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CHAPTER 15: The Ball, PART 1.
Anna put on her earings as the last adjustment and twirled looking into the full length mirror. 'Not to shabby.' she thought.
Anna walked over to the bathroom door, "are you done yet, Hermione?" She asked knocking on the door.
Hermione came out of the door and spun around for Anna to see.
"Hermione! Ron is going to be blown away!" She said merrily, as she twirled her around one more time. Hermione blushed and mumbled a small thanyou.
"Take that Lavender!" Anna whispered to Hermione with a smirk. Hermione laughed and took a step back to get a better view of Anna.
" Harry's going to be absolutely speechless!" She said excitedly as Anna took her turn to blush, and thank her.
"Are you ready?" Anna asked, Hermione nodded her head and they collected themselves and made thier way down stairs.
Down stairs the boys were nervously awaiting the girls appearance. They were dressed in traditional black dress robes, although Harry had a red undervest and Ron had on a light blue-green tie. The girls insisted on it, well Anna did, mumbling something about matching.
"Bloody hell! How long can they take?" Ron asked nervously pacing the common room.
"Ron, all your whining is giving me a headache and your constant pacing is make me dizzy." Harry said stopping Ron.
They turned thier attention to see Hermione. She descended the stairs in a beautiful aqua dress. It perfectly fitted her form, with long baby blue see through sleeves. The dress started at the top with a baby blue, but as the dress went on the color got darker and darker until it was a dark aqua at the bottom. Shimmering crystals dotted the dress making it glow.
Her hair was styled sleek and strait with a matching headband to keep from her hair falling into her face that shimered with a light aqua sparkle on her eyes, her lips glossy. Baby blue low heels and a blue crystal necklace completed the outfit.
" Y-you look n-nice." Ron stuttered trying to think of something to say, Hermione felt a light blush creep onto her cheecks. Everyone's attention was on her.
Harry nodded his head, " you look great Hermione!" He said, Hermione thanked him and turned her attention to the stairs, " wait until you see Anna." She said to him, Anna then appeared at the top of the stairs.
Anna was in a beautiful victorian dress that was in the deepest red, it reminded Anna of a spanish dancer. It was off the shoulder with the short sleeves and neckline trimmed with black lace. The bodice was intwined with black ribbon and ended at the waistline, which was decorated with a black satin bow that tied in the back. The skirt of the dress flowed out and swayed as she descended the stairs.
A ruby red color sparkled on her lips and eyes, making her brown eyes stand out wonderfully. Her hair was halfway up with dark curls cascading down her shoulders, decorated with a single rose. Black heels and ruby earings completed her outfit.
All Harry could do was stare, as did the rest of the room. Anna met him at the bottom and gave him a chase kiss.
" I, uh, err," Harry started, Anna inwardly giggled. Hermione was right, he was speechless.
" You look amazing!" He finally finished.
Both girls let out a small laugh and started to the Great Hall. As they went, there was a anouncer, that anounced the couples as they came in. Dumbledore thought it would be fun for the students to make an entrance. They anounced Ron and Hermione, everyone stared not believing this was Hermione.
Then they anounced Harry and Anna, at this anouncement Snape looked up to see Anna come down the isle with her arm looped around Harry's. He almost fell out of his seat, she looked breathtaking. Snape smiled, proudly forgetting about how it was a shock it was to the students.
He watched as the orchestra started and Anna and Harry took thier positions and started to a slow walts, Anna moved to the music perfectly matching Harry's movements and tempo.
With a twirl here and there, Snape could picture him and her mother dancing. He shook away the feeling and clapped when the music ended.
Anna looked over to see her father smiling and waved. He indicated with a nod, then quickly went back to his cool demeanor.
The four picked a table and talked for a while and danced occasionally. Then Ginny made her way over in a light pink shimmering dress.
"Oh Harry, please dance with me?" She asked smiling, Harry looked at Anna.
Ginny glared, Anna just shrugged and replied, " If you want."
Harry didn't want any bad feelings between them so he accepted her offer and she dragged him to the dance floor.
Anna sat there alone, Hermione and Ron were dancing, when she saw Draco Malfoy come up to her.
"Would you like to dance?" He asked with a smirk.
"What makes you think I would want to?" Anna replied with a smirk.
Draco laughed, "becuase your sitting all by yourself while your boyfriend is dancing with his ex." He said in a logical tone.
" He just didn't want there to be any bad feelings." She said, although when she looked over at the pair, she didn't like how close they were.
"If you believed that, you wouldn't look so sad." He said in what seemed a sincere voice.
"Please?" He asked nicely.
Anna didn't have anything better to do, and he seemed alright.
So she nodded and said " one dance."
He bowed, " I'll take what I can get." He joked.
Anna let out a small laugh and took his hand as he led her to the dance floor. He put his hand on her waist and took her other hand in his.
