Power of the Prince Lineage

SeverusxLily & Children

Rated T

Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter or its characters from the franchise. That honor belongs to JK Rowling

Power of the Prince Lineage

Chapter 9: The Yule Ball

Eileen stood in front of the mirror in the dress she and her mother picked out. As soon as Lily had sent word that she was in Hogsmeade, Eileen (escorted by her father, of course) went to meet her and the two of them immediately began to look in all of the shops that housed clothes. They had browsed for a while, the girl seeing nothing she would want to wear, until finally she spotted a dress that she thought was very pretty.

It was an evergreen off the shoulder dress with attached shoulder straps that fell all the way to the floor, and along it was silver trimming and jewels embroidering it. The dress was so elegant and beautiful and Lily had said it brought out her eyes. Eileen wasn't sure if that was true considering her eyes were black, but as she continued to look at herself in awe, she had to agree the green ball gown definitely brought out her eyes, made them seem to shine.

Lily stood back with a wide smile on her face as she said, "It looks perfect on you, Eileen! This is the one, I just know it."

Eileen nodded and smiled before looking at her mother and replying, "I think so, too. Do you think Draco will like it and think I look pretty in it?"

"I'm sure he'll think you look beautiful. Now let's get you out of that dress so we can pay for it and find a pair of silver shoes for you to wear."

"Will you be helping me get ready for the ball, mummy?"

"Of course I will. Severus is already telling Professor Dumbledore that I'm coming to help chaperone anyway, so it won't be an issue."

The girl nodded and allowed her mother to help her to the changing room. And as they went she couldn't keep the smile off of her face. She was getting a gown for the Yule Ball! She couldn't wait for that Christmas!

Lily smiled as she finished putting the finishing touches to her daughter's hair, applying the silver and emerald jewels where they needed to be before stepping back. Eileen stood up and turned around to face her mother, a somewhat anxious look on her face. After a moment she asked, "Well, how do I look?"

"Wonderful," Lily answered, her smile brightening as her green eyes rove over the girl's form.

Eileen smiled before turning to look at herself in the mirror. Black eyes widened as she looked at herself and she had to agree that she looked rather exquisite. Hair curled pinned up with jewels, the evergreen ball gown adorning her small body, and silver low heeled shoes adorned her feet; she looked like a Slytherin princess. She wore no makeup as both Severus and Lily believed her to be too young to wear it, but she did have a bit of light pink tinted gloss applied to her lips. Eileen looked absolutely amazing, especially to be the only First Year going to the Yule Ball.

Walking over to her mother Eileen hugged her and said, "Thank you, mum."

Lily returned her hug and gave her a kiss on her forehead before saying, "You're welcome, darling. Now I'm headed down to join your father and professors down in the Great Hall. It's seven-fifteen and the ball starts at eight, so be down at least by seven-thirty, seven forty-five at the latest."

Nodding Eileen watched her mother leave before turning back to look at herself in the mirror. Taking a deep breath Eileen left the lavatory and walked into the dorm room where her fellow First Year Ravenclaw girls were. Her roommates gasped in awe at her and hurried around her, all of them telling her that she looked beautiful and that she was so lucky to be able to go to the Yule Ball. Thanking them all Eileen walked over to Holly who was sitting on her bed with a book in her lap.

Holly smiled and said, "You look great, Eileen. I hope you have fun tonight; have enough fun for me, too."

"I will," Eileen replied with a chuckle. "Honestly, I'm just thrilled being able to go with Draco."

"I know. Hey, maybe he'll kiss you on the cheek before the night is over."

Eileen forced the rising blush on her face away before clearing her throat and telling Holly she was off. She left the First Year Girls Dormitory and headed down into the Common Room, pointedly ignoring all of the stairs directed towards her. She was already aware that her fellow Housemates had mixed feelings about her going to the ball. Some of them thought it was cute that she had been asked to go and was going to be a participant; others however believed her too young and that she shouldn't be allowed to attend the ball. She honestly didn't care what they thought, though. She was going to attend the Yule Ball with Draco and have a bloody good time.

Stepping out of Ravenclaw Tower Eileen was surprised to find Roderick and Tobias waiting for her. Blinking in surprise at her brothers she said, "Toby, Rod, hi. What are you two doing here?"

Tobias grinned and said, "You look really pretty, sis. And we're here to escort you downstairs. Also, Rod wanted to threaten Draco to make sure he takes care of you tonight."

