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JK Rowling. Other characters that I have made up are the property of me.
It was a Friday, the first day of April. Harry, Ron and Hermione were enjoying their dinner in the great hall when the Headmaster, Professor Dumbledore stood up. "Next month Hogwarts will be host to the first annual Spring Fling. The students of Beauxbatons and Durmstrang will be attending this ball in addition to another foreign school. Second years and up are welcome, but you may invite a younger student if you wish. Dress robes will be worn, and I expect best behavior from all of you." Dumbledore sat down after making his announcement. The hall burst into many exited conversations.
"I can't wait" said Hermione, "I haven't seen Viktor for ages" Ron scowled. "I have been writing to him all year, he said that he really missed me." There was an exited tone in her voice. Ron was looking at her with a look of pure jealousy.
"Hey Ron" said Harry, "This will be another chance for you to get a go at Fleur", said Harry, who didn't want Ron and Hermione to get in another fight, he didn't forget the Yule Ball from last year.
"Yeah" mumbled Ron, with his eyes on Hermione. "But what if she blows me off again? I wont forget that. But I don't think she's really worth it, I don't want to get embarrassed in front of all those people" he looked worried. "Harry, what if I can't find a date in time?"
"Oh Ron" said Hermione in an annoyed voice, "You have almost a month, and besides this school is loaded with girls, I'm sure one of them will be willing to be your date"
"Yeah" said Ron, "Eloise Midgen probably, but I'm not going with anyone who looks like that!" Ron looked and pointed over to where Eloise was sitting. Hermione slammed her Transfiguration book down, which made their goblets rattle.
"Ron!" shouted Hermione, "That's mean, I don't see what you have against her, she is really nice," She started packing up her books.
"Well, if you haven't noticed, I am most interested in the good looking ones, no matter how awful they are!" Bellowed Ron as Hermione was leaving the great hall for Transfiguration.
. . .
Ron wasn't the only one worried about finding a date. Harry sat up in his dormitory worrying the same exact thing. Would anyone want to go with him? The only reason why he was asked to the Yule Ball last year was because he was a school champion. Now that he was back to being just Harry he didn't think anyone would want him. He got up, it was time for astronomy class now and he needed to start heading to the astronomy tower. He went down the spiral staircase to the common room, he didn't see Ron, nor did he see Hermione, so he assumed that they already left for class.
As Harry climbed through the portrait hole he couldn't help but notice that someone was crying behind a suit of armor. Harry, who was very curious, tiptoed over to the suit of armor. Behind it was Ginny, who was sitting on the floor sobbing.
"Ginny, what's the matter?" asked Harry in a sympathetic voice.
"Nobody will go with me, first I asked Lee Jordan but he told me to get lost, and then I asked Seamus, but he ignored me and walked away, I'm hopeless nobody likes me!" wailed Ginny, tears streaming down her face.
Harry, who just wanted to dissolve on the spot tried to comfort her. "Ginny, it's ok you have plenty of time, maybe you could come with me, I don't have a date either" Harry stopped dead. "Oh my god, did I say that?" he said under his breath. A wide smile broke across Ginny's freckly face. She wiped the tears from her eyes and jumped up.
"Really, you want to go with me?" she sounded so exited.
"Yeah" said Harry in an unenthusiastic voice. Ginny tried hard not to skip down the hall, while Harry walked in the other direction feeling very stupid and angry with himself.
It was a Friday, the first day of April. Harry, Ron and Hermione were enjoying their dinner in the great hall when the Headmaster, Professor Dumbledore stood up. "Next month Hogwarts will be host to the first annual Spring Fling. The students of Beauxbatons and Durmstrang will be attending this ball in addition to another foreign school. Second years and up are welcome, but you may invite a younger student if you wish. Dress robes will be worn, and I expect best behavior from all of you." Dumbledore sat down after making his announcement. The hall burst into many exited conversations.
"I can't wait" said Hermione, "I haven't seen Viktor for ages" Ron scowled. "I have been writing to him all year, he said that he really missed me." There was an exited tone in her voice. Ron was looking at her with a look of pure jealousy.
"Hey Ron" said Harry, "This will be another chance for you to get a go at Fleur", said Harry, who didn't want Ron and Hermione to get in another fight, he didn't forget the Yule Ball from last year.
"Yeah" mumbled Ron, with his eyes on Hermione. "But what if she blows me off again? I wont forget that. But I don't think she's really worth it, I don't want to get embarrassed in front of all those people" he looked worried. "Harry, what if I can't find a date in time?"
"Oh Ron" said Hermione in an annoyed voice, "You have almost a month, and besides this school is loaded with girls, I'm sure one of them will be willing to be your date"
"Yeah" said Ron, "Eloise Midgen probably, but I'm not going with anyone who looks like that!" Ron looked and pointed over to where Eloise was sitting. Hermione slammed her Transfiguration book down, which made their goblets rattle.
"Ron!" shouted Hermione, "That's mean, I don't see what you have against her, she is really nice," She started packing up her books.
"Well, if you haven't noticed, I am most interested in the good looking ones, no matter how awful they are!" Bellowed Ron as Hermione was leaving the great hall for Transfiguration.
. . .
Ron wasn't the only one worried about finding a date. Harry sat up in his dormitory worrying the same exact thing. Would anyone want to go with him? The only reason why he was asked to the Yule Ball last year was because he was a school champion. Now that he was back to being just Harry he didn't think anyone would want him. He got up, it was time for astronomy class now and he needed to start heading to the astronomy tower. He went down the spiral staircase to the common room, he didn't see Ron, nor did he see Hermione, so he assumed that they already left for class.
As Harry climbed through the portrait hole he couldn't help but notice that someone was crying behind a suit of armor. Harry, who was very curious, tiptoed over to the suit of armor. Behind it was Ginny, who was sitting on the floor sobbing.
"Ginny, what's the matter?" asked Harry in a sympathetic voice.
"Nobody will go with me, first I asked Lee Jordan but he told me to get lost, and then I asked Seamus, but he ignored me and walked away, I'm hopeless nobody likes me!" wailed Ginny, tears streaming down her face.
Harry, who just wanted to dissolve on the spot tried to comfort her. "Ginny, it's ok you have plenty of time, maybe you could come with me, I don't have a date either" Harry stopped dead. "Oh my god, did I say that?" he said under his breath. A wide smile broke across Ginny's freckly face. She wiped the tears from her eyes and jumped up.
"Really, you want to go with me?" she sounded so exited.
"Yeah" said Harry in an unenthusiastic voice. Ginny tried hard not to skip down the hall, while Harry walked in the other direction feeling very stupid and angry with himself.