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This is the third chapter of Darkness Within so enjoy it! i should be thanking some of you readers an this authors notes but unfortunately, my internet connection isn't very good right, in fact, i can't even get in! i'll just say this, Thank you to all of you out there who put this story on their favorites and alerts lists. Oh and reread chapter 2 everybody, i uplaoded it.

CHAPTER THREE: Party Prankers

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Harry's bedroom

Harry walked out of the showers with a towel wrapped tightly around his body and walked into his room. His room was extravegant! It was a large, circular room with colors of black, grey, green, and silver. It had a king sized bed, with a large study table where papers, bottles of ink and quills were neatly packed in it's drawers and a book stood open at the table.

His room coonected to the bathroom. Shelves lined with trinkets and ten book shelves were filled with books. Another book shelve held family photos. A chandelier hung from the sealing and he got a good view of the quidditch pitch outside. He opened the door to his closet and walked in.

It as large as his room, only that it was filled with clothes from training to clothes to summer clothes. He walked oer to the rack which held all of his Formal clothes and picked out a tux with silver linings and took his best tie and shoes. He put on his outfit and then combed his hair. In nine minutes, he was done and walked out to go downstairs.

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Sherry's bed room

Sherry's bedroom was the same as Harry's, except that her room was entirely black, silver and light green. She walked into her closet and walked to the rack which held all of her formal dresses and shoes. a difference between Harry's and Sherry's closet. Harry's closet was only filled with his undergarments, shoes and clothes while Sherry's closet was filled with undergarments, heels, slippers, shoes, accessories, dresses and a makeup dresser was inside.

She picked out a turquoise dress and matching heels. She picked out a dime encrusted necklace and brushed her long hair. She put on eyeliner and lipgloss and looked at herself in the mirror. Her dress was quite simple, no designs but it was beautiful. Only one strap and it hung on her left shoulder while her right was bare.

Also, a short scarf was wrapped around her neck, while her necklace hung from her neck. Her hair was let down and the light from the closet made her hair shine and look golden. She nodded her head as if saying "this will do" and walked out of the closet and went her way out and down to the ballroom.

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Riddle Manor

Ballroom

As Draco and his family apparated into the ball room, he couldn't help but admire the designs. It wasn't like any ordinary birthday party with banners and ballons and all that stuff. Instead, silver cloth hung from the ceiling around the chandelier which in turn, made the the silver cloth shine, brightening up the room.

Silver snakes were the designs on just about everything! It was just like a formal party, which would explain why his father Lucius told him to go in Formal clothing. He held a big parcel and a bouquet of roses. The parcel was for Harry and the roses were for Sherry. He couldn't help but like Sherry. Everything about her; how she manages to lighten the mood with a prank, a mischievious mind, how she looks beautiful when she doesn't wear any makeup and her usual clothes and how she looked like Artermis whenever she was in a formal dress, how she looks just about every goddess, and everything else about her, including her short temper.

There was no denying it, he loved Sherry. If only she loves me, Draco thought. They were greeted by Lord Voldermort, Sherry's father.

"It's so nice that you could attend the party Lucius!" he addressed his father. He nodded to his mother and shook hands with him. "Your the last to arrive, everybody already arrived earlier." The Dark lord said as he gestured to the other guest, Pansy Parkinson was waving at Draco and he waved back.

"We're only waiting for Sherry and Harry to arrive." he said "Ahh, here they are right now," he added as he looked at the stair case. All the males that were Draco's age were drooling, eyes wide and their jaws hanging. Draco, unfortunately, was on of them. All the males were looking at Harry and Sherry, but mostly they were all gaping at the girl.

Sherry looked at the crowd of boys and if this were a comic or cartoon, she was sure a sweat drop would appear on her head. "Boys, you're all drooling," the boys widened their eyes, if that was even possible and closed their mouths and began to wipe their mouths.

Sherry rolled her eyes and walked towards her father. As she settled herself beside her father, he finally gave his speech.

"I am so glad that all of you could come to my children's party. They are turning eleven and will be going to Hogwarts. They are the best children-"

"Ok, let's cut this speech short dad. I don't fancy speeches." Sherry interupted. Her father mentally rolled his eyes and said,"Well, what are you all waiting for? Christmas?"

Laughter ran throughout the room and they all said 'Happy birthday' and the party began. Music started playing and some couples were going on to the dancefloor and started to dance. As Sherry was about to walk off to find Draco, she was suddenly surrounded by boys.

Suddenly, the boys all asked if she would dance with them. "I asked her first!" "No i asked her first!" "Sherry will have the best dance with me than any of you." was all she could hear. She had that effect on boys whenever she dressed up nicely. She still wasn't used to it so she slipped out of the now wrestling boys and tried to find Draco.

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Draco stood by the dessert table as he looked at the boys wrestle. He had to roll his eyes at that. He saw Sherry slip out of the group and she spotted him instantly. She smiled and she walked over to him.

"Hey Dray!" she said

"Hey!"

"Listen, what do you say we play pranks on the boys over there who are wrestling?" she whispered into hi ear

"I'd love to, how are you planning on doing it? You don't have anything on you!"draco exclaimed.

"But we do have things in this room which we can use. Like ice, we can pour them down their shirts. Cakes, we can smack it right in to their trousers and their face. We can use the things here!" she said gesturing around them.

"I love how your mind works."

"Yeah, and you probably love me don't you?" she asked, raising one of her delicate eyebrows

"What!? wha-...How did you know that?" he asked, dumbfounded

"Your face and your body language. I can tell your nervous being with me, like nervously in love."

