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Bella's Point of View
I ran out the Great Hall and followed Hermione to the Gryffindor Common Room. She must have been really upset about something because she hadn't even made it into the common room; she was sitting outside the fat lady portrait sobbing.
"Hermione, are you okay?" I asked.
"No," she sobbed harder. "It's just hard being around Ron sometimes. He's just so thick. How can he not know how I feel about him?"
"He's a guy, Hermione." I rolled my eyes. "Of course he's oblivious to these types of things. Besides, Hermione, you're gorgeous, you'll be able to find a guy even if Ron doesn't pull his head out his ass."
"What about the dance, how am I going to be able to face him with Lavender?" she shrieked. "I mean, how can he not see that I love him?"
"You'll be okay, Hermione. I'll be with you the entire time."
"You'd do that for me?"
"Yes, Hermione, you're my best friend." I gave her a hug and wiped a few tears from her face. "Now, let's get you cleaned up." I said the password to the Fat Lady and together we walked to our dorm.
Once Hermione was tear free, I decided that we needed to start preparing for the dance.
"Why do we need to get started so early, Bella?" Hermione asked.
"It's tradition. Haven't you been to a ball before?"
"Well, I went to the Yule Ball with Victor Krum, but the preparation wasn't anything like this." I laughed at her.
"I guess that's what happens when you hang around guys all the time. Why don't you go take a bath in the prefects' bathroom before we get started on everything?" I suggested.
"Okay, I'll see you in an hour or so." Hermione started walking towards the door.
"Make sure you shampoo your hair and put your perfume on." I told her before she left. She gave me a salute in response before walking out the door.
I decided to take a shower in our adjoining bathroom. Once I finished my shower, I started doing my nails with Lavender Brown. I honestly didn't like her that much because of my loyalties to Hermione, but I decided to give her a chance because she was Ron's new girlfriend.
Hermione came back into the room squealing and jumping around. She almost knocked over some of the nail polish.
"What are you so excited about?" I asked as I blew on my wet nails. Lavender had painted them a gorgeous blue that matched my dress perfectly and she charmed a few silver streaks on them.
"I just talked to Justin again." She said with a wide smile.
"Oohh, your mysterious date to the dance." I smirked. "Why have I never met him before?"
"Well…I guess in a way I was waiting for the right moment." She said slowly. "I just know you'll love him. He's really sweet and nice and he seems very smart." Hermione said all in one breath.
"Sounds like the perfect guy for you." I said. "You seem to have forgotten all about Ron and what an idiot he was."
"I'm not sure I'll ever be quite over Ron, but this could be good for me."
"Well I 'm very glad." I said with a smile. "Now get over here so I can paint your nails." I said. "Tell me more about this Justin guy." I told her as I grabbed her hand.
"He's a Gryffindor; I think he's about a year ahead of me. He has dark hair and the most amazing blue eyes."
"Sounds dreamy."
"You have no idea." She giggled. I don't think that in the few months that I'd known Hermione that a sound like that ever came out of her mouth.
"I'm glad you like him." I grabbed her other hand and began painting her nails a glittering gold.
Once our nails were painted, we did each other's hair and makeup. I lined Hermione's eyes with dark brown kohl and put on gold eye shadow. I straightened her hair and placed it in an elegant bun in the back of her head with a few ivory combs placed on either side. Once her hair was finished, I helped her into her gorgeous gold one shoulder dress.
"How do I look?" Hermione asked.
"Like a goddess, all eyes are going to be on you tonight." I exclaimed. "Now, can you help me get into my dress?" I had already finished my makeup and I was almost finished curling my hair. Hermione nodded and she helped me pull my dress up. My dress was a blue and a strapless with a sweetheart neckline. It had a bit of beading in the center at my waist before it flowed down to the floor. My makeup was smoky and matched the blue my dress.
Hermione finished curling my hair mad two small French braids on each side. She gathered the rest of my hair into a braid before making an elegant and slightly messy knot at the base of my neck.
"You look gorgeous, Bella." Hermione said.
"Thank you! So, where are you going to meet this Justin guy?" I asked.
