Luna grabs my hands and we start dancing. All the couples are out on the floor. Drolly, Dattheo, Nervillone (Neville and Persephone, also I don't know when this happened but they look cute together, although they could have used a better name), Parvarry (Harry and Parvati), Ronvender (Lavender and Ron), I'm not sure how I feel about Parvarry and Ravonder, but Nervillone is cute, even though they need a new ship name. Everyone has admitted though, Laven, (Luna and I) is most definitely the best couple this year. (Maybe it's just Luna and I who agree on that, but we won't mention that). I kinda feel bad for Hermione, she doesn't have anyone to dance with, she was hoping Ron would ask her, but he never did, he was so desperate to get a date to the dance, he didn't notice Hermione was practically begging him to ask her. I notice Draco and Holly sneak out of the dance and head toward the astronomy tower. I heard them muttering about how the dance was so boring because they were only playing slow dance songs. I bet up in the astronomy tower they're still dancing. "Punch? I grabbed some for my friend but she was allergic to oranges. Do you want this glass?" Someone with a lovely purple dress asks me. They're wearing a huge mask so I can't tell who it is but I am crazy thirsty so I say "Yes please, thank you!" I drink my glass of punch in about fifteen seconds, and then I continue to dance with Luna. All too quickly the dance is over. Luna and I go our separate ways, and the Slytherin common room is mostly empty, I think I know why though. I heard a bunch of Slytherins talking about stealing a Phoenix feather from Dumbledore's office. Supposedly Phoenix feathers are super powerful and you can fuse them into your wand to make your magic stronger. (My wand naturally has a Phoenix feather core, so I elected not to sneak into the office) They tried to do it during the dance, because that's when everyone is busy. But they must've gotten caught, because I heard a professor lecturing a group of students about 'minding your business,' and that 'all wands are special'. I heard that as punishment two hundred points will be taken from Slytherin, and they will have to serve detention in the Forbidden Forest with Hagrid. I flop down on my bed and I don't even take my mask off before I fall asleep. I wake up in a bed in the Hospital wing feeling incredibly drowsy. There are gifts and 'get well soon' cards all around me. "She's awake!"" Madam Pomfrey cries."Not to worry you dear, but we thought you would never wake up!" "What?" I say, shocked. "The night of the dance, someone must've poisoned you with Doxy Venom! Wait, no, you would've noticed. Someone must've mixed it in with something you drank at the dance, because after you being missing for an entire day, we searched your common room and found you unconscious. If we would've came a second later we would've been to late! My, my, Raven, you've been out for a month!" "A MONTH?!?!" I scream, shocked. "Yes, a month." Madam Pomfrey confirms. "Raven, did you poison yourself? Or was it that Persephone? She seems to know her way around potions, poisons, and ending up in the Hospital wing. Do you know who poisoned you? Whoever it was must be expelled, before they attempt to kill anyone else!" Suddenly it all clicks. Whoever poisoned me was the girl who gave me the fruit punch, the girl with the pretty purple dress, and I remember seeing Pansy buy that dress in Hogsmede! I bet she tried to kill me so she could impersonate me again! Maybe she didn't succeed in stealing the Phoenix feather from Dumbledore's office, but she did succeed in stealing Doxy Venom. Whatever Voldemort has planned for her, it can't be good. I have a feeling I can't tell Madam Pomfrey that it was Pansy, or else something even worse will happen. And I'm too weak to leave the Hospital wing. I'll just have to wait. "Madam Pomfrey, does everyone know I was poisoned with Doxy Venom?" I ask. "Yes! The entire school. Why? Do you have something you want to tell me?" "No miss." I hear a knock at the door, Madam Pomfrey runs to answer it. "Ah, visitors." She says. "And this time you're actually awake to see them." Draco, Mattheo, Luna, Neville, Persephone, Daphne, Holly, Harry, Hermione, and Ron burst in, looking both surprised and happy that I'm awake.
Click to see Raven's dance outfit, click again to see Luna's dance outfit. Click again to see Laven. I know, Nervillone sounds like a nerdy supervillain.
