A/N: I'm terribly sorry for taking so long!! So many things have happened and it kept me delayed!! I finally got a chance to finish this chapter, which has got to be the longest one. A typhoon just hit days ago, so I'm using my laptop and we're relying on a generator now. I'm actually happy to tell you that coincidently, I have a new niece! Which I think, is very amazing because my cousin has named her Kira (can't spell), and it's funny how I have a character named Kyra! Coincidence? Oh well, just wanted to share that.^_^ Anyways, enjoy the long chapter!!

An Early Switch

            The next day, Marty woke up to the sound of a closet opening. She remembered that she was going with Kyra and Cho to Hogsmeade. Cho's posse wondered why she needed to go when Cho had a pretty dress ready in her closet. Marty gave the lame excuse of "accessories."

            Marty got dressed into Cho's velvet travel cloak. Tomorrow would be the day she would return to her body. She headed to the entrance hall, meeting Kyra, Cho, who was with Hermione.

            "Morning everyone." Marty greeted.

            "Morning Mar¾Cho." Cho said as Kyra tried to cover up for her. Immediately, Hermione noticed.

            "Okay, what is going on?" Hermione asked suspiciously.

            Cho and Marty looked at Kyra. Kyra sighed. "Well, Marty and Cho switched places. So we've actually been having classes with Cho…"

            "I knew it! I noticed that Marty, or Cho, was answering every single question in Potions, and I know Marty wouldn't care a bit in Snape's class!" Hermione said with triumph. "But…why?"

            They explained to Hermione on the way to Hogsmeade, in which they sat in a compartment by themselves in the train.

            Once they arrived at Hogsmeade, the attendant said, "Any students for Diagon Alley?"

            "We're allowed to go to Diagon Alley?" Marty asked.

            "Oh yes. Professor McGonagall announced it just this morning." Kyra replied.

            "Well, we'll have to go wherever Malfoy and Dean are going." Marty said. "So we can tell them…"

            "Look!" Hermione pointed out the window. Draco, Crabbe, and Goyle were headed into village along with other students headed into the village while Dean and Seamus we're getting off the train. "Hurry before the train leaves!" They all rushed through the train and got off just before the attendant closed the door.

            "I think we should split up." Cho suggested. Kyra nodded. Cho went with Hermione and Kyra went with Marty. "We'll meet in Madam Ropely's in half an hour!!!"

            "Where would Malfoy go?" Kyra wondered. "I still can't believe we're doing this though…"

            Marty gave her a look. "Maybe in Honeydukes?" They entered Honeydukes, only finding Crabbe and Goyle, arguing with the cashier. "No Malfoy here." They walked further in the street. Then Marty saw a familiar face in the window. "Is that him?"

            Kyra squinted to see what she was looking at. "Yup, it's him. Go on, I'll be out here." Marty smiled nervously and entered Gregory's Gift and Coffee Shop. Marty was wondering why Draco had been in the gift shop, away from Crabbe and Goyle. She saw him sitting on a table near the window and she took a deep breath as she walked towards him.

            "Um…Draco?" She said worriedly looking at the handsome blonde boy looking out the window. Soon the boy looked at her.

            "You're actually talking to me…" said Draco giving her a mixed look.

            "Can I at least sit? I, I need to talk to you…" She bit her lip. Draco pulled out the chair that faced the window. Marty sat down as Draco's arms were crossed. She sighed.

            "What do you need to talk about?" Draco asked without even looking at her.

            "I, just wanted to clear things up." She said slowly.

            "Things?" He said still not looking at her.

            "I'm, I'm not who you think I really am." She said waiting for him to say something. Then she continued, "And that, I really want to be with you but¾"

            "But what? Because of that Sherman…" Draco finally looked at her.

            "No…it's because…" She said slowly and noticed that he was looking deep into her eyes. "I'm not Cho…"

            "What?" He looked at her as if she was mental.

            "I'm not Cho." She said again.

            "What are you saying? You're obviously Cho!" Draco looked at her strangely.

            "This may be Cho's body but this is not Cho inside!!" Marty tried to make him understand.

            Draco's eyes widened. "If…if Cho's not in there…where is she?"

            "In, my body…Marty's body." Marty suddenly felt a weird pain on her chest and a whirl in her head.

