A/N- Sorry about all the short chapters, I promise that once the Spring
Ball starts they will be longer. This will be soon! YAY! And if you aren't
happy with some of the pairings, don't give up hope.
ONCE AGAIN, TIME HAS PASSED EXTREMELY QUICKLY, AND NO ONE SEEMS TO REALIZE THAT ANY TIME HAS PASSED. IT IS NOW THE DAY OF THE DANCE (THE DANCE WILL BE AT NIGHT THOUGH, OF COURSE). THE DANCE WILL START AROUND 7:00. IT IS NOW AROUND 6:00, WHICH MEANS EVERYONE IS JUST FINISHING THEIR DINNER. AS SUCH, EVERYONE IS IN THE GREAT HALL IS GETTING READY TO LEAVE TO GET READY FOR THE DANCE. WHAT A COINCIDENCE. (A/N- Déjà vu, anyone?)
"I still can't believe this," Hermione said sadly to Parvati and Lavender at dinner, "This could have been so much fun! But no, I had to be paired with Draco Malfoy!" Parvati and Lavender nodded sympathetically. "Hey, look on the bright side, Mione," Parvati said, "At least he's hot!"
Hermione shook her head. She was still in shock of how shallow some of her friends could be. She could maybe see talking about some of the other people in her house like that, but Malfoy? Never.
"Anyway, whether or not you like your partner, I do. Sirius is so hot, and he's older and more mature than us," Parvati said happily. Hermione and Lavender snorted. "Sirius? Hot, maybe. But more mature? I think Ron Weasley is more mature than him," Lavender laughed.
Hermione shook her head. "Ron's not that immature," she said, "Sirius is actually probably worse." Parvati's eyes glinted. "Why, do you like Ron?" she asked, looking from Hermione's look of slight indignation to the red-head talking animatedly to Harry, Fred, and George.
Once again, Hermione shook her head. (A/N- What is this, the third time?) "Ron? Me? Please," she said, laughing. Parvati and Lavender shrugged, accepting her word. "Well anyway, we really should go upstairs and get ready. We have to look perfect for the dance," Parvati said, standing up. Hermione and Lavender stood up with her, and they walked out of the Great Hall.
They weren't the only ones. Just around the time they left, everyone started rushing up to their dorms to get ready. With only an hour left until the dance, there was hardly any time to waste. Some were walking upstairs more excitedly than others, however. Pansy and Draco entered the Slytherin common room slightly depressed, and Ron and Hermione looked very dejected as they started to head up to their respective dorms.
But everyone tried to forget about their assigned partners though, and at least have a great time getting ready for the dance. Harry, Ron, Seamus, Dean, and Neville were on the way up to their dorm when they were interrupted once again on the stairs by Colin Creevey.
"Hi Harry!" he said eagerly, "Are you excited about the dance?" Harry rolled his eyes to the other four boys. "Hi Colin," he said (and you could just hear the excitement in his voice), "Yeah, I suppose." Colin nodded excitedly. "So Harry, can I just take a picture of you?" he asked, causing Ron and Seamus to start sniggering uncontrollably. Harry shook his head. "Sorry Colin, I'm in a rush," he said, putting his hand over the camera and continuing up the stairs.
As soon as the five boys had ditched Colin, Ron and Seamus, this time accompanied by Dean and Neville, started laughing. "Well, If anyone's going to be jealous of Ginny tonight, it's Colin," Seamus said, cracking up on his bed. Harry shook his head (I really wish people would stop doing that). "That is just sad, Seamus," he grinned, "Just sad. But anyway, what are we supposed to wear tonight? Do we wear our dress robes, or do we wear dressed- up muggle clothes?"
Ron piped in at this one. For once, having a brother like Percy who actually listened to the rules would come in handy. "Percy said that the girls will be wearing muggle dress clothes, and the guys have a choice of either dress robes or muggle dress clothes," he said knowingly. The other guys shrugged. None of them really cared what to wear.
Once they were all dressed, and Neville had successfully lost Trevor for what had to be the two hundredth time, they went to try and fix their hair so that it looked presentable. For Harry, this was more of a feat than it seemed. "Ron, you have to help me! My hair isn't working!" he said, trying ineffectively to smooth it down.
