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And I am going to take the time to say I am truly amazed at how many people have responded to this story. I can't believe people actually are enjoying my writing. So, I just want to thank anyone that has ever read my work, it feels good to know people care about what happens.
Hooray! Onto the story...
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When they got back to Hogwarts, practically every student was in the Entrance Hall, showing off what they bought to others.
"Come on, why won't you show us?" Ron begged to the two girls. They both shook their heads.
"You'll have to wait and see like everyone else." Hermione said cheerfully.
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Chapter Nine
"Harry, I have a really horrible feeling about tomorrow." Ron was lying on his bed, with a concerned look on his face.
Harry plopped down on his own bed, which was right next to Ron's. "Why do you say that? The Ending Ball is tomorrow! I'm delighted."
Ron sighed. "Of course you are. You're going with the person you WANT to go with. I'm stuck with Childish Cho."
Harry chuckled at the nickname. "Well Ron, just do the best you can to enjoy yourself. This Ending Ball only happens once, so make the most of it."
Ron nodded, and shut the curtains circling his bed.
Ron was awakened by the frantic and excited voices of the men of Gryffindor. Ron opened his curtains to find out what all the noise was about. He first laid eyes on Neville.
"Neville!" Ron called, half sleeping, to the round Gryffindor. Neville hobbled over to Ron's bed.
"Did you hear? Did you hear, Ron?" Neville said with relief in his voice. Ron shook his head. "They've cancelled the classes for the seventh years until the term is over! For celebration! Isn't that fantastic?" Neville's eyes twinkled.
Ron was suddenly wide awake. "Finally, no more Snape!!" he shouted in relief. The rest of the Gryffindors shouted in agreement.
"You seventh years are just full of luck. I still have to take classes." Ginny had just walked in the Boy's Dormitory.
Ron stuck out his tongue and made a raspberry noise. Ginny did the same back.
Harry patted Ginny on the back. "It's okay, at least you get to go the Ball, right?" Ginny nodded.
"Where's Hermione?" Ron asked in a concerned tone.
"She's already at breakfast. She woke up extra early today for some reason." Ginny said.
"Well, she had the right idea." Ron's stomach made a rumbling noise. "I'm hungry. Anyone else up for some breakfast?" Harry and Ginny mumbled in agreement.
As the three were walking down the Grand Staircase, talking about Fred and George's Shop, they were interrupted by an obnoxious voice coming from behind.
"Oh, Ron!!" Cho yelled in a sing-song tone. Ron cringed.
"You guys keep going. I'll handle this one." He said to Harry and Ginny. They kept walking, and Ron turned around.
Cho was running unusually fast down the stairs. When she was about five steps away, she jumped on him. Her arms became fully extended, and she wrapped them around Ron's neck. Ron wasn't expecting this, and the impact made Ron and the attached Cho tumble down the stairs. Two seconds later, they landed on the platform of the second floor.
"What was that for?!" Ron shouted as he was pulling Cho's limbs off him.
Cho shrieked. "You were supposed to catch me!!" She stood up and examined her body. She gasped. "Look at this!!" She shoved her right wrist in his face. It was black and blue. "Now I'm going to have to cover this up with some ugly bracelet! Thanks a lot, Ron!"
Ron stood up and rubbed his head. "First of all, this wasn't my fault! YOU jumped on ME!" Ron got closer to her. "Second of all, do you not care that my head was practically busted open?!" He was now in her face. "And third of all, what would you have done if the staircases had changed. We would've fallen to our bloody death!!"
Cho giggled and put a finger to Ron's mouth. "You know have cute you look when you're angry, right?" She ruffled his hair. "And the dominance, the need to have control over me, it's so... attractive." Cho whispered seductively. "See you at the Ball."
Ron couldn't help but blush as Cho outlined his bottom lip with her nail, then walked back up the staircase. He mumbled something, then headed towards the Grand Hall.
"It's about time you got here!" Harry said while shoving a biscuit in his mouth.
Ginny swallowed her salad before speaking. "What took you? Hermione's already left, you've taken so long!"
Ron's heart sank in sadness, but did not show it. He just grunted, and sat on the bench beside Harry.
The day quickly passed as seventh years all around the school wandered the grounds of Hogwarts. Some were playing Quidditch, some were endlessly eating the the Great Hall, and some were just hanging out. Ron, Harry, Ginny, and Hermione were scrambling to get ready for the Ball.
"Hurry, Hermione!" Ginny squealed impatiently. Hermione was repainting Ginny's nails a color to match her dress.
"Stop moving!" Hermione scolded. "You'll make me get paint all over the place.."
Ginny scoffed and sat still until Hermione was finished.
"Now, don't let your nails touch anything or else we'll have to do it all over again..." Hermione said, while putting away the bottle of color. She took out another bottle, to match her own dress, and started painting her own nails.
