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Chapter 7- Last resort
'I don't believe there is a ball in two days!' Lavender exclaimed in the common room, after dinner.
'Me either.' Harry grumbled.
'Why the long face?' Dean asked.
'Well, I just hate the whole asking girls thing.' Harry admitted. 'I think they should have to ask us!'
'Sounds good to me mate!' Seamus added.
'But it tradition that boys ask girls.' Hermione said, looking over her book.
'Doesn't make it fair!' Ron argued.
'How about us girls go for a walk to the library.' Ginny suggested, to break up the argument.
'Fine.' Hermione said, and the girls all left the common room.
Once they were all out side, Lavender said:
'So whats the real reason you wanted to go for a walk?'
'The first reason is to stop Ron and Hermione from arguing.' Ginny explained. 'The second is.well.I was wondering if we could set a dead line for the dares.'
'Why?' Hermione asked.
'Well, it's getting a bit.tedious.' Ginny said. I mean, I like Dean, but its just getting a bit boring.'
'You can say that again.' Parvati said. 'I really miss Dean, and I think ive really upset him. Can we just make a deadline, so I can make up with Dean?'
'If we have to.' Lavender said. 'I guess ive got to tell Seamus how I feel at some point, so ok.'
'Hermione?' Ginny asked.
'Sure.' She said, perhaps to fast. 'Its no big deal. I can kiss Ron. Sure.'
'Great!' Parvati grinned. 'So when?'
'How about the deadline is after the ball?' Ginny suggested. 'You two can get on with your business at the ball.'
'But the ball is kind of short isn't it?' Parvati said. 'What if we nee longer?'
'How about we have an after ball party?' Ginny suggested.
'Yea, but make it a sleepover!' Lavender exclaimed. 'In the room of requirement!'
'Perfect!' Ginny smiled. 'So it's all set?'
'All we have to do is ask the boys,' Parvati said. 'And get dates for the ball.'
'Exactly.' Ginny said. 'So ill see you all later.'
Parvati and Lavender headed off to Gryffindor common room, leaving Hermione and Ginny alone.
'Are you ok Hermione?' Ginny asked. 'You've been awfully quiet.'
'I'm fine Gin.' She muttered. 'It just hit me that ive really got to kiss Ron. It's not just a game. What am I going to say to him? This could ruin our friendship, and that's the last thing I want.'
'It won't Hermione.' Ginny assured her. 'I know he likes you. Now lets head back to the common room, so I can flirt with Dean some more.'
Meanwhile, in the Common room, the boys came to a decision.
'So we'll do it by the ball.' Ron said. 'After the ball we'll all meet up, and make sure we've all kept our word. Alright?'
The other three nodded.
'But what if we don't have it done by then?' Dean asked worried. 'Then what?'
'You will Dean.' Seamus said. 'Just put on the old Thomas charm.'
'But a deadline isn't exactly very fair.' Harry argued.
'You don't think its fair?' Ron said. 'I have to sit and watch my best mate and my sister making goo goo eyes at each other. Now that's not fair! Its rather disturbing really.'
'Shhhh.' Seamus said. 'The girls are coming.'
'Back already?' Ron asked.
'Yea.' Hermione said, as she sat down next to Ron. 'Just needed a little private chat.'
'Bet you were all talking about the ball.' Ron said.
'As a matter of fact we were.' Ginny smiled. 'Now im going to go to bed. Good night everyone.'
Ginny walked up to the girls staircase, but stopped when she heard Harry calling her.
'Ginny wait!' He called, and ran over to her. 'I was wondering.do you want to go to the ball with me?'
She looked over at Dean, who she was supposed to be flirting with. He wasn't going to ask her. Either way, this opportunity was too good to pass up. She took a deep breath.
'I'd love to.' She smiled, hoping her face didn't look too red. 'Good night.'
Harry stalked over to the group, all crowded around the fire.
'What was that about?' Ron asked.
'Nothing.' Harry grinned like a fool. 'I just asked Ginny to the ball. Goodnight.'
Harry left the room, smiling like an idiot.
'Awwwww.' Lavender smiled. 'That's so sweet.'
'Talking of sweet things, do you want to go with me to the ball?' Ron asked.
'Err sure.' Lavender said, unsure.
'Well, do you want to go with me Hermione?' Seamus asked, looking at Lavenders reaction.
'I'd love to.' Hermione answered, looking straight at Ron's hurt face.
'Well let's go to bed then.' Seamus said rather formally.
'Yea.' Lavender said, nodding her head slightly. Ron didn't say anything, just nodded his head.
'Ok then, Good night.' Seamus said, and the four of them headed to bed, leaving Dean and Parvati alone.
'So Parvati, about the ball.' Dean started.
'Ive got to go.' Parvati said, as she jumped up and sprinted towards the girls door. Dean grabbed her wrist, and pulled her to face him.
'Parvati, please.' Dean whined. 'I don't know what ive done, but im sorry, and id really like it if you would go to the ball with me.'
Parvati looked around. There was no Hermione making sure she kept to the game.
'Fine.' She said. 'But if anyone asks, you were a last resort.'