"Rod," Eileen said looking at the eldest of the three of them.

Roderick looked back at her with his brown eyes and said, "I did not say I was going to threaten him."

"No, but you're going to give him that look of warning that dad gives us where he's silently telling us not to do anything that would warrant us getting into trouble."

"Whatever. Toby, let's just get our sister downstairs. I don't need to hear her lecture me about that older boy she's had a crush on since we were seven."

Eileen flushed at her brother's words as Tobias laughed out loud before patting his little sister's shoulder. Both boys stood on either side of their sister and held out their arms, Eileen slipping her arms through them before they all headed down the stairs to the First Floor. As they walked down they greeted portraits and passing students until finally they arrived on the First Floor.

Black eyes widened and Eileen stopped in her tracks as her eyes fell upon Draco's form. Draco was standing near the entrance to the Great Hall with his platinum blond hair combed perfectly and standing tall and proud in his dress robes. He looked very much like the Slytherin Prince he was known to be, and Eileen felt her heart quicken as she took his appearance in. Tobias and Roderick looked at their sister, then at Draco, and then at each other. They both rolled their eyes and shook their heads before taking their arms back from her and pushing her towards the older boy.

Draco turned to look at them as they approached and his grey eyes widened as he looked at his date for the night. Smiling down at her he said, "Eileen, you look absolutely beautiful."

"I do? Really?" Eileen asked hopefully.

"I wouldn't lie to you, Eileen. Believe me, you look stunning."

Black eyes sparkled as the girl smiled brightly. She stepped away from her brothers and towards Draco smiling as she took his arm that he held out to her. Turning back to look at her brothers she said, "Thank you for escorting me. Now go away."

Tobias rolled his eyes before waving and turning to leave. Roderick however stood for a while and stared at Draco, giving him a look of warning that was so much like his father's Draco found himself fidgeting slightly. Clearing his throat he said, "I promise I won't do anything to hurt your sister, Roderick."

Roderick hummed before turning and walking away, his shoulder length dark brown hair flying behind him like Severus' as he went to catch up with Tobias. As soon as he was gone Draco asked, "Why is he so much like Severus?"

Eileen shrugged before her eye caught Harry standing with his date. It was one of the Patil twins, Pavarti if she remembered correctly; her twin sister Padma was in Ravenclaw House with her. Calling out to her older brother she waved as Harry and Pavarti turned to look at her. Both of them smiled at waved in return before turning back to Professor McGonagall who was getting them situated to stand with the rest of the Tri-Wizard champions and their dates. Looking up at Draco Eileen told him that she would be inside the Great Hall in a moment and that she wanted to speak to her brother before the ball. Draco nodded and let her go, heading inside the wintery decorated Great Hall.

Harry smiled down at his little sister and said, "Mum definitely dolled you up, Eileen."

Pavarti smiled and said, "Yes, you look lovely."

"Thank you. And you look great too, Pavarti," Eileen replied.

"How do I look? Don't I get a compliment too?" Harry asked.

"No."

Pavarti giggled as Eileen winked at Harry, Harry fake pouting. Turning to the Indian girl she asked, "Who is Padma's date tonight?"

"She's here with Ron, but she's not excited about it. His robes look absolutely atrocious," Pavarti answered.

Before anything else could be said Eileen's eyes caught the form of Hermione coming down the stairs. She couldn't help but gawk at the girl; she looked beautiful! Harry and Pavarti both turned to look as well and Pavarti gasped at the sight, Harry's green eyes widening in surprise. Hermione smiled at them as she reached them before walking past them to be greeted by Viktor Krum. Eileen took that moment to leave them and head into the Great Hall to look for Draco. The Yule Ball was about to officially start, but she found herself more concerned about what Draco would do when he saw Hermione.

The ball carried on into the night, it opening with the four champions dancing and then everyone else falling in with them. Eileen had been surprised when Draco's eyes had only lingered on Hermione for a moment before turning his attention back to her. Honestly, he seemed to only pay attention to her the whole time, unless someone diverted his attention. Dancing with Draco had been so fun for her, as when he lifted her it seemed as if he was lifting her high. She couldn't keep the smile off of her face the entire time. They had both laughed at how Harry stumbled through the dance and quickly left the dance floor when it was over.

