| Dugbog
Join Date: May 2010 Location: Iowa , United States
Posts: 141
Second Year | 
Ok, sorry this took awhile, I started school this week.
This chapter is long, and well a lot happens.
Cant wait to hear what you have to say =)))
DISCLAIMER: I own nothing of Harry Potter that belongs to Jk Rowling.
Chapter 10
“Ella , my dear did you read our exclusive in the prophet?” “What are you talking about?” Ella had forgotten about Rita Skeeter.
Before even asking for the article, her fellow Gryffindor’s plopped the copy right in her food.
“Nice little bit you were hiding from us.”Seamus said glaring at her
“Seriously, you people know how much I despise Draco.”
“Pictures , don’t lie.” Said Seamus.
“Oh, really because I know they can be altered.” Ella this time glared right back
“Ask Hermione, she was watching us the entire time.”
The group seemed on the move to find Hermione.
She grabbed the prophet shook off the remaining food crumbs, and searched for the article.
“More Young Love at Hogwarts”
By Rita Skeeter
Romance seems to be blossoming at the Tri Wizard Tournament. Earlier this week I spoke about the Famous Harry Potter madly in love with Miss. Plain Jane of Hogwarts Hermione Granger. Now, with photographic evidence (see below) Mr. Draco Malfoy and new American student Ella R Greene are seen in a tender moment.
Readers of articles such as “Beets, healthy or not?” or the classic “New Robe material causes rashes” will note that our own Jennifer Greene is in fact the older sister to Ella Greene. “No comment” Is what I got from the youngest Greene, but Mr. Malfoy was more vocal.
RITA: So Draco How long has this love affair been going on?
MALFOY: Since the first time she decided to sit next to me in Potions class. She is shy about our relationship, but (Draco points at the picture) it is obvious by her lovely smile when I’m kissing her hand that she feels the same way I do.
RITA: There you have it folks true love.
Ella stared at the paper in pure shock.
“Pretty disgusting huh” Hermione sat down next to Ella.
“Just to let you know, I couldn’t possibly see your face when you were looking at him.” Hermione did not look amused.
Ella purposfuly ignored Hermione
“ My parents are going to kill me.”
As Ella whispered to Hermione , the sound of hooting owls were being heard.
Chauncey, Ella’s owl came flying down to her plate and sat there , almost like he knew the letter wasn’t good.
“ Its not your fault sweetie.”
“ Hoot Hoot” Chauncey looked up at Ella and stole a piece of her bacon and took off to the owlery.
“ He is adorable.” Hermione said
“ I’ve had him since I was eleven , he was so tiny, I think he was the runt, because he is still tiny.” Ella said trying to ignore the fact a letter from her parents was staring at her
Ella,
I am writing this letter, because your father is ashamed that his daughter is well a "you know what". Stop whatever you have with this boy. I knew putting you in a coed school would just mess you up. You were popular in the neighborhood, but this is just embarrassing. Education comes first, and if you mess this up, we are moving and you will not go to school at all , I will home school you.
Your final warning.
-Debra Greene.
“Well, that was surprisingly not as bad as I thought.” Ella shrugged her shoulders and tore up the letter.
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“ Well Im glad you two are back to normal” Ella said laughing at Harry and Ron who were quietly making up predictions in Divination.
“ Ella Greene, you my dear need to focus, reach for your inner eye!”
“ I am, I am.” Ella said clearly embarrased.
“ Deeper, Deeper!!!”
“ Im seeing someone!”
“ Yes, Yes!!!”
“ Its Its My grandfather , minister of Magic in America , he is, he’s at a funeral.” “ Everyone is crying, he is too.” “ It’s Abraham Lincoln in the coffin”
“ You got it , Everyone she has the inner eye!!”
Ella leaned over to the boy’s table.
“ You two think you’re the only ones , who can make up good predictions.”
Ron leaned back and said “ Nice one.”
The next class Ella had was transfiguration, getting there early she had a seat and started to get ready.
“ Ella , up here please.”
“ Oh jeez” Ella said under her breath.
“Right here I have your last two test scores, and two essays.”
“ Ok” Ella said visabily shaking.
“ Well, Im proud to say that you have high marks on all of them.”
“ You have improved greatly.”
“ That is great!” Ella was so excited.
“ I owled your past proffesor , Mrs. Leigh, and she said you were on a party comitee.”
