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Christmas Day:
Fleur wasn't nervous, no she was not. And if anyone told you otherwise they were lying through their teeth.
That morning she woke up to a small pile of gifts from her friends and family. Her father and mother bought her a blue dress that would match her eyes, sleeveless and strapless with peacocks embroidered in silver along the edges.
Her little sister bought her a pendant with a silver feather on it, needless to say the girl had inherited their family's sense of style.
Fleur got a few other gifts, books, chocolate, a picture of a man in the nude with his name and address written on the back, you know the usual. Well, atleast for a veela that is.
But there was one present she was looking forward too, and that was Percy's. It was a small ring box, if Fleur didn't know better she would have thought it was a wedding band in there.
That fantasy lasted for a few moments in her head, they had a house, two kids and a dog. Sighing Fleur shook her head clear of such fantasies and opened the present to find a ring inside with a small note attached to it.
'Hey Tweety bird,
I don't know if this is the right thing to do, but I know you have trouble with the allure always getting in the way. So I thought I could help out. I know a pretty strong concealment charm, I modified it and forged it into the ring. Put it on and goodbye allure!
But remember, always be proud of what you are, like me, I'm a Hufflepuff, but I never let that get me down now did I?!
I'll see you tonight,
Percy Jackson,
Future Triwizard champion.'
Fleur's eyes went wide as she turned to the ring. It was a simple silver band, nothing too fancy. Though upon closer inspection she saw runes inscribed in minute detail over it's surface.
She put the note and box down and took out the ring, putting it on her right hand after little hesitation.
She felt her magic suddenly being pushed up against her skin. It was like the allure she was unknowingly producing was being filtered out, she could feel her magic being pulled under control.
Fleur's eyes went wide, she ran out of her room and into the common room the Beauxbatons students had inside the carriage. She looked around and spotted Hugo snuggled up with Camille on the couch by the fireplace.
"Hugo!" Fleur called out drawing his attention to her, "I need your help. Do you feel attracted to me?"
"Fleur! What do you think you're doing?!" Calmille cried out.
Hugo blinked, "what, no of course not I mean….wait, how is this possible?"
Fleur's eyes went wide, "oh my god, it actually works!"
"What is going on here?" Camille asked now more confused than angry.
"It's her allure," Hugo whispered, "I can't feel it! There's always this little bit that calls out to me before but now, nothing!"
Fleur held up her hand showing off the ring on her ring finger, "this is somehow blocking my allure!"
They looked shocked as Fleur explained how this was Percy's gift to her and how he had put in some sort of charm to block her allur.
Hugo exclaimed how for the first time it felt natural to talk to Fleur, how he didn't have to have half his mind dedicated to blocking her allure.
The three friends spent the entire day talking, Fleur, excited by the mere prospect of talking to people and not being stared at like a piece of meat.
She and Percy agreed to meet up at the Great Hall before the ball. She didn't want to show him the dress she wore, wanting to surprise him.
She put on her dress and makeup, for once she actually needed to dress up, her allure wouldn't be making her drop dead beautiful without effort anymore. Which was both a good and a bad thing.
Fleur wore the necklace her little sister gave her and walked out into the cool evening air. It was nearly time for the ball to start.
As she walked to the gate of Hogwarts she noticed other couples walk by, the boys completely ignoring her presence in favour of their dates. Fleur smiled, this was exactly what she wanted.
As the rest of the students went into the hall Fleur was made to wait outside as her walking in would begin the event.
She waited outside for a moment before being joined by Viktor Krum and Harry Potter, the latter of whom Fleur knew was a close friend of Percy's.
"'Arry, you look 'andzome," Fleur greeted him politely eyeing the elegant robes he sprouted. A warm brown with green trimming that matched his eyes.
"Thank you Fleur, you too," Harry nodded looking her over, "isn't Percy here yet?"
"I'm not zure, we agreed to meet up here, t'oug' 'e z'ouldn't be long now," Fleur shrugged, "and your date?"
"She's right-" Harry stopped mid sentence as he looked over Fleur's shoulder towards the staircase.
The vella followed his eyes and spotted the bushy haired girl who always followed Harry around along with his red haired friend. Only she no longer hand bushy hair or those hideous front teeth.
She glided down the stairs in a periwinkle blue dress robe and a stunning smile. She walked over to Krum and greeted him, apparently she was his date.
Fleur turned to Harry and chuckled, "you zhould close your mout' Mr. Potter, it'z rude to ztare."
"Yeah, not going to happen," he said, continuing to look at the staircase. Surprised, Fleur turned to look at what he was actually staring at and in the back of the long corridor was a young woman with red hair dressed in equally red robes.
'So that's who he was staring at,' Fleur realised as she watched the girl aproach hair, blushing, 'he must have amazing eyes if he noticed her first before his friend….or just hopelessly in love.'
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