Two days before Christmas, you, Daphne, and Hermione head once again to Diagon Alley to pick up your dresses from Twilfitt and Tatting's. You greet Isabella as you step inside, she retrieves your dresses quickly and she waves you off as you leave just as fast. You step inside the Slytherin common room with Daphne, chatting happily about the coming event and holding your black garment bags carefully above the ground, when Draco approaches you. Daphne gives you a knowing smile and takes your garment bag and rushes to the girl's dormitory. 

You look up at Draco. "I thought we weren't supposed to be...near each other?" You say, gesturing to the two of you. He smiles softly. "I never said when, did I?" He says, taking a step closer. A plan starts forming in your mind. You knew what day it was, and he did too, and you both very well knew what was coming up. But you weren't going to give it to him that easily. You clear your throat. "Well, you meant what you said. So, I shouldn't be within a five foot radius of you. Oh dear, it seems we're too close. I must away then!" You say dramatically, placing a hand on your forehead and walking to the other side of the room. Draco tries to walk towards you and you give him a wicked smile, continuing to move away from him every time he moves towards you. 

"Why you..." Draco starts. "Five foot radius!" You tease, continuing to walk away from him. You suddenly hear his footsteps stop. You turn to see him pull out his wand and you give him a confused look, which he just smiles mischievously in return. He points his wand at you. "Carpe Retractum!" He says. For a quick second you laugh. "What is that supposed to mean? Retract the carpet or-AH!" You yelp as a rope of light wraps around your waist and starts to pull you towards Draco, and soon enough you're in front of him with your back to him. You pout as Draco turns you towards him. "Why'd you have to to ruin my fun?" You ask him, still pouting.

Draco rolls his eyes. "Because I have something important to ask you," He replies. You give him a sympathetic look. "Aw, Draco, I know you like me but we're too young to get married," I joke. He rolls his eyes once more before releasing me from the light rope and holding his wand up once more. "Orchideous." He says, and a gorgeous bouquet of flowers appears in his other hand. He puts his wand away and offers the bouquet to me. 

"Sarafina, will you go to the Yule Ball with me?" He asks with a slight smile. I look into his eyes, those beautiful silver eyes. "Of course I will," I say. "You will?" He says excitedly, like a little kid opening a new toy. "Yeah, who else would I go with?" You say, and he laughs, pressing his lips to yours. 

Two days later, you wake up a sleep-deprived Daphne who, last night, was too excited from Cedric asking her to the ball to go to sleep. "The ball's tonight. Come onnnn." I say, even though she immediately sat up at the mention of the word 'ball'.  "You're right!" She says excitedly, but you give her a look and reality dawns on her. "Class first...right." 

Later that evening, the girl's dormitory is a hot mess. Girls rushing everywhere, panicking about, wandering if their hair was okay, if their heels were too high, if their dresses were too long or short, things of that sort. You, on the other hand, were prepared for this and had changed a good 15 minutes before the other girls started getting ready. So you were in the restroom, gently touching up your curled hair and checking your complexion in the mirror. Someone knocks on the door. "Occupied!" You call, applying a light blush to your cheeks. "Just let me in," You hear Daphne's voice from the other side.

Continuing to apply blush with your left hand you lift your wand from the counter and point it towards the door, still looking in the mirror. "Alohomora," You say and Daphne steps in, locking the door behind her. "Sarafina! You look incredible! Oh, Draco is so lucky to have you," She says. You nudge her playfully. "Hey, I'm sure Cedric's just as lucky..."You start. "But Draco's luckier." You tease. Daphne scoffs at you, spritzing a couple of puffs of perfume around her.

You glance up at the clock above the mirror. "The boys will be here soon, and you," I boop Daphne's nose. "Have to go early. Cedric is a Champion." I say in a sing-song tone. Daphne nods, applying a little bit of lipstick before smiling and walking out the door. You finish your final touches and admire yourself in the mirror. You put the necklace on your neck and slip on the golden heels. After checking your reflection one last time, you step out of the restroom.

You walk across the dormitory and hear a knock at the door. Another Slytherin boy was there, and a girl behind you runs up to hug him. You smile as they walk into the common room together. You glance across the room and see Draco standing outside the boy's dormitory door. His mouth falls open when he sees you, and, even from across the room, you knew he could see the mad blush on your cheeks as you smiled at him. You both walk towards each other and meet in the middle of the common room.

"You're...absolutely stunning Sarafina." He gasps. "You don't look too bad yourself," You reply. Draco smiles softly at you, giving you a quick kiss before offering you his arm. "Shall we?" You place your arm in his. "What are we waiting for?" You walk together to the Great Hall and you wave at Hermione, who was with Viktor, and Daphne, who was with Cedric. They each give you small waves back. You smile at them as you walk into the Great Hall. "Excited?" Draco asks you. "Very," You reply, placing a soft kiss on his cheek. 

The Champions and their dates enter then, and everyone applauds as they wave to the other students. The ball soon commences and everyone takes to the floor with their dates. Draco leads you onto the floor and you both dance for quite a while. You both rest for a bit before going back to the floor and continuing to dance. For one, you had to switch partners every few seconds. You and Draco may  have cheated a little to get with each other more often. After your third time switching with Draco, you switch again and as you go to the next person, you look back at Draco, smiling. He smiles back at you as you both continue to dance with a different partner. You don't pay attention to who you're dancing with, although, you don't really care. Until you hear your partner say your name. "Sarafina?" You finally turn to look at him. "Cassian?!"

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~♡ Miki