Chapter 78 – Hallowe’en Party
"I still haven't decided if I like this or not!" I grumbled, fixing my bowtie the hundredth time, making Qunicy chuckle, grabbing my arm, and pulling me out of the Common Room.
"You look fine, don't worry about it! You are not coming to awe the girls!"
"Yeah? What about you? You look magnificent in your silver and green dress, but... are you here to make all the boys jealous or something?"
"I do! Because I'm yours~!" She grinned, holding my hand even tighter, and I had to give it to her... she did shut me up; that was a marvelous answer.
We were dressed up like the elite students we were supposed to be, heading to the Hallowe'en party hosted by Professor Slughorn. When we arrived at the repurposed classroom, now turned into a ballroom, our rivals were already present. Krum was surrounded by other guests, primarily senior girls from our school, while his 'buddy,' the guy with the name Poliakoff, looked at him enviously. Watching the flicker in his eyes, I felt that their group was bound to have conflicts later on... they may be working together now, but Poliakoff's jealousy was something we could exploit. It would be the perfect weapon to weaken an enemy.
"You looked evil for a moment there!" Quincy whispered into my ear, making me smile while we held hands, walking in.
"I did have some evil thoughts... I'll tell you about it when we are alone."
"The Anguines."
"Hmph..."
Quincy's cold response was an indication of who addressed us. From a sea of love-stricken males emerged the figure of Fleur Delacour, wearing a white dress, making her look like a bride looking for her groom.
"I thought you were not coming." She continued in her weird but somewhat cute accent, ignoring Quincy and looking at me. "That would have been... shame."