Had you? II Harry Potter II Part 1

Chapter four

Celia

Hermione, Harry, Ron and I were sitting in the great hall. Hermione was doing of course her homework, while the rest of us just talked.

"Did you guys know that I had in our first year a crush on Neville, and Draco thought I had it on him?" I asked them.

"No, but I also thought that you had a crush on Malfoy" Harry answered me.

"Draco is really arrogant" said Ron.

"You guys talking about me?" said Draco behind us.

"What's the matter? It pushes your ego. Thought you would like it" Harry turned around to him.

"I would watch out. Maybe one of you could fall suddenly down the stairs" Draco just went to his Slytherin table in the great hall.

"Was that a threat?"

"It was, but don't worry he does not dare to do that, cause my super lovely, kind, caring father works here who loves his daughter and who is not scary at all. I mean he would probably not care if I fell down the stairs, but Draco doesn't know it" I said with a sarcastic voice.

"Looks like someone has got daddy issues" said Ron with a laugh.

Harry was starring at Cho, I saw it, of course like everyone else. I already knew that he was in love with Cho, it was obvious. Harry couldn't stop talking about her. He was always watching her. It was hard for me, but I couldn't do anything. While I was trying to ignore everything, Ron has got a package from his mother, Molly Weasley. Ron opened the box and saw some clothes. He grabbed them and hold them in the air.

"A dress?" asked he with a high voice.

"Well, it matches your eyes. Is there a bonnet?" Harry teased him.

Ron answered with "nose down", and went to Ginny, his little sister.

"Ginny, these must be for you" he said while showing her the dress.

"I'm not wearing that it's ghastly" she answered disgusted.

Hermione started laughing, and Ron went back to his friends.

"What's so funny, Hermione?" He asked.

"They're not for Ginny. They're for you" everyone immediately started to laugh about Ron.

"Dress robes" said Hermione.

"Dress robes? For what?" asked he confused.

"The Yuleball" I said.

"What the bloody hell is that?" he asked while putting the dress robes back into the package.

"I'm not completely sure, but Mariana told me every time the Triwizard tournament was they always had a ball, but she never attended one" I answered.

"Oh my god, I'm not going to dance in this!"

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After lunch, we had two periods with Professor McGonagall and filch. As we arrived in the room the boys had to sit at one side of the room and the girls at the other side. We waited a few minutes for the other students, to sit down. McGonagall started to talk about the Yuleball it is a dance night on Christmas eve. It is traditional for the Triwizard tournament. Excitement has started to spread in me. I always dreamed about wearing a beautiful and expensive dress to a huge ball, and I was even more excited to go with Harry, but only if he asks me. I was scared to ask him. I was sort of shocked as all the boys were all making fun and they weren't even paying attention. As McGonagall started to show the students the steps for the waltz she called Ron to her to be her partner. Hermione, Harry and I were all smirking and laughing. It was an unforgettable moment to see Ron dancing with Gryffindor head Minerva McGonagall. McGonagall only ignored all the laughter and tried to show the steps for the waltz. No one was paying real attention.

"Okay, fine. Stand up, get a partner for now and try the steps" McGonagall said with a very furious look and voice.

Ron just asked Hermione easily to dance with him and she said yes. ( They were just dancing as friends.) Harry asked Lavender, Neville asked Padma, and Seamus asked Ruby Carrington. All the boys already found themselves a partner to dance, but of course, I was leftover. It hasn't bothered me, but it was just wrong at the moment.

"Searching a partner slanky?" Fred suddenly asked from behind me.

"Oh, I do not know how you could think that, as you can see I am not alone right now" I answered with a sarcastic voice.

Fred rolled his eyes and grabbed me to dance with him. We just tried to dance and it worked pretty well. I always had to learn dancing because of my mother. She says it is elegant to be a good dancer, but it was worth it.

"Hey, wanna dance with Harry?" asked fred.

"What?"

"I know you like him" Fred smiled sassily.

I was embarrassed and also scared. I was afraid of that everyone could know it.

"Harry, I think you need someone who is a good dancer to teach you the waltz" Fred pointed with his eyes at me and Harry nodded.

Fred and Harry changed partners. Harry had put his hand on my waist and grabbed my hand. I started to be a little nervous. It was a lot of skin contact and he was very close to me. We just danced and I corrected him.

"I hate dancing. I don't understand why people are doing this for fun" whined Harry.

"Me too, but I had to learn it as I was like six" I answered while correcting his hands on my waist.

~

After the dancing lesson, Hermione went with me to the library.

"Saw you and Harry had a lot of fun" said Hermione to tease me up.

"We had, yes. Harry is so delightful, the best two periods in my life!"I said enthusiastically.

"So we have today a happy Celia?"

"yes..."

"I already can see it, Cecelia Valentina Snape Caballero Potter" said Hermione with a smile.

"Could you stop teasing me? Thanks", we both started to laugh.