Mike had finally gotten a date to the Ball Katie Bell had agreed to go with him and we all tactfully asked him what was wrong with her was she blind?! Joking of course we love Mike if we didn't we might wanna consider finding a new bassist. I woke up Christmas morning to find presents at the end of my bed. I'd sent off everyone else presents.
I sent Ryan a Hufflepuff hat and shirt that said: KEEP CALM AND FIND A HUFFLEPUFF. Mike had a Love The Way You Lie Hogwarts parody t-shirt that said: Just gonna stand there and watch me roar but that alright because I am a Gryffindor. Zac had some Gryffindor pride trainers, Cam had the same but his were Ravenclaw pride. I sent Leah a necklace with a eagle on to be nice and she sent me three Kuntz not so nice. I had put money towards Ryan's gift to Renesmee: a ruby necklace. So that was half off me too why he couldn't buy her a box of chocolate frogs or sugar quills I don't know. She gave me red vines! I didn't really know what to get Fred I sent George and Lee sweets but I figured you didn't give your boyfriend sweets for Christmas so Ryan gave me the idea to give him a CD with some of our old material on but nothing that we were performing tonight except Never Be What You Want which he'd already heard.
Speaking of Ryan he got me a Hufflepuff hoodie since I keep nicking his. Mike got me a vans bag coz I'm also stealing that also from Ryan. He's tried hiding his stuff but I always find it well I am a Hufflepuff. Cameron got me some new TOMS and Zac got me a purple flannel shirt and a red beanie. My parents and my very annoying bratty little sister Trina got me a photo album with pictures of all my friends even some of Fred and me so I'm guessing she wrote to the guys asking for pictures. My favourite has to be the one when me and Ryan went to a muggle pet shop and we saw this little puppy and Ryan asked Lupin for it but Lupin said no. I got more sugar quills and red vines from George then I came to Fred's present. He had given me one of the few heirlooms that the Weasleys had which was a ruby necklace in the shape of a heart.
I wrote mom a quick thank you letter and ran to the Gryffindor common room still in my pjs said the password to the fat lady and found Fred yawning having just got up and sitting in one of the armchairs. I ran to him and engulfed him in a hug.
"Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!" I said in a rush probably crushing his bones in the process. "Thank you so much I love it are you sure it's okay for me to have it? It's been in your family for years. I"
"Tay! Don't worry about it its fine" Fred assured me
"You sure?" I checked. He nodded "Thank you I love you!"
"It's just a necklace but I love you too"
Then we kissed as we pulled away I thanked him again and went back to my dorm to change then went into the Hufflepuff common room to find Ryan he was wearing his new hat and shirt with his own Hufflepuff hoodie and thanked him. And found out he had the same photo album my mom gave me from Remus they must have been in cahoots with each other! Anyway we went down to the great hall and thanked everybody for their gifts. We had a crazy snowball fight and split into three teams of four Me, Fred, Ryan and Nessie on one team, Cam, Zac, Leah and Ron on another and Harry, George, Hermione and Mike on the third team. Zac's team won because that guy has tons of energy and they also had two Ravenclaws as the brains behind their tactics one of which not going to name names *cough* Leah *cough* put rocks in her snowballs. Then we ate lunch after lunch me, Mike, Zac, Ryan and Cam had rehearsal to make sure we weren't going to mess up on the big performance. Then left for our common rooms to get ready for the ball I slipped on my dress and put on Fred's necklace he gave me.
Nessie's dress was red and short at the front long at the back she wore Ryan's and my Christmas present with it and pinned up her hair but let a few curls hang loose around her face.
Ryan met with Nessie in the common room his mouth dropping to the ground when he saw her I shut it for him helpfully but he still scowled at me. Some people are so ungrateful I just saved him from looking like an even bigger idiot then he already is and from catching a mouthful of flies! I went to meet Fred in the entrance hall. Cameron and Zac were already there with Leah and the girl Zac had asked Cat. She had bright red hair and a huge smile on her face. Leah was wearing a long dark blue and black dress and Cat wore a red and black dress.
Mike came down with Katie Bell who I rarely ever spoke to she was one of the people who thought I slipped Fred a love potion so I didn't exactly okay I really don't like her. We went inside and wow! The great hall wasn't the great hall anymore it had been transformed everything was white and sparkly and pretty! We sat down and waited for the champions to start the dance. When they did we just mucked around, wolf whistling at Cedric when he came round with Cho, winking at Hermione when she danced past with Krum, copying Fleur's expressions when she passed with Ravenclaw Quidditch captain Roger Davis and laughing at Harry when he trod on Parvarti Patils foot again and again. Then it was time for our set. We got on stage introducing ourselves as We Are The In Crowd and started playing Exits and Entrances:
Ryan: She's like a rock and I keep chipping off a piece to hold onto
Me: And she's got a lot of nerve not seeing you the way that I do
We are we're about to be so much closer then you thought that we could ever be
Ryan: Well I'm sorry to say that I gave it away
Me: I'm empty and you're empty. It's none of my business but I won't be a witness
Ryan: If I hang on for the ride I promise I'll crash without her there
Both: She's like a rock and you keep chipping off a piece to hold on to and there's gotta be gotta be something more than this than a life full of exits and entrances
Me: I know the way this plays out
Ryan: But I couldn't find the words to tell you
Me: And you thought that all this time she would never tell a lie but believing a lie you're just feeding the fire.
