Harry returned after the food was finished downstairs and braught with him a plate for Teddy. Teddy's stomach had been aching up again, so they were being cautious. He had a few strips of chicken and some mashed potatoes…no gravy. That was all his dinner consisted of, at least until he could keep that much down, fleur insisted and believe it or not, MRS. Weasly agreed, all three of the other MrS. Weaslys, actually. So the poor boy had three women against him, a Molly, a Hermione and an Angie. Ginny reserved her opinion, pending his reaction to the food.

"Sorry man, it's what the wardons allowed me to bring up. I did, however, nick you a container of dipping sauce. Honey mustard. You were the one that likethat….right? Or was that Lily?"

"Lily, but I'll take what I can get. Gimme!"

Harry laughed and handed it over. "Where were we?"

"You were peeping on the slytherin girls changing." He said around a mouth ful of chicken.

Harry glared. "There was no peeping."

"Then how did you know what she was doing when she was getting dressed?"

"I dunno… creative lisence?"

"Awfully creative," Teddy acussed, spraying food everywhere.

"Mouth shut while you eat, man. I know Ginny taught you better than that."

"Ginny isn't here."

"Well I am, so knock it off before I knock you in."

"Aye aye mi capitan!"

"Shut up…ok ….soooo…."

"'Lace me up'." Teddy helped, spraying food again.

"Right… "Claudia opened her mouth but just as she was about to offer the words came out of Kimberly's mouth,"I will!" she exclaimed, walking over and grinning. Claudia couldn't help but smile, Katy was really welcomed there.

" You guys look so beautiful!" Claudia exclaimed looking everyone over. Right now she felt like the ugly step sister, in short shorts and a regular T shirt, but she finished her hair and took her dress out of her bag. She grabbed her shoes and wiggled her feet into them, making her about 2 inches taller. She walked over to the mirror and put on some dangly…"

"Dangly? WTF!" Teddy broke out laughing.

"That's how she described them."

"Dangly…" He roared.

Harry sighed heavily, sounding most martyred," diamond earrings. It was the last thing her Aunt had given her, before she died and she had promised to wear it on a special occasion. This seemed to fit perfectly."

"How---"

"I know everything,

Katy Thanked Kimberly and slipped the rings of the sleeves onto her middle fingers.

She went to her jewelry box and pulled out pair and purple crystal tork. the tork was braided with silver wire and the crystal beads.
she put on a pair of dangling teardrop earrings. One was red the other was purple and they kept alternating sides.

Claudia beamed as she was finally ready, and just in time too, they had 10 minutes. She grinned turning to Katy and all the other girls.

Kimberly had on a -----"

"To be honest I couldn't really care less what her friends are wearing, just get to the juicy stuff, did you---"

"shut it and listen!" Harrry interjected again. " "So are we all ready?" Claudia asked smiling at everyone.

On the other side of the school:

I grabbed a bouquet of roses and beckoned Ron, "Only 20 minutes, lets go down to the common room."

"Hold it, hold it, hold it! You just said 10 minutes."

"Ok, so I back tracked. Ron nodded and we walked down the stairs to see the common room full of every boy in Gryfindor. I laughed lightly as me and Ron headed towards, Fred and George, "Hey Fred, George, what are you guys up to?"

"Mayhem!" George answered as he and Fred entered the room.

"Har, har. I'm telling the part before the ball." Harry glared at them both.

"Oh for me? Harry you shouldn't have! " George pretended to blush.

"I took the flowers. "Get real, George!" I joked taking back the flowers."

"To which I replied," But why? When plastic is cheaper and comes in prettier colors?"

"I swear, Ginny was right, I should have never taken you guys to that mall in London. Your father had to be threatened out of the 'discovery shop' by your mother," Harry said.

"I know! It was great!" Fred replied, floating in a circle and laughing.

" Hermione had just come down and latched onto Ron, "Ready?" she asked looking at him. He nodded, blushing slightly and Me, Ron, and Hermione were the first to leave the portrait hole and head down the stairs, toward the great hall.

Draco tried with no avail to pry his finger from the flower's sharp petals.

Finally, he had gotten the EVIL flower off of his finger and he and the goons were waiting in the common room.

Katy couldn't wait, but slugged behind a bit to avoid seeming desperate. Which was horrible, because my stomach was coiling more tightly with every minute she waited.

She trudged down the steps and saw her cousin.

Claudia was the fifth girl out, in front of Katy. She walked down the stairs and smiled at Draco. He looked almost like he did in his first and second year, Claudia remembered and smiled to herself. The only difference was he was older, hotter- at least to her very doped up mind-, and his eyes weren't icy- again, only to her high mind. They were accepting, at least to Claudia, I suppose.

Draco smirked and offered her an arm and held out the lillies.

Goyle smiled proudly and offered his to Katy.

"Goyle. you're sweet but I have a date." Katy told him, rather apologetically. She was a very nice, very sweet girl…"

"And if you hadn't scooped her up, I'd a gone for her… even knowing what I do now…" Fred said, then stopped, looking at Teddy.

"What?!?" Teddy asked…" C'mon, you can't just do that to me! What do you know now?"

"It'll be giving away the story. Not yet, ok?" Harry said. "So, anyway, He got her the kind of flower her father said would be best.

Draco looked strait at her."Who?" he demanded.

"Someone..." She smiled slyly.

Claudia took the lillies and grinned, she latched onto his arm and enjoyed his smile for the second it lasted. Draco demanded to know who Katy's date was, but she just answered, "You'll see." Claudia tried to pull his attention away from the situation, "Come on, let's go, it's our night too." she whispered with false sweetness, staring up into his eyes.

