The Emeralds & The Sorcerers Stone

6. The Invitation

The days flew by and now the Yule Ball was only 2 days away.

Aliyah didn't know if she should accept Harry's invite or wait longer. She promised herself that if nobody invited her that day, she would accept Harrys invitation after supper.
That whole day Draco didn't utter a single word to her. Rose and Pansy kept telling her to accept the invite before it was too late.

Draco was puzzled. He didn't know who to ask to the ball and couldn't even ask for his cousins help because he was preparing his invitation.
He wanted to make Aliyah jealous and he thought that there was no better way to do it than to ask Astoria Greengrass to the dance.
He was jealous of Harry. First he was famous, than he rejected him in front of the whole school, now he is stole the one who was supposed to be his date to the ball. He was furious.
His cousin Mattheo, on the other hand,
was excited. He prepared the perfect invitation made of rose petals. He sent a note, by owl, to the girl he was planning on inviting.

Aliyah was hanging out with Rose and Pansy in her dorm when two owls sat on the balcony outside of the window. Aly opened the window and in flew a black own and a white one. The white one went to Astoria, handing her a letter while the back one headed for Rose and gave her a note.
Astoria shrieked. -"DRACO ASKED ME TO THE BALL! eeeek!!"
Aliyah sighed, trying to keep herself calm.
Rose began giggling.
- P:" what's that Rose?"
- A:" Yeah, what do you have there?"
- R:"Someone invited me into the courtyard later on today!"
- P:"Oooo who's it from?"
- R:"Its not signed"
- A:"Sorry girls, i have to get going. Don't wanna be late for potions!"
After Aliyah got her bag and left the 2 continued talking.
- R:" I feel bad for her"
- AG:" Can you leave my room dim wits?"
- P:"Leave her Rose, We'll leave..."
The two headed off to their room.
- P:" Aly must feel horrible!"
- R:" I do t know what's gotten into Draco but a hit in the head might fix him"
- P:" I agree..."

Aliyah arrived quickly in the potions lab and sat down next to the "Golden Trio".
- A:"Hey Harry!" she whispered "I accept your invitation."
- H:"Yesss!"
After accepting his invite Harry smiled all day.
Once class ended Aliyah was surprised to find Harry waiting for her. He began talking to her, as if they've known each other since they were born.
About an hour later Aliyah excused herself and went in the courtyard hoping to find her friends.
Her friends weren't there, but what she found was even better. She found Mattheo preparing a beautiful rain of rose petals for a certain someone.
- M:" AGHH! ALIYAH YOU SCARED ME!"
- A:" Sorry..."
- M:"Are you alone?"
- A:"Yes...Why?"
- M:" Doesn't matter"
- A:"Can i help you with the petals? I've honestly got nothing better to do"
- M:" Sure but don't tell Rose"
- A:"NO WAY! THIS IS FOR ROSIE?!"
- M:"yeah..."
- A:" she'll love it, don't worry"
She couldn't help but have a huge grin on her face. Aliyah was so happy for her friend.
After helping Mattheo she sat down at the table her and her friends usually hang out and started working on some potions assignment while talkibg to Mattheo, who was unusually nervous.
A couple monents later Theo and Draco showed up. Both knew about Mattheos invitation but they had just finnished class so they couldn't help him set everything up.
Draco usually sat next to Aliyah but today was different, he decided to call Astoria over and sit next to her in front of Aliyah who could barely keep herself contained.
The golden trio appeared and Harry came over to Aly's table and started talking to her. Draco looked furious.
Pansy and Rose entered the courtyard and sat down at the table.
Rose was visibly nervous and she was looking all around trying to find the writer of her note.
Suddenly rose petals started falling, forming leter by leter the words:"Do you want to go to the ball with me, Rose? -M.R"
Mattheo then appeared with a red rose in hand, wich he gave to Rose.
- R:" Yes, ill go with you!" she said trying to play it cool
- M:"Hope you like roses..."
Everyone wa so happy for them