These characters are purely JKR (sadly). If they did belong to me.
well, you have a pretty good idea, based on the ff below.
Chapter 4
Professor Dumbledore explained to the students that when he pointed to a couple, they would take of their masks. Hermione couldn't wait for her turn. She had to know who this guy was!
"Ok, everyone, calm down, calm down." Dumbledore pointed to the first pair he saw. Or rather, it was two pairs. As they pulled off their masks, Ron saw the hysterical faces of the twins. They held up their hands, screaming "Look, we found the perfect match!"
"Oh, brother." Ron rolled his eyes. Fred and George's partners unmasked, and the faces of Angelina and Katie were revealed. Everyone in the crowd began to smile and laugh, including the twins.
"Hmmm. I think this should be an interesting pair." Dumbledore pointed towards Neville. As his partner pulled off her mask, everyone gasped. Parvati was the last person any of them expected to see.
"I can't believe it!" Ron thought- "Neville got the prettiest girl in the entire school!"
Parvati looked at Neville with the weirdest look on her face. She went from wide- eyed to disgusted to mortified. And then she began to laugh. Giggle, actually. A giggle that put a huge smile on Neville's face.
McGonagall smiled, and then looked out over the crowd. "It's my turn now." She pointed to a couple very close to Hermione. 'Mione laughed as the smaller of the two people pulled off their mask, revealing a very wide- eyed Ginny Weasley. As the second person began to pull of their mask, Ginny began to float towards the ground.
"Blimey!" Ron was stunned. "It's Harry!"
Ginny smiled (she couldn't think about doing anything else, the poor girl was in shock) at Harry, and people began to gasp when he didn't say anything to her. He had a very peculiar look on his face, almost like he was confused. And then. he smiled back. Harry Potter smiled back at Ginny Weasley, and pulled her into a tight embrace. Hermione began to clap, as did her partner.
She continued to clap, until McGonagall pointed to her.
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What if she didn't like him? Why, o why did they have to unmask? Once this mystery girl realized who Ron was, there was no chance she'd stay anywhere near him- she'd probably get a laugh about it later with all of her friends. He stood there, debating whether to run. And then she pulled off her mask.
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Hermione slowly pulled off her mask. "'M-'M- 'Mione?" She smiled up at her partner. The crowd gasped. That's when Hermione realized the truth. It was the only person who ever called her 'Mione.
"What on earth- "
She was cut short when he pulled off his mask. "Ron!?!" He looked down on her and Hermione felt her knees go weak. She started to sink towards the ground, but he held her up. As they stood looking at each other in shock, the rest of the room began to clap. Ron could hear Harry whistling in the background.
"It's about bloody time!" Fred yelled. Hermione reached up and threw her arms around Ron's neck. Even Dumbledore was ecstatic. As Ron looked down at Hermione he realized something. He had been wrong earlier. When he'd commented on Neville getting the most beautiful girl in school. He knew he was wrong, because he was holding the most beautiful girl in school in his arms.
"Well, as much as we all loved that, we must continue." Dumbledore pointed to the person to Hermione's left. He was standing alone, and she realized that he was the guy from the terrace. She moved in a little closer to Ron, afraid of who this person might be.
She had a right to be afraid. When the person unmasked, Hermione buried her head in Ron's chest. She resolved never to speak of the guy on the terrace again, because she would never, ever admit that she had kissed Draco Malfoy.
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When it came time for the last dance, Ron forced himself to pull away from Hermione. "Look, if you don't want to- " She put her finger on his mouth to silence him. 'Mione wasn't sure she could handle him talking. She was still in shock from the Draco, Ron, Harry, Ginny, Neville.. ok, she was just in shock, period. So, in silence, they stepped onto the dance floor, arm in arm.
Two days later, Hermione decided that she needed to take a walk. As much as she hated to admit it, she was upset. After the ball, she'd had a late night talk with Ginny. She admitted to Ginny that she'd liked Ron for a while, and once she'd gotten that off her chest, she was much happier about seeing him the next day.
However, when she saw him he acted like nothing had happened. His only comment on the previous night was, "Well, 'Mione, it must be because we're such good friends, you see? We can find each other anywhere, like we have in the past." She had just nodded, dumbly, as the world she had envisioned in her mind came crashing down on her.
