Chapter 12: Allies, Revenge, and Christmas Balls, Pt. 1

Ginny and Sara became the best of friends after their meeting in the Sitting Room, and Ginny found out a little more about the Binding Charm from Alecto. Apparently, a Binding Charm is the only thing holding her to the Weasleys and the Order. If they can break it, the Weasleys and Order won't be able to touch her without hurting themselves.

The only problem with her Christmas vacation, was that the Weasleys kept on trying to contact her. Every day she got a letter from them, and every day she would tear up the letter, put it in a new envelope, and send it back. A few times she even got Howlers. I don't think I need to say how unpleased Voldemort was with all the yelling from the Howlers at his daughter so early in the morning. Let's just say: he was thoroughly pissed, and Ginny wasn't much better.

Ginny definitely inherited Voldemort's temper. After each Howler, she'd hex the closest person to her. It was never any of her friends though, only Death Eaters. After hexing someone, she'd blast a wall with lightning, or something of the sorts. She felt bad that she couldn't control her temper and was destroying the Malfoy's home in such a way, but they didn't seem to care.

"The scorch marks will easily come off, Princess. You have a right to show how you feel, and express your anger." That's all she ever got from Lucius and Narcissa, and Bellatrix Lestrange and Nia just laughed at what would happen to the Weasleys if Ginny ever confronted them personally after this. The Weasleys best pray to God for a miracle if Ginny decides to go after them.

The only good letters Ginny got were from Remus, Tonks, and Andromeda. They seemed more considerate about everything that was happening, and Ginny knew that they had wanted to tell her about her parents. So she wasn't mad at them, but she never wrote much back, just in case.

The most amazing part of the Christmas holiday was the Ball held on Christmas Eve. Ginny had so much fun dancing with Draco, and talking with friends from school (obviously only the Slytherins and the few Gryffindors and Ravenclaws she hung out with). She was even praised for making Voldemort actually smile and laugh.

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A few days ago right before the Christmas Ball:

"Damn, what am I going to where tonight?" Trinity asked the other girls as she looked into a mirror.

"I don't know, Lady Trinity, but aren't you a little young to care so much?" Parvati asked as she unpacked. She had only just arrived at the Manor with Padma this morning. "Is there going to be anyone you're trying to impress?"

"No, not at all. No one. Absolutely no o--"

Ginny gave a mischievous glance at the other girls before she interrupted Trinity, "Who is it? C'mon, you know you can't keep anything from me. And not just because I'm the Dark Princess."

"Princess Retina, I a----" Trinity started, but seeing all the knowing looks on the others' faces, she stopped. "You all are bloody annoying."

"We know, but that's why you love us!" Luna said from the bed. "Now tell us who you like before we hex it out of you."

"I-I.. umm…I sorta like this boy in my year named Anthony Smith. He's a Hufflepuff so Daddy won't be too upset, but he won't approve. Daddy says Hufflepuffs are better company than Gryffindors and Ravenclaws --no offense-- but that they are not marriage material."

"Anthony Smith? Is his brother Zacharias Smith?" Pansy asked, sitting down next to Luna.

"Yeah, that's him." Trinity blushes. Ginny smiles evilly as she asks, "So, can I make embarrassing comments about you two like you did for Draco and I?"

"Now, Princess Retina, would that be nice?" Cho asks while she's laughing.

"It'd be revenge. I noticed she didn't say anything about you and Damion, but she took every chance she had for me and her brother. And she didn't say anything about Luna and Blaise, and Parvati with Theo! I want my revenge."

"So you'll get it later, not tonight." Parvati said. She then looked inquisitively at Ginny, "So, what'd you mean by me with, umm, Theo? Does he like me at all? Like, how does he…look at me and…stuff?"

"Aw, Lady Parvati has a crush on Lord Theo! That's so sweet!" Luna giggles.

"I don't have a crush on him!" Parvati says defensively, "I just wanna know why Retina said that."

"Nah-uh-uh! I don't think you deserve to know, Lady Parvati, unless you admit the real reason you want to know." Ginny said.

"Fine! Lady Trinity is right, you are all bloody annoying!" Parvati mumbles, "I sorta have a little crush on Theo…maybe even a major crush."

