The day of the graduation ball, I was freaking out. It wasn't because of the dress, or the hair (which were both wonderful)- it was the fact that I was going to dance, and with him no less.

In the end, I had agreed to go to the ball with Sebastian. We were talking in the library about how neither of us had dates, and he just said, "Why don't we go together?"

I smiled and said yes, thinking that it was good I was going with a friend. I was still feeling down about Blaise, and since then Malfoy and I hadn't talked much. I supposed he was doing it because of Blaise, but Blaise had shown everyone that he didn't care anymore.

I was worried that I would mess up the dance- but a lot of people reassured me, telling me we danced perfectly.

I almost snorted in derision when they told me we were the perfect couple, that the chemistry was mind-blowing.

There is no chemistry between us. What was once there is gone now- it's one-sided, and this time on my part, I thought to myself as I made my way to the Great Hall.

I saw my Harry and Ron- Harry with Ginny and Ron with Lavender.

"Harry! Ron!" I cried in amazement. "Look at you two!"

"I know, the other girls wouldn't want to miss a chance to dance with the famous Harry Potter- but sorry girls, only I get to dance with him," Ginny said proudly. Harry grinned down at her and squeezed her hand.

"Don't forget about Hermione," he reminded her.

"Of course I didn't forget! Besides, she's not a girl- look at her, she's a woman," she argued.

"Save me a dance, Hermione," Ron said grinning.

"Of course I will- did you think I'd forget about you two?" I said, swatting his arm.

"Well, what with the excitement you had with the Slytherins," Lavender said jokingly. I froze.

"Well- come on then, before we get caught in a stampede," Ginny said quickly.

We all walked down to the Great Hall.

The prefects had done a good job.

Yeah..

What?

Aren't you curious to find out how he thinks you look?

I don't want to know.

Okay..

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"And now, for a performance by some of our talented students," announced Professor McGonagall.

I groaned- and Harry and Ron were clapping. I wearily smiled at them before he took my hand and led me to the middle of the dance floor.

The music began, and we just danced. We didn't talk, except for when he or I would mess up.

Since this is the only time you will ever get to be with him, treasure it.

I don't want to- I want to move on.

Feels like a fire that burns in my heart
Every single moment that we spend apart
I need you around for every day to start
I haven't left you alone

"Funny how you look like a girl now," he smirked.

I glared at him.

There's something about you, I stare in your eyes
And everything I'm looking for I seem to find
All this time away is killing me inside
I need your love in my life

"Eye contact," he murmured, forcing me to look at him. There was an apologetic smile on his face.


I wanna spend time till it ends
I wanna fall in you again
Like we did when we first met
I wanna fall with you again

Ohhhh

I was so focused on eye contact that I missed a step.

"Oops," I muttered with a slight grin and shake of the head.

"It's okay," he said, smiling back.


We fought in a battle, nobody won
And now we face a mountain to be overcome
You can't turn away, the past is said and done
I need us to carry on

I wanted this moment to last forever. It was like nothing else existed but us.

I suppose this was what they were talking about.

I wanna spend time till it ends
I wanna fall with you again
Like we did when we first met
I wanna fall with you again

la la la la la, whoa

I looked over at my friends; they were mesmerized by the dance. How odd.


You'll try everything you never thought would work before
When you live, when you love, and you give them your all
You can always give up some more
Baby nothing means anything unless you're here to share with me
I can breathe, I can bleed, I can die in my sleep
Cause you're always there in my dreams

"Oops," he whispered.

I smirked at him- and he smiled.

I wanna spend time till it ends
I wanna fall with you again
Like we did when we first met
I wanna fall with you again

"It's okay," I said.

I wanna spend time till it ends
I wanna fall with you again
Like we did when we first met
I wanna fall with you again

Ohh, la la la

You again

We finished the slow part of the performance, now it was time for the fast dance.

"Ready?" he mouthed.

I nodded my head.

We start off standing close together, facing each other.. I lifted my right arm, his hand holding my uplifted one.. then with a single motion spun me away and pulled me back. He dipped me and ran a hand along my body as I placed my left leg on his hip. In one move I snapped that leg back, then we spun around and waltzed around the dance floor.

Funny thing is when I look into your eyes
I sense something so sincere in your disguise
You whisper secrets I hear only in my dreams
Then I wake up to your tele-smoke screen
I wait patiently while you play your game
'Cause in the end, I'll be the winner all the same
You'll see clearly when the song comes to a stop
I'll be the one blowing kisses from the top

I walked around him with my right arm lifted. We faced each other, and bended our knees with arms around each other. We do this twice; I run my hand down his chest.. then he spins me, dips me once, lifts me slightly, dips me again and then spins me.

(So baby, stop) Stop, you're surrounded
(I got my love) Love all around ya
(One wrong move) Move and I'll down ya
And that'll end ya
You should surrender
You'll never win
Unless you give in

We stood side to side, stepping to the right and leaning head to the right- then stepping in the other direction. We moved backwards with our arms outstretched like we were pushing something away with a small kick.. then I sway my hips in place as he bows then does the same. We spun, he dipped and lifted me slowly. I lift my arms as he does this.