She backed away a little creating some space between them. The music started back up during a small pause, and he twirled her.
"Why are you bieng so nice to me?" She asked skeptically as he moved a little closer.
" I just wanted to say I'm sorry, if I came off rude. " He said, Anna just raised her eyebrow.
"What makes you think I'm going to believe that?" She asked skeptically.
"Your father," he said indicating to Snape with his head, " happens to be my godfather." He said
"Really? How come he never told me?" She wondered aloud.
"Probably because he didn't want the other kids to think I was favored." Draco answered.
Anna rolled her eyes and scoffed, " he's doing a great job of that." Draco smirked.
As Harry was dancing trying to keep Ginny from getting to close with him, he looked over table to see it empty. 'Where's Anna?' He thought, he then searched the dance floor. There's Neville and Hannah, Lavender and Dean.
Then he spotted her with Draco Malfoy! She was dancing and smiling! Harry abruptly stopped dancing and turned on his heel and stormed to the table, leaving Ginny to stomp back to her date. He sat and huffed next to Hermione and Ron.
"What's wrong?" Asked Hermione, Ron looked at him concerned.
"Why don't you see for yourself." He said glaring at the dancing pair. Hermione and Ron turned thier heads to see Anna dancing with Draco, and she seemed to enjoy it. Thier mouths dropped open.
After the song ended Anna clapped and thanked him.
"No thankyou! For it has been an honour!" He said dramatically, Anna laughed and gave him a hug. Not because she was intereasted in him, but because he was her dad's god son and he wasn't so bad.
She made her way to the table to see Harry glaring and the other two with thier mouths hanging open.
"What did I miss?" She asked confused.
"You were dancing with Draco!" He spat the name as if it was poison.
"That's bec-" She started until Harry cutted in,
" NO! How could you? I trusted you!" He started.
"Whao! Slow down there cowboy," She cut in, " before you yell and scream will you let me explain?" She asked slowly.
Harry reluctantly nodded and plopped back in the chair.
"I danced with him because he said he was sorry." She started.
Harry raised an eyebrow " Malfoy apologised?" He asked skeptically.
"I know I didn't believe it either, but once we started dancing, he turned out to be nice and very respectful." She said with an emphasis on respectful.
Harry still didn't look happy, "It's Malfoy! He just wants to snog you!" He said in a raising voice.
" Eww, no!" She replied disgusted " he's my dad's godson for heaven's sake! He's practically family."
Harry's face softened, " really?"
Anna sighed, " yes really." She replied looking honestly into his eyes.
Harry knew she was telling the truth and stood to wrap his arms around her.
"Good! I won't let anyone have you but me." He smirked and kissed her.
Ron made a gagging noise, "uhg! Could you guys get a room?" He asked, they broke apart and laughed.
A song came on and at this particular one the dance floor was cleared.
"Why isn't anyone dancing?" Anna asked.
"That's because at every ball there is a song specially reserved for the teachers, they each pick a partner and dance with them. Hence the name, 'the teacher's dance'." Hermione explained.
Anna nodded and saw her dad sitting in a corner with his arms folded.
" Who does my dad dance with?" She asked.
The trio exchanged amused glances.
"Uh, Anna, Snape never dances at these things." Replied Ron. Hermione and Harry shook thier heads in agreement.
"Well that's about to change!" Anna said brightly. She got up and made her way across the room.
"Where are you going?" Harry called, she just looked back and smirked.
" Dad what are doing here standing all one? It's the teacher's dance." She asked.
Snape just shook his head, " I know that, I don't dance." Snape grumbled.
"Well now you do!" Exclaimed Anna as she dragged him to the dance floor.
Before he could protest, she was already on the dance floor and in position. Snape had no choice but to get into position and started leading.
"You are your mother's daughter." He mumbled under his breath.
Anna giggled, " I know." She replied smirking
As the song went on the steps became more advanced and he twirled her around. Anna followed him and matched his steps, even the hard ones.
The students stared, no one would have thought that Severus Snape could dance! The trio stared in amazment.
"How did she do that?" Asked Ron. Hermione just shrugged her shoulders.
As the teachers dissapeared one by one, Dumbledore stood at the podium.
" Our first father daughter dance!" He announced motioning to Snape and Anna. The crowd, 'awwwed', atleast the girls did, and clapped.
Anna beamed, even Snape let out a little smile. As the song ended Anna and her dad took a bow, well atleast she made him.
She made her way back to the table with applause. She sat down next to her three friends and took Harry's hand in hers.
' This is the best night of my life.' She thought as she looked around.
What she didn't know was that hundreds of miles away, at the Martin house hold, her family was having the most terrifying night of thier lives.
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WARNING: THE NEXT CHAPTER MAY BE RATED TEEN FOR ADULT SITUTAIONS AND POSSIBLY VIOLENCE. :( (tear)