October 25th
It was dinnertime at Hogwarts. Ron as usual was pigging out on desert while Emma and Hermione were having a very serious conversation.
"Pink!" said Emma.
"No Blue!" said Hermione.
They continued to argue until Harry and Ron got fed up of it.
"Shut up already! What on earth are you arguing about anyway?" said Harry tiredly.
Emma sighed and looked at Hermione who looked like she was about to laugh. Both of the girls burst out at the same time and almost fell on the floor from laughing so hard. Emma quickly regained composure and stood up while wiping a few tears from her watery eyes. Hermione quickly followed. They both sat down as the Headmaster stood up. He looked around the Great Hall and smiled.
"Students, as a special treat, the teachers and staff have decided to hold a Halloween Ball!" he said joyfully, " Unfortunately, the ball will only be open to fifth years and up. We are allowing a Hogsmeade visit tomorrow for those of you who need to get costumes. It will be a costume ball and no formal dress is needed. Other than that, please head up to your dorms and get some rest."
Emma and Hermione squealed and rushed out of the hall leaving the two boys behind. Ron and Harry looked at each other, "So who do you plan on asking?" Ron asked. Harry blushed a little and muttered something Ron couldn't hear.
"What? Sorry mate I didn't hear you," Ron said.
"I think I'm going to ask Emma," Harry sighed.
"Cool, I think I'm going to ask Hermione," Ron said while blushing.
"Great mate! She'll definitely say yes," Harry grinned while the two of them stood up and left the Great Hall.
Up at the dorms Emma and Hermione were talking about how great the ball would be.
"Emma, just so you know I don't think I like Harry anymore," said Hermione.
"Why not?" Emma asked.
"Well, I think I like someone else…"
"Who! Tell me right now woman!" said Emma.
"I think I like… Ron…" Hermione said.
Emma squealed, "Oh he so likes you too!"
"Really? You think so?" said Hermione while blushing.
Emma grinned and nodded, "Well why don't we get some sleep so we have energy to go shopping tomorrow?"
Hermione sighed and both girls got ready for bed. The next day Hermione woke
Emma up about an hour before the carriages left to Hogsmeade. The two of them quickly got ready and went downstairs for a small bite to eat. Emma grabbed a piece of toast and Hermione stole an English Muffin. Both of them stuffed it into their mouth and quickly headed for the carriages. After arriving in Hogsmeade, Emma and Hermione split up with the boys to go find costumes for the ball.
"How about we meet up at the Three Broomsticks in about an hour and a half?" suggested Hermione. Everyone nodded in agreement and they split up. Emma and Hermione headed for a little shop on the outskirts of town called Loralie's Dress For All Occasions. They walked up to the person at the counter and asked, "Excuse me miss, but do you by any chance sell costumes here?" The woman nodded her head and led them to the back where there were rows and rows of every kind of costume you could imagine. Emma looked around for a minute but didn't see anything that totally just grabbed her attention so she decided to help Hermione.
"Hey, Mione what do you want to be?" Emma asked.
"Um. I'm not sure, I was thinking something along the lines of an angel or a fairy," she answered.
" Oh, that sounds great! Can I help you look for your costume?" Emma asked excitedly.
Hermione nodded and Emma began to scan the racks. She pulled out three costumes she thought would look good on Hermione. One of them was a white angel costume that flowed a little bit past her ankles and only had one strap. The other was a long green dress with a slit up the side that came a little bit above her knee. The last one was a light purple dress, which Emma thought looked more like a princess dress but was very beautiful nonetheless. The whole thing was purple but was strapless and had a white ribbon with a bow at the waist. Emma walked over to Hermione to see what she thought.
"What about these?" Emma asked.
Hermione took a look at them and squealed, "Oh, Emma they're gorgeous!" Emma led her back to the dressing rooms to try them on. Hermione first tried on the green one but that didn't really suit her eyes and hair no matter how beautiful she looked. When Hermione came out with the angel costume Emma could tell she didn't really like it but it did look really good on her. Next she tried on the purple one and Emma gasped when Hermione came out. The dress looked so beautiful on her! It flowed around her feet and slightly dragged on the ground, which only added to the fairy effect. It fit Hermione perfectly and hugged her every curve. By the look on Hermione's face Emma could tell she liked it too.
"I think it's this one," said Hermione. Emma nodded her approval and they went to buy the dress.
"Now what about you Emma? Have you found one yet?" Hermione asked while digging through her purse. Emma looked at her guiltily and shook her head. After paying Hermione dragged her back over to the racks and started to look through them.