(So stop, baby, stop) Stop, you're surrounded
(I got my love) Love all around ya
(One wrong move) Move and I'll down ya
And that'll end ya
You should surrender
You'll never win
Unless you give in
So won't you give our love a chance?
Or do you only wanna dance?

I flipped my hair as I danced backward, him dancing forward.. We spun then danced around each other while holding hands. We spun again, changing hands. I end up with my arm on his shoulder, I other lifted at my side. We face the audience- then he pulls the side of my skirt to spin me away then pulls me back.

You put your lips very closely to my face
And then you run away and so begins the chase
I'll be the hunter, but boy, you better pray
'Cause when I want ya, I'll get you anyway
You know what I wanna do

He knelt as I danced forward and backward, ending with a kick. He stood up and caught me at the end of my spin, with my arms around his shoulders. We sway our hips in a wave motion. He dips me then lifts me slowly, moving my body in a sweeping motion.

It ain't nothing new
I'm tired of dropping clues
So, gonna step to you
Will you rise to my occasion?
Or will you make me change your station?

We spun three or four times. He held my wrists as he dances behind me. I pressed my back against him, and shimmy. I bow and he guides me in the same sweeping motion as before.

Stop, you're surrounded
(I got my love) Love all around ya (Uh)
(One wrong move) Move and I'll down ya
And that'll end ya
You should surrender
You'll never win
Unless you give in

We spun. He held my right arm behind my head, the other at my side. I moved away and danced as he danced while crouching. He stood up, and we shimmied against each other again. We spin again, then do the cha-cha while holding hands, accentuated with little kicks. We dance forward facing the audience, I let go of his left hand and we lift our arms to our side and we slide forward in a sweeping motion.

(Stop) Stop, you're surrounded
(Oh, I got my love) Love all around ya
(One wrong move) Move and I'll down ya
And that'll end ya (Uh)
You should surrender (Uh)
You'll never win
Unless you give in
So won't you give our love a chance?
Or do you only wanna dance?

We spun, then faced each other as we shimmy. I danced around him as he held my chin as we danced in a circle around each other. We stopped, then raised a hand to our heads and moved it to our sides. We did a waltz around the dance floor, with his hand on my side and my hand on his chest. We do a series of spins, ending with the same sweeping motion as before, our arms to our sides and other arm around each other.

If you take my hands
And follow my lead
I'll make you dance (I can make you dance)
But if you get my feet (Get my feet)
And miss the beat (And miss the beat)
Then I can't take that chance (Then I can't take that chance)
If you take my hands (Oh)
And follow my lead (Oh, Oh, oh-oh)
I'll make you dance (I can make you dance)
But if you get my feet (Get my feet)
And miss the beat (And miss the beat)
Then I can't take that chance (I can't take it)

We spun, then leant to the right, slightly stretching. He spins me again then pulls me back. He catches me, then moves backwards, dragging me with our arms around each other. He then lifts me and spins me.. then he dips me back at the end.

(So stop) Stop, you're surrounded
(I got my love) Love all around ya (All around you)
Move and I'll down ya (Uh-uh-uh)
And that'll end ya (Uh-uh-uh!)
You should surrender (Uh-uh-uh!)
You'll never win
Unless you give in
So won't you give our love a chance?

As soon as the dance was over, I let go of his hand and walked back to my table.

We had dinner soon afterwards- sometime in the middle of it Professor McGonagall stood up and said,

"Tonight we will be awarding some students. The first award is.."

I slightly shook my head and started flipping through a small photo album of us that Ron brought.

I smiled at one picture, which was of us in the library. I was studying with a small frown on my face, and Harry and Ron would alternately make funny faces behind me. Every now and then I would swat them with parchment or a book.

Then I heard my name.

"What?" I asked as they were clapping.

"You've got an award, get up there!" Ginny said, pushing me.

I walked up to the stage and received my award- a ribbon. He was also getting an award.

"What about a congratulatory kiss?" he asked, slightly smirking.

I smiled at him but didn't say anything.

He still feels something for you!

Or maybe he just wants to humiliate me in front of everyone, knowing how I feel about him.

Have it your way, then.

He walked me back to my table, and I was about to sit down when my favorite professor just had to announce that since we won, we were supposed to dance one more time.

We both stared at her and mouthed, 'What!'

Let's just get this over with, I thought. He took me to the center of the dance floor again, and we danced- again.

We just danced to the slow part of the dance, not talking.

When it was done, he walked me back again.

The whole night I danced with almost all the guys in our class, from all Houses. I danced with him, but only during the performance, and some silly dance which was our inside joke.

I noticed that he spent the whole night dancing with her.

It didn't matter, I was having fun dancing with everyone else.

As it turns out, my feet weren't as forgiving.

I was limping all the way to the Head's common room- I needed a nice soak, fast.

I didn't see him for the rest of the evening.

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Hi guys.. Whew- attack of the.. nice boss? I was about to have a heart attack there, haha!XD

The dance steps were just something I just watched from Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights, the last dance:P

Oh, and you guys might pelt me with stones now, but.. I cross my fingers and hope NOT to die! There is a sequel coming up, because I couldn't figure out how to get them together in this story- I think it's too complicated to tie up so fast- so I'm doing it the way I made them fall for each other- one step at a time. I'm really sorry I put the HGBZ thing on the summary; a BIG error in my case. I hope none of you boycott the story!T,T

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