The Second Bet
"She's here."
Mary turned to look where Marlene's eyes were stuck, spotting Dorcas standing by the common room door.
Mary shrugged, grabbing a drink from the table behind them, "Well you did make a bet that she has to come to the victory party if we win the match... are you gonna go rub it in her face like planned or stay here staring?"
"I'm going, I'm going", Marlene grinned, slowly walking around the crowded room, closer and closer to Dorcas.
"Mckinnon", Dorcas spotted her soon enough, "So the deal was I had to come here and dance to one song, so can we just get this over with?"
Marlene held out her hand, and Dorcas begrudgingly took it with a sigh.
"So what's the song?" Dorcas shouted over the noise as they walked to the centre of the room, "Some song you wrote yourself about Slytherins sucking?"
"Nope", Marlene smiled, sending a nod to Lily who switched the vinyl over on the record player.
The beginning of Joni Mitchell's Down To You began to fill the room.
Dorcas frowned at Marlene, "I love Joni Mitchell."
"I know", Marlene hummed, holding out her hand for Dorcas to take.
Dorcas took it and stepped closer, "What is this?"
"It's called a dance, Meadowes."