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Chapter 10: Time to Dance
Charlotte Longbottom was walking through the corridors of Hogwarts, singing to herself. Little did she know she was being followed...but by whom, this person was being sneaky. She heard someone walk into a wall and shout out the words 'Ow'. She turned round to see no one, she shrugged and continued walking. She was going to meet her friends at Hagrid's hut, he said he had got something for them. It was just going to be her, Kieran, Zack, Pip and Laura there.
"La La La" She said skipping and heard someone laughing "Okay who is it?" She asked, no one came out "I'm gonna slap you if you don't come out and show your face" Colin walked out
"Hi Charlotte"
"What are you doing here?"
"I wanted to know where you were going!" Said Colin
"Okay...well I need to go I'm going to Hagrid's hut"
"Can I come?" He asked
"I don't know" She said thinking
"Please, I'm really bored Rupert is playing cess with Tom"
"Oh that must be fun" Said Charlotte, giggling
"Yeah...so can I?"
"Sure...you have nothing better to do"
Charlotte and Colin finally reached Hagrid's hut and found Pip, Zack, Kieran and Laura sat outside it.
"Hey Guys" Smiled Charlotte
"What's Colin doing here?" Asked Pip
"He followed me here" answered Charlotte
"I did not"
"Did too"
"Not"
"Did Too" Shouted Charlotte
"Guys...do we really have to sort this out at this moment, Hagrid wants to give us something" Said Laura, Hagrid came out of his hut carrying six boxes
"What's in there?" Asked Charlotte
"A very good question, but I have no clue. They are from your parents"
"Really from mum and dad?" Asked Pip
"Yes Pip...go on open them" Smiled Hagrid, waiting for everyone to open them. Zack ripped his wrapped box open and saw a batman costume
"For the Halloween party?" Asked Zack, looking at Hagrid.
"Yes...they are all for the party which is in a few night time." Smiled Hagrid, Charlotte opened her box and saw an 80's girl costume.
"It's beautiful...I saw it ages ago with my mum when we were on holiday." Smiled Charlotte "What did you get Laura?"
"An angel costume...probably from dad...he always calls me his little angel" Kieran then opened his and saw what is was
"A Pirate costume...really?" He asked himself
"It is mum and dad Kieran" Said Zack, Kieran nodded in agreement
"Hey Guys look I got a Vampire costume" Smirked Pip
"Yeah whatever...thanks Hagrid" Said Kieran "But we have to go and meet up with the others" Kieran grabbed Laura's hand and dragged her away
"We're sorry about him" Said Charlotte
"But we do have to go..." Smiled Pip who had grabbed Charlotte's hand and walked away with her and their costumes
"Bye Hagrid" Said Colin and Zack together, following Charlotte and Pip
Later that day, the whole group were sat in Moaning Myrtles bathroom. Everyone was sat their talking or trying on their costumes in the toilets so no one could see them.
"Are you done yet?" Asked Tom
"Now we are" Said Charlotte who walked out of the toilet. Laura and Pip followed her out after that
"Hey Where's Emily?" Asked Laura, looking around and not seeing her
"Here" She said, walking in with a box
"What's in that?" Asked Pip
"My Halloween Costume" Smiled Emily
"Well open it" Said Charlotte, she ran over with Laura and Pip to see what it was
"It's a dark angel" Whispered Emily
"That's so cool...I'm an angel too" Smiled Laura
"Hey Guys...what are you wearing to the party?" Asked Charlotte, looking at all the boys
"Doctor Who" Smiled Tom
"Joker" Said Pixie
"Zombie" Said Josh
"Mad hatter" Grinned Rupert
"And I'm being Harry Potter" Said Colin
"Your being Uncle Harry" Said Charlotte, looking at Colin
"Yeah" Smiled Colin
"Okay"
"So who you going with?" Asked Josh
"With each other" Answered Kieran
"No one has actually asked us" Said Emily, looking at Tom. Tom looked down disappointed.
"It's going to be fine...I hope" Said Charlotte, looking at her friends
"You wanna go for a walk?" Asked Emily to Charlotte and Laura
"Sure, let's go" Smiled Pip
"You can go as well" Laughed Emily.
The guys didn't see the girls for the rest of that day. It was like the girls were hiding from them. They finally had found them in the grand hall helping set up for the party in a few days time. Pip was there decorating the stage which the professor normally sat when eating their breakfast, lunch and dinner. Charlotte was there floating decorating onto the walls with the colours of red, gold, black, purple, yellow, white, green and silver. Laura was there with Emily helping decorate the dance floor and tables. All the long tables where everyone sat their food and disappeared and been replaced with small round tables, dotted outside the dance floor area. Everyone was smiling and thinking of the night the party was going to be on.
"Hey Guys" Smiled the boys
"Oh hi" Smiled Laura, then getting back to work
"Hi Charlotte" Said Colin walking up to her, she lost her focus and stop the spell and everything came crash down on her.