"Alright." Ginny says as she steps out of the bathroom in her dress, "Here's what I meant…."

At the Christmas Ball:

"Okay, we can do this. We won't make fools of ourselves."

"Keep telling yourselves that, Patil, and you guys might just believe it." Theo's voice rang from behind the girls.

Parvati spun around, "Oh, shut up! You're not helping! Padma, Cho, Luna, and I aren't exactly the kind of people you see at these balls, and I bet you anything we'll be talked about."

"Yeah, you probably will be, but you're forgetting one little thing." Blaise said.

"What?"

"You're the best friends of their princess. They wouldn't dare do anything to you. Yeah, they'll talk, but not much. They won't want you telling Retina and end up getting punished. And if you do embarrass yourself, laugh with them." Theo said calmly.

"Not to mention you have Pansy, Millicent, and Grace with you." Draco smirked.

"Par, you'll be fine!" Ginny said, hugging her, "If anyone bothers you, just tell me. Now, group hug! That includes you boys too!" The girls gave one huge hug, giggling like crazy when the boys groaned. They laughed harder when the boys actually joined the group hug.

"Well," Trinity said, "now that that's figured out, Draco and I must go stand next to our parents. As you guys are the major guests, you'll be introduced separately, and Retina will be escorted by my brother down the stairs. Okay? Okay! Bye!"

The announcer at the top of the stairs leading into the Ballroom looked a little peeved about being left with twelve teenagers to introduce, but he did his job all the same, "Ladies and gentlemen, may I introduce the guests of Master Draco Malfoy: Mr. Blaise Zabini…Mr. Damion Cowe…Mr. Theodore Nott…and Mr. Briant Wilson. The guests of Mistress Trinity Malfoy: Miss Cho Chang…Miss Parvati Patil…Miss Padma Patil…Miss Luna Lovegood…Miss Pansy Parkinson…Miss Millicent Bullstrode…and Miss Grace Jones." The announcer paused between each name, allowing that person to get down the stairs. Then he got louder, "May I introduce the Malfoys' guests of honor: The Dark Lord Voldemort…the Dark Lady Alecto…and the Dark Princess Genevieve."

Voldemort and Alecto walked down the stairs as Draco came to meet Ginny. He bowed when he reached her, and put his arm out. Ginny took it while whispering, "This is really weird."

"It will be for awhile." he whispered back. "You just have to get used to it."

"I doubt I ever will." she paused for a moment, deep in thought, "But then again, I doubted a lot of things that ended up happening." Draco smirked as they reached Ginny's throne, "Yes, Retina, you do have a bad habit of doubting what is the truth. Shall I list all of them for you?"

"Shut up." she replied as she sat. Draco went to walk away, but Ginny grabbed his arm, "Stay here. Please?"

"Of course." Draco smirked as he stood to the side and back a little of the throne. The Voldemort stood up and gave a speech about the usual for his followers, and Lucius Malfoy welcomed the everyone to the Ball. It was boring for Ginny until all who were to give a speech finished and they were allowed to dance.

"Hmm. I wonder if my father would get up and dance if I asked him to…."

"I bet he would, Retina. He does everything for you." Draco replies.

"Well, I can't understand why." Ginny said sarcastically, "I mean, it's not like I was kidnapped or anything as soon as I was born, and kept away from my parents for seventeen years. I can't imagine why my father would do everything for me. It's not like he wants to make up lost time. Just think of how he'll react if I didn't go to him for everything."

Draco busted out laughing, causing many heads to turn towards them. What they saw caused many of them to burst with laughter as well. They saw Draco Malfoy bending over in hysterics while their princess looked like she couldn't decide between being upset or amused. Then, if they watched long enough, they would see Ginny hit Draco over the back of the head and fall into a fit of hysterical laughter at Draco's face. What really made everyone laugh was after Draco recovered from shock and Ginny jumped up from her seat with a playful shriek and ran away laughing, being chased by Draco, both of them being joined by the others.

