Chapter 14 Part Two

A/N: I was wrong about the whole 'one to two chapters a day' thing. Truthfully, I'm so busy right now- I'm about to go back to school- that I'll be lucky to get a chapter up every two days or so. Don't be angry, but it is getting tough. Expect even less chapters for the next month or so. Thanks for reading, R&R! Here is part two.

Harry was ready. It was the night of the dance, and he was looking positively spiffy. Nothing was going to ruin this night. No sir-ie, nothing could ruin it, not even-

"Voldemort, Harry!" Hermione cried suddenly. Harry stopped fumbling with his collar and turned to her.

"In the Daily Prophet?" He asked. Hermione nodded and handed him the paper. It said:

HE-WHO-MUST-NOT-BE-NAMED, SPOTTED IN NOTTINGHAM!
At approximately 7:20 PM last night, you-know-who was said to be spotted in a small house in Nottingham. Reporters say that Mia Greenfire Lesley Ashier had this to say: "AHHHHHH! IT WAS SO SCARY! I HEARD HIM SAY HE WAS GOING TO MURDER SOMEONE NAMED LISAA ISSAC!" Ashier was terrified as she spoke. She later fainted. The Ministry is doing everything in their power to find this Lisa women and save her life.

Harry felt Violet brush against him, as she read over his shoulder. Harry handed the paper back to Hermione when Violet was done. "Rubbish." Harry said dully. "The Ministry probably isn't doing anything."

"Does the Ministry ever do anything?" Violet asked.

"No." Hermione and Harry answered together. Harry turned around. Violet was wearing a long purple gown. It was beautiful.

"I got it last night by owl," She said, "I don't know who sent it. It was my mothers." Harry smiled. Although, he did wonder who had given her the dress…

"It is beautiful." He said to Violet. "We are going to have a great night together and-" Harry stopped as Klaus walked out and froze. Harry realized he was holding Violet's hand and he let go fast. Klaus, glaring at Harry and Violet, walked over to Hermione.

"Ready?" He asked.

"Ready." Hermione said quietly, and somewhat regretfully. Klaus gripped her hand. She stood, gave Harry and Violet a soft wave, and then was pulled out from the portrait hole.

"I can't wait to hear your solo." Harry told Violet as the walked down the hallway moments later.

"HARRY!" Someone screamed suddenly: it was a very happy voice.

CLICK! CLICK! CLICK! SNAP! SNAP! SNAP! CLICK!

"Colin! Quit taking my picture!" Harry yelled at Colin Creevey, who sadly put his camera down.

"See you at the dance Harry and Violet, I hope you have a really great time, and I can't wait to hear your solo, Violet, and I heard you and Neville are doing a duet dance part thing in our song, Harry, and well I've got to go, so I'll see you, OK, bye!" Colin said quickly in one breath. He then ran of to the great hall at lightning speed.

"He scares me." Violet said in shock.

"Me too." Harry agreed. They continued walking toward the great hall, where music was already playing softly as the walked in. Five girls, muggle singers, were standing up, sing into microphones:

Dance, dance, dance!
If you want, to have a good time,

All you have, to do for me tonight is…

Dance, dance, dance!

Dance your heart to me…

Dance, dance, dance!

Baby, don't be afraid, but now I'm waiting…

DANCE! Dance! DAAAAAAAAAAAAANCE!

Harry, Violet, and a bunch of other people clapped. They did a very good job. The muggle girls were wearing blue jeans and sweaters, each one a different color. And according to the signs, the group was called 'No Secrets'.

"Alright, Hogwarts!" Called the girl in blue. "My name is angle!"

"And I'm Erin!" Called the girl in maroon.

"My name is Carly!" Yelled the girl in pink.

"I'm Jessica!" Said the girl in the dark blue.

"And I am Jade!" Said the girl in green.

"And we're NO SECRETS!" They all yelled. Harry chuckled: They were such girly-girls.

"Now, lets get the girls…" Angle started.

"Up here to dance…" Continued Erin.

