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Eliza: Hi hon! Well I hope you like her outfit and Marie's for that matter. I've been drawing them and I figure something very elegant would do, whatta ya think? Review and tell me. I'll only say the colors that I'm certain of Marie's is going to be a blood red wine color. And Hermione's is going to be either white or a midnight blue. Or both. Hehe that''s all Ill say! Hope you like this chapter!

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NOW THE STORY

Diary-

Today I went and got my dress. Oh it's wonderful. I don't want to tell you what it looks like yet, tomorrow I will. Marie got a beautiful one as well. It took forever to find them, but we went to this old beat up robes shop that no one else went to and saw them in the back. Lavender and Pavarti, from what I saw, have the most hideous robes I've ever seen. I feel bad for Dean and Seamus. Lol.

Today went we got out of the carriage I slipped and fell into Harry's arms. I was so embarrassed he just stood there holding me and we just looked at each other. I almost swore I saw something, but then again that was probably just Angel getting into my thought system again.

Marie and Ron were whispering a lot on the way back to the castle, I think he really likes her. I know Marie likes him a lot and was estatic when he asked her. I wish Harry would ask me. Oh no I'm not doing the pity thing again. No I refuse to feel sorry for myself.

Well I just have tomorrow and then the Ball. I'm so excited even though I'm going by myself. Maybe Harry will dance with me as a friend at least. I figure if that's as good as its going to get, then I'll gladly take that. We get the day of for the Ball. So Marie is going to hang out with us and she and are going to get ready in here together. I'll see you tomorrow night Diary. Night night.

Ciao~

Mione 3

Hermione fell asleep very fast do to wonderful dreams of Harry

The next morning Hermione was woken up by soemone jumping on her bed. Opening one eye she say a laughing Harry jumping on her bed.

"Come on Mione, its past lunch time you need to get up lazy head. You have exactly 6 hours till the dance and Lavender has her groupies getting all done up already. Don't you want to get ready as well?" he teased still jumping on her bed. Hermione raised her eyebrows at him and shook her head pulling the covers over her and fell back to sleep.

Outside her blankets Harry was not jumping anymore instead he was tickling her.

"Come on Mione get up. I brought food for you! You need to eat." He heard her laughing and felt her squirming underneath him. (he was laying on top of her.) He pulled the blanket down and saw a red faced laughing Hermione. He laughed too and gave her a sloppy kiss running out of her room. He didn't see Hermione go into a daze and touch the wet cheek.

"You silly boy." She muttered. She blushed and smiled jumpig up and down in her bed laughing and her Angel inside her head was screaming, HE KISSED YOU! I TOLD YOU HE HAD FEELINGS FOR YOU! HE KISSED YOU HE KISSED YOU!

"But it was only on the cheek." Hermione said with a frown, then she shrugged and jumped up and down again on her bed.

When she finally came down to the common room she saw Harry and Ron playing poker and Marie watching with a funny smirk on her face. Hermione and Maire both being Muggle-borns had taught the boys how to play and couldn't get them to stop.

"So who's loosing the worst?" Hermione whispered to her.

"Ron, but if Harry gets rid of his queen he'll be in deep shit." Hermione laughed playfully, and realized something.

"How did you get in here?" Hermione asked Marie smirked.

"Ron came down to the Ravenclaw portrait and got me while Harry went to wake you up sleepy." Hermione blushed and Marie giggled.

"Ha, I believe that is a full Ron." Harry said laying out his cards. Ron looked at them then at his and threw them on the table.

"I am the poker champion!" Harry cheered. Hermione smiled and shook her head.

"You only won because the girls were talking I lost my concentration." He said sticking his tongue out at Harry.

"Just be happy we didn't show you how to play with money." Hermione said shaking her finger at them.

"Yeah but then if we do we are going to play." Marie teased. Hermione laughed and nodded.

"No no I'd rather keep my money form you two. I have a feeling that I'd go broke if we did play you both." Harry said raising one eyebrow.

"Yeah I am known to always have the best hand at poker." Hermione said.

"Yeah well-" Harry was interrupted by a squeal.

"Oh oh Ron I wanted to talk to you about that new novel! Come on we have a group already to talk about it!" said a giddy girl. Ron groaned and rolled his eyes.

"As much as that sounds like so much fun and excitement, I've decided to stop reading them and get the real thing." He said smiling at Marie, who blushed.

"Oh no! Don't do that! We LIKE having a mans point of view! PLEASE!" she whined. Ron just shook his head and stood up taking Marie with him out the door, holding her hand. Marie shot a look back at Hermione and Harry. Hermione winked and chuckled a little. Harry was shocked and pleased at the same time.

"Well, I guess its just you and me and the deck of cards Mione, wanna play?" he said wagging his eyebrows up and down at her. Hermione smiled and nodded with a devilish grin plastered on her face.

"Of course I still have to get yo back for your lovely wake up call." Hermione replied slyly. Harry looked at her and gave a some what weak smile. This made Hermione feel much better.

"Ok start.."

Two and a half hours later

Marie and Ron had come back looking rather flushed and happy with each other. Hermione and harry didn't notice this because they were still playing poker, except they had moved to the couches. Marie smiled and went around to Hermione and looked at her cards, then to Harry's. Ron watched her as she kept a straight face.

"So who's winning?"

"Hermione." She said smiling. Ron sat down in a chair across from them and pulled Marie into his lap and watched them play.

"Hit me" Harry said still looking at Hermione. Hermione gave hiim two cards and placed one down herself and looked at them. The entire time keeping a poker face. While Harry on the other hand, well she could read his face like a billboard.

"Full." Harry said smiling. Hermione smiled even wider, this got Harry nervous.

"Royal Flush." Hermione said simply. And placed her cards down. Harry looked at them and slumped his shoulders.

"Remind me never to play this with you." He said smiling shyly. Hermione smiled and kissed his cheek sloppy. Harry laughed and pushed her off him.

"That is for this mornings kiss. Come on Marie we might as well start getting ready for the Ball." Hermione said pulling her up stairs. Marie waved to Ron and Harry and followed Hermione up the stairs.

"So Harry got beat by a girl?" Ron teased.

"Come on lets get ready too. I need a shower and you need to do something with that lipstick on your face." Ron blushed and wiped it off while Harry pushed him up the stairs to the boys dormitories.

(Selena Notes: oooo should I stop here? Yah I should. NO one wants to know or care about HOW they get ready for the ball. I'll put the next chapter up later today!)

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Selena