The Yule Ball

Ok yeah I'm skipping a lot but like I said, I'm only doing a few things of this year. For Matuskey…alright, I'll make Draco kiss her. And no, she's not going to wear a muggle dress…she is gonna wear muggle clothes though. There's no point in Dumbledore writing her a letter just to tell her to wear a muggle dress.

PS. All songs are songs from Jojo.

It was weird how fast time went. First Dumbledore announced that the Triwizard Tournament was to take place at Hogwarts. Then the other two schools showed up. Harry and Ron got in a fight because Ron thought Harry was a glory hog because he somehow managed to become a champion in the Tournament(Leah hit him pretty hard when he told her that). Then they became friends again after the first challenge. And now it was a week before the yule ball.

"Where do you go every night?" Harry asked one night when Leah came into the common room at nine o'clock. Her cheeks were red and she looked really tired.

"Uh…just…you know…around." Leah said. She looked at her three friends who were all looking at her. "Look guys I'm tired. I'm gonna go to sleep." With that she went up the stairs before any of them could ask questions. She didn't want to lie to them but in the letter Dumbledore said not to tell anyone. She even had to turn down Harry and Ron when they asked if she would be able to go with one of them to the ball. That made them suspicious.

She was glad there was only one more week until the damn ball, then she could stop lying to them. She got Parvati to go with Harry to the ball, and Parvati got Padma to go with Ron. Harry was feeling alright about it. He and Leah didn't really say anything but Hermione quickly figured out that they were becoming more then friends.

The next day, right after classes, Leah ran off after waving bye to Harry, Ron and Hermione.

"So…what do we think she's up to?" Ron asked, as the remaining three headed to the great hall without Leah again.

"I don't know. But I've noticed that McGonagall and Flitwick aren't always at the head table." Hermione said. The guys looked up and noticed she was right. McGonagall was there but she had just gotten there, and Flitwick was now leaving.

"She can't be getting extra help…she's almost better then you in those subjects." Ron said, looking at Hermione. "What with her dad being anim…OW!" Harry had elbowed Ron to make him stop talking before he blurted out Sirius' secret. They sat down next to Ginny.

Leah sat down at a desk and put her head on it.

"Good…very good indeed. The Headmaster wasn't kidding." Flitwick said. Leah lifted her head and smiled. She tucked her hair behind her ear before sitting up straight.

"Well…when Dumbledore sent me the letter saying that he wanted me to sing…I was way nervous…but you know what." Leah said, standing up. "Singing in front of one person is harder then singing in front of a bunch of people."

"I wouldn't know…I can't sing." Flitwick said. They both laughed.

"So what am I gonna do about dancers though?" Leah asked.

"The headmaster has that already under control. They will all know what to do." Flitwick said.

"And why do I need to have teacher supervision for all these practices?" Leah asked.

"Because He also wants songs that are appropriate." Flitwick said.

"Yep…that Dumbledore." Leah said. She sighed before nodding and Flitwick got the music playing. She started dancing and singing Baby it's You.

The day of the ball came and Leah joined Harry, Ron and the twins in a snowball fight. Hermione stayed out of it though. She also left before the rest of them did. Leah only left once McGonagall came and got her. McGonagall made a big fuss too, due to the fact that Leah was soaked from all the snow.

"Hey…least I can get dry fast." Leah said in defense of herself. She changed clothes and was brushing her, now dry, hair when Dumbledore entered the room with four girls that looked to be about the same age as Wood, maybe a little older. Leah put the brush down and looked at them. The girls were dressed similarly to her. All in tank tops and black pants. Leah's tank top was black with some silver writing on it saying "baby gurl".

"Have you chosen a name?" Dumbledore asked.

"Yeah…I'm gonna go with Sierra." Leah said. She didn't feel comfortable being herself and singing in front of people. She could do it if she was pretending to be someone else…it was a very confusing concept.

"Alright. These are Melanie, Natasha, Bonnie and Caroline." Dumbledore said.

"Hi." Leah said.

"Hi." The four girls said.

"Alrighty then." Leah said. "So…who's ready to go and…entertain?"

"Sure." Natasha said. Her tank top was blue.

"Sounds cool." Melanie said. Her tank top was red.

"Let's do this." Caroline said. Her tank top was yellow.

"Bonnie?" Leah asked.

"Yep." Bonnie said, nodding. Her tank top was purple. Dumbledore and McGonagall left and the girls all waited until they got called in.

"Ok…anyone else nervous?" Leah asked.

"We do this a lot." Melanie said. "I'll tell ya a secret…breath."

"Breath?" Leah asked. Melanie smiled and nodded. Leah took a few deep breaths then smiled back. "That helps…thanks."

"No prob." Melanie said. She looked out the door and saw that everyone was finished eating and that Dumbledore was looking over her way. "Hey…let's go."

"Ok then…let's have some fun." Leah said. They all went out, Leah leading them. She looked at the head table and Saw Parvatti pulling Harry onto the dance floor. She completely forgot about Harry being a champion. She looked at Hermione who was with Krum. All the champions were on the dance floor and suddenly music started. Leah took a deep breath and started off with singing a slow song, Never say Goodbye. The two girls either side of Leah were obviously very well trained with dancing for slow songs. Leah allowed her eyes to trail across the dance floor. There she saw Draco and Pansy dancing, Pansy's back was to the stage and Draco's eyes were on Leah.

When the song ended people clapped and Leah watched Harry leave the dance floor. She smiled and started singing City Lights, which was a faster song. The dancers adapted quickly and soon all five girls on the stage were dancing in practically the exact same way. Leah was different from the other four but that was fine.

