Warning: This Chapter Has Sexual Content. No, not that type of sexual content. I am afraid it is of the straight type. Just to warn you. Hahahahaha :D

Anyway, hello everyone :D Another day, another chapter. I was going to type it up yesterday, but then I couldn't be bothered. So today it is then :D Sooooo! I hope you enjoy it and have a read :D Even if the straight sex sort of stuff isnt your thing. But hey:D

Last Minute Partners…

Dean

It was the day of the Halloween Ball, and I was searching frantically in the library for a certain long-haired blonde Gryffindor.

"Amanda!" I cried, finally spotting her behind one of the bookshelves. The startled girl looked around and then began to frown as she caught sight of me.

"Umm, hi Dean," She smiled uneasily, putting the book in her hands back onto the shelf. I couldn't blame her for looking freaked out, I barely know the girl apart from her name.

"I know this is going to sound completely random, but I need you to go to this Halloween Ball thing with me tonight," I told her quietly after the librarian had finished sending me dark looks for my sudden outburst.

"I'm really sorry Dean, but I can't even go. I have an essay for Potions I need to hand in tomorrow morning and I completely forgot about it," She said with a sad smile. I let out a frustrated sigh.

"Look," I began, not knowing what else to say other than the absurd truth, "I'm in love with Pansy Parkinson from Slytherin and she's already going with some wanker called Craig Sullivan whose a year older than us and I told her I was already going with a girl called Amanda, so now I actually need someone to go with who has that name. And she has to be in Gryffindor as well. Amanda, you're the only girl who fits that description other than that weird first year who follows Harry around. So please will you postpone what will be an amazing essay and go to this damn stupid ball with me tonight?" I finished slightly out of breath, looking at her pleadingly.

"Craig Sullivan? The same one that asked me out because he was bored and dumped me the next day? That Craig?" She asked thoughtfully, biting her bottom lip. I nodded in answer, not actually having a clue if it was the same Craig or not, and watched as a devious grin formed on her face.

"I suppose I could get an extension on the essay. Alright Dean, I'm yours tonight. Meet you in the common room at around eight. I'll see you then," She grinned, heading off to check out a book. God, I really was good sometimes. But my celebration was cut short when my stomach growled hungrily. I glanced up at the clock and let out a groan, realizing I had missed the whole of breakfast looking for Amanda. Oh well, it was all for a good cause. A very good cause…

Theodore

I pushed my way through the large crowds who were leaving the Great Hall now that breakfast was over. I paused to look for the girl that wouldn't give my head a chance to stop thinking about her.

"Merlin, Theodore, you're starting to sound desperate," The voice in my head sighed.

"Shut up, it's not my fault I have feelings for her," I told it angrily, not spotting Luna's glowing face in the bunches of students.

"Look behind you," The voice suddenly instructed. I sighed in defeat, giving up searching for the beautifully strange girl, and did as the voice had told me to do. My whole body froze as my gaze settled upon Luna who stood a few feet away from me, walking in my direction.

"Luna..." I said quietly, my throat suddenly closing up.

"Hello Theodore," She smiled at me, now standing in front of me and looking straight into my eyes.

"I…I need to…to ask you something," I stammered, cursing my nerves inwardly. Luna looked at me curiously.

"What would you like to ask me?" She queried. I glanced round to find that no one was around and that it was only Luna and me standing here.

"I was…I was…" My voice trailed off as I glanced at her smiling lips and found that they glimmered from the light.

"Just ask her you idiot," The voice sighed in boredom. I ignored it as I looked up into her misty gaze and cleared my throat.

"Luna…Will you go to the Halloween Ball with me tonight? We can go as…as friends, if that's what you want," I finally managed to ask, wishing the ground would just swallow me and end this humiliation. But I had had to ask, even if she was most likely to reject me. I looked down at my shuffling feet and waited for her response. This was worse than waiting for exam results, for Merlin's sake.

"I suspect the Nargles will be there, so I wasn't going to go," She replied thoughtfully. I glanced up and watched her as she stared off into space. I took a deep breath and kept my voice steady as I spoke.

"If you didn't want to go with me, then you could have just said so. I'm sorry I bothered you," I muttered, turning round and beginning to stalk off in the direction of the Slytherin common room.

"Don't say I didn't warn you," The voice commented with an amused snort.

"Fuck off," I snapped at it, knowing that it was right. Why would Luna Lovegood ever accept when she had already rejected me once before? How stupid could I get? I froze as a hand took mine from behind me. Turning round, I found that Luna was smiling softly and that it was her soft hand holding mine.