"We're meeting outside the Great Hall."
"Do you mind if I go with you? I really want to meet this guy."
"Sure, Bells." Hermione and I linked arms and headed down the stairs. Lavender had left a few minutes earlier. She was sitting on the couch waiting as Ron argued with Harry. Ginny was sitting next to Lavender with an exasperated look on her face. Although she looked annoyed she looked flawless. Her dress was a light coral color with tiers all the way to the floor. Her red hair was curly and she had a matching coral flower in her hair pulling part of it to the side.
"You look gorgeous, Ginny." Hermione said and I nodded my head in agreement. She turned to look at Lavender and her smile dropped. "Lavender, you look…" The only thing I could think of to describe Lavender was trashy. She had on a criminally short strapless dress in a dark red.
"I know," Lavender said proudly. "I must look so good that I left them speechless." She told Ron. Hermione and I looked at each other before walking away. I could tell that neither of us was in the mood to deal with Lavender.
On the way to the Great Hall I asked Hermione all sorts of questions about Justin. Apparently, he was the prefect for Ravenclaw and they had talked to each other during the meetings although he expressed no interest in her before. When we reached the entrance to the Great Hall, Justin was already standing at the entrance and he was holding a small bouquet of red roses.
"I know they don't compare to your beauty, but I thought you should have them." Justin said as he handed Hermione the flowers. Hermione blushed. "And who might your lovely friend be?" he asked.
"I'm Bella Potter; it's a pleasure to meet you." I said holding my hand out to shake his. He lifted my hand and kissed that back of it and I blushed. "Well, there's no sense in me staying here." I said. "I approve; have fun." I gave them a final way and skipped into the Great Hall.
I was immediately bombarded by the smell of pumpkins. There were large carved pumpkins levitating above the tables. Each long wooden table was covered in a bright orange cloth as well as candles and leaves. The tables were also piled with various foods and desserts; their smell mixed in with the aroma of pumpkins.
I saw Fred and George doing funny dances in the center of the room. Before I could make my way over to them, someone grabbed my arm and dragged me to the corner of the room.
"You look absolutely breathtaking, love." Draco said. When I went to respond, he pulled me into a searing kiss.
"Thank you Draco," I blushed. "But you should be more careful, we could get caught."
"Let us get caught." He said boldly. "I want to shout to the rooftops that you're my girl."
"That's really sweet Draco, but I'm not sure our respective friends will like that."
"My friends like you."
"I haven't even met them."
"Yeah, but they think you're hot even though you are Potter's sister." He shrugged his shoulders. I blushed and slapped his chest.
"Seriously, I don't want to cause any problems if Harry finds out about us."
"So you expect me to keep our relationship a secret." He suddenly looked very mad and he glared at me.
"Only because you and Harry hate each other, if things were better then maybe I'd consider it…"
"Then that's what I'm going to do," Draco said kissing my nose.
"What are you going to do?" I asked, skeptical.
"Your brother along with Weasley and Granger are going to become my new best friends." He said confidently.
"Draco, somehow I doubt that is going to happen."
"We'll see about that." He said. "Save the last dance for me." He kissed my cheek and walked off.
I moved to the middle of the dance floor where Fred immediately pulled me into a dance with dramatic twirls and dips. After I danced with Fred for a while, George and I danced with complicated lifts and spins. I was having so much fun dancing with the twins that I didn't notice when I was spun into the cold yet strong arms of Edward Cullen.
"What are you doing, Edward?" I asked in a small voice.
"I just need a few minutes of your time." He pleaded.
"You don't deserve that after lying to me." I said and started to pull away. His hands gripped tighter on my wrists and I couldn't break free. "Edward, you're hurting me." He immediately let go of me.
"I'm so sorry, Bella. I didn't mean to hurt you before, or now, or ever."
"Just leave me alone, I have nothing to say to you." I turned around and started to walk away.
"Bella please," he said. "I love you." I paused for a split second before I continued to walk away.
Hermione's Point of View
Justin was the perfect date. He was polite, funny, and he never let me stay alone for too long. We were dancing gracefully around the Great Hall to a waltz that didn't match the music.
