N/A I'm up to chapter 5 and i've just realised i've never actually addressed my terrible spelling and grammar. You have been warned...
And on a side note, HAPPY BIRTHDAY HARRY! This chapter doesn't focus on him at all because I wrote it ages ago, but kudos to him.
"Rose, can you please pass the salt" Leo asks from the other end of the table.
"Yep" I say and hand the salt to Scorp to pass to Leo. We both snort really hard as the salt touches Scorp's boils (which still haven't gone away) and he winces in pain. He gives us a hateful look and tosses the salt to Leo, not bothering to aim, meaning it lands in Leo's bowl of soup. It splatter's all over him, and I can't tell if either of them care, so I just go back to my pea and ham soup.
Leo coming over this morning to stay the night has only made me realise how much I miss my friends. I suppose Leo is friend, but since I've met him, I've simply always thought of his a brother. It's better than accepting Hugo as a blood relative.
Draco's hair is back to normal after I slipped the counter potion in his drink. I'm pretty sure Scorp was going to hate me forever when he saw what I did, but maybe it was just the hand thing. It sort of does restore your faith in humanity however, when you see a man get his hair back to normal.
"Everyone I have an announcement to make." Astoria says smiling at us. I look up from my very 'intriguing' conversation with Draco about the harsh reality of wizard chess hoarding, a conversation someone should avoid at all costs.
"Well on Sunday we have Draco's birthday ball." I love how she left out the age Draco is turning. "Erm- anyway we would like for all of you to invite your friends." She gives a look at Scorp, Leo and I.
"Am I coming?" Leo asks Scorp with puppy eyes. I roll my eyes.
"Maybe" Scorp says mysteriously.
"Cool, so is it dress robes and all?" Leo asks Astoria ignoring Scorp's silent objection and inviting himself.
"Yes-"Astoria says, smiling, "Sunday at 7."
"Thanks Astoria" I say. "May I please be excused?". She nods and I put my napkin on the table, pushing the chair out noisily and making my way towards my room, leaving Scorp, Leo and Hugo at the table with a now smiling Draco and Astoria. Before I leave the room I hear Hugo ask "Astoria may I please bring a friend of mine?" in possibly his best and most annoying sing song voice.
"Of course dear" Great, now Hugo is going to bring some pretty girl with no personality. I finally get upstairs and almost sprint to my desk.
Dear Dom,
How's life? Well cool- anyway Mr Malfoy is having a ball for his birthday and I get to invite some friends. You, Ellis and Lena are coming so get ready. Why don't we go to London on Saturday to buy a nice dress with the group? You have to come. The ball is on Sunday at 7 but you can come over at 3 to get ready. This party is going to be huge- I mean seeing as the last Malfoy's last party was bigger than Celestina Warback's 4th wedding. Anyway reply ASAP. You might even get a formal invite soon. Miss you so much but I'll see you on Saturday- and I will see you. I love you to the moon and back. Say hi to Vic, Louis and Ted.
-Rose xoxox
I make three copies of the invitations and send them with my aging white owl. Uncle Harry got it for me when I was 11. He said he had one exactly like mine when he was young. Her name was Hedwig so I of course I named mine Hedwig Junior (or Junior Wiggy Wig). After I send Wig off to the others, I go downstairs to let everyone know who I'm inviting. I'm already excited for it though it's four days away.
"Astoria, here's a list of the people I'm inviting" It's not a list really. If it is a list then it's the smallest one known to man, with only 3 people on it.
"Thanks love" She says smiling. I see she adds it onto a large list of people. There must be about three hundred people in that list! I see a few names I recognise and immediately my heart starts pumping. I'm so excited! I go upstairs to get ready for bed thinking of the day's events. I can hear Scorp and Leo goofing around in the distance and I roll my eyes. Honestly, do those two ever shut up? I sit on my bed with a smile on my face, but the smile wipes off my face when I feel something extremely spikey up my arse. "OUCH!" I scream but I can hear someone giggling behind my dressing room door.
