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Xoxoxoxo Brie's POV xoxoxoxo
'If she makes me try on one more bloody puke-green dress, I am going to be sick and vomit all over it. Not that you'd notice with the color…'
Narcissa and I were out shopping (again.) and specifically looking for dress robes for the Malfoy Manor Christmas Ball (for the 3rd day in a row.) which would arrive in 2 days. (as I was constantly reminded.) I was slightly irritated.
"Oh my, this is the one for me! Don't you think Brie dear?" said Narcissa, as she emerged from the dressing room of 'Madam Malkin's' wrapped in a lovely light pink dress. The dress was old fashioned and had lots of buttons going down the front, which had a corset like design. A pale pink material adorned the skirt, waist, and around the off-the-shoulder sleeves. It truly was a lovely dress. I told Narcissa so.
"It would look charming with white accents!" gushed Malkin as she bustled around the store gathering accessories in said colors. She returned with white Mary-Jane's, a pearl jewelry set, pearls for hair, a small white evening wallet, a white robe, and white elbow gloves. "I'll take it all!" Narcissa splurged. "And for you my dear, I think any color will work for you…" mumbled Malkin. "Nothing in pink or green, I beg you!" The older women laughed.
"How about this?" Malkin held up a sleeveless golden dress with little diamonds encrusted into the bottom, where the skirt flared. A golden silk robe complete the set. "That's lovely!" shouted a familiar voice from the front of the store. "Cho!" I reached out my arms to embrace the girl. She gave me a hug, and then picked up the dress. "You should get it! Gold will make you look all elegant and aristocratic, but anything in any shade of yellow with my blond hair and blue eyes makes me look like a trophy with blue paint splatter."
Cho laughed. "Are you sure you sincerely don't want it?" she asked seriously. "Yea." I smiled. I really didn't. I hate anything with a lot of any shade of yellow. It's a lovely color, just not on me. So I very rarely wear it. "I want to watch you find your dress though, if you don't think I'm intruding Mrs. Malfoy." Added Cho. The blonde lady grinned. "Not at all dear. Any friend of Brie's is a friend of mine. And call me Narcissa." She said, making Cho blush a bit, despite her outgoing nature.
After holding up quite a few dress robe sets, I finally found one for me. It began with a silk teal base gown, which was quite plain to be honest. The gown had a slit going up the left leg, leaving the bottom in an oval like shape; perfectly outlined in light silver ribbon. A simple light silver ribbon with a bow went around the waist. The same light silver ribbon material went around the top of the sleeveless gown. I added light silver ballet slippers, light silver elbow gloves, a light silver bow for my hair, a light silver robe, a light silver evening wallet, and an aquamarine stone jewelry set planted in sterling silver.
Cho found her own coordinating accessories all in white, like Narcissa's. We took our many, many, many boxes and bags and settled at 'Madam Puddifoot's' cafe. Hers was the only restaurant open this close to Christmas. The ball took place on Christmas Eve. We ordered our entrée's and dined considerably well. Cho paid the tab, much to Narcissa's aggravation. (It's for letting me accompany you on a private evening!)
We all went back to the manor and sat down for tea (Cho included.) We were just discussing bra sizes when Draco showed up. He plopped down between Cho and myself and threw his arms around us both. We all shared an odd hug, then Cho whipped out her camera. We all scooted close together and took a lovely picture. Cho takes pictures of everything. I always got copies of them and put them in my scrapbook.
Narcissa simply sat and looked at the three of us with right eyebrow raised. Draco laughed at her. "What? Don't you and your mates take photographs?" I smiled. "Mates?" asked Cho. "So were your mates now?" I smirked. "Shut up! I can't take the teasing from Brie, much less both Brie and Cho!" he whined. We all laughed while he huffed.
We sat and chatted for ages, gorging ourselves on cakes and pastries with our tea. Narcissa had taken quite a liking to Cho, luckily. "Cho dear? Won't you stay here until the ball is over? Brie and I could definitely use another hand with the arrangements." I nodded in stern agreement. "Oh yea. Planning a ball for 150 plus people is not an easy task to bestow on only 2." Cho's face was graced with a huge grin; her eyes were as big as sand dollars. "I'd love to! Let me floo over to my house and ask mummy and daddy. If I can stay, I'll pack and be right back over. If not, I'll send you an owl! So possible good-bye's to all of you," she said excitedly, nodding her head to each of us in turn. "Hope to see you in 10!"
