now six thirty, luckily everyone hurried through dinner so they could get ready and let the prefects and The Heads set up. It came along quite fast between the nine of them. It would have been ten but Jameson was hurt pretty bad practicing Quidditch the day before. Somehow, a bludger being used by the team using the other side of the field, which was Slytherin, hit him in the leg and caused him to fall off of his broom and break the same leg. So it was a good thing they had magic to help them set up. Draco worked next to Hermione.

"So you still going to the dance with that guy Jameson?" Draco asked trying to sound innocent. Hermione knew it was Draco's fault, that he was the one who hit the bludger at him, although Jameson didn't know someone hit it at him on purpose. He thought it was an accident.

"Yeah actually, you know I thought about what you had said, about not having much time or fun. Well I didn't want to hold him back from having a good time, so I was going to tell him never mind. Then he got hurt and although he is mostly healed Madam Pomfrey said that he should take it easy, so now it works out." Hermione said with a smile and walked away towards some of the prefects finishing up. Draco mentally kicked himself.

They soon were done and had an hour before it started. Ginny and Hermione went to Ginny's room to get ready. They curled their hair and put on make up to look like what they were dressing up as. Hermione was going as a Spanish dancer, also what Jameson was going as, and Ginny was going as a princess. Hermione's Dress was strapless and went to her ankles and had a large wide gapped slit that went up to her mid-thigh with ruffles edged around it. (The gapped slit looked like an upside down U) It was mostly red with black detailing with layers of laced ruffles. She had black sandaled heals with ankle straps and a small red flower that matched the one in her hair that was on a beret pulling her curly hair on the side up a little. She had a black multi stranded beaded drop necklace that hugged her neck, a black laced fan with red bows, and long black gloves. Ginny's was wearing a dress that was also strapless it was a long gold ball gown with dark pink detailing and had the same necklace as Hermione but was pink and pink long sleeved gloves, with of course pink sandaled shoes and to top it off a tiara in hair that was put up into a French twist. Before they new it, it was time to meet Harry in the common room.

"So how do I look?" Hermione asked as she did one last turn in the mirror.

"You look so great Hermione, you really do!" Ginny replied. " How about me, do you think Harry is going to like it?"

"Are you mental? Of course he'll love it, he loves you and sees no one else but you. Besides you look amazing!" Hermione said. They hugged each other and walked out of the room. Hermione was the first one to go down the stairs. While Ginny waited upstairs.

"Wow Hermione, you look great." Harry said then turned his head back to the stairs. "Where's Ginny?"

"Thank you, Harry. All hail princess Ginny." Hermione said snootily raising her hand towards the stairs as Ginny came gracefully down the stairs. Hermione laughed, "Sorry I couldn't resist."

Harry however, looked breathless. Then finally came to words when Ginny stood in front of him.

"You… you look so beautiful Ginny." He said as he held her face in his hands and leaned down to kiss her.

"You look great too Harry." Ginny said with a big smile. Harry was dressed as her prince.

"You two ready to go, I need to get there before it starts?" Hermione asked hating to ruin their moment, but she really needed to go.

"Yeah, sorry." They both said together. Hermione just laughed.

As they got closer to the Great Hall they could hear United practicing. They arrived and walked through the doors that were open. Hermione saw the teachers over by the band talking amongst each other. She also noticed Draco, dressed as a vampire, standing next to the punch bowl staring at her, but with awe on his face as he looked from head to toe a few times over. She smiled at him and he lustfully smiled back. Then Jameson limped in behind her with his crutches and tapped her on the shoulder. She turned around to him and started to talk. Ron and Kiara came in right behind him. They all made their way to a table and sat down. After a couple of minutes Hermione got up and headed over to the group of professors, Draco quickly dropped his drink and scrambled over in the direction to join her. They arrived at the same time. She gave him a funny look when he basically jumped beside her.

"Ah, Miss Granger and Mr. Malfoy now that you are here. First I want to say that you and the prefects have done a marvelous job transforming the Great Hall and it looks wonderful. Now your job for this evening is to make sure that the dancing is appropriate like none of that close dancing if you know what I mean, and that nothing gets out of hand, if it does just retrieve one of the professors or myself. Remember to announce at ten o' clock that it is time for the first through fourth years are to report to their common rooms for the night. The Ball will officially be over at midnight. The teachers and I will be leaving with the first group to make sure everyone is where they are supposed to be. So I entrust that you two can handle it from there. If there are any problems please do not hesitate to get to one of us. Well that I believe is all, oh and please do have a good time." Dumbledore said with happiness glistening in his eyes. He then turned his attention to a group of students dressed like the teachers and even him. He chuckled out loud.

"We will professor, thank you. Hermione said. She tuned to Draco as the group of teaches headed towards the group of to get a closer look at their doubles.

Draco looked down at Hermione, then his eyes dropped down to her chest to eye the cleavage that could be seen at the top of her dress. He then raised his gaze back up, meeting her eyes. She gave him a devious smile.

"So I suppose that we should get to it then," Hermione paused not dropping the smile or her eyes, his eyes widened. "With the chaperoning." She then walked away and left him standing there looking after her, wishing she was talking about something else.

They walked around the dancing couples making sure all was as it should be. As they did, a few times they would look through the breaks in the couples and stare at each other as they walked along.

After she did a few rounds she went and sat next to Jameson at the table that was occupied by her Gryffindor friends and with Jameson and Kiara' s Ravenclaw friends. They talked, laughed and had a great time.

