CHAPTER FOUR
GETTING THE DRESS
GOING TO THE DANCE
TAKES PLACE 3 MONTHS LATER
Pansy was sitting in the common room talking quietly with Draco and Blaise about her and George. Now that she was dating him, the girls in the house warmed up to her, they realized all this time she really was only friends with Draco and Blaise. All of the sudden one of the girl came running down from the bedrooms and ran up to her and interrupted her conversation.
" Pansy I know you are busy but a bird just landed in our room and dropped off a really expensive looking box."
Pansy was curious as to what it was she went upstairs to get it and bring it back into the common room with her. She wanted the boys to be there with her incase it was something bad. She slowly opened it and gasped in shock. It was the dark green dress, with silver linings that she had tried on at the dress store. She didn't know who got it for her because it was really expensive she could barely afford it with the money her parents gave to her.
" Draco, Blaise did you guys get this for me?"
"No Pansy we told you we will never step into a dress shop again, maybe you look at the card and see who is it from."
She opened the card and her mouth just dropped wide open with more shock.
"Oh my god I didn't know he was I mean oh my lord."
"What is it Pansy?"
"When me and George had our detention in the kitchens I was yelling at him about how I had to be there with him and not out getting my dress. I guess he went to the store and asked them what dress I tried on and had them hold for me."
" Pans how much was this dress?"
"Let's put it this way Blaise I could barely afford it."
" Damn Pansy I think that boy really loves you."
"He does that's what the card says."
They took the card and read it, it said " I know it was my fault you couldn't go get you're dress so I bought it for you, I want you to know Pansy Marie Parkinson that I love you. Love George"
Pansy put the dress back into the box and walked out of the common room towards the Quidditch pitch where George and his team were practicing.
" George Arthur Weasley you get down here this instant."
At this point all the team was down on the ground as George walked over to Pansy.
" What's wrong Love?"
" What's wrong you ask, why did you buy that dress for me I could've worn something I already had."
Listen I felt bad okay don't worry about it, it's a gift from me to you I love you Pansy I may not be able to give you the world but I can try and give you a small part of it."
" Don't get me wrong George I love the dress all I am saying is no offence but even I could barely afford it, how the hell did you?"
"no offence taken but I have been saving up my money since I was five years old to use for a joke shop, well with my money and Fred's and our friend Lee Jordan's money we have enough for the store to open it next summer. There was enough left in my money that I could buy you the dress."
" George you are the best guy in the world, I am sorry I yelled at you, but you know you were right about all the other times I was a spoiled rich kid but I want to change."
"Baby you have already changed you are with me that is saying something, and no matter what anyone says I love you."
" George you're going to make me cry I love you too."
" Now Pansy you go get dressed for the dance and I will meet you at the bottom of the stairs, love you sweetie."
'I love you too George I will see you in about two hours."
With that said all the girls realized the only had two hours to get ready and they ran after Pansy to go get dressed. All the guys sat there laughing at how the girls were, they laughed even harder when they saw that Draco had run with the girls back to the dorms.
" I swear he takes more time to get ready then any girl I know." Laughed Blaise
Then Ron walked up to him and stood right in front of him, Blaise had to look up because Ron was almost three inches taller than him.
"Listen Zambini I know you like Hermione and I know that Malfoy likes Ginny but I swear if either of you hurts them I will personally see too it that you never walk again."
"Trust me Weasley I would never hurt you're sister or Hermione, they have become close friends with Pansy and she is like my sister, and plus I love you're sister so I wouldn't hurt them okay?"
"Okay fine I will trust you for now."
After saying that he held his hand out to Blaise for him to shake it, and they shook hands. That was all out of the way now and the guys decided that they should head inside to get dressed for the dance. George was nervous because he and Pansy had to sing their song in front of the whole entire school with their parents there. You see tonight was a special dance it was a dance with the parents there so they could see how their kids were doing. He knew his parents would be there and they would be shocked to him with a Slytherin, especially one who was best friends with a Malfoy and a Zambini. He also knew that Pansy's mother would be there as well as Malfoy and Zambini's mothers.
TWO HOURS LATER
Pansy was getting ready to walk out the door when her mother came up to her, Pansy was shocked she didn't think her mother would be here tonight.
" Sweetie you look absolutely stunning, whoever you're date is, will be the envy of all the other boys."
" Momma what are you doing here, I didn't think you would be up to coming how are you doing?"
"I am doing great honey after the last fight me and you had when you left home after Christmas I knew I had to get some help so I have been clean and sober since January 3rd."
" Oh momma I am so proud of you, I love you thought I was going to lose you for a bit there."
" You will never lose me honey I will be right here with you, now I hear from Blaise and Draco that you get the honor of singing a duet with a boy. Can I ask who this boy is, do I know him?"
" Mom you have to wait until the dance just like everyone else now I have to meet my date, see you in there momma."