“Oh , yeah since I started Salem , I was in charge of decorating parties and dances.”
“Hmm… well stay after class for a few minutes , I have something to tell you.”
Ella sat down, wandering why McGonagall had talked to her previous teacher.
After a long class of trying to change a guinea foul to a guinea pig. McGonagall went to the front of the class and decided to make an announcement.
“The Yule ball is approaching.”
Ella thought Lavender would faint.
“Dress Robes, will be worn , it starts at eight and ends at midnight.
“ On Christmas day”
“ Ella, Up here now.”
“ I need you to be the decorator for the ball.”
“ What?”
“ You’ve done it before, and we need someone to help.”
“ I have done it before , with a team of five, and this school is huge!”
“ You can do it, and Dumbledore agreed to award Gryffindor 50 points if Hogwarts is decorated well.”
“ Ok, How many people will help me.”
“ Im afraid you are on your own.”
“ Now excuse me, POTTER come back here please.”
Ella walked out feeling overwhelmed.
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“ Ella will you go to the ball with me?” George ran up to Ella
“ Of course George!”
Ella laughed she liked George, and saw him as a nice guy.
Ella walked into Professor Binns room , not wanting to listen about Goblins.
“You are allowing Rita to get to you” Harry said as they walked to Charms.
“Nah, I’m fine.”
“Ok, suit yourself.”
Truth was Ella had a lot more than Rita on her mind.
There classes began to wind down for the upcoming Holiday. Potions were the exception.
“Antidotes test this week” Snape spoke softly as if he didnt have a care in the world.
“But professor, Christmas is coming soon.” Harry spoke out
“I don’t care, ten points from Gryffindor.”
Ella wasn’t happy about the test at all. Antidotes were tough and at her extra lessons, he drilled her.
“Ella, up front after class.”
Ella put her head down and copied the notes from the bored.
The bell finally rang and most of the students were running out the door.
“ Yes , professor.”
Ella put her hands on Snape’s desk to steady herself.
“You will be taking your test , tonight.”
“WHAT” Ella’s jaw dropped.
“I haven’t studied.”
“You will do fine.”
“You have Thursday and Friday off from all your classes.”
“Why?”
“You have been appointed decorator of Hogwarts for the festivities”
“Oh, right that.”
“Well, don’t expect me to get a good grade.”
Snape gave Ella a look and she took that as her cue to leave.
Ella paced the common room later that evening, all the while bouncing her red ball against the wall.
“ I don’t have time to owl my past comitee members.”
“ Stop pacing!” Ron tried to get Ella to stop.
“ You have a test to worry about” Hermione said matter a factly.
Ella took out her wand ignoring Hermione.
“ noel decoratus” Ella concertrated really hard making sure she didn’t loose concentration.
Soon everyone in the common room was gasping
The common room was covered in stockings ,red and gold ribbons, wrapped withbranches of Holly , and garland. The fire turned a clear color, a Christmas tree appeared in the corner.
The smell of pine was in the air.
“Well done!” Harry said as he looked all around him.
“ Im not done.”
Ella closed her eyes , trying to remember the spell.
“ Noel lightes” In her mind she dreamt of multi colored lights covering houses , the town squares, even her old school.”
She opened her eyes to see little light bulbs intertwine with the holy and tree. The lights covered the handrails and perfectly outlined the tapestries.
“ Lumos Lightes!”
She waved her wand across the room, and almost in a instand they lights were shining brightly , and some even twinkled.
Everyone watched the spectucal in great awe.
“ This looks great!” Hermione even seemed impressed.
“ I still have it….” Ella smiled to herself sat down and began to write more spells.
“ What are you writing?” Harry said.
“ Im writing more spells so I can remember them then Im going to think of a theme.”
“ A theme?” Ron asked.
“ Well I cant just wave my wand and splash colors everywhere!” Ella laughed and so did everyone else.
Ella spent the rest of the time coming up with a color scheme , and tested different colors on Harry and Ron.
“ We cant just have red and green”
“ Well that is Christmas colors isn’t it?” Ron said holding his hands in the air.
“ Well jee wiz Ron, I did not know that?”
“ What is christmas again?”
Harry laughed at Ella sarcasm.
“ The other houses will complain that we are celebrating slytherin and Gryffindor.”