"To are most favorite…" Continued Carly.

"Song that is titled…" Jessica said.

"That's What Girls Do!" Finished Jade. Violet waved to Harry and walked off. Harry sat down with the teachers and boys. The only people standing were the No Secrets girls, the Hogwarts girls, and McGonagall.

"Ready…one, two, three four!" McGonagall whispered. As music began to play, the girls, sat on the ground, doing the splits. Even McGonagall was doing the splits, but she looked uncomfortable. The girls began to sing with the No Secrets group:

You asked me why I changed the color of my hair, yeah.

You ask me why I need thirty-two pairs of shoes, to wear.

You seem to ask me why I got a lot of things,

It's just a chick thing,

You ought to let go,

You try to understand, but you don't have a clue…

On the first sentence, the girls stood up and flipped their hair. On the second, they took of their shoes and threw them off to the side. On the third, fourth, fifth, and sixth lines, they did a series of cartwheels and ballet moves.

The song went on for about three minutes, but when Hermione and Ginny did their solo, well, it was amazing. They did, of course, ballet. But, it was very graceful and sophisticated. At the end of the song, the boys lined up to dance next. Harry saw Violet, Hermione and Ginny and waved. Then, he saw Ron. Harry pushed through the boys and stood next to Ron. The girls began to sing as the boys danced, and Harry and Ron talked.

"So, did you ever find a date, mate?" Harry asked.

"No." Ron said glumly, spinning next to Harry in his laced dress robes. They jumped, bent down, touched the floor, and then started break-dancing. After they went back to just spinning and junk, the continued.

"Did you even ask anyone?" Harry asked.

"Of course." Ron answered. "I asked Hermione- well, almost- I asked Susan Bones, I asked Lavender-"

"Lavender said no?" Harry asked in astonishment.

"No. I changed my mind when she yelled yes." Ron answered with a grin. Harry chuckled a little.

"So…" Harry was now uncomfortable. He could feel his solo inching closer and closer…

"MATE!" Ron whispered frantically as he backed away. Oh-no! Harry thought as he and Neville stood there. It was time.

He could hear girls clapping and cheering, probably more for Harry than Neville. They jumped, did a flip, bent down, touched the floor, spun wildly, sat on the floor, spun on their backsides, jumped up, and did a hand stand to end the solo. The boys filed back on to the stage for the finally.

"You did excellent, mate!" Ron said gleefully, his spirits rising. Harry's spirits began to rise too; he had done his solo-duet without screwing up!

The boys finished. They went back and sat down next to their dates. Harry received three large hugs from Hermione, Violet and Ginny. And as a bonus, Violet kissed him and the cheek. Klaus did not look pleased, though, nor did Ron. Harry shrugged, and Ron seemed to understand, then glared at Klaus. The teachers stood. Harry was now excited: he had been dieing to hear the song.

"Tonight, the teachers will be dancing to a song called 'Skin Deep'. Students are free to dance as well." Dumbledore said. "We will be dancing almost the same way we danced at the Yule Ball. Old fashioned." He told them gleefully. He smiled. "And, we have a guest here tonight. He is great to have, and NO, he is not a Death Eater! Come on out!" Dumbledore turned and looked at the doors to the hall. He had his arms spread out. His smile faded after two minutes waiting. He sighed, put a finger up and walk to the doors. He opened them wide, walked out, the shoved the person in. There was a series of gasps.

Severus Snape stood sadly in the doorway.

"NOW! Let us dance!" Said Dumbledore. The teachers stood, holding one another. Harry felt even worse for Snape now: He was a convicted Death Eater who murdered Dumbledore, who was standing in the middle of the room full of all the students, and he had to dance with Professor Sprout. The music began:

You're telling me that I'm you queen, that nothing matches me,

You're making me feel like a dream, the way you flatter me,

Or, are you just another fake, or something special?

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah…

You're telling me that I'm too cool; you say I'm beautiful,

I got to tell you: I'm no fool,

I'm kind of cynical,

Boy, have you got what it takes?