Pansy walked down to the front of the stairs where George was waiting, they walked around the corner so they could go into the Great Hall unnoticed, and get behind the curtains before they went on stage. Everyone was sitting down in the Great Hall awaiting who would sing the duet, only the teachers, the people who tried out, and the two Slytherins and three Gryffindors knew who it was. Draco and Blaises' mothers were a little miffed that their boys had dates from Gryffindor, also they were very curious to see who Pansy was dating because the boys wouldn't say who it was. Then Dumbledore got up in front of everyone and started talking.
" Now as most of you know there will be a boy and a girl performing a duet together tonight and when they sing I'd advise everyone, even the adults to listen to the lyrics carefully. But for now let's enjoy the wonderful performance."
Everyone sat on the edge of their seats awaiting the two singers.
" George I don't know if I can do this my mother and you're parents are out there and so is a bunch of other parents from both of our houses, and plus all the students that don't know we are the ones singing."
" Pansy I love you okay, and you love me that is all we need to get through this just remember just sing it like you sang it before. Full of heart and love, you can do it baby I know you can."
"Okay I can do this okay I can do it, oh god I love you George."
" I know baby I love you too, more than anything come on now let's rock this Hall."
The lights were dimmed so nobody could see them yet, and the curtain rose and the music started up. Pansy was standing across from George holding his hand, while in her other hand she had a muggle microphone so everyone could hear her. The lights came up, and everyone except those who knew were shocked. Nobody was more shocked than Mrs. Weasley, and Mrs. Parkinson, there children were up there together, they were suppose to hate each other. Mrs. Parkinson looked at her two friends who were just as shocked as she was. All three of them glanced over to where the boys were sitting and just smiled and waved sheepishly. Before the started singing Mrs. Parkinson looked over at Mrs. Weasley who was looking at her they were both glaring at each other, they finally looked forwards to watch the kids. Pansy started to sing the beginning of the song.
" Kiss me too fiercely, hold me too tight. I need help believing you're with me tonight. My wildest dreamings could not foresee lying here beside you, with you wanting me. And just for this moment as long as you're mine. I've lost all resistance and crossed the borderline. And if it turns out, its over too fast. I'll make every last moment last, as long as you're mine."
George leaned over and whispered in her ear that he loved her and kissed her cheek before he started singing his part.
" Maybe I'm brainless, maybe I'm wise. But you've got me seeing through different eyes, somehow I've fallen, under you're spell. And somehow I'm feeling it's "up" that I fell."
George then spun her around until she was resting her head on his shoulder and she brought the microphone up to her mouth and joined him in singing.
" Every moment, as long as you're mine. I'll wake up my body, and make up for lost time."
Pansy took her microphone down and looked up at George as he sang.
" Say there's no future for us as a pair."
She brought the microphone back up to her mouth and started to belt out the rest of the lyrics with George still holding her.
" And though I may know I don't care! Just for this moment as long as you're mine. Come be how you want to and see how bright we shine, borrow the moonlight, until it is through. And I know I'll be here holding you, as long as you're mine."
Everyone sat there in shock as the song came to a finish, then George and Pansy came together in a kiss. Just as they kissed George pulled away and looked confused, as did everyone else then he asked her a question.
"Pansy what is it?"
" It's just for the first time" and she paused looking into the crowd seeing her classmates, her mother, her teachers, her friends parents, and her boyfriend's parents. " I feel wicked" and the song ended with them kissing on stage. At this point most of the students and parents stood up and clapped cheering because they had done so well. Pansy and George looked into the crowd and saw their mothers yelling at each other. They both hopped off the stage and ran over there, their friends met them over there as well.
" I should have known my daughter would have her mind poisoned by one of you're sons since you have so many of them"
" How do you know it wasn't you're daughter that poisoned my son I mean look at who her friends are and who you're in company of, and just look where you're husband is."
" Both of you stop screaming at each other why can't you just be happy for me and Pansy?"
" Dear boy, you may think you are in love with my daughter but you aren't I will not have her dating a Weasley, and I am sure you're mother doesn't want you dating a Parkinson."
" Mother I do not care if you don't like his mother or his family for that matter all that matters to me is that I love George, and there is nothing you can do about it."
" Oh honey there is a lot of things I could do, and I will be doing them starting tomorrow you are transferring to another school, if that is what I have to do to keep you away from him."
" Mom do you see what you are doing to me you are doing what your mother did to you."
" What are you talking about dear."
" You told me you're mother was trying to get you to marry someone you didn't want too, so you ran away to marry the guy you wanted too. Mom I love you a lot but if you try and keep me from George I will run away and not come back."
" Pansy dear you aren't being serious are you I mean come on dear I am sure you can find someone better than a Weasley."
"Hey I resent that I think I am a fine catch don't you Pansy?"
"Yes I think you are an awesome catch and I am not leaving you."
