Amelia and cedric were on their way back from the prefects bathroom from the 5th floor. Cedric had an arm around Amelia while Amelia held the golden egg smiling because they figured out the second task. Both of their hairs wet, Amelia's black hair flying slightly soaked. Many people stared at them how they were walking sticked to each other, until they both spotted a figure. Harry was coming in their direction, his gaze slightly turning into a glare.

"Hey Harold" Amelia called causing Cedric to snort at the name. Both Harry and Amelia glared at him, except Amelia's being a playful glare.

"Yes Amelia" Harry asked in a bitter tone, his gaze felling on Cedric's arm around Amelia's shoulder. He noticed both looked quite red and wet..?

"Did you figure out the egg?" Amelia asked with a small smile.

"No" Harry said deadpanned he thought Amelia was taunting him. Amelia hummed nodding and turning a bit to Cedric.

"Shall we tell him?" Amelia whispered to Cedric, he furrowed his eyebrows.

"Why on earth would you help my opponent?" Cedric asked.

"Stop being dramatic, you are both representing the same school, besides I once said I will help him if he needs it also didnt he tell you about the dragons, only because of him we prepared so good" Amelia whispered.

"Fine" Cedric grumpled.

"You both know i am waiting" Harry said deadpanned. Both Amelia and Cedric chuckled slightly.

"Cedric wants to tell you something" Amelia said moving out of Cedric's grip much to his dismay.

"Erm Potter you know there's a prefects bathroom on the fifth floor, you know its not a bad place for a bath" Cedric said confusing Harry more and more.

"Cedric" Amelia called warningly. He was doing that intently.

"Okay sorry, so take your egg and mull thing over in the hot water" Cedric said. Amelia shook her head at him, he could have said it simply.

Harry nodded at him with a small smile. He glanced at Amelia who stood behind Cedric with a smile, but instantly his smile faded when realisation dawned upon his mind. His eyes concentrated on both of their wet hair, them coming together, he wondered whether they shared a bath.

"A thankyou will do Harold" Amelia said snapping her finger bringing him out of his trance.

"Um yes Thankyou Cedric, Thankyou Amelia" Harry said hastily and left. Amelia and Cedric watched him storm off in confusion.

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"Yule Ball has been a tradition of the Triwizard tournament..." Mcgonnacal began her speech telling the gryffindor students about the yule ball, everyone listened to her flustered.

She told Ron to step forward and dance with her causing several snickers to arise. She danced with his and told everyone to get and pair themselves up. Neville was the first one to show utmost courage and step forward.

Amelia smiled at the sweet boy as he approached a girl politely, herself waiting for being approached by someone. Her eyes fell on one particular bespectacled boy, who nervously grinned at her, Amelia furrowed her eyebrows and looked away.

Harry started getting up with all the courage he had and mve towards the girls stand but halted on seeing Fred approach Amelia and ask for her hand, she laughed and went to dance with him, Harry pursed his lips and sat back.

Fred placed his hand on Amelia's waist and other in her hand and grinned down at the short girl and started swaying.

"You're quite agood dancer, i must say" Amelia said cheekily looking up at him.

"Good dances only come out with pretty girls" He flirted winking at her making her laugh.

"You remember right, I am taken Mr. Weasley?" Amelia asked tauntingly. The smile shrank on Fred's face.

"I dont see who are taken by" He said grinning going back to his original self . She laughed shaking her head.

Fred and Amelia danced till the last of the practising session, Fred not letting her go. As the dance practise came to a halt students started leaving the room, Amelia with a blushing smile on her face started thinking about dancing eith Cedric. She couldnt wait for being asked out by him.

"Did your pretty boy ask you out yet?" Fleur asked to Amelia. They all sat in the great hall as it was dinner time.

"No, he has been busy" Amelia said slightly pouting looking across table watching him eating hastily with his friends.

"Hm, a drumstrags guy, Ivan asked me out" Fleur said, Amelia raised an eyebrow at the name.

"Cool" Amelia said nodding, not much impressed by Fleur's choice.

"If only you wouldnt have fought with him, he would have asked you by now you could have been in her place" Amelia heard someone whisper. Frowning Amelia looked behind to see two ravenclaw girls whispering among themselves glaring daggers at Amelia's back, one of them was the same asian girl.

"What if i ask him out?" The asian girl asked to her friend.

"He is committed, what are you on about" The other girl said deadpanned. Amelia shook her head and turned back continuing eating.

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The next few days have been a hustle for everyone, the yule ball practises were going on marvelously. Amelia still wasnt formally asked out by Cedric. She was starting to get pissed. Whenever she would go near him, he was mostly studying because this year it was his Newts too, she couldnt disturb him while then.

Today she sat in the gryffindor common room doing her dear uncle's homework, which was exceptionally doubled for her. Sev would get mad at the smallest things and would cut house points, or give detention to her. Although she wasnt fazed by that at all.

Suddenly she felt two different arms on her shoulders from either sides, she didnt need to look up to see who it was.

"Arent you studying way too much" George said.

"Not that i like it" Amelia grumpled.

"Erm what about the ball?" Fred asked. Meanwhile Harry and Ron came sitting on opposite couch, doing their work.

"What about it?" Amelia asked without looking up.

"He means what matching colors are you and diggory wearing?" Geroge asked cheekily. Amelia rolled her eyes.

"He hasnt asked me out yet" she muttered, both the twins shared looks.

"Then you ask him out" George said. Amelia had no probelms in asking out first, but the problem was she felt quite ignored by him.