For two straight days he had managed to ignore her as much as possible, speaking only when necessary, and then, never speaking of the ball, or anything else that happened that night.
So, she was understandably upset when she left the common room that night. Somehow, she managed to wander down to the quidditch field. She began sprinting back and forth across the field, to relieve her frustration, when she realized that someone was watching her. Hermione turned to face the person, and saw the last person in Hogwarts she wanted to see.
"Hello, Ron."
"What are you doing out here, 'Mione?"
"I'm just. well, what are you doing out here?"
"Realizing how big the pitch really is." Hermione looked confused, so he explained. "Didn't Harry tell you? I'm being trained to be the new Gryffindor keeper! My first game is in 2 days."
Hermione ran to Ron and threw her arms around him. "Congratulations!!! I'm so proud of you, I always knew you could do it!" Eventually, she realized what she was doing, and she let go. "Well."
She waited for Ron to say something but he didn't open his mouth. "I, um. I have to go- it's getting late. I'll see you tomorrow, Ron." She ran inside.
He wanted to die. What on earth was wrong with him? "Bloody hell, I'm such a prat!" Why did he keep screwing up his chances with her? After the ball he had decided something. She had obviously only been happy to see him under the mask because otherwise she could have been stuck with someone she disliked. It was the only thing that made sense.
If he hadn't said something to fix the situation the next day she would have acted weird around him. He knew he had to say something about the ball first, before she thought he liked her or something. he laughed at the irony of what he was thinking.
He wished that he could just say something, get it out. But he couldn't. It would compromise their friendship, and then he wouldn't have anything with her.
~~*~~**~~*~~
Professor McGonagall walked up to the trio in the Great Hall the next morning. "Your detentions will be served today. Mr. Potter, Mr. Weasley, you will be serving yours with Professor Snape. Miss Granger, you will be serving your detention with me. Mr. Malfoy will be joining us."
THANK YOU for your reviews, I seriously hope I'll get more, but you guys are amazing. I only have one more chapter (I think), so I'll be finished soon. Until then, pleeeeeeeeease r/r!
Chapter 4
Professor Dumbledore explained to the students that when he pointed to a couple, they would take of their masks. Hermione couldn't wait for her turn. She had to know who this guy was!
"Ok, everyone, calm down, calm down." Dumbledore pointed to the first pair he saw. Or rather, it was two pairs. As they pulled off their masks, Ron saw the hysterical faces of the twins. They held up their hands, screaming "Look, we found the perfect match!"
"Oh, brother." Ron rolled his eyes. Fred and George's partners unmasked, and the faces of Angelina and Katie were revealed. Everyone in the crowd began to smile and laugh, including the twins.
"Hmmm. I think this should be an interesting pair." Dumbledore pointed towards Neville. As his partner pulled off her mask, everyone gasped. Parvati was the last person any of them expected to see.
"I can't believe it!" Ron thought- "Neville got the prettiest girl in the entire school!"
Parvati looked at Neville with the weirdest look on her face. She went from wide- eyed to disgusted to mortified. And then she began to laugh. Giggle, actually. A giggle that put a huge smile on Neville's face.
McGonagall smiled, and then looked out over the crowd. "It's my turn now." She pointed to a couple very close to Hermione. 'Mione laughed as the smaller of the two people pulled off their mask, revealing a very wide- eyed Ginny Weasley. As the second person began to pull of their mask, Ginny began to float towards the ground.
"Blimey!" Ron was stunned. "It's Harry!"
Ginny smiled (she couldn't think about doing anything else, the poor girl was in shock) at Harry, and people began to gasp when he didn't say anything to her. He had a very peculiar look on his face, almost like he was confused. And then. he smiled back. Harry Potter smiled back at Ginny Weasley, and pulled her into a tight embrace. Hermione began to clap, as did her partner.
She continued to clap, until McGonagall pointed to her.
~~*~~**~~*~~
What if she didn't like him? Why, o why did they have to unmask? Once this mystery girl realized who Ron was, there was no chance she'd stay anywhere near him- she'd probably get a laugh about it later with all of her friends. He stood there, debating whether to run. And then she pulled off her mask.
