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The Price of Love.

Chapter 17: The Winter Ball

Hermione POV

I sat on my bed in my room with my hair up in a towel. Tonight was the big night of the Winter Ball. I was totally 100 percent nervous. I had the perfect date, the perfect dress, and I was going to have the perfect night. I did however do one thing with Harry tonight that made it all worth while.

Flashback!

I walked in the dorm looking around for Harry. When I saw he wasn't in the common room I threw the door to his bedroom open. He was sitting in a chair near his fireplace, he looked up at me as I came in. I dropped all the stuff I had on the floor. He face was spot free of any injuries. He stood up and I ran and threw my arms around him. I felt his arm go around my waist and felt his lips kiss the top of my hair.

"I missed you so much." I almost whispered. Tears were already forming at the corner's of my eyes.

"Same here angel." Harry spoke.

"Well you better enjoy my company because I want to try something new for tomorrow." I said pulling slighty apart from him so I could talk to his face.

"What are you talking about?" Harry asked me.

"I want to try this muggle thing you may be aware of. The night before couples get married, they split up and don't see each other until there wedding when the bride walks down the aisle. I think, that when I go off to bed, I won't see you till you knock on my door to get me for the dance." I answered him.

"Are you kidding me? I haven't been able to hold you in about 3 weeks and you want to be seperated for almost an entire day?" Harry questioned me.

"Then just think how good the dance will be." I told him.

Harry thought to himself and a smile came over his face. "It would be something new." he said. I smiled and pulled him into a kiss. He began kissing me back and it became more passionate.

End Flashback!

I sat down at my vaniety mirror and began fixing my hair. I still had no idea what I was going to do with it although I already knew I was leaving it down, the question now was to wether curl it slightly or just straighten it. I chose striaghtening it and it took me almost an hour. I placed the charm on my head that would allow it to stay perfect like that for at least 10 hours. I then began to apply make up. I was fortunate that Harry and I planned that we wouldn't wear our crowns nor our pins. Dumbledore already said that it was perfectly fine. Everyone already knew who we were anyways. They could tell it was Harry from his scar and they always knew it was me because I was the one holding his hand.

I examined myself in the mirror and thought I had overdone myself. I looked the best I had ever been. Now the only thing left remaining was my perfect dress. I got up and walked over to my closet where my dress was still hanging in the bag. I unzipped it and took it off the hanger, sliding it over my body. It fit me as perfect as the day I bought it. I then pulled out my bag from Witches Touch when I heard a knock on my door. Was it already time?

"I'll be ready in a minute." I called out.

"Okay then." Harry called back.

My insides were swimming all around. I had butterflies flying out from my stomach. My head felt light. I just placed the necklace around my neck and put the earrings in place. I slipped my high heels on and looked at my full body mirror before I walked out the door. I was even stunning to myself. I almost fell back when I first looked in the mirror. I wasn't going to cover this up with a robe. Although it might be a good idea because Harry might just die of shock when he sees me. I turned on my high heel and began walking to my front door. I lifted my hand to the knob and twisted it. It popped open and I gentle pushed it so the common room was revealed to me. Harry was standing over by the fireplace and turned to look at me. He was wearing a black tux and his hair was messy as usual but in a really attractive way. his emerald eyes were shining brightly.

The look on his face when he first saw me would take anyone's heart away. His eyes got all wide, his jaw dropped opening his mouth, He made me feel that no body in the world was any more beautiful than I was. "Oh my God." was all that came out of his mouth.

I smiled. "I take it as a good sign?" I spoke up.

"You looke beautiful." Harry walking closer to me. "No, not even beautiful, I can't even find a word that describes you. Wow."

I laughed a little. "Thank you." I said placing a kiss on his lips.

As I let go I felt his hand touch mine. Our fingers curved around each other and I looked down. "Shall we get going then?" Harry asked. I nodded my head as we made our way out of our common room, to the Great Hall. We took the way around so we could get to the small room we were told to meet McGonagall in. She was sitting in a chair waiting for us to arrive. "Finally you two decide to show up. Well you both know the drill. I will be back when the coast is clear." she left us both in the room alone.

