Red or Yellow (a George Weasley fanfic)

Ch. 12 The Yull ball part 1

AN: it is simply easier to send Cho Chang with someone else so Harry is not going with her.

3 person POV:
Soft music plays and everyone is well dressed, gathered in the hall.  Cedric looks around trying to find that familiar blonde hair of his French Fry. Harry and Ron are walking down the stairs into the hall. Ron is fidgeting with his outfit.

"Leave it alone." Harry mutters to him.

When they reach the bottom the nod a hello to Cedric.

"Poor kid, bet she's alone in her room
crying her eyes out." Ron says out of nowhere

"Who?" Harry asks confused

"Hermione of course. Come on Harry, why'd
you think she wouldn't tell us who she's
coming with?" Ron responses

AN: Pick your Favourite.

Clarissas POV
"Because we'd take the mickey out of
her if she did." Harry says facing Ron

"Because nobody asked her. I would have
taken her myself if she weren't so bleeding
proud." Ron replys

"Oh shut up Ronald. She has a date, and a proper one too not just pity from I foolish boy like you." I smack Ron on the back of the head.

"Bloody hell, you hit harder then Snape." He reaches up to rub his head.

"Wow- you - you look- wow." A stuttering voice come from behind me.

As I spin around to face him my breath is taken away for a bref moment. Wow he looks so handsome, and once again that familiar aching rises in my mind. I am forgetting something. Why can't I remember!

"Thank you George. You look nice as well." I reply. A faint blush forming on both our cheeks.

"French Fry! You look beautiful." Cedric strides over looking dashing as always.

"Cedric, you look very handsome." I say taking his arm he offered to me.

"I'll see you later George." I smile as Cedric leads me away.

Harry and Ron approach the Patil twins.

"Hello boys. Don't you look..." Parvati pauses looking at Ron hesitation clear on her face trying to find the words "... dashing." She finally finished

"Here you are Potter. Are you and Miss
Patil ready?" McGonagall asks rushing over to him.

"Ready professor?" Harry clearly seems confused

"To dance. It's traditional that the
three champions or in this case four
are the first to dance. Surely I told
you that." McGonagall clarifies

"No." Harry is clearly confused

"Oh well now you know. Oh, as for your
Mr Weasly you may proceed into the great
hall with Miss Patil." McGonagall says before running off. Ron and Padma heading into the great hall.

Hermione enters the room dressed in a beautiful flowy gown.

"She looks beautiful." Pavarti says looking up at Hermione

"Yeah she does." Harry mumbles looking at Cho as she passes with her date.

"Harry look up." I turn him around to see Hermione

Hermione walks down the stairs. Viktor Krum takes her hand and they walk together.

"You look beautiful." I smile at Hermionie touching her arm gently.

"You as well Reese." She smiles.

We head over to where Fleur is with her date and we all begin to line up.

Loud music plays Cedric and I along with the other Champions and there Partners head to the dance floor. There's a crowd of people on booth sides of the path clapping and cheering.

"Is that Hermione Granger? With
Viktor Krum??" Padma whispers to Ron

"No. Absolutely not." Ron mumbles back in disbelief

"Harry. Take my waist." I over hear Parvati whisper yell at Harry.

"What?" Harry responds

"Now." Parvarti she says clearly annoyed and anxious.

Imidiotly the music changes and we begin to dance. Soon others are joining in, Dumbledore and McGonagall, Mr Filch and his cat, Hagrid and Madame Maxime. After a few traditional songs and dances the music changes now
rock played by the Weird Sisters fronted by
Jarvis Cocker from Pulp. Cool!. All of us in the crowd are jumping. Dragging Cedric out of the crowd to catch our breath.

"It's really hot in the middle of all of that." I laugh gently, and take Cedrics hand.

"Yeah. I agree. I'll go get us some drinks. I'll be back in a moment French Fry." He smiles and heads off.

Looking around I notice Harry, Ron and their dates are sitting some distance away looking miserable. Hermione comes up looking like she's having a great time with Viktor. Naturally I head over to them slowly, they still haven't noticed me.

"Hot isn't it? Viktor's gone to get drinks.
Care to join us?" Hermione asks still smiling

"No, we'd NOT care to join you and Viktor." Ron says miserably.

Wow he's being very rude.

"What's got your wand in a knot?" Hermione asks slightly agitated

"He's a Durmstrang. You're fraternising
with the enemy." Ron complains

"The enemy?? Who was it wanting his autograph? Besides, the whole point of the tournament is international magical cooperation, to make friends." Hermione is clearly upset now

"Hmph, I think he's got a bit more than
friendship on his mind." Ron grumbles

Hermione walks off. Turning back once as if wanting to say something, but untimitly decides not to and leaves

"Are you going to ask me to dance or
not?" Padma asks obviously miserable

"No." Ron grumbles again.

Padma gets up with a huff and goes straight to the dance floor.

"Ronald just because you're miserable doesn't mean everyone else has to be." I say finalling joining the conversation causing both boys to jump.

"bloody hell Reese, you scared me." ron mutters

"why are the two of you so miserable anyway?" I ask moving to stand in front of them.

"Uh no reason." Harry mutters glancing off. Following his gaze I notice him staring at Cho, she is standing alone drinking pumpkin juice her date off somewhere else.

"Harry go ask her to dance. Just because she's not your date doesn't mean you can't dance with her." I grab his hand pulling him to his feet. Before pushing him towards Cho. "good Luck" I whisper. I watch them for a moment to see what she says, and clearly to Harrys surprise she agrees and they head for the dance floor.

"Now as for you Ronald. Why are you so upset?" I ask

"Im not upset!" Ron practically shouts at me

"Your tone says otherwise." I huff before walking away to find Cedric.