Chapter 186: A Song in the Garden!

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"What was that?!" Harry asked as he and many of Percy's housemate and friends quickly surrounded him.

"Honestly Harry, I have no idea," Percy groaned.

"You sounded amazing mate!" Cedric called out, "why didn't you tell us you had such amazing pipes?"

Fleur came over to him and sat down besides him, "w'y didn't you tell me you could zing like t'at?"

Percy shrugged, "I 'oneztly didn't know. T'at waz t'e firzt time I ever zang in public."

"Amazing," Hermione whispered, "you sounded like an opera singer...did you invent a new charm that would help you sing better?"

Percy rolled his eyes, "why in the name of the gods would I ever invent something so stupid?"

"That's it, we are getting you to sing more often," Harry declared, "it sounded really good."

Percy blushed under the complements that kept on coming. Even a few of the students dancing to the Weird Sisters came over and talked to him about it.

Percy honestly didn't understand how he did what he did, it just came naturally to him. He suspected it had something to do with his divine side, but he wasn't sure.

Fleur however didn't like her date's time being stolen away. She threatened to burn them all, and Percy knew she would follow suite on the threat. So he quickly managed to dismiss them all, leaving the two alone.

Percy leaned back in his seat, watching the band perform and the students dance. Fleur sighed as she put her head on his shoulder and followed his gaze.

"Do you want to go for another dance?" she asked.

"No, I'm kinda done with big crowds," Percy smiled, wrapping his arms around her shoulder, "want to go out into the gardens? I here it's amazing this time of night."

The veela smirked, "are you trying to get me alone zo t'at you can 'ave your way with me Mr. Jackzon?"

Percy smiled, "why Ms. Delacour whatever gave you the idea that I need to get you alone in order to do that?"

The french veela raised an eyebrow, meeting Percy's stare, before the demigod broke down into giggles. She rolled her eyes and got up, "come on t'en, zhow me t'eze gardenz."

Percy smiled as he got up and escorted Fleur out of the Great Hall and towards the gardens. 

He could already feel the drastic change in temperature as they moved to the cold evening night air.

Fleur shivered, her dress wasn't meant for this weather. Percy smiled as he unlatched his cloak and tossed it to the side, where it floated in mid air. 

He then took off his jacket, casted a warming charm on the cloth and offered it Fleur, before donning the cloak once more.

Fleur smiled as she ran her fingers down the jacket, "t'ank you."

"Don't mention it," Percy smiled as they walked down the small garden. It was filled with vases filled with so many different kind of flowers Percy began to lose count. 

There were floating balls of light dancing in the air like dandelion seeds. Rose bushes without thorns and marble statues depicting beautiful creatures of nature such as birds, lions and what looked to be a mongoose.

"I'll admit, it haz its c'armz," the french veela smiled as they walked down a cobblestoned pathway to the heart of the garden.

"What's this? The girl that won't shut up about how great Beauxbatons is admits Hogwarts has a worthy sight?" Percy smirked as they reached the heart of the garden, it was a large circular clearing surrounded by rose bushes and in the center was a small bird bath.

"Well maybe I like my company more t'an the place," Fleur smiled as she stopped, looking deeply into his eyes.

Percy looked down, he could feel his heart beating faster and faster, he gulped and felt his mouth grow dry. He had never been in this position before, he had no idea what he was supposed to do.

"It'z zad t'oug'," Fleur sighed.

Percy blinked, "what's sad?"

"I ztill 'ave one lazt dance in me," she smiled, "I waz 'oping we could 'ave it 'ere, but we don't 'ave any music."

Percy chuckled, "yeah, but hey maybe the band would do a special performance here for us. Do you want me to ask?"

"Actually Perzy, I waz 'oping you could do it instead."

"Me?"

"Yez," she nodded.

"But I don't have any instruments!"

"It doezn't matter, your voice is more t'an enough," Fleur took his hands, placing it on her hip and began to sway, "please Perzy, will you zing for me?"

Percy blushed, "well...I...okay," he sighed, tightening his grip as he began to sway, a song from the distant past coming into his memory. I song he remembered at the dance he went when he, Thalia and Annabeth were trying to save Nico and Bianca's lives. That was the first prom he ever went too, well...more like crashed.

It didn't have words, it was just a tune. But it was enough. They moved, her head on his chest, his chin on her head as they moved to the sound of his melodic voice.

"T'iz 'az been an amazing nig't Perzy," Fleur whispered.

The demigod smiled, "thanks to you."

"No, not becauze of me, but becauze of t'e god I got az my date," Fleur looked up smiling.

Percy stopped, "what?"

The veela looked confused, "w'y did you ztop?"

"W-why did you call me a God?"

"Oh, well you do act like one," Fleur chuckled, "nobel, 'andzome, amazing in nearly everything and alwayz t'ere w'en one truly needz you."

Percy snorted as he continued to sway, "sorry Tweety bird, but that's wrong. God's are arrogant and annoying."

"Well you are t'at zometimez too," she teased.

Percy glared at her as they continued to dance until people started to come out of the hall in droves.

Fleur noticed this and sighed, "t'e ball must 'ave gotten over."

Percy grumbled, "stupid ball. Just when everything get's interesting."

Fleur smiled, "true. Ezcort me back?"

"I thought you didn't like sappy romantic cliches?" Percy teased.

"And like you zaid, not w'en t'ey involve me," Percy took her hand and together they walked out of the castle.

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