About a week later Harry was approached by Dumbledore. "Harry we have the school completely materialization proof. You know after a while that word gets kind of hard to say *Chuckle*"

"Yes Professor I know what you mean. I have been talking about it with Ran and Hermione a lot and that has been happening to me." Harry told Dumbledore.

Dumbledore went into a short lecture, "Yes. But as you know Lord Voldemort is still out there so he must have other ways of getting into the school. You still must always be with someone at all times. The staff has been alerted of this threat. As of yet we are not enforcing any new rules but we may have to if he finds other means of getting in. This is very serious so if anything happens go to a staff member at once. Ok."

"Yes Professor." Harry said as he walked away, but he thought, "Damn, Snape knows I lied. This sucks. He is going to take away more points away from Gryffindor." His train of thought was broken when Dumbledore said something.

"I know you lied to Professor Snape yet he will not be deducting points. And by the way, no cursing... At least in front of staff."

Harry blushed. "Yes sir." Then Harry thought, "He can read minds...?"

"Yes." Dumbledore said as he walked towards his office.

Over the next few days Voldemort was the last thing on Harry's mind. "Harry! Where have you been! You did not meet me at your last class! I was so worried about you! Don't EVER do that again!" Hermione exclaimed to Harry in their common room after He forgot to meet her.

"I am sorry Hermione but I was with Ron, so everything was fine. I have not seen Volde... He who must not be for about a month. He can't get in the school. It has been materialization proofed!" Harry tried to explain.

"I don't care! You can't be making me worry like that!" Hermione was in a fit.

"Ok, ok, ok, just calm down. I promise I will never do it again. I am sorry." Harry said.

"Ok. But if you forget again I will turn you into something for a day." Hermione calmly said.

"Everything is ok now." Harry got up and walked over to her and started to hug her. Hermione's face blushed so hard she thought her head was going to explode. When Harry stopped she did not look at him.

"Should we go down for lunch now." Hermione said as she walked towards the door.

"Sure." They left but Harry could not stop thinking about Hermione. "Why is she so possessive. She is acting like... No. That would never happen. She would not like me. Plus I don't like her. Do I? Why can't I stop thinking about her!? I am confused"

The days went by and Harry could not stop thinking about Hermione. Yet he did not admit he liked her.

The Halloween dance was that night. Harry and Hermione did not have dates to it. Ron was going with Lavender, Dean with Parvati, and Seamus was going with Ron's younger sister Ginny. Well obviously Harry decides to ask Hermione when no one was paying attention in the common room.

"Umm... Hermione." Harry said shakily.

"Yes Harry." Hermione had a twinkle in her eye that Harry noticed.

"Well... The Halloween dance is tonight so I was wondering..." Harry was hesitating. Harry put his hand on the back of his head like he was thinking.

"Harry I know what you are going to ask and yes. I will go to the dance with you." She starts to blush so she turned away. "We can meet up with Ron and everyone tonight in the common room. Then we will all go to the Halloween feast, and then the dance." She walked up to her dormitory.

Ron walked up, "What were you and Hermione talking about?"

"Nothing much. We are just going to the dance together." Harry said as he started to blush.

"Oh... I see. Is anything going on between you two?" Ron said trying not to laugh.

"NO! Maybe I should ask if anything is going on between you and Lavender." Harry was embarrassed.

"Well are we an ass tonight or something. Anyway I am not supposed to tell you this until the dance but Lavender and I have been going out for about two weeks." Ron said.

"Are you serious! No way! Damn Ron, congratulations!" Harry yelled.

"SHHHHH! Its a secret. Don't tell anyone until tonight." Ron whispered

"Ok man. Well we should go up and get ready." Harry said.

"Yeah. We better. Lets go." Then they both walked up to their dormitory.

When Harry, Ron, Dean, Seamus, Hermione, Ginny, Lavender, and Parvati were ready they all met up in the common room. They talked for a few minutes then headed toward the great hall. When they got there they were amazed at the decorations. There were bats flying around, Spiders on the walls ("Spiders! Why spiders! I hate spiders!" Ron said), all of the schools ghosts were flying around everywhere, and much more.

They were heading toward their Gryffindor table when Draco Malfoy and his friends Crabbe and Goyle came up to them. "Hello Potter." Malfoy said menacingly.

"Out of our way Malfoy." Harry tried to say with out getting mad at the site of his face.

"So I see you are going with that mudblood Granger to the dance tonight." Malfoy was provoking them.

"DON'T EVER CALL HER THAT!" Harry yelled so most of the hall turned and looked at them.

"Calm down Potter. Its just words." Malfoy laughed and walked away with his friends. Harry was about to pull out his wand but Hermione stopped him.

"Don't Harry. Its ok. He has called me it many times before." Hermione told him as they started for the table. Hermione was wondering why this time Harry got as pissed as he did.

"Well next time I am going to blow his ass up." Harry muttered.

They all sat down and ate. Halloween was the largest feast of the year. After they all ate the first, second, and third years went back to their common rooms. They were not allowed to be at the dance unless asked by a fourth year or above. Then with a wave of Dumbledores wand all the tables in the great hall disappeared leaving a very large dance floor.

As the dance started Harry reminded Hermione that he was not a good dancer. Actually, the first time he had ever danced was last year. Harry and his friends had had a few dances when Harry asked if he could talk to Hermione in private.

They walked to a corner of the room. "Hi Hermione..." Harry was nervous.

"Umm... Hi Harry. What did you want to talk to me about." Hermione was also nervous because after Harry was done talking she was going to ask him something to. It ended up being the same thing.

"Well Hermione we have been friends since or first year..." And Harry got lost. He just could not put it in words. "Well... I am having trouble saying it."

"Well then how about I ask you something then you can ask me what you need to ask me. Umm..." Hermione wanted to get it over with so she said it really fast. "I was wondering if you would go out with me?"

Harry was shocked. He was not sure if he heard right. "Umm... Come again."

This time she went slower. "Will you go out with me. I can understand if you say no."

"Well you know what... I was just going to ask you the same thing so I guess my answer would be yes."

Hermione was not expecting this, but she was happier than she had ever been before. She stared him in the eyes as he stared back. There faces were starting to come together for a kiss when they heard, "WHAT'S TAKING SO LONG!?" It was Ron. There faces backed away.

"Should we tell them now?" Harry asked.

"Lets decided when we get there." They took each others hand and walked over to their friends.

"So what were you both talking about?" Ginny asked.

Harry and Hermione looked at each other. "Just stuff." Harry told them.

"Oh come on." Parvati said.

"Just tell us." Added Dean.

Hermione whispered in Harry's ear, "Lets just tell them. They will find out eventually."

Harry nodded. "Well we all know how Ron and Lavender are the happy couple of the group. Well there is an other couple."

"Who?" Seamus asked?

"Who do you think Seamus!" Lavender exclaimed to him and smacked him in the back of the head.

"I knew it." Ron said. It was like this the rest of the night.