"Ooh, Hermione, I'm so excited!" Ginny said as she held her dress against her. "In just two hours we are going to be at a BALL. At Hogwarts! And I'm going the be with Harry..." Ginny sighed dreamily and fell back onto her bed.
"Lucky you..." Hermione mumbled as she finished off her right hand.
Ginny sat up. Her face became very saddened. "I'm sorry you don't have a date, Hermione."
"Yeah, well, me too." Hermione said in a sad tone.
Ginny walked over to Hermione's bed and got right in her face. "Stand up!" Hermione didn't budge. Ginny growled. "Stand up!!!" She said even more sternly. Hermione sighed, finished her left hand, then got out of her bed and stood up.
Expecting something loud or painful, Hermione closed her eyes and braced herself. She was surprised at what she saw when she opened her eyes. Ginny was hugging Hermione. "What are you doing?"
Ginny let go. "You don't need a date to have fun. I've got a good feeling about tonight." Ginny's eyes twinkled. "Now, chin up, and be happy."
Hermione smiled. "Thanks, Ginny." Hermione took her dress out of her trunk, and smiled again at the redhaired heroin. Ginny smiled back. Hermione closed the curtains around her bed, and put her dress on. Ginny did the same.
"How do I look, Ron?" Harry asked.
Ron looked him over. "The same as you do everyday. Just with a suit on."
Harry grinned. "Good. I didn't want it to seem like I went out of my way."
Ron chuckled. "So, uh, how do I look?"
"The same as you do everyday. Just with a suit on." Harry laughed.
Ron frowned. "But, I went out of my way!" He started to falsely cry. Harry laughed.
"Today's the day." Harry said. "I have a good feeling about all of this. What about you?"
"What do you think?" Ron rolled his eyes. "I'm stuck with Cho Chang, remember?" He sighed. "If I only knew a spell to make Cho into Hermione..."
Harry laughed. "That would be useful."
The door opened and Neville burst in. "What are you guy's waiting around for?" He asked the two.
Ron pointed to the clock on the wall. "The Ball's not for another hour." Neville shook his head. Ron gave a confused grunt.
"Everyone's going early. Y'Know, extending it." Neville gasped. "Where's Trevor? Don't tell me I left him in the Great Hall again..." Neville waddled out of the dorm.
"Should we go early?" Harry asked.
Ron shrugged. "Might as well. I've got nothing better to do."
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Ok, I kinda left ya a cliffie, I'm sorry! I promise to update VERY soon!
Review!
amaya
And I am going to take the time to say I am truly amazed at how many people have responded to this story. I can't believe people actually are enjoying my writing. So, I just want to thank anyone that has ever read my work, it feels good to know people care about what happens.
Hooray! Onto the story...
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When they got back to Hogwarts, practically every student was in the Entrance Hall, showing off what they bought to others.
"Come on, why won't you show us?" Ron begged to the two girls. They both shook their heads.
"You'll have to wait and see like everyone else." Hermione said cheerfully.
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Chapter Nine
"Harry, I have a really horrible feeling about tomorrow." Ron was lying on his bed, with a concerned look on his face.
Harry plopped down on his own bed, which was right next to Ron's. "Why do you say that? The Ending Ball is tomorrow! I'm delighted."
Ron sighed. "Of course you are. You're going with the person you WANT to go with. I'm stuck with Childish Cho."
Harry chuckled at the nickname. "Well Ron, just do the best you can to enjoy yourself. This Ending Ball only happens once, so make the most of it."
Ron nodded, and shut the curtains circling his bed.
Ron was awakened by the frantic and excited voices of the men of Gryffindor. Ron opened his curtains to find out what all the noise was about. He first laid eyes on Neville.
"Neville!" Ron called, half sleeping, to the round Gryffindor. Neville hobbled over to Ron's bed.
"Did you hear? Did you hear, Ron?" Neville said with relief in his voice. Ron shook his head. "They've cancelled the classes for the seventh years until the term is over! For celebration! Isn't that fantastic?" Neville's eyes twinkled.
Ron was suddenly wide awake. "Finally, no more Snape!!" he shouted in relief. The rest of the Gryffindors shouted in agreement.
"You seventh years are just full of luck. I still have to take classes." Ginny had just walked in the Boy's Dormitory.
Ron stuck out his tongue and made a raspberry noise. Ginny did the same back.
Harry patted Ginny on the back. "It's okay, at least you get to go the Ball, right?" Ginny nodded.
"Where's Hermione?" Ron asked in a concerned tone.
"She's already at breakfast. She woke up extra early today for some reason." Ginny said.
"Well, she had the right idea." Ron's stomach made a rumbling noise. "I'm hungry. Anyone else up for some breakfast?" Harry and Ginny mumbled in agreement.
As the three were walking down the Grand Staircase, talking about Fred and George's Shop, they were interrupted by an obnoxious voice coming from behind.
"Oh, Ron!!" Cho yelled in a sing-song tone. Ron cringed.