I crossed my arms and turned back to look at Harry. "Cold?" he asked reading my mind.

"I'm not used to wearing a dress like this." I admitted. I felt his hand trace a line up my bare back. I shivered even more. "Don't do that to me." I teased him.

"I'm sorry." he laughed. "Just seeing you in that is intoxicating. I can barely keep my hands to myself."

"Harry!" I said. "Maybe I should of then just bought the black one." I teased. Harry laughed a little with me. "Just wait until the dance is over. But there is one thing I forgot to tell you." I mentioned looking down at the ground.

I felt Harry's hand hold mine again. "And what would that be?" I asked.

"Well, after Lavendar and I finished our shopping yesturday, we both met up with Ron at the Three Broomsticks. And when they left me, Neville asked me if I wanted to go to the Winter Ball. You can't hate him Harry, I mean he didn't know about you. So I did tell him and then I kind of promised him a dance." I admitted.

Harry remained silent for a while and then smiled. "How could I be mad if someone else wants to be with my girl?" Harry joked.

I shrugged it off. I mean it was just one dance and Harry didn't really like to dance anyways. The door opened up again and McGonagall ushered us outside. Harry and I stood outside the two closed doors. I could hear everything that was happening inside the Great Hall. Professor McGonagall slipped inside. Harry opened his arm out to me and I slipped my hand inside and remained quite. I listened in on Dumbledore's comversation.

"Tonight is not just a night for dancing and having fun, hooking up and having a blast, but for celebrating the downfall of Lord Voldemort who reigned in terror for too long in this world." We could hear cheers coming from inside. "But, let us not forget the two brave souls that went to defeat him. Please welcome the King and Queen, Harry Potter and Hermione Granger."

The doors opened themselves and the Great Hall came into view. The hundred small white tables that were there last year were back and in the same order. The only thing that did change was the small table that was in the front of them all that was decordated in scarlet and gold that was made for two people instead of four. It was made for the King and Queen.

As we walked by I could already hear people talking. "I thought he was dying?" "Oh my gosh, will you just look at that dress she is wearing?" "Wonder where she went to get that?" "I would want to know how much she spent on that thing."

"Now, since we are all very full from the feast, I think we continue on with tonight's activites." Dumbledore spoke up. Suddenly the tables in the middle began to move to the side, allowing the dance floor to rise up in the center of the Great Hall. "Mr. Potter and Miss Granger, will you be so kind a to begin the dancing for us."

Harry and I both stood up in unison. Harry walked up hand in hand to the center of the dancefloor. Every eye was watching us as we began and too soon was it that everyone had to join in. Soon the Great Hall had a blur of spinning dresses and laughter. I felt a tap on my back and turned to see Lavendar and Ron dancing behind us. "Hermione, I told you that dress would look stunning tonight." Lavendar spoke up.

"Thanks Lav." I responded.

"How do you like it Harry?" Lavendar asked him.

"I almost passed out when I saw her." Harry teased me.

"I know what you mean mate. When you guys walked in here, I didn't even reconize you Hermione. I thought that Harry found a new girl." Ron spoke up.

Lavendar slapped him playfully and they both giggled. "No offense though, but you do look great." Ron responded back to me.

"Thank you Ronald." I told him.

"Where is your crown?" Lavendar asked.

"We don't have to wear them till later when we crown the Prince and Princess." Harry answered her.

"Oh, I hope it is another Gryffindor match." Lavendar pointed out.

"But what about the one couple in Hufflepuff, they look too cute." I said.

"I think Holly isn't going to stand a chance from Melinda from Ravenclaw. I mean she is one hell of a Quidditch player but Melinda, wow." Harry said.

"Harry!" I said a bit to loud.

"I'm just kidding 'Mione." Harry teased me.

"King and Queen to the front please." I heard Professor McGonagall call out.

