A/N: So here is the second part of the chapter and the third will feature the Yule Ball…
VIII. Unexpected trouble Part II.
The weeks flew quickly past over the school and the date of the Yule Ball was already standing in front of the porch when Harry finally realized that he really needed to find partner. Even if he had never actually looked how many people usually sign they names up to stay for Christmas this time was it full with the names of every 4th year and above. Well who would have thought that so many people had taken interest in the ball, Harry sure didn't. Merlin, he didn't even have the slightest clue as to how a person dances. Holding back a groan was he on his way to search for Ron when he suddenly spotted a shocking sight. There stood professor Camelot in his usual Victorian style outfit near one of the arcades, but the person in front of him was not one of his students. Pushing the thoughts away to find Ron snaked Harry closer to the talking pair. Really, he would give anything to have his Invisibility cloak.
Tyki was currently standing in front of one of the many arcades, he had just finished explaining the proper care for Tease to Hagrid, leaving out how to mold them together of course. The Pleasure was in a fairly good mode seeing that they had received the massage that the dear Inspector Leverrier was ordered by the Pope himself to go to therapy classes. He certainly had deserved they little torture. He had been on his way back to the Ark, Lavi had asked him for assistance to which he gratefully agreed, but was then stopped by a female voice calling out to him. This was the ground why he was currently standing here with a slightly devasted looking young lady in front of him. Oh and we need to mention that the Potter boy's eavesdropping antics were quite rude to say at least. Really was this the proper way for a so called chosen one to act? Allen had clearly better manners then him, but he had currently a lady in distress seeking his help.
"So Miss Parkinson, by what are you seeking my assistance?" he asked gently.
"Uhm…I feel kind of embarrassed, but I wasn't sure as to whom to turn to." she answered a soft pink tainting her checks. "Because the Yule Ball is already so near and the boy with whom I wish to go is only dancing around the question, it is only frustrating. Till now he scorned every girl who tried asking him out so it can be that he wants to go with any other one."
"Hmm…I would say that the young man you are wishing to really likes to play around." Tyki said in a thoughtful tone, one gloved hand on his chin. "I could only suggest that you may do the same." he said after some time sighing. His Noah may be over 7000, but he never needed to deal with such problems, Sheryl and Lulubell were usually in charge by such cases.
"Yes, I should do that." she replied nervously while still trying to hold her pride in one piece.
"I'm truly sorry that I can't be more helpful." Tyki said in an appologic way while offering a little smile.
"Ah, no that was really helpful professor Camelot and I really appreciate your advice." she said hurriedly. "Usually is it the norm that we go to our Head of House if we have a problem, but…"
"Yes, if I remember correctly is your Head of House professor Snape. I don't want to sound rude, but I doubt that he would have reacted all to well." at this needed both to hold back a laugh about the image of the Potion Master trying to give advice on boys. "Well then I need to go again one of my own students had also requested my help." Tyki said before leaning down and kissing the young girl's hand.
At the same time was Harry cursing mentally because he was to far away, but there was still that unsettling feeling that the professor had spotted him. He wasn't sure how though. Even if he couldn't hear them he had seen that near the end of they conversation looked both pretty amused and by the hand kiss…Harry had felt his yaw drop and he surely wasn't the only one. There on the opposite side stood a gapping Draco Malfoy, staring at the scene with wide eyes while Snape was only shaking his head and mounting "I warned you foolish boy.".
It was two hours later, but Harry still tried to figure out just about what could have Pansy Parkinson been talking with professor Camelot. Things started to get complicated again and he needed to add a new mystery to his list. Maybe if he should ever manage to live to reach adulthood he should write down his school adventures? They would probably end up being a bestseller.
"Why do they have to move in packs?" he heard Ron's frustrated words when a new giggling group of girls walked past them. "How're you supposed to get one on their own to ask them?" neither of them had a clue.
"You know that you won't get any partners if you only stare at them?" asked suddenly a familiar voice from behind them, making both boys jump.
"Bloody Hell, you gave us a fright." gasped Ron while still clutching his heart.
"Where is your brother by the way?" Harry asked suddenly when he noticed the absence of the blonde twin, this was actually the first time he had seen them apart.
