Okay! I've decided to stop w. the poll bc NOBODY seems to like Ron.

Sorry it took awhile for me to update this and all but I have been kick off of my computer for the longest time and I've had projects left and right.

On with the storie!

Chapter 21

A few months passed by. Hermione forgave Fleur for leaving, Draco and Ron still fought A LOT, and Harry…well, let's just say he had kind of a pissy attitude when Hermione and Ron were both near him.

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Hermione walked around colleting the karaoke sign-up sheets, that she and Draco had posted the month before.

Ron- Amazed
Draco- She Will Be Loved
Blaise- Girlfriend
Nayeli- Leave (Get out)
Harry & Natally- Whiskey Lullaby
Jeremy & Ginny- Yeah
Hermione- Concrete Angel

'Draco's name on the Gryffindor sign-up sheet? Something has really got to be up with him. And what is it with the song he is singing? Does he actually have feelings for me or has he been hit with a spell to make him act funny? And how in the world did Blaise get in here to sign-up? Maybe he had Draco do it. Who knows?'

After she was done picking up the sheets from all the common rooms and the Great Hall, she walked to the stone gargoyle in front of the stairs leading to Dumbledore's office.

"Let's see the lists Miss Granger." Hermione then handed the lists to Dumbledore.

"Hum, I can not allow more then one duet per house. Either Harry and Natally will not perform or Jeremy and Ginny will not. You and Draco must make that choice. Come to me when you two have made the decision, and I will announce it to the school when the date and time of when the performances will take place."

"Yes sir!" Hermione turned around and walked toward the door.

"Is there anything that you would like to tell me, Miss Granger?"

"No sir. I don't think that there is." Before he could ask her anymore questions she ran out of the room.

She walked and walked just to explore the corridors of Hogwarts and find Draco to talk to him about the Karaoke night when she heard someone call her name. She turned around quickly, it was Loca.

"Is it true, Mye?"

"Is what true, Loca?"

"Did he do what they said that he did?"

"Who and what are you talking about?"

"I'm talking about Ron! Did he rape you?!?! I heard Fleur, Draco and Harry talking about it."

"When did you hear all this?" Hermione said looking at her friend like she was an alien.

"Um…do I have to tell you?"

"I want to know when you heard this, Nayeli!" Hermione said starting to get frustrated.

"Fine then. About a month ago. I went up to ask her about the homework, because I didn't understand it, and when I started towards the door, I heard Harry yelling, 'I know Ron better than that. He would never do that to Hermione. He loves her like a sister!', and then I stood outside to listen to what was being said, and well both Draco and Fluer said, 'Then why would he rape her?', that is where I walked in, and Draco and Harry left. I really didn't want to ask really, but it has been on my mind, and I keep questioning myself over and over again if it could have possibly happened. That is why I am singing that song on Karaoke night. I'm going to break up with Ron."

"They must have been talking about another Ron and Hermione, because like Harry said, Ron loves me like a sister, and would never do something like that. Its either that or they all have an active imagination! I am going to have a talk with those two imbeciles that we call friends."

"Excuse me Miss. Granger! Who are you talking about? I could here you yelling around the corner. Another incident like that and there will be a serious reduction in House Points for Gryffindor."

"Sorry Professor McGonagall. I must take my leave now, Nayeli. Important Head Business to attend to."

"I will talk to you later! Oh and when is Karaoke night and the first dance?"

"Come with me Miss Black, I will answer these questions." McGonagall said as Hermione departed towards the Head Common Room.

(K/V: There is no family relation between Sirius and Nayeli, they just happen to have the same last name. Nayeli is a muggle-born. I also couldn't think of anymore last names.)

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In the Gryffindor Common Room…

Harry and Natally were sitting peacefully in front of the fire, talking about their lives after Hogwarts, and how Harry going to the U.S. will effect their relationship, if they still had one.

"Natally, we really need to talk!"

"You're not breaking up with me are you?"

"For Merlin sake woman, no the bloody hell I am not!"

"Oh! Then what is it then Harry?" Natally flushed red with embarrassment from her last question.

"I love you to death, and I was wondering if you would make me the…"

Before Harry could get all of the right words out of his mouth, Ron came waltzing into the common room.

"Harry! I have something IMPORTANT to tell you. You can't tell anyone, even though I know that at least three people know about it already."

"I was in the middle of something here!"

"I don't give a flying rat's ass about what you were doing! It is much more important then what you were going to do."

Harry looked at Natally, who wanted to hear what Harry had to say before he was so rudely cut off, and nodded, indicating that it was okay for Harry to leave with Ron to hear what he had to say and that she would be right where she was when he got back.

Harry and Ron left the common room to a secluded classroom where none could hear them talking.

"What the bloody hell do you want? I was just about to ask Natally if she would…"

"Marry you? Like I said this is just a little bit more important than that. I want to talk to you about Hermione, and what happened between her and I."

"WHAT?!?!?!"

"Calm down, I'm going to explain it in a minute, let me just see if… okay no. Well, do you remember the day that Hermione beat me up and the day before that when I told you about what had happened at dinner about her coming onto me at lunch that day? Well, I lied to you! Hermione didn't come onto me. I…I…I…"

"Just tell me already dammit! I don't have all day you know. My girlfriend, hopefully soon-to-be fiance, is waiting for me to return."

"Draco and Hermione have been telling you the truth!"

"SO YOU DID RAPE HER! YOU ASSHOLE!" Harry's scar started to hurt, but he paid it no mind. Now he's been able to control his own scar with his emotions. When ever he gets angry it starts to hurt. "Why you little…" Harry got so frustrated that he stormed out of the room after punching Ron in the face nearly breaking his nose.

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Meanwhile in the Head Common Room…

Hermione walked in the door, calling for Draco, trying to find him. She went upstairs into the bedroom and found him asleep on the bed.

'Awwwww! He looks so adorable when he is sleeping. I shouldn't wake him…too late it looks like he is waking up! Where do I go? I know I'll hide under my bed. Nope, I'm too big to fit under there. Oh well! I'll just run out of the room before he notices that I am in here.'

"Hermione?"

'Damn he caught me!'

"Yes Draco?" She asked sweetly.

"Is there something wrong?"

"Not really. We just have to make a choice between the joint performance for Gryffindor for the karaoke night and then Professor Dumbledore will announce the date and time."

Draco took the list from Hermione, looked at it, smirked, and said, "What in the bloody hell is 'Yeah'?"

Hermione rolled her eyes, smiled, and responded with a little laughter, "It is a song that Jeremy likes. You know that he is from that school that burned down in the U.S. That song is loved by a bunch of people there."

"Well I don't like either of them, Jeremy and Ginny that is. Let's go with our buddies, Harry and Natally."

"Did you just say OUR buddies?"

Draco grinned, and Hermione took that as a yes!

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Later that night in the Gryffindor Common Room…

"What did you want to say to me earlier Harry?" Natally asked curiously.

Harry reached in the pocket of his robes, kneeled on one knee, opened the box that he had pulled out of his robe where there was a beautiful 14K gold engagement ring, and said, "As I said earlier, I love you to death, and I was wondering if you would make me the happiest man alive and marry me when we get out of school."

Natally thought that he was playing with her and she started to laugh until she noticed the most serious look that she'd ever seen on Harry's face.

"Oh my! Are…you…serious?"

"Yes I am!"

"Harry, I love you! I won't let you down. Yes I will marry you!"

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