Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters in this story the people from the Land of Oz belong to L. Frank Baum and all the people at Hogwarts belong to J.K Rowling. I only own the plot though my brother did give me the idea.

Chapter Four/Asking Out

"Hey? Dorothy can I talk to you for a sec?" A voice called out from Dorothy in the Grand Hall. Dorothy turned around to end up staring straight into someone's eyes, which reminded her of Emerald City in Oz.

"Yes?" She asked the boy, who she didn't know but she secretly kind of liked.

"You may not know me but I am Harry Potter and I wanted to know if you would like to go to the Winter Ball with me?" He was nervous she could tell but she was also glad that the guy she liked had asked her out. Well at least the guy she thought liked, now she couldn't be so sure since he had now asked her out?

"Why I would love to go with you! Well at least I think I am? Well am I?" Dorothy

"I think you mean yes? Well I'll see you later... I guess?" Harry said going away more puzzled about her, then more in love with her.

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The next Quidditch match seemed weird to Harry. He had tried to keep away from the students since he had lost so many points and also that he had lost his place as seeker.

It was Slytherin verse Gryffindor and for the first time in Harry's life he was not playing for his team, instead he was sitting crowd, watching and cheering (Well not really cheering he still couldn't face the fact that there was someone better then him).

The cheers grew louder as the players walked onto the pit. Malfoy was saying something to the witch and trying to get her to answer something but the witch just took out her wand and said a spell that made a ribbon appear and go round his mouth to stop him from talking.

As soon as the game had begun it ended. In less then a minute the witch had caught the snitch. The game was over and everyone was staring at the witch who was flying around on her broomstick going a bit hypo acting like she was the best ever and getting thousands of cheers all at once. While in fact the crowd was in shock and remaining silent, only a few gasps could be heard and Harry knew he would never get his place back as seeker as long as the witch was at the school and existed in his life.

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"Hey Potter or should I say loser, I see you have lost your place as seeker" Malfoy was behind Harry at dinnertime doing his normal torture-Harry routine.

"What do you want Malfoy" answered Harry simply trying to stop himself from aiming a punch at Malfoy in the face.

"Well Mr Famous is no loner famous" Malfoy said in a voice meaning you deserved everything you got'

"Sorry Malfoy but don't you mean longer?" Harry replied in a calm voice still trying not to punch him in the face.

Malfoy was about to reply but was stoped by the new girl. "Sorry to bother you put can you please leave that boy alone" Dorothy said in her sweet angelic voice

Malfoy looked at thinking about one thing she is pretty hot' "I might if you will come to the ball with me... Baby?" he replied trying his best to put on a James Dean voice but failing badly.

Dorothy smiled a smile that could only mean one thing: Heartache "I'm so sorry but I'm going with Harry here, now go before I decide that I'll set Lion on you!" Malfoy took one look at Lion before quickly leaving stumbling over his own feet.

"Um... That lion isn't going to eat me or anything is it?" Harry asked looking over at the Lion cautiously

"Oh no he wouldn't hurt a fly, that's why he came with me to see the wizard. Now he can be fierce but only if wants to. Isn't that right Lion?"

"That's right, the wizard gave me this drink and a certificate, though at first he told me I had the courage all along."

"That's right. Now Harry, Snape told me our detentions are on Sunday night at nine' o clock and that we meet him at the dungeons where we have potions. He also mumbled to prepare for the worst but when I asked he just said it had nothing to do with us." She sat down beside Harry "Oh and I'm so sorry how I made you lose all those points."

"Hey its okay I guess, its just that..." Harry didn't get to finish what he was about to say because he was cut off by Hermione running towards him.

"Harry! You'll never guess what I just found out!" Hermione shouted at him not looking where she was going she then tripped and fell headfirst into Lion.

"Hey" Lion growled then knowing to that the chance while he had it he went on "Would you like come to the ball with me?"

"Yeah sure whatever" Hermione answered not really taking much notice to what she had just said while a very happy lion left the table. "Harry" she repeated "I found this book in the library and I think it is..."

"My life is over what am I going to do!" Ron said coming up behind them cutting Hermione off.

"What's wrong Ron?" Harry asked seeing that his friend had turning a nasty shade of purple and pink.

"The witch, she asked me to the ball and said if I didn't say yes' she would turn me into a big fat toad" He shuddered like the memory was one he should forget "So now I am going to the ball her." Ron collapsed into a chair and saw a plate of food in front of him, which he almost automatically started eating from.

After about at minute or so when they had all sat down Harry next to Ron and Hermione opposite them and Ron a bit more relaxed he asked the question Harry had been dreading anyone asking him all day. "Anyway Harry by the way who are you going to the ball with?"

Harry's felt his cheeks turn red, so he looked down at his plate of food. "Well I'm going with Dorothy" Harry whisper under his breath so only Ron and Hermione could hear.

"Dorothy?" Ron said in surprise "You sure?" Harry nodded "Oh my gosh... Oh my gosh... I just knew she had a crush on you!" Ron said in a whisper so no one but those three could he. He took a break and stoped to restuff his face full of food before going on. "But I never guessed she would ask you out." Ron said in his once again normal voice. Harry knowing that if he didn't set the record straight there would be rumours going around about him so he took the chance to jump in.

"Well actually I asked her out first" He said casually not to draw any attention to himself.

"HARRY JAMES POTTER WHAT THE HELL DO YOU MEAN YOU ASKED HER OUT?" Ron shouted halfway through a mouthful of food so bits flew onto Hermione's face.

"I just did" Harry said knowing that not drawing attention to himself was out of the question.

"I KNEW IT, I JUST KNEW IT, I KNEW YOU HAD A CRUSH ON THAT GIRL!" He yelled while pointing his index finger at Dorothy. Some of the girls near by looked at Harry, Dorothy and Ron before having a fit of giggles.

"Gee Ron can't you keep quiet. You don't want everyone knowing who's going with the witch. Anyway I think I know someone else who likes Dorothy."

"Who?" Ron asked

"Mr Malfoy who else"

"What makes you so sure?"

"Well before he was teasing me, Dorothy then leaped to my rescue, Malfoy asked her out, she told him she was going with me and so he left."

"You two always forget I'm here"

Harry and Ron turned around to see Hermione standing there. She had wiped the food off her face and was looking very cross "Harry I didn't know you needed girls to help. Oh and Ron remind me to move next time I sit across the table from you so I don't end up getting bits of chewed up food on my face!"

"Well looks like someone is grumpy" Ron muttered under his breath before eating again.