"Dero is helping Road to pick out a dress for the Ball and I decided to stroll around somewhat." Debitto replied, he would be damned if he staid in the Ark while Lavi tells his idea to Komui.
"Whit who is she going?" Ron asked.
"With Allen of course so that no girl will get murdered by Kanda, our Headmaster said that it would be better to hide they relationship." he replied nonchalantly even though he didn't agree with it. "Neither was happy about that, but Allen needed a dance partner while we others can go without one."
"What? You all will go alone?" asked the redhead shocked.
"Yes, there are no girls here we want to go out with, well ok Dero was asked out by a girl from Ravenclaw, she is fine, but we others have no interest." and with that was he already of.
"Those guys are certainly strange and I still can't believe that both Allen and that guy with that muggle weapon are a pair."
"I know Ron, we will soon need to investigate." Harry replied to his best friend, but first had they other problems; well at least he saw fever of those idiotic baggers…
As the last week before the Ball arrived was already everyone sitting on needles regarding the fact that Dumbledore seemed to have invited the Weird Sisters a pretty popular wizarding band. Even some classes were more fun because the teachers let them play games or to chat anstead of studying, well except Binns though he seemed to have become fond of professor Bookman and Snape shouldn't be even mentioned. McGonagall and Moody were the same, but since a while had Harry the strange feeling that the man seemed pretty nervous, well more nervous when he saw Kanda, Allen or his cousins and uncle, but he didn't know why. Great he had more things to investigate on besides trying to stay alive.
On the last night sat Harry in front of the fireplace with a copy of Flying with the Cannons in his hands while listening to Ron's rant about Snape being evil while building a card house out of muggle cards, so what was new? Snape's mode was always like that mostly near Christmas.
"I'd have thought you'd be doing something constructive, Harry, even if you don't want to learn your antidotes!" he heard Hermione say while she tried again to get the both of them to work.
"Like what?" Harry asked when he suddenly spotted Lavi and Lenalee entering through the portrait hole.
"Hello guys." greeted the redhead grinning while Lenalee waved at them.
"Hello you two, how come you are here?" Hermione asked.
"We come to see you guys in the last days you three seem to try avoiding us." replied Lavi as he fixed his calculating gaze on the fidgeting trio, the two were sent here to try figuring out what was wrong before heading back to the Ark.
"Uhm…sorry we were busy with helping Harry trying to figure out what the egg is for." Hermione explained hurriedly.
"Ah, then good look with that Allen is still working on trying to find out the meaning of that song." Lenalee explained.
"What song?" asked the trio in union.
"The song being sung when you open the egg of course." Lavi said.
"That terrible screeching is a song?" Ron asked in utter disbelief.
"Of course so Allen will be alright with that, he doesn't have the name Musician without a ground." replied Lavi grinning.
"See Harry, Allen is already nearly ready with figuring out the next task and the others are probably also working on it. You will look like an idiot being the only one not knowing." Hermione chided him at which the boy suppressed the urge to roll his eyes, she knew some painful hexes.
"Leave him alone, Hermione, he's earned a bit of a break." said Ron, as he placed the last two cards on top of the castle and the whole lot blew up, singeing his eyebrows. He probably should have really looked which deck he took out.
"Nice look Ron… go well with your dress robes, that will." come a cheerful voice at which Lavi needed to be elbowed by Lenalee in to the ribs to not start laughing.
"Lavi dear friend, nice to see you also in here." greeted George before both he and his brother sat down.
"Well with Gramps here, I often get extra work to do." Lavi said grinning while on the inside he already dreaded the next amount of boring books he would need to read.
"Yeah, though luck." replied Fred before both he and his twin asked to borrow Ron's owl, but he was already away delivering so the conversation soon sifted over with whom is going with who by which Fred used the time to ask Angelina out while shouting across the common room making his little brother groan and then departing.
"We should get a move on, you know… ask someone. He's right. We don't want to end up with a pair of trolls." Ron said to Harry, seemingly failing to notice the looks he received from both Lenalee and Hermione while Lavi face palmed himself.
"A pair of… what, excuse me?" the brunette asked.
"Well… you know." said Ron shrugging. "I'd rather go alone than with…with Eloise Midgen, say." he started.
"Her acne's loads better lately and she's really nice!" Hermione defended and Lenalee nodded, she had talked with the mentioned girl and she was really nice.