"You guys keep going. I'll handle this one." He said to Harry and Ginny. They kept walking, and Ron turned around.
Cho was running unusually fast down the stairs. When she was about five steps away, she jumped on him. Her arms became fully extended, and she wrapped them around Ron's neck. Ron wasn't expecting this, and the impact made Ron and the attached Cho tumble down the stairs. Two seconds later, they landed on the platform of the second floor.
"What was that for?!" Ron shouted as he was pulling Cho's limbs off him.
Cho shrieked. "You were supposed to catch me!!" She stood up and examined her body. She gasped. "Look at this!!" She shoved her right wrist in his face. It was black and blue. "Now I'm going to have to cover this up with some ugly bracelet! Thanks a lot, Ron!"
Ron stood up and rubbed his head. "First of all, this wasn't my fault! YOU jumped on ME!" Ron got closer to her. "Second of all, do you not care that my head was practically busted open?!" He was now in her face. "And third of all, what would you have done if the staircases had changed. We would've fallen to our bloody death!!"
Cho giggled and put a finger to Ron's mouth. "You know have cute you look when you're angry, right?" She ruffled his hair. "And the dominance, the need to have control over me, it's so... attractive." Cho whispered seductively. "See you at the Ball."
Ron couldn't help but blush as Cho outlined his bottom lip with her nail, then walked back up the staircase. He mumbled something, then headed towards the Grand Hall.
"It's about time you got here!" Harry said while shoving a biscuit in his mouth.
Ginny swallowed her salad before speaking. "What took you? Hermione's already left, you've taken so long!"
Ron's heart sank in sadness, but did not show it. He just grunted, and sat on the bench beside Harry.
The day quickly passed as seventh years all around the school wandered the grounds of Hogwarts. Some were playing Quidditch, some were endlessly eating the the Great Hall, and some were just hanging out. Ron, Harry, Ginny, and Hermione were scrambling to get ready for the Ball.
"Hurry, Hermione!" Ginny squealed impatiently. Hermione was repainting Ginny's nails a color to match her dress.
"Stop moving!" Hermione scolded. "You'll make me get paint all over the place.."
Ginny scoffed and sat still until Hermione was finished.
"Now, don't let your nails touch anything or else we'll have to do it all over again..." Hermione said, while putting away the bottle of color. She took out another bottle, to match her own dress, and started painting her own nails.
"Ooh, Hermione, I'm so excited!" Ginny said as she held her dress against her. "In just two hours we are going to be at a BALL. At Hogwarts! And I'm going the be with Harry..." Ginny sighed dreamily and fell back onto her bed.
"Lucky you..." Hermione mumbled as she finished off her right hand.
Ginny sat up. Her face became very saddened. "I'm sorry you don't have a date, Hermione."
"Yeah, well, me too." Hermione said in a sad tone.
Ginny walked over to Hermione's bed and got right in her face. "Stand up!" Hermione didn't budge. Ginny growled. "Stand up!!!" She said even more sternly. Hermione sighed, finished her left hand, then got out of her bed and stood up.
Expecting something loud or painful, Hermione closed her eyes and braced herself. She was surprised at what she saw when she opened her eyes. Ginny was hugging Hermione. "What are you doing?"
Ginny let go. "You don't need a date to have fun. I've got a good feeling about tonight." Ginny's eyes twinkled. "Now, chin up, and be happy."
Hermione smiled. "Thanks, Ginny." Hermione took her dress out of her trunk, and smiled again at the redhaired heroin. Ginny smiled back. Hermione closed the curtains around her bed, and put her dress on. Ginny did the same.
"How do I look, Ron?" Harry asked.
Ron looked him over. "The same as you do everyday. Just with a suit on."
Harry grinned. "Good. I didn't want it to seem like I went out of my way."
Ron chuckled. "So, uh, how do I look?"
"The same as you do everyday. Just with a suit on." Harry laughed.
Ron frowned. "But, I went out of my way!" He started to falsely cry. Harry laughed.
"Today's the day." Harry said. "I have a good feeling about all of this. What about you?"
"What do you think?" Ron rolled his eyes. "I'm stuck with Cho Chang, remember?" He sighed. "If I only knew a spell to make Cho into Hermione..."
Harry laughed. "That would be useful."
The door opened and Neville burst in. "What are you guy's waiting around for?" He asked the two.
Ron pointed to the clock on the wall. "The Ball's not for another hour." Neville shook his head. Ron gave a confused grunt.
"Everyone's going early. Y'Know, extending it." Neville gasped. "Where's Trevor? Don't tell me I left him in the Great Hall again..." Neville waddled out of the dorm.
"Should we go early?" Harry asked.
Ron shrugged. "Might as well. I've got nothing better to do."
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Ok, I kinda left ya a cliffie, I'm sorry! I promise to update VERY soon!
Review!
amaya