~~*~~**~~*~~
Hermione slowly pulled off her mask. "'M-'M- 'Mione?" She smiled up at her partner. The crowd gasped. That's when Hermione realized the truth. It was the only person who ever called her 'Mione.
"What on earth- "
She was cut short when he pulled off his mask. "Ron!?!" He looked down on her and Hermione felt her knees go weak. She started to sink towards the ground, but he held her up. As they stood looking at each other in shock, the rest of the room began to clap. Ron could hear Harry whistling in the background.
"It's about bloody time!" Fred yelled. Hermione reached up and threw her arms around Ron's neck. Even Dumbledore was ecstatic. As Ron looked down at Hermione he realized something. He had been wrong earlier. When he'd commented on Neville getting the most beautiful girl in school. He knew he was wrong, because he was holding the most beautiful girl in school in his arms.
"Well, as much as we all loved that, we must continue." Dumbledore pointed to the person to Hermione's left. He was standing alone, and she realized that he was the guy from the terrace. She moved in a little closer to Ron, afraid of who this person might be.
She had a right to be afraid. When the person unmasked, Hermione buried her head in Ron's chest. She resolved never to speak of the guy on the terrace again, because she would never, ever admit that she had kissed Draco Malfoy.
~~*~~**~~*~~
When it came time for the last dance, Ron forced himself to pull away from Hermione. "Look, if you don't want to- " She put her finger on his mouth to silence him. 'Mione wasn't sure she could handle him talking. She was still in shock from the Draco, Ron, Harry, Ginny, Neville.. ok, she was just in shock, period. So, in silence, they stepped onto the dance floor, arm in arm.
Two days later, Hermione decided that she needed to take a walk. As much as she hated to admit it, she was upset. After the ball, she'd had a late night talk with Ginny. She admitted to Ginny that she'd liked Ron for a while, and once she'd gotten that off her chest, she was much happier about seeing him the next day.
However, when she saw him he acted like nothing had happened. His only comment on the previous night was, "Well, 'Mione, it must be because we're such good friends, you see? We can find each other anywhere, like we have in the past." She had just nodded, dumbly, as the world she had envisioned in her mind came crashing down on her.
For two straight days he had managed to ignore her as much as possible, speaking only when necessary, and then, never speaking of the ball, or anything else that happened that night.
So, she was understandably upset when she left the common room that night. Somehow, she managed to wander down to the quidditch field. She began sprinting back and forth across the field, to relieve her frustration, when she realized that someone was watching her. Hermione turned to face the person, and saw the last person in Hogwarts she wanted to see.
"Hello, Ron."
"What are you doing out here, 'Mione?"
"I'm just. well, what are you doing out here?"
"Realizing how big the pitch really is." Hermione looked confused, so he explained. "Didn't Harry tell you? I'm being trained to be the new Gryffindor keeper! My first game is in 2 days."
Hermione ran to Ron and threw her arms around him. "Congratulations!!! I'm so proud of you, I always knew you could do it!" Eventually, she realized what she was doing, and she let go. "Well."
She waited for Ron to say something but he didn't open his mouth. "I, um. I have to go- it's getting late. I'll see you tomorrow, Ron." She ran inside.
He wanted to die. What on earth was wrong with him? "Bloody hell, I'm such a prat!" Why did he keep screwing up his chances with her? After the ball he had decided something. She had obviously only been happy to see him under the mask because otherwise she could have been stuck with someone she disliked. It was the only thing that made sense.
If he hadn't said something to fix the situation the next day she would have acted weird around him. He knew he had to say something about the ball first, before she thought he liked her or something. he laughed at the irony of what he was thinking.
He wished that he could just say something, get it out. But he couldn't. It would compromise their friendship, and then he wouldn't have anything with her.
~~*~~**~~*~~
Professor McGonagall walked up to the trio in the Great Hall the next morning. "Your detentions will be served today. Mr. Potter, Mr. Weasley, you will be serving yours with Professor Snape. Miss Granger, you will be serving your detention with me. Mr. Malfoy will be joining us."
THANK YOU for your reviews, I seriously hope I'll get more, but you guys are amazing. I only have one more chapter (I think), so I'll be finished soon. Until then, pleeeeeeeeease r/r!