Shadows (a BTS fanfic)

Chapter Twenty-Three: The Yule Ball

(also heads up, it's on Christmas Eve)

Harper's P.O.V

I curled the last strand of my hair before applying a little bit of black eyeliner.

"Are you ready?" I turn around to see Hermione fixing her hair.

"Do I look okay?" she asks me with a concerned face.

"You look better than me," Jordis remarks as she adjusts her turquoise dress.

"Shush, you look fine!" I assure both of them.

"Alright, do I look fine?" Celia shows me the back of her hair. The hairstyle she chose was a bit on the difficult side.

"You look good," I nod my head.

"Um...can someone help me?" I approach Jee and help her fix her braids. After I place some flowers in.

"Are you sure white flowers look the good with my black and blue dress?"

"It has white trimming, so it's fine," Jordis answers simply as she finishes her hair.

I sigh and glance at my dress again. "Do I have to do this? I hate dancing and dressing up!"

"Hey, if I'm doing it then you have to as well," Jee snaps at me.

I sigh, "I know. We have to, it's required. Godric Gryffindor created the tradition himself."

"Which is sad. Why organize a ball when you can do so much more?" Celia adds.

"Girls, let's go," Professor McGonagall ushers us to the Main Hall.

It had been transformed into an elegant ball wth a midnight sky as the ceiling.

There were already many girls there all dressed up and fancy. I pinch myself to stop from gagging or anything worse. I always read about these settings, not live through one.

Celia takes a deep breath and steps down the stairs.

Logan takes her hand after complimenting her. The poor thing was sweating like it was 100 degrees.

"Yoongi, Harper, hurry up!" Professor McGonagall motions for Yoongi and me to come down. "It's tradition for the Triwizard Champions to have the first dance!"

I give my friends my last pleading look before walking down the stairs of death.

I take Yoongi's hand as we walk through the pathway of people. Harry was behind us and he took one girl of twins in Gryffindor. I don't remember their names.

I had to admit, Yoongi did look good with black hair against his skin tone.

Cho Chang and Cedric Diggory were in front of us and got into position. Me and Yoongi do the same uncomfortably.

There were so many eyes.

Then the conductor begins the orchestra and they start to play a melody. I see Harry and his dancing partner stumbling a bit.

I bite my lip to keep from laughing.

"What?" he asks with a confused look as he picks me up and then puts me back onto the ground.

Luckily others started joining in. Jee came with Jimin, and I see Yoongi eye them from a distance. At least he hasn't attacked Jimin...yet.

"Have you been practicing?" I'm amazed at his dancing skills.

He shrugs modestly, "me and my friends usually dance in the summer. They're thinking of starting a band."

"Well you are a great rapper," I nod.