She sang three more songs before going on a break, at which time The Weird Sisters came out to play. Leah went off to the side and made sure she was out of everyone's eye sight. She should have known though, no matter how hard she tried to hide, he was obviously gonna find her. But it was a surprise when she felt a hand on her shoulder and turned to see Draco behind her.

"Can I help you?" Leah asked.

"Drop the act Black." Draco said.

"Ok…how do you do that?" Leah asked.

"Do what?" Draco asked.

"Be able to tell it's me when not even Harry, Hermione or even Ron could." Leah said.

"Because their not as smart as me." Draco said. Leah laughed. "What?"

"That is so far from the truth." Leah said. "And didn't I tell you to stay away from me this year?"

"Have I ever listened to you?" Draco asked.

"Point taken." Leah said.

"Like now…you told me to stay away from you…but of course I'm not." Draco said. "And also I figure that meant not to kiss you…but you know I will do that."

"Sorta hoping you'd be able to control your hormones this year." Leah said. Draco smirked. Leah sighed. "Fine." Draco raised an eyebrow. "I know you're gonna do it…so just go ahead. And don't act like you don't know what I'm talking about." Her shoes didn't give her that much more height so Leah still had to look up to see the look on Draco's face. She came up to his shoulder.

"Alright then. That's what you want." Draco said. Leah opened her mouth to correct him but Draco had his arms around her waist and had pulled her closer to him before kissing her. All those other times, Leah had fought against herself to react to it. Now…she didn't care. Really, it was like…if anyone saw them (apart from a teacher) they would just think that Draco Malfoy had gotten the singer to agree to kissing him. All the other kisses had been just regular ones, but Leah, who was keeping up her act as being a different person (even though Draco knew it was her), did what her alter ego would have done.

(DRACO'S POV)

It was a shock that she had actually let me kiss her, but it was a bigger shock to have her respond to it. I guess it was probably because she was acting like a different person tonight. So much for her not wanting me around her. Biggest shock, though, was when it was her tongue that wanted the entry, which I gave very willingly. Man…I would so love to see Potter's face if he saw this and knew it was his girlfriend and not just the singer. I had Leah trapped between me and the wall behind her, and she really had no problem with it. If she did, she didn't let on. Her arms, which normally just hung at her sides, were now wrapped around my neck. One of them dropped and a few seconds later we were in a room and it was my back against a wall this time. She pulled away. Her cheeks, which were slightly pink to begin with, were now completely flushed.

Stopping really wasn't an option for me at the moment so, while Leah was catching her breath, I pulled her even closer and started kissing her neck.

(THIRD PERSON POV)

Leah moaned and swore in her head. He just had to find her weak spot didn't he? That evil little ferret. She let it go on for about two minutes then gently pushed him away.

"I gotta sing again." Leah said. Draco nodded, said nothing, and then left the room. Leah took deep, calming breaths before leaving the room as well. She sang about five more songs, including Baby it's you, Leave get out, and Weak. When the dance was over, Leah and the four girls all headed back into the room and changed behind screens. They all came out at the same time, Leah brushing her hair. The four dancers had all changed into comfortable clothes while Leah had changed into the clothes she had on before (which were now dry). Dumbledore, followed by McGonagall, entered the room.

"Girls…Mr. Bagman would like a word with you all." Dumbledore said. Leah was glad she hadn't removed the make-up yet, but she did look like herself slightly. It didn't matter though. All five girls nodded and Ludo entered the room.

"That was brilliant." He said. Leah smiled when he looked at her. "I've heard lots of singers, witches and muggles. You are one of the best I've ever heard."

'Thanks…" Leah said.

"I know someone in the muggle music business that's looking for new talent." Ludo said. "And we could use some new talent in the wizarding world as well."

"Aren't you just the head of games?" Leah asked, smiling.

"I'm head of entertainment." Ludo corrected. Leah nodded. "You have great potential…and these girls are excellent dancers. I suggest you keep them."

"Wouldn't dream of using anyone else." Leah said, looking at the four girls around her. She barely knew them but she liked them a lot.

"Totally…we loved tonight…Leah's got great music." Bonnie said. There was a half hour talk before the girls agreed to go see the music guy, and also agreed to be official for performing in front of the wizarding world occupants.

Leah got to her dorm really late, but she found Hermione awake…and fuming. Leah groaned and changed before sitting down and waiting to hear Hermione's latest complaint about Ron's behavior.

"What is the matter with that boy?" Hermione said. Leah yawned and shrugged. "He was the one that was all excited when Victor first showed up. Then I go to the ball with him and suddenly he's all with the being suspicious?" Leah yawned again then lied down. She let Hermione ramble on and fell asleep during it.

The next morning, Leah went down to breakfast, only to be met by Harry at the bottom of the stairs from her dorm.

"Umm…hi." Leah said, smiling. The smile fell at the look on Harry's face. Oh no…oh my god…did he find out about Draco? No…that's not possible…it can't be possible…oh god please don't let me blush and hyperventilate. Leah thought. "What's wrong?"

"Where were you last night?" Harry asked.

"Ummm…seeing Snuffles." Leah said, thinking quickly. "You know…it was Christmas…I wanted to spend it with him…" That seemed convincing enough for Harry because he nodded then smiled and they headed down to breakfast together.

Leah spent the rest of the day dodging questions about where she had been and lying about what she did while visiting Sirius. She knew that her friends were slightly suspicious about it but they said nothing. Leah was actually glad that the Christmas holidays were over, but she was worried about the second task that Harry had to do.

Here's the next chapter. Instead of it being Ron, I'm gonna make it Leah who Harry has to rescue just because like…well…she is technically his girlfriend for a short while.