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With or Without You

Chapter One: The Yule Ball

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(Excerpt from Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, by J.K. Rowling)

He climbed into the common room and found Ron and Hermoine having a blazing row. Standing ten feet apart, they were bellowing at each other, each scarlet in the face.

"Well, if you don't like it, you know what the solution is, don't you?" yelled Hermoine; her hair was coming down out of its elegant bun now, and her face was screwed up in anger.

"Oh yeah?" Ron yelled back. "What's that?"

"Next time there's a ball, ask me before someone else does, and not as a last resort!"

Ron mouthed soundlessly like a goldfish out of water as Hermoine turned on her heel and stormed up the girls' staircase to bed. Ron turned to look at Harry.

"Well," he sputtered, looking thunderstruck, "well – that just proves – completely missed the point –"

Harry didn't say anything. He liked being back on speaking terms with Ron too much to speak his mind right now – but he somehow thought that Hermoine had gotten the point much better than Ron had.

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With or Without You – U2

See the stone set in your eyes
See the thorn twist in your side.
I wait for you.
Sleight of hand and twist of fate
On a bed of nails she makes me wait
And I wait… without you

With or without you
With or without you.

Through the storm, we reach the shore
You gave it all but I want more
And I'm waiting for you…

With or without you
With or without you.
I can't live with or without you.

And you give yourself away
And you give yourself away
And you give, and you give
And you give yourself away.

My hands are tied, my body bruised
She got me with nothing to win
And nothing else to lose.

And you give yourself away
And you give yourself away
And you give, and you give
And you give yourself away.

With or without you
With or without you
I can't live
With or without you.

With or without you
With or without you
I can't live
With or without you
With or without you.

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~ If there ever was one song that simply defined Ron and Hermione, then this is the one. With or without you. I can't live, with or without you. Sums it right up, doesn't it. Well, this will be my first Ron/Hermione fic. I hope you enjoy it! It'll be about the two of them realizing their love for each other, and working up the courage to confess it.

There will be a lot of interesting twists to this tale. First and foremost – Ron's best friend is Draco Malfoy. Crazy? Yes, yes it is. And where's Harry? Hmm…he's no longer with them. Not dead! Just…no longer there….mysterious, I know, and something I will further explain.

So our main characters:

Ron Weasley

Hermione Granger

Draco Malfoy

Ginny Weasley

Harry Potter

Fred & George Weasley

Narcissa Malfoy

And a few others…

Review and let me know what you think.

The story begins with the next chapter.

~ Eclipsed Planet

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