original my beloved evelyn ~ fred weasley

.32 - the yule ball

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(Evelyn's dress is above for reference if you don't get the whole description lol)

A small whimper came from Evelyn's lips as Maria tied her up into her gown. She was already fully dressed with hair and makeup while all Evelyn needed to do was the awful dress tying. She stared at herself in the mirror with a blank expression. She felt rather empty but the thoughts went away as she heard the door slam shut and turned to see Maria had gone. She was left fully gowned up in the dorm room, alone as usual.

Fred stood by the Great Hall doors with his group as they waited to be allowed inside. George was going with Alicia Spinnet as friends while Fred was attending with Angelina. Lee didn't have a date and wanted to dance with whoever he saw without anyone getting upset which suited him. As they talked about Quidditch Fred couldn't help but notice Angelina catching his eye. Each time he'd turn she'd flutter her eyes like she was waiting for something but he said nothing and only smiled. What did catch his eye was Maria Hudgings hanging off of Alexander Burke as she sloppily kissed his neck.

Usually a girl would want to walk down the grand staircase and take in every look the boys gave her. Evelyn did not. She turned the corner as she now stood in front of many Hogwarts students. She descended the stairs rather quickly as she looked at the beautiful decorations. Fred watched George nod over to the stairs and turned to see Evelyn. Maria seemed rather furious as she'd changed out from the dress she'd tied her up in. She'd previously had on a flowy slim fit emerald green gown with small straps over the shoulders and a plain look really.

Evelyn Malfoy now wore a long glittery black ball gown with a large slit across her right leg, showing the black heels with a small lace bow at the top. The dress had a piece of fabric around the waist which was a lighter black as a belt. It showed her cleavage but not too much which where she'd accidently 'pop one out'. It was a plain spaghetti strap and the same two rings decorated her fingers. The front two strands of her short hair had been brought back and tied for a half up half down style. Her makeup consisted of natural blush and contour with winged eyeliner and dark red lipstick.

She stayed off to the side to avoid Alexander really, not having seen him and Maria being very touchy moments ago. Everyone entered before the champions and Evelyn took a seat between a few younger student. She watched as the four champions danced with their dates, Hermione being with Viktor Krum which was a surprise. Once they finished Alexander dragged her onto the dance floor and only seemed to do this to get it over with. Neither spoke a word and Evelyn turned her head as he tried to lean in to kiss her.

"I'll get drinks." She coughed and quickly walked away to avoid him. Draco was already at the table and he greeted her with a quick smile. "Why aren't you with Parkinson?"

"Oh shut up." Draco rolled his eyes as Evelyn poured two drinks. "What about Burke?"

"We danced in silence." Evelyn explained as the two siblings watched everyone gracefully dance. "He then tried to kiss me."

Draco raised an eyebrow while Evelyn only shrugged. She handed him a drink as he sighed. The boy took it and walked back over to Pansy who was squealing in excitement. Evelyn poured another drink as she watched Alexander walk behind a curtain and out of sight. She quickly followed but her steps grew quieter as she heard moans. Evelyn peeked behind the curtain and saw Alexander kissing Maria who she knew wore nothing under her dress besides underwear, her underwear was now in his hands. She placed the two drinks town and exited the Great Hall in disgust of the sight which Fred noticed as he danced with Angelina Johnson.

"Oh just go Freddie." Angelina told him as he spun her around. He seemed surprised so she explained. "I know you fancy her. It's obvious. Just go see if she's alright. We're only friends and you know that."

Fred nodded with a smirk as he handed her off to Lee Jordan who took over his spot with grace. When he walked out to the stairwell Evelyn was sat on the staircase, crying. He stepped out, his shoes clicking and showing his presence. Evelyn looked up and chuckled at the sight of the Weasley boy. Black makeup was smudged down her cheeks and her lipstick was a bit smudged as well but not as bad.

"I guess I thought the Yule Ball was gonna be fun but now I only feel like running away." Another laugh left her lips while Fred moved up the stairs to sit beside her. "I swear I could get an award for how many times I end up crying in a month." Fred said nothing as he let her speak. "I saw Alexander and Maria practically just fucking right there. They looked like animals." She laughed a bit. "It shouldn't hurt me as much as it does." A faint sigh escaped her. "He's an ass and so is she. A match made in heaven."

Fred took a hand and placed it on her cheek. He gently moved her head to face him as she stared at him, confused. He licked his thumb and Evelyn leant back at his hand before allowing him to fix her makeup. It was quiet as he did this with both listening to the other's breathing. Once he finished up he stood to his feet and held out a hand for Evelyn. She took it.

'put your head on my shoulder'

Fred led her to the dim corridors which were only lit by candles. The two could hear the music from the Great Hall as Fred began to dance with Evelyn.

'hold me in your arms, baby'

Fred began to spin Evelyn, the two slowly becoming more engulfed in the moment as their cheeks went a light pink and smiles were across their lips.

'squeeze me oh-so-tight'

Fred spun Evelyn as her ball gown spun with her while she giggled lightly. 

'show me that you love me too'

Their bodies crashed into one another again as they moved around the hall, Evelyn's hair swinging with the movement along with her dress.

'put your lips next to mine, dear'

The boy gripped her hand with one hand and her waist with the other like she'd wither away.

'won't you kiss me once, baby?'

At that moment Evelyn had simply forgotten all about Alexander and Maria.

'just a kiss goodnight, maybe'

Fred took her waist and suddenly lifted her into the air and spun her around, Evelyn's gown spinning with them.

'you and I will fall in love'

He placed her back onto the floor and they continued, Evelyn now staring into his eyes like she'd been hit with cupids arrow.