Power in her voice Chapter 4
Anais, Samaira and I were walking to some sort of Yule ball class or whatever. Well, it was the girls and a fugly slimy slug chewing McLoser, trailing behind them to wink at the girls.
“So….” she said dryly, “how long until you’re finally free from McLoser?” Samaira says. Anais looked back at the man behind her, who flashed her a smug smile, yanking on the chain to trip her. "Five days," She sighed, "Why? Any spell to rid him faster?" “Ugh, I wish,” she said. Then her tone softened just a little as she looked at Anais. “I feel for you, truly.”
"He isnt that bad guyss. I-I-I mean he is kinda annoying but it could be someone much worse." I say to them
Anais rolled her eyes "Let's just get to the lesson." She said, yanking the chain to get Cormac moving, who snickered. He didn't seem to mind this as much as Anais did.
We walk into the class and there were boys on the right side and girls on the left side. I walk to the left side as Anais went to the boys side because she is locked to Mclagge. Mcgonagall started explaining how the dance went and she even use Ron weasley to show it to us.
We are now allowed to make pairs and the first thing I see is Kai goodman walking to me. I panic and turn to some random dude "hey! do you wanna pair with me?" He looks disgust at me "No." And he turns around. I feel my cheeks getting hot of emberrasment when I decide there is no other choice then to go with Kai when. "Hey Winehouse, do you wanna dance with me?" I freeze for a second when I hear the voice and I turn around. Cedric Diggory "YES. UH I- I mean yes sure why not." He looks at me wide eyes but then he laughs, I feel a warmth trough my chest when I hear that laugh. Cedric holds out his hand for me and I swear I died.
We practice the dance and its kind akward at first. "Your a good dance Cedric or! Can i call you Cedric I mean I get it if you don't want me to call you tha-" He intterupts me "You can call me Cedric" He chuckles "Only if I can call you Calypso." He knows my name?!?!? "Yeah you can call me Calypso." I say shy.
We dance for 2 minutes when he stands on my foot "Shit sorry" He says fast "No no no its okay I'm already impressed that it didnt happen to me first." I say resuring. He smiles. "You don't seem to be a clumsy person." I laugh. "Well then you have more suprises for you to come.
Later that night, the three girls were lounging in the Slytherin girls' dorm, just the three of them that night, Anais was lying on her stomach and turned her head to Calypso, "You did so well appearing cool with your one true love today." She teased, "You also did an amazing impression of the Gryffindor colours." She said, sticking out her tongue and laughing.
I gasp. "I didnt turn red at all!! And I was completly calm and mature to him! no stuttering, no blushing-." Were you the one who asked Diggory?” "Samaira asks a teasing edge in her voice. "No I did-" I decide to change the topic. "What about you and corny Anais?"
Anais sat up, "Cor- Fuck, you mean Cormac?" She sits up fully. "I don't know, I think he suddenly decided to grow some manners, I suppose I'm not a bad influence." She smugly grins
"You and not a bad influence in one sentence" Samaira sat up to laugh and point at anais. Samaira sat up to laugh and point at Anais "Listen, all I'm saying is he's not as slimy, and he doesn't bother my best friend about who I'm going to the ball with!" She threw a pillow back.
"Fuck, what nonsense are you talking about?" Samaira said while catching the pillow and throwing it right back. "About how two Weasels brutally assaulted my retina to ask about who you'll be snogging at the ball! He wants you that bad, so whatever Veela curse you put on him, can you, for my sake, lift it?" Anais said, letting herself fall back onto the bed.
Samaira rolled her eyes, as she shook her head. “I didn’t put a curse on him.” she said, tone dry but amused. “He already asked me himself. No magic required" She paused. "he seems pretty eager all on his own.”
I talk without my noticing "He was even more beautiful then the sea.." I sigh. “Who?” Samaira said, as she looked at her “And seriously… what is your obsession with the ocean anyway?”
I look up. "Did I say that out loud!?" Mhm" Samaira said as a smirk spawned on her face“Thinking about Diggory now, are you?” she teased, grabbing a pillow without hesitation and tossing it at my face. The pillow hit its mark, and Samaira laughed softly.
I toss the pillow back "Like you werent undressing George with your eyes Samaira." Samaira’s face flushed instantly, cheeks burning. “Ugh, stop talking about me and George” she snapped, waving her hands defensively. “I definitely don’t like him, okay? And you’re way more obsessed with him than I should be!” She huffed, trying to regain her composure, but the pink creeping across her cheeks betrayed just how flustered she really was.
"Ugh, stop bickering, you two, and let's worry about me, you two both have dates with guys your type, and all that's left is brutes and dipshits for me." She groaned, dramatically pretending to faint. "Like, how am I seriously thinking that Cormac may be the best option?"
Him? No there's GOT to be better for you." Samaira sat straight up. Anais groaned into a pillow. "How about we go over the steps Calypso needs to make to get to the main prize." I groan "Okay guys I really wanna ask Cedric to the ball but I dont know how?!?!"
Samaira stood up and checked herself out in the mirror, "Just be confident," She started, Looking at Calypso. "Next time you see Diggory, Shoot your shot before its taken from you." I glare at her "How the hell do I ask something like that. And who says he doesnt already have a date?!"
She tilted her head, eyeing Calypso. “And asking him out isn’t complicated. You don’t gush, you don’t ramble, and Merlin forbid…you don’t mention the ocean.” A beat. “Just ask. Calm, confident. Make him think it was his idea to say yes.” She nodded to herself, “Once it’s officially confirmed that Diggory’s your Yule Ball date,” she said coolly, “we can go back to Anais little end of the world plan.
I sigh "Okay I'll think about away and I'll try not to mention the ocean." I slip under the covers "Goodnight." Everyone mumbles goodnight back.
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