Something special…

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah…

Don't think this beauty's…

Skin Deep

Yeah, yeah, yeah,

I need more than you're giving me, Skin deep,

Yeah, yeah, yeah,

Get down to the bone, heart and soul; I've got to have it all,

It's got to be special (Special).

You sit me on the top of your world, can't take your eyes off me,

You say that I'm a candy girl, well that's oh so sweet,

Boy, have you got what it takes?

Something special…

Don't think this beauty's…

Skin Deep

Yeah, yeah, yeah,

I need more than you're giving me, Skin Deep,

Yeah, yeah, yeah,

Get down to the bone, heart and soul; I've got to have it all,

It's got to be special…

Down, down, take it to the bone; get to the beauty within,

Down, down, take it to the bone, got to discover me,

Down, down, take it to the bone, open your mind and come in,

Down, down, take it to the bone…

Skin Deep,

Yeah, yeah, yeah,

I need more than you're giving me, Skin Seep,

Yeah, yeah, yeah,

Get down to the bone, heart and soul; I've got to have it all,

It's got to be special,

Don't think this beauty's…

Skin Deep

Yeah, yeah, yeah,

I need more than you're giving me, Skin Deep,

Yeah, yeah, yeah,

Get down to the bone, heart and soul; it's got to be special…

(Music dies away.)

By the time the music had stopped, Harry and Violet had been dancing together for almost the whole song. And at the end, this made Harry very happy, they kissed. Not on the cheek, either.

Several songs later, it was Violet's time to play her solo. Harry was really excited. Maybe now people would realize that a muggle or three was actually in the school. Harry sat down, and Violet was in the middle of the room, sitting in front of a piano. Snape sat next to Harry.

"The potion is doing good." He told Harry.

"That's great." Harry said, grinning.

"You really like her, don't you?" Snape asked unexpectedly. Harry stared at him.

"Yes." Harry answered. Violet was warming up on the piano.

"You're really lucky someone likes you more than a friend." Snape said, looking at Violet. "She seems nice."

"She is." Harry said, smiling again. "No one really likes you, do they?"

"No. Never had, never will." Snape grinned.

"You know what?" Harry asked him.

"What?" Snape asked.

"We're getting along." Harry said matter-of-factly.

"We are, aren't we?"

"Maybe…" Harry said quietly, "We don't have to hate each other."

"Maybe." Snape said. "It seems a bit strange though." Snape added.

"Right. We'll just keep it at maybe." Harry said. Snape and he nodded at the same time. Violet then spoke.

"I would like to dedicate this sing to Harry Potter, and my brother, Klaus." She said, smiling. Harry leaned back in his seat. She began to play a soft, slow tune.

It has been so long since we have talked, I hope that things are still the same,

Hoping they will never change.

'Cause what we had, can't be replaced, don't let our memories fade away,

Keep me in your heart for always.

You made me believe, that I can do almost anything,

Stood right by me, through the tears, through everything.

I'll remember you,

And baby that's forever true,

You're the one that I'll always miss, never thought I would feel like this,

I'll be there for you,

No matter what you're going through,

In my heart, you'll always be,

Forever baby, I'll remember you.

There was much more to the song. At the end, Harry felt so lucky to have her. Or, at least he hoped he could have her. Soon, he knew he would ask her to be his girlfriend. Klaus suddenly. And so did Violet.

"You did really good." Klaus and Harry said together. Klaus looked at hiss feet. "I wanted to apologize for everything-"

"Me too." Harry and Violet said together. And then, all three of them said together, "I'm really sorry." With a hug or to, they prepared to go dance, but Harry paused. He turned and looked at Snape. Snape smiled and stood. He walked passed Harry, but on the way, patted his shoulder, and whispered, "You did good."

A/N: Wow. Long chapter. Hope you liked it. So, will Harry and Snape become friends? Will Ron ever find a girl who likes him that is NOT Lavender? And what is Faux's deadly secret? All in chapters to come. R&R…