All that stuff in the chapters before this happened rite? well, that took up all the way till the end of October.

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2 weeks later:

"Attention class, the halloween ball will be coming up shortly, so i expect you all to have dates, and to use your time wisely this weekend. It is a Hogsmeade weekend, so you can buy your robes soon. But there is one thing you must remember. This is a muggle style ball, so you may not wear robes, you must wear muggle dress clothes." Professor Mcgonagall explained to her class.


Groans went around through the class. Hermione had a slight smile on her face.


Her and Draco had had a romantic relationship these past weeks, and they had kept it from everyone.


The bell rang and she needed to go find Draco. She jumped up from her seat and ran out of the class room. She raced all the way to the Head common room.


"billywig" Hermione said to the portrait


That was her last class before lunch so she had to drop off her books. She set her books on her couch and as soon as she was about to stand up she felt two stong arms slide around her waist. One of the mysterious hands went over her eyes.


"Guess who?" The voice asked. Hermione smiled as she tuned around in the arms of the person.


"Dumbledore?" She asked facing the person.


"No"


"Harry?"


"No"


"Ron?"


"No, you get one more try." Hermione smiled at the man.


"Ummmm....i dont know, give me a hint" she was pressing her luck,but smiling the whole time. The man leaned down and pressed his lips against Hermione's.


"Draco!" She said triumphantly.


"Correct" He said as he took his hand off her eyes. He leaned down to kiss her again but she ducked and slid out of his arms.


"Lets go to lunch, ok?" She said to him, pulling her hair up into a pony tail and walking towards the portrait.


"Wait" he said, sitting down on the green couch.


"What?"


"The halloween ball is coming up, right?"


"Yea.....and?" She asked smiling.


"Well, i was going to ask you to go with me, but how are we going to do that and keep it a secret?" he asked her gloomly. Her smile faded and she plopped down on a couch.


"Well, we could always go with other people, if you wanted to" She said sheepishly.


"Yea, thats what i was going to say" He said frowning at her.


"Ummm....well...I guess I better get to lunch then, see ya" She said uneaslily.


"You too" he said leaning over and planting a soft kiss on her lips.


Hermione walked out of the portrait and down the halls. As she walked into the Great Hall everyone looked at her and she slowly walked over to sit down between Harry and Ron.


"Umm..Mione?" Ron asked hesitatingly.


"Yea?" She replied piling food onto her plate.


"Do you think...maybe..well..." Ron stuttered blushing as red as his hair.


"yes?"


"Wouldyouwanttogotothehalloweenballwithme?" he said breathlessly


"Pardon?" Hermione said laughing slightly.


Ron took a deep breath. "Would you want to go to the Halloween Ball with me?" He audibly sighed and now looked scared.


Hermione felt her heart drop. She really wished she could go with Draco, but they werent goin to go together. She knew what she had to say.


"Sure, Ron, Id love to" She replied forcing a smile.


Rons face lit up like the sun. "Great!"


"Oh, Harry, are you going with Ginny?" Hermione asked him.


"Uh..i dont know.....i havent asked her yet" He said.


"Oh"


"So, Weasel and Granger are going to the ball together huh?" A familiar drawling voice said behind the trio.


"Sod off Malfoy" harry said agitatingly.


"Whats wrong Potter? Did you ask Granger and she turned you down?" Malfoy replied. Hermione couldnt believe her ears. She knew that her and Draco agreed to act the same around other people,but still.


"Well, i must be going, i have to sort through who i am going to go to the ball with." Draco replied with an evil grin.


"Who would want to go to the ball with you?" Ron asked.


"Lots of girls" He said. He winked at Hermione and walked away.


"What was that for?" Ron asked, talkin about the wink Draco gave Hermione.


"Oh that? I dont know, probably nothing" Hermione said, trying to hide the huge grin tugging at the side of her mouth.


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"Oooo! What about this one Mione?" Ginny squealed. They were in Madam Malkins Robes for All Occasions picking out dresses for the halloween ball. Madam Milkin ahd just gotten a shipment of muggle dress clothes for the exact occasion.Ginny had just picked up a maroon dress with pale pink stitching.


Hermione laughed. "I dont think Ron would appreciate me wearing a maroon dress. I mean, ever Christmas its 'I hate maroon...i hate maroon' I really think it'll tick him off."


Ginny giggled. "I guess your right, he doesnt like that color much."


"Well, what about this one?" Hermione asked. It was a green robe with silver stitching.


"Those are Slytherin colors, Mione" Ginny said blatently. Hermione did know that they were Slytherin colors, but she didnt think it would be a problem.


"Oh, right, what was I thinking?" She replied slightly dissapointed.


"O! You would look gorgeous in this!" Ginny exclaimed.The dress was black, sparkled on the edges and had a vine with roses that snaked around the robe in sort of a twirly fashion. It was a halter on the top that came up to the bust and slit in half and both ties went over the chest and tied behing the neck. (you kno what I mean, right?) It was tight to the waist, till it became wider and went to the ground. It wasnt too wide at the bottom, but it wasnt as big as a elegant ball dress. (you know what the dress looks like now right? good, ok)


"Oh! wow! Its beautiful!" Hermione exclaimed. "Im going to try it on!" She grabbed the dress off the rack and raced itno the dressing room. She shut the door and began to try on the dress. It fit like a glove.


"If I had tryed this on last year, my chest wouldnt have fit into this." She thought to herself.


"Show me Mione! How does it fit?" Ginny called from outside of the dressing room door. Hermione shyly opened the door and walked out. Ginny gasped.


"You HAVE to buy it!" Ginny sqealed, once again.


"I will, dont worry" Hermione laughed.


"A mudblood like you doesnt deserve that dress." A nasty voice said behinnd the girls. Both girls knew it was Pansy.


"What do you need Parkinson?" Hermione asked, obviously irritated.


"Nothing from a mudblood and weasel, if thats what you think. I just think you dont deserve that dress, its MUCH to pretty for you" She asked slyly.


"You right, it IS prettier than me, but then again, its prettier than you too. Oh WAIT! Alot of things are prettier that you" Hermione retorted. Pansy seemed to be stuck, so she stuck her nose in the air and walked off.


"I didnt know you had it in you!" Ginny exlaimed.


"Neither did I" She said happily.

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oooo! i hate punishment! grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr ,......... im sorry you guys had to wait so long! ill type more and ill try to get 1 or 2 more chapters up this weekend so you have something to tye you guys over!

up next: the dance and.....I cant tell you! its a secret!

peace,love,and wizards
--elijahs baby