Ryan: It's none of your business but I won't be a witness no it's none of your business but I won't be a witness (Me: Hang on for the ride)
Both: She's like a rock and you keep chipping off a piece to hold on to and there's gotta be gotta be something more than this something more than this. She's like a rock and you keep chipping off a piece to hold on to and there's gotta be gotta be something more than this than a life full of exits and entrances.
Me: Did you get what you wanted coz I couldn't get enough now I'm back where I started again. She's like a rock and you keep chipping off a piece, chipping off a piece. She's like a rock and you keep chipping off a piece, chipping off a piece. She's like a rock and you keep chipping off a piece to hold on to. Hang on for the ride.
Both: She's like a rock and you keep chipping off a piece to hold on to and there's gotta be gotta be something more than this something more than this. She's like a rock and you keep chipping off a piece to hold on to and there's gotta be gotta be something more than this than a life full of exits and entrances.
Me: It's none of my business but I won't be a witness
After that was Never Be What You Want but having already knowing how that goes I'll skip to All Or Nothing.
Me: Can't you see it's pointless just to argue. I'm screaming, but I can't break through to you. If you'd only shut your mouth and listen you'd see what you've been missing out on for so long.
Ryan: Before you change your mind don't you wanna try to see all this through someone else's eyes?
Both: Oh you've never been so wrong the struggles only just begun its all or nothing. Don't spread yourself too thin you'll never see me giving in its all or nothing.
Me: In the moment we are living please don't waste the chance we're given this time .It could be gone in just a minute so find your place within it, slow down, we have common ground.
Ryan: Before you change your mind don't you wanna try to see all this through someone else's eyes?
Both: Oh you've never been so wrong the struggles only just begun its all or nothing. Don't spread yourself too thin you'll never see me giving in its all or nothing.
I've seen it all before saw you walking out the door. Just turn around cause nothings over. Just let your guard fall down, keep your head below the clouds. Here's your wake up call, some needed closer.
Me: It's pointless just to argue I'm screaming but I can't break through to you
Both: Oh you've never been so wrong the struggles only just begun its all or nothing. Don't spread yourself too thin you'll never see me giving in its all or nothing. All. All. All or nothing
Then you've Got It Made:
Me: I can't sleep in my bed anymore my home says so little now. Everyone's gone in mind and I paint myself in a corner.
You've got it made. You've got it made. You've got it made. I'd love to be you so I don't have to feel this way. Tell me are you happy now? Tell me did it all work out? It's too late. It's too late but, do you feel the same?
I reach out to you for help I see myself in envy or do I admire how happy you are? Either way I'd walk in your shoes but, she fits them better, she fits them better than...
Both: You've got it made. You've got it made. You've got it made. I'd love to be you so I don't have to feel this way. Tell me are you happy now? Tell me did it all work out? It's too late. It's too late but, do you feel the same?
Ryan: As my life hangs from a string and you have grabbed the scissors. Was it just a summer fling? As these flowers start to wither.
Both: And no matter what I think as you will make decisions. And I can't even blink because I lost all my ambitions.
Me: You've got it made. You've got it made. You've got it made. I'd love to be you so I don't have to feel
Both: You've got it made. You've got it made. You've got it made. I'd love to be you so I don't have to feel this way. Tell me are you happy now? Tell me did it all work out? It's too late. It's too late but, do you feel the same?
Me: She fits them better than. She fits them better than me. Do you feel the same?
Finally we were on our last song Kiss Me Again and we decided to dedicate it to who we came to the Yule Ball with:
Ryan: I gotta say there's something I've been thinking about I can't wait to lay around with you and tell you all the secrets I've been keeping to myself.
Me: It's been a while since I felt butterflies do you feel the same way too? If every single second could last that much longer would you hold me…?
Both: And kiss me again underneath the moonlight your more than a friend oh I knew it from the first time yeah. Hold me feel my heart beat, put your arms around me
Me: And kiss me again. And kiss me again.
Ryan: I gotta say I wasn't expecting you to come this way and fall into my arms but now I know I can't deny this feeling any longer.
Me: I close my eyes; I can't stop thinking about you. Crack a smile I just can't lose, outta mile a minute my heart beats to the limit when I'm with you. So
Both: Kiss me again underneath the moonlight your more than a friend oh I knew it form the first time yeah. Hold me feel my heart beat, put your arms around me
Me: and kiss me again- I can't let you go can't let you float away coz that would be a mistake I'm not ready to run.
