Chapter 106: Date (1/2)
”Who d'you two keep writing to, eh?” said Ron to Fred and George.
”Nose out, Ron, or I'll burn that for you too,” said Fred, waving his wand threateningly. ”So … you lot got dates for the ball yet?”
Ginny and Colin went pink.
”Nope,” said Ron.
”Well, you'd better hurry up, mate, or all the good ones will be gone,” said Fred then noticed Ginny and Colin. ”What about you three?”
”I'm going too.” Ginny replied.
”Really? Who?” Ron asked surprised.
”Why so surprised Ron?” Ginny snapped.
”.. er.... Who're you going with, then, Fred? said Ron changing the topic.
”Angelina,” said Fred promptly, without a trace of embarrassment.
Hermione looked up from her book.
”What?” said Ron, taken aback. ”You've already asked her?”
”Good point,” said Fred. He turned his head and called across the common room, ”Oi! Angelina!”
Angelina, who had been chatting with Alicia Spinnet near the fire, looked over at him.
”What?” she called back.
”Want to come to the ball with me?” Fred asked.
Angelina gave Fred an appraising sort of look.
”All right, then,” she said, and she turned back to Alicia and carried on chatting with a bit of a grin on her face.
”There you go,” said Fred to Harry and Ron, ”piece of cake.”
Hermione hid her face in her book, Chris saw it was very close to her face. It was clear she was hiding her face because of some reason.
”What about you George?” Ginny asked.
”I was just thinking to ask Katie if she haven't said yes to someone.” George replied yawning.
Fred got to his feet, ”We need to send that letter George, c'mon Leon.”
Fred and George walked away as Leon sat on Fred's shoulder.
”We should get a move on, you know … ask someone. He's right. We don't want to end up with a pair of trolls.” Ron said.
Hermione let out a sputter of indignation as again looked up from her book.
”A pair of … what, excuse me?”
”Well — you know,” said Ron, shrugging. ”I'd rather go alone than with — with Eloise Midgen, say.”
”Her acne's loads better lately — and she's really nice!” Ginny replied laughing.
”Her nose is off-center,” said Ron.
”Of course you'll also look for a attractive girl like Angelina, right?”
”... er....” Ron looked speechless. ”Angelina is really good looking.”
”I'm going to bed,” Hermione snapped, and she swept off toward the girls' staircase without another word.
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”Why she suddenly became jealous of Angelina?” Ginny whispered to Chris.
”I never understood why she does, half of the thing she does.” Chris said looking at the staircase. ”But I guess this time I've a better idea about her behaviour.”
The Hogwarts staff, demonstrating a continued desire to impress the visitors from Beauxbatons and Durmstrang, seemed determined to show the castle at its best this Christmas. When the decorations went up, Chris noticed that they were the most stunning she had yet seen inside the school. Everlasting icicles had been attached to the banisters of the marble staircase; the usual twelve Christmas trees in the Great Hall were bedecked with everything from luminous holly berries to real, hooting, golden owls, and the suits of armor had all been bewitched to sing carols whenever anyone passed them. It was quite something to hear ”O Come, All Ye Faithful” sung by an empty helmet that only knew half the words. Several times, Filch the caretaker had to extract Peeves from inside the armor, where he had taken to hiding, filling in the gaps in the songs with lyrics of his own invention, all of which were very rude.
And still, Chris hadn't a date for ball. But she was happy as Jason wasn't going to the Ball either. Two or three girls asked him and he refused.
Then one day, Chris asked Astoria, why she was looking upset and she told Chris that Jason finally said yes to a beautiful fourth year Slytherin girl.
”You know I can't tell this to my other friends or Daphne.” Astoria looked upset. ”If Daphne found out that I'm this upset over Jason, she'll stop him from going to the Ball, by threatening him.”
For the first time, Chris wanted to tell Astoria, that 'go and tell you sister everything Astoria. Let her stop him from going to the Ball with some other girl. Do it....' but Chris calmed herself, ”It's fine Astoria. You have a right to be upset, I would've been upset to.”
'And I'm.'
That day after lunch, Luna had her Herbology with Slytherins and Colin was working on his new pictures with Dennis. Chris and Ginny felt tired after long Potions class, so they went back to Gryffindor tower as they didn't have any class that afternoon.
”I think I need to fix my Potion or Snape will kill me.” Ginny said collapsing on a armchair in the empty common room. ”How did you fix yours?”
”Just with a simple wand wave.” Chris replied sitting opposite to her. ”I read this when I was working on Neville's homework.”
”Why're you trying to be the best student in class like Hermione? Are you competing with Jason?” Ginny asked chuckling.
”Relax he's too good in potions, I'll never able to reach his perfection.” Chris said seriously. ”I'm just trying to make myself strong with knowledge and....”
”Hermione?” Ginny looked surprised as Hermione entered the Common room.
”He... Hey... Hi...” Hermione looked nervous and her face was scarlet.
”You ok Hermione?” Chris asked. ”Don't you've class right now?”
”Yeah, our Arithmancy Professor is busy so she cancelled the class.” Hermione said slowly sitting on a armchair.
Ginny and Chris looked at each other, confused.
”Hermione...?” Ginny tried to shook her.
”Victor Krum asked me.” Hermione blurted out.
”What?” Chris and Ginny said together.
”Yes. As I didn't have class, so I went to library to do something when Victor Krum came to me.” Hermione went red. ”Said.... I'm... I'm very pretty... and asked if I'll go to the ball with him... he .... he said he'd been coming up to the library every day to try and talk to me, but he hadn't been able to pluck up the courage! What should I say now?”
”You're asking us?” Chris asked surprised.
”Don't look at me like that Chris. I know I do some stupid things and sometimes I behave stubbornly.” Hermione sighed. ”Chris, I'm sorry. The House-elves are happy here. I saw them few days ago. You were right. Hogwarts treats them well. Dumbledore even offered Dobby ten gallons.”
Chris and Ginny looked at each other then smiled.
”Hey relax. It's water under the bridge...” Chris said smiling at Hermione.
”So are we back to our previous friendship, even without Harry?” Ginny grinned.
”I guess we're.” Hermione grinned too.
”So back to the matter at hand... Krum.” Chris said seriously. ”Honestly I don't like him. He caused a great pain to the Chinese Fireball.”
”Chris?” Ginny looked at her disapprovingly.