"Now what exactly do you want to be?" asked Hermione.
"Well, maybe like a dark fairy or something," Emma said. Hermione pulled out the most gorgeous dress as soon as Emma had said that. Emma could only stare at the beautiful piece of work until Hermione ushered her to the dressing rooms to try it on. Emma slipped it on and looked at her reflection. The dress was all black and made of a very silky material that made Emma look slightly like she was glowing. It came down past her ankles and almost covered her feet, which sort of made her look like she was floating. It had two sleeves but one was on her shoulder to add to the dark look. Over all it was beautiful. Emma stepped out of the dressing room and could immediately tell that Hermione thought the same thing that she did.
"Definitely that one!" Hermione said. Emma grinned and went back to change into her clothes. After purchasing the dress Emma asked the lady at the counter what time it was.
"Fifteen after three," she replied kindly.
Emma yelped and looked at Hermione, "We were supposed to meet the boys half an hour ago!" She quickly grabbed the bags, shouted a 'thank you' and both the girls ran out the door to meet the guys. As they were running into the pub they saw Harry and Ron just sitting down. They rushed over to them and began to apologize for being late. Harry and Ron looked overwhelmed.
"Whoa, slow down! It's okay, we actually just left the Quidditch shop so no harm done," said Ron.
Both of the girls sighed and sat down as Harry and Ron handed them their drinks.
"So, you guys have any luck with costumes?" asked Emma.
Both Harry and Ron nodded but Emma wasn't able to get any more information about their costumes out of them. Sighing in annoyance, Emma began to sip her Butterbeer. There was an awkward pause then Ron broke the silence.
"Um, Hermione? Could I talk to you for a minute in private?" asked Ron while blushing. Hermione looked a little worried but followed him somewhere into the pub. Emma looked at Harry questioningly.
"What is that all about?" she asked.
"Ron's going to ask her to the ball," said Harry, "Speaking of which, do you umm maybe wanna go with me?" asked Harry.
Emma was a little bit shocked and it took her a minute to register what he had said.
"S-sure," she finally managed to get out. Harry grinned and they both looked up to find a very happy Hermione and a blushing Ron.
"So I take it everyone at this table now has a date to the Halloween Ball?" Emma asked grinning.
Ron and Hermione nodded and Harry and Emma looked at each other. They finished their drinks and set out once again into the Hogsmeade shops. Emma and Hermione shopped for about another hour then decided to go back up to the castle, boys or no boys.
October 31st
The day of the ball was finally here! All classes had been canceled to treat the students who weren't allowed to attend. The Gryffindors sat around all day waiting for nine o'clock to arrive, but it seemed like time was going in slow motion. Around seven Emma and Hermione headed up to their dorm to get ready leaving Harry and Ron behind muttering about how girls take so long getting ready for special occasions. Once in their dorms they found Lavender and Parvati already preparing for the big night. Emma took a quick shower to wash off the day's filth and wrapped a towel around her. She grabbed her wand and decided to change her hair black to match her outfit. She also trimmed it down and gave herself side bangs (Carolyn, like the kind you want/have). After fixing her hair she slipped on her costume and added the wings that went with it.
"Um. Lavender? Would you mind doing my makeup for me? It's supposed to be sort of dark-ish and I'm not really good at that kind of stuff," Emma asked.
"Sure! Anything to help a friend, especially on a night such as this one!" Lavender said enthusiastically.
Emma sat down and watched Lavender grab eyeliner, mascara, a little bit of blush and a whole palette of different shades of eye shadow.
"Whoa, that's quite a collection you have there," Emma said. Lavender grinned and set about doing her makeup.
Once she was done, needless to say Emma looked stunning. Lavender had put tons of eyeliner but it looked really good with her black hair. Her eye shadow was shades of blues that got lighter the further away from her eyes she got. Her cheeks were slightly paler but it only added to the beauty. After applying some light pink lipstick and a clear coat of lip gloss Emma was ready. She waited for Hermione for about ten minutes and they both walked down to the Common Room with Lavender and Parvati close behind. Once they were in sight of the Room, all eyes fell on them, leaving many boys mouths open causing some slaps to be heard. It was finally time for the ball.
Haha cliffy! Well I must say I really like this chapter! Guess what next time is? The ball! Wow that was such a surprise! Lol well no one knows what will happen during the ball except me, and Carolyn has an idea because I kinda told her. LoL well hope you enjoyed it! Remember to leave comments.