Previous Chapter: "Welcome everyone and thank you for coming to the ball..." Draco started first because he knew that Hermione couldn't make a speech because she was nervous. "I hope you would enjoy the ball..." and when Draco finished his sentence, Hermione and Draco waved their wand.
14. The Ball.
As Hermione and Draco waved their wands, a white light shot from their wands and started circling in the middle of the Great Hall. The light was circling in the middle of the Hall very fast and it was very bright, too. Everybody was waiting to see what was going to happen next, and within a seconds the light disappeared and a big Christmas tree which was decorated nicely was replaced, and snow flakes started fall upon them. The snow flakes weren't fake, but they disappeared before they touch the ground and melt. The snow flakes looked very beautiful and it was a bit brighter than usual snow, so eventually it looked nice by the Hall which was painted in black.
"I've got one more thing to tell you all..." Hermione said and everybody was looking at her which made her blush a bit. "You aren't allow to tell who you are or which house you are in, until midnight... Thank you and enjoy the ball..." Hermione finished very quickly and a song started play. When Hermione finished the speech, some of boys were asking the girls to dance and some of them were introducing themselves.
"Draco, do you want to go and check whether everyone is enjoying the ball?" Hermione asked.
"Okay..." then they walked around the hall but everyone seemed to enjoying the ball.
"I think our ball plan isn't that bad..." Draco said very satisfactorily.
"I think so..." Hermione replied still looking around.
"It seems like everyone is enjoying themselves, except us..." Draco said looking at Hermione with little smirk on his face. "Do you want to dance?" Draco asked.
"Umm... Sure..." Hermione said and Draco lead Hermione to the dance floor.
They danced and danced. 'Hermione, you are my world... I don't have reason to live if there isn't you and I am so lost without you...' Draco thought dancing with Hermione who was blushed very deeply.
'Draco, you are part of me now, and that means I will do all I can to protect you...' Hermione thought looking at Draco's face. Hermione was happy.
When three songs had finished, a very slow song started play. Hermione and Draco didn't know what to do at first, even though they had been together for two months. But Draco put his hand around Hermione's waist and pulled Hermione closer to him and Hermione was nervous at that moment. Hermione could hear Draco breathing and Draco could hear Hermione breathing. Hermione was happy but she was afraid. She was afraid that Draco would just disappear.
"You will be there for me when I need you, right?" Hermione whispered to Draco.
Draco smiled. "Of course..."
"You will never leave me, right?" Hermione asked.
"Of course... Why are you asking that? Something wrong?" Draco asked because he didn't expected Hermione to ask something like that.
"I have what I always wanted and what I dreamed of, and I am happy but I am scared it will just disappear..." Hermione said and her voice was shaking a bit.
When Hermione said this, Draco made Hermione to see him straight into his eyes. "Hermione, What made you think that I will disappear? You are my world. I just want to see your face, see your smile and hear your voice even if there are thousand people around us. So there is no reason that I will disappear, I am the one who is worrying that you would disappear. And don't worry and I will be always there for you, like the moon always in the sky..." Draco said showing his necklace which had half moon pendant. Then Draco hugged Hermione very tightly, and Hermione hugged back.
"Do you want to go outside?" Draco asked when they broke apart. Hermione nodded and the went outside, to the lake again.
The lake was very quiet and still. They could see students enjoying themselves through the big windows. Some of them were laughing and some of them were dancing very joyfully. Hermione and Draco walked hand in hand. They could hear only their footsteps of walking on the snow which snowed just before the Christmas Eve. After walking around the Lake, Hermione let go of Draco's hand and took a handful snow and said.
"You know... I think it is time for us to have real fun..." Hermione said this and throw the snow ball at Draco which hit his chest. "Yes!..." Hermione cheered but while she was jumping with excitement, Draco's snow ball hit her from her back.
"You know... I am also good at this game..." Draco said smiling at Hermione.
"But I am better..."
"We shall find out..." when Draco said this two of them started throw the snow balls at each other and nothing could stop them. Hermione and Draco were really good at the game but in the end Draco won.
"You know... I could have win if I didn't wear this dress and high heels..." Hermione said catching her breathe. Hermione lay down on the snow and closed her eyes. The cold air gave her chill, but at the same time she felt very refresh.
"But still, the winner is me..." Draco said lying beside her.
Draco and Hermiones' dresses were all wet and a bit dirty. They played the snow ball game too enthusiastically. But they didn't really care about their dresses. Two of them lay down on the snow and looked at the stars and the shiny moon. Draco stretched his arm and made Hermione to lay her head on his stretched arm.