Harry and I dismissed ourselves from Lavendar and Ron and made our way up to the front. Professor McGonagall was standing there with the 2 crowns and 2 tiara's. She placed the Golden Crown on top of Harry's mess hair and the golden tiara on my head.

"Attention Ladies and Gentlemen. To announce the Prince and Princess in the 6th year, here is the King and Queen, Harry and Hermione." Professor McGonagall announced us in.

Harry and I made our way to the front. Harry began with the Prince. "Our nominee's for Prince were from Hufflepuff Devin Moore, from Ravenclaw Kyle Stevens, from Syltherin Talyor Kennedy, and from Gryffindor Jeremy Gibson." Each house cheered for there own winner. "And the Prince is, Jeremy Gibson from Gyrffindor." The Gryffindor house bursted with applause as Jeremy Gibson who was a tall guy with brown hair that fell down to the sides of his face and had pircing blue eyes made his way up. Harry placed the silver crown on top of his hair and I noticed that he was looking back on a girl that he was sitting by. I noticed her as Holly Radcliffe who was a very pretty girl that had dark brown hair that fell past her shoulders and it was curled outwards from her face. She had pretty blue eyes and had and hourglass figure.

"And the nominee's for Princess are, from Ravenclaw we have Melinda Newberry, from Slytherin we have Sarah White, from Hufflepuff we have Lindsay Owens, and from Gryffindor we have Holly Radcliffe." I said. I pulled the white envelope from my side and opened it carefully. "And your Princess is Holly Radcliffe." Gryffindor cheered again as Holly Radcliffe made her way to the front. She was wearing a black strapless dress with the design of silver stars and moons around the bottom as it followed down to her ankles. She hugged Jeremy on her way up here and I only assumed that her and him were dating. Harry shook her hand as she walked up to my. I smiled at her since I guess you could call us friends. I placed the silver tiara on top of her hair and she turned to face the rest of the Great Hall.

"I think a slow song would be perfect from this occasion to welcome our newest couple to the royal court." Harry and I made our way to the dancefloor yet again and we were followed by Holly and Jeremy. They pair of us danced perfectly to the song. My arms were around Harry's neck as his hands were at my waist.

"There so cute." I whispered to him.

"They are just like us." Harry said.

"No way, his hair is kind of curled at it's ends and your hair is just messy all around." I pointed out.

"Are you saying that he is more charming than I am?" Harry teased me.

"Never ever." I answered him back. I placed a light kiss on his cheek

Soon the rest of the school followed in and Harry and I masde our way off of the dancefloor to were Ron and Lavendar were sitting. "Hey guys." Ron said as we approached.

"Hello." I said taking an empty seat next to Lavendar.

"Um, Ron, can I talk to you outside for a minute." Harry asked him.

Ron didn't say anything just made his way up and left us to talk. "What was that all about?" I asked.

"I dunno. But hey, who cares we have another Gryffindor couple that won!" Lavendar said.

"Yeah, that is so great. And Holly and Jeremy are really cute together." I said.

"I think she won is because she is a killer Quidditch player, Harry said he was thinking about leaving her with the title as captain next year." Lavendar told me.

"Yeah, he told me that too." I responded. Then again tonight, I felt a tap on my shoulder again. I turned and saw Neville there playing around with his hands. "Hello Neville." I spoke up.

"Hi Hermione, I was wondering if you would dance with me?" Neville asked.

"Of course Neville." I answered him. I bent down low so that he wouldn't hear me talking to Lavendar. "You try and go outside, see what those two are up to." I told her. She nodded and I got up and followed Neville to the dancefloor.

I admit I was expecting to get bruises on my feet from dancing with Neville Longbottom but I guess he actually did learn to dance. "You look really great tonight Hermione." Neville said.

"Thanks Neville, uh, you do too." I said but then realized he was wearing a tux and had his hair like he normally had it.

Harry POV

I went around to the side of the school to wear a little bench was set up outside. Fake snow was falling on the ground and there were little fake winter wildlife running around.

