I'm trying fof the next chapter today, but if I don't manage it, sorry! Enjoy.

Things I Am Not Allowed To Do At Hogwarts

Rule 7:

"The Giant Squid is not an appropriate date to the Yule Ball."

Yule Ball, Yule Ball, Yule Ball. It was all the rave at the moment. Everywhere Georgia went, that was all she heard. Who everyone was going with, what they were going to wear, the like.

And on this fine day, there was one key topic on people's minds:

"Oh my gosh, everyone, you have got to hear this!" Marla Canton could be heard to yell- rather loudly- into the Ravenclaw common room. Immediately, all of Marla's friends, and some who weren't, but wanted to be, gathered around, clamouring to hear her news.

Only Georgia didn't. And as Marla explained how it had come to pass that the cutest- yes, the cutest (in their opinion)- guy in their year had (also a Slytherin, thought Georgia, although they seemed determined to ignore both that fact and the somewhat questionable nature of the Slytherins when it came to realtionships) had asked her to the Ball, we can finally meet our protagonist.

Georgia Skye, a Ravenclaw sixth year, had chestnut coloured hair cut to her shoulders and grey eyes. And she hated dancing.

It had been her admirable, and yet utterly impossible, dream to avoid the Yule Ball altogether. And so far, it was working. But with friends like Georgia's, she knew not to expect it to last.

And sure enough, soon her good friend Ellie, had discovered her plan and arranged for them to spend the next Hogsmead weekend together in the village. Georgia had returned to school that evening with a stunning green number that highlighted her eyes and showed plenty of skin for the boys to discover how attractive she really was.

She was going to waste the opportunity though.

She hoped.

The Yule Ball...

Georgia had managed, even under the watchful eyes of her friends, to hack out a grand plan- and to keep it a secret for the past three weeks. And now, the time had come to carry it out.

"I'm meeting my date outside," she lied fluently. Her friends, already sufficiently impressed that she had a date, let alone that she was even going to the Ball, did not question her motives for meeting him outside. And thus, Georgia was able to slip away unnoticed, out to the grounds, where she would spend a happy few hours avoiding the Ball.

She would return to her dormitory late- she could face her friends tomorrow.

As Georgia wandered barefoot along the bank of the lake- she had removed her uncomfortable high-heeled shoes (borrowed from Ellie at Ellie's insistence) and was carrying them in her hands, holding them away from her as if they had a disgusting smell, she thought about what her friends would say. They would be terribly disappointed, and she was almost tempted to go in to the Ball now, just to appease them. She could tell them her date had stood her up or something.

But no. She restrained herself from giving in.

Suddenly, someone behind her spoke.

"What on earth are you doing out here, Miss Skye?"

Gasping in shock, Skye whirled around to peer into the darkness, looking for the person who had spoken. Unfortunately, she had forgotten she was wearing a dress, and in turning she lost her balance and plunged ground-wards. An arm shot out and steadied her, and she found herself looking into the old, wise, amused eyes of Albus Dumbledore.

"P- p- professor!"

Hurriedly, she righted herself, pulling out of his grip and smoothing her dress down nervously.

He continued as if nothing had happened.

"I'm sure that the Giant Squid makes a wonderful date-" Here, Georgia gasped and took a small step back, for that had been exactly the excuse she had been planning to give. "-but I'm sure your friends are waiting for you inside. In fact..." He took on a dreamy look and stared contemplatively in the direction of the castle, "I think you have some admirers wanting to be your real dates to the Ball. Run along now."

Not wanting to disappoint the headmaster- or at least, that was the excuse she gave herself- Georgia returned inside to the Ball… Where she spent a lovely evening dancing with Marla Cranston's date...

Thanks for reading! Sorry, I will not be working on a two reviews means an extra chapter policy anymore. If I don't post the next chapter tonight then it will be up tomorrow. I'm going to go for one chapter a day becuase they're so short.

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