Disclaimer: Harry Potter and associated characters do not belong to me. They belong to JK Rowling and I am not trying to steal anything,

Authors Note: Ok, I owe a HUGE apology to everyone who's put up with me for leaving you hanging for the last four or five months. I don't have a good excuse, I just didn't feel like writing, and I'm SORRY! Please forgive me. Anyway, lets move on.

Authors Other: I'm too lazy to edit, but I changed my mind on what ball this is. There never was a Halloween ball, just a Christmas Ball (which is the one he's asking her to now) and an Easter Ball, and the month now is the beginning of December. Another apology, sorry.

Leah's brilliant silver eyes just seemed to light up to Harry.

"Harry! I…" But then, the shining silver melted into a most dull, sorrowful gray. "Why couldn't you have asked sooner? Like yesterday, when Draco did, before I said yes to him." She turned her shoulder to me and replaced the book she was holding. Harry could see her knuckles were white.

"You're going with MALFOY!? How could you do this to me, go with the worst person in the world! I-"Harry couldn't finish with his raving because Madam Pince, the librarian, interrupted him with her stern voice.

"This is a library young man, not a playground, and your shouting will not be tolerated. Get out at once, or I shall call Mr. Filch to take care of you."

Harry had spun angrily to face Madam Pince, and before he could say another word Leah rushed past him towards the door, nearly hitting Hermione and the way. Hermione gasped, looked over to where Harry was standing red faced, back to the door swinging closed from Leah, and quickly hurried off after Leah. Harry stomped out the other side of the library, and by this time Ron had joined him.

"Didn't go to well, did it? What happened?" Ron said glancing around to see if anyone was nearby as they began to walk down the hall. They were heading towards the common room, but then Harry changed direction and started towards Hagrid's cabin.

"She's going with Malfoy to the dance," Harry said, his voice icy, but much calmer.

"Ouch, I'm sorry Harry," Ron said, remorsefully. "But ugh, why would she go with that slime ball?"

"I dunno." Harry had put his hands in his pockets and hung his head as they began to traverse through the light snow that had just fallen. Hagrid wasn't home, but Fang invited them in and consoled Harry with his happy licks. A half hour later they returned to the common room, where Harry explained his story to everyone there. Of course, when he had finished, Lavender and Parvati started jumping up and down and exclaiming that some prediction of theirs had come true by this happening. Just feeling too tired to cope, Harry retired to his bed, but rest evaded him there as well. He had another dream.

Tom Riddle's house again, and Voldemort with his back towards me. Lucius was there too, just as before. Nagini the snake was coiled around Voldemort's chair, her head lost from sight.

"My lord! I am pleased to tell you I have found a way to lure Potter off the grounds to somewhere where you can kill him. My son used a powerful love potion on Potter's heart's desire to make her fall in love with himself. He and the girl will go to the Christmas dance on December 24th. He shall then pretend to whisk her away against her will to the place off the grounds. Potter, being the noble yet jealous maggot he is will follow them and BAM! No more Potter!"

Harry could see the malice that flashed in Lucius's eyes when he said the last few words.

"Indeed it is a good plan, Lucius, but are you sure it will work? If you fail, the penalty is death you know, and as good a servant you have been to me in the past, it shall all be forgotten if I have not killed Potter that night."

Voldemort's terrifying voice sent chills down Harry's spine. Voldemort would kill him on Christmas Eve, and use Leah to do it.



Well, how has my rusty quill worked? You never know, I might be in such a good mood right now to write the next part quite soon, and I'm sure REVIEWING this for me would give that notion a good boost ;)