A/N- *gasp* We know the pairings! Sorry if they aren't what you pictured,
but it'll all work out- Don't forget, they only have to spend half their
dance time with their partner. What will happen next? Only the gangsta sock
knows for sure- Or does he?
"Oh. My. God. You have GOT to be kidding me! Me? Soulmates with you? No!" Hermione stammered, looking at Draco almost ready to cry. Draco didn't look any happier. "Don't think I'm going to enjoy this either, Mudblood," he said, scanning the room for Pansy and whoever her partner was.
"Draco, this is awful! You wouldn't believe it!" she whined, glancing at her supposed perfect match. "Ron Weasley? How dare you! Pansy is my girlfriend, you bloody idiot! How could you get paired with her?" Draco asked, looking at Ron with disgust.
"Mione, this is awful! I'm with Pansy! Pansy Parkinson, Draco's girlfriend! Could anyone have it worse than me?" Ron asked Hermione, sounding shocked and upset. Hermione shook her head at Ron disappointedly. "Didn't you listen, Ron? Do you use your eyes? Do you see who I'm standing next to? Do you think I'm standing next to Draco because I feel like it?" she asked, frowning.
Ron's eyes widened. "Malfoy! Bugger! How are you and Mione together? This is so messed up!" he said truthfully. He was definitely right. Ron and Pansy and Hermione and Draco were probably the most unpredictable pairings ever.
Luckily, some people were having better luck. Fred, George, and Oliver were celebrating with Angelina, Alicia, and Katie over their good fortune. "This is so great!" Angelina said happily, hugging Fred. "See Fred, I told you we were bloody brilliant!" George said as Alicia kissed him.
Penny and Percy were excited (and relieved) too, standing over to one side. "I can't believe it," Percy said, "I was sure Fred and George were going to bugger things up and put me with someone awful." Penny laughed. "Oh, Percy, bad language," she said, putting an arm around his waist, "I guess they really didn't have anything to do with the pairings, though. I'm sure they wouldn't have put Ronnie with Pansy Parkinson."
"I cannot believe I'm with you," Lupin said, looking at Narcissa Malfoy in disgust. She glared back at him, flipping her ice blonde hair in an attempt to save face. "Being with you isn't exactly a picnic for me, either. And I'm married!" she said angrily, looking around for her husband and whoever he was paired with.
He saw her first, and came over. "This is absolutely ridiculous! How could you be paired with Lupin?" Lucius asked, glaring at Lupin evilly. Narcissa (Cissa) shook her head. "I can't understand it either! I mean, he's best friends with Sirius Black! He should have been paired with Hermione Granger or something!" she said angrily.
Professor Lupin rolled his eyes and said, "Hey there, Cissa, I'm right here. I can hear everything you're saying! And while we're at it, I have a question. You seem to be very upset by the fact that you're paired with me while being married to Lucius, yet you don't seem to care that your husband has been matched up with Cho Chang!"
Lucius realized this at the same time as Lupin did, and looked at Narcissa expectantly. "Well that's because I don't figure on anything happening. It's not like I should feel threatened; there's no way Lucius would be attracted to Cho or vice versa," she claimed, looking at Cho and Lucius with a laugh.
"Excuse me? You don't think I'm a threat?" Lucius asked, insulted. Cho nodded. "I'm insulted. You'd be surprised at how much of a threat I could be," she said, looking angrily at Mrs. Malfoy, "Just you wait."
Professor Lupin decided to save himself from getting involved in a Malfoy family conflict and go see how Sirius Black was making out. "Moony, this is so awesome!" Sirius said, "I'm with Parvati!" Lupin looked from Sirius to Parvati, both of them the biggest flirts their age, and both grinning at each other. The gangsta sock had made no mistake there.
"What about you, Professor Lupin?" Parvati asked happily, "Who are you paired with?" Professor Lupin's eyes darted back and forth before he spoke. "You will never believe this, Sirius," he said disgustedly, "but I got matched with Narcissa Malfoy."
Sirius looked at Lupin in shock. "That's awful! How did you wind up with a tosser like her?" he asked, looking on as Mr. and Mrs. Malfoy and Cho Chang argued on the other side of the room. Lupin shrugged. It was a mystery to him too, and he wasn't sure how much fun the dance was going to be now.
"What's wrong, Lupin, afraid of the wrath of Lucius?" Snape asked, walking over to the group. Lupin shook his head, ignoring his fellow professor. "Why do you care, Sevvie? Are you jealous? Did you want to be paired with Narcissa? Or no, I suppose you'd rather be paired with Lucius," Sirius said, sticking up for his best friend.
Snape glanced icily at Sirius. "That is really getting old, Black," he snapped, "But no, I'm paired with Aurora Sinistra. What a joy." He didn't look too upset though. In fact, he looked a little excited. Sirius knew better than to mention the look in his eye, however. He was looking too forward to the dance to risk being poisoned before he could play Truth or Dare.
"If I could have everyone's attention, please," Professor Dumbledore said, standing up and looking around, "I'd like to say a few words. Again. First of all, let me say congratulations to everyone. Second, I hope to see you all on your best behavior at the dance, as the event is going to be reported for the Daily Prophet, as well as videoed for a rainy day. Third, don't forget that you must stay with the partner that has been chosen for you by the sock for at least half of the dance. And finally, to those students who weren't involved in the show, please feel free to come with a date and have a great time. See you tomorrow night!"