With that, Cho floo'd off to talk to her family. Meanwhile, Narcissa, Draco, and I stated up a conversation about ice cream flavors. "Ok, you so cannot beat hard chocolate!" I hurled across the room at Draco and Narcissa. "Soft vanilla is so much better than hard chocolate!" argued Draco. "Strawberry of any consistency kicks both your flavor's asses!" screamed Narcissa. We all froze. Then laughed our heads off.
"I prefer Neapolitan myself." "CHO!" I screamed and flung myself into her not-so-waiting arms and slung my legs around her waist. She dropped her bags and locked her small arms under my behind. I hugged her around her neck. "YAY!" I screeched like a small child. She laughed in my ear. "So, I gather that you're staying?" asked Draco with a smile. "Yep!"
"Huzzah!" I shouted. I got off of Cho then did a polite bow to Draco. "Goodbye Draco!" I flung my arm out into the air "To the decorating table! Huzzah!" and with that I ran for the kitchen with my arm still flung straight in the air and my head held high.
Xoxoxoxo Draco's POV xoxoxoxo
Cho and mum shook their heads at Brie's antics. With a wave of their hands they followed Brie out to the kitchen. I, however, had other plans. I was off to Blaise's house. (I had forgiven him for the Brie incident long ago) He no longer fancied Brie and instead had his sights on that irritating Astoria Greengrass. 'He can have her.'
Xoxoxoxo Greg's POV xoxoxoxo
Draco showed up at Blaise's place around 3 pm. He was shocked to find me and Vince there as well. Theo would've been here to, but he was spending the entire break with Pansy and her parents in the Appalachian Mountains. We guys sat around, playing a game of exploding snap. We discussed plans for Christmas and what we would be doing for the week of holiday break that remained after Christmas day.
Everyone would be attending Draco's mum's party. I figure It'll be well planned, considering poor Narcissa needs something to take her mind off her husband. Lucky Brie and Cho are there. It's probably nice to have some ladies in the house with her. Even if said ladies are wild and crazy Brie and Cho.
I miss my dad. My dad was the best mate I ever had. He helped me in school, helped me stay healthy, and helped me get onto the quidditch team, even though I never dreamed I could. I haven't really been up to par at anything since the fire that took my dad. He was a total pyromaniac. He loved fire. That's why he decided to train and become a magical wizarding fire-fighter. Ironic, the thing he worked so hard for and loved so much killed him.
'I suppose that's the situation with Diggory as well.' Thinking of Diggory makes me think of Cho. I think that if anyone can understand me, fix me, it would be her. I mean, she's best friends with Brie, and Brie fixes everything. I had noticed that. She reunited me and the guys, she fixed Blaise somehow, she got super-shy-Cho to talk and be silly with her, she got Theo and Pansy back together, even got Draco to come out of his little shell.
'She's pretty amazing. That's what me and Vince and Blaise had been talking about before Draco showed up. We all knew Draco and Brie fancied each other, but were both to stubborn to realize it. They would come to see it in time though. They would probably spend the entire ball together. You know, if Blaise wasn't trying to jump down Astoria's pants while Astoria tried to jump down Draco's pants while Draco tried to jump down Brie's pants.
Maybe I can talk to Cho at the Christmas party…
Xoxoxoxo Cho's POV xoxoxoxo
Brie, Narcissa, and I have had the most fun ever doing this party. I am slightly plagued though. I must admit that I am slightly jealous of Brie. She grows closer to Draco every day, and my major crush doesn't even know that I like him. 'Probably doesn't know I exist…' I thought dismally.
"Brie, you awake?" I asked into the darkness. Despite there being hundreds of rooms in the house, I insisted on sharing a room with Brie. We even shared a king sized bed! "Yea. How's it hanging?" she said, looking at me propped up on her elbows. "Do you think maybe tomorrow, at the party I mean, I could talk to Greg?"