“ The ravenclaws will be like , I can see what you did was in spirit of Christmas, but if you would of accommodated this would have been a better affair.” Ella made her voice sound so ridiculously pompous, they all giggled.
“ Then a Hufflepuff would say, You hurt my feelings, you want to be friends. The Gryffindor roared at her jokes.
Ella just happen to hear the crackle of the fire, and turned her head.
The clear flame, caught her eye.
“ Ice”
“What are you talking about?” Lavender Brown who wasn’t studying but ease dropping.
“ My theme, Ice”
Ella smiled , gatherd her notes and books, and walked out of the common room with a grin.
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“ Think Ella”
“ I am trying”
“ Not to your best of your ability.”
Ella stired and stired , when finally she had a ephiany .
“ Horse hair.”
“ Correct.” Snape showed a rare smile.
“ Ella please stop doing that dance, every time you are right.”
“ Sorry” Ella stopped mid way through her victory dance.
“ Have you thought about your future? “ Snape said this as he walked to the board to erase notes.
“ I want to do something with potions, obviously but I don’t want to own a creepy shop down knockturn alley.”
“ What about teaching?” Snape looked at Ella in interest.
“ Ive thought about it , but there is limited amount of positions open"
“ Think about it, you never know if a slot will appear.”
“ Hey , what grade did I get?”
“ A” Snape walked out of the class room , leaving Ella all to herself.
The yule ball came fast.
“ Do you think you guys could help me at 10 am for a few hours to decorate the great hall before the dance?”
Harry, Hermione and Ron agreed.
" Promise?" Ella was desperate
" Of course we will!" Harry said.
" One person can not possibly do it alone" Said Hermione
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The night before the dance was chaos,especially for Ella
she put off doing decorations till the morning off not wanting to ruin any suprises.
“ That was nice of your sister to send you a dress and jewrley to match” A young Gryffindor said.
“ Actually it was nice.” Ella said as she waved her wand across it. Angela sent her a pretty dress with earrings and a necklace.
Ella recieved letters from all of her siblings giving her beauty tips.
Ella didn’t sleep one bit the entire night.
At six am , she woke up , pulled her Hogwarts school robes over herself and pulled her hair in a bun.
She walked around the castle , decorated every portrait and made the stairwell look marvelous.
Ella stared at wall with three large windows.
“ Hmmm, maybe if I put the garland around all the windows, with blinking lights…..”
“ You know talking to yourself is not a good thing.”
“ It helps me think”
“ Awww you’re the one they have been talking about.”
Ella looked beside her and saw noone, she turned and there was noone.
“ Right in front of you.”
The painting was of a stern looking ancient man.
“ I have to get used to the paintings being able to talk”
“ There you go again!"
“ It helps me think” Ella then got on track
“ Who has been saying what???!!”
“ That you could be the youngest teacher ever hired at Hogwarts.”
“ When you are of age of course.”
“ You are Professor Snape’s apprentice.”
“ I guess you can say that”
“ Well they are talking .”
“ Thanks.”
The man still kept talking
“ More Bows.”
“ Seriously.” Ella stared at him ,clearly annoyed
“ Dumbledore loves bows.” The painting said
“ I hate talking wall hangings!”
“ Hey I heard that, I am a PAINTING!”
Ella walked away. The hall was going to have to wait, until after breakfast and until her friends could help.
“ Ella , my dear you are doing a wonderful job!”
“ Thanks Proffesorer!” Mcgongall just smiled and walked away
Ella walked down to the dungeons. She peeked in to see that Snape was teaching class.
Ella closed her eyes and spoke a soft spell under her breath.
There on snape’s door appeared a silver wreath with green bows. It was beautiful. She smiled
“ Merry Christmas Proffesor.”
Ella looked at the time 10:50am.
Her friends would be there
She walked to the great Hall and saw the hurdle that was in front of her.
“ It is 11:30 where are they?”
“ Hagrid , I need four giant Christmas trees in each corner of the room.”
“ Already , got a few picked out miss. Greene!”
“ Good, and the doors are pass word protected , so noone can get in and see.”
Ella stood with a clipboard in her hands and her wand in her ear.
“ Ella looked at her watch”
“12:30pm”
Ella could not believe how late they were.
“ The stage looks wonderful!”
“ Thanks professor Dumbledore!”
“ You are doing a lovely job, and the theme is coming along beautifuly.”
“ It really does look like it should be freezing in here.”