            "What?" Draco stood up.

            "Oh my god…it's early…" Marty looked at her hands and her vision was becoming a little blurry. She ran out the door. "Cho!!"

            "What the?" Draco said as he stood in the doorway.

            "Marty?! I mean…" Kyra yelled as she saw Draco follow after her. "Uh oh…" She ran after them as well.

            Meanwhile, Cho was having some difficulties.

            "You can't be Cho, are you feeling okay?" Dean asked worriedly.

            "Grrr. I'm Cho and I can prove it to you!!" She was so frustrated as she looked around. On the other hand, Hermione was trying to hold in a laugh. Suddenly, Cho saw Tommy. "Tommy!!"

            "Excuse me? Do I even know you?" he said looking at her.

            "Yes! I mean, no. But you know me! Not the girl you're looking at!" Hermione giggled. Cho didn't know what to do. Soon, Marty came running.

            "Cho! What is he chasing you for?!" Tommy said as he hugged Marty, but she immediately pushed away. "What's wrong?"

            "Cho, I think the switch is coming early…" Marty said gasping for air.

            "What switch?" Draco, Tommy, and Dean said at the same time. Soon Tommy was arguing with Draco about chasing 'Cho' while Dean was just left clueless.

            "Oh god…." Marty felt nauseous. Suddenly she felt a sudden cold rush through her body and a light flashed as she flew into Draco's arms.

            Everyone gasped. Marty, was now in her very own body. But Cho wasn't, therefore, there were, "Two?" Tommy said looking at both of them. Although, Marty was left unconscious.

            "Enervate!" Draco said as he pointed his wand at Marty, who woke up.

            "Am I, am I back?" she asked as she stood up. She looked at her hands, felt her face, and felt taller. "Cho, it's your turn…"

            Suddenly a light flashed as Cho fell on the ground. She was back again. "Cho?" Tommy and Dean said at the same time. Dean cast the same spell that Draco did on Marty and Cho woke up.

            She got up to her feet and looked at Marty. "We're back?" Marty nodded. "Finally…um." She looked at Dean and Tommy. "Come on you two, we need to talk." The three of them headed down the street.

            "I think we should get a head start on things, right Kyra?" Hermione said.

            "Yeah, come on. See you at the shop Marty." Said Kyra walking away with Hermione. Marty reached in her pocket to find her glasses, all foggy with minor scratches.

            Draco looked at her. It now felt awkward to even say something to each other. There was a silence, but it was suddenly broken. "I'm not asking you to do anything." Marty sat down on a bench.

            "And I'm not." Said Draco. "You have completely humiliated me."

            "What? I don't understand." Marty wondered.

            "Don't you get it? I'm not in love with Cho! I expressed the wits out of me for you! And now, to think about all I have done, it was you the whole time!" Draco said angrily.

            "So that's it?" Marty said defensively. "You're embarrassed that you actually like me but you feel sick about because I don't look as good as her to be convincing!!" Draco went silent. "You bloody pig!" Marty got up and punched him in the face.

            "Aaarrghhh!!!" Draco yelled covering his nose that was dripping blood. Marty ran off looking for Madam Ropely's One Stop Clothing and Accessories Shop. Soon she found it, a quite large shop in the corner with manikins wearing different formal clothes, dress robes, and casuals.

            Marty entered, finding Kyra, Cho, and Hermione near 3 mirrors with a woman which should be the manager. "What exactly are you looking for?" the woman asked.

            "Well this looks very pretty, can I please try this on?" Hermione asked as she was looking at what came to be a long white gown with lace and flower designs on the top.

            "Ah, good choice miss, part of our latest shipment. Looks like formal Muggle clothing, but actually, it's much more convenient and more appealing, after we bewitched it to spice it up a bit. And what about you two?" She asked Kyra and Cho.
            "Hey Marty!" Hermione called her over. "Well?"

            "We'll get back to you. Maybe you should get her gown first and afterwards we might have our pick." Kyra told the manager as she headed off to the back.

            "Well, he's a big ass. He's a complete coward." Said Marty as she spotted a nice gown in the corner.

            "Why what's wrong with him?" Cho wondered. "Oh, this looks nice." She told Kyra when she saw a silver gown with a long silver shawl.