Ginny, Trinity, Luna, Cho and Parvati ran into the gardens, closing the doors behind them to keep Draco, Blaise, Damion and Theo away from them. They looked inside to see Padma, Pansy, Millicent, Grace and Briant laughing hysterically at them. They were laughing too when they looked and saw Voldemort struggling not to laugh with everyone else. Ginny noticed the boys leaning against the door, their backs turned to the girls, so she snuck up to the door. She signaled to everyone inside not to alert them, and she opened the doors quickly causing Draco and the others to fall backwards into the snow.

"Have a nice trip, see you next fall!" Ginny ran past the boys laying on the ground and through the many people to where Pansy and the other girls were. Trinity, Cho, Luna and Parvati could be heard laughing behind her before they arrived on the spot. They looked to see Draco, Blaise, Theo and Damion come in through the doors covered in huge amounts of snow. The whole Ballroom was laughing hysterically now, including Voldemort and Alecto.

"You boys do know that you aren't supposed to bring snow inside the house, right?" Trinity said in a mother's tone.

"Yes, mother, we know. We just thought the snow would be helpful towards the decorations. What do you think, Princess?" Draco asked.

Ginny stifled her giggles, gaining a very serious tone, "I don't like it. The snow makes you look too Weasley. Only they'd think real snow was good decoration. Though, I must admit, Draco, that you do look cuter decorated. Maybe we should go get ornaments and hang them on you like a tree. What do you think, Lady Trinity?"

"Yes, decorations are a brilliant idea, Princess Retina. Lady Luna, will you go get the red and gold decorations from the closet. We'll use those to decorate my brother." Ginny busted with laughter.

"You wouldn't dare decorate us in Gryffindor colors!" Theo yelled.

"I agree with Theo. The Gryffindor colors would make him look less attractive to me." Parvati said, holding back the blush that wanted to form in her face when Theo looked at her. "I think he's cute enough without the decorations."

"Alright, Theo gets off the hook, but Draco and Blaise and Damion don't."

"That's not fair!" Blaise mock-whined.

"Unless someone thinks you're extremely cute without the decorations, you're getting Gryffindor colors on." said Cho, who glanced evilly at Luna. Luna looked at Blaise, then at Ginny, then back to Blaise, then to Cho, back to Blaise, at everyone in the room, and back to Blaise again. She finally made up her mind, "Blaise is cute enough without the decor, Retina!"

To say Blaise was shock would be an understatement. Not just an understatement, but the understatement of the century. He looked like he couldn't decide whether or not to be shocked that Luna said what she did, happy because she did say it, smug because he was classified as hot, embarrassed at having Luna say that, and whether or not he should kiss Luna now or later.

"Zabini, stop acting like a fish and come and kiss Luna already! You know you want to!" yelled Trinity smugly.

"Okay. That leaves Damion and Draco for the decorations. Unless Cho wants to save Damion?" Pansy said. "I personally can't wait to decorate Draco and Damion. It'll be payback for that horrid outfit they dared me to wear last year."

"Look, we're sorry! Don't dress us up in Gryffindor colors! Any color but those! We'll wear Hufflepuff colors! Even Ravenclaw colors, just not Gryffindor!" Damion and Draco busted out saying, falling to their knees in emphasis of their begging.

"Ha-ha-ha-ha!… That's…freaking….funny!….. Ha-ha-ha-ha!…" Ginny said, falling to the floor in laughter. She tried to get up, but each time she did she saw Damion and Draco still on their knees in a praying-to-God position and fell back down. It didn't help her to stop laughing any that the other girls were just as hysterical as she, and that Voldemort and the other adults were laughing as well. All around were people laughing at their childish antics and ideas.

"As fun as this has been," Lucius Malfoy finally said through his laughter, "it's time to eat."

To be continued...

A/N: Hey guys! Sorry it's been awhile, but as you can see, I did alot with this. I was going to put the whol entire Ball in one chappie, but I realized how long ago I last updated. So I broke it down into parts, and the next one or two parts of Chapter 12 should be coming soon. I hope you guys like this chapter! I tried my hardest to make it as funny as possible, but idk if it's that funny. I know that while I was writing it, me and my best friend, Izzy, were laughing hysterically and couldn't continue writing for awhile. Hope you liked it!

Thanks to everyone who reviewed the last chapter!!!!!!

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