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Chapter Five: The-Year End Ball (Part Two)
"Earth to Hermione!" Parvati snapped. "Was it just me or did I just caught you staring at Draco Malfoy?"
"I saw it too! Do you fancy him?" Lavender asked while giving the fudge sundae to Hermione.
"Me? Fancy Malfoy? No way! I wasn't staring at him," Hermione fidgeted, looking for a false explanation to tell Lavender and Parvati. "I was looking at the poster across the street," she lied.
"Right," Parvati smiled, raising an eyebrow. Lavender looked across the street and saw that there wasn't any poster. She looked back at Hermione and giggled.
"Enough talking, let's eat before these sundaes melt," Lavender suggested.
"Good thinking!" Hermione said at once and buried her face in her fudge sundae as if she was embarrassed at something. Parvati and Lavender laughed.
"What?" Hermione smiled. She took a quick glimpse outside then she started eating her fudge sundae.
About an hour before the Ball, Hermione, Parvati and Lavender were getting ready. Lavender decided to wear her red velvet dress robe. About 10 minutes before eight o'clock, Hermione's still in the bathroom fixing her hair and getting ready.
"Hermione, c'mon! We're going to be late!" Parvati shouted while knocking at the bathroom door.
"Just go on without me!" she shouted back to them.
"Ok, we'll see you in the Great Hall, then," Lavender said.
Hermione arrived in the Great Hall at exactly eight o'clock. She stood near the door and searched the Great Hall for Harry and Ron. But instead, she saw Malfoy with his usual gang (Crabbe, Goyle, Blaise and Pansy). She found herself staring at him for a good one minute, and then noticed Pansy poke Malfoy's arm and pointed at her. Malfoy turned to look at Hermione. A clear expression of surprise glistened in his beautiful silvery gray eyes. Hermione looked away and saw Harry and Ron sitting with Ginny and Luna at the table right beside Malfoy's. She walked towards the table and sat beside Ginny and Luna, right behind Malfoy.
"Hermione, your hair," Harry started. "It looks so different."
Hermione's hair was no longer bushy, wavy and messy, but clean, neat and straight. That's why Malfoy and Pansy was surprised. She looked very different. Her make up was just pink glossy lip-gloss, pink blush and midnight blue eyeliner.
"You look so pretty!" Ginny smiled at her.
"Thanks, you look pretty yourself!" Hermione said.
"How did you do that? It looks so good!" Luna complimented.
"Thanks, you don't look bad yourself! I used a straightening spell to flatten my hair since hot irons doesn't work in here," she replied.
"What's a hot iron?" Ron asked curiously.
"Oh, it's a tool muggles use to straighten their hair," Hermione answered.
The feast began and it was exactly like the Yule Ball back in Harry, Ron and Hermione's fourth year. They picked up the menu and read aloud the food they wanted to eat and it magically appeared on their empty plates.
After about forty-five minutes, the tables and chairs were set aside and a wide space was reserved for a dance floor. The Great Hall became darker. The only source of light was the bewitched ceiling. The moon was big and the stars are twinkling very bright.
The first song was a slow song. The dance floor was almost immediately invaded by dancing first and second years. A couple of seventh years were dancing as well, including Malfoy and Pansy (yuck!), Parvati and Seamus (don't ask!) and Ginny and Dean (no clue why!). Harry and the rest were sitting by the benches at the side. Hermione was staring at Malfoy and Pansy dance.
'I wonder if I'm ever going to be on Pansy's place. It would be so good to just wrap my arms around his neck and rest my head in his shoulders,' Hermione thought dreamily. Then reality hit her, 'What am I thinking, Malfoy dancing with me? Yeah right!! A Gryffindor dancing with a Slytherin? Impossible!' Hermione laughed at this thought. 'Still, I saw the way he looked at me a while ago. It's not the way he usually looks at me.'
The music faded and the song was over. A new song played and to Hermione's surprise, Parvati just agreed to dance with Blaise Zabini!
'What! Is the world gone mad or it's just me?' Hermione asked herself. 'This means there's a chance that he might dance with me tonight,' she thought. Reality slapped her hard. 'Don't be ridiculous! It's Draco Malfoy we're talking about! The biggest git known to man!'
Hermione ceased daydreaming and went to get some butterbeers for her and her friends. She reached the refreshment table and grabbed four butterbeers. She turned around and found herself five inches close to Malfoy.
"Granger," Malfoy said.
Hermione's eyes widened. She almost dropped the butterbeers, but she gripped it tight and walked away before she did anything humiliating. She walked towards Harry, Ron, and Ginny smiling. She loves looking at his silvery gray eyes. It makes her smile from ear to ear and melt. She didn't know why all of a sudden, she developed feelings for him. It's not hatred but love.
She gave Harry, Ron and Ginny their butterbeers and sat beside Ginny. The song faded then finished. A new slow song started. It seemed like they're going to play slow songs all night. She watched Malfoy dance with a Ravenclaw who couldn't stop giggling when he asked her. Harry danced with Padma and Ron was forced to dance with Pansy. Blaise, who was sitting beside Hermione, asked her to dance. She didn't mind so she danced with him.
While Hermione and Blaise were dancing, she can't help but stare at Malfoy. She couldn't help but hope for a chance to dance with him. Soon enough, the song ended. That night, she danced with a couple of guys, including Blaise, Dean, a Ravenclaw, and a Hufflepuff. The last song was about to play when Dumbledore made an announcement (more like a threat, jks). Malfoy sat beside Hermione, which made her blush.
"This the last song of the night," Dumbledore started, "so I want each and everyone of you on your feet dancing, especially seventh years since it's your last dance together. So dance, or I will personally make sure that you do!" he finally said, tapping the side of his cloak where his wand was resting.
The thought of being forced to dance by magic didn't thrill everybody so they took it seriously. They all stood up and looked for a partner. Hermione aimed Harry and Ron, but Parvati and Lavender already got them. She turned around and saw a pair of silvery gray eyes. She realized it was Malfoy.
"So, um, wanna dance?" Malfoy asked her.
"Uh, sure," she replied trying to maintain a straight face and hiding her big smile.
Malfoy presented a hand to Hermione and she gently placed hers on his. Slowly, they walked to the dance floor and began to dance. Malfoy wrapped his hands around her waist. She placed her hands around his neck and rested her head on his shoulders.
'If this is a dream, I never want to wake up,' she thought, then she closed her eyes.
Did I say it only has two parts? Well, it has three parts. I lied! Muwah ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!!!!!!! Anyways, sorry about that, I have to keep you waiting!!! I'll try to finish it as soon as possible!!
This story revolves around Hermione's world. You should know that by now.
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