Safe House

Fourteen

"What were you speaking to Bletchley about?" Blaise asked at dinner in the Great Hall.

"Oh, uh, he was just asking if I had a date" I said

"why? what did you say?" Draco asked me, turning his head quickly, to look at me.

"The truth, that I didn't, then he said the weirdest thing"

"What, ask you out to the ball and you said no?" Theo mocked

"No. He's going with Tracey Davis, He said that him and some others thought that I was dating one of you three! Who the hell in their right mind would think that!" I demanded

"Yeah, who would ever think that...ridiculous" Draco said quietly

"I know right, like you could actually get anyone with that face" Theo teased

"leave me alone, I've gone through enough today, I had to dance with Snape" I shivered making the guys burst into a fit of laughter at the memory. "Quit laughing! Its not funny- its traumatising!" I glared at them.

"I- I'm so s-sorry, its just soo ahh god" Theo said through laughs, wiping away a tear.

"Why were you late?" Draco asked

"I got lost" I shrugged

"You've been at this school for over a year, how did you get lost? How hard is it to find the Great Hall?" Theo said, blinking rapidly.

"I think we should leave the Hall now, I'm tired" I yawned and stood up to leave

"She's avoiding the question, but why?" I heard Theo say to them before standing up as well.

Walking out the Hall I saw Ron and friends walking up to the stairs

"Oi! Ron!" I called to him, He stopped, turning to see me

"Keira! Guess what, the best thing happened" Harry rushed to say

"What's up?" I asked

"Ron had to dance with McGonagall in dance lessons" He wheezed

"Merlin's beard, that is so embarrassing, did you twirl her like a gentleman?" I laughed

"What like Snape twirled you" Theo said from behind me, making me freeze

"Shut up Nott!" I barked at him

"What?!" Ron roared with laughter "You danced with Snape, that is so much worse!"

"Shut up, Ron its not funny!" I glared at him

"Yes it is! Wait till the others hear of this"

"Don't tell Fred and George, They'll never let it down!"

"I know, thats why I will, so they forget about me" He smirked

"I hate you so much, anyway, you got a date yet?"

"No, you ?" He asked

"No-"

"Hey, Keira Weasley? I was wondering if you-" A Hufflepuff boy in Sixth year started

"Can you see that we're talking here? Bugger off!" Ron told them "You were saying?"

"No, I don't either, why don't you just take Hermione" I suggested

"Can't, "apparently" she has a date" Ron rolled his eyes

"Excuse me, Ronald! I Do have a date!" She told him, huffing

"Oh really? tell me who it is then" Ron told her, Harry stood between them looking awkward

"You're joking!" Draco said "You're not telling me someone's asked that to the ball?"