The stars (Harry Potter fanfiction)

Chapter Twenty-Nine

"Mum. Stop it, my hair looks fine." I tell mum while I try to hit her hands away from my hair. She sticks another clip in my hair.

"Athena I'm making you look beautiful."

I sigh and rub my eyes, as mum clips more of my hair up. "Can I put my dress on? George will be here any minute." I ask mum, she nods her head handing me the dress and shoving me into the bathrooms.

Me and mum went dress shopping yesterday. We found a beautiful light blue gown, it looks lovely. Hopefully, Harry will be looking at me in this.

I carefully slip into the dress, opening the bathroom door so mum can see me. "How do I look?" I ask twirling around in the dress. "You look so beautiful. My little girl is growing up." Mum's eyes start watering and she turns around so I don't see her.

"Mum, are you crying?"

Mum doesn't answer, so I walk over and give her the biggest hug I can. "I'm not getting married mum, it's just a stupid ball."

"I know. But you look so pretty, it's like you are getting married."

I pull away from the hug, going to go put my earrings in. While mum grabs her camera from her bag. "Did you and dad go to the Yule Ball?"

I watch as mums face lights up basically, her lips spreading like butter across her face as her cheeks begin to glow rosy red.

"Uh, no. We actually got into an argument the days leading up to the ball, I wanted him to take me but he was scared of what his friends would say. So, I took a random bloke and he took a girl I wasn't too fond of."

"Oh, did you like the boy? Is that why you reacted like that?" I question her again, she shakes her head once more.

"God no, it was only to make your father jealous, and it worked."

She laughs loudly as she walks towards the full length mirror, ushering me to follow her. "How?"

"We left early and outside of the ball we might've did some lovely things."

Instantly I understand what she is hinting at, my face quickly contorts into disgust as I watch mum's face through the mirror only show glee.

"Well if that hadn't happened how do you think you would've got here?"

"Ugh can we talk about something else?" I ask grabbing my lipgloss from my dresser, and spreading a nice layer of the pink sparkly gloss on my lips.

"Well you asked, I was only telling you."

Turning around to face mum full on I smile at her. "Don't I look lovely?"

I don't think it's possible but her smile only gets wider, her eyes look as if they are implanted with stars because I can see every sprinkle of joy she holds in each iris.

"Yes! You look extraordinary, let me take photos! I can't wait to show your father."

Mum grabs her camera and comes near me to take a picture. "Smile." She tells me, I put on the biggest smile as she snaps the picture. We are about to snap another one before I see the time. "Mum! George should be here. I have to go."

"Just one more, please."

I nod letting her quickly snap other one as I pose again.

I look in the mirror one more time before I go to mum and grab the camera. "I'll take pictures!" I wave to her as she follows behind me.

"Okay! I can't wait to hear about your night!"

I only nod in response as I quickly open and close the door.