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Author's Note: I hope you enjoy!
Crush of a Death Eater
Chapter Six
The Dance
The day of the dance. The day Harry dreaded.
He could make a list of why he dreaded this day so passionately:
He knew he would have no fun
He wasn't going with Hailey
He knew Ginny wouldn't have a any fun
Again, he wasn't going with Hailey
Yet, the day came, and he was ready in his green dress robes at the bottom of the Girl's Dormitory stairs, waiting for Ginny.
Seamus, Ron, and Dean were with him, waiting for the girls, too. Neville was going with Luna and was already at the dance.
Harry checked his watch nervously. Seven o' ten. Where were they?
He heard giggling at the top of the stairs. It grew loader and, eventually, the girls were right in front of them. Ginny stepped forward nervously and smiled weakly at Harry. She was in a brown dress that went down to her knees. She looked very pretty, but Harry didn't notice.
They were off to the Great Hall in five minutes time. Ginny kept tripping in her heels and swore each time she did. Ron was growing red in the ear, either because he was flattered that Hermione actually agreed to go with him (after several minutes of lecture) or because he was embarrassed by his sister's rude behavior.
Arriving at the Great Hall shocked Harry. It wasn't at all like the Great Hall he knew. It was filled with brightly colored balloons, confetti, and delicious food. The constant sound of a crackers popping filled Harry's ears.
The others seemed shocked by the sight, too. They were all standing quite still behind Harry, gaping. Ron broke the silence first.
"FOOD!" He bellowed and made a beeline for the long table groaning under the heavy amounts of food. Hermione rolled her eyes and followed him, knowing it was going to be a long night.
Seamus and Dean were already dancing to the loud, jubilant music with their dates. Harry wasn't in the mood and sat down on a cushioned chair that next him. Ginny sat down on an identical chair next to him, looking sheepish.
"Um, the Hall looks great, doesn't it?" Ginny asked nervously. Harry only nodded. He was looking around at the other people in the Hall intently, as if he was trying to find a certain someone.
"Um, nice day isn't it?" Ginny asked, looking up at the stormy sky and wincing at her mistake.
"Of course." Harry said, still looking around the Hall.
"Um, do you want to dance?" Ginny asked even more nervously, if that was possible.
"Pardon me?" Harry asked, giving up his search of the dance and looking at Ginny.
"Well, I j-just wanted to know if you, well, wanted to dance, since, you know, it-"
"Oh! Dance!" Harry said, frantically. He didn't know how to dance that well. "Well, um, of course! Yes, dance, dance." Harry stood up suddenly and held his arm out to Ginny.
Ginny looked startled at his sudden behavior, which consisted of him acting as if he had just woken up from a deep sleep, but was pleased that he accepted her invitation to dance.
They danced awkwardly at first, as if they didn't know how to dance properly. But then they started to loosen up and found out they felt very comfortable dancing worth each other. They made each other laugh and relived their most embarrassing moments to each other, like the time Dudley had taken a picture of Harry changing when he was nine and posting it all of the school, or Mrs. Weasley finding Ginny making out with her own pillow for practice.
Harry found that time passed quickly with Ginny and was surprised when he found out it was already 11:59, one minute until the new year. Ginny and Harry hurried up to the stage for the countdown.
10!
9!
8!
Harry saw a swish of brown hair pass him.
7!
6!
5!
He saw the hair again, it looked so familiar.
4!
3!
2!
He heard her bubbly laughter and spun around. What he saw made all of his excitement and fun that happened today drain out of him.
1!
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Through the sea of hands that were waving and above all of the voices creaming for the New Year, he saw, and heard, Hailey laughing. And she was with none other than Draco Malfoy.
Next chapter might be a little delayed.