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Chapter 11 – Getting a Date

As Adie scribbled in her book for Professor Snape, she reflected on the past few days. Everyone had gone ball crazy! Boys now tailed after the girls of Beauxbatons whilst a gaggle of girls followed Krum wherever he went. Adie had noticed that the Durmstrang champion had been going to the library a lot lately...very mysterious. So far no one had asked her to the ball and she wasn't bothered by it, but she knew that she didn't want to go alone.

She flipped a page and began scribbling again.

"This is mad. At this rate, we'll be the only ones in our year without dates."

She didn't tell Ron that no one had asked her yet, so she was also dateless. It would be weird going with either Ron or Harry. Both she and Harry smirked as Snape shoved Ron's head back down. He leaned over to Harry.

"Well us and Neville."

"Yeah, but, then again he can take himself."

Adie leaned over and whispered.

"Haven't you heard?"

Both Harry and Ron looked stumped, so she took it as a no. Hermione filled the blanks for them.

"It might interest you to know that Neville's already got someone."

Ron sighed.

"Well now I'm really depressed."

Adie felt Fred move next to her and saw a piece of paper float over to Ron. She gave the twin a quizzical look. Ron frowned as he read the note.

"Get a move on or all the good ones will have gone."

She smirked as Ron lent over.

"Who you going with then?"

Fred threw a piece of scrunched up paper towards Angelina Johnson. She looked round, eyebrows raised.

"Angelina?"

"What?"

"Do you want to go to the ball with me?"

Adie forced down a laugh as she watched Fred mime dancing and then point to himself. Angelina nodded and lent her head on her hand.

"Yeah alright."

As Fred winked at their younger brother, George looked over at the blonde next to him. He wondered whether or not she'd been asked by anyone...then wondered why he cared. He quickly lowered his head, to avoid blushing, as Adie noticed him staring. Fred nudged his twin.

"What?"

George watched as his brother's eyes flicked to Adrian, then to him, then his eyebrows went up and he mouthed.

"You thinking of asking her?"

He shrugged. All three of them looked round as Ron spoke again.

"Oi, Hermione. You're a girl."

Hermione looked up at him, sarcasm lacing her voice.

"Oh well spotted."

Adie opened her mouth and Harry tugged on his arm. They'd both spotted Snape walking back towards them.

"Come with one us?"

He tried to do what Fred did, but failed miserably. Snape hit both him and Harry on the head, narrowly missing Hermione.

"Come on. It's one thing for a bloke to show up alone, but for a girl it's just sad."

Adie's eyes widened and she shook her head rapidly. Wrong move Ron! Hermione's eyes narrowed.

"I won't be going alone, because believe it or not somebody's asked me!"

She stood and handed her book to Snape. Then she stormed to get her things and hissed to Ron.

"And I said yes!"

The Hermione swept from the room. Ron looked to Harry and Adie.

"Bloody hell. She's lying right?"

Adie shrugged.

"If you say so."

"Look we've just got to grit our teeth and do it."

Adie smirked as Snape stood behind them both. Ron continued to talk until the professor grabbed them by the hair and shoved their heads down. She finished her notes soon after and handed her work in.

"I'll see you guys back in the common room. Good luck with your dates."

She then walked out of the Great Hall and back to the common room. After she'd gone Fred gestured with his head for George to follow.

Adie was doing some more scribbling later that afternoon as snow began to fall. This time she was writing a letter to her family. She had no idea where they where, but she knew that her dad's owl; Columbus, would find them easily enough. The eagle owl nudged her shoulder with his head and hooted quietly. Adie giggled and stroked his chest feathers.

"I know I know, you're an impatient so-and-so! If you're hungry go to the Owlery!"

Columbus ruffled his feathers and hooted, but didn't move from his perch on the back of the chair. As she finished her letter and attached it to the owl's leg, Adie heard the Fat Lady's picture open. She looked up as she patted Columbus on the head to see George walking into the room. She raised an eyebrow at the lack of Fred by his side...he looked naked and alone without him. Adie looked back to Columbus as George walked over to her. He sat down on the opposite chair.

"Whatcha doing?"

Adie looked up and smiled.

"Just double checking my letter's attached properly."

George nodded.

"He's a cutie!"

He stretched out a hand to stroke the owl, but the bird nipped at his fingers and seemed to glare at him. Adie laughed loudly as he swore.

"Bloody bird!"

"Then don't call him cute!"

She prodded his chest, then flicked his forehead. Then she turned to Columbus.

"Alright you, off you go...get fed then get out of here!"

Slightly offended looking, the owl took off and flew out an open window. Adie then turned back to George who was sucking on his finger.

"You ok?"

"Yeah...so..."

"Soooo..."

Well it was a start...George had never any difficulty talking to people, he even had a good conversation with Hermione from time to time...so why was it that he was panicky about asking Adie to a dance?

"Uh George did you want something?"

"Yeah..well...no...I mean yeah...gah...alright alright do you wanna go to the Yule Ball with me? There I said it!"

Adie blinked. Had she heard right? George, Ron's older brother, had just asked her to the ball? George's red face and shy look confirmed that he in fact did. Embarrassed and completely confused, George got up to leave.

"Sure!"

"What?"

"Well you're the first person to ask me, and I would like to go with you."

George looked at her.

"You sure it won't be to awkward?"

She shook her head.

"No, it'll be fun!"

He smiled and nodded.

"Ok, good...great...well I'll see you then."

"Ok."

"Ok!"

As George walked up to his dorm, Adie noticed how Harry and Hermione had entered the common room. She walked over to them and raised an eyebrow at Harry's miserable look.

"Why so glum Harry?"

Not looking up from her book, Hermione answered.

"Cho has already got a date for the ball."

"Oh."

She ruffled Harry's hair and lifted his legs to sit on the sofa. She didn't want to make him feel worse by telling him she'd just got a date, so folded her arms and kept quiet. Suddenly the door opened and Ron was lead in by some girls, Ginny included. Harry sat up.

"What happened to you?"

"Ron's just asked Fleur Delacour out!"

They all gathered round Ron, who was white as a sheet and listened as he recounted the event.

"She was just walking by, you know how I like it when they walk. I couldn't help it, it just all spilt out."

Ginny frowned.

"Actually he sort of screamed at her, it was rather frightening."

Just then, as Ron admitted his total lack of way with the opposite gender, the Patil twins walked past the group. Adie nudged Harry and he looked up.

"Hi Harry!"

"Ask them! I know that they don't have dates!"

He blinked and then ran after them.

"Hey!"

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