Ron talked about how great it would have been if he could have gotten some stuff from Fred and George's store for that night. As the group laughed about all of the possibilities Jameson placed his hand on Hermione's arm to hold himself up from falling out of his seat from laughing so hard. Draco sat at a table filled with his Slytherin friends and watched Hermione, Jameson and the rest of the table not liking it a bit.

Hermione did some more rounds and headed to the drink table while the band was taking a break. She grabbed a drink as Professor Snape asked her how everything was going and to be weary of Draco. She then was relived that he had known and that the Order knew about Draco. He didn't come right out and say it but she knew. She didn't have to feel guilty about not telling anyone. While Snape grabbed a drink Jasmine came over to Hermione. Jasmine was wearing veil and a wedding gown, sort of anyway. The front came to about half way down her thigh, showing a white garter and the back came down to her knees.

"Hey, Hermione what do you think so far?" Jasmine asked.

"You guys are doing great!" Hermione answered.

"What do you think Professor?" Jasmine said seductively towards Snape.

"Um… It was very good Miss Jackson" Snape said… kind of nervously.

"You know it won't be long before school will be over and we won't have a teacher student relationship anymore." Jasmine said with an eager smile edging towards him.

"Um… yes." Was all Snape could manage out. Hermione had never seen him like that. Jasmine gave Hermione a bright smile and headed back to her band. Snape turned and walked away.

"That was just wrong in so many ways." A voice said from behind her said. Hermione turned around to see Draco with a disgusted face.

"But yet it is entertaining to see him squirm." Hermione said shrugging her shoulders.

"Yeah. Well it is almost ten o'clock." He said.

"Oh all right then I'll just go let the younger group know." She said then turned towards the band. She had them get the crowds attention.

"Alright this the last dance for the for the first through fourth years." She said as a lot of the crowd made sounds of disappointment. "After the song is over it will be time to for you to head back to your commons for the night. Hope you all had a great time and Happy Halloween." The crowd roared with happiness and whistles. She walked into the crowd to head to her table when the music started back up.

After all the teachers made sure that the younger group have left they left as well leaving it all up to the Heads to take care of the rest of the Ball. Draco went over to the band and requested a song he headed over to Hermione.

"Hey," Draco said as Hermione turned around to look at him. "Since you think that you are such a great dancer and all do you think you could keep up with me.

"Is that a challenge?" Hermione asked smiling.

"That it is." He replied.

Hermione turned to Jameson and asked. "Would you mind?"

"Show us what you got!" Jameson said excitedly.

After she got approving looks from everyone at the table. She followed him over to the band's area. He went over to them and whispered something then came back over to her. The music started and it was Shakira 's " Objection Tango".

"Let's change it up a bit, see if you get keep up" He said with a sly smile.

"I think you're in for a shock." She replied foxily. They started to do a verity of different types of dances, blending them all into one. The crowd circled around them cheering them on. It was unlike anyone had seen before the moves and the way they could tell what the other was going to do next.

Hermione and Draco were enjoying dancing with, touching and challenging each other. Draco was impressed with her and the way her body moved along with his knowing his next move and his knowing hers. He loved the way her body felt moving against his and how her body felt under his hands. He needed more of her, her body and anything he could of her. She challenged him in many ways and that drove him crazy. She loved the way he held her, the way he touch her and the way his body felt against hers. They were having so much fun that before they knew it the song was over.

They smiled and Hermione turned back into the cheering crowd to head once again back to her table. They all congratulated her on how wonderfully she danced, how well she put up with Draco and showing him.

Soon the Ball was over, everyone had left and all the stuff was cleaned up. Hermione and Draco walked around making sure everyone was in their rooms, as did the prefects. When they were done they all were tiered and headed back to their common room to ready for bed. Draco and Hermione walked together to their room, not saying much other than "You have fun?" They reached their common room and went in.

Hermione started to head to her room when Draco grabbed her arm and pulled her to him and started to dance with her in silence. He had her in front of him and dipped her backwards; he supported her with his hand on the small of her back and a hand on her thigh that he bent up rested against his hip as she is leaned far back. It is the leg with the gaped slit. As he brought her back up he moved his hand up her thigh feeling the top of her thigh highs and the straps belonging to her garter belt as his eyes remained fixed on her chest.

"Aaaawww." He trembled out as his body shuttered with delight at the sight and the feeling of hers.

He looked back up to meet her eyes, roamed her face, then back up to her eyes. She looked back at him with desire burning in her eyes. He leaned into her, but before he could get what he was craving someone knocked on the portrait. He reluctantly left Hermione, walked over to the door and opened it to reveal Pansy with her boyfriend Alexander. Hermione now knowing whom it was started to walk to her room and heard Pansy speak.

"Hey, sorry to bother you but you left this down in the Great Hall, night." Pansy said handing him his cape and walked away with her guy.

Draco shut the portrait door and turned around to see that Hermione had already went to her room. He stared at her door for a minute then headed to his room disappointed.

A/N: Hey there everyone! Sorry it took so long I wasn't able to get into my account to put up another chapter. I was going to put it up on Monday, so I am so sorry for that! Sorry if some of you think that the chapters are to short some are longer and some short but that's just the way it is I am not adding or changing anything I have had this story complete for a couple of months, 33 chapters in total. There are a few chapters that are very long especially the last chapter (33) it has a lot of stuff going on in it. Hope that's okay. Curlyq2713 you asked if he was under a spell… well hmm I guess in a way but probably not in the way you are thinking. But good thinking, I am glad it's keeping you in mystery, lol. Well as always thank you so much to my reviewers especially to my loyal ones, I love you guys! I hope that you enjoyed the chapter and the next should be up soon, if they let me lol. Keep r/r!