"Her nose is off-center." said Ron while Lavi muttered idiot.
"Oh I see." Hermione said looking furious. "So basically, you're going to take the best looking girl who'll have you, even if she's completely horrible?"
"Err… yeah, that sounds about right." said Ron while looking at Lenalee, she might be suspicious, but she looked good.
"I generally don't go anywhere with people who are only looking at other peoples looks and not they personality." Lenalee said while taking a step closer to Lavi, her face burning with anger. "Beside that is Lavi already my date so good night." she said before starting to pull said Bookman apprentice behind herself as they left.
"I agree with her Ronald, good night." and with that was Hermione also gone.
"What was they problem?" asked Ron after a while at which Harry couldn't answer though he had the feeling that he should tomorrow immediately speak with Hermione to calm her down.
At the same time was Lenalee furiously stalking through the tall grass in to the direction of the Ark. She was angry at Ron for daring to be such a right out careless prat. How dare he even say such cruel things and his acting towards his own friends before the first task. The female Exorcist had needed all her self-restraints back in there to not kick that guy with her Dark Boots there where Lulubell usually kicks General Cross. She outwardly hated such people who only went for beauty in others not caring who they truly are. It painfully reminded her how much Allen must have suffered as a child, shunned by his own parents, thrown away like some damaged object, Miranda how she had never in her life received even a simple 'thank you' till she hadn't met her and Allen, Krory who was always called a monster even though he was such a gentle person, how both Kanda and Alma were forced back in to this world to live a similar existence like he machines everyone saw on as evil or even the Third Exorcists and they Converted Akuma and even the Noah. This was all so terribly unfair that she wanted to hit something, to scream or simply cry. All these feelings swirled around in her, mixing with her anger so she failed to notice Lavi who was running after her with a worried expression on his face.
"Oi, Lena wait!" called Lavi as he finally cached up with her.
"This is unfair." was the only thing she muttered in a tight voice, but even if she didn't turn around knew Lavi from the shaking of her slender body that she was forcing herself to not cry in front of him.
"I know, but we are part of those whom have already learned hat this world is never fair." he whispered while wrapping his arms around the female Exorcist and pulling her against his chest, head resting on a small shoulder.
"But still…why do so many people need to suffer…" Lenalee asked while the arms tightened around her.
"I don't know Lena." he whispered to her while she seed her tears for those trapped in the darkness. "Even though I'm a Bookman, I don't know…" and this was the truth, the only thing he could do now was to comfort her while she cried silently in his arms.
Meanwhile inside the ancient castle was a man walking around in his room restlessly. Mad-Eye Moody as he called himself at the given moment was pacing around in the large room, he was slowly about to succeeded to walk a hole into his poor carpet and later the cold stone floor. To say that he felt restless would be one understatement. His beloved Master had not even uttered a single word to him about a 4th school participicating in the Tournament or, was this a secret kept only by the Headmaster? That meddling old bastard truly knew how to manipulate things around himself. Thank Merlin hat he NEVER ACCEPTED to become Minister of Magic, but now there were other problems.
That school was certainly not normal...
Certainly they headmaster teachers and students would look normal to any person, but he needed to use this damned magical eyes and just what he saw with it…Fine, there was nothing special about the headmaster, only that he was weird, but the others. The two professors which were an old man and that vampire look alike had just like the Chinese girl, that redhead, the white haired boy with that strange scar and the one with the long hair something of a strange golden aura floating around them, similar to light, but in the case of the white haired boy had it something black and ominous looking mixed in it. The third professor who had brought human eating butterflies with him as he had heard some of the teachers complain, together with the second girl and the twins had only this dark and frightening aura around them and sometimes, even if for only a blink of an eyes he would think hat the shadows formed an inhumanly grinning face. The boy with the long hair was also strange, sure he only had that golden aura, but while using the magical eye more stronger he could nearly see every slightest pore of a body, but in his case…at this Moody shuddered. In the boys case he had sometimes the strange feeling that he wasn't fully human just like those with the dark shadows around them.