"I'll go with you Theodore, you're a friend of mine now. I have a lucky charm that should keep the Nargles away," She smiled, still holding my hand. I gulped nervously.

"I'll meet you here at eight then," I smiled back, immediately missing the touch of her hand as she let go.

"Yes. I'll see you then. Goodbye Theodore," She nodded, skipping off down the corridor and out of sight. I let out a long sigh, not knowing whether I should be depressed or ecstatic about this. All I was to her was a friend, nothing more…Being her friend was better than nothing though. I nodded to myself in agreement over this and continued my way down to the common room. All I needed was to look incredibly handsome to get her attention and then I would make her mine tonight.

"Only chance of that ever happening is if you spike her drink," The voice in my head laughed sarcastically. I grinned at this thought, but immediately dismissed the idea. Even drugs and alcohol wouldn't get Luna to care for me more than a friend. I gritted my teeth in sheer determination. Luna would be mine alright, and she would be going out with me by the time this bloody ball was over…

Blaise

"Who does that fucking git think he is, God damn it." Draco was muttering darkly, pacing back and forth in front of me as I sat on my bed. I had heard all about Harry having kissed Seamus, which had given me a reason not to feel so guilty.

"The question is; what are we going to do about tonight? We haven't got partners, and I would rather lose all my limbs than turn up at the ball without one." I queried, ignoring his furious muttering. I paused, maybe I shouldn't even go to the Halloween ball, maybe I should just catch up on some homework and stay in the common room all night…But then again, if there was even the slightest chance Seamus Bloody Finnegan was still going to be there with someone else, then I couldn't let him think I wasn't attending because I was grieving over losing him or whatever.

No way was I giving him the satisfaction, and anyway, it wasn't as if I'd done anything wrong in the first place. If he had fucking given me a chance to explain, then none of this would be happening to start with! So I had been dared to get him to make out with me, big deal. We had stopped the dares soon enough and I had truly fallen for him like the idiot that I was. If he couldn't see that then it was his loss…but the truth was that I desperately wanted him to see it. Why did he not see that I was so incredibly, stupidly in love with him and that he made my head spin?

"We'll find someone else to go with." Draco shrugged carelessly, looking thoughtful as he answered my question and then continuing to think about, most likely, Potter. I let out a sigh and flicked the hair out of my eyes as I fell back onto my bed and lay down, shutting my eyes as I thought of Seamus and that stupid grin of his. Slowly an idea crept into my head, one which caused me to frown as I sat back up, opened my eyes, and looked at Draco.

"Go with me to the ball…" I said quietly, watching as Draco stopped dead in his pacing.

"Blaise, I'm in love with wanker Potter and-" He began to reply apologetically, before I cut him off with a shake of my head.

"Shut up you idiot. Go with me to the ball. No one else will be able to be our partners seeing as everyone is already taken, so you see, Harry and Seamus won't be able to get partners either! But if they hear that we went together, seeing as they would be too embarrassed to turn up by themselves anyway, then they would instantly feel awful and come running back to us! It all makes sense Draco! They'll be begging to get back together with us by tomorrow morning before breakfast is even over!" I explained to him with a menacing smirk.

Draco furrowed his eyebrows in thought as he slowly resumed to his never-ending pacing and I waited patiently for him to speak, imagining Seamus' pleading look as he begged for me to take him back. I'd refuse to go out with him again the first few times, before letting out a long sigh and eventually agreeing to be with the Irish Gryffindor.

"You're sure it would work? That Harry will fall in love with me again out of jealousy?" The blonde boy asked warily, biting his bottom lip slightly.

"Draco, of course it'll work. Trust me, I'm sure of it…"

Luna

"You're so lucky Theodore Nott likes you," My best friend Jodie sighed, handing a piece of meat to me. I smiled at her before handing the meat over to the young thestral which wasn't much taller than my knee.

"I wish somebody that gorgeous liked me," She continued, petting the thestral's long nose before it returned to the others.

"Theodore's a good friend," I told her, walking away from the creatures and beginning to head up to the castle. I heard Jodie let out a snort of amusement behind me.

"Friend? Luna, is that all he is to you? Don't you want to be more than friend with him? Have you even seen the way he looks at you in class? He's completely in love with you!" She called after me, catching up and beginning to walk along beside me. I smiled at her, she must be the Nargles first victim.