In the room next door, Fred, George, Lee, Oliver, and Percy were busy getting ready too. "This is so unfair," Lee whined, "You guys didn't even have to worry about dates!" Fred and George laughed.
"Stop whining, Lee. There are far more serious things to worry about," Oliver said, "like whether or not Katie is going to have a good time." "Really?" Fred asked, feigning confusion, "I was thinking more along the lines of what the heck Percy is going to wear."
Percy actually was worrying about that. He had never been more nervous in his life, as far as he could remember. "Don't worry Percy, we'll help you," George volunteered with a glint in his eye.
For a second Percy looked very relieved, but then he tensed again. "Hold it, you two," he said, looking at then suspiciously, "what's the catch?" Fred and George tried to look as innocent as possible, which was pretty difficult. "Oh come on, Perce," Fred laughed, "can't brothers ever do each other a favor?"
"Not when they're brothers like you two," Percy said knowingly, having experienced one too many of their tricks not to be onto them, "But I don't really have a choice, so I guess I'm going to have to let you." Fred and George grinned, along with Lee, who only did it to go along with the crowd. He actually had no idea what Fred and George were thinking. (A/N- Any suggestions?)
"Okay Percy, let's get started," George said as the four boys gathered around Percy. Percy tried to relax. "Oh, and Percy," Fred said happily, "you owe us!"
On the other side of Gryffindor, in the girls' dormitories, Hermione, Parvati, Lavender, and Ginny were getting ready for the dance too (of course). Like Percy, Ginny and Hermione were both freaking out over what to wear. "Don't worry, we'll help you out," Parvati said, "Just let me and Lavender finish changing into our dresses first."
By the time the two girls were done changing into their dresses, both Hermione and Ginny were nervous wrecks. Parvati looked great (but, in Hermione's opinion, wasn't wearing enough clothes). She had on a really short white low-cut halter dress and white lace up platform sandals. Lavender was dressed a little more conservatively.
"Alright, ready?" Parvati asked, sizing up Hermione and Ginny deciding what color would look best on them. "I guess so," Hermione said, forcing a smile, "I mean, I have to look at least okay. I mean, how bad could Draco really be?"
ONCE AGAIN, TIME HAS PASSED EXTREMELY QUICKLY, AND NO ONE SEEMS TO REALIZE THAT ANY TIME HAS PASSED. IT IS NOW THE DAY OF THE DANCE (THE DANCE WILL BE AT NIGHT THOUGH, OF COURSE). THE DANCE WILL START AROUND 7:00. IT IS NOW AROUND 6:00, WHICH MEANS EVERYONE IS JUST FINISHING THEIR DINNER. AS SUCH, EVERYONE IS IN THE GREAT HALL IS GETTING READY TO LEAVE TO GET READY FOR THE DANCE. WHAT A COINCIDENCE. (A/N- Déjà vu, anyone?)
"I still can't believe this," Hermione said sadly to Parvati and Lavender at dinner, "This could have been so much fun! But no, I had to be paired with Draco Malfoy!" Parvati and Lavender nodded sympathetically. "Hey, look on the bright side, Mione," Parvati said, "At least he's hot!"
Hermione shook her head. She was still in shock of how shallow some of her friends could be. She could maybe see talking about some of the other people in her house like that, but Malfoy? Never.
"Anyway, whether or not you like your partner, I do. Sirius is so hot, and he's older and more mature than us," Parvati said happily. Hermione and Lavender snorted. "Sirius? Hot, maybe. But more mature? I think Ron Weasley is more mature than him," Lavender laughed.
Hermione shook her head. "Ron's not that immature," she said, "Sirius is actually probably worse." Parvati's eyes glinted. "Why, do you like Ron?" she asked, looking from Hermione's look of slight indignation to the red-head talking animatedly to Harry, Fred, and George.
Once again, Hermione shook her head. (A/N- What is this, the third time?) "Ron? Me? Please," she said, laughing. Parvati and Lavender shrugged, accepting her word. "Well anyway, we really should go upstairs and get ready. We have to look perfect for the dance," Parvati said, standing up. Hermione and Lavender stood up with her, and they walked out of the Great Hall.