"Okay you got me. Are we still friends?"

"No we're not-"

"Why?"

"Cause i love you too, dummy. i was about ask if we could be girlfriend and boyfriend, though with less affectionate things, if you know what i mean." she said, blushing. Blushing, Draco nodded as he understood what she was talking about.

"well, i thought you wanted to prank them, let's go!" he said as he took a slice of cake on his plate.

They set off to their pranking business. Half an hour later, they pranked about everyboy, including Sherry's father and brother. Though, Sherry persuaded her father to smack the cake in to his face with her cute puppy dog eyes and and did the same thing with Harry, except this time she persuaded him to pour ice into his pants. That was probably the reason why Harry was jumping about.

They laughed so hard that they collapsed on the spot, even the boys they pranked. It was now time for them to recieve their presents and unwrap it.

Draco gave Harry his present and took the roses and, surprise surprise, more presents for Sherry. He gave the roses to Sherry who took it and then gave her a few more. One small box contained a diamond necklace, another smaller box held a bracelet, another box held a necklace which had the words Be frie, which Draco explained as a friendship necklace and that he had the other pair , two more boxes which held dresses and shoes and finally, an unusually large present which wasn't wrapped. Sherry took it and noticed it was a carrier. She peered inside and saw a kitten.

Immediately shoving her other presents from Draco into her father's hand who in turn, stumbled and lost his balanced, she kneeled down and took the kitten into her arms. It was a beautiful caramel colored kitten with blue eyes twinkling with innocence. Sherry couldn't help but exclaim, "Oh Draco, she's the most beautiful and cutest kitten i've ever seen! Thank you so much!" she hugged the kitten to her chest and it purred and hugged her boyfriend.

"I got it for you because it reminds me a lot of you, plus it's perfect and it's like a cat version of you." he laughed, blushing. He could almost fell the heated glares at the other boys and the amused smirks of his parents, Sherry's brother and father and the other girls in the room.

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Harry rolled his eyes at his sister's reaction, though he had to agree with Draco, the kitten did look like a cat version of his sister. After saying a 'thank you' to Draco for the Flamebolt, which was the latest, newest and fastest model there was.

Harry recieved more presents varrying(A/N: does this word even exist?) from clothes, broomsticks like firebolts, flashbolts, and more flamebolts, and other stuff. I'll give my extra broomsticks to Sherry, especially the flamebolt, i have about what, ten of them. he thought as he recieved more presents. Sherry let out another shriek when she opened her present from Daphne, one of his best friends. It turns out it was a cute puppy, it had brown fur and hazel eyes.

"Thank you so much Daphne! it's so cute!" she laughed as the puppy licked her.

"Glad you liked it!" Daphne smiled as she went back to the dessert table, were Draco was.

Harry looked at the puppy, it looked cute too. He took his present from Pansy to find that it was a skateboard. "You know Pansy, you are the only person who gave me a unique gift. How did you know that i wanted this?" he asked

"I read your journal, though i'm surprised to see you even included your wish list in it. Don't worry, I only read that one entry." Pansy explained, and smirked when Harry looked like he was about to explode.

After a few more presents including more pets for Sherry(a black songbird, a woodpecker and other birds.) it was finally time for the final dance before everybody went home.

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again, why do boys fall head over heels for me when i'm in a formal dress? Sherry thought as boys asked her todance with them, only to wrestle with each other again. Sherry rolled her eyes and walked out of the group and she was startled when somebody put his hands over her hands.

"Draco, if you want to dance with me just say so." Sherry said as she turned around to see draco smirking.

"Alright. Sherylynn Riddle, formerly known as Sherry Grington," he smirked when he saw Sherry tense at the mention of her former... life and surname. "Will you do the honors with dancing with me?"

"You didn't have to say my past life you know?" Sherry said and punched him lightly on the arm. "Ow." Draco complained as he showed her his puppy dog eyes. Sherry laughed. "You look like a bull when he wants to impress a lady. This, is a real puppy dog eye." She said as her face formed into her famous cute, puppy dog eyes. Draco visibly winced as he experienced the power of her eyes.

"Alright, i'm kidding."

"Okay, and about your question i wouldn't like to-"

"Hey, do you want me keep teasing you or what?" Draco interupted.

"Shut up and listen to me. I wouldn't like to not dance with you."

"Is that a yes?"

"Of course it is, sometimes i even wonder if your smart." Sherry said as she rolled her eyes.

"I am smart its just that i act stupidly around you." Draco said sheepishly. The two of them walked over to the dancefloor and began to dance in slow motion, which was what most of the couples were doing.

Sherry rested her head on his shoulder as they danced together. This moment, has got to go into my 'Best Moments' book, she thought as she sighed.

Ta-da! Third chapter done! Oh and i finally managed to get internet acces and somebody reviewed! Yay! and Thank you HPfangirling for sending me the surname of Sherry! Your right, it does suit her and thank you for the cookie! (::) and i found out that this story got into a community! Who's the author who did it? i'd like to thank him/her. And thank you to all of you out there who read this story and added it to their favorites and alert list! thanks a million!

Aren't Draco and Sherry cute together?

NEXT CHAPTER: VISIT TO DIAGON ALLEY AND UNEXPECTED MEETING!

guess who will they all meet?

COOKIES!(::)(::)(::)(::)(::)(::)(::)

oh and for my other story, Demigods and magicians, i'm sad to say i'm discontinueing it. sorry about that! i read through it and i have to agree, the chapters are badly written and hard to follow. i might retry sometime in the future, though.

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