Not sure if it's Hugo, Scorp or Leo, I get up, tears of pain in my eyes and storm off towards whoever it is. I pull open the door and see Hugo behind the door laughing. "Get out! You prick, GET OUT!"I scream at him. I grab for something to hit with but somehow I manage to grab toilet paper, the one thing that I couldn't beat him with. By the time I grab for my wand he's already run out of my room. Suddenly something hits my nose. Not an object- a smell and GOD it's disgusting.
I follow the smell into the bathroom and pull back the curtain to find a pile of something- most likely dung, smeared across the floor of the shower. "HUGO!"
"Ew, no- that dress makes you looks like a Christmas tree- there is no way you are buying that."
"Gee thanks Lena" I say though its true- the yellow dress clashes with me ginger hair, and makes me look like a display rather than beautiful young women.
"I'm just saying you could find a nicer," she looks at the price tag "and cheaper dress. Maybe if you're feeling rebellious you could go in a jumpsuit." She finishes giving me a hug and laughing it off. I roll my eyes and go back into the changing room. As soon as I pass through the wall the dress is magically taken off of me and the other dress I wanted appears in front of me. The other dress suits me better-it's a light blue dress with fabric that's tight. I look in the mirror and I look Ok, not amazing, but not ugly either. The dress hugs my waist but flows out with a beautiful fabric I haven't seen before. I have to ask the others though, so I walk out the room and see them look at me with different expressions.
"Oh Rose you look amazing!" Ellis comments as if my appearance is life changing.
"Ellis you love every dress- your opinion doesn't count." Dom points out, quickly moving on to her own opinion. "You look good- but I still think you could do better" she shrugs, and I raise my eyebrows at Lena for a final opinion.
"Give my one word to describe it then." I say, and she narrows her eyes.
"Meh." She says.
"'Meh' isn't a word." I object.
"It is in my dictionary." She replies, walking around me and observing every point of the dress.
"Oh please- your dictionary doesn't count." I say, crossing my arms feeling slightly uncomfortable with her penetrating stares.
"And why not?" she asks.
"Why don't we start with the fact that the only three words in it are 'boys', 'boys' and-" I start, but she interrupts me.
"Let me guess-boys?" she asks. I frown at her.
"Actually, I was going to say 'food'," I shrug, and everyone laughs.
"Well then, I agree, I mean you look sexy but you could do better." She gives me a smile then looks as if she has realised something- "Dom you should try that dress on- the blue would complement your eyes." Everyone around starts vigorously nodding their heads and I agree. Dom looks embarrassed but I drag her into the dressing room. The immediately comes off of me and adjusts itself onto Dom. She looks incredible. It's perfect on her and brings out all of her features. She smiles at my open mouth but flushes.
"Hey Rose- try this one on" Lena says passing me a black dress. From under the door. It looks average, so I don't have high hopes when grabbing it. I put it on and look at myself in the mirror. My jaw drops. To the ground. I'm not gorgeous like half-veela Dom, but in this dress I look amazing (if I do say so myself). It (like Dom's) brings out my features. It's a floor length dress with a fabric that flows down to the ground. Dom looks at me with the biggest smile I've ever seen- as if she's congratulating me on finally finding something to wear that doesn't make me look like flora or fauna.
"Rose! That looks stunning!" I smile at her openly, so we spin around in the tiny changing room just like little girls. I pretty much get knocked over several times trying to contain myself.
"Um- are you guys alright?" Lena asks from outside. I give Dom a look as if telling her to show everyone her amazing dress. I give her an encouraging smile and she walks out while I stay in. I hear Ellis and Lena gasp.
"Dom- you look amazing!" they both say and I know that they're right. I can't wait to show them mine. I walk out the room and they look at me- speechless. I can feel my cheeks redden and they look at me with huge smiles. A couple of douches outside wolf whistle at Dom and me and I can't believe that it's actually also towards me. I look towards Lena and Ellis and remember they have no dress to wear tomorrow.
"Ok let's go Ellis." I walk around the shop in Diagon Ally and pull out a blue dress. It's tight, like Dom's but it's different. It's longer then Dom's and is only tight at the top. It would look incredible with Ellis's electric blue eyes and brown hair. Ellis smiles and takes it- walking into the changing room. Meanwhile Lena is walking around the room looking for a nice dress. I join her while Dom goes to buy her dress.
