The Yule Ball

"Don't be nervous." Sonia whispers leading him inside by the hand."

"Who's nervous?" Elrohir replied, holding her hand tight.

Sonia giggled. "I guess I'm just seeing things." she says as they head towards the livingroom.

"Must be." Elrohir said with a smile.

SOnia playfully slapped his shoulder as they entered the oversized livingroom. "So, um, tell me about your family."

"My family? Well, there's Maik and me. And my parents." Elrohir replied. "They're in China right now. Running around with dragons or something insane like that."

"Wow, they sound awesome."

Elrohir laughed. "Glad you think so. My dad wanted to do something "fun" for vacation."

"Vacation?" Sonia asks. "What do they do for a living?"

"My father is an auror." Elrohir explained. "And my mother works at St. Mungo's."

"Oh dear." Sonia said blushing remembering her defensive attack on St. Mungos. "I am so glad they are on vacation.

Elrohir laughed. "Don't worry, my mother wouldn't take it personally that you don't like St. Mungo's"

"WOuld your father take it personally that my parents were death eaters?"

Elrohir thought that over carefully before answering. "I don't think so...not if he met them. I think he'd be open minded about it."

This didn't seem to ease Sonia's nerves just made them worse. "Oh, well what if he didn't get to meet them. I mean what if like something happened?"

"What do you mean?" Elrohir asked, raising his eyebrow.

"I dunno." Sonia said. "Whenever my parents have a huge meeting with someone that is important to me, something comes up."

"have a little optomism." Elrohir suggested. "Maybe nothing will."

SOnia laughed softly. "Yeah, you're probably right. I'm just being a worry wart."

Elrohir smiled. "But a very cute worry wart."