A/N: Hey guys I'm back after a hiatus of a broken computer, haha. Thanks for being patient and here is the new chapter. Sorry it's a bit short but the Yule Ball will be incredibly detailed! Make sure to read and review!

Chapter Seventeen

"OUCH!" Alicia yelped. "Katie you're stepping on the train!"

"Sorry" Katie said, soon taking off the heels she was trying on

Instead of heading over to Hogsmeade for the weekend, Alicia's mom was letting them stay at her house for a few days to do some Yule Ball shopping. Katie, Alicia and Angelina went to Madam Malkin's Robes for All Occasions to try on Yule Ball dresses since everyone else doing last minute shopping were taking advantage of the Hogsmeade weekend trip.

"So how does this one look on me?" Alicia asked, looking at herself in the three way mirror. She was trying on a sleeveless red satin gown with a short train following after. Angelina peeked from the changing room next to the mirror.

"I don't know. You might have trouble with that train and the last thing the Yule Ball needs is someone's arse exposed after somebody rips that nipper off." Angelina said, laughing. Alicia examined it in the mirror, turning around and staring at the train.

"You're right! I'm trying on a different one." Alicia said as Angelina looked on confused.

"I was just kidding…" Angelina trailed off.

She then saw Katie walking out of her dressing room with her dress she was trying on. "Katie that gown looks so good on you!"

Katie's face lit up as she looked down at her strapless gown and shawl. She suddenly made a twisted face as if she'd eaten a sour lemon. "Yeah, but all of those girls from Beauxbatons are practically going to wear the same thing!"

"How can they wear the same thing if they haven't even stepped foot in here?" Angelina asked.

"Because I overheard them talking about 'ze French creations' that have now been discovered in England and how they want to 'show where ze real dresses ar from'" Katie said in her best mockingly French accent.

"Well, I think it looks good on you but whatever suits you Katie" Angelina called out from her dressing room. "Honestly I think you guys are all taking this Yule Ball a little too seriously. You lot already have boyfriends, I don't see what the big deal for this whole thing is—"

"Angelina, I haven't seen you try a dress on!" Alicia said.

Katie added in. "Yeah, I haven't seen you come out of that dressing room, what are you trying on, I see you're wearing something."

Angelina let out a sigh and opened her dressing room door as Katie and Alicia excitedly looked on. "I quite like it, actually."

Their faces soon turned from excited, to horrified.

"Oh wow…" Katie trailed off.

Angelina was wearing a deep maroon dress with long fluttering sleeves down to the elbow. The skirt was right below her knees with the same floaty like material on the sleeves.

"What? What's wrong with it, I think it's good!" Angelina said defensively.

"Well, it's good if you're Professor McGonagall or something but Angelina you just need something much more…I don't know…" Alicia trailed off, thinking.

"Like this?" Katie said, holding a dress out dramatically from her changing room. The dress was

"I picked this out but I realized before I wore it that it's definitely an Angelina dress!"

Angelina took the dress out of Katie's hands carefully examining it. "You don't think it's too…revealing or anything?"

Katie and Alicia both gave Angelina identical looks. "Angelina, it's not even that bad—try on the dress!" Alicia said, backing Angelina up into her changing room as Angelina changed.

"Okay…I'm done…but you're really going to hate it…" Angelina whined.

"Just come out with your hands up!" Katie joked. Angelina opened the door of the dressing room as Katie's smile turned into a shocked expression.

"Alicia…you know you're mouth is open right…" Angelina mumbled nervously.

Alicia nodded with her mouth still open. "Angelina Johnson, you need to get that dress!"

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"So remind me why we can't just wear regular clothes?" Fred asked, feeling tight in his dress robe tuxedo. "Honestly I'd be more comfortable in one of mum's wool Christmas sweaters…"

"Relax and man up Weasley!" Lee patted his friend on the back as he looked at him in the three way mirror. "Besides, you don't look that bad." Lee began to laugh.

Earlier in the week while the girls were gone the twins had decided to tag along with Lee Jordan to Hogsmeade to get his dress robes. While Lee looked surprisingly dapper, Fred and George were having second thoughts with their owl-delivered robes.

Just a few days ago they were laughing at their brother's expense by his ghastly dress robes however they'd felt a bit sorry for laughing at Ron.

"Why are you trying yours on so early anyway?" George asked, casually lounging on his bed.

"I just wanted to see if it fit well…" Fred casually remarked. "And if it didn't I could give an excuse to mum and I wouldn't have to have dress robes."

George scoffed. "Please, you wouldn't want to do that to poor old Angie, now would you?"

Damn. Fred thought. He'd tried not to show it but he was actually trying really hard for the upcoming Yule Ball. Although he was attending it with his recently dumped best friend, he also wanted to impress her and give her a night to remember.

"Well I guess not. The old girl needs a great night doesn't she?" Fred laughed, waiting for a reply from Lee and George. They simply looked at Fred, looked at each other and then sighed.

"He still won't admit it will he?" George asked Lee.

"It's a shame…if he'd just admit it, we'd understand…" Lee said.

"Admit what?" Fred asked confused.

"Wow…after years of being twins, for the first time in a while I do not get you, brother." George said.

Fred wasn't stupid. He knew they were talking about Angelina. But he just couldn't admit his feelings just yet, especially if they'd tell her. She'd just experienced a breakup and all she needed was a nice night. That was all. Not someone trying to snog all over her and get in her dress but a friend. This was exactly what Fred could give her.