"Draco it's okay..." Hermione said.
"Don't say a word..." Draco said and he laid his head on his the other arm.
Hermione was very happy and felt very comfortable. 'Wow... His arm is more comfortable than the pillow...' Hermione thought. Hermione wanted stop the clock at that moment and she wanted her life to be just like that, forever. Their half moon pendants were shining under the moon light.
"Did you realise that, we have to make another speech at midnight... and look at our clothes... It's very dirt..." Draco said watching his Dressrobe.
"Well... who cares? I had wonderful time and that is what I count as a wonderful memory..." Hermione giggled. "By the way I don't know what to buy for your Christmas present... so, can we go to Hogsmeade tomorrow? so that I can buy you a present..." Hermione said.
"What will you buy for me?" Draco asked.
"Well... I am going to buy what you want..."
"Anything?" Draco asked.
"Anything..." Hermione said smiling at Draco.
"Well how about this for a Christmas Present?" Draco said and he kissed Hermione, still lying on the ground which was covered with snow. Hermione was shocked at first because she didn't expect Draco would kiss her just like that in that position, but she felt good. Draco could feel that the snow was melting when his faced touched the snow. "I have got the most wonderful Present for the Christmas Present..." Draco said when they broke apart, smiling at Hermione. Hermione could feel that her face was very warm, and she thought, she could even melt all the snow around her because her face felt very hot. "I think we need to go back to school... It is almost midnight..." Draco said, helping Hermione to get up.
"Finally, I can take off this stupid mask..." Hermione said very softly and her face was still very deeply blushed.
"Why? It is nice..." Draco said.
"Really? Then I don't want to take it off..." Hermione joked.
"But it is not as beautiful as you..." Draco commented.
Then they walked back to castle, and when they entered the Great Hall, the Clock showed two to midnight.
"Okay... This is the moment that we have been waiting for..." Draco said. Every body stopped dancing and talking. they looked quite shocked at his and Hermione's appearance but Draco and Hermione ignored it. "... I am pretty sure that you guys want to see your partner's face..." when he said this every body looked at each other and they smiled. "It is time..." Draco said looking at the clock which was showing exactely midnight. The rings they have been wearing were shining very brightly and with a pop sound, their ring and the masks disappeared. Everybody looked quite surprised to find out who their partners were. It looked like thatthey expected their partner to be someone else. The Great Hall was very quiet which made Hermione very uncomfortable but with Hermione and Dracos' relief, they shaked their hands and they were laughing. Some Slytherin students who were so proud to be a Purebloods were found themselves with Mudblood but they didn't seem to care anymore.
"So let's enjoy our Ball again..." Draco said happily and some people were dancing but others looked more interested to know more about their partners.
"Well done, Mr. Malfoy and Ms.Granger..." Professor Dumbledore said behind them.
"Thank you Professor..." Hermione and Draco said together turning themselves to Professor Dumbledore. Professor Snape was standing behind Professor Dumbledore with disgust look on his face which made Draco and Hermione frown.
"Did you had a nice time Professor Snape?"Hermione didn't mean to ask him but she couldn't just stand there and look at Professor Snape's face which looked like as if he ate the most disgusting food in the world.
"The Ball was horrible, and why did you asked students to wear the mask? and even Professors had to..." Professor Snape said who wasn't happy with their Ball plan which Hermione and Draco realised immediately when they saw his face.
But before Professor Snape could finish his sentence Professor Dumbledore said. "Well... I think it was a brilliant idea... and I think you have done very well..." then Professor Dumbledore winked at them. "... And I think they need to laugh more and enjoy themselves..." Professor Dumbledore said a bit sadly looking at students who were happy, which Hermione and Draco didn't know what it was all about. "You have done very well... and I hope they will remember this day and encourage themselves when the time comes..." Hermione and Draco were puzzled.
'What is this mean?' Hermione thought.
Professor Snape also didn't know what Professor Dumbledore meant but he was, too, puzzled. He just stayed still hoping that Professor Dumbledore could give some more hints but Professor Dumbledore just walked away.
When Professor Dumbledore and Professor Snape had left, Hermione and Draco danced.Even though they didn't know what Professor Dumbledore meant whichwas mystery to them, they just danced and they werehappy.And the Christmas Ball ended at two o'clock.
Hehe... There goes another chapter... I couldn't bring this chapter to real life because of my lack vocabulary... However I hope you enjoyed this chapter and please review... :-) and I think I can finish this story very soon... maybe there will be just three or four more chapters... But I guess it is still far away...:-(