At the moment Eileen was sitting down while Draco went to get them some refreshments. As she sat she looked around at the décor and the dancing students. She continued to look around and her eyes fell on Harry and Ron sitting off somewhere seemingly sulking, the Patils looking rather annoyed and bored. She watched as some handsome boy from Durmstrang took Pavarti, Harry seeming not to care at all. Hermione joined them a little later and was talking to them, only for Ron to say something that made the smile the brunette had on her face slip, Harry looking uncomfortable between them. Hermione stood up with a frown and left her best friends, probably in search of Viktor. Draco took that moment to return with a plate of finger foods in his hand and two glasses of punch in the other.

Noticing the First Year's attention off somewhere else he asked, "What is it?"

Eileen looked up at him as he sat next to her and handed her a glass before and answered, "It seems like there is probably trouble among our favorite trio, more specifically Ron and Hermione."

"Are they at each others' throats again?"

"No, but I suspect they will be before the night is over."

Draco chuckled before engaging her in conversation. The two of them talked as they ate and after, both of them laughing together and having a good time with each other. A slow song later was played by the band and Draco invited Eileen to dance once more, Eileen happily agreeing to. As they danced, two sets of eyes watched them from afar.

Lily looked at her husband who had his black eyes trained on his godson and daughter intently with a frown on his face before saying, "Take that look off of your face, Sev."

Severus looked at his wife and said, "He's too old for her."

"He's fourteen."

"And she's eleven. He's and Fourth Year and she's a First Year. He's too old and she's too young."

"Oh Merlin," Lily said exasperatedly. Severus had had his wand in a knot ever since Eileen wrote to her about going to the Yule Ball with the Malfoy heir. Both of her parents knew she had a crush on the blond boy and it never bothered them. But now Severus' overprotective side concerning his only daughter had reared its head and he refused to accept the situation for what it was. It was almost as if he suddenly had it out for Draco, just waiting for him to slip and hurt Eileen.

Letting out a sigh Lily said, "Just let them be, Severus. Eileen looks so happy right now and even Draco seems to be enjoying himself. I won't have you ruining it for them, especially for Eileen. I know she's your little girl, but let her have this moment. Now stop with this attitude at once or I'm cutting you off until Valentine's Day."

The glare that had been on Severus' face instantly fell away being replaced with a neutral expression. Lily laughed at her husband before taking his hand and leaning up to kiss him on his cheek. Severus smiled a soft smile before his ears picked up the slightly raised voices of Mr. Weasley and Miss Granger. Turning in the direction of their voices he saw them headed towards the exit of the Great Hall, the brunette stalking after the ginger boy with a rather upset look on her face. He rolled his eyes as he could only imagine what the foolish boy had done this time. Looking around his eyes fell on the Durmstrang champion and beckoned him over.

"Mr. Krum, I believe you might want to exit the ball for a moment and go after Miss Granger. She's in rather down spirits at the moment and could probably do with your comforting," the Potions Master told him.

Viktor nodded and replied, "Zank you, Professor Snapes."

As the boy left Severus felt his eye twitch as how Viktor had pronounced his name. It didn't help that Lily was trying to hide her laughter behind her hand. Casting a nonverbal Tempus Spell, Severus was happy to see that the ball would be over in about another hour and a half. He really didn't want to be here anymore.

About thirty minutes before the Yule Ball would come to a close, Draco was walking Eileen up the stairs to Ravenclaw Tower. The girl, though she wouldn't admit it, was rather tired and Draco knew it was time to call it a night. Before long they reached the entrance to Ravenclaw Tower. Turning to the older boy Eileen said with a smile, "Thank you for tonight and allowing me to accompany you to the ball, Draco."

"Thank you for going with me," Draco replied with his own smile. "I had a lot of fun."

"So did I."

"I'm glad. I know you didn't have many people to talk to, but as long as you had a good time, I'm happy."

Eileen blushed and nodded before wishing the blond 'goodnight'. Just as she was about to face the bronze knocker, Draco suddenly bent down planted a kiss on her cheek, causing her black eyes to widen in shock. Grinning at her he wished her 'goodnight' before turning and heading back down the stairs. Grey eyes watched him go as her face turned bright red. Lifting a hand Eileen touched her cheek, feeling it still tingle as she grinned brightly and giggled to herself.

Turning to the knocker she answered the question it gave her and was granted entrance to the Common Room. She quickly ran inside and up to the First Year Girl's Dormitory, excited to wake Holly up and tell her everything. Eileen was so happy, she knew she'd be smiling for days nonstop. Nothing could ruin this feeling for her at the moment, she was sure of it.