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Chapter 7- Last resort
'I don't believe there is a ball in two days!' Lavender exclaimed in the common room, after dinner.
'Me either.' Harry grumbled.
'Why the long face?' Dean asked.
'Well, I just hate the whole asking girls thing.' Harry admitted. 'I think they should have to ask us!'
'Sounds good to me mate!' Seamus added.
'But it tradition that boys ask girls.' Hermione said, looking over her book.
'Doesn't make it fair!' Ron argued.
'How about us girls go for a walk to the library.' Ginny suggested, to break up the argument.
'Fine.' Hermione said, and the girls all left the common room.
Once they were all out side, Lavender said:
'So whats the real reason you wanted to go for a walk?'
'The first reason is to stop Ron and Hermione from arguing.' Ginny explained. 'The second is.well.I was wondering if we could set a dead line for the dares.'
'Why?' Hermione asked.
'Well, it's getting a bit.tedious.' Ginny said. I mean, I like Dean, but its just getting a bit boring.'
'You can say that again.' Parvati said. 'I really miss Dean, and I think ive really upset him. Can we just make a deadline, so I can make up with Dean?'
'If we have to.' Lavender said. 'I guess ive got to tell Seamus how I feel at some point, so ok.'
'Hermione?' Ginny asked.
'Sure.' She said, perhaps to fast. 'Its no big deal. I can kiss Ron. Sure.'
'Great!' Parvati grinned. 'So when?'
'How about the deadline is after the ball?' Ginny suggested. 'You two can get on with your business at the ball.'
'But the ball is kind of short isn't it?' Parvati said. 'What if we nee longer?'
'How about we have an after ball party?' Ginny suggested.
'Yea, but make it a sleepover!' Lavender exclaimed. 'In the room of requirement!'
'Perfect!' Ginny smiled. 'So it's all set?'
'All we have to do is ask the boys,' Parvati said. 'And get dates for the ball.'
'Exactly.' Ginny said. 'So ill see you all later.'
Parvati and Lavender headed off to Gryffindor common room, leaving Hermione and Ginny alone.
'Are you ok Hermione?' Ginny asked. 'You've been awfully quiet.'
'I'm fine Gin.' She muttered. 'It just hit me that ive really got to kiss Ron. It's not just a game. What am I going to say to him? This could ruin our friendship, and that's the last thing I want.'
'It won't Hermione.' Ginny assured her. 'I know he likes you. Now lets head back to the common room, so I can flirt with Dean some more.'
Meanwhile, in the Common room, the boys came to a decision.
'So we'll do it by the ball.' Ron said. 'After the ball we'll all meet up, and make sure we've all kept our word. Alright?'
The other three nodded.
'But what if we don't have it done by then?' Dean asked worried. 'Then what?'
'You will Dean.' Seamus said. 'Just put on the old Thomas charm.'
'But a deadline isn't exactly very fair.' Harry argued.
'You don't think its fair?' Ron said. 'I have to sit and watch my best mate and my sister making goo goo eyes at each other. Now that's not fair! Its rather disturbing really.'
'Shhhh.' Seamus said. 'The girls are coming.'
'Back already?' Ron asked.
'Yea.' Hermione said, as she sat down next to Ron. 'Just needed a little private chat.'
'Bet you were all talking about the ball.' Ron said.
'As a matter of fact we were.' Ginny smiled. 'Now im going to go to bed. Good night everyone.'
Ginny walked up to the girls staircase, but stopped when she heard Harry calling her.
'Ginny wait!' He called, and ran over to her. 'I was wondering.do you want to go to the ball with me?'
She looked over at Dean, who she was supposed to be flirting with. He wasn't going to ask her. Either way, this opportunity was too good to pass up. She took a deep breath.
'I'd love to.' She smiled, hoping her face didn't look too red. 'Good night.'
Harry stalked over to the group, all crowded around the fire.
'What was that about?' Ron asked.
'Nothing.' Harry grinned like a fool. 'I just asked Ginny to the ball. Goodnight.'
Harry left the room, smiling like an idiot.
'Awwwww.' Lavender smiled. 'That's so sweet.'
'Talking of sweet things, do you want to go with me to the ball?' Ron asked.
'Err sure.' Lavender said, unsure.
'Well, do you want to go with me Hermione?' Seamus asked, looking at Lavenders reaction.
'I'd love to.' Hermione answered, looking straight at Ron's hurt face.
'Well let's go to bed then.' Seamus said rather formally.
'Yea.' Lavender said, nodding her head slightly. Ron didn't say anything, just nodded his head.
'Ok then, Good night.' Seamus said, and the four of them headed to bed, leaving Dean and Parvati alone.
'So Parvati, about the ball.' Dean started.
'Ive got to go.' Parvati said, as she jumped up and sprinted towards the girls door. Dean grabbed her wrist, and pulled her to face him.
'Parvati, please.' Dean whined. 'I don't know what ive done, but im sorry, and id really like it if you would go to the ball with me.'
Parvati looked around. There was no Hermione making sure she kept to the game.
'Fine.' She said. 'But if anyone asks, you were a last resort.'
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