Yule Ball part 2

As the music started playing, the four champions walked towards the center of the hall and opened the act. As Neal and Daphne looked at each other, he placed one of his hands over her waist and the other held her hand. At that moment, suddenly, Daphne shivered for a second in a surprise before quickly calming down.

While Fleur, Krum and their partners started the dance smoothly, Harry seemed to have trouble as his hands were a little bit shivering in excitement as he grabbed Cho Chang's waist and her hands. Meanwhile, Neal and Daphne's pair also started roughly as somehow Daphne had a hard time to sync with Neal.

When the Professors and the other students shake their heads in a sigh as if their start destroyed their expectations. Neal looked at her with a frown on his face, "what happened? we practiced it many times. Why are you having a hard time to sync with my movements?".

Daphne apologized, "I'm sorry, I'm a bit overwhelmed with the attention and was nervous. Why don't you take the lead, I'll follow your movements, instead". Neal nodded and quickly as she caught up with him, their performance turned into a beautiful one like every one pictured in their heads.

After the first song ended, everyone else too stepped forward started dancing with their partners and made the champions no longer the center of attention. One after another, the songs were being played and Neal and Daphne didn't stop dancing at all and laughing while chatting with each other, completely in their own world.

Then, the leader of the Weird sisters' band spoke in excitement,

"This one's going out to all the lovers out there. Hold each other tight, and keep each other warm. And dance your final dance"

By then, most of them left the stage and stood in the corner while a few left the Great hall. As the slow and romantic song started, only a few pairs started dancing to it. Most of them are couples. Meanwhile, those who were standing in the corner looking at Neal and Daphne enviously while murmuring, "I guess, they are a couple". "I can't believe my Neal would get taken over by that b***h". "Damn, what a stamina they have. They are dancing non-stop without taking any rest".

While Tracey left for the dormitory, Celia is busy with cursing for a while before leaving the Great hall with her date, Tomas Macmillan, a sixth year Ravenclaw.

"This is your final chance

To hold the one you love

you know you've waited long enough

So, believe

That magic works

Don't be afraid

Of bein' hurt

Don't let this magic die

The answer's there

Oh, just look in her eyes

And make your final move

Mmm, don't be scared, she wants you to

Yeah, it's hard, you must be brave

Don't let this moment slip away

Now, believe

That magic works

And don't be afraid

Afraid of bein' hurt

No, don't let this magic die

Ooh, the answer's there

Yeah, just look in her eyes

And don't believe that magic can die

No, no, no, this magic can't die

So dance your final dance

'Cause this is your final chance".

As the song ended, only a few people left standing as the whole hall turned romantic while a few couples kissed each other in the heat of a moment before getting out of there embarrassingly. Meanwhile, Neal is looking at Daphne's ocean blue eyes while she too lost herself as she was staring at his hazel eyes and suddenly, her head moved forward and kissed Neal on the lips shocking the crowd who were witnessing it.

Someone then suddenly uttered, "Hey, look at it, Neal and Daphne are kissing". Before the crowd standing in the corner started murmuring, Neal immediately pushed her back and spoke with a frown on his face, "what the hell, Daph?".

Suddenly as she came to her senses, she looked around to see a few people along with the Professors staring at her. "I, I, I..." she suddenly ran away from there in embarrassment and keeping her head down.

After she quickly ran towards Myrtle's bathroom, Neal also left the Great Hall and looking for Daphne to console her as he thought she did that in a heat of a moment because of that song.

Meanwhile, Daphne who reached Myrtle's bathroom clutched her chest while her heart is beating fast.

Then, after calming down, she opened a locked toilet door at the end and saw an empty toilet. Then she bent down and grabbed something in the mid-air and pulled it out. As a black colored cloak got into her hands, a girl was revealed who looked exactly like her, except in normal clothes.

She mumbled, "good, Bewitched sleep is working out well". Immediately, she used the switching spell to interchange their clothes and ornaments. Then, the girl stayed there for an hour or so. After that, her body and face suddenly began to change.

Her eyes turned into jet black and her hair turned into gold blonde hair and she then turned into her original self revealing Eve Hornette in the mirror. As she returned to the Ravenclaw common room, she saw a Ravenclaw senior waiting for her and apologized to him saying she was nervous and scared of participating in such events. He accepted her apology as he knew most of the Ravenclaw students are social outcasts in their early years.

Meanwhile, as Neal, Draco, and Pansy are searching for her while asking everyone after failing to find her at Myrtle's bathroom, Daphne, who woke up from the sleep was at the Great Hall to see it's almost empty while cursing in her mind, She thought, "is it already over?", as she looked at the clock.

While she's returning to the Slytherin common room in disappointment, she was found out by Pansy at the dungeon corridor, "here you are. We're looking for you everywhere in the castle", then she grinned while putting the hand over her shoulder, "it seems like your kissing plan worked. Neal is searching around for you worriedly. By the way, how was your first kiss?".

Daphne was taken aback in surprise, "eh? Kissing plan? First kiss?". Pansy replied while dragging her with a grin, "c'mon, let's go to the dormitory and talk".

An hour later, Neal looked at Malfoy and said, "let's return to the common room". Malfoy nodded, "yeah, that's what I'm telling you for the past two hours. She must have already returned to the dungeons". Neal replied, "well, I already went there once. No one saw her there before".

Malfoy then said, "she might have, now. It's already sleeping time. You can talk to her in the evening". As Neal nodded, Malfoy put the hand over his shoulder with a grin and asked, "say, how was your first kiss?".

Meanwhile, Eve who closed her eyes dreaming of the Yule Ball event and touched her lips with her fingers. Immediately, she tossed around and scolding herself again while her face became scarlet, "Idiot, Idiot, Idiot... you blew up the chance and wasted all your efforts.

What is the use of using Bewitched sleep spell on her and carry her through floating charm, covering her with the invisibility cloak and hiding her at Myrtle's bathroom, transforming into Tracey to separate her from Neal, then to Daphne with Polyjuice potion and then replacing her, when I failed to confirm whether he has the music box or not? Now, what should I write Uncle? He will be angry if I say the truth. Should I just lie that Neal doesn't have it?".

At the same time, Tracey cried for a long time after hearing the exaggerated whispers in the common room, of how a perfect match they are and how deep they were in love and how both of them kissed each other not minding their surroundings.

When Daphne returned to the room, Tracey immediately fell asleep without talking to her. Meanwhile, as Daphne who returned to the room found Tracey's curtain is closed and silently climb onto her bed and thought with an angry expression, "you dare kiss my man impersonating me? Just you wait, when I find out your identity, I'll make sure you'll pay the price of messing with me. Is it Tracey? She was the one I met last before I went unconscious. No, she won't ever betray me. I should investigate it thoroughly.

I think it would be better if I keep it as a secret and continue to act as if I was the one that did it. Pansy said almost everyone remembers their first kiss. After all, Neal can't forget that moment anyway even if he finds out that it's a lie. But, how should I face him from tomorrow? Should I act like it's nothing? Or should I avoid him? Or maybe..."