Another problem which gave him some worrisome thoughts was that he had heard Karkaroff that traitorous coward say not long ago after the schools had arrived. He was mumbling something about a monster child invading his mind and everyone he had killed ripping him apart while laughing. The fear was making that guy crazy, but then he later found out that Karkaroff had tried entering that strange thing with which the last school had arrived and was stopped by that Walker brat and Camelot girl. This gave him to thing, he remembered the Walker siblings dimly, well mostly the younger brother Nicholas and that Cross guy e usually hung out with. They always talked about strange things and dared, even though they were Slytherin, to laugh openly about the Dark Lord. The last thing was that the foregain students and thy teachers often referred to that thing with they had come with as 'Ark' well now the only Ark which come to his mind when hearing this would be Noah's Ark as stated in the Bible, but that was impossible. On the other hand wouldn't it be the first time that myth turned out to be true and the truth got twisted over the many decades. Could this fourth school and they strange occupants be really in the possession of Noah's Ark and if yes what is the true power behind it. He needed to find it out for his Lord…
…even if it would kill him in the end…
As even the last week flew over they heads hurriedly had most Hogwarts students the feeling that they professors were dead set on to impress they foregain guest, mostly now on Christmas day, mostly with the help of the decorations. Everlasting icicles had been attached to the banisters of the marble staircase, it would have been pretty dangerous if they would start melting, the usual twelve Christmas trees in the Great Hall were bedecked with everything from luminous holly berries to real, hooting, golden owls, and the suits of armor had all been bewitched to sing carols whenever anyone passed them. It was quite something to hear "O Come, All Ye Faithful" sung by an empty helmet that only knew half the words. Several times, Filch the caretaker had to extract Peeves from inside the armor, where he had taken to hiding, filling in the gaps in the songs with lyrics of his own invention, all of which were very rude to say at least, but hat did you expect from the Polterghost.
So all in all seemed everything ready for the big Christmas party and yet had Harry still not made even the slightest move to ask Cho out. Beside that problem had he talked with Hermione or better listened to her ranting about Ron's incompetence regarding others before she broke out in frustrated sobs in his arms. That one was truly awkward and it also looked like as if Lenalee was purposely avoiding Ron and even glaring at him if he tries talking to her. Harry had some hard time figuring out what the problem was, but then Hermione helpfully reminded him that she was Allen's friend who was left on the street as a mare young child only because his arm was deformed. He had flinched back then remembering that after knowing Allen's past was to say such a thing that only the outer appearance mattered pretty rude in front of said boy's friends. Life was really frustrating, but now was there a bigger problem, namely one if not solved could result in the embarrassment of his life.
Both he and Ron were pretty nervous then they time was running short even though he needed to constantly remind the redhead that at least HE wouldn't look like a complet idiot when appearing without a partner. In his nightmares was he constantly dreaming that he dances the opening dance on the Yule Ball, but while the other four champions dance with they partners…HE IS DANCING ALONE WHILE EVERYONE IS LAUGHING! Yes growing up with Dudley can give you some nice complexes regarding the fact how others view you.
"I suppose there's always Moaning Myrtle…" Harry said finally in a defeated tone as he thought about the ghost of the young girl who was the first deadly victim of the Basilisk.
"Harry, we've just got to grit our teeth and do it." tried Ron to encourage his friend, but his tone sounded like that of a general moving in to war. Not reassuring at all. "When we get back to the common room tonight, we'll both have partners, agreed?" as already pointed out, not reassuring at all.
"Erm…okay…?" was his reply before Ron walked away.
Again were things pretty much easier to draw out in your mind then actually doing them. Harry had tried many times to talk with Cho, but she was just never alone. It was all so frustrating for him. Why needed girls to go everywhere in a group? He needed to ask her out, but he just knew that he couldn't get a single word out when standing in front of her, leave alone with nearly four or five of her friends. While his thoughts were permanently on his task did he manage to get again bottom marks on Snape's potions test. Not that it was anything new for him though in a little clear part of his thinking had he spotted familiar white hair again. Strangely was this the first time that he noticed that Allen hadn't left out even one single potion's class and was one of the best in it plus Snape seemed to…dare he even think it, appreciate the boy's presence? Suddenly an idea stuck him. So after class he told both Ron and Hermione that he would see them by the dinner and hurried after Allen. Why did he never think about it, the other seemed to be fully fine with talking to others so he might know some tips.