Draco lead the group to the dance and Kay stepped to the side. Draco didn't notice and just led them in with a disappointed Goyle.

I was waiting outside the door, there was still 5 minutes, and Ron and Hermione decided to go inside to get a table. I could feel my insides churning as I held the flowers, and I watched couples and dates stroll into the ball.
I just stood there, gaining my courage, pacing back and fourth.
Ginny and Colin came up."Harry, are you OK?"

I nodded, "Yeah, I'm fine." I said looking up for the first time and over Ginny's shoulder I saw Katy."

"You totally dised aunt Ginny?"

Hary chose to ignore that."Hey!" I grinned giving her the roses. " You look beautiful," I said eying her whole outfit. I offered my arm to her and looked into her eyes. Chicks dig that.

Katy smiled brightly."Thank you." She stuck one in her bodice and sent the others to a vase in her dorm in a burst of blue. She took my arm.

Claudia looked over her shoulder not seeing Katy, although she had seen Me at the front. She frowned slightly, wondering if when Draco noticed Me and Katy together if he would lash out.
Draco Just looked at Crabbe and Goyle and they knew he was telling them to GO AWAY. As they did. They found a seat with enough seats for all of them and Draco led Claudia to the floor."Dance with me..." he told her smirking. Trying to be seductive, but coming out a little more creepy, than anything else.

Claudia looked up at his smirk, "Well how could I resist that?" she said grinning and taking his hand. She set her flowers down on the table and followed him into the dance floor.

Draco led her into a sweeping dance, looking int o her eyes.

His eyes seemed to glaze over. He leaned in and kissed her softly and quickly.
"I love you..." he said unconsciously...he felt very strongly for her."

"So he was trying to get her into bed?"

"Probably, knowing him. Seemed to have worked, since they have a kid now…

Pansy and Snape were dancing. She wore a pink fluffy ball room dress that looked like something you might find on a doll... or in a fish bowl…

Claudia was kissed quickly, but passionately, or as passionately as a snake can kiss, "I love you too." Even though they hadn't been dating long, she felt emotions she had never experienced before.

He deepened the kiss pulling her closer. Yes they move fast and yes they are both sluts…"

"Not a lot of room to talk, now do you have Potter?" Fred teased.

"No, but I genuinely cared for her." Harry's eyes glazed in memory, but he drew himself back." She might have had her problems, but I very much loved her.

I strolled in with Katy at my side. I was wondering if we should dance first or get a table. "Would you like to see if we could get a table or dance first?" I asked turning to her, smirking slightly. I couldn't help it, something about her just made me happy.

That smirk made her weak in the knees. "Which ever..." she said. Her throat and mouth were unnaturally dry."

"And of course you were stuck on her enough to notice her mouth going dry? Or is it creative lisence again? Or the all seeing Harry?" Teddy asked.

"I was just that stuck…" he said with a faraway smile. "I nodded, "Okay, let's dance now and worry about a table later." I grinned pulling her gently to the dance floor swinging her around. As I looked into her eyes If elt that I wanted to get to know her better, "So do you like Hogwarts?" I tried asking, honestly curious. If she wasn't enjoying herself, at least, she was fitting in okay."

"Or were you the one fitting-----"

"Drop it. Katy smiled,"It has family and friends, the things that make life worth living, so yeah..." she smiled, swooning a bit. She was just that into me.
I grinned, I liked that friends and family meant something important to her. " If I didn't have friends in my life I don't know what I would've done for these past few years." I said looking down at this. I looked up shaking my head, trying to throw that tone off. " So, you seem to be pretty popular already," I said smirking and nodding his head toward Claudia.

Katy looked at her cousin."Yeah. You know," she said, changing the subject abruptly," I love my cousin, but I don't like how cruel he can be to the innocent. If they did something to deserve it, then yeah, but not just 'cause it's fun," she sighed.

I frowned, "Yes, I would be one of those victims." I said shaking his head, "But it doesn't bother me that much, I'm used to it now." I said looking up and grinning at her.

Katy smiled. Then what I had first said hit her."You're one of those victims?" she said concernedly."

"Merline, was her cousin dead. She would have his hide… Hence why I liked her so well. " Fred said with a grin.

"He's a brat, but carries himself well and of that, I'm proud. You never would have guessed that he wet the bed till he was 7..." Her hand went immediately to cover her mouth when she realized what had slipped out. Draco was going to kill her. That's was passed through her mind, you could surely tell."

"Dude! Draco wet his bed still he was 7?" Fred screamed.

"Why did you never tell us?" George asked. "Brother, we must creat a new line of dalls for the shop."

"Action figured, brother, action figure, with specal bed wetting abilities…"

"Yes…most deffinitly," George agreed.

"Harry laughed inside but kissed her cheek lightly and looked at her worried expression,"I wont tell." he said looking into her eyes, his voice seemed to go to a soft whisper, "I promise." Which is why I never told, but with her gone, I think telling like this would be ok…

I frowned, "Oh, don't worry about it, I've done my fair share." I admitted. As I watched Katy blush I blushed as well and turned away for a moment. Darling, what are you doing here?"

"What part are you telling Teddy?" Ginny asked.

"The ball!" Fred announced before Harry had a chance to put it delicately.

"The ball? Oh, yes… that was a particularly good night for me…"

Harry's face grew red. "What happened?"

" Oh, nothing really, Colin helped me work on my wand technique."

"Oh. Well if that's…. what?"

Fred and George whooped with laughter and ginny grinned and made her escape, happy that she'd given Harry a little taste of shat she'd been dealing with each time he took up telling the story.