"So is Al coming?" she asks me looking hopeful. I roll my eyes.
"Of course he is- he's Scorp's best friend." Lena looks down as if she said something stupid . I laugh at how adorable and in love she is.
"Why don't you just ask him out?" I ask
"Rose! I don't even like him!" she replies although in a defensive way. She so loves him but he's too stupid to realise it.
"You know-" I say looking for a way to cheer her up "he asked the same question about you" Lena looks up, her face blazing with happiness. I smile. "Lena I've told a billion times- I don't care if you like him!" Lena smiles weakly.
"Wouldn't you be mad?" she asks looking at me sadly
"Lena I want you to be with him!" she looks like Christmas came early.
"Ok- now help me find a good dress" she says. I turn around and look at an incredible golden flowing dress. This would make Lena look like a virtual sex-god, so I'm worried she'll obliterate people if she wears it. I pick it out and hand to her, while she nods approvingly. I suppose I'll be obliterated then. Just at that moment Ellis walks out of the room and she looks incredible. "Ellis Finnegan you look like one sexy women!" Dom screams and I run up and hug her from behind. Lena squeals but walks right past us into the changing room with the golden dress. While she is trying it on Ellis goes to buy her dress while I go with her to buy mine
"Hullo- just this today" the shop attendant says with a very bored voice. Ellis nods. "What's your name-for the payment" she finishes.
"Ellis" Ellis replies. The women snorts which infuriates me. Okay- Ellis may be a boy's name but people have got to stop hounding her down for it.
"Back off about her name" I snap, and at first the women looks shocked, before she puts her eyes to the ground. I smile knowing that justice has been done. Ellis looks at me shyly.
"Rose you don't have to do that" Ellis murmers.
"What?"
"Protect me" I roll my eyes. At that moment Lena walks out of the changing room. She, like the rest of us, looks amazing- but that's also because she is naturally hot. "You look great- as always" Ellis compliments but Lena looks distracted. She's looking out the shop window at Dom who is talking to one very good looking man. I didn't even realise she had left the shop. I don't recognise the boy- in fact, I don't think I've seen him in my entire life. I look closely at his demure and the way Dom is talking to him, I can tell he's French.
Dom says something funny and he laughs then turns around to look in the shop window. He gives a weird look at us but then again, it would be weird to look in a shop window and see two girls in floor length dresses looking right at him. He looks back at Dom and says something. Dom smiles and blushes but then he turns and walks away giving her one last smile. She turns and walks back into the shop.
"Who was that" Lena asks Dom
"Just a friend- I'm taking him to the party" There is silence then we all simultaneously burst into laughter. "Oh shut it" she says and sits on the coach.
"You don't think Leo would mind do you?" Ellis asks, and we all stare at the ground awkwardly, while Dom sighs.
"No- it's not like I haven't dated other boys" she says and we all nod. We all finish buying our dresses and go for a walk outside. A group of boys are laughing in the distance and I recognize them to be in Tom McLaggen's group.
I hide behind Dom and Ellis as they walk past us. Tom turns around and says Hi to us. The whole of third year, I had a huge crush on Tom, but that stopped when he laughed at me after I failed my divination test. Mum said it was a waste of time anyway though.
We go for a stroll through Diagon Ally and visit the ice cream shop where we see Ciara Baynes, a fifth year at school. "Hi guys!" she says smiling at us.
"Hey" I say and smile back her.
"Er- Rose Is Scorpius going to this ball thing?" Ok, how does everyone in the wizarding community know about this ball?
"Uh- yeah it's at his house" I say awkwardly looking at her.
"Oh" she says blushing. A lot
"Are you coming?" I ask
"Yeah-dad's going"
"Oh cool- I'll see you there." I say and drag the girls to keep moving. I love how everyone is in love with Scorp. The way they talk about his 'perfect eyes' or 'silky hair' but most of all his 'strong jawline'. How can a jawline be strong? Honestly they don't even know him.