~ Chapter 15 ~ ~ The Dates ~

In the following weeks everything had died down. Everyone had stopped talking about Harry's lady in red, and about the Dance to be held on Halloween.

~ Earlier That Week ~ Harry stormed into Severus' chambers after getting word there was to be a dance on Halloween, the day Voldemort was to attack Hogwarts. As he opened the door he saw Severus, Malum, Albus, and Amanda (who was half asleep) talking about the Dance.

"You can't have a dance that night!" Harry yelled

"Harry, you must understand, how else will we be able to keep all the students under the care of the Professors?" Albus asked Harry

"But it will be a blood bath, if Voldemort shows up!" Severus said madly to the headmaster

"My mind is made up." Albus said as he got up to leave, "Good-day." He said as he tossed Amanda a lemon drop and left leaving three very mad male Snapes and a very happy female Snape.

~ End Flashback ~

At lunch Harry sat talking with Hermione, and Amanda, as they had no idea where Ron was. "Oh my." Amanda said, the other two looked at her, "Looks like Ronny-Boy has a date."

And so it did as Ron came walking up with a very tall brunet with short hair, "Hi Guys this is Nikky Slawhead." Ron said as he sat down next to Harry with the girl sitting on the other side of him.

"Hi!" She said in a surprising English accent. "Ronald was just telling me how wonderful you all were!" she gushed (and as Amanda noticed holding hands with Ron under the table, but was also checking out Harry)

"Hello." Amanda sneered as she raised her eyebrow and got up

"Where ya going?" Harry asked her

"I have a need to be sick." Amanda said who was being grossed out by the couple.

"I'll go with you." Hermione said, who was rather upset with Ron and his Girlfriend, Harry nodded to saying he would go with her.

As the three got into the hallway they walked down to the library where they found Severus, and Malum arguing over something trivial. Harry walked over and sat down by Severus and Amanda went over and sat by Malum and the two students looked at the book they had open between them, (History of the Dark Arts) that had nothing to do with what they were arguing over.

Hermione who didn't want to bother the Snapes went to look at books when she ran into a very tall boy with brown hair. "Oh I'm sorry!" She said. And he smiled a cute little smile,

"You know I have been waiting to run into you for a while now." He said and held out his hand, "I'm Nicholas Slawhead, but my friends call me Nick."

She shock his hand and smiled, "Your not related to Nikky Slawhead are you?"

"Ya, she is my twin, we are both in Ravenclaw though I'm not sure how she got in there. she is going to the dance with some red head."

"That's one of my best friends." Hermione told him,

"So wanna go to the dance?" He asked, and to even her surprise she said yes, just as the bell rung.

Hermione ran out and over to her friends as they were getting ready to leave when Draco walked in and looked at Amanda, "Got a date for the dance?"

"Why wanna be mine?" Amanda sneered giving him a no-chance-while-Hades-is- not-frozen-over look, and Malum stepped in front of her and looked down at the blonde,

"She won't now go away, your late for DADA, Ten points from your house, now GET!" Malum yelled, Draco just stood there frozen,

"I believe I'll make that twenty points, now GO TO CLASS!" Severus yelled. Amanda rolled her eyes at how over protective her brothers were being.

A/N- 2,786 words! Sorry for the wait! Ummm. whats new. not like you all care about my when you post news note but anyway. did any one get the Scorpion King spin off last chapter? Ummm. I want your input on who Amanda, and Malum should take to the Dance (it will be next chapter). Ummm. if you want it to be a made up person, or your self, send me just a little note like house, name, year, hair color, and what not! I need to go now. I have to study for a biology test. FUN FUN FUN!!!! *Hugs all her reviewers* BTW who ever sent me a review yelling at me for waiting so long, thanks! I didn't realize it had been that long with out an update. Guys after about two weeks and I haven't updated send me an e-mail at mutts_are_lovable_too@hotmail.com and it might help. By the way to my friend SNL. you got your wish girlfriend! LYLAS!