Ella smiled.
" Fifty Points for Gryffindor"
It was Christmas day and everything looked amazing.
3pm
“ Ok, Hagrid , I need these tables moved to the sides , one on this end.”
“ For the dancing?”
“ Yes for the dancing.”
"I need them to get ready to have the decorations put on"
" House Elves are using the glass dishes I sent them" Ella was talking to herself and checking everything off on her clipboard.
Ella new she would owe Hagrid a gift, he was the only person helping her.
6pm.
Ella propped herself against the wall of the Great hall. It really came together she thought.
Harry, Ron and Hermione came into her mind.
Is that what she meant to them?
To make promises then break them?
These thoughts swarmed Ella.
“ noel, noel, noel born is the king of Israel”
The doors to the great Hall cracked open, and Ella ran back to the common room to get ready.
She got ready in silence , not even seeing her friends.
“You look wonderful”
“Thanks George, you look handsome.”
She could see him blush.
Ella, didn’t even want to enjoy herself.
She was exhausted.
She linked her arm with his and they walked down to the great hall.
“ Ella , you did a wonderful job.”
“ Thanks, George"
The great hall’s doors were open , and everyone who walked in was in awe.
Ella couldn’t say anything to George, without getting interrupted by someone saying something about the decorations.
“ Ella”
Ella turned to see Draco Malfoy.
“ You look beautiful”
Ella smiled
“ Thanks Draco”
Draco grabbed her hand squeezed it a little and walked away.
Ella felt a feeling in the pit of her stomach and tried to ignore it , but she knew she couldn’t.
The champions came in and started the dance.
Soon everyone forgot about Ella’s decoration skills, and focused on Hermione , and how beautiful she was.
“ So , when are we going to bring up my brother and Harry , Hermione.”
“ What are you talking about”
George paused to lift Ella.
“ You are ignoring them”
“ What?”
“ You are”
“ They ditched me, and I beleive I am the one being ignored.”
“Me and Hagrid , did everything, I’m so tired I’m not even having fun.”
“ Then you shouldn’t of agreed to do this then” Fred was staring at Ella
“ If I would have had help , it would have been easier.” Ella voice was getting raised.
Ella couldn’t believe it, George was taking there side
“ Listen I’m not taking sides, but by ignoring them you are acting like a baby”
Ella looked at George in disgust, pushed his hands away
“ Forget about your stupid store, Im not helping”
And with that Ella walked out of the yule ball.
She couldn’t believe that her own friends forgot about her, and didn’t even want to apologize.
She walked out of the doors opening to the courtyard.
“ Its sooo cold”
Ella said to herself.
She saw a carriage and to her luck the door was open.
She walked in shut the door and cried.
A few minutes later a tap came on the window.
“ Open up, its me Draco”
“ Please go away”
Draco opened the door anyway, and sat beside her.
“ I went looking for you , after that Weasley was dancing with some girl from Beaxbatons”
“ Please don’t cry over him”
“ Trust me I am not”
Draco took his hand and wiped Ella’s tears.
“ You are the prettiest girl here”
Ella glanced up and smiled at Draco.
“ Im going to kiss you, is that alright?”
Ella just shook her head yes.
He leaned in and their lips came together.
She had kissed other boys , but for some reason she never felt this way before.
He pulled back, grabbed her hand and directed her out of the carriage , back to the ball.
They walked in silence up until they reached the door
“I thought , you were with pansy?”
Draco just shrugged his shoulders and stopped
“You ready?"
“Yes.”
At this point Ella could of cared less.
Draco opened the doors, and guided Ella to the dance floor.
The gasps and shock of the entire crowd was obvious.
She could feel their stares , but she didn’t care she just danced with him.
No matter who stared, she just danced away.
When a slow song played, Draco held her close.
Her troubles seemed to just melt away in his arms.
“ Ella”
“ Yes” She looked up at Draco.
He kissed her, in front of everyone.
When they pulled a part she just put her head on his shoulder.
“I could stay like this forever” Draco whispered
“Me too”
When the band took a break, they went to take a seat.
As Ella followed Draco she looked back and saw Harry and Ron glaring at her, and for once in her life she didn’t care what people thought of her .
Well there you have it ! I have been watching the seasons of House and Im truely obsessed , so there is a little part that I pay to homage to! Please comment, I threw a curve ball! -Heather  |