Disclaimers: Anything or anyone you don't recognise belongs to me, especially Eltala Riddle, and Lily Snape

Disclaimers: Anything or anyone you don't recognise belongs to me, especially Eltala Riddle, and Lily Snape. Everything else belongs to J K Rowlings. I haven't, and I won't make any money out of this!

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Were you right with who Ron would ask?

Who? - Chapter Four

Ron blushed, as Harry knew he would. "I was thinking of asking Hermione."

"WHAT!?!?!?!?"

"Well, we have been really good friends for the last 4 years. You?"

"Cho Chang…"

"Good luck, I guess. This year you'll have less competition."

That silenced them, for a while, as they thought of Cedric Diggory, the other Hogwarts Triwizard champion, who had been killed the year before. Harry's stomach clenched, as he thought of who had killed Cedric. Voldemort. You Know Who, was back, and very much alive. Once again, people were being marked and killed by the dark lord.

Harry got to his feet and walked slowly up to his dormitory, feeling the same fear, which he had felt, back in second year. There had been several attacks, on students, plus Nearly Headless Nick, and Mrs Norris. Finally Ginny Weasley, Ron's sister, and then first year, had come very close to being killed. Then with Ron's help, Harry killed the Basilisk, thus saving Ginny.

* * *

Hogwarts had a rather uneventful night, highlighting when Peeves, the School Poltergeist poured the contents of the Headmaster's Pensieve on Professor Dumbledore's head. This caused Dumbledore, to wake up suddenly, all his worries coming to him at once.

Only a few hours later, Harry had the whole Gryffindor team out of bed, and on the Quidditch Pitch. Harry was taking over as Team Captain, now that Oliver Wood had left.

"What we need is a Keeper." Harry looked thoughtful. "I suppose none of you happen to know any promising younger students?"

Angelina cut in with "There is that new fifth year, what's her name Lily Snape. She looks pretty fit, maybe she plays."

George, still annoyed at the early morning, said " Well, I don't know about fit, but I certainly agree about pretty. I hope she does play. What with that ball coming up and all."

He and Fred sniggered.

"But seriously though, if we had a Snape on our team, and we win, that'll really wipe the smiles off the Slytherin's faces."

Harry was wondering about Eltala. Surprisingly he didn't feel so much bad feelings against her, even than Ron. Harry, Ron and Hermione had discussed whether or not to tell anyone about her family. Ron was all for it, but Hermione supported Harry, for not telling. Ron had given in, very quickly, and Harry had a small idea, that that was because, it was Hermione, Ron was disagreeing with. Oh well, they made a good couple…

Quite soon, Harry had the team up in the air, practising tactics, and moves that might just be what was needed to win their next game, against Slytherin. Eventually even Harry's excited spirit was dampened by the cold and by exhaustion, and so they headed up to the castle.

"Hey Hermione, did you get me my schedule?" Harry asked as he ladled out porridge, for Ron, Hermione and himself.

"Yeah… Here it is." Hermione passed him a slip of paper. Harry looked down at his timetable.

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

9:00-10:30

Potions S

Transfiguration

S

Herbology S

C of MC S

11:00- 1:30

Transfiguration

S

DADA

2:30- 3:30

DADA

Potions

S

Transfiguration

S

Divination

S

4:00– 6:00

C of MC

S

Divinity

S

8:00 Astronomy S

Potions S

Herbology S

"Double Potions with Slytherin. GROAN."


Why must they always put us with the Slytherins? With Snape? Oh well. Still, they were with Slytherin for everything except DADA.

Ron asked excitedly "Who do we have for Defence Against The Dark Arts?"

"I don't know, I'm surprised they didn't introduce a new teacher last night. Perhaps we will get the real Moody as our teacher." said Hermione.

For a while the three discussed, all the different Defense Against Dark Arts teachers they had had, talking of how Lupin had been a Werewolf, Quirrel had been a death eater, Lockhart had been a fraud, and Moody had turned out to be Voldemort's second in command, disguised with Polyjuice Potion. They were talking about how Severus Snape had been after the job, when who should come walking up but Lily Snape. Hermione and Ron didn't know that she was Snape's daughter, and they kept talking, despite Harry's frantic attempt to change the subject. Lily listened uncomfortably, for a while, but then she got up and left. Then Ron and Hermione finished.

"Where'd she go?" asked Ron confusedly.

Hermione answered cheerfully "Probably gone to Potions, which is where we should be."

Harry corrected her "No, we have half an hour. But that isn't why she left. You know how she shares a last name with Snape, - "

"Oh no…"

"He's her father. She came up and heard you two, and left."

The three of them, got up and began the long damp descent to the Potions dungeon, talking on the way.

"She's pretty, Lily is."

"Harry, don't give up on Cho Chang!"

"I'm not! Besides, Cho isn't going to the ball, not with me, not with anyone, it gives her too many bad memories."

Ron interrupted with the unexpected.

"Hermione?"

"Yes?"

"Would you…"

"What?"

"Will you come…"

"Where?" (although Hermione knew perfectly well what he was asking.)

"Will you go to the ball with me?" Ron stuttered.

A/N Sorry about the cliff-hanger. Can you guess her answer?