Back in the dormatories the girls were getting ready for the Christmas Ball.

"What about this one?"Cassie asked,holding up a pink dress.

"Nah,I like the green one better"Amanda said,holding up a dress herself.

Nikole held up her powder baby blue dress and looked in the mirror.

"Oliver will love it" Hermione smiled.

Tricia sat on her bed and watching them.

"I wish I could go"She sighed.

"You'll get to go next year"Laura,a 5th year,smiled.

"I know...but I want to go with Draco...."Tricia sighed.

Andrea dropped her dress and turned around,agrily.

"Drea...."Nikole said.

"C'mon"Amanda said holdin her back.

Tricia was to busy day dreaming to notice.

"Fuckin first year......"Andrea rolled her eyes.

"Calm down"Lizzy said,handing her her dress.

"Are any of you ready yet?"Jesse said knocking on the door.

"NOOO,GO AWAY!!!"Cassie yelled.

All the girls giggled playfully and continued to prepare for the dance.Around 7:45 the girls all walked down the stairs to the common room.The boys immitatly jumped up.The girls smiled. Nikole in her powder baby blue dress.Lizzy in black.Cassie in hunter green.Amanda in pink.Hermione in midnight blue.Laura in dark red.Andrea in pale yellow.The boys all in their tuxes,looking nice. Nikole,Laura,Amanda,Stacey,Cassie and Herminoe,being the only ones with dates,walked towards the boys.Oliver looking Nikole over and smiled.

"You look beautiful"He said.

"You look very nice yourself"She responded.

Jesse kissed Laura on the cheek and gave her a corsage.Amanda kissed Jacoby on his cheek and left the dormatory with the other Gryffindors who were leaving.

"I wonder if they can tell us apart"Fred whispered to George.

"If I can then you know they can"Ron laughed.

"Oh shut up"George said as Stacey began towards him.

"No"He sighed.

At the last moment Stacey and Cassie crossed and stood infront of the right boy.

"Nevermind"Fred laughed.

"C'mon!"Andrea said grabbing Nikole's arm.

"What?"Nikole asked.

"I have to meet Draco!C'mon!"Andrea tugged on her arms.

Nikole sighed and took Oliver's hand and they headed down to the Great Hall.Once there,Andrea ran and jumped into Draco's arms.

"Sickening,isn't it"Ron gagged.

Suddenly the doors opened and Ashley walked in,wearing dark red velvet halter top with black dress pants.Everyone turned to look.Snape headed strait for her.Everyones eyes followed.A Ravenclaw girl was talking to her.

"That's a pretty silver necklace with a black pendant,where did you get that?"

Ashley was quiet for a moment then said "This old thing? Its my mother's"

Snape looked at her.

"Ashley,I told you not to come tonight'He said.

"Oh,C'mon Professor!"Ashley smiled.

"No,Ashley.Go back to you Dormatory"Snape responded.

"I don't get him"Nikole whispered to the others.

Everyone agreed,seeing Snape pull Ashley out of the Great Hall.

"Where is he taking her?"Seamus asked.

"That's not the way to Ravenclaw dorm...."Cassie said.

"C'mon!"Oliver said pulling Nikole,Amanda,Harry,Hermione and Jacoby up.

They all ran out into the hall and in the direction of the 2. It,once again, lead them to Snape's class room.They all stood outside the door.They could hear Ashley giggling and say "We shouldn't do this. Everyone is awake."

"They're all at the ball"Snape responded.

Harry and Hermione looked at eachother in disgust.Ashley was still giggling on the other side of the door.

"If you say so professor"

For a few moments it was quiet,Jacoby whispered "It can't be!"

Oliver sighed and said "I'm going back to the dance....I've decided that whatever gose on BEHIND that door,is their buisness not ours"

Hermione scowled,"That must be how she gets all those A's"

Harry grabbed her arm and pulled her back to the Great Hall.

"Where did you go?"Lizzy asked.

Nikole looked around and then leaned in and whispered,"Somethings going on between Ashley and Snape and it's not teacher/student"

Lizzy looked shocked.

"Seriouse?"

Harry,Hermione,Oliver,Jacoby and Amanda all noded.