This chapter rewinds and tells Pansy's perspective of events as well as picks up where Harry's POV left off.

I REALLY enjoyed writing this chapter. It was just soooooooo cute!

This night is flawless, don't you let it go

I'm wonderstruck, dancing around all alone

I'll spend forever wondering if you knew

I was enchanted to meet you

Please don't be in love with someone else

Please don't have somebody waiting on you

Chapter 11: The Yule Ball Part 2

I hadn't had much to say to Harry leading up to the ball. I spoke only when required to. True my behavior was indeed childish, but I didn't have anything to say to him, and he acted the same way,so I left it as that.

The times that I would spend in our dorm with him was now spent more with some of my Slytherin friends, Ginny, and of course Dean. It had been fun getting to know him. I found him just as easy to talk to as I did Harry.

The only bad quality he had was his ghastly best mate. Seamus hated me. The feeling was mutual of course. He was the most vile boy I had ever had the horrid pleasure of meeting. More nasty than any Slytherin boy and that's saying something. How he ended up in Gryffindor with the good guys, I'll never know.

"Finished. Your hair is gorgeous, Pansy." said Ginny as she finished a long and intricate French braid in my hair.

"Thanks Ginny. I hope he likes it." I said.

"He who? Dean or Harry?" asked Ginny.

I sighed. "Dean. Definitely Dean. As in Dean my date, or have you forgotten?"

"No I haven't forgotten. Are you sure you want to go there with him?"

"Well, I did want Harry but we see how that went. He obviously doesn't give a damn because he won't talk to me, so I'm happy to be Dean's date. He's a really nice person and he did ask me. By the way, I hope that it's okay you know. Since he is your ex and all."

Ginny waved her hand. "It doesn't matter. That was last years news. Besides you and him deserve a nice night. I'm just glad you think it's fine that I'm going with Draco."

I rolled my eyes at the silly girl. "Gin, how many times do I have to tell you I don't care? Draco is like my brother and you are my best friend. If anyone deserves to be together, it's you two."

"But we aren't together." said Ginny blushing.

"Not yet anyways." I said winking at her.

Ginny had to get dressed and so did I, so I headed to my dorm to get ready. Thankfully Harry was in his room when I got there, so I didn't see him.

I went and put on my gorgeous ice blue dress. If I had to thank my mother for one thing, it would be her great taste in formal wear. I applied some makeup and some shimmer lotion that Granger let me borrow. We seemed to be at least accepting of one another these days.

After I was done up, I left and met Dean at the statue that we said we would meet at. He looked gorgeous with his black dress robes and his shaped up afro. He looked at me and smiled big. Guess I was okay too.

"You look beautiful Pansy. I'll be the luckiest bloke at the ball tonight." he said kissing my hand causing me to blush.

"You're just saying that." I said shyly.

"I am not. It's a given. Even though you could be dressed like a house elf and still look good." he said laughing.

"Oh you silly boy. Let's go. Harry and I have to start off the waltz and I can't be late."

"Okay. I just hope Harry doesn't steal my date."

"No worries of that now." I said as I looped my arm through his.

We walked the corridor until we got to the entryway. Harry, Ron, and surprisingly Draco was standing there being cordial to each other, while Ginny and Granger checked each other out and I couldn't help but join in.

Hey guys!" said Dean cheerfully as I talked to the girls.

"Wow Pansy you look great!" said Granger.

"Oh thanks Hermione, so do you! Pink is so your color."

"You look amazing Pans!"

"Ginny you look positively sinful! I adore it!

"How long are they gonna do that?" I heard Dean ask.

"Until they bloody well pass out." joked Ron in response. "Come on Mione, let's go in."

Finally Susan Fucking Bitch Bones came around the corner with her stupid vapid friend Hannah Abbott. She looked like a cream puff, and not a yummy one. She looked like one of those cheap ones with nasty filling. She looked absolutely ridiculous.

None of us girls had anything to say, not even Granger. And she usually tried to say something nice about everyone.

"Oh Harry you look so handsome!" she said as she approached him, almost knocking the guys down with her hideous dress.

I tried to keep my mouth shut but the words flew out before I could catch them. "Susan, you look like a fairy tale princess from hell."

The group grew quiet.

Susan glared at me almost Slytherin like. "And you look like an Ice Queen my dear. As icy as your heart, am I right?" she said.

Nasty ass cloud looking bitch.

Before things got worse, Professor McGonagall came over and told Harry and I how we were to open up the dance. Susan looked as if she swallowed a spider. Especially when she found out that she had to go in by herself.

I looped my arm through his per McGonagall's instruction. We then waited for the cue to go in.

"You look really beautiful Pansy." said Harry.

I couldn't help but blush but I kept staring straight ahead. I knew if I looked at him I would melt. "Thank you. You look handsome as well." I said as casually as I could.

"Thanks." he said. "Look Pansy, I don't want us to be angry at each other anymore. Can we just put the animosity behind us and have fun?"

I looked at him bewildered."Why are you mad at me for?" I asked. "I didn't do anything to you."

"I'm not mad at you but clearly you are mad at me for some reason." he said as we got the cue to walk in together.

"I was mad at you at some point but not anymore." I said as we walked in.

"Not anymore? What did I do to cause you to be upset in the first place? And when did you stop being mad? You've been shunning me for the past two bloody weeks." he said as we walked the path to the dance floor and got into position. He was really starting to annoy me. How the hell could he not realize what he did?

