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THIS WILL BE A LONGER CHAPTER! I PROMISE! (and I just realized a BIG mistake! The Holiday Ball is supposed to be the Yule Ball!!!! I can't change it this far into the story cuz ppl will get confused...SORRY!!!!!!)

"Ginny, what do you think?" Hermione twirled around in her outfit.

"It looks great! Ro-I mean...your blind date is gonna flip!!"

"But he can't see me until the end...no one can see anyone except the teachers and people of the same sex. So whaT'S THE POINT?" Hermione didn't realize Ginny's error, and continued talking. (OOPS...capslock) "I wonder who Harry's going with.."

"Cho," Ginny answered.

"What about Neville?"

"You don't want to know," Ginny replied honestly as she helped Hermione with her shoes. She had to muffle a laugh, though. She knew this was Hermione's way of finding out about Ron, without anyone suspecting a crush.

"Fred?"

"He's going with George," Ginny smiled.

"YOU'RE KIDDING!!!!! They...who..."

"George is going to be the girl. Dressed up and everything. I think Fred's calling him 'Georgia'," she explained, laughing.

"Oh my god!!!!! Do they have any real dates though, or were they doing it just because they couldn't find any?"

"They had millions of girls lined up, and they couldn't choose. I think George wanted to ask Katie Bell though..." Ginny informed.

"Who's she going with?"

"No one. But Fred and George know that Wood likes her...They didn't want to screw thintgs up between them."

"Does she like him?"

Ginny noddeed vigorously. 'She won't admit it though. Stubburn. They make the cutest couple, too."

"What about Sally?" Hermione asked, not being abled to disguise the hatred and fury that powdered her voice.

Ginny's tone matched hers. "Last I heard, it was either Malfoy, or..." Ginny clamped her mouth shut.

"Who, Ginny!" she demanded. "Not Ron! Please not Ron!"

"No. Neville."

"WHAT?!?!?"

Boys' Dorm

"WHAT!?!?!?!?!?!?!?"

"You're going...WITH HER!" Ron raged.

"Yes. Is that a problem?" Neville asked calmly.

""YES!!!! In case you didn't notice, she broke Ron and Hermione up! And ruined our PLANS!" Harry yelled.

"Uhhhhh...plans?" Ron asked.

"Nothing!" Neville snapped.

"Let's go..."Harry said, miffed.

"Yeah..."

AT THE HOLIDAY BALL

"Gin? How am I supposed to know where to find my date?"

"He's a guy, Hermione. Look at the food table. Say 'who wants punch?' and he'll walk up to you. Remember: you'll only be able to see his body though. All because of that stupid spell they put on us..."

"Okay..."

Hermione walked up to the table that was surrounded by guys. "Who wants punch?" she asked, rather stupidly.

"I do," a voice whispered in the relative area of her ear. She whirled around, and saw a body. It looked familiar, but Hermione couldn't pin point exactly why.

"Are you my date?" she asked.

"I guess..."

"Let's dance, then." He grabbed her, and started to dance balloom style. He even smelled familiar. A little strong on the cologne, but it did smell very familiar.

"Who are you?" she whispered, holding herself closer.

"I can't tell you," he pulled her closer.

"You seem so..." Hemrione paused.

"Familiar." They both said. Hermione was now pressed against him, and her body seemed to mold into his. It was all to familiar. The smell, the feel...all of it.

He gasped.

"What?"

"I know...who you are." He said quietly.

"Then who are you?"

"Hermione, just listen to me. Whatever happens tonight, or in the future, I want you to know I love you. I would never hurt you for any reason. You are one of my best friends. I love you like a best friend, but I also have serious feelings for you. I don't know how long they'll last, and I don't know if you even have feelings for me anymore...but love's gota go both ways, Hermione. That's why we're friends. We both love eachother, as friends. But for a while, I've wanted to take it up a notch. I want you to love me like I love you."

"R...Ron?"

"Yes...but stay here. Don't go back upstairs. I have more to tell you."

The heads of this couple began to fade back into vision.

"I won't...I love you, too Ron. Like a friend. But just for now. I want to love you lke that, and I have before. But I need some time to think...I don't want to rush into a heavy relationship like that until I've got my head on straight."

She kissed him on the cheek, a sign of a friend's love. A BEST friend's love.



YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!!!!!!! They speak to eachother!!!!! This seems like a really good place to end. I don't know if I should end here, and make a sequel...or just keep going. Tell me EVERYTHING you think in a review!!!!!! Wait...I can't end here. I have to tell about Neville's date! Nevermind!!!!