A/N: Here's the next chapter. Hope you like.

Previously

"No worries, you two. I wouldn't have been able to last a whole lot longer anyhow. I must say though, it wasn't as bad as guys always make it out to be."

As he said this, both girls looked at each other and grinned identical evil smiles, smiles that could have rivaled Fred and George Weasley.

Chapter Twenty-Eight

So Much To Do, So Little Time

The kick-off feast the night before had been like any other holiday feast. Nothing special. But all the students were looking forward to tonight's theme of "club" night.

"So which outfit are you wearing tonight, Ginny?"

"You're just going to have to wait and see, Blaise. I mean come on. You've only been asking to see the clothes we bought every other day."

"Well, I keep hoping that you will let your guard down and I can catch you unawares and figure out what you're wearing."

"You'll see later, now shoo," she said, shoving him out of the portrait hole. You can come back in two hours."

Ginny walked through the common room to Hermione's room where Ginny's clothes were laid out. She still didn't know what Hermione was going to wear. She looked around the room, but didn't see Mione anywhere. Then she heard a yelp of joy coming from the bathroom.

"What on earth are you doing?"

Hermione turned around and Ginny could see that Hermione had magically layered red highlights into her hair within seconds. "You like?"

"Very much," Ginny answered her friend. "By the way, what are you wearing tonight?"

"Come see," she said, grinning and pulling Ginny out of the bathroom and back into her room. She pulled something out of the closet and put it on her bed.

"Draco's gonna have a heart attack and Blaise is going to try and make you change."

Hermione laughed, "Yeah, but he knows that I won't. He knows just as well as you do how stubborn I am. Shall we get changed now?"

"You bet."

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"You ready to go, Gin?'

"Yep, you? Never mind, I can see that."

Hermione grinned at her and flounced to the door. She held it open for Ginny who stepped out and into Blaise.

"It's about time, it's about to start. You two take forever."

"Blaise, mate, they're girls. What did you expect?"

"Yeah, I know. By the way, Ginny, you look fabulous."

"Thanks," she said, blushing. She was wearing the black dress with a black velvet cloak. The cloak had a wide front opening allowing the guys to see how she was dressed.

"I have to agree there," Draco said.

Hermione made a mock pout, "What about me?"

"Well," Draco said, looking her up and down. "I can tell right now that you look bloody amazing. But I would prefer to make that judgment until I can see just how magnificent you look."

"Fine," she harrumphed playfully.

"Can we go, now," Blaise asked.

"Yup, let's go," Hermione said.

Blaise took Ginny's hand and Draco put an arm around Hermione's waist, surreptitiously trying to feel what she was wearing. Hermione knew what he was doing and slipped out of his arm and took his hand in hers, smirking at him.

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"Holy shit, Draco. You are one lucky man."

He wasn't sure where the comment had come from but he knew it was because of something Hermione had done. He turned and looked, and didn't care that his mouth was hanging open.

Hermione had finally taken her knee-length black leather jacket off to reveal what she was wearing. She wore ruby red leather pants that had criss-crossing elastic cords up the side seams. Her top was also leather and ruby red. It was another corset top. The front middle section was about four inches wide at the top and narrowed as it got further down her body. This section had the elastic cords across it as the pants did. On either side of this were two-inch wide strips of leather flanked by sections of the cords over seams. The back looked the same as the front so that there were four sections with elastic cords and four strips of plain leather. As with any corset, it was designed to draw attention to the bust, which it did magnificently.

Draco finally registered that he was supposed to say something, "Yes, yes I am." He walked over to Hermione, "Would you like to dance?"

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December 15

Well, I realize that it's been a few days since I've written, but I'm writing now. Tonight was the "Club" night of our Christmas Celebration. I wore a pair of red leather pants and a red leather corset that I had designed based off an episode of my favorite muggle TV show, Alias. Apparently I looked quite amazing. That is, if Draco's and almost every other guy's reaction was anything to go by.

Draco and I danced together all night. There were a couple times, when we had stopped to get a drink, that a guy would try to come and get a dance with me, but Draco would glare at him and put his arm around me. The only guys he would let me dance with were Harry and Blaise. Anyone else, not a chance.

Throughout the night, Draco danced off and on fairly consistently. We'd dance for a while, then get really hot and stop for a drink. And then we'd go and dance some more. Ginny commented that there were times when she noticed that there were couples who were trying to dance like us. She also said that had any of the teachers been able to, they would have had to step in to maintain some semblance of decency. It was very sensual, the way we were dancing.

Draco felt so good when he was pressed up against me, and I almost regret that fact that we can't go as a couple to the Masquerade for the Celebration or his family one. Maybe I could cast a spell so that I could identify him. Or maybe I'll just be able to tell who he is. I don't know. I can't wait to meet Narcissa.

I wrote to Molly the other day and she told me that they were friends in school, with my mother. She said it had been a surprise to everyone when she had married Lucius, because she had never been one to care about blood and that she was like a combination of the two of them.

I'm so tired, and tomorrow is another big day. Tomorrow is the Karaoke night and should be fairly embarrassing for some and excruciating for the rest of us. I hope people actually know if they can sing or not and plan accordingly.

Hermione Danica Zabini

A/N: I know its super short but I wanted to update before I left. I will be gone a week and I know it will be terrible for you all but I think you can make it through this. Cya in a week!

Kat