The Potter Twins

19.

-Haileys POV-

Its been three days since Draco and I have kissed, and three days that I have gone without telling Cedric about it. I don't know why I hadn't told him yet, part of me wanted to.. its the right thing to do. But part of me doesn't, not only to prevent hurting him but I just felt like it would be best to never mention it. So I guess I never did.

Four days since I had taken on the dragon. Four days since Cedric and I had finally made up and four days since I got the egg.

Today we were all gathered in the hall. McGonagall apparently had something to announce. We were all placed in seats that went amongst the wall, with a table and an old record play in the middle of the room.

"The Yule ball has been a tradition of the Triwizard Tournament... since its inception." She started off, giving Mr. Filch a look while he struggled with the record player making me stifle a laugh. Which in turn caused the twins to poke me in my sides which made me laugh even harder but cover it up with a cough. McGonagall gave me a quick glance before continuing her sentence. " On Christmas Eve night, we and our guests will gather in the great hall for a night of well mannered frivolity. As representatives of the school I expect each and everyone of you to put your best foot forward, and I mean this literally because... the Yule Ball is first and foremost.. a dance." Whispers went amongst everyone in the room, excluding me of course because I never fancies dresses. I would rather die before ever wear something like that, not being dramatic or anything its just not my thing. "Silence. The house of Godric Gryffindor has commanded that inspect of the wizard world for centuries. I will not have you in a course of a single evening to mention that name buy acting like a babbling bumbling band of baboons!"

"try saying that five times faster." George whispers to Fred from behind me, they start whispering it under their breath really quick making a smile spread across from my face.

"Now to dance, you need to let the body breath... inside every girl a secret swarmer slumbers longing to be let free." I hear Ron murmur something to Harry which makes the professor call him up. He hesitantly walks up to her. "Inside every boy, a largely lion prepares to pounce, Mr. Weasley will you join me please?" They walk to the middle of the floor as a few chuckles are heard from across the room. "now place your right hand on my waist."
"your what?"

"on my waist." She says and taking his hand and placing it on her hip. Fred and George whistle at the boy and tease him, making him take his hand off and go red. The professor puts his hand back on her hip and teaches the movements. After she was sure that everyon ehad understood she made everyone partner up with another person of the other gender. Fred paired with Angelina, George paired with me, Hermione paired with Harry and Ron paired with a different girl.

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The next few days we were instructed to gather dates for the dance and most specifically for the champians to memeroize the feet work as we were gonna be the first to dance. I assumed that since Cedric and I were dating we wouldn't have to ask eachother, so I never brought it up to him. Unlike me, Harry was struggling to find someone. He complained about how it would be hard to ask on of them because girls always walked in packs.

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I eventually found myself on the bridge standing next to Malfoy and overlooking the beautiful land below. For the most part we just stood there in the comfortable silence and enjoying eachothers company.

"So who are you planning on take?" I say interrupting the once comfortable silence. I leaned over the banister and intertwined his fingers together and smiled.

"Im not sure, maybe Pansy." He simply stated.

"I thought you guys were having problems?" Not that it was any of my business to ask, I couldn't help but let the curiosity take over me.