The party was wearing on, and dinner was over; so all the guests were on the dance floor, dancing to classical music. Tashia and Amera were sitting on one of the couches that lined the dance floor, and waited patiently for Aurora to finish talking to everyone.

"How much longer do you think she'll be?" Amera sighed.

"Probably another three hours." Tashia answered.

Two boys came up to them, one that they recognised from Ravenclaw and the other from Slytherin. The Ravenclaw boy, Kevin Williams, asked Tashia to dance; while the seventh year Slytherin boy, Justin Scarafol, asked Amera.

"May I have the honour of a dance with the lady?" Justin asked.

"Sure." Amera smiled, and held out her hand.

Justin took her hand, and led her to the dance floor. The band started with a new song, and it was a slow waltz. Justin pulled Amera closer, and started in time with the music. Justin was a wonderful dancer, and it showed, as he led Amera perfectly in the dance. Amera wondered, why after all the time he never noticed her, he asked her to dance.

"Justin…you do know I'm a Gryffindor right?" Amera whispered to him

"Yes. But we're not at school, are we?" He smiled back at her.

Amera smiled, and he led her into another dance. Amera was enjoying herself so much; she didn't even notice the some people started moving away from them.

"Excuse me. May I have the next dance?" came a polite voice from behind them.

Justin stepped aside, and gave Amera's hand to the next dancer. Amera watched Justin go to the edge of the dance floor, and looked up to see the face of the next person she was to dance with.

"Drr…Draco?" stuttered Amera.

"Not happy to see me?" Draco smiled, but Amera just frowned.

"No I'm not. And I don't want to dance with you."

Amera tried to walk away, but Draco held her hand tightly. She turned and saw Narcissa and Aurora looking their way and talking in whispers, and so was everyone else. Draco pulled Amera back in a twirl, and smiled at her before leading her into the next dance without delay.

"Change your mind?" Draco whispered in her ear.

"I'm only doing this since your mother was watching and she thinks were big buddies again. Ok?"

Draco smiled, waved his hand to the band and the changed the song again.

"Know how to tango?" he asked.

Before Amera could say anything, he had already pulled her body close to his and started to tango. He swung her out, and pulled her back in, with Amera twirling with her dress spreading out around her. He dipped her back, and since she couldn't lift her leg, she put it out behind herself for balance. Draco was an even better dancer than Justin, and soon everyone had cleared from the dance floor for them. Draco spun her once more, and with the last, long note from the mandolin, he dipped her again, leaning over her so that their faces were barely an inch apart. As the note from the mandolin started dying out, Draco's hand slid down her waist and onto her butt. She barely even noticed, when Draco was staring so deep into her eyes she swore he could read her mind. Applause broke out all around them, and soon everyone was back on the dance floor with the start of the next song. Draco was still holding her in a dip, and Amera's face was going redder the more he stared at her, and she silently thanked Merlin she was wearing so much makeup.

"Are you going to pull me up or not?" said Amera eventually, after thinking her makeup must be melting off from the heat.

Draco pulled her up, and smiled at her, holding her hands in his.

"I had no idea you could tango." said Draco.

"You didn't give me a chance to answer."

Amera was on the point of shouting at him, but then she heard a faint giggling behind her. She turned her head, and saw Tashia standing next to Kevin, pointing above Amera's head. Amera looked up, and there was a fairy holding mistletoe above her head. Draco seemed to notice this too, and soon looked back at Amera.

"Seems the fairies like you."

Amera blushed as profusely as a radish, and thanked Merlin again that she plastered on so much makeup. The fairy was still hovering above her, and she saw her mother and Narcissa watching her over their shoulders. Draco would have to kiss her, even if it was just for them, and the fact that Draco was still holding her hands was making things worse.

"Come on. You have to kiss me."

Draco didn't need telling twice, and looked over at his mother and Aurora.

"Is this for them too?" he asked.

Amera nodded and closed her eyes expectantly. She leant forward for Draco to kiss her, and felt something warm on her cheek. She opened her eyes, and looked at Draco who smiled back at her.

"Made them happy." said Draco, nodding over his shoulder.

Amera looked up, and surely enough, Aurora and Narcissa were almost having a fit from glee. Amera curtsied for Draco, and made her way for the edge of the dance floor.

"Amera…"

Amera stopped and turned around, and saw Draco walking for her.

"Listen, I'm sorry I've been such a jerk at school. Let's be friends again, and I won't do anything to upset you."

Amera thought about this for a while, and came up with some conditions for this truce.

"Don't bully first years. That includes jinxing. And no jinxing me."

Draco nodded, and Amera smiled.

"Good. Then we're friends again."

Draco leant forward and pulled Amera into a hug, and soon let go.

"I'll see you at school." said Draco, and Amera went to her mother who was calling for her so they could go home.