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Chapter 41: Some dance steps
It was time for the ladies to join the men of the assembly as well as the entire crowd who looked forward to being able to actually start the evening. So it was Ruby and Belle who went down first and dazzled the hall by their entrance. The first wore a blue-toned dress with some pearls here and there, drawing the outline of the young wolf. Remus could not tell if it was the man or the wolf in him that was most attracted to this woman.
Sirius wanted to make fun of his best friend's face when he saw Ruby, but he held back when he began to look exactly the same, noticing Belle. She was dressed in a beige dress dotted with touches of red here and there scattered harmoniously. The slight but present red makeup on her lips made her more sublime than ever and Sirius wondered if he would stand on his legs before she had finished down those steps.
- You will have to learn discretion when you watch a woman, both of you. Hook laughs slightly.
- What? Say the two wizards in chorus.
- He's right, Henry began. If they did not notice that you are attracted to them then they are as blind as you are discreet!
A wide smile appeared on Sirius's face as Remus's cheeks tingled a little red. It had been a long time since they had not been in the presence of a woman who could have this effect on them.
It was now Regina's and Hermione's turn to appear on the top of the steps. The ex-Queen was dressed in a light blue dress that really changed her outfits. This dress perfectly put her pregnancy shapes in value. Her arrival created a surge of joy at Robin's and Henry's.
- I do not get tired of seeing them in this kind of outfit, smiled Henry.
- Me neither my boy, exclaimed Robin.
The Gryffindor wore a pretty simple purple dress. The group realized that she was trying to limit the attraction she might have to people. She was no less pretty with so little makeup she wore. Emma finally closed the march, dressed in an ecru dress adorned with lace; she was greeted by ovations of all and by a big smile of her pirate.
- I think, gentlemen, that tonight we will have eyes only for the women of our country. Acclaimed Hook.
- I would not have said better, Sirius finished.
Arthur then opened the ball at the arm of his wife Guinevere, leaving a few minutes before giving a look at the crowd, indicating that those who wanted could join them. Robin was the first to take the hand of his queen to take her to the dance floor, too happy to enjoy these little moments with the one he loved.
Pretty soon, Emma and Hook like Hermione and Henry also moved there, leaving Remus, Belle, Ruby and Sirius alone in their corner. Taking their courage with both hands, the two men looked at each other and went to meet the two women.
- Would you do us the honour, ladies? Sirius asked, extending his hand to Belle.
- Nothing would please us more than being able to dance with you, Remus added, extending his own hand to Ruby.
Without even taking the time to confer, the two women gave their hands to their respective partner before joining the crowd on the dance floor. The evening was as pleasant as possible and the smiles were on all faces. Pausing for a moment, Hermione moved away from the group to get some fresh air on one of the balconies for a while.
Noting that, Robin left Regina to her discussions with Emma and joined the young woman. He coughed slightly to point out his presence so as not to scare her. She motioned him to approach while smiling.
- How are you feeling Hermione? Tell me...
- Sincerely? I feel like I have a surplus of energy in me just waiting to go out ... she said with a sigh.
- I will never thank you enough for what you did for your mother and by extension for your little sister. When I listen to what you tell me, I wonder how they would have survived given the situation. I am very proud of you.
- Do you know that you speak to me like a father? I thank you, really, for your presence. And if all that was to do again, even knowing what I would become, I would do it a hundred times.
They smiled at each other and she sat for a few minutes in his arms. Robin thought for a moment that if he could get along just as well with Roland and his daughter, everything would be fine. Then he looked at the one in his arms, she was already his daughter in his eyes.
- I envy my little sister to have you as a father you know.
- You do not have to envy her; you're as much my daughter for me as she.
They were stopped in their confidences by Henry who came to join Hermione. The archer returned to his companion, even happier with the course of this evening than at the beginning. Although he was present for Henry as a father, the young man already had his entire family around him to help him grow old happy. Hermione seemed to need more of this presence and he would be there for her.
The group then glanced discreetly at Henry and Hermione, who enjoyed a moment of intimacy that was quite rare these days. They could see the young witch stealing a kiss from her companion, smiling to the lips, a real mark of the light that was still in her despite the omnipresent darkness.
Nothing spoiled the evening, which was accentuated by a touch of extra joy when, for the first time, Regina felt her daughter move in the warmth of her belly.