"Are you having a good time, Hermione?" He asked.
"Yes, this has been the best night of my life so far." I blushed.
"Have I told you that you look beautiful?"
"A few times."
"Well, I shall say it again." He stopped dancing for a moment to look into my eyes. "Hermione, you look absolutely breathtaking and I'm really lucky that a girl like you is here with me." At his words I blushed a bright red and ducked my head. He lifted my chin so that I was looking straight into his eyes.
"Please don't try to hide your face from me." I looked down slightly before looking into his eyes again and slowly leaned in.
Before our lips could meet, a tall body pushed its way in between us. I saw a flash of bright red hair and looked up to see Ron.
"What are you doing?" I asked in a harsh tone.
"Saving you from making a huge mistake." Ron replied in a loud voice. "You were about to kiss this idiot."
"I know very well what I was about to do and I don't see how it's any of your concern." I glared at him. "You're the one who didn't want to go to the ball with me so you have no say in what I do."
"I broke up with Lavender." He said in a quieter voice.
"Did you just think that I was going to jump into your arms?" I asked. "It doesn't work that way."
"But I realized my mistake. She was flirting with other guys. Besides, I want to be with you." He took both of my hands in his.
"We can't have a relationship just on your terms, Ronald. And I'm not some consolation prize just because you tossed your old girlfriend to the side." I took my hands from him. "I deserve more than that." Tears welled in my eyes and I ran out the Great Hall to both Justin and Ron calling my name.
Ginny's Point of View
It was hard to keep Harry's attention while I danced with him. I caught him looking around the room for someone while running a hand furiously through his hair.
"Is something bothering you?" I asked in a quiet voice.
"Umm….N-no." He said distractedly. His emerald eyes continued to scan the room.
"This isn't how I pictured dancing with you."
"Well, you had to know I was a bad dancer, Ginny. Honestly, did you see me at the Yule Ball last year?"
"Although your dancing leaves much to be desired, that's not what I'm talking about." He didn't respond. "Harry? Are you even paying attention to me?"
"What? Sorry, would you repeat that?"
"What is capturing your attention?" I asked harshly.
"It's just…nothing." He said quietly.
"I've waited a long time for you to want to talk to me and be with me as more than just Ron's little sister, and it's obviously that I'm going to have to wait for that a little longer."
"Ginny, what are you talking about?"
"I've wanted you to see me as more than just Ron's little sister, and you're not even paying attention to me. You're treating me like some random girl you found somewhere that you can toss to the side when something more interesting comes along."
"That's not true." He said half-heartedly.
"Yes it is." I shouted back at him. "You're not even paying attention to me. You're too busy looking at..." I followed his line of vision to see that he was looking at Cho Chang. "Of course." I sneered. "If you didn't want to go with me, why did you ask?"
"I thought it would be fun for us to go as friends." He smiled sheepishly.
"You know what; I think we need to break up." I said.
"Ginny, we aren't together. You need to be in a relationship to break up."
"No, we're in a friend relationship and obviously we both want different things out of this friendship." I said. "I want more; you don't."
"What does this friendship break up entail?"
"Well, we would be more like acquaintances from a distance. Maybe we can give it a try later."
"I really am sorry, Ginny." He said. "I really thought that I was over her, and I can see now that I'm not."
"Don't worry about it. A girl like her must be hard to forget." I said with a sad shrug of my shoulders. "I'm just gonna go." I turned around and started walking away from him. "Good luck with Cho." I tossed over my shoulder before continuing to walk out the Great Hall.
A/N: I hope you liked this chapter. I am so so sorry about the long wait. I lost the flashdrive that I keep this story on and I already had this chapter a few more already written. I had to re-write the whole thing, but I think it turned out better than the first time so I'm happy about that. Again, sorry about the long wait. Now that it's summer, I should be able to get more chapters written. Be sure to check out my profile for a poll on who Bella should end up with and also check out my livejournal account. Please review! (:
REPOST A/N: Okay, so I hope this fixed the coherency problem that I had with other chapters. Also, check out my profile for a new poll on what you would like me to write after I finish this story.