In the Previous Chapter…
"Scorpius, why are you down here? You haven't been kicked out again as a stunt, have you?" Lorcan grinned.
"Nope, I've been kicked out so Rose and her family can spend the afternoon getting ready for tonight" he said, sitting down.
"How does it take the whole afternoon to get ready?" Lysander asked, amazed.
"I have no idea whatsoever, mate" Scorpius laughed. "So what do you want to talk about?"
Up in the head dormitory, Rose, Lily, Roxy and Beth knew the secret behind why it took girls the entire afternoon to get ready for the ball at 8pm – it didn't. The girls knew that they would have to start getting ready at 3, so sat around for the two hours in between gossiping.
"So, Rosie, you going to tell us why you and Scorp organised that little stunt?" Lily giggled.
"Everyone was spreading rumours about us, and we just got fed up so decided to give them a lesson really" Rose said matter-of-factly.
"But did you have to make it so damn funny?" Roxy laughed.
"What was your favourite bit of it?" Rose grinned.
"Well, the howler that landed in McGonagall's lap was brilliant"
"And then it didn't go off for a minute so everyone started to forget it"
"But then you and Scorp started screaming out of it, which was hilarious"
"and then you topped it off by not only giving us a laugh by eating off Scorp's face, but you also covered every surface in bubbles" Beth finished before all four girls burst out laughing.
"Uncle George helped" Rose smirked. "He reckons he'll make a killer profit on the bubbletastics"
"Yeah, but that's Uncle George for you" Lily beamed. "Oh my God, look at the time…we need to be getting ready!"
"Right, we need to be organised about this. Lily, shower. Then Rox, Beth then me, yeah?" Rose said pointing to the bathroom. "Lils, can you do nails, Beth, hair, Rox make up and I'll find out the dresses and accessories."
With that, everyone got to work. Whilst the other girls took their showers, Rose opened her wardrobe and pulled out 4 garment bags. She laid them on the bed before searching in other drawers for shoes, jewellery, make up, nail varnish and hair pins. She had kept everything hidden away so that Scorpius had no chance of guessing what she was going to wear. She remembered his argument when she had first told him he couldn't see the dress.
"Can I see it?"
"No."
"Why not?" he whined
"It's meant to be a surprise" she smirked.
"But if I don't know what you're wearing then I can't coordinate my tie" he smirked back.
"I've got you a new tie to match, but you can't see it until the night" she grinned.
"You planned this all along."
"Of course. But I'll give you a hint"
"A hint you say?"
"Only one"
"What is it?" he asked eagerly.
"I'm wearing a dress" she smirked before running into her room and locking the door. She quickly locked the bathroom door as well so he couldn't try to get in that way. Removed the gown from her trunk and hung it up in her wardrobe, placing a concealment charm on it so that it looked like an everyday set of robes. "He'll never find it" she giggled to herself before going to face her boyfriend, who was currently trying to unlock the door.
Three hours later, the girls were sat in front of the fire, nails, makeup and hair done, and were trying to get Rose to tell them the theme of the ball. Rose had announced the ball and said that formal attire was required, but had said that the theme of the Great Hall would remain a mystery until she and Scorpius opened the ball.
"Please tell us Rose"
"Please?"
"We won't tell"
"It's meant to be a surprise so shut up!" Rose grinned before standing up. "I have to go down and meet Scorp early so we can greet everyone when they arrive, so I'm gonna go and get dressed. You guys can come and get ready too, but you're not allowed to come down early, so you can either stay here once I'm gone or go and find your dates" she smiled before walking to her room.
Rose was really happy with her outfit and couldn't wait to see her boyfriend's face when he saw it. Her dark blue dress hugged her figure tightly, accentuating all of her curves, and then flared out just above the knee, billowing out gently. The strapless gown had a corset style lace up back and was finished off with glittering diamonds clustered around the sweetheart neckline and waist. Rose couldn't help but wonder how her mum had managed to sneak it into her trunk at the beginning of the year.
Rose smiled to herself as she slipped into the dress, lacing up the back with her wand. Lily had used a few charms to grow her nails longer and shape them before coating them in a glittering navy polish that matched her gown. Beth had then used a few more charms to extend, curl and pin Rose's hair into place, leaving Rose's gentle auburn waves to cascade down her back to about waist height. Roxy had finally finished off Rose's make over by applying a thin layer of foundation, applying a soft pink lipstick and exaggerating her bright blue eyes by covering her thick lashed in mascara, applying eye liner and adding a soft blue eye shadow.
Rose finished off her look by slipping into a pair of blue heels with silver diamonds scattered over them and putting on a simple yet gorgeous diamond necklace her muggle grandparents had bought her for her 16th birthday.
She stood in front of her full length mirror and smiled – she had put a lot of effort into tonight, and was definitely going to enjoy it. She grabbed the silky blue tie from her bedside table and put it in her small clutch bag before heading down into the common room.
"Rose, you look amazing!" Beth gasped as she descended down the stairs. "You're going to need a female body guard, Scorp isn't gonna be able to keep his hands off of you!" she beamed, running over to hug her best friend.
"He better keep his hands to himself" she grinned, "At least until our parents are all completely piss drunk!" she laughed. With that, she left her three friends to go and find her boyfriend.
"Scorpius, it's nearly 6.30. Rose'll no doubt be waiting for you by now" Lorcan said, poking his friend.
"I guess I better go and get dressed then" he said, grabbing his dress robes and disappearing into the boy's bathroom.
When he emerged, he yelped as someone covered his eyes. "Rose is here" Lorcan said, teasingly clamping his hands over his best mate's eyes.
"Lorcan, get off of my boyfriend" Scorpius heard Rose's voice call, and even with his eyes covered he could hear from her voice that she was smirking at him. "I think he deserves to see me"
Lorcan huffed but then removed his hands. Scorpius blinked twice to adjust his eyes before looking over to the fireplace and gasped. His girlfriend was indeed stood by the fire looking absolutely amazing in a dark blue dress. He opened and closed his mouth several times as Rose slowly walked towards him, an innocent look on her face.
"Scorpius, hun, you're not a goldfish" she grinned before wrapping a tie around his neck, pulling him closer. "What do you think?" she asked as she tied the blue silk around his neck.
"You look stunning" Lorcan said from behind them.
"You look completely gorgeous" Lysander grinned. And in unison they said quickly "And if Scorpius wasn't going out with you we'd shag you on the spot" they smirked before laughing and giving each other a high-five. Scorpius glared daggers at his friends before turning back to his girlfriend.
"Can we kill them now or later?" she grinned.
"Eh, maybe later" he laughed, "but they're totally right, you look absolutely amazing" he smiled before leaning down and kissing his girl.
"We have to go" she said, grinning. "We'll deal with those two later. Do I really look that shagable?" she smirked as she took Scorpius' hand and led him out of the common room.
"Yes" he said huskily, turning to face Rose before pulling her in for a kiss again.
"Scorp, we need to go to the hall" Rose giggled before gently pushing her boyfriend off of her.
"Do we have to?" he whined like a small child, grabbing Rose's hand and leading her down the corridor.
"Yes we do, so stop whinging" Rose smirked.
A/N: Okay, I lied, The Ball wasn't this time, it's maybe in next chapter? I had too much to write, so I had to split it somewhere! Keep Reviewing! - Rxx