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The warmth of the sun shinning down was prefect, or so most students thought as they lounged outside on a late fall Saturday. Winter would soon be arriving or so the chilly breeze said so and soon it would be unbearable to relax outdoors. So the students were taking advantage of current nice weather.
The girls of the all the houses, say except for Slytherin, were grouped together in little communities chatting and giggling. The boys were spread thin in small groups too, but they seemed to stick more to house alignment though. Most members of the Slytherin house were seen outside as well. Their groups were very strict segregated between years and clichés.
"That is one of the scariest things I have ever seen." Ron muttered standing beside Seamus and Harry.
"What is?" Neville said looking over his shoulder trying to see what Ron was looking at.
Neville, Dean, Seamus, Lee, and Harry all stopped and attempted to look at what Ron was. Harry and Neville's eyes few upon Draco and the small gathering he had around him across the open courtyard. Seamus and Lee looked at groups of the Professors who had just exited out of the school. Dean looked around and half expected to see a spider somewhere. Not seeing one he turned his attention back to Ron and the rest of the group with a confused look on his face.
"It's just Draco." Harry said assuming that is what Ron was looking at.
Seamus was about to say that it was just the Professors and not to worry as Snape was not a part of the group. However once Harry mention Draco and the Slytherin gathering around him, he decided not to say anything. They all assumed Harry was right and Ron was staring at Draco.
"He's not the scariest thing I have ever seen." Ron said raising his right hand and pointing. "That is one of scariest things I have ever seen."
Ron's index finger pointed to a group of girls. They sat close together giggling and chatting. Hermione and Ginny seemed to be right in the thick of it. The girls would go silent for an unnerving moment and then start giggling. Every so often Ron noticed they would look at another group surrounding them. It casual glance they attempted to make; nonchalant as a group of 7 or 8 heads all turn at look together.
"Oh Ron." Harry exclaimed in a sigh.
"Well it is. Right now they are planning their futures I bet and my guess is some of us are being roped into." Ron said fearing that the girls were imagining their wedding day.
The faint melody of an organ wafts out from behind an oak door. On the other side are guests dressed in their very best attire. Women and men sit patiently. The door opens and Ron is standing there in a tux. He can barely breathe. Everyone turns and watches him walk out, though he doesn't move. Frozen stiff from fear. Harry pushes Ron and he stumbles forward. He doesn't fall down though. Ron stands at the end of the aisle with Harry beside him. He looks down at his mother, who is crying and his father trying to console her. All of his brothers are sitting their. Fred and George are making weird faces at him, until Charlie hits them. Bill sits beside Ginny, who has grown up to be a beautiful young woman. Seamus, Dean, Neville, and Lee are behind the Weasley. They too have aged a few years. Seamus has a mustache and Lee has a nicely trimmed goatee. Dean looks the same in his face, but seems to have packed on a few pounds of healthy weight. Neville who is sitting on the end beside a blonde woman is just smiling. Ron notices from his position and ring on both Neville's and the woman's finger. Before he can let the shock of it set in the music changes and the doors open at the far end of the aisle. A young girl and boy of about 5 years of age run down the aisle. The girl throws flower petals up in the air and let's them rain down on her. The boy holds a pillow is pouting a he walks. Behind them a few steps is a young man maybe 19 years of age. She wears a light pink dress and holds a bouquet of matching colored flowers. She winks at the boys as reaches them. Ron tugs on his tie a bit. He hopes to swallow down the lump that has swelled up in his throat. A vision all in white floats down the aisle. Harry softly nudges at Ron to get his attention. Ron's eyes open wide as he looks at the approaching girl. Only then does Ron get it. This day, this moment he is about to get married.
"You probably right Ron." Seamus says bring Ron out of his head. "They're probably chatting about the Winter Ball."
"But it's not winter yet." Neville chimes in with.
"No, its not. But that doesn't stop the girls. Heck I over heard Susan talking to Hannah about the dance on the train here." Seamus says. "It's what they live for."
"Yeah they probably figuring out who they are going to con in to taking them, because you know it's not our choice." Lee says.
"Well not completely..." Dean says. "At least I know I'm off the hit list."
"You are?" Lee exclaims.
"How?" Seamus and Ron ask in unison.
"Already asked my date and she said yes." Dean said with a smile on his face. "I wasn't going to get stuck like I did last year."
The all the boys look at Dean. Then in unison they seemed to look at the girls. The said nothing, but immediately looked away when one of the girls seemed to glance in their direction.
"Honestly I swear they're look at us. I can feel their gaze. I wonder if they are talking about us."
"They're not talking about us." Hermione said in reference to Koena's statement.
Ginny leaned over laughing. Susan and few other girls started in with the giggles too. Ginny caught her breathe after a moment.
"Look at them. Of course they're talking about us." Ginny said. "The look of shock and confusion is the only explanation."
"Not really I've seen a similar look when Professor Snape is around."
"No, if that was the case Ron would have the whole 'I'm petrified' look. Right Ginny?" Hermione asked.
"Yep." Ginny added. "This look is more of... like I said shock and confusion."
"Well I still don't like they're talking about us." Koena said. "I think they are talking about..."
Koena, the first year Gryffindor student, was cut-off by Sarah's hand placed gently on her forearm. Sarah pointed with her other free hand across the courtyard. All the girls turned and looked at what she was pointing at.
"Harry, Ron." Neville's exclaimed. "Look!"
Harry and Ron, along with the rest of the boys turned their heads and eyes in the direction Neville pointing to. They forgot about the girls who sat a couple of dozen feet before them and looked across the open courtyard. Their jaws flung open as they all couldn't believe what they saw.
"Is that?" Seamus softly asked in a whisper.
"I... don't know." Neville responded back in same hushed tone.
Harry and Ron looked back at the boys and then at each other. They weren't sure if what they saw was real or not. They were too far away to be sure yet; however both seriously wondered. Harry looked over Hermione who had gotten up from the ground and was walking over to her two best friends. It was clear to see in her eyes she wondered the same thought Ron and Harry was.
"Could it be?" Hermione said sliding herself in between Ron and Harry.
"Not sure." Harry said turning his attention back across the courtyard.
"I think it is." Ron said.
The trio stood staring. The entire school fell quiet. No one was sure what they saw. Could it be a ghost?