The Fatal Enchantment

Save Me a Dance

                I woke very suddenly on Christmas Day and went down the stairs in my . Wondering what the hell these noises were, I saw it was Tiffany along with Dobby in the room. And I was sleeping in the couch. Plus, Harry and Ronald had come down.
"Dobby!" Harry yelled scrambling away from the elf so fast he almost fell down the stairs. "Don't do that!"
"Dobby is sorry, sir!" squeaked Dobby anxiously, jumping backward with his long fingers over his mouth. "Dobby is only wanting to wish Harry Potter 'Merry Christmas' and bring him a present, Sir! Harry Potter did say Dobby could come and see him sometimes, sir!"
"It's okay," said Harry, still breathing rather faster than usual, while his heart rate returned to normal. "Just - just prod me or something in future; alright... don't lay on the stair case for someone like me to fall over like that..."
"Tiffany has come to give Mistress her gift of stole, beanie and hoodie -jumper. Purple and black with silver, just the way Mistress likes it." She said.
"Thank you Tiffany and here are your clothes. This is for Dobby..." As soon as I said those words Dobby came as if riding a Firebolt or something and took his gift, as he gave me a plate of assorted ginger man and Christmas cookies. He'd given that to me in the third year as well. And this is for Winky. It has the address to a private cottage of mine. Tell her she'll be spending her Christmas with you and me. And no there are no clothes." I smiled as Ron gave Dobby a jumper.
I went down and had my breakfast of eggs with two Christmas muffins and apple juice. I then went down to Hagrid's hut and changed into my huntswoman uniform, as I picked up the bow and the arrows. I went on walking in the forest as I came across the archer's board I had put in the forest. I saw a centaur and their group practicing archery. I'd learnt archery from them, as I smiled at them with acknowledgment.
"Firenze, Ronald, and Bane" I said as I greeted them.
"Morning Hogwarts Princess" they said. We all began to practice, as my hand wavered a bit on hearing a sound of a twig movement. I saw Barty come out.
"Morning Sir" I said, as I concentrated on the butterbeer bottle and the baby cherry floating in the drink. I aimed to hit it as I closed an eye.
"Morning, practicing shooting." He grunted. I simply rolled my eyes. How machoistic of him...
"Indeed" I said as I released the arrow, and it nearly missed the bottle. I picked up another arrow, as I positioned myself.
"Let me show you." He said. He came at my back, as showed how to hold the arrow. "You're very stiff, you need to relax, concentrate on the aim." I began to do as he told me. "Now, the best thing I ever do is think of someone I hate the most. Can you imagine such a person?" I thought of Voldemort. He was the reason my brother's life is hell, he's the reason why my parents are dead, why cousin Sirius has to live the life of mass murderer gone in hiding, why my cousin Regulus died. I hate him. Even though he's a distant cousin of mine. I nodded my head as I imagined Voldemort's teen form Tom Riddle, as the picture Severus had shown me of. "Release the arrow." I released it, and it hit the bull's eye. Nae shit Merlin! Barty can be a really amazing teacher. Far more than these centaurs . "I guess, you're coming to the ball. So, just save me a dance will you, even if you go with a Hufflepuff junior or age mate." He said.
Oh Barty, Barty. You're in for a shocker of your life then, if you think, that I'm going with someone my age or someone younger to me. ... I suppressed a laugh imagining his shocked face when he'd see me with Viktor Krum's best buddy, Andrei Poliakoff at the Yule Ball.
Later Hermione and I went and got a nice shower. We came out and began to do the makeup for Hannah and Ginny. Ginny worked on Hermione as Hannah did Hermione's hair. I was meanwhile being helped by Tiffany, who'd apparated to my room to help me out. She was holding sections of my hair with her gloved hands as I curled the lower part of my hair with the curling rod. It's a muggle contraption, one of the many I'd charmed to work at Hogwarts. I then did my makeup. We all went and wore our dresses. Mandy was wearing a green and black one, with silver jewellery. She was going with Theo, as Ginny came out in a sea green dress robe with pink sash, highlighting her red hair. She was going with Neville. Hannah came out in her blue dress with a bronze crochet jacket. She was going with Seamus Finnigan. Hermione came out in her pink periwinkle dress and pink shoes her hair all sleek and curls. She looked beautiful. Viktor will be drooling over her.
"You look beautiful Hermione." I said. I picked up my dress and gloves with jewellery and shoes and put it on, as I came out.
"You look angelic!" said Ginny.
"Well come on girls." I said picked up my bronze stole, "We've got some boys to drool over us now." I said as I winked at them. We descended the stairs as Mandy found Theodore, Hannah went with Seamus and Ginny with Neville.
"What if he changes his mind?" asked Hermione.
"He won't. And if he does, it's his loss, and you can be my ball partner." I said. Hermione laughed.
"You go on before me." She told me. I nodded as I began to walk down the stairs hearing gasps. I knew it was for Hermione.
"They look beautiful" I heard them say.