Sorry it took soooo long. I have all the chapters up to chapter 5 written but I don't have a lot of time to type and well, yah. Ok, the chapters are going to be short, but there will be a lot of them, ok?
Also, I can't get the format to look right, so we're all just going to have to live with it.
Chapter Two: Anyone but Him
The next few days passed by without any events. The day
before the students would find out who they would go with, a
notice was handed out to all of the students. It read:
Terms for the Mix and Match Ball:
You must be polite to the student you are paired up with
You must come to the ball
You may not leave the ball until it is completely over
You may no tell anyone who you are going with
You may not switch partners with anyone
If you do not follow all terms, dire consequences will be enforced.
Thank you.
Ginny groaned. She had been hoping she could leave if
things got too bad. And she couldn't even tell Harry who she was
going with. She had little time to think about this though because
the 5-minute bell rang and she had to get down to advanced Care
of Magical Creatures.
Because of her good grades, she had been put in advanced
classes. Being put in seventh-year classes, she might graduate a
year early. Hermione had also been accepted into this program, but
refused to skip a year of study.
She joined the other Gryffindors and Slytherins just as the
bell rang and looked around, wondering if she might be paired up
with one of them. Looking around, she saw Draco Malfoy and said
to herself, "Anyone but him!" She looked away and stood next to
Harry.
Today they would be studying centaurs. She watched as one
came out of the forest. She her Harry gasp next to her.
"Bane?" he whispered.
Ginny looked up as another came out. Harry seemed to know
this one too.
"Firenze?" he said a little louder in an astonished voice.
As Hagrid started to explain about centaurs, about what they
eat, where they live, how long they live etc…, Harry went up to
talk with the centaurs. Hagrid didn't mind this, nor did he when
Harry introduced them to Ginny. Bane looked up at the stars
before he said anything. Firenze however, didn't. Firenze looked
younger and had a personality much like that of Bill and Charlie
Weasley, outgoing and cool. Bane looked down at Harry and
Ginny holding hands and sighed sadly.
Ginny looked up from her breakfast. Today was the day she
would find out who she was going with. Hundreds of owls
swooped down, dropping a letter in front of each student. Inside
was a copy of the terms and who you had been paired up with.
Ginny read the name and her face went from excitement to shock
and horror.
"Oh no. Anyone but him."
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