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Chapter Fifteen - The Yule Ball Pt. 2

When I come back to the Great Hall I find Harry talking to Draco with Neville standing on the side. As I get closer to them, I find that the conversation is actually going well and they aren't making fun of each other.

"Hello Draco," I greet.

"Oh Evergreen," he nods avoiding eye contact. "What are you doing here?"

I shrug. "Well it's not like Harry's my date or anything...but anyway, I came here to tell you that your date left you."

"I figured, but why? Is she okay?" Draco says. He actually looks oblivious and guilty for what happened.

"I'll explain later," I look back and forth from him to Harry. I turn to Neville, "why don't we go dance? I could learn a thing or two from you...I think I broke at least two of Harry's toes."

He laughs. "O-okay."

I take his arm and look back to Harry and Draco. "Don't get in trouble, enjoy the night!"

I walk away with Neville before they can say anything. We step into the dance floor and he puts one hand on my waist while I put mine on his shoulder. The music begins and we start dancing.

I step on his foot. "Sorry," I mumble as I look at my feet to make sure I'm doing it right.

He chuckles. "It's alright, but I would prefer it if you kept your eyes"—he lifts my chin up so I'm looking at him—"on me."

A/N: I WOULD PASS OUT 😨

I blush slightly and look away. Who taught him to do that?

His eyes widen as he notices what he did and he looks away with a slight blush. "S-sorry."

We continue to dance in silence and then the music stops. We step out of the dance floor and go get something to drink. I sip on my drink as I look around the room.

"You know," he starts. "I was actually going to ask you to come with me..."

That grabs my attention and I look at him. "Really?"

"Y-yeah."

I tilt my head in confusion. "So why didn't you?"

He looks down sadly. "Because I don't feel like I'm good enough for you..."

"What?!" I exclaim and he flinches. "Are you kidding me? Not good enough for me? Who said that?!"

"Well, you- you heard Rita-"

"To the hell with Rita! Don't ever let anyone tell you that you're not good enough for anyone or anything! You're the kindest person I've ever met and you're more than enough for me."

"But I'm clumsy and I'm always doing spells wrong and I constantly get made fun of for always forgetting things so how... how could I ever be good enough for you?" He says quietly.

"Neville," I say. "I don't care if you're bad at something or everything. You're so nice and you don't judge others easily, you're the smartest person I know when it comes to plants, and you would never insult anyone for any reason. You are meant so much to me and to a lot of people as well."

"That's the nicest thing anyone has said to me...thank you."

I smile. "It's the truth."

We silently look at one another, enjoying the moment. Our stares get interrupted by the lights shutting off. A band gets presented and then party music starts playing. Everyone begins to join the dance floor as they cheer.

"Asphodel!" Cho approaches me. "Let's go dance!"

I look at Neville and then at her, "well- I don't-"

Before I can answer she grabs my arm and takes me away from Neville, joining the others in the dance floor. She starts dancing with a smile and I do too.

I've never been to a party or a ball, so you can imagine how awkward I look dancing. I can't really get myself to loosen up and I feel like I'm not doing it right.

Cho laughs. "You need to loosen up! Just dance as if no one's watching!"

And that's exactly what I did. I began to feel more confident in my moves, although I still feel a little weird about dancing.

I turn around and see Neville just standing there watching me. He has a slight smile and his gaze is warm. His dress robes and his gelled up hair makes him look more adorable that he already is. He looks so beautiful under the blue disco lights and it feels like everything is in slow motion.

I walk towards him with a smile. "Aren't you going to dance?"

He shakes his head slightly. "I think I'm fine here, besides I'm not the best when it comes to party dancing."

I chuckle. "Yeah, me neither."

He stares at me for a moment. "I know I haven't said this yet but...you look so beautiful tonight. I couldn't keep my eyes off of you."

I give him a slight smile. "Thank you, you look very handsome too."

He blushes and turns away. "Th-thanks..."

Cedric comes over with Cho and he smiles. "Hey you two, I thought you had different dates?"

"Well Harry is somewhere with Draco and..."

"Ginny is taking care of Luna," Neville finishes.

Cedric nods. "So are you two doing anything after this? Hufflepuff is having an after party and we thought you two might want to come."

Cho tilts her head. "I don't know if we can go."

I nod. "We're having a girl's night."

Cedric smiles. "That's alright! So I suppose you will be leaving soon?"

I look at Cho and she nods. "Yep, why don't we get some food for the sleepover?"

Cho smiles. "Yes! Let's invite Hermione too!"

We both squeal in excitement. "Yes! She'll love it! Let's go look for her!"

Cho looks at Neville. "I'll have to steal your date for tonight, sorry Neville!"

Neville smiles. "That's alright, have fun!"

I smile at him and we both say goodbye to the two of them. I link my arm with Cho and we in go in the dance floor to look for Hermione.

We find her dancing with Viktor Krum. We didn't want to interrupt so we thought maybe it was best to leave her here until she spots us and waves. She approaches us with a smile and we explain the sleepover thing to her. She agrees in excitement and says goodbye to Krum before leaving with us.

We steal a handful of treats from the party and then go up to the Ravenclaw tower. I do the riddle and then we go in.

When we arrive at our dorm we find Ginny putting a wet towel on Luna's forehead. She hears us coming in and she smiles. "I didn't know you would be arriving this early. Hey Hermione!"

I smile. "How is she doing?"

"Alright," she shrugs. "Her fever has been going up and down."

"I'm fine," Luna smiles. "For now."

Cho smiles. "Alright well, we brought some snacks! And Hermione! So...sleepover!"

We all cheer in excitement. We spend the whole night eating snacks, playing games, and watching movies.

HEY EVERYONE! Here's the new chapter! I hope you enjoyed  it!

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