The Key to a Riddle's Heart (DISCONTINUED)

Chapter 28 - The Spring Ball

(A/N: Up above is a picture of the girls' dresses.)

The school was buzzing with excitement. It was mid-April and the Headmaster just announced that students of Hogwarts would be attending a Spring Ball at Beauxbatons in France. A student could only attend if they had a permission slip signed by their parent and/or guardian. Also, you have to be fourth year or older.

I was practically bouncing off the walls in excitement because I had many friends at Beauxbatons. Those friends and I sent letters to each other every once in a while but I hadn't seen them in over a year. I was especially excited to see my best friends, Natalia and Paige. They had been my close friends throughout all of my years at Beauxbatons.

Matt was excited as well, hoping to meet a pretty French girl to hook up with. This caused me to hit him in the arm, threatening to curse him into oblivion if he hooked up with a girl and ditched them.

The trip to France was in a week from today and I already had my permission slip. My mother was absolutely thrilled when she heard I would be attending a ball. Especially since it would be held in France. She was sending me some ideas she had drawn out for my dress, insisting to make it for me.

Today, she was coming to Hogwarts to get my measurements. Mother had written to Headmaster Dippet and since my family was quite wealthy, an arrangement was made for my Mother to arrive. When Dorea heard of this, she became super jealous, which caused me to write to my mother and ask her to design dresses for her and Fran as well. She agreed, happy to be making dresses for my friends and I.

The boutiques in Hogsmeade had booming businesses as everyone struggled to buy last minute dresses and dress robes. Charlus had been asking Dorea all week how he should ask me. His ideas were incredibly lame, according to Dorea and she refused to help him.

Matt decided against bringing a date to the dance because he didn't know who he would be meeting from Beauxbatons. Rumor has it, that Durmstrang has been invited also. This was even more exciting because now I'd be able to meet friends from all over.

I knew Natalia and Paige had multiple friends from Durmstrang that they had met and was eager to be introduced. Knowing students from Durmstrang and Beauxbatons would give me good connections in the future, all over the world.

Right after lunch, Dorea, Fran, and I were to wait in the Entrance Hall for mother to arrive. We decided to all sit together at lunch so we could talk about what we wanted in each of our dresses. On our way out, we passed Abraxas and Sebastian. They were in the middle of an intense conversation and threw me a nod before returning to it. The girls asked me what that was about but I had no idea.

When we reached the Entrance Hall, Mother was already waiting with a grin on her face. "Oh you girls are going to look flawless, I'm sure of it!"

The entire day we spent in the Room of Requirement getting our bodies measured. Mother decided to make the dresses while we were at Hogwarts. Each dress took three hours each, which meant we had spent half of the day there.

Fran's dress, was simply stunning on her when Mother had finished. It was a very pale pink that had two straps that wrapped around her back, almost as if it were a halter dress, but not quite. The straps were bejeweled with silver gems and diamonds. Chiffon layers fell from her mid-stomach down to the floor. Part of the front near the bottom was just straight down, the layers falling around it. When Fran spun to show us the entirety of the dress, I gasped as I realized it was backless. She looked amazing and so did the dress. My Mother began crying with happiness as she noticed the bright smile plastered on Fran's face. They enveloped each other in a hug, causing it to soon become a group hug as Dorea and I jumped in.