It was the yule ball tonight and I was dreading it.
I've been so excited for this ball ever since year 4 but now, that Enzo is still mad at me, it's just ruined.
You may be wondering what happened with Draco and Maeve, well ill tell you.
She said she found him alone reading a book up in a tree in the forest. She yelled 'Crucio' causing him to fall from the tree, bleeding out. She was so angry she didnt care that he was crying and groaning.
She told him, "Draco! Stop trying to mess with my life! You ruin everything, for fuck sake! You think you're helping me? No, no your not. You make my life a living hell so... from now on, you don't exist to me. You arent my friend, nor my cousin, you are nothing to me."
Then she walked away, leaving him on the ground heavily breathing.
Personally, I think he deserved it. It sounds cruel what she did but he had to see it coming sooner or later.
The group hasn't been the same in weeks. We never hang out and we avoid each other a lot of the time.
Me and maeve just hang out, sometimes with Luna but rarely.
It was 2 hours before the ball so we got ready in our dorm.
"You excited?" maeve asks me, brushing out her hair in front of the mirror.
"Not really, the only thing i'm happy about is this DRESS! Isn't it stunning?"
"We are gonna be the prettiest ones there, no doubt about it."
We both giggle. Then I sigh.
I have to stop being so negative about tonight. It's gonna be fun, even if I don't have a date. I don't need anyone.
Charlotte's dress:
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We both make our way out of the dorm, hand in hand, strutting like the bad bitches you've ever seen. Girls in the slytherin common room would double glance, then whisper pointing to their friends.
They are definitely jealous.
To enter the ball, every guest must make an entrance down the grand staircase. Thus leading to the ballroom floor, where everyone is.
Maeve and I were pretty much the last ones to arrive at the ball, we are always running late, whoops!
We stand in front of the doors, then looking at each other.
"You ready?"
"Yep, you?" Maeve asks, looking concerned.
"Ya, just hoping I don't see Enzo with some other chick."
"Char, you look stunning... walk in there like you own the place. Show him what he missed out on."
I nod, then face the door. We press a magical button, opening the grand entrance, revealing ourselves to everyone.
We walk down the stairs, everyone's eyes on us.
The boys drool, and the girls roll their eyes.
I looked around for Enzo, but not a sight of him.
I did see Fred, standing alone, at the bottom, waiting for Maeve.
He looked really good, not gonna lie.
Once we reached the bottom, everyone returned back to their dates, dancing. Fred presented his hand asking Maeve to dance.
I gave her a reassuring look and so she waltzed away with Fred flashing me a smile.
I mingled and chatted with my other friends, and danced as the night went on but I wasn't in the mood.
No matter how hard I tried, I just didn't want to be anywhere near here.
I excused myself from a boring conversation with Oliver wood and went out onto the balcony. Luckily, no one was out there.
Just me.
Or so I thought.
I placed my hands on the railing, taking a deep breath as the cold wind brushed ever so slightly on my skin revealed by the silk slit from my dress.
All of a sudden, I felt a shadow come up behind me, then stand right beside me. I didn't dare to look up but then suddenly, the hands of the mysterious man placed onto the railing as well.
Those hands. I know those hands.
I look up to see Enzo, in a black suit, messy hair...
and mismatched socks.
That's my boy.
He kept his gaze into the distance, not making eye contact with me.
So I, too, looked out onto the barely lit lake, moonlight glistening the water.
Silence.
"Charlotte, just let me say what I have to say alright? Don't try and interrupt me, just let me say what's on my mind."
I nod.
"My brother has always been the favorite. He's got everything he's ever wanted. But not you. He never had you. You were the one thing in my life that I had that he didn't. Until you told me. And everything changed. He had what I adored the most in this world...
You.
At first I was angry. But then I thought to myself... he doesn't have her, he never will. All that matters is that she wants me. And only me. And I had to realize that.
What i'm trying to say is-is that I love you Charlotte. I love you more than life itself. Being away from you was so fucking hard for me, Char. I was fucking depressed for days, and I did that to myself."
Silence.
"I love you too Lorenzo Berkshire. Always have, and always will."
We both turned towards each other, wind blowing against our bodies.
He tucked a piece of loose hair behind my ear, smiling down upon me.
He peered his head down, placed his hands on my cheeks, and kissed me with so much intensity and passion.
I missed this. I missed Enzo.
The music from inside becomes a lot louder than before. Slow dance music.
He placed his hands on my small waist, and I placed my hands around his waist, drawing myself as close to his chest as possible.
We swayed with the breeze, listening to the serene sound of piano playing in the ballroom.