"So what do you want now?" Ron asked.

I pulled the little blue box from out of my jacket and opened it, revealing the ring to Ron. He gasped. "Harry, your going to pop the question to Hermione?" Ron asked.

"Yeah but I don't know when to do it I mean I was going to do it tonight but then we would have a long engagement and I really don't want that." I said.

"Do it at the last dance then. It is right before the end of the year." Ron answered me.

"And another thing. I want to do it in front of the whole school." I said.

Ron's jaw dropped. "Are you crazy?" he asked.

"Pretty much, but it's what my Dad did and I want the whole school to know that I love her so much." I explained.

"You're mental. But look at that rock, where did you get it?" Ron asked.

"It was my mum's. She gave it to me when I was in my coma I guess you could say. She told me that she thought that Hermione was a great girl and she wished that she was there at our wedding but she said that her and my Dad will always be watching over me." I explained.

"That's the most beautiful thing I have ever heard." Ron teased me getting all teary eyed.

"Shut up."

The sound of a smack on the ground filled my ears. I turned and and saw Lavendar on the ground with her hand protecting her from falling on her face. She got up and wipped the dirt of her dress.

"Lavendar!" Ron almost shouted.

"Oh please." Lavendar said.

"How much did you hear?" I asked her.

"I heard enough. And I think it is sweet. Aw, my best friend is getting married!" Lavendar answered.

"You can't tell her." Ron spat at her.

"What do you think I am stupid, I want to help. Just tell me what to do?" She said.

"I could do it on my own but you cannot tell her, whatever you do you cannt tell her what I am planning." I told her.

"Okay, okay I won't tell her but this is so exciting. I can't believe it that you guys are actually going to tie the knot." Lavendar squeeled.

"Assuming she says yes." I pointed out.

"Are you blind, of course she is going to say yes. She is so in love with you she might just explode from it." Lavendar snapped.

"Yeah mate, she is totally going to flip when she sees this." Ron pointed out. "So is that what you wanted to tell me?"

"Yeah, let's head back into the dance." I said leading the way.

Hermione POV

I was still dancing with Neville during the next song as well. He actually was a pretty good dancer. Suddenly in the middle of the song Neville stopped. He let go of me and turned around. Harry was standing there. "May I cut in?" he asked potliety.

Neville moved out of the way. I waved bye to him adn he did the same to me. Harry and I began dancing again everything seemed right again. "What was that all about with Ron earlier?" I asked.

"Oh nothing, he wanted to talk to me before and I thought it was a good time to do it." Harry explained.

"But what about?" I asked again.

"I'll tell you when we get back to the common room." Harry dropped the subject.

After the dance was done, we said goodbye to Lavendar and Ron and made our way down the second floor cooridor. I felt an arm go around the back of my legs and suddenly I was off my feet and in Harry's arms. I laughed a little as we made our way to the common room. "Harry, what is this all for?" I asked.

"Well, I won't want your feet to hurt in those small little shoe's you girls call high heels." Harry said.

"I like these shoe's. I bought them to match my dress perfectly." I said.

"But they are like walking on stilts all night." Harry said as he told the password and we made our way in the room. Instead of taking me to my room he went straight into his. He shut the door behind him and placed me gently on my bed.

"Was it actually a year ago when this started?" I asked.

"Not really, see we did it almost at 2 in the morning and it is only like 11:45." Harry pointed out.

"I remember that night well, Cho Chang, my Emo-Teller sliding off my neck, my tiara in your hands." I said in a dreamy voice. Harry laughted a little before he crawled in the bed next to me and placed a kiss on my lips. Love in all ways possible spread throughout my body. Harry moved himself where he was on top of me, still kissing me. I parted my lips and let him gain entry to my mouth.I placed my hands behind his neck as his moved up and down my dress.

The kiss grew more passionate. I felt his hand pull on the knot behind my neck. It undid itself and then I felt my dress slide off of my body. I knew it was good for something.

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