(GH)T1: The Ball

[James McFinnigan]

"Hey, dont' worry, I suck pretty bad too, okay? And just tell me if you're getting tired, or if you want a drink, or something to eat, okay?" He blushed when Lisa held his hand. Then, they carefully made there way on to the dance floor, Fin catching Lisa whenever she tripped.

[Kieron E'Drien]

The gryffindor managed a laugh at her response, still having a raised eyebrow at the Ravenclaw who had started dancing in a hip-hop style. "That did sound a little bit odd, didn't it?" He replied with a chuckle, shrugging. "Oh well. It's no problem. Pleasure to meet you Ashlee." Sighing and shaking his head, his eyes gazed over the dancers. "Merlin. What an interesting song choice." He mused, crossing his arms and leaning against the table.

[darkvampireangel]

The song ended and Alana stopped dancing. She was exhausted! She had to sit down!

[Ashlee Van Dort]

Ashlee laughed. "Yeah, it is. I'm used to classical... its the only thing my parents would let me listen to... well... my grandparents actually... my grandmother wouldnt approve of my mother letting me listen to anythin BUT classical music." she shrugged. "Oh well...." She looked at Kieron. "Do you dance much?" she asked laughing.

[Kieron E'Drien]

The sixth year offered a smile and a laugh. "Not particularily. I mean, if someone wants to dance with me, i'll try it." He chuckled. "But honestly. I'm not all that good at it." Looking to her, a grin lined his lips. "So, only classical music? My mother loves listening to it all the time when i'm home on holidays and such. It kind of gets a little irritating at times, but it's pretty soothing when I get stressed out or something. My father hates it though." Shrugging, he looked back out to the dance floor.

[Ashlee Van Dort]

Ashlee laughed. "I know how you feel... but it's basically the only thing I've listened to. My grandmother thought it wouldn't be apropriate if I listened to anything else." She cringed up her nose and imatated her grandmother. "A young woman should be classical and live the way they did when women still curtsied and wore gowns." She laughed.

It was silent for a moment before she began talking again. "I'm a natural dancer... not 'hip-hop' but ballet and ballroom. Once again... i swear my grandmother would blow up into a thousand tiny peices if she caught me wearing that." she pointed to the Ravenclaw student then looked at her dress. "She'd kill me if she even saw me wearing this... i think." She laughed then put a hand to her mouth. "Sorry... now im babling."

[Draco Malfoy]

Draco smirked, his gaze landing on Fin and Turpin. Perfect targets, he thought, his grey eyes flashing. Walking toward them superiorly, straightening his robes, his eyes briefly caught sight of striking blond hair. Frowning, his prey forgotten, he turned around looking for the sight once more, leaning forward as if to get a better glance.

His eyes widened when they reached the slightly disheveled figure, and the first thought that ran through his mind was, father. However, he quickly realized his father's hair was long, unlike the short hair he and this mysteriously familiar person across him had, and that his father would never be seen in such clothing. Although not ugly, they were creased and, of course, Muggle.

A closer look left Draco feeling suddenly very bewildered, and he let out a gasp.

"What the bloody hell..." He said, realizing the boy was...

Himself?

[Kieron E'Drien]

Kieron laughed, offering a smile. "No, no! It's okay, don't worry about it. I have a bad habit of blabbering at times." He sighed lightly and rubbed his head in a sheepish way. "It sounds like your grandmother is a pretty formal person." He commented, grabbing a strawberry muffin off the table.

"Yeah. I'd say that Ravenclaw's outfit is a little too revealing." Chuckling in agreement, he took a bite of the muffin and chewed on it, then swallowed it. "Your dress seems fine though, although I could see how your grandmother may not like it." Shrugging, he thought of his own mother. "My mother is a little less formal than that, but she always makes sure that I get some well..formal influences. Like the music, for instance." He glanced to the side at her, strawberry muffin still in hand.

[Ashlee Van Dort]

Ashlee shrugged. "Parents can be strange at times... grandparents are mainly worse." She looked over at him. "I mean... they're older and always believe that we should still behave the way they did when girls never wore pants." She laughed. "Its not bad... wearing a dress or skirt all the time... but it gets annoying." She looked at Addis, still on the dance floor and smiled.

[Kieron E'Drien]

"Yeah. I suppose it could get annoying." The sixth year replied, glancing down at his strawberry muffin and placing it back on the table for later. Since he wasn't a girl, he couldn't possibly agree since he had never worn a skirt. Okay, maybe once. But it had been a dare from when he was much younger from a friend of his back home. And he didn't enjoy it. "But yeah. Parents and Grandparents can be quite strange at times, believing everything that they were brought up with pretty much and expecting us to learn it." He grabbed up the muffin again, taking a bite out of it and swallowing it. He noticed that she seemed to be looking out towards a man on the dance floor, and he smiled. "Is he your date?" He asked curiously, looking out towards the man as well.

[Ashlee Van Dort]

Ashlee placed her muffin on the table, she couldnt eat anymore then she smiled at the Gryffindor student then back to the direction of Professor Addis. "Yeah..." she said giggling. "Do you know who it is?" she asked putting her black mask back on and looking at Kieron.

[Kieron E'Drien]

Kieron raised an eyebrow and chuckled, looking at the man on the dance floor. "He seems familiar enough, but I can't pick him out." Looking at Ashlee, he grinned and shrugged, finishing off his muffin and swallowing the rest of it. "All right. You might as well tell me so I don't go crazy guessing here." He finally said jokingly, crossing his arms and looking back out to the dance floor. Damn, why couldn't he identify him? Kieron wasn't too good at doing so, and he finally just sighed and shook his head. Stupid masks hiding peoples identities.

[Ashlee Van Dort]

Ashlee laughed. "Its Professor Addis." she said looking at at Leigh. "Defense Against the Dark Arts professor." she sighed with a smile on her face. "Recognize him now?" she asked lookinat at Kieron.

[Lisa Turpin]

Lisa smiled at Fin and nodded, his hand warm against hers. "You're being awfully sweet." She said with a playful grin, letting him lead her to the dance-floor. As soon as they got there, however, she felt completely awkward. Her smile faded and she looked at Fin nervously, not knowing what to do next.

[Kieron E'Drien]

Kieron laughed and nodded, looking at Ashlee. "I recognise him now! Jeesh, I can't believe I didn't think of him. I knew he looked familiar somehow." He replied, chuckling and shaking his head at his dull mind. How could he not guess him? Oh well. It wasn't that big of a deal. "Thats interesting that he's your date though." Kieron added, looking back to the dance floor and watching the dancers with a slight bit of keen interest. He wondered what was going to happen next.