"Have you asked anyone out yet?" Amelia asked changing the topic glancing between the two.

"Nope" they chorused proudly. Amelia rolled her eyes smiling at their instincts.

"Then when and whom are you planning to ask out?" She asked. Both Ron and Harry's head jerked up as she said a bit loud.

Both the twins hummed thinking looking around the gryffindor common room. George's eyes fell on a girl, Angelina Johnson.

"Her!? Why would she go out with a boyke you?" Ron exclaimed. The three pranksters in front of rolled their eyes knowing he was wrong.

"Shut up Ronald, girls fall at the feet of Lord Fred and George" Amelia said dramatically. The twins grinned.

"Well then go on i cant wait to see you get rejected" Ron said smirking leaning back.

"Johnson!" George called still seated not bothering to go near her. Angelina turned towards him while she was talking with her friends.

"What?" She mouthed.

"Will you go to the ball with me?" George mouthed back, gesturing every word with hand movements. Everyone watched him in amusement.

"Sure" Aneglina nodded blushing. Harry and Ron gawked, while Fred George and Amelia smirked in victory.

"Told ya!" They chorused and laughed.

"How did you do that?" Ron exclaimed bewilderd.

"It takes a lot of prettiness, you cant do this Ronniekins" George said folding his arms, Ron scowled.

"Besides its takes guts" Amelia added. She didnt notice Fred and Harry go slightly stiff.

"Erm i have quite a few girls in mind, are there chances any one of them will say yes?" Ron asked nervously.

"Come i'll teach you, little brother" George said getting up and pulling ron with him. Harry noticed Fred didnt get up much to his displeasure. He knew cedric hasnt asked Amelia yet. Also he didnt see them together much the whole time.

"Fred wont you go with George?" Harry asked hoping he would get up.

"Nope is there a problem Potter?" Fred asked stretching his arms behind Amelia while she wrote.

"No, thing, um i-i will just go with um Ron" Harry stuttered and scurried away.

"Am?" Fred called, Amelia turned to him with squinted eyes, something was wrong.

"Um You know the ball is approaching and we we have to take someone with us, so um will-" Fred asked a bit nervouse but Amelia cut him off.

"Omg you too have someone in mind, tell me who is it?" Amelia asked excitedly.

"Its you" Fred blurted leading to a short silence. *Cricket sound*

"Erm sorry what?" Amelia asked blinked thinking she heard something wrong. Fred sighed and reached out to hold her hand.

"Will you go to the ball with me Amy?" He asked softly looking directly in her eyes. Amelia felt a tight knot in her stomach.

"Its been a long time since the yule ball announcement, and Diggory hasnt asked you out still, no offence, but I dont think he is planning on either, We can go together, As friends obviously" Fred tried his best to convince her. Amelia gulped feeling a bit hurt on what she was going to say.

"Fred I would have said yes in a heartbeat, but Cedric um I am sure he will ask" Amelia said sadly as Fred's bright face fell. He nodded with a small smile looking away.

"Its okay, I understand" he said in a small voice pulling his hand away. Amelia felt her heart broke at the sight.

"I am sorry" She said sadly leaning her head on his shoulder. She felt Fred nod and wrap his arm behind her.

By the next few days Amelia has been asked out by several people, but him. She politely rejected them all in hopes that He will ask soon. The other probelm was what she will wear if she were to go to the ball. The money her father gave in the beginning of year was nearly finished, and she couldnt possibly ask Sev for money. And after that dramatic howler by her father she couldnt ask him either. She couldnt ask Remus too, that would make him feel sad and guilty.

She sighed not knowing what to do. Her attention suddenly drifted to the owl pecking on her window, her face lit up seeing it was her godfather's owl. She ran and took the letter from its toe and the owl flew away. She quickly opened the letter.

Dear Amy,

I hope you are fine, and Cedric is treating you right, if not, tell me i will handle the rest.

Besides I am quite sure you and severus are not terms still. I knew it was going to take long, but this long? Are you not trying?

By the way this letter was to inform you that I have got a new job in the wizarding world, I am right now not allowed to spill about it to anyone, but will surely tell you when you are back in the end of the year.

I miss you so much, keep writing to me, tell me about whats going on, and enjoy.

Lots of love,
R.J.L

Amelia smiled wholeheartedly that her godfather was finally happy, he was employed. But suddenly her face crooked in a sad frown, Remus would write her almost twice or thrice a month but her father, he hasnt wrote to her since the starting of the year, all she received from him was a howler. She huffed a bit angry and brought quills and parchemnt replying to her godfather.

Dear Moony,

Everything is going good here, and Yes Cedric is really nice. I miss you a lot too.

You know there's a yule ball on christmas this year, many, I mean MANY people asked me out. Its all fun with my friends from Beauxbatons.

And let me tell you i gave up trying to get on terms with Sev. I apologised to him many times but he wouldnt accept. But you dont worry about that, you know how he is, grumpy all the time.

I didnt actually wanted to say this, but I am facing a problem. I dont have a dress for the ball. Sev wont talk to me and Dad, well he never wrote or replied to me, so its pretty chaotic.

Rest all is fine, i have been busy studying a lot because of the tournament, helping Cedric.

I will write to you again if anything interesting happens.

Love you,
Amelia.

She tied the letter to her owl, Suez's toe and opened the window for him to go kept it open so that when he returns he will quietly enter his cage and went to sleep.

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Q. What color dress should Amelia wear to the ball, any suggestions?

And also three chapters in a day guys! I feel like god!!