Heart of Gold

Before The Yule Ball

~Tessa's POV~

The next morning we were all sitting in the Great Hall for breakfast.

We heard the screech of owls and looked up at see the owls being the mail in.

"Ron is that your owl?" Dean asked as the Weasleys' owl Errol was flying in with a package. Errol crashed onto the table in front of us.

"Wonder what it is" Ron said, opening the package.

He pulled out some very ancient dress robes and scowled.

"Ginny I think this is for you" he said, looking at her.

"I'm not wearing that. It's ghastly" Ginny said with a frown.

Hermione laughed. "They're not for Ginny. They're dress robes. They're for you" she said

"What on Earth would I need dress robes for?" He asked

We shrugged

~time skip~

"The Yule Ball, is an age old tradition that has been occuring on the year of the triwizard tournament since the beginning" McGonagall explained to the room full of 4th year students.

I smiled at Draco as he looked over at me, his pale cheeks tinted pink.

"In every girl there lies a beautiful swan, graceful and lovely, in every boy resides a lion, ready to pounce" she said. Ron snickered.

"Mr. Weasley, will you help me?" She looked at Ron. Harry and the Weasley Twins snickered.

Ron walked over to McGonagall and she made him dance with her while she counted.

I laughed as Fred and George swayed to the music, big grins on their faces.

"Alright. Everyone pick a partner. One girl to each boy" McGonagall instructed

I stood up and watched as Harry went to Cho. I grinned as I watched him. But then I frowned.

I looked around. Everyone had already found a partner. But then, someone tapped my shoulder.

I turned to see Draco. He bowed dramatically "may I have this dance?" He said happily.

"Of course... But is this a good idea?" I asked, taking his hand.

"Use the excuse that everyone else has a partner" he said, pulling me close to him, causing both of our faces to turn pink.

I glanced at Harry and saw him raise an eyebrow at me. I put on an upset face and mouthed 'there were no other partners'. Harry looked around and then back at me 'im sorry' he mouthed back with an apologetic look. I shrugged and looked at Draco.

"Everything okay? Harry ready to kill me yet?" He asked. I smiled and shook my head.

He suddenly looked nervous. "Hey.. so Tess.. I know this is a long shot and a really big risk and it might damage your relationship with your friends and brother but would you.. um... Would you be my date to the Yule Ball?" He asked nervously

I blushed lightly. I hesitated. I really liked Draco but would I really betray my brother..? I sighed. I'm my own person. Harry can't say who I can or can't be with. And I really like Draco.