Harry Potter and the Order Of the Phoenix [121]
“What?” said Harry. Since when did Malfoy have an authority over the rest of them? “Draco Malfoy came over here and told everyone that?” Cho shook her head.
“No, Lucius Malfoy came and told us, he’s one of the chaperons for the dance.” Harry’s heart sank, and he felt clammy and cold. If Lucius Malfoy was going to be watching the dance, then there’d certainly be more Death Eaters there… probably trying to get to him again… maybe they would succeed this time.
“Wh- why do we need chaperones?” asked Harry.
“To make sure kids don’t go crazy, keep things under control,” said Cho. “The teachers can’t do it, since they have to cook, and the Weird Sisters are coming again, and some of their new songs are much more insane than their last few.”
“Oh, you’ve grown up in the wizarding world,” said Harry. “You probably know all about the Weird Sisters, and the Wizarding Wireless.”
“What?” said Cho. “I didn’t grow up in a wizard family, Harry!”
“You… you didn’t?”
“Oh no,” said Cho. “I’m a Muggle born. My dad was a doctor, and my mom is a teacher. It was quite a surprise when they found out I was a witch.”
“How did they find out?”
“Well, they officially found out when I got the letter from Hogwarts, but I guess they suspected something from my first little magic trick. I was in an operation room with my dad who was working on my grandfather, who was about to die. Suddenly, his heart gave out, and they pronounced him dead. They all left the room, and I touched his hand, and a jolt of lightning shot out of my fingers, right into his chest. That started his heart back up again, and my parents knew I was special.”
“Wow, Cho,” said Harry, “you saved someone’s life when you were little? All I did was make my hair long, and make some glass disappear.” They both laughed, and Harry’s forgot all about his worries and troubles for a few precious minutes, until Lucius Malfoy appearing before the mass of students eager to enter. Harry was reminded of the potential danger he was in tonight, and hoped Cho wouldn’t get hurt.
Lucius Malfoy threw open the doors to the Great Hall, and everyone shuffled in, in awe of how it looked. There wasn’t a single inch in the entire room that wasn’t decorated in some way. The walls were glazed with an icy substance to make them look frozen. The ceiling was covered in large icicles that looked like they were made out of crystal rather than ice. There was a Christmas tree in every corner, and each one bent over slightly from hitting the ceiling. The trees had golden ornaments all over them, and lights were strung all over them. The trees almost looked alive, they were spinning a little, allowing everyone to see every part of it. The floor was covered in a fluffy fake snow, that changed to be all the colors of the rainbow in spots all over.
Everyone filed in, and spread out all over. Just when everyone was in, Lucius Malfoy closed the doors, and the dance began. Out of the floor came a square floor, and white foam starting lightly spraying out from it. There were three figures on the pedestal, and the one in the middle snapped its fingers. An enormous lighted ball came down from the ceiling, and started spinning. The room grew brighter, and the three figures came in clearly. Harry recognized them from last year, they were the Weird Sisters. More, smaller light balls popped out from the ceiling, and started spinning as well, radiating all different colors.
The group started singing, and it was a lively tune. Cho grabbed Harry, and stopped right in the middle of the dance floor. She started dancing, by just moving randomly, and Harry immediately started doing the same. The rest of the student body flowed onto the dance floor, dancing the same as Harry and Cho.
The song continued for several minutes, getting faster and more energetic all the time. Finally, it reached its climax, and slowed down, until it finally stopped. The students all clapped, and they were herded to tables that were set up. The tables were the four normal house‘s places,