"Guys...Guys...I can't get out" She complained "Please help"
"Oh My God...CHARLOTTE?" Asked Pip who ran over to her to help her get out of it. Charlotte finally got free
"Thanks Colin" Charlotte said very unhappy
"What did I do?" He asked
"We're working here...you annoyed us...all of us" Said Pip
"But..?" Said Colin
"Just go back with the guys and do what guys do" Said Pip
"Fine be that way" Said Zack, walking away with all the boys
"Finally" Laughed Emily, Charlotte giggled at her with Pip
"Let's get back to work" Smiled Laura
A few days later everyone was buzzing with excited for the evening ahead, it was the day of the Halloween dance that people had been waiting for days to go to. Charlotte, Laura, Emily and Pip had been helping all the students and teacher get ready for the day ahead. Charlotte and Pip had been in the kitchen with all the house elves which always got paid for working at Hogwarts all thanks to Hermione Weasley and Laura supported her mother and her work for house elves all around the world. Emily and Laura had been decorating the grand hall and entrance which into the hall. Lessons had been cancelled all day so people could get ready for the night ahead. The girls hadn't seen the boys since yesterday's mishap.
"I wonder where the girls are" Said Colin to his friends Rupert, Zack, Josh, Tom, Kieran and Pixie
"I don't know" Replied Tom, bored out of their minds
"I just...it feels weird without them here"
"Colin you said that yesterday" Complained Kieran
"And you're point is?" Asked Colin
"How about we go to the Kitchen...I mean come on lunch isn't here until half one and it's only ten and breakfast finished two hours ago." Said Rupert
"Fine have it your way...hmm I wonder if they have pancakes" Said Zack. They all walked into the kitchen and saw a group of house elves running around the place.
"Ms Charlotte...can you help us get the cupcakes down from the oven" Asked an elv, then suddenly Charlotte appeared out of no way.
"CHARLOTTE!" Shouted the boys, she turned round and saw them
"Ms Pip...can you help us as well" Then Pip appeared
"PIP!" Shouted the boys, Pip also turned round to face them
"What are you guys doing here?" Asked Charlotte, helping get the cupcakes down, but Charlotte being Charlotte forget to put open gloves on and her hand was burning "Hot, Hot, Hot...very hot" She said trying to put the tray down. Pip being the smart one actually put on some gloves
"See I'm the smart one" Smirked Pip at her best friend
"Charlotte, Pip what are you doing in here?" Asked Josh
"Helping out the elves" Smiled Charlotte
"But why?" Asked Kieran
"For the party tonight...we're getting some of the food ready, then we're meet Emily and Laura and then we're getting ready for the party tonight" Answered Pip
"Okay..." Said Colin, a little confused
"Come on give us a hug then" Smiled Pip, Colin walked over to Pip and gave her a hug and then walked over to Charlotte and hugged her.
"You know your arms red" He said
"No duh, I just held onto a freakin hot tray which was full of freakin hot cakes" Said Charlotte, annoyed with Colin, she looked at all the boys "Don't laugh or I will slap you"
"We better be going then...BYE!" Said Zack running out of the kitchen with Rupert, Pixie, Tom, Josh in toe leaving Kieran and Colin behind.
"HEY WAIT FOR ME!" Shouted Colin, chasing after them.
"You want some help?" Asked Kieran, Charlotte and Pip looked at each other and smiled
"Sure"
It was half one and everyone who was helping sort out the hall for the party that night had finished to get something to eat and get ready for the night ahead. The girls had decided they were going to get ready in Ravenclaw house, Kieran was asked to come and get ready with them because he had get style and was good to decided what everyone's hair should be like. Everyone was at the party about from the girls and Kieran. All the boys were waiting in the main entrance for them to arrive but hadn't had any luck yet.
"Oh My God...where are they?" Asked Zack, getting impatient. He had been pacing side to side and it really had been annoying all the others.
"Would you stop that?" Asked Tom
"No!" Answered Zack. Finally the girls and Kieran had appeared from the stairs. They all stood up and looked at them coming down the stairs, people around watched and stared at them all in amazement.
"Wow" Said Zack, Tom, Josh, Colin and Rupert
"Finally, now let's go inside" Said Pixie, the girls just glared at him
"You girls look nice" Said Pixie, nervously
"That's better" Replied Pip "Let's go inside now"
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Everyone was enjoying the party; the boys were sat down with Emily and Charlotte while Laura and Pip were dancing. Zack was their eating some of the cupcakes that Pip and Charlotte had helped make during the day.
"You know Charlotte these are really good" Said Zack
"Are you insulting my cooking?" Asked Charlotte, raising an eyebrow at her cousin
"No!" Shouted Zack, getting up and trying to run away. Two boys walked up their table.