"Good I wont give you the chance if you left me I would go hunt for you until I found you, I finally found love and I'm not turning my back on it."
" I love you George."
" I love you too, Pansy."
" Stop it now George this is just a school thing do you think once summer comes and you leave Hogwarts for the last time you would still want to be with someone who has two years left in school?"
" Mom why are you doing this to me, I mean dad please try to reason with her, I love Pansy and I've already talked to Dumbledore, and Fred, and we are putting off the joke shop for two years and Dumbledore is giving me a job here at Hogwarts as a helping hand with Quidditch."
" George Weasley you never told me you were going to do that shouldn't you have told me I mean I am you're girlfriend?"
" I wanted to surprise you but our mothers decided they wanted to chose who we can and cannot be with."
" Now, now children you know you're mothers can be a bit over the top.
" Well I have never Albus you do not have right to talk to me that way."
"Mrs. Parkinson or should I say Holly, if I remember correctly you and Mrs. Weasley or Molly were friends in school were you not?"
" We were but things change people change."
" Holly, I remember you and Molly being in my office almost every other day for making trouble, or being out after hours with boys. Don't you think you can let you're daughter be happy. She has made knew friends this year she is friends with all the Weasley children at the school now, she is friends with Harry Potter and Hermione Granger. Since she started dating George, her two best friends have become involved with Ginny Weasley and Hermione Granger. That is something that nobody ever thought would happen. You're daughter and George have single handedly stopped the riff between Slytherin and Gryffindor, that riff my dear has been going on since the beginning of Hogwarts."
" You know he is right Holly it is time to bury the hatred and be happy for you're daughter."
" Narcissa I never thought I would hear you say that I mean you're husband would never approve of his son dating a Weasley, what would he say if he knew?"
" I don't care if he knows I have let that man run my son's life for too long it is time to let him make his own choices, as we speak right now the ministry is getting him to sign the divorce papers I am going back to being a Black instead of a Malfoy."
The look on Draco's face was amazing it was a cross between happiness and tears of joy. Holly just looked at her daughter who was crying and being comforted by George Weasley, then she looked at Molly who was tearing up as well.
" Well I guess I have no choice in the matter and Pansy was right I was going to do to her exactly what my mother tried to do to me. Pansy dear I am sorry I came here tonight to tell you I was sober and then I go and mess it up again I am so sorry George, Molly and the rest of you. I love you Pansy you have every right to still be mad at me."
" I am not mad at you mother I am just hurt you would try and do that to me I mean I know you were set in you're ways but that doesn't mean you can't change I mean I fell in love mother and I never thought I would."
" I know you did honey I am sorry through and through, oh yea and by the way you two did an awesome job up there."
"Thank you Mrs. Parkinson we had to write a song for the Valentine's Day dance as a punishment for fighting but it worked out in the end, didn't it Dumbledore?"
" Albus you did it again didn't you he did that to me and Blaise's father we had to write a song for I think it was Valentine's day as well and it ended up getting us together."
" Well you know me Makela, I just knew you two would be good together and look I was right, you two last I heard were still in love, and you produced a handsome, smart, healthy boy. I'm sure he would be agreeing with me if he was here."
"Well he should be getting home soon."
"What Mom, dad is coming home I mean I thought they said he wasn't getting out for a long time?"
"I am not sure who did it but someone put in a good word for you're father and they were able to prove that he was innocent and wasn't a death eater."
"Blaise I am so happy for you I know you love you're father."
" Thanks Pansy don't be so sad you have a wonderful guy here who loves you and you're mother is here and she's better now, why are you still looking sad?"
"It might be because the most important man in her life wasn't here before, but baby girl I am here now."
When Pansy heard that she turned around to see her father standing there smiling at her with tears in his eyes. She just smiled really big and jumped into her father's arms hugging as hard as she could since she hasn't gotten to hug him in over 6 months. After the hug he walked over to George and stuck out his hand.
"If you don't mind I would like to shake the hand of the man who has made my little girl happy."
"I would love to shake you're hand Sir you and you're wife have raised a beautiful and charming girl."
"Thank you George we tried our best, she did have a little trouble when she was younger with Draco, and Blaise trying to get her into trouble."
"Yeah sorry bout that Mr. Parkinson. Shouted Draco and Blaise
"Well everybody I do believe we have a dance to partake in Filch music please."
Everyone starting dancing which each other Pansy and Blaise's parents were dancing together man and wife for the first time in a long time. Even Draco's mother was dancing with Severus Snape.
" Well Pansy I think tonight was a success do you agree with me darling?"
" Oh yes I do George I love you I truly do, I am so glad I slipped on you and you're damn brother's invention, or I wouldn't have gotten to meet you."
" Ah Pansy I love you too baby forever, and yes I am glad with the invention as well I got to find you."
They just leaned over to each other and kissed on the lips the fire and passion was still there, just like their very first kiss.