"Hey Allen." he called out to the other who immediately turned around.
"Hello Harry." the white haired boy greeted smiling though Harry had no clue that on the inside was he still a bit angry that he wasn't allowed to dance with Kanda, but at least cold they spend the night together.
"Could I ask you something?"
"Sure, by what can I help you?"
"Well…how do you ask girl to go with you to the Ball when she is always surrounded by her fiends?" he blurted out at which Allen seemed to stare confused at him.
"You know that in such cases you usually walk over to them and ask the girl politely for a word in private." Allen replied and Harry started to feel himself pretty dumb for not thinking about such a simple idea.
"Oh…thanks Allen, see you." and with tat was he already off while the young General only shook his head before heading for the entrance of the castle. He wanted to put his books way before meeting up with the Bloody Baron whom offered together with the Helena-san to tell him more about his father and uncle, plus they friends and from the way the 14th was currently protesting in his head were those stories interesting, he should bring Timcampy with him to record it.
Meanwhile was Harry hurrying through the halls to find Cho. He was going to follow Allen's advice and just ask her for a word in private. He found her actually pretty quickly as she exited the Defense Against the Dark Arts classroom.
"Erm…Cho? Could I please have a word in private?" Harry asked, feeling a bit unnerved by all the giggling around him from Cho's friends, but she agreed luckily.
Finally getting away from the giggling group of girls was Harry again faced with the dilemma regarding the fact as to how to ask her out. Not the best time to freeze. Taking a deep breath he slowly collected all his courage.
"Wangoballwime?" Harry blurted out, face going red.
"Sorry?" Cho replied blinking, she didn't get even one single word.
"D'you…d'you want to go to the ball with me?" he asked again more slowly and mostly understandable.
Harry walked slowly back to the Griffindor Tower feeling completely dead. Cho had just told him a few minutes ago that she was already going with Cedric to the Ball. That truly had crushed him mostly that he was starting to like Cedric as a friend. Entering the common room he suddenly spotted an ashen-faced Ron sitting in a corner while Ginny talked to him soothingly, by the couch he also spotted Road staring amused at them while sitting beside a pleased looking Lenalee.
"What's up Ron?" he asked while joining them.
"Why did I do it?" he asked in a pained voice. "What even brought me to do it?"
"He…er…just asked Fleur Delacour to go to the ball with him." Ginny answered while desperately trying to not bust out laughing.
"You what?" Harry heard himself ask in disbelief while the two girls on the couch looked amused.
"I don't know what made me do it!" Ron gasped again. "What was I playing at? There were people all around I've gone mad everyone watching! I was just walking past her in the entrance hall she was standing there talking to Diggory and it sort of came over me… and I asked her!" Ron moaned while hiding his face in his hands. "She looked at me like I was a sea slug or something. Didn't even answer. And then… I dunno… I just sort of came to my senses and ran for it."
"Serves you right." come it from Lenalee. "Now you got a spoon full of your own medicine." and Harry needed inwardly to agree in a way Ron got the same thing back what he did.
"She's part Veela, her grandmother was one." Harry explained. "It wasn't your fault." he tried to reassure his friend.
"So this was why she looked so shocked when she got rejected by Tyki and later also by Yuu and Allen while every other male near was nearly drooling on the ground?" Road asked.
"Wait? You mean that those three are immune against Veela pheromones?" Harry asked shocked.
"Looks like it." Replied the girl shrugging though she knew the true ground for they immunity and as for Yuu, he was to stubborn to give up on Allen.
Harry was only staring unbelieving at her before he remembered something which would hopefully cheer his friend up.
"Beside that were her efforts to charm Cedric in vein, he is already going with Cho, found that out a few minutes ago."
"This is mad." groaned Ron "We are the only ones who don't have partners, the friends of those two don't count because they wanted to go alone, oh and there is also Neville. Hey, guess who he asked out? Hermione."
"What?" Harry was in total shock because of this unexpected news.
"I know." Ron said looking more better as he broke out laughing. "He told me after Potions! Said she's always been really nice, helping him out with work and stuff - but she told him she was already going with someone. Ha! As if! She just didn't want to go with Neville… I mean, who would?" at this could Harry hear both girls on the couch muttering "Rude idiot." And in a way he really felt somewhat ashamed for how Ron acted.