"If you don't know then I'm certainly not going to tell you." I said as we started to dance.

"Look, I just want things to go back to the way they were okay? I'm sorry for whatever it is I did to you." he said as he spun me around the dance floor.

"Fine." I said ready to be done with the conversation as well at this waltz. He picked me straight up and put me down again. "Let's just drop it."

"Fine, it's dropped." he said as people started to join in.

That meant we didn't have to dance together anymore. So I stopped and looked around the room for Dean.

"I need to go and find my date. See you later Harry." I said leaving him on the floor by himself.

Dean met me halfway and we finished the waltz. It was pretty funny because Dean didn't practice the steps so he didn't know fully what he was doing.

After the waltz, the real music started playing and we really had fun. Dean was a better dancer than his waltzing had shown. As we were dancing, Harry and the cream puff left the hall. Damn was she already trying to get him out of his clothes?

When the slow song came on he put his hands on my waist awkwardly as I put my hands on his shoulders. It was clear that both of us were nervous.

You do know you can actually put your hands back there right?" I said giggling.

Dean smiled and moved his hands to my back as I tried to move my hands to his neck. He was so tall, it was rather hard, even with my heels on.

"Should I duck down a bit for you?" he said jokingly.

"Are you trying to call me short, Mr. Thomas?"

"Not trying. You are short." laughed Dean as I laughed along.

Harry and the harpy had returned. I guess she shrank that hideous excuse for a dress.

I laid my head on Dean's chest as I started feeling more comfortable with him. He must have felt comfortable too because he rested his chin on top of my head.

Then I saw it. I happened to open my eyes and see that bloody bitch, that no good man stealing whore kissing all over him.

She looked like she was slobbering all over him. I immediately stopped dancing and just stared at the two, my heart breaking into a million pieces.

When they were done, Harry looked at me. I gave him the iciest glare I could and then stormed off outside.

I felt tears pouring from my eyes. I had no idea it was that deep between them. Although I should have guessed.

Why was he doing this to me? Right in front of me! Did he not give a damn at all? What the bloody hell was wrong with me?

I had almost gotten to the frozen lake when I realized Dean was chasing after me. That made me feel even worse.

"Pansy, what's the matter?" he asked.

I felt foolish. Here I was crying over those two when I already had a great date."

"I'm...I'm sorry Dean I really am...it's just…."

"You had wanted to come to this with Harry, didn't you?" asked Dean.

I nodded. "I did. She beat me to it. She asked him right in front of me and he said yes."

"I see."

"I'm really sorry Dean. That's why I didn't have an answer for you the first time you asked me. I was hoping Harry would ask me but-"

"Do you want to go skating?" asked Dean interrupting me.

"What?"

"Do you want to go skating?" he asked again.

"I...I don't have my ice skates."

"No worries." said Dean as he took out his wand and transfigured tree branches into blades and attached them to both our shoes.

"That's some impressive transfiguration." I said honestly.

"This is what I would do in the winter when I was too lazy to get my skates. Come on." he said taking my hand and leading me to the lake.

There were some couples on the ice already so it didn't seem weird that we were out there. He intertwined his fingers with mine and we took to the ice.

We skated around in silence for awhile before I could get my words out.

"I'm sorry about this Dean. I didn't know I would be like that. I'm embarrassed honestly."

"Don't be. It's fine."

"No it's not. You are my date and I shouldn't be concerned with another boy and what he is doing while I'm with you."

"You fancy him though. So I can understand why." said Dean as he skated facing me, taking my other hand."I'm not going to lie, I knew you fancied Harry all along."

"You...you did?"

"Of course. Everyone knew actually. Kind of like a Ron and Hermione thing. Harry's the oblivious one."

"Yeah pretty much." I said shaking my head.

"But yeah, I knew. Still, I asked because I fancy you too. I figured I would at least take a chance you know? I didn't think that I would actually get it, but I'm glad I did."

"So...you're not angry with me?" I asked.

"No. Why should I be? You are out here skating around with me and he is in there getting his face sucked off by a puffer fish. I think I got the better end of the stick eh?" joke Dean.

I couldn't help but laugh loudly at that. Puffer fish. Very creative.

We skated around a few more times and talked about random things. Dean gushed over this muggle sport called football that I thought was pretty funny and he listened to me mock high pureblood society. With the music playing loudly in the background it was like we were dancing as he took a waltz position with me and spun me around on the ice.

When we both had gotten too cold, we had went back in. I watched as he participated in the snowball fight where he flung a snowball hard in his best mate's face. I enjoyed that immensely.

When the ball started winding down he walked me back to my dorm.

"Thanks Dean, I really had a wonderful time despite what happened."

"I did too. I'm glad you said yes to me." said Dean.

"I'm glad too." I said nervously.

And then it happened. Dean leaned down and kissed me softly on the lips. I felt as if I was going to float away.

"I really like your Pansy. Very much. Goodnight." he said walking away not giving me a chance to say or do anything. How dare he!

I quickly gained my senses back and ran up to him. I stopped him, stood on my tiptoes and gave him an equally soft and sweet kiss.

"I really like you too." I said smiling. He smiled back and hugged me close.

If this is what it's like being in the arms of a good man, I did not want it to end.

Maybe Harry choosing that tart over me wasn't so bad after all.