Both: can't let you go to waste. No, no, no, NO! And kiss me again underneath the moonlight your more than a friend oh I knew it from the first time yeah. Hold me feel my heart beat, put your arms around me. Oh hold me feel my heart beat and put your arms around me. Kiss me again and again and again. Oh kiss me again.
We finished our set and received a round of applause and in my case a kiss from Fred as I came off the stage then went to-gulp- dance. But I needn't have worried turns out as long as the guy can dance you're alright and surprisingly Fred could dance so I only had to worry about stepping on Fred's feet which I only did twice! Fred saw something out of the corner of his eye and smirked. I followed his gaze to find Harry and Ron sitting alone at a table looking miserable well come on we couldn't miss an opportunity to embarrass them now could we? I motioned to Ryan who grinned then grabbed Fred's hand and dragged him over to them.
"Guys c'mon" Ryan called getting their attention "We know you two have got this whole bromance thing going on but when you were told to find dates this isn't what they meant"
Harry scowled at him.
"Ha ha, very funny Ryan" he drawled "Actually we came with the Patel twins but they left"
"Well no wonder you're at a party Harry" I reminded him "You're not supposed to sit there and do nothing you're supposed to get up and dance and have fun"
"Yeah fun" Continued Ryan "Ya know F is for Friends who do stuff together-"
"U is for U and me"
"N is for NY where and everyone at that"
"Right here in the deep blue sea"
"Seriously very funny guys you should be comedians" Harry said sarcastically
"Nah we'll stick to music leave the joke stuff to Fred and George"
"Speaking of dear brother" Fred started smirking at Ron in a mock posh voice "Would you do the honour of being my partner for this dance?"
Ron didn't have chance to answer as Fred pulled him to the floor whilst me, Ryan, Nessie and Harry howled with laughter at the pair which Fred was making dance as stupidly as possible. As they came back Fred was laughing while Ron was cursing under his breath. Just then Hermione and Viktor Krum came to join us then Viktor went off somewhere and Hermione beamed at us, she was brimming with happiness you could tell she was having a really good night.
"Hi! Viktor's gone to get some drinks, would you like to join us?!" She asked breathless
"Sure" Me, Fred, Ryan and Nessie answered
Harry just opened his mouth when on decided to answer for him.
"Viktor I'm surprised he hasn't asked you to call him Vicky Yet" He snapped
"Ron" Nessie growled and Fred nudged him.
"What's got your wand in a knot?" Hermione demanded
Ohhhh this is gonna be dramatic!
"If you don't know I'm not going to tell you!" Ron snapped
"Ron, what-?" Hermione started
"He's from Drumstrang! He's competing against Harry! Against Hogwarts! You – you're – fraternising with the enemy, that's what you're doing!"
What the fuck? Jackass! Screw you! Hermione can go out with Viktor Krum if she wants to! Any way I thought Ron liked Krum? I exchanged a confused look with Ryan and Fred.
"Don't be so stupid!" Hermione snapped after a moment "The enemy! Honestly – who was the one who was all excited when they saw him arrive? Who was the one who wanted his autograph? The one who's got a model of him in his dormitory?"
"I suppose he asked you when you were both at the library." Ron shot back
"Yes he did. So what?"
"Trying to get him to join spew were you?"
For your information Ronald it S-P-E-W actually not spew. I zoned out for a minute. I looked at Fred his eyes were glued to the dispute. This is a party. As in fun you know the whole as stated earlier- F is for friends who do stuff together….. We're supposed to be dancing and having fun and instead we're stood here listening to his brother arguing with the girl he fancies. That's why he's so whazzed about her going with Krum he wanted to go with her. Then Hermione stormed off and George appeared literally out of nowhere and nudged Fred in the direction of Ludo Bagman. He looked at me with a 'Can I go please? Pretty please with sprinkles on top!' so I gave him a 'If you must` look. He kissed the top of my head.
"I'll be back" he told me
"Kay, Kay" I replied
They went up to him but Bagman just shook them off. That son of a banshee not paying them the money they earned at the world cup. That was all their savings! I have the right mind to go over there and – but I promised I wouldn't get involved. Fred came back with a frown on his face.
"Still not giving you your money huh?" I asked gently
"Got that right. C'mon lets go dance" He said shrugging it off and pulling me to the dance floor and starting to dance to the weird sisters tunes.
So all in all not a bad night I thought as Fred walked me to the Hufflepuff common room, Ryan had long gone too impatient to wait for me. He kissed me goodnight and I felt the usual shebang and then we parted ways and I for one couldn't wait to get these heels and dress off. Ugh I'm never wearing a dress or heels ever again.
Dresses in this order: Tay, Nessie, Leah then Cat.
Tays necklace