"Don't laugh." said Ginny in an annoyed tone just when Hermione entered.
"Why aren't you two by the dinner?" Hermione asked.
"Because the two idiots over here both got turned down." Ginny explained, pleased that both guys shut up at once.
"Ah, are all the good looking ones taken already Ron?" Hermione said in a triumphant tone. "Eloise Midgen starting to look quite pretty now, is she? Well, I'm sure you'll find someone somewhere who'll have you." but Ron wasn't paying attention to her, but looked like as if he suddenly saw Hermione in a whole new light.
"Hermione, Neville is right, you are a girl…" at Ron's statement fell a deep silence over the common room.
"Erm…and after hearing his brilliant discovery Road, Lenalee it is time to go…" said suddenly Lavi's unsure voice from the portrait hole, he actually come to pick up the two girls because they guests had arrived, but he also unwillingly heard they conversation. Fine he knew that there are some people who can make you confuse they gender like Allen, Yuu, Mahoja and a few other people, but to be friends with someone for four years and only now discovering they gender? That guy was seriously in for it.
After the trio left turned Hermione back to Ron.
"Oh, well spotted Ronald and it only took you four years." she said sarcastically.
"Well, you can come with one of us." the Redhead suggested, completely missing the coldness of her tone.
"No, I can't."
"Oh come on." Ron continued. "We are needing partners and it would look stupid to show up without one."
"As I told you I can't. I'm already going with someone maybe if Harry would have asked like two weeks sooner then I would have gone with him."
"Oh come on Mione, you don't have anyone. You just said that to get rid of Neville." Ron said and Harry started to really wonder if Ron really missed the angry look Hermione was giving him with each word he said. The fact that she would have gone with him if he asked didn't help to get away the bad feeling that a new war was approaching.
"Oh did I?" said Hermione, her eyes flashed dangerously. "Just because it's taken you all these years to notice, Ron, doesn't mean no one else has spotted I'm a girl!"
Ron stared at her then he grinned again and Harry now really had the feeling that he should depart.
"Okay, okay, we know you're a girl." he said still grinning, even Ginny looked about to smack her forehead against the wall because of her brother's ignorance. "So, will you come now?"
"I have already told you! I'm already going with someone else!" she yelled at him in frustration before storming away in the direction of the girl's dorms.
"She is lying." Ron told Harry grinning.
"No, she really has someone to go with, but it is not your business with whom." Ginny said.
"Okey, okay maybe I believe you." said Ron before turning again to her "Then you can go with Harry and I will…" but he was cut of.
"I'm already going with Neville. He asked me after Hermione rejected him and I said yes so that I could go to the Ball." and with that was she already of to get some dinner leaving her gapping brother behind.
"What has gotten in to them?" Ron demanded, but Harry had spotted Parvati and Lavender entering just as Ginny left and decided to make a drastic move. Standing up he hurriedly made his way over to the Indian girl.
"Parvati? Will you go with me to the ball?" he asked the young witch who started giggling before giving a positive answer while blushing. After that he tried to get Lavender to go with Ron, but she was already Seamus's date.
"Can't you think of anyone who'd go with Ron?" he asked while making sure that Ron wouldn't hear them.
"What about Hermione Granger?" Parvati asked slightly confused seeing that she was such close friends with the two boys.
"She's going with someone else." Harry replied, but it felt strange to say it.
"Ooh…who?" asked Parvati curiously.
"No idea." He said shrugging before returning to the matters on hand. "So, what about Ron?"
"Well…There is still my twin Padma, you know she was sorted in to Ravenclaw. I could ask her if you want." Parvati suggested.
"That would be great, please tell me right away if she said yes." Harry said smiling before returning to Ron and hoping that he wouldn't have any problems with how Parvati's sister looked or they would be screwed.
Meanwhile inside the Ark was a big birthday party going on seeing that it was Allen's 17th birthday. Road had done most of the decoration which wasn't so hard seeing that she was one of the "Players" of the Ark while the others helped by other lesser decorations or cooking. Jerry and his kitchen staff had truly outdone himself themselves with the large cake and other delicious foods. The partying went on nearly the whole night with many presents, well wishes, laughs and warmth from spending the time with family and friends while outside the snow started falling.