"Hi" They said smiling at Charlotte and Tom
"Hi" Replied Emily "Can we help you?"
"Yes...we were wondering if you wanted to have a dance with us" Said one of the boys, talking to Charlotte. Charlotte looked at Emily and shrugged.
"Sure why not we have anything better to do!" Smiled Emily taking one of the guys' hands and walking off with them. The guy waiting for Charlotte to get up.
"Already Jason...one dance" Said Charlotte
"Of course Jason Finnigan always keeps to his word" Replied Jason, taking hold of Charlotte's hand and leading her to the dance floor.
"I hate those guys" Said Tom
"Tom, you don't know them...plus Jason's a nice guy" Said Rupert
"But still...they are up to something" Tom said
"You know maybe they just wanted a dance" Said Laura who was approaching the table they had been sat at all night
"Unlikely" Replied Colin, annoyed with them "Jason doesn't even like me"
"And you wanted to tell us that because?" Asked Pip
"I felt like people should know" He answered
"And he just decided to dance with Charlotte because...he hates you?" Asked Kieran, a little confused with Colin and Tom's behaviour.
"Wait you like them don't you...Charlotte and Emily" Said Josh
"WHAT? NO! NO! NO!" Said Colin
"Yeah...I like Emily" Replied Tom
"Awe, that is so cute" Smiled Pip and Laura, together happy for their friend.
"I told that I liked her but she hasn't said anything since" Said Tom sadly.
"I'm sure she likes you too...she probably just hasn't had the nerve to tell you the truth, it is hard to tell someone your feelings for them you know" Smiled Pip trying into encourage him that everything will be fine.
"I do have a question...who's that guy Emily's dancing with. I mean everyone knows that Charlotte is dancing with Jason Finnigan, but was the other guy?" Asked Tom
"Oh that's Bradley Mane...he's in Ravenclaw."
"That Bastard" Muttered Tom but Laura heard him
"Yeah not many people like him...which includes me and Charlotte...I think he knows about it as well" Laughed Laura
"Yeah from the looks of it" Laughed Tom, as he saw people trying to get away from Bradley. Charlotte walked back to the table with Jason following her.
"Jason please go away...I gave you a dance, that doesn't mean you can follow me around the place...it's annoying" Complained Charlotte, reaching everyone at the table
"Fine...but I will get you back...you will love me" Said Jason, walking away
"Unlikely" Said Charlotte to herself and all her friends laughed at her
"Let me guess this guy has a crush on you, and you don't like him" Asked Kieran
"It's like you can read my mind" Smiled Kieran.
"Attention, Student's I'd like to introduce come close people to my heart" Said their head teacher who was now talking into the microphone. "They happened to be my students nearly thirteen years ago" Suddenly Harry, Ginny, Ron, Hermione, Luna and Neville appeared out of no way
"MUM? DAD?" Shouted Kieran, Zack, Laura and Charlotte
"At least parents are here" Smirked Pip.
"Think again honey" Said a female voice behind all them. Pip turned round to see her parents Bill and Fleur
"Hi Mummy" She said nervously
"Mum, dad. What are you doing here?" Asked Charlotte, looking at her parents, Harry, Ginny, Ron, Hermione, Fleur and Bill.
"Professor McGonagall invited us to the party...and so see how our children were getting on" Smiled Neville giving Charlotte a hug as well
"I see you are wearing the dress I brought you" Said her mother, smiling at her
"Can this day get any weirder?" Asked Kieran
"Time to dance" Said Ron, grabbing hold of Laura and dragging her to the dance floor
"Daddy!" Said Laura "Please not today...in front of my friends"
"Fine, Fine...have it your way" Said Ron, walking away from the dance floor
"You are being a lot like the guy you were at the Yule ball" Said Hermione, not impressed with her husband
"Alright, calm down Mione" Said Ron
"You're kidding right?" Asked Hermione
"Okay I'm sorry" Answered Ron, kissing Hermione's cheek
"You better be!" Said Hermione
"Now, Now no fighting" Laughed Zack
"Hello Pixie, Rupert, Colin, Emily, Tom and Josh...it's nice to see you again" Smiled Harry
"You already know them?" Asked Neville
"Yeah...I popped into Hogwarts awhile back and Charlotte, Laura, Emily and Zack performed a musical number for us
"We weren't in it very much" Said Pixie, butting in
"Okay...I have one thing to say...LETS PARTY!" Said Emily. And with that everyone went back to dancing and talking to Kieran, Zack, Charlotte, Pip and Laura's family. Zack had finally got up and decided to start dancing with his friends leaving Josh, Tom, Colin and Rupert to talk with Harry, Ginny, Ron, Hermione, Neville, Luna, Fleur and Bill. Let's just say everyone enjoyed that night even Kieran who was now dancing with his friends and family.
"You know this is one of the best nights of my life" Smiled Kieran
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