The main hall was a little different from the normal, the walls were covered with large pink flowers gaudy, the blue ceiling fell confetti in heart shape.
Arthur went to the Slytherin table, where Anna sat motionless, Bella and Gabriella smiled nonchalantly looking at Arthur, Rodrigo who could not stop laughing, Daniel was flushed.
- What's going on? - Arthur asked at five, Anna pointed to the teachers' table, apparently too nauseated to speak.
Lockhart, wearing garish pink robes, to match the decor. The teachers on either side of him were neutral. From where he sat, Arthur could see a pink cheek of Professor McGonagall. Snape looked as if he had just taken a large glass of Polyjuice Potion.
- Happy Valentine's Day! Exclaimed Lockhart. "And can I thank the forty-six people who sent me cards so far?" Of course, I took the liberty to make this surprise for you, and it does not end here!
Lockhart clapped his hands, and through the door leading into the entrance hall came eleven dwarves with their faces tied. But they were not some dwarves, Lockhart had them wear golden wings and bring harps.
- Let the dancing begin - shouted Lockhart, but no one moved, everyone looked at each other, laughing, and then there was an awkward silence in the air.
When Dumbledore was getting up to cancel the ball, someone got up from the Ravenclaw's table and went to the Slytherin table.
Luna came to the Slytherin table, with hundreds of people looking at her, the girl walked up to a white-haired boy and stood in front of him, Luna stared a little ashamed Arthur, the boy woke up from the shock and got up, he knows he should make the request and not her.
- Please, ma'am, would you give me the pleasure of this gentle and humble dance? - Arthur asked a little flushed as he lifted his hand, Luna replied smiling back.
- It would be an honor, O noble gentleman - Luna said, taking his hand. He took the girl to the center of the room.
Hundreds of people looked at that scene, two 11-year-olds dancing, some laughing, others looking cute, but three had their eyes the same, Hermione, Gabriella and Bella were shooting poor Luna at their desks, wondering why they were not they invited Arthur to dance.
The couple were dancing happily, Luna made strange strides, since Arthur looked like a professional dancer, thanks to her aunt's classes, she always said that a good man was the one who called more attention on the dance floor than his wife, they smiled one for the other.
- Why did you call me to dance? - Arthur asked as he turned on the girl, Luna took a moment to respond, but said smiling.
- I don't know, I just wanted to dance with you - Luna said cheerfully. Arthur did not think it was bad because he liked Luna's company.
A few minutes of them dancing, Rodrigo and Bella appeared beside him dancing, at least Rodrigo was dancing as Bella kept looking at the couple next door.
Seeing the two couples dancing several others emerged and began to do the same, incredible that seems the idea of Lockhart worked and everyone had a smile on their faces, Arthur even saw Hagrid dancing with little Sprout.
When Arthur arrived at his table, several Slytherin girls asked for a dance, but he refused them all and went straight to his cousin who was sitting alone, he took her hand and led her into the hall.
- No, Arthur, I don't want to dance! - She spoke to her cousin with shame, from an early age, Lyanna forced the two of them to dance, but Anna always complained.
- Come on, remember that your aunt always made us dance together? Arthur asked not wanting an answer, already dragging the girl into the hall.
Just a song! Anna said nervously and a little flushed, the boys danced happily and went from a song.
After dancing with Gabriella, she was the third to ask for a dance, Arthur happily agreed to dance with the girl, she was the best dancer of Arthur's partners, but she was still far from reaching her feet.
Arthur was resting when Bella called him for a dance, the boy could not stand to dance anymore, but, wanted to be polite and accepted, while dancing with her, the girl did not take her eyes off Hermione, Bella laughed and spoke forming the words "He is mine "with her mouth, she does not know if Hermione understood but her angry face says yes.
After several dances, Dumbledore ended the party by releasing them to class.
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Arthur was in Professor Minerva's class when the first dwarf arrived, he held a red letter and headed toward the boy.
- A love letter to you - the dwarf said, throwing her to his desk, Arthur did not open it, just looked at the name, Andrea, "Hot is Andrea?" The confused boy thought, Gabriella and Bella smiled at him thinking they were his letters, and the students began to praise Arthur for having received a love letter, but that was far from over.
After 1 minute, the dwarf entered again, he put one on a girl's table and went to Arthur giving two, the boy read the names and were from, Betty and Celia, students laughed again, already Gabriella and Bella became jealous knowing that she had rivals, Minerva began to get angry so many times that the dwarves were coming in and disturbing the class.
In less than 20 minutes, they got in 18 times, all were cards to Arthu, the boy tired of reading the names and started playing straight into the bag, if he waited longer, there would be no more space for cards inside.
- Melo, please leave my class - Minerva said nervously because of the interruptions, and Arthut wanted to leave even then, oblivious to the teacher.
He arrived in the Gryffindor common room and put all the love letters in the fire, Arthur stood still watching them burn.
- Since when did I get so famous? - Arthur wondered, but he had won the tournament and was one of Hogwarts' most handsome young boys, he never noticed it because his focus was only on studying and practicing and not flirting with girls.