"Absitivley-posalutley! You can talk to him all you want! And in those killer dress robes, the night will be a sensation." Brie promised. I smiled at her, even though she couldn't see it. "You're a great friend Brie. I LOVE YOU!" I heard her laughter through the darkness. "I'm sorry, but I do not return your feelings of obsessive emotion!" She said in an overdramatic Italian accent. "But Brie! My love for you burns passionately with the intensity of 1000 suns!" "I am sorry, but I am in love with *dramatic pause and gasp* another!"
Cho gasped theatrically. Then she began to, supremely off key, sing: "I WANNA KNOW WHAT LOOOOVE IIIIIIS!" I joined in. "I WANT YOU TO SHOW MEEEEEEE! I WANNA FEEL WHAT LOVE IIIIIIIIS! I KNOW YOU CAN SHOW-"
"What the devil are you girls doing in here?" screeched a very tired and very *ahem* shirtless Draco Malfoy. "-MEEEEEEEEEE" We must have been singing louder than we thought.
Xoxoxoxo Brie's POV xoxoxoxo
'Damn, I should sing obnoxiously with Cho more often if this is what happens.'
Draco had stormed into the room in the middle of our verse. "What the devil are you girls doing in here?" he yelled. "-MEEEEEEEEEE" we finished the verse as he childishly covered his ears. We laughed, but it was about that time I noticed he was shirtless. 'YUMMY YUMMY IN MY…..TUMMY….i was gonna say tummy….'
He strolled in lazily and flung on top of me. "If you two don't stop singing, I swear I will stay in here and inappropriately touch you while you sleep…" Draco said creepily. Cho put on an air of great fear. "Inappropriately touch us?" I whined: "Only while we sleep?" He chuckled and kissed me lightly. Then lightly again. Then a little heavier. Then a lot heavier. I slipped my arms around his neck and he slid his down to my butt. He pulled me on top of him and we slammed back into the bed, fully making out.
"Will you two kindly GET A ROOM!" Shouted Cho. Draco's lips left mine only to fly into my neck and mutter. "We have a room. You're just inconveniently in it." Draco teased. Cho picked up her pillow and threw it at us, knocking us over and putting Draco on top. I could feel his boner crushing into me. Draco was holding back a groan, I could tell. "Thanks Cho! That feels 10X better!" I breathed. Draco growled and pushed his lips back on mine.
"OK OK ENOUGH!" said Cho as she slammed the pillow into us again and again. We all laughed. Draco looked back at me and ran a hand down my side. "See you at mum's party." "K." He leaned back down and kissed me lightly. Then lightly again. Then a little heavier. Then a lot-
"GUUUUUUUUYS?"
Xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo
The following morning, Cho, Draco, and I all slipped into Malfoy gardens for some fun. Cho brought her camera and took tons of pictures of all of us. There were a ton of me and Draco doing various things, of me and Cho doing various things, Draco and Cho doing various things, singles of all of us, all of us together, random shots, garden shots. Cho was having a photography field day.
Eventually it became time to get ready for the grand party. I slipped into my base gown and began work on my hair. I fixed it up into a fancy bun on the top of my head, sliding the light silver silk bow into the middle-front. I applied a basic foundation, then a pale white sparkly blush to my cheeks. I added silver eye shadow to my eyelids, with a dash of teal at the outer corners of my lids. I applied white eye shadow to my inner corners and dusted a silver sparkly sheen over all that. I put on a clear shimmer gloss and then put on my necklace, bracelet, and earrings set. I sprayed some perfume on and then slid on my gloves and grabbed my evening wallet.
I met Cho at the top of the staircase descending into the Malfoy Manor ballroom. We gripped hands and Cho snapped a picture. Then we went down into the room, not knowing what would happen or where we'd end up at the end of the night. We didn't know who we'd meet or what we'd discover or if we would come out as ourselves again. We had no idea what we were about to dive into.
What a wonderful feeling.
A/N: Ok, so there's chapter 8! Huzzah! Read and Review me PLEASE! I'M DESPERATE!" No...not really…but yea…It's so true…Wanna piece of a KitKat bar? *Break…crunch….MMMMM….*