A/N: Before I start, can I just say a massive, humongous, ginormous thank you to everyone who followed and favourite both me and the story and thank you for the reviews as well! You have no idea how excited I was to check my emails later that night and receive loads of emails...obviously it's not as many as some stories can and I'm sure some of you will just laugh for the small numbers but I am ecstatic! So I'd like to thank Freekness X Yaoi, Shaymars, TheHuntress95, sbqhamil, lollingalltheway and bc mist. And thank you as well to those who may follow and favourite and review in the meantime :)

Also DISCLAIMER! I insult a name in this chapter, labelling it as "common" I have no such feelings to the name as my Auntie has that name but it reminded me of Tyler which, as Kate Hopkins said, was "Unposh" and wouldn't let her children play with a Tyler. I mean wtf! But yeah I just didn't want to insult anyone.

Anyway back to business...

Chapter 2- Realisation

They all gasped as they entered the great hall, it was beautiful. "This is even better than Yule Ball!" Ginny whispered in awe.

"That's because this time you're with me." Harry said triumphantly, swelling his chest in pride.

"No... no it's just stunning in here." Ginny replied without recognising Harry's comment, whose shoulders hunched down. "OUCH! Hermione, bloody hell! What was that for?" Ginny shouted as she ducked from Hermione's bag. Hermione gestured towards Harry who was trying to look like he didn't care and that finding where the nearest drink was, was his top priority. "And of course Yule ball would have been better if my dearest husband hadn't been off touching and ogling at Cho Chong."

"Chang." Harry stated, immediately wishing he hadn't "No you're right, I think her name was Chong, yes, definitely Chong. Chloe Chong in fact."

The girls both rolled their eyes and made their way to the board of seating arrangements. "Gosh, I hope we're together. I hadn't even thought! You and Harry will be of course. Yes look," Hermione reached out a hand and pointed at the names, "I'm not on there! Oh no! I knew I shouldn't have come. I'll go now, no one has spotted me, surely!"

"For goodness sake Hermione!" Ginny batted her hand at her friend, "You're right there! Same table, just opposite us instead of next to."

"Oh, so I am." Hermione replied sheepishly. "Oh bloody hell, I'm next to Ron! That's it, I'm beyond doubt that this is a sign. I'll see you tomorrow." And she turned and walked straight into a very tall man.

"Zabini?" Draco questioned. Blaise looked up from his fifth glass of firewhiskey. "Whose that first-rate over there with Potter-dee and Potter-Dumb?" He said motioning his glass to the three people crowded round the seating board.

Blaise's mood darkened even more as he realised the 'first-rate' was of course Hermione. "Oh, I think that's just some Hufflepuff. Married to a muggle I hear."

"Damn it." Draco spat, sitting back down. "Are you sure? You don't get Hufflepuffs like that every day, married or not. What's her name?"

Why couldn't Malfoy drop it? "No clue, probably something common like Tanya."

"Oh you mean the goddess in red?" Nott interjected as he walked round the table to greet them. "Hello Malfoy, Zabini." He said nodding to his old friends.

"Theodore Nott." Draco said, jumping up from his seat in surprise. "It has been too long! I hear you're married now?"

"Yes it has been far too long and yes unfortunately I am off the market." He said with slap to Draco's back. "Got what you didn't want, lucky for me."

"Oh yes, I never got round to thanking you for that." Draco smirked. "Where is the buxom bride anyway?"

And as if Merlin couldn't have timed it better himself... "DRACO! DAAAARLING!" a rather heavily pregnant Astoria waddled over to the men. "Not been talking about me have you? I don't want any fights tonight boys," she smiled, pointing between a proud Theo and disgusted Draco, "I'm happily married, and happily with child as well!"

After wiping the pained look in his face, Draco turned to his ex-betrothed, "Mrs Nott, how wonderful to see you," he said placing a kiss on both her cheeks, "surely you must be nearing your days of confinement?" he asked, motioning to her protruding stomach.

She burst into a fit of high pitched giggles, "Oh Draco! You always knew how to get to me! No more of that or you'll be the one raising his blessing." She said stroking her belly.

Theo shot daggers

at a confused looking Draco and then remembered why he came over and hoped the change of subject would help his marriage. "Hermione Granger." He stated.

"What about her?" Draco asked, uninterested. "Probably somewhere with her head in a book, she always was a party pooper." Blaise was the only person who knew that Draco had be infatuated by the bookworm since she'd punched him in the face and rather disliked how this conversation was going.

"Why yes Draco, she's over there with the Potter's. You were just asking after her. Were you not?" Astoria whined, obviously displeased at his interest in the girl. Draco turned back to where he was looking only a minute ago but they were gone. His eyes quickly scanned the room in panic and he was appeased when they finally rested on the beautiful woman being seated into her chair by a rather clumsy Neville Longbottom...or should he say, Professor Longbottom now.

"Ah." Draco breathed. "Well she's certainly changed." And at that minute his grey eyes met with brown.

"Oh dear! I'm terribly sorry." Hermionie flustered as she pulled herself away from the tall stranger. "Oh my gosh, I didn't realise it was you! How wonderful to see you!"

A/N: Short chapter I know! But i wanted to make sure you got a chapter today! I know how frustrating it is waiting for chapters! I will finish another one hopefully tonight and make it longer than this one. I will have it up either by the end of the night or tomorrow :D

Who do you think the person she walked into is? Draco? Someone else?

What do you think will happen with Blaise?

Will Astoria ruin things?

What about Ron?

And what is the terrible thing that happened to Ginny?

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