A few days after the first task, the lessons were back to normal, ish.
As Rose was eating some yogurt in the great hall, she noticed that people were staring at her, she didn't know why but Nathan got jealous as it was mostly boys. She flicked his hand and scolded him for glaring and scaring some of the students that were looking at his soulmate. He just grumbled and ate his breakfast.
Rose rolled her eyes when she overheard Hermione talking about what Skeeter had wrote in the newspaper. The bitch just couldn't learn a lesson could she?
A first year named Nigel was carrying two massive boxes, he was struggling a bit, but he wobbled towards Rose. He slid a box and a letter towards her and she smiled and picked it up and thanked him. He then gave Ron a box and a letter too. Instead of disappearing, he stood, staring at Harry and Rose in awe. Ron noticed and he shooed him off. Nigel sighed and stomped off. Ron noticed that they were looking at him so he explained.
"I told him I'd get him Rose and Harry's autograph."
Rose laughed and shook her head, opening the envelope and pulling out a letter. She then read it to herself.
Dear, Rosebud.
I heard the first task went well and you placed first. I'm incredibly proud and glad you're okay. Someone told me that a special event is coming up soon and I had to give you this. Don't open it until you know what this said event is. It's a surprise.
P.S. It was your Mother's so I hope you take care of it.
Lots of love, your dad. Xxxxxxxx
Rose smiled to herself and placed the letter on top of the wrapped box. She then looked up to be met with Ron holding up a... dress? Ron expressed in mild disgust at the sight of it.
"Mum sent me a dress."
Harry snickered and stated.
"Well, it does match your eyes. Is there a bonnet?"
He reached into the box and pulled something out. Ron snatched it in embarrassment and blushed, he walked over to Ginny and announced.
"Ginny, these must be for you."
Ginny looked up from her plate and scrunched up her nose, grimacing.
"I'm not wearing that, it's ghastly."
Hermione started to giggle and she declared.
"They're not for Ginny, they're for you. Dress robes."
Everyone who was watching laughed in amusement, Ron asked.
"Dress robes? For what?"
Rose looked at her timetable and saw that they had a lesson with McGonagall in a different room. Though it was named "Announcement" not "Transfiguration". She lifted up the card and enounced.
"I guess we'll find out sooner than you think."
As if on cue, the bell rung, signalling that it was the first lesson. Everyone left the great hall to attend their lesson and Rose ran up to her dorm to put the box away before meeting back up with her friends.
The Gryffindor 4th years and up entered the room and were separated by boys at one side, girls on the other. McGonagall then stood and watched as people were murmuring curiously. Some hushed when they saw Mr Filch roll in a massive Phonograph.
McGonagall then began to speak as Filch tried to start it.
"The Yule Ball has been a tradition of the Triwizard Tournament since its inception. On Christmas Eve night, we and our guests gather in the Great Hall for a night of well-mannered frivolity. As representatives of the host school, I expect each and every one of you to put your best foot forward. And I mean this literally, because.. the Yule Ball is, first and foremost, a dance."
A round of groans and excited murmurs filled the room and Rose looked to Hermione who was smiling. Rose then looked to Nathan who was smirking and looking at Rose already. She smiled back and Minnie got their attention again.
"Silence! The house of Godric Gryffindor has commanded the respect of the wizarding world for nearly 10 centuries. I will not have you, in the course of a single evening, besmirching that name by behaving like a babbling bumbling band of baboons."
Rose smirked as she used her vamp hearing to listen as Fred and George have a competition about who could say "babbling bumbling band of baboons" five times fast. She went back to listening to Minnie.
"Now, to dance, is to let the body breathe. Inside every girl, a secret swan slumbers, longing to burst forth and take flight."
Rose heard Ron mutter to Seamus, Dean and Harry.
"Something's about to burst out of Eloise Midgen, but I don't think it's a swan."
Rose scowled and Nathan, who heard it too, swatted Ron around the head and glared at him, causing Ron to get scared and regret what he had said. But Minnie called him out and humiliated him.
"Inside every boy, a lordly lion prepared to prance. Mr Weasley?"
Ron's voice broke as he let out a terrified "yes?" Rose then smirked as Minnie walked up to him and carried on.
"Will you join me, please?"
He reluctantly got up and Minnie dragged him to the centre of the room. She instructed him.
"Now, place your right hand on my waist."
Ron's eyes widened and he asked in disbelief.
"Where?"
Minnie directed his hand and repeated.
"My waist."
A few boys playfully wolf-whistled and Ron went to flip them off but Minnie snatched his hand back and instructed him again. Filch played the music and everyone watched as Ron's face was bright red as he waltzed around the with Minnie. Rose snickered and mumbled to herself.
"Serves him right."
Minnie suggested as she embarrassed Ron more.
"Everybody come together. Boys, on your feet!"
As the girls had eagerly got up, most of the boys slumped in their seats, not wanting to get up. But Neville gained the courage and was one of boys who stood up. Nathan being the other.
And as some girls eagerly walked towards Nathan, he bluntly ignored them and made his way to Rose who was smirking. He held out his hand and asked in a posh voice.
"May I have this dance, Miss Black?"
Rose smirked and placed her hand in his, getting up and responding.
"Of course, Mr Mikaelson."
Nathan smiled brightly and the two walked to an empty space. They got into position and almost as if they were pro's at it already, started to elegantly waltz around the room. As they were practicing, Nathan leaned in and asked Rose.
"Would you like to be my date?"
Rose scoffed and replied cheekily.
"Do you even have to ask? Of course I would."
Nathan let out a chuckle and had a bright smile on his lips for the rest of the lesson.