            "I agree." Said Kyra dazzling over the gown.

            "Well, he said that he's embarrassed that he expressed everything to me, and all along it wasn't Cho he was in love with, he can't believe it was me." Marty said. "I want this."

            "Here you go." The manager handed the gown to Hermione for her to try on. "What about the 3 of you?"

            "Um, can I try this kind on?" Kyra asked. The manager nodded.

            "And you?" she looked at Marty.

            "This gown." Marty pointed at a maroon dress with an old fashioned cris-cross tie that goes up on the back.

            "Wonderful choice, I'll be with you in a moment." She said. "What about you?" She went off to the back.

            "No I'm fine. I've got one already." Cho smiled.

            "Anyways, what happened with Dean and Tommy?" Marty asked, taking a seat next to Kyra.

            "Well, I finally broke up with Tommy. I was planning that for weeks but never had the chance, I can finally breathe." Cho said sitting on a box. "As for Dean, well we're not together, but we're still going together tomorrow night." She said happily. "Hermione? You okay in there?"

            "Um, I'm okay. Just trying to get this…" Hermione said in a struggling kind of way.

            "Hey you never told me who you were going with." Marty said to Kyra.

            "Aha! Got it!" Hermione said triumphantly. "She's going with Harry!!!" Hermione yelled.

            "Harry?! Blimey and you never told me?!" said Marty.

            "I…" Kyra sighed.

            "Girl blushes whenever people bring it up. Look at her!" Cho said as Kyra turned scarlet. Soon the manager came out with two gowns.

            "Here you go." She said as Hermione came out of the dressing room.

            "How does it look? Finally figured out how it works!" Hermione smiled spinning around.

            "Wow." They all said gazing at her gown.

            "I like it too." Hermione smiled. "How much?"

            "Well, it's normally 12 galleons, but I'll give all of you the same price of 8 galleons." The manager smiled. Kyra and Marty were delighted as they immediately changed into their gowns. Marty's gown had a spell to tie the back properly and comfortably without a hassle. Kyra's gown glowed whenever she spun around. Cho decided to by some new shoes, and spent 5 galleons on it. They now headed to the eye shop, where they sold magical contacts. Marty bought a pair just for the banquet, because her glasses just didn't seem appealing.

            Back at Hogwarts the next day, the banquet was all everyone talked about. Students were gathered in the entrance hall and the courtyard to have last minute talks with their friends and dates. Marty still didn't have a date, and didn't seem to mind.

            "Hey Marty!" Cho called sneaking away from her friends.

            "Hey, what's up?" She asked as she stopped reading Muggles and Magic: Devastations and Successes in the Great Hall.

            "Um, I know someone who um, wants to be your date." She whispered.

            Marty gave her a look. "And who's the unlucky guy?"

            "Well, he just couldn't stop bugging me alright?" Cho warned her.

            "Try me." Marty said.

            "Tommy…" Cho whispered.

            "Seriously?" Marty said surprisingly. Cho nodded. "Well, at least it's not Justin from Hufflepuff. He's been eyeing me since the moment I started reading in here." Cho saw Dean playing a game of chess with Ron, who was sitting next to Hermione, who was reading a book.

            "Honestly, I'm nervous." Cho said.

            "You mean Dean?" Marty asked.

            "Yeah. Oh well. Oh, Tommy's coming. I'm outta here." Cho quickly left the table. The handsome boy walked towards Marty and sat in front of her.

            "Um, Martille…" He said nervously.

            "Don't worry Thomas, you can call me Marty." She smiled. "Go on."

            "Well Marty, I'm not sure if Cho told you but, I was wondering," He looked at her. "If you'd want to be my date?"

            "Oh! Of course I will, I mean, I don't have a date so, I could be yours." She smiled.

            "Oh, phew. Okay, so I'll meet you in the entrance hall at seven?"  he soon became livelier. Marty nodded.

            In the corner of her eye, she saw Draco talking to the pug face girl, Pansy Parkinson. She could see them talking very intently, and saw Draco mouth the words "Wanna be my date?" Expectedly, Pansy smiled and nodded with delight. For a split moment, Marty and Draco glared at each other, but turned separate ways.

*I've got one more chapter, which will of course be the last. Again I apologize for taking so long!! So please review!!!!