Chapter 33: The Show

A/N: Disclaimer in first few chapters!

The three people sitting on a bench outside the entrance to the concert hall must have looked like idiots to passers by as they're mouths were hanging up like a fish looking for food and they were staring at an empty space not so much as 20 meters away from where they were sitting. There were two males in the odd trio and one woman. One man had a handsomely sculpted pale face with stormy grey eyes and bleach blonde hair that feel into his eyes from time to time, making the ladies swoon. He had a slightly love struck expression planted on his features and a dreamy look in his eyes. The male opposite looked to be his complete opposite in every way with dark smoldering eyes, smooth dark skin and black hair that was carelessly ruffled. He had an awed look in his eyes and his jaws was nearly touching the floor in open admiration and shock of... nothingness. The female of this group was shaking her head, her long brown hair flying everywhere, in bemusement at the whole situation before she looked down at the tickets sitting on the table and let out an ear shattering shriek that caused the two men to jump about a foot into the air and look at her as if she had three heads.

"We are going to be late!" Pansy whisper yelled, having realised how loud she had been. The two guys took a moment to process the information as they were still looking quite dazed. Finally, the blonde haired man caught on to what she was saying and queue girly shriek number 2.

"We can't be late! I really want to see 'Mione dancing." Draco Malfoy whined, almost ready to stamp his foot in a retaliation to the idea of being late.

"Draco, mate, calm down," the dark skinned man placed his hands behind his head, the epitome of relaxation. "We are not going to be late. What time does the show start at, Pans?"

"8 pm" she replied.

"And what is the time at this present moment?"

"7:54"

"Ok..."

"Can we panic now?" an anxious Draco asked, looking towards the entrance to the theater. "Or will we just go in?"

"Let's go in." his two friends answered him in unison, before giving each other the stink eye but then the dark haired witch grinned and looped her arm through Blaise's and together they strolled towards the door, unaware of the nervous blonde wizard behind them trying to get them to hurry up.

"I give up," Draco said sourly, trudging along behind the pair.

Two minutes later they had passed the man who checked their tickets and let them through and in another five minutes they were sitting down in their sits just as they lights began to dim.

A woman dressed in a cloak with the hood up stepped out onto the stage, opened her mouth and began to sing. The haunting melody that flowed out of her mouth was spell bounding and riveting. Everyone in the entire hall seemed to be entranced by this one lonely figure on the stage. After a bit a singing, the woman left the stage and an upbeat rhythm started as dancers filed out and a man started to speak. Soon enough, the air filled with the sound of the fiddle, the flute, the concertina, the drums and the sound of hard shoes hitting a hard surface. Draco, Blaise and Pansy were all enthralled at the sight of the dancers all dancing at the same time. What talent! Then it was time for the lead dancers to do their dance. An unknown man stepped onto the stage and started to show off his skills, which were amazing. Twirls, jumps and the endless drumming of the feet didn't seem to wear him out. In fact , the male dancer seemed to be exhilarated as he electrified the hall with his presence. There were whoops, shouts and appreciative whistles from the audience who were very impressed with his moves. Suddenly, the beat of the dance changed. It was no longer meant to electrify...it was meant to seduce and as the male dancer left the stage, a female presence took control of the stage.

Hermione.

All eyes were glued to the slim figure of Draco's fiancee as she moved about the stage with eloquence and grace. Her shoes were soft so they didn't make any sound when she hit the surface of the stage. There were many kicks, twirls and pirouettes in the routine but Draco noticed that she had a small smile on her face as she danced her heart away, not a care in the world.

There was quite a few more dances after Hermione's including the Flamenco dance by an olive skinned woman in a red dress, an intricate Russian dance and a few more lineups from all the Irish dancers together. But then...one dance caused jealousy to crackle like fire through Draco's veins. Hermione was dancing, in a far too intimate position for his liking, with the other lead dancer. He watched with clenched fists as they swung each other around and danced away from each other with high kicks only to dance back into each other's arms. What if they were-? Was she cheating on him?

Draco he reasoned with himself inside his head. She would never do that to you. What's going on up there is purely a professional relationship. Think logically, for God's sakes!

He shook himself out of his mental talk to find out that it was almost the end of the show. There seemed to be a battle f wits going on between the instrument players as each of them tried to outplay the other as they leaned towards one another while playing their instruments and then scuttled backwards again. Then all the dancers came out one by one and did a small dance each before bowing and leaving the stage. Entirely to soon, the show ended with a standing ovation. The minute the clapping stopped, however, Draco was up and out of his chair and making a made dash for the exit, Blaise and Pansy hot on his heels.

Time to find Hermione and congratulate her.

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