They weren't the only ones. Just around the time they left, everyone started rushing up to their dorms to get ready. With only an hour left until the dance, there was hardly any time to waste. Some were walking upstairs more excitedly than others, however. Pansy and Draco entered the Slytherin common room slightly depressed, and Ron and Hermione looked very dejected as they started to head up to their respective dorms.
But everyone tried to forget about their assigned partners though, and at least have a great time getting ready for the dance. Harry, Ron, Seamus, Dean, and Neville were on the way up to their dorm when they were interrupted once again on the stairs by Colin Creevey.
"Hi Harry!" he said eagerly, "Are you excited about the dance?" Harry rolled his eyes to the other four boys. "Hi Colin," he said (and you could just hear the excitement in his voice), "Yeah, I suppose." Colin nodded excitedly. "So Harry, can I just take a picture of you?" he asked, causing Ron and Seamus to start sniggering uncontrollably. Harry shook his head. "Sorry Colin, I'm in a rush," he said, putting his hand over the camera and continuing up the stairs.
As soon as the five boys had ditched Colin, Ron and Seamus, this time accompanied by Dean and Neville, started laughing. "Well, If anyone's going to be jealous of Ginny tonight, it's Colin," Seamus said, cracking up on his bed. Harry shook his head (I really wish people would stop doing that). "That is just sad, Seamus," he grinned, "Just sad. But anyway, what are we supposed to wear tonight? Do we wear our dress robes, or do we wear dressed- up muggle clothes?"
Ron piped in at this one. For once, having a brother like Percy who actually listened to the rules would come in handy. "Percy said that the girls will be wearing muggle dress clothes, and the guys have a choice of either dress robes or muggle dress clothes," he said knowingly. The other guys shrugged. None of them really cared what to wear.
Once they were all dressed, and Neville had successfully lost Trevor for what had to be the two hundredth time, they went to try and fix their hair so that it looked presentable. For Harry, this was more of a feat than it seemed. "Ron, you have to help me! My hair isn't working!" he said, trying ineffectively to smooth it down.
In the room next door, Fred, George, Lee, Oliver, and Percy were busy getting ready too. "This is so unfair," Lee whined, "You guys didn't even have to worry about dates!" Fred and George laughed.
"Stop whining, Lee. There are far more serious things to worry about," Oliver said, "like whether or not Katie is going to have a good time." "Really?" Fred asked, feigning confusion, "I was thinking more along the lines of what the heck Percy is going to wear."
Percy actually was worrying about that. He had never been more nervous in his life, as far as he could remember. "Don't worry Percy, we'll help you," George volunteered with a glint in his eye.
For a second Percy looked very relieved, but then he tensed again. "Hold it, you two," he said, looking at then suspiciously, "what's the catch?" Fred and George tried to look as innocent as possible, which was pretty difficult. "Oh come on, Perce," Fred laughed, "can't brothers ever do each other a favor?"
"Not when they're brothers like you two," Percy said knowingly, having experienced one too many of their tricks not to be onto them, "But I don't really have a choice, so I guess I'm going to have to let you." Fred and George grinned, along with Lee, who only did it to go along with the crowd. He actually had no idea what Fred and George were thinking. (A/N- Any suggestions?)
"Okay Percy, let's get started," George said as the four boys gathered around Percy. Percy tried to relax. "Oh, and Percy," Fred said happily, "you owe us!"
On the other side of Gryffindor, in the girls' dormitories, Hermione, Parvati, Lavender, and Ginny were getting ready for the dance too (of course). Like Percy, Ginny and Hermione were both freaking out over what to wear. "Don't worry, we'll help you out," Parvati said, "Just let me and Lavender finish changing into our dresses first."
By the time the two girls were done changing into their dresses, both Hermione and Ginny were nervous wrecks. Parvati looked great (but, in Hermione's opinion, wasn't wearing enough clothes). She had on a really short white low-cut halter dress and white lace up platform sandals. Lavender was dressed a little more conservatively.
"Alright, ready?" Parvati asked, sizing up Hermione and Ginny deciding what color would look best on them. "I guess so," Hermione said, forcing a smile, "I mean, I have to look at least okay. I mean, how bad could Draco really be?"
