𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙥 | DRACO MALFOY

dance practice

Harper Potter

I saw Harry at breakfast the next morning and as my friends weren't morning people I just sat with Harry, Hermione, and Ron.

"Good morning!" I said happily to Harry and his friends as I sat down next to Hermione.

"Hey Harper! Someone's in a good mood," Ron said chuckling.

"Yeah I'm in a good mood my brother isn't dead ya know," I said to Ron.

Harry laughed and replied, "Yeah me too."

Hermione began to read off of the newspaper talking about her interest in Harry and Viktor Krum. I laughed at her ridiculous comments, "I'm glad it's you being mentioned and not me that's for sure."

I'm not supposed to be in the public eye as Sirius instructed me. Dumbledore has definitely helped make sure of that. If Rita Skeeter heard there was another Potter child, oh it would be everywhere. It's just best i'm not mentioned because apparently the fact of 2 small babies surviving the Dark Lord's presence would cause an uproar. All of his little followers would be after me. So again gotta keep out of the papers.

A small child named Nigel came up to Ron and brought him a package. He thanked him, but the kid just stayed there looking at Harry. Ron whispered something and the kid walked away.

Hermione looked at Ron with her serious face and he began to say, "I told him I'd get him Harry's autograph." Hermione just sighed with disappointment at Ron.

"Oh look Mum sent me something," Ron said as he began to open this large brown parcel. Everyone in the hall began to look Ron's way as he pulled out this disgusting ugly thing, "Mum sent me a dress," Ron stated being genuinely confused as we all laughed.

Harry began, "Well, it does match your eyes. Is there a bonnet? Aha! Heh."

"Ginny these must be for you," Ron states looking towards Ginny.

"I'm not wearing that it's ghastly," Ginny laughs at Ron's statement. Hermione and I join her as we literally couldn't stop laughing.

Ron looked so confused at us, "What are you on about?"

I answered, "They're not for Ginny they're for you ! Dress robes."

"Dress robes? For what?" Ron said confused.

"Eh he'll figure it out," Harry said laughing.

"Let's go we don't wanna be late," Hermione said.

I agreed with her and so we all grabbed our things and made our way to the Assembly Room. Apparently Mcgonagall has an announcement of sorts. I made my way in and saw all my friends so I parted my way with Harry and walked over to them.

Mcgonagall began by saying, "The yule ball has been a tradition of the tri-wizard tournament since its inception. On Christmas eve night we and our guests gather in the great hall for well mannered frivolity. As representitives of the host school I expect each and every one of you to put your best foot forward, and I mean this literally because the yule ball is first and foremost... a dance."

The boys groaned with 'ughs' and sighs while the girls giggled with excitement.

Mcgonagall explained, "Silence. The house of Godrick Griffindore has commanded the respect of the wizard world for nearly ten centuries. I will not have you in the course of a single evening besmirching that name by behaving like a babbling, bumbling band of baboons.

The twins were talking on the other side of the room and everyone around them was laughing. I'm sure whatever they said was stupid but funny.

Mcgonagall continued, "Now to dance is to let the body breathe, inside every girl a secret swan slumbers longing to burst forth and take flight."

Ron began whispering pretty loudly that I guess Mcgonagall heard him, "Inside every boy a lordly lion prepared to prance. Mr Weasley, will you join me?"

Ron slowly walked up towards Professor Mcgonagall.

She began to speak again, "Now place your right hand on my waist."

"Where?" Ron said stumbling over his words.

"My waist," Mcgonagall repeated.

Ron did so and everyone was chuckling. Fred whistled which made me laugh. They danced for a bit with the music then Mcgonagall said, "Everybody come together."

I just stood up and waited for someone to come to me as I should. Draco and Mattheo looked my way, but someone else beat them to it.

Viktor Krum held out his hand to me, "Ms. Potter, May I have this dance?"

Oh to replay Draco's face right about now.

I smiled back at the strong tall boy in front of me and said, "Yes Viktor I would quite like that."

I grabbed his hand and we practiced dancing. It was actually quite nice. At first, I was kinda doing it to piss off Draco, but I'm glad I did.

Viktor is a good dancer and actually really funny. The practice was over and everyone grabbed their stuff and started to head out.

I walked up to Viktor to thank him, "Thanks Viktor for choosing me for practice I had a great time."

"Of course Ms. Potter," Viktor replied grinning.

"Please call me Harper or Harp whichever you like," I said to Viktor smiling.

"Alright then Harp would you maybe like to go to the Yule Ball with me?" Viktor said nervously and as a guy who's so strong I didn't even expect him to be so nervous.

No one else had asked me and Viktor was quite nice unlike the other idiotic rude arsehole in my life.

"Sure Viktor I would like that," I said grinning from ear to ear.

"Alright then I'll see you around yeah?"

"Yes I'll see you around," I said walking away.