On the next day were luckily no classes so after the students went through they presents was everyone out for a great snowball fight. Of course none of the three foregain schools showed up to join in seeing that one found the weather to cold, the others were doing who knows what while the students of the last school were still sleeping seeing that the party become somewhat long. Then later at seven o'clock made everyone they way to the common rooms to get in to they in most people's cases hated dress robes. Who the hell was even that idiot coming up with these things anyway?
Later found everyone themselves in front of the Great Hall waiting for the hour to pass before they could enter. Harry was again feeling nervous about the dance while Ron seemingly ignoring his partner constantly asked after Hermione's whereabouts. As they waited they soon spotted a pretty much selfconsocious looking Draco who seemed to be searching for someone with his glare, and this time it wasn't him. Pansy Parkinson meanwhile was only smirking triumphantly at the boy as his glare hardened. Following the gaze Harry spotted professor Camelot who was happily chatting with professor Charity who teached Muggle Studies. Soon he spotted also the Rose Cross students each of the boys wearing a Victorian Style tail coat without the top hats that it. Lenalee was meanwhile wearing a Victorian style deep purple dress with matching shoes, her hair in two nicely braided pigtails, Road on the other hand was wearing a black, gothic stile dress with missing sleeves, but around each of her arms was a purple ribbon bound like a strange glove, a white ribbon around her neck. Both of them were talking happily with two older looking women Harry ad never seen before.
"Hey guys." Lavi greeted grinning as he held Lenalee's hand.
"Hullo." Harry greeted as he looked at the two women.
"You don't know each other till now. The two ladies beside us are professor Lotto she is professor Crowley's fiancé and professor Lulubell and she is also Allen's aunt." Lavi introduced the two women. "And these are Harry Potter and Ron Weasley."
"I…it is ni…nice to meet you…" Miranda said nervously, but calmed down when Lulubell placed a hand on her shoulder.
"I'm also pleased to meet you I hope the class of my brother wasn't to shocking for you." the blonde woman known as Lulubell replied before turning to her students. "Well then I'm of finding Komui." and with that was she already away and Lenalee went away with professor Lotto to find professor Crowley.
"How come two of your other professors are also here?" Harry asked suspiciously.
"Because it is Christmas and we had enough time we invited professor Lotto over for the dance and to spent time with her fiancé, she can get easily depressed as for professor Lulubell." at this Lavi started grinning. "She is here to be his escort for the party and to get him to do a few of his works beside that come also one of Allen's other cousins also."
"Who?" this time it was Ron's turn to ask.
"His name is Wisely, he was some chronical headache attacks sometime so he couldn't come with us. Strangely till now could nothing cure those attacks." the redhead explained which was in a way true, give Wisely a headache and he is out.
"Where is he then?"
"There he is by Debi, Doro is still picking up his date." Lavi said pointing to a nearing duo. Both Harry and Ron needed to blink at the stranger, ok after seeing Allen's white hair was his no surprise, but he also wore some strange turban like thing on his head. Well the Patil twins seemed to like it because they were soon approaching the strange boy and talking to him.
Sometime later the oak front doors opened revealing the Durmstrang students with Karkaroff whom again went a few shades paler when spotting the Rose Cross students, especially Road who smirked at him. Was it only him or looked the man about to turn around and run away screaming from the girl? Though then flew all gazes to the stunning girl walking beside Victor Krum.
Soon they heard professor McGonagall call for the champions to gather around her. Road was clinging to Allen's arm, but she seemed to try reassuring him, well yes Harry knew that the boy actually wanted to go with Kanda, but couldn't so was his cousin helping out, there were also Fleur and a still unbelieving looking Roger Davies, well no one could blame him, Cedric and Cho were to painful to look at, but Harry's jaw suddenly dropped when he finally realized that the girl beside Krum was…Hermione! He really couldn't believe it, ok she was his friend and he liked her, but now tonight…she looked absolutely breath taking.
"Hi Harry." she said when noticing him looking at her. "Hi Parvati." she greeted the shocked looking girl on Harry's side.
Though the chance to any further talk was halted when the large doors of the Great Hall slowly opened, soft music streaming out, signaling that the Yule Ball has officially started, but no one guessed the danger lurking for them on this night…
To be continued…