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The Yule Ball

She stood in front of her mirror fixing her hair as Ali walked in the room from the showers with a towel wrapped around her head and giant towel wrapped around her body.

“Wow! You Looked Fantastic!” Ali exclaimed as Andromeda pinned the last piece of hair up.

“You think?” Andromeda questioned.

“You are so lucky. And so is Ted for that matter. His eyes are going to pop when he sees you” She was slightly jealous.

Andromeda had been seeing for a while now and knew she and Ted would be going to the ball together. They had been inseparable since that fateful night a year ago in the owlrey. He had wanted to make sure that no other wizard other than himself was going to be the first to ask her to the ball so he had asked her two months in advance. Like there was going to be any other wizard she’d go with besides him.

Andromeda did a small twirl in her off the shoulders dress with long sleeves to show Ali the whole thing. Her hair was swept up in a loose French twist. She look radiant in here bright red dress. “Well that’s it. He told me to wear this color so we could match.” She looked down at the color of the dress and looked up at Ali for reassurance. ”Tell me the truth now. Do I look too much like a Gryffindor?”

Ali let out a small laugh. “Of course not! They are more of a darker red, Burgundy rather than red. Your dress is absolutely gorgeous!” She walked toward the dresser and began rifling through Andromeda’s jewelry chest. “What necklace are you going to wear though?”

“That’s the thing. He begged me not to wear any jewelry.” She brought her had up to the empty place wear her necklace would normally be lying around her neck. “I feel naked without some kind of necklace.” She was looking towards Ali with a big grin on her face and just as she was about to speak when Renai, Andromeda’s gray and black speckled owl, began hooting and flew over to the clock landing on it. The clock read 7pm. “Dear Gods! Its 7 already! I was supposed to meet him at 7.”

She rushed towards the door swinging on her matching cloak and stowing her wand in the inside pocket. “Ahem.” Ali voice stopped her. “Aren’t you forgetting something?” She was dangling a small red drawstring bag from her pointer finger.

“Accio Purse!” The purse flew across the room and landed in Andromeda’s hand. “What would I do without you?” She said as she walked out the door.

“Forget you purse.” Ali joked to herself. As she walked back to the dresser to began to get herself ready she felt her towel fly off her head by itself. Next thing she knew her hair was dry and tying itself into an up do with loose curls hanging down the back. She looked in the mirror and saw that her hair was picture perfect. She was amazed and confused. She spun around and saw Andromeda’s head shoulders and wand hand, which had just stopped moving, hanging in the door.

Andromeda had a huge smile on her face. “I told you I’d help you with your hair.” Once again she disappeared behind the door.

Ali could hear her heels going the corridor towards the common room. “Well she does do nice work and its one less thing I have to do.” She thought and set about getting herself ready for the Ball.

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Ted was pacing at the top of the stairs to the dungeon. He looked at his watch and noticed it was ten after seven. ‘Maybe she changed her mind about going or forgot?’ He thought. Then he remembered something his father told him.

“A woman is always late because they take long to get ready and don’t rush them or they take longer” His father began mocking his mother’s voice,”These things take time you know.”

He felt a little bit easier thinking about she was just getting ready. With that he heard the clacking of heels running up stone steps. They began to slow as she got closer to the top. He looked down and straightened out his robes really quick just as she came into view. ‘She’s so beautiful, perfect.’ he though as she came completely into view. She had that perfect hourglass shape in her red dress that perfectly matched his dress robes.

She saw him standing in front of her and couldn’t help but notice how nicely his dress robes fit and liked the touch of white fur that ran the collar and down over the buttons on the front of his robes. He resembled a muggle version of St. Nicholas that they called Santa Clause. She smiled brightly and as she touched the fur around his collar, “Wow! You look great!”

“You look so beautiful.” He leaned forward and kissed her softly. As he leaned back though he had some kind of look in his eye and she knew he was up to something. “But there is one this I would change about your dress though. May I?”

She gave him a wary look but nodded her head. He pulled out his wand and asked her to close her and slowly turn around. Being around Slytherins all the time she couldn’t help being slightly nervous about closing her eyes while a wizard pointed a wand at her. She knew she could trust him and did so. She made two full turns and stopped. “Ok now hold both of you hands out, palms up.” She really wanted to open her eyes and see what he was up to but kept them closed and put out both of her hands as he asked. About 20 seconds after she put her hands out she had felt him place a rectangular velvet box into them. “Ok. Open.”

She opened her eyes and saw that the box was a Kelly Green box with a small snake emblazoned on the lid. She then noticed that he had transfigured the cuff of her dress sleeves to have the same white fur as his robes did. She held the box in one hand and it was only when she brought her hands closer to her to examine her new cuffs did she realize he had also line the top and hem of her dress with white fur as well. Her mouth fell open a little in shock and then turned into a huge smile. She though about how she now resembled the muggle version called Mrs. Clause. She absolutely loved it. She couldn’t help but to smile even bigger. She was practically beaming now. “Thank you. I love the extra touch.”

“There is one thing missing though.” He added as he pointed to the box in her hand. She opened in and realized why he didn’t want her to wear any jewelry. Inside was a beautiful necklace and earring set. It was a small green and red mistletoe charm on a silver chain with the matching charm earrings.