"Oh. My. God. You have GOT to be kidding me! Me? Soulmates with you? No!" Hermione stammered, looking at Draco almost ready to cry. Draco didn't look any happier. "Don't think I'm going to enjoy this either, Mudblood," he said, scanning the room for Pansy and whoever her partner was.
"Draco, this is awful! You wouldn't believe it!" she whined, glancing at her supposed perfect match. "Ron Weasley? How dare you! Pansy is my girlfriend, you bloody idiot! How could you get paired with her?" Draco asked, looking at Ron with disgust.
"Mione, this is awful! I'm with Pansy! Pansy Parkinson, Draco's girlfriend! Could anyone have it worse than me?" Ron asked Hermione, sounding shocked and upset. Hermione shook her head at Ron disappointedly. "Didn't you listen, Ron? Do you use your eyes? Do you see who I'm standing next to? Do you think I'm standing next to Draco because I feel like it?" she asked, frowning.
Ron's eyes widened. "Malfoy! Bugger! How are you and Mione together? This is so messed up!" he said truthfully. He was definitely right. Ron and Pansy and Hermione and Draco were probably the most unpredictable pairings ever.
Luckily, some people were having better luck. Fred, George, and Oliver were celebrating with Angelina, Alicia, and Katie over their good fortune. "This is so great!" Angelina said happily, hugging Fred. "See Fred, I told you we were bloody brilliant!" George said as Alicia kissed him.
Penny and Percy were excited (and relieved) too, standing over to one side. "I can't believe it," Percy said, "I was sure Fred and George were going to bugger things up and put me with someone awful." Penny laughed. "Oh, Percy, bad language," she said, putting an arm around his waist, "I guess they really didn't have anything to do with the pairings, though. I'm sure they wouldn't have put Ronnie with Pansy Parkinson."
"I cannot believe I'm with you," Lupin said, looking at Narcissa Malfoy in disgust. She glared back at him, flipping her ice blonde hair in an attempt to save face. "Being with you isn't exactly a picnic for me, either. And I'm married!" she said angrily, looking around for her husband and whoever he was paired with.
He saw her first, and came over. "This is absolutely ridiculous! How could you be paired with Lupin?" Lucius asked, glaring at Lupin evilly. Narcissa (Cissa) shook her head. "I can't understand it either! I mean, he's best friends with Sirius Black! He should have been paired with Hermione Granger or something!" she said angrily.
Professor Lupin rolled his eyes and said, "Hey there, Cissa, I'm right here. I can hear everything you're saying! And while we're at it, I have a question. You seem to be very upset by the fact that you're paired with me while being married to Lucius, yet you don't seem to care that your husband has been matched up with Cho Chang!"
Lucius realized this at the same time as Lupin did, and looked at Narcissa expectantly. "Well that's because I don't figure on anything happening. It's not like I should feel threatened; there's no way Lucius would be attracted to Cho or vice versa," she claimed, looking at Cho and Lucius with a laugh.
"Excuse me? You don't think I'm a threat?" Lucius asked, insulted. Cho nodded. "I'm insulted. You'd be surprised at how much of a threat I could be," she said, looking angrily at Mrs. Malfoy, "Just you wait."
Professor Lupin decided to save himself from getting involved in a Malfoy family conflict and go see how Sirius Black was making out. "Moony, this is so awesome!" Sirius said, "I'm with Parvati!" Lupin looked from Sirius to Parvati, both of them the biggest flirts their age, and both grinning at each other. The gangsta sock had made no mistake there.
"What about you, Professor Lupin?" Parvati asked happily, "Who are you paired with?" Professor Lupin's eyes darted back and forth before he spoke. "You will never believe this, Sirius," he said disgustedly, "but I got matched with Narcissa Malfoy."
Sirius looked at Lupin in shock. "That's awful! How did you wind up with a tosser like her?" he asked, looking on as Mr. and Mrs. Malfoy and Cho Chang argued on the other side of the room. Lupin shrugged. It was a mystery to him too, and he wasn't sure how much fun the dance was going to be now.
"What's wrong, Lupin, afraid of the wrath of Lucius?" Snape asked, walking over to the group. Lupin shook his head, ignoring his fellow professor. "Why do you care, Sevvie? Are you jealous? Did you want to be paired with Narcissa? Or no, I suppose you'd rather be paired with Lucius," Sirius said, sticking up for his best friend.
Snape glanced icily at Sirius. "That is really getting old, Black," he snapped, "But no, I'm paired with Aurora Sinistra. What a joy." He didn't look too upset though. In fact, he looked a little excited. Sirius knew better than to mention the look in his eye, however. He was looking too forward to the dance to risk being poisoned before he could play Truth or Dare.
"If I could have everyone's attention, please," Professor Dumbledore said, standing up and looking around, "I'd like to say a few words. Again. First of all, let me say congratulations to everyone. Second, I hope to see you all on your best behavior at the dance, as the event is going to be reported for the Daily Prophet, as well as videoed for a rainy day. Third, don't forget that you must stay with the partner that has been chosen for you by the sock for at least half of the dance. And finally, to those students who weren't involved in the show, please feel free to come with a date and have a great time. See you tomorrow night!"