"Theodore doesn't love me. He only invited me to the ball with him because we are friends," I told her lightly, hoping the thestrals wouldn't leave until after the ball was over

"Wait…you mean…Theodore Nott asked you to the ball? Why didnt you tell me?! Friends don't ask each other to the ball, Luna. Can't you see? And I know you have feelings for him too," She added knowingly. I paused as my eyes rested on a small pink flower which was mostly hidden behind a small rock. I knelt down and looked at it closely.

"Of course I have feelings for Theodore. I feel friendship, happiness. And he does too," I replied, standing back up and continuing my trek towards the Hogwarts castle.

"Oh Luna, I give up on you," Jodie sighed dramatically. After finally reaching the castle and walking up to the Ravenclaw tower, we answered the portrait's question and stepped inside, heading for the girls dorm room and crossing the common room. As we stepped inside I moved over to my bed and sat down.

"What are you wearing to the ball anyway?" She asked, sitting on the bed next to mine. I shrugged and reached for the book which sat on my nightstand called Mingles and Nargles, before opening to the chapter I had left off at.

"The dress which used to belong to my mother that my father gave me last Christmas." I answered, beginning to read on how Mingles changed shape depending on the weather, but always stayed invisible to the human eye.

"Can I see it?" She asked, heading over to my suitcase. I nodded and let her begin to sort through my clothes.

"Not only do you have the perfect date, damn you, but you also have the most amazing dress?" She cried, startling me and causing my gaze to leave my book and turn to her. I smiled as she held the dress against herself and admired the long silver material.

"I envy you, Luna Lovegood. I truly envy you."

Hermione

"Hello Harry," I smiled, as the Raven-haired boy marched past me. Harry grunted in reply and sat down on the sofa opposite, opening the book he was carrying and flicking through the pages. I frowned at him. All day he had been in a weird mood, pacing around, looking thoughtful one moment and then angry the next.

He and Seamus had been up in the boys dorm room for several hours yesterday, and they seemed to be planning something. I only hoped that he brightened up soon before the ball was to start. I glanced at the time and noticed that it was still three hours until Ron would be meeting me down here and taking me to the dance. The common room was empty due to all the girls already getting prepared for it and the boys outside mucking around, including Ron no less.

"Harry, are you-?" I began to ask him, before the portrait hole was thrown open and a certain ginger-haired wizard stepped inside. I smiled at Ron and noticed that he had that look in his eye. The lust one. I looked away, blushing, and pretended not to have noticed how intently he was looking at me. Ron sat on the sofa and put an arm around my shoulders, pulling me closer towards him until I was half on my seat and half on his lap, causing me to blush harder.

"I need a word with you," He grinned at me, rubbing my arm affectionately. I looked at Harry and saw that he was still flicking through his book, not seeming to notice that there was anyone else in the same room. Whatever was wrong with him, I was sure he probably wouldn't tell me in this mood. I let out a sad sigh and looked up at my grinning boyfriend.

"Alright," I told him, standing up as he took my hand and led me to the boys' dorm room to 'speak' with me. My eyes widened slightly.

"Why are we going to the boys' dorm room?" I asked him slowly, my eyebrows raised and my lips parted in confusion.

"Nobody will be up there, and anyway I told you already, I need a word with you," He smiled back, tugging on my hand the whole way to the room before opening the door and stepping inside. I began to think that maybe he really did just need a word with me, but that thought was immediately out of my head as Ron turned around and pulled me towards him, his lips firmly capturing mine.

My eyes widened for a brief moment before closing and giving in to the kiss. His arms slowly wrapped around my waist, and he began to pull me towards one of the beds, dragging me down onto it as he lay beneath me. I broke away breathlessly.

"So what was it you wanted to talk to me about?" I grinned at him as we both panted for air. Ron let out a low laugh before dragging my lips back down onto his, my body pressing firmly against him. I couldn't help but blush as I felt his hand slowly trace my body, running over my curves appreciatively and holding on to my waist as I suddenly found myself in a straddling position on top of him.

He let out a low moan as I adjusted my weight, trying to get comfortable, and I pulled away from his lips, looking down at him with trembling lips. One of Ron's hands left my waist and ran through my hair, his thumb coming to rest on my lip. Immediately they stopped trembling and turned into a smile.

"Don't worry," He began reassuringly, "we don't have to do anything if you don't want to." My smile widened. Always the gentleman, I thought to myself with a grin.

"Don't we?" I grinned, adjusting my weight once more and grinning as he threw his head back with a shout. I began to laugh as I saw, or should I say, 'felt' how much of an effect I had on him just by simply trying to get comfortable.

"Lets just wait and see then, shall we?"

R/R Please :D Reviews make me smile xxxNoemiexxx Thanks for reading xxx