Chapter Twenty Three - Dates

23 1 0
                                        




Oh Poor Ron. Ginny and I helped him back to the common room as he was in a state of shock. Like the only one you get from a really bad experience.

"It's okay, Ron. It's alright. It doesn't matter." Ginny muttered to him as we entered the common room.

"What Happened to you?" Harry asked him sitting up from the sofa. We sat him down

"He just as Fluer Delacour out." Ginny told them. He and Hermonie came over

"What?" Hermione asked

"What did she say?" Harry wondered shocked

"No of course." Hermione cut in as Ron shook his head clearly reliving it. "She said yes?"

"Don't be silly." Ron finally spoke "There she was, walking by. You know how I like it when they walk" Harry nodded in understanding

"I couldn't help it. It just sort of slipped out."

"Actually, he sort of screamed it at her. It made me jump." I commented being there when this all took place.

"What did you do next?" Harry asked

"What could I do? I ran. I'm not cut out for this, Harry. I don't know what got into me. I always liked looking at them from behind. She's never gonna forgive me, Ever." I winced at my friend.

-3rd Person-

It was Christmas Eve night and the night of the Yule Ball. Everyone was dressed in their best. Ron was in the dress robes that his mother had sent him. Harry in less frilly ones. The headed down the steps to the hall.

"Poor kid, I bet she's alone in her room crying her eyes out." Ron comments

"Who?"

"Hermione, with Vega comforting her of course, them two are as thick as thieves. Come on Harry why do you think neither of them have told us who she or they are coming with?" Ron replied

"because we'd take the Micky out of her if she did." Harry answered

"Nobody asked her. And there is no way Vega would leave her. I would've taken her myself if she wasn't so bloody proud." that's when Harry saw Vega.

"You know your Vega theory?" Harry pointed to their friend arm in arm smiling with Cedric.

"Cedric Diggory asked her?" Ron was honestly shocked "But I thought..." Ron had been thinking the same with Hermione that Harry and Vega would attend together, or that she had lied about having a date.

Vega dress yellow and green mary reign dress

Professor McGonagall told Harry that as one of the champions they would lead in the first dance of the evening. Then sent Ron and Padama Patil on in ahead. Harry looked towards Vega and Cedric who greeted Fleur and and Roger Davis. Vega looked over his direction and gave a sad smile. From the stairs Hermione peeked out at everyone below. She already saw Vega with Cedric and stepped out. Parvati saw her coming down as Cedric lined up arm in arm with Vega.

"She looks beautiful." she breathed

"Yeah, she does." Harry thought while still looking at Vega. Vega who normally had her hair up or in some braid had it flowing, her plate blonde hair had grown out in the past few months. He noticed that despite having it down she still had it pinned out of her face. Harry finally turned round to see that his date was talking about Hermione who word a Powder blue gown

The one she wears in the film but blue.

At the foot of the steps, Viktor Krum stood to attention and bowed offering his hand. Hermione took it and he lead her into line. She stood in front of her friend.

"You look beautiful Hermione." Vega beamed at her

"So do you." Hermione returned the complement. Harry and parvati joined the others in procession and the made their way into the transformed Hall to the claps of all those attending.

-Vega-

I took Cedric's hand and laid the other one on his shoulder as he took my waist. I briefly glance over at Harry with Parvati, then turn back to Cedric. The music begins and we start to dance. It was a little awkward but we soon got into the rhythm as he lift and twirled me with ease. The teachers and other students eventually began to join in surrounding us on the dance floor.

-

The teachers had book the weird sisters to play at the ball. I danced and jumped along with Cedric and my friends to their latest song. Viktor invited the two of us to have a drink with him and Hermione. We agreed and only came over when I saw him with drinks. Hermione was in a mood and I saw the boys looking over. I excused myself

"Okay, who upset Mione?" I ask sitting down and crossing my leg "Was it you Ron?"

"Oh go back to your boyfriend, Vega." he grumbled

"First of he's not my boyfriend. Second of all if you two wanted to go with us you should have plucked up the courage before they did. You being here, miserable is on your own head." I stood up and went to leave but Harry caught my hand and stood as well

"if I had asked you before Cedric, would you have said yes?" he wondered

"I....W....well you didn't." I stuttered

"But if I had? What would have been your answer?" he questioned me and i looked back at Cedric then back at him

"Yes....I would have said yes." I nodded to him "But Cedric asked me first and I thought you never would. We can't change what happened." I left and returned to the others with a small smile. Hermione and Viktor went back to dancing leaving Cedric and I. I looked down at my drink.

"You wanted to come with him didn't you?" I looked up at him "Harry." he clarified

"What are you talking about?" I smiled

"Everyone sees it. I don't think the two of you realise that you do half the stuff you do. I knew that, but the truth is I had a small crush on you. Your bold, brave and loud. Yet at the same time your quiet, caring and loveable. Who wouldn't fall for someone like that. Despite it being obvious, I still wanted to take that risk. when you paused before you answered I was so sure he'd actually asked you. Yet when you said yes. i was shocked yet pleased he hadn't. The point I'm trying to get at is that you should go dance with him at least." My mouth open and shut.

"I...I actually need to excuse myself." I left the ball, I headed up the stairs sitting down and taking my shoes off. It was getting pretty tiring of people saying the obvious attraction between Harry and I. I knew it already i felt something and it seemed like he did to, yet neither of us had the courage to do or say anything. Would it be awkward if something happened and it didn't work out? What then? I wanted something but didn't want something at the same time. My head hurt.

SupernovaWhere stories live. Discover now