Disclaimer: I went to the Lexington Shakespeare Festival
last night, and it was FUN!!! Robin Hood was the one playing, and I really
enjoyed it. It was hilarious!! ("You don't know my dueling
style! I don't HAVE a dueling style!!") And while I dunno, JK Rowling might, and
probably does enjoy Shakespeare plays, she probably wouldn't (though she
could if she really wanted to) travel all the way to Lexington Kentucky just to
watch Robin Hood in an outside theater so she could be dinner for a bunch of
mosquitoes…
AN: OK, did anyone else have some weird thing happening with the letters on the
last chapter? Cuz I did and I was thoroughly
spooked… It was like the ancient Egyptians typed my fic
for me… ^_^
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Nothing happened. The walls didn't crumble. The sky didn't begin to
fall. Hardly anyone even looked their way.
Draco and Hermione looked
at each other. They had both been expecting people to recognize them and start
a riot immediately. Draco burst into a grin.
"Well, care to dance?" He offered her his hand and she took it,
beaming at Scott and Kerry as he led her out on the dance floor.
It was a fast song that Hermione had heard on
Lavender's wizarding wireless multiple times. It was
one of those that you couldn't understand what they were saying, but had a
really good beat.
A few of the dancing couples they passed glanced at them with an inquisitive
look in thei eyes, as if they were trying to place
who they were. A couple of them even called out, "Great costume!" as
they passed.
As the song faded out and was replaced by a slow song that she didn't exactly
care for, Draco nodded over to the refreshment table questionally and Hermione agreed.
As soon as they were able to hear what each other was saying Draco said, "Look over at Scott and Kerry. They're
playing their parts well."
Hermione followed his gaze to where Scott was joking
with Fred and George and Kerry was sitting (just as Hermione
would be doing) and talking to Ron and Harry.
Hermione stifled a laugh as she noticed their
costumes. Harry and Ginny were dressed as Eric and Arieal
from the Muggle video 'The Litle
Mermaid". Ginny looked like she was having a great time, but Harry looked
very uncomfortable.
Standing beside them was Ron and Lavender, who he had convinced to go with him.
Lavender was adorned with long, sickly bright feathers, and Hermione
supposed she was a peacock. Why Lavender chose to be a male peacock, she didn't
know. In fact, Hermione doubted that Lavender knew
that it was the male peacock that had the bright colors.
Ron also looked quite happy, though Hermione noticed
him glancing sourly at Scott and Kerry every few moments. He was dressed in a
bright orange Chudley Cannons outfit, making him not
only stand out, but also making it obvious who he was.
Needless to say, both Harry and Ron believed that Kerry was Hermione.
Draco got Hermione some
punch and leaned over and whispered, "Let's hope no one's spiked it
yet..." Hermione grinned and rolled her eyes. "Yet?"
Draco grinned back. "We need a little
fun..."
Hermione elbowed him. "Jerk.
And you're supposed to be a prefect?"
Draco shrugged, then looked
like he'd just had an idea. "Hey, you wanna go
eavesdrop and see how good Kerry is at impersonation?"
For a moment, Hermione looked as if she was going to
tell him off. Then, a mischeivous gleam entered her
eyes and she agreed.
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Shaylee and Severus sat at the High Table, the only table that hadn't been moved to the side, talking to Professor Dumbledore.
Actually, Snape was the one talking. Shaylee was looking out at someone and nodding or shaking her head.
Finally, Snape looked over and said, "What in Merlin's name are you doing?"
Shaylee blushed. "Oh, nothing!" she
claimed innocently.
Dumbledore looked at them, amused. "I believe Miss Weasley is conveying to her cousins whether 'the coast is clear' to spike the punch.
Shaylee cursed. "How'd you know?" "Well, judging by how close you are to your cousins, and that bottle shaped bulge in that red headed dragon's robes, I figured it out quite easily."
Shaylee looked slightly put out and shook her head at a disappointed looking dragon.
Snape cocked an eyebrow at her and she glared at him. "Remember the wings, Sevvy."