“Will you help me put it on?” She asked him while she was taking the necklace in her hand and giving it to him.

“Of Course.” He said taking it from her and walking around the back of her and placing it around her neck, clasping it behind her as she was putting the earrings in. He leaned close to her ear and whispered “Now I don’t need to go looking for Mistletoe to kiss you. I can just kiss you when I want.” He leaned over her shoulder more and as she turned her head towards him and kissed her capturing the corner of her mouth. He then slipped his arm under hers and around her waist. Pulling her close to him looking into her eyes with such fire he was searching for a sign to kiss her again. She slightly began to close her eyes letting him know that she shared his idea. His lips crashed over hers, locking them both in a whirlwind of passion. All they could comprehend was each other. They couldn’t hear those Slytherin coming up the stairs behind them gawking at them, nor could they have cared.

Finally they had separated both looking happily at each other and as if the air had been taking from their lungs. She began to blush and slightly turned her face away from him to hide it. He just smiled as she did.

“Wow that was some kiss. I hope to have more of those.” The words tumbled out of his mouth without him even willing them too. He found that often happened around her.

She turned back towards him with a smile and leaned into him again quickly and lightly pecking him at the corner of his mouth, “We’ll see, I guess it’ll depend on how you behave.” She flashed him a sly smile.

He then bowed to her and extended his arm to her. “Then shall we go to the ball mademoiselle?”

With a smile, she took his arm and he led her to the doors of the Great Hall. She took a deep breath as she walked in. She could feel everyone’s eyes on them. Some of the girls came up to her and commented on how cute they looked together. One of the girls actually elbowed her beau and asked him why he hadn’t thought to match his robes match hers.

She felt someone tap her lightly on the shoulder and turned to see the headmaster behind her. She and Ted turned around to greet him. “Hello Professor Dumbledore. How are you this evening?”

“Ah, Very well thank you. I am glad to see that you and Mr. Tonks are in the spirit of the season.” Dumbledore said pointed to the outfits. “Very appropriate, might I add.” He smiled at the two as they smiled back to him. Glad to see that the couple we’re happy and budding a beautiful relationship was growing in leaps and bounds.

“Thank you sir,” Ted said, “I always have like this time of year. Are you fond of the Yule season as well?” He had noticed a small pin of a cluster of sprigs and berries that almost seemed to glisten.

“I do as it would be. Everything always seems to twinkle around this time of year; even people seem to brighten as well.” Something had caught his eye though over by the punch bowl. “If you would excuse me though I believe my chaperone duties are needed near the punch bowl.” He nodded to the couple and made his way to the other side of the room.

The music began to play and yet no one had stepped a foot on the dance floor. Ted looked at Andromeda, turned towards her and bowed. “’Dromeda may I have this dance?” She nodded and his arm swooped around her waste and he glided her across the dance floor. They were so in tune to each that it looked as if they were almost gliding across the dance floor on air. On lookers watcher the pair for a while and then other pairs began to join them on the floor.

The rest of the night was whirled in to a mixture of dancing, laughing and chatting with friends. Andromeda didn’t event notice the evil stares that her sister Bella had been giving her. Bella would have gone and ruined her night if it were not for her beau, Rudolfo, stealing her away to the shadowy corners of the Great Hall.

Before Andromeda knew it the night had flown by and Ted was walking her down towards the dungeons. They stopped a few feet away from the opening to her common rooms. “Well this is my stop.” She said only feet away from the entrance to the Slytherin common room.

Ted wound his arms around her waist and pulled her close to him. “I guess I should say good night then.” He slowly shifted both of them to the wall next to a statue standing away from the prying eyes of anyone heading towards the common room. He looked into her eyes with all the love in his heart. “’Dromeda, I just wanted to let you know how I feel, uh, about us.” He began to look very nervous and trip over some of his words. “Well, I wanted to tell you err, something, well.” He took a deep breath and decided that it would be easier just to get it out fast. “I just wanted to let you know I love you.” He said with his eyes closed tight and turned his head slightly to the side. He heard a small intake of breath from Andromeda.

Andromeda just looked at him in surprise. She felt a small smile come across her face. He had just said he loved her. She couldn’t believe that Ted loved her. She was speechless. She could see that she should say something soon. He had his eyes closed tight as if waiting for something bad to hit. She decided she wouldn’t say anything but she would do something. She placed her hands along both sides of his face and turned him towards her. She moved forward to him as he began to open his eyes. She looked into his eyes hoping that he saw all the love she was feeling for him. She leaned into him and softly placed her lips on his. She began to kiss him lovingly, trying to express all her love in that one kiss. She felt his arms encircle her waist and began to kiss her back.

The two stood in the shadows of the statue and kiss each other fervently. A movement came from a portrait that was hanging a few feet way. Althea had heard Ted’s confession of love and saw Andromeda kiss him. She smiled at the two young lovers and she could almost feel it making her heart happier. She decided to go to her portrait; that was now hanging in Andromeda and Alison’s room. She would wait for her to come back to her dorm and tell her all about the night.


A/N: Hello All. I hope you enjoyed this chapter. There will be more to come shortly. please stay tuned and let me know how you liked it.