'Till The End Darling

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Narrators pov:

The champions were the first to dance. Y/n watched Hermione proudly.
"She looks beautiful doesn't she" she whispered to Nott
"Dunno she's still a mud-" he stopped realising who he was talking to.
"Classy, very nice of you. I don't care what you say about me but don't you fucking dare talk about Mione" y/n warned.
"Sorry mi'lady" he laughed as he held an arm out for her. "Care to dance?"

(Merry go round of life - Nuvo Orchestra 🎶)

(Authors note - this song is so beautiful but its quite long. So if you choose to listen to it read slowly. )

The champions dance was over and a few couples were making there way to the dance floor.
She took a deep breath in, knowing that all eyes would be on them.
"Lets do this"
Hand in hand y/n and Theodore made their way to the centre of the dance floor. He lightly placed his hand on her waist and pulled her closer. She put her arms around his neck and gave him a knowing smile. She could tell he was nervous of what people would say. She was a muggle born after all, and he's a slytherin.
The music began to intensify and the pair were chest to chest with eachother as they gracefully glided across the dance floor. They moved as one despite the fact they were both fighting for dominance.

"Look at her go" Hermione said to Viktor proudly "Thats my friend, she looks beautiful doesn't she."

Theodore leaned in to y/ns ear "you know there all watching us right"
Y/n subtly scanned the surrounding area, and Nott was quite right.
"Then lets give them a show" she whispered. Just as she said this Theodore tilted her backwards, she went with it and pointed one of legs up, following suit he took control and pulled her back up so that their faces were mere centimeters away from eachother. As if reading eachothers minds they picked up the pace of the dance. Maybe it was the atmosphere, maybe it was the music but a sudden electricity formed between them. Slowing the dance Nott looked at her in the eyes.

"I can't watch" George grumbled from the seat he was sat in.

"I can't belive she brought him" Ron huffed.

"Who y/n and Nott?" George asked confused as to why his brother was so effected by it.

"No you numpty. Hermione and Viktor"

The two boys sat glumly with their arms crossed. They were both idiots and should have just plucked up the courage to ask both the girls before it was too late.

Y/n stared back in to Notts eyes. Neither one said anything for a short while but the tension between the two was thick.
"Stupid Mudblood" Theo whispered in a unconvincing tone.
"Stupid Wizard Nazi" y/n whispered back. They both laughed lightly.
Theo spun y/n round causing the bottom of her dress to flow elegantly. Then just as the champions had done in their dance he lifted her up slightly and spun with her.
"We make quite a team" she giggled.
"Stop giggling this is meant to be a dramatic enemies dance" He joked half serious.
"Enemies it is" she said with a nod.
The pair let there jolly expressions fall and went back to acting up for the audience. With dead serious expressions they continued to spin and glide with eachother in an almost aggressive but somehow beautiful manner.

"We sure gave them a show allright, hey Reverie" Nott joked once the song had finished.

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The evening grew later and later. More couples were leaving and a lot more were arguing over silly things.
Y/n had spent the night dancing along with Ginny,Neville,Hermione and Viktor.
It grew very late and now only a few people were left. Y/n knew she wouldn't be able to fall asleep just yet so she decided to go for a wander.
She began making her way through the corridors and noticed that they were filled with either couples making out or girls crying.

"Whore" she heard someone scorn at her. Y/n turnt to see Alicia sitting under an archway by herself.

"Mind if I sit?" Y/n spoke softly as she sat opposite the girl.

Alicia said nothing but looked to her with teary eyes, her makeup all smudged.

"Here" y/n reached into her small clutch bag and gave the girl a few wipes.

Alicia took them but looked to the girl strangely "what do you want?"

"Nothing" y/n shrugged "I just don't think anyone should spend a night like this crying"

"Youre the reason im crying, you stupid slu-"

"I'm not though am I? I've never once called you a slut or a whore have I? Mind you I've not said a bad word about you this entire time while you've been nothing but cruel. I'm sorry about whatever has happened with George and I'm sure you didn't deserve it, but I'm also sure that I don't deserve to be continously degraded by you" y/n spoke maturely.

Alicia said nothing but began using the wipes y/n had given her to tidy her face. Y/n took this as her signal to leave.
"You look pretty tonight" Alicia said in almost a whisper.

"I know" and with that y/n walked away. The sound of her heels on cobblestone echoing through the corridors.

~

(Turning page - Sleeping at last 🎶)

She held her dress up and laid back on the grass where she stared up at the stars.

"Mind if i sit?" A soft voice spoke.

Y/n turnt to see her favorite boy timidly approaching. "Of course" she patted the space next to her.

"So how was youre evening" George asked.

"Brilliant acctually, you?"

"Less brilliant" he laughed "but I'm glad you had a good time. I saw you speaking to Alicia, everything okay?"

She rolled her eyes at his words "go see her if you want to know"

"I meant are you okay. She's not exactly been nice to you has she" George said seriously.

"Well you didn't do much about it did you?"

"I know.. sorry" he mumbled.

"Its allright. I know you must of had youre reasons. And anyway I'm a big strong girl" she flexed her arm jokingly "I can take care of myself."

The two friends laid on their backs staring silently at the stars for a little while.

"You know I haven't done this since .." y/n began as she broke the silence "well since the World Cup. Part of me feels like the mark might just appear again"

George flinched at her words. He'd been such an idiot to just abandon her when they started back at school. "I'm sorry" he said taking her hand in to his own. "I'm an idiot"

"Well we already knew that" she said giving his hand a reassuring squeeze.
He noticed her shiver slightly.

"Merlin you must be freezing, should we go inside?" He suggested.

"You can, i want to stay out here for a bit longer, it'll help me sleep."

"You have trouble sleeping?" He asked as he began taking his jacket off. She sat up infront of him and he placed the jacket round her shoulders. "You never did when you slept in my bed." He said softly.

"I sleep better when I'm with you." She said looking at the ground.

"Hey" he said bringing her chin up with his hand. As he lifted her head his breath hitched at her sheer beauty. "I'm sorry I've been a bad friend, I was just ... confused." There was a moment of silence where the two just looked to eachother intently.
"May I have this dance?" George asked pulling her to her feet.
"Of course" she smiled.
The music was faint, but quietly in the distance they could hear a slow song being played from in the hall.
George snaked his arms around her body and y/n rested her head on his chest. The two swayed gently to the music. Moving one of his arms he ran his fingers up her neck and into her hair where he held her head and gently made small circles with his fingers.

The pair danced outside until the early hours of the morning.
Allthough neither of them had been brave enough to confess anything to the other, they had their friendship back and for now, that was all that mattered.