He groaned. "Somebody had better pull a prank tonight…" This made the headmaster laugh delightedly. "Severus, I must say I enjoy the change that Shaylee seems to have triggered inside of you."
Severus looked at him sullenly and Shaylee giggled.
"Yep, Sevvy's gonna be a full fledged prankster when I get done with him!" She scooted her chair closer and leaned over to start playing with his hair. "You know, when clean, your hair is kinda sexy…" Shaylee didn't even bother keeping her voice down.
Severus blushed and Dumbledore beamed at them.
"Why don't you two go dance?" Dumbledore suggested.
Shaylee brightened up. "Yeah! Come on, Sevvy! Let's dance!"
Severus looked at her as if she was called a Brazilian Polar Bear.
"What? Come on, Sevvy!"
"No," he answered shortly.
"But no one even knows who you are!" Shaylee protested. "Unless they happen to notice that I'm sitting in my usual meal seat…" Severus pointed out.
Shaylee pouted as he went back to talking to Dumbledore.
Then she got an idea and stood up.
"Where are you going?"
Shaylee smiled lightly as she stepped behind him. "You don't have to look at me like I'm a Brazilian Polar Bear!" (This made him look at her even more strangely) "I'm just going to ask Scott if he—"
Snape stood up immediately. "Alright, alright. I'll dance."
Shaylee giggled and winked at Dumbledore as they walked down to the dance floor.
When they were well out of hearing range, Dumbledore leaned over the table and said, "Mr. Jordan? I have a request for a song."
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Thank you reviewers! And thanks to everyone for putting up with the weird stuff from the last chapter… It kinda confused me….. But, I at least go tit so you could read the actually story part now… So, it'll be OK, I suppose. It just looks kinda funky! ^_^ Anyway, thanks to reviewers!! It's the ball now. It's gonna get exciting and stuff will happen that sooooooome people have been waiting for. (Gosh, there's something I promised a long time ago, and it hasn't happened yet, but I finally found a time….)Well, thanks!
Lizzie Malfoy: LOL, thanks. The internet here is hooked up to the cable, so when the cable isn't working the internet doesn't either. Sooo, that's why it took a little bit longer… But, thank you!!! LOL…
BelleThe Philiosopher'sCookie:
LOL… Well, my mom knows that I have an obsession with moose… And we're
pretty close and have the same dirty sense of humor…. She only said, "Why
do you ask?" in a really weird voice…. ^_^ But I told her it was
for my fanfic, so yeah.. ^_^
And, thanks. I'm just gonna
stop worrying about that chapter and let it do its thing….
Water Demon: Heehee, thanks soooo much! I feel special… ^_^
Xamphia: LOL, ok that makes me feel a lot better. Thanks!
Dying Angel: LOL! Thanks for that info! I'll remember that and have the bar ready when the guard comes next… Oh, and sorry I let my storm get loose… ^_^
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Hairy pudding: LOL, nice name!! ^_~ And thank you soo much. I try to make the serious parts not too funny... ^_^
Meg: LOL, yeah… Let's just say that there's utter chaos and confusion after midnight… Well, I live in There's-too-much-corn-in-Indiana, but I'm in I-love-a-change-of-scenery-Kentucky right now. LOL, and I think I got it so that you could at least read it…. I'm trying this chapter in HTML and seeing if it does it differently….
Writer Girl 03: Thanks for reading it anyway! And if you wanna go back, I believe I got it so that you could read most of it….
Wink: Thanks! I think it was something like that so thanks!
Tainted Love: Hmmm… Thanks! I think I got it so that it's at least readable… ^_^
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Darkmarkgrl: LOL. Thanks…. I didn't even think of that… ^_^
DraconisGirl: LOL… Yes, I believe it was… Hmmm…. And, yeah, I'd go for Neville in the 5th book, cuz he sounds a lot more brave, and I feel sorry for the poor guy, and just wanna give him a BIG hug!!!
Super Geek: LOL… Yes, you hafta wait… And sorry it was a long wait… The cable wasn't working here, and the internet is hooked up to the cable… Grrrrrrrrrr…
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