Okay So There are only 11 chapters....This is chapter 10, so the last one I'll probably write tonight. In the next chapter it will change to present tense, so I hope that doesn't confuse you. I'm thinking of doing a sequel. What do you all think? I'd like some feedback. R/R!!

I had done it. I had gotten over him. At least enough so that whenever his name was mentioned I did not go into a fit of tears, and also enough so that my studies were not affected. Now I stuck my nose in the air at the mere mention of him. It was Herbology. It was my job to announce to my class the upcoming Yule Ball.

"All students interested in the planning and the decorating of the ball are urged to meet at Professor Dumbledore's office tonight following dinner. Thank you." I went and took my place next to Ron. We were working on our teething tantaculas. Well we were supposed to be working on them. Instead we just talked.

"Who are you going to the ball with?" He asked me.

"I don't know if I'm going." I smugly answered.

"You have to…" He looked disappointed. "Please? For me?"

"Why? You'll go off with Hermione and leave me alone. Harry will be with whoever he's going to be with, so I'll end up at a table talking to my father. I'd really much rather stay in my dorm and sleep."

"What if I promised to save you a dance, and if Malfoy comes anywhere near you, I'll blast him."

"Oh alright. I'll go to Hogsmeade and find a proper dress, or see if I have one somewhere." He grinned, and I couldn't help grinning too.

Back up in my dorm, I looked in my trunk and my closet, trying to find the perfect dress robes. The only ones I could find were the blue and green ones Draco bought for me last year. There was no way I'd be caught dead in those. I threw them into the dying fire. Next I went through my mother's muggle things. In them was this glorious black dress. I tried it on. Perfect, but It needed something. I grudgingly took out my sapphire necklace, and my cape. Things I hadn't looked at since the fallout. But they all went so well together. My mother had been muggle-born, and so I was not a pureblood. With this outfit, I could show people that I was not a pureblood lover like my dad and my ex.

Ron came around 8 the night of the ball. I waited for him outside. When he walked up and saw me, his jaw dropped.

"You look…gorgeous!"

"Thanks sweetie you look good yourself." I noticed Hermione had a beautiful shimmery green dress robe on. "Wow Hermione! That is an amazing robe! I love it!"

"Aww thank you. Ron found it for me in Diagon Alley last time we were there, so I had to get them." With that, all three of us made our way to the Great Hall arm in arm.

I descended the steps near the Slytherin room, and saw Draco, with Pansy. She was wearing this hideous purple robe. It looked horrible on her. Made her look even more like a pug than she did already. I just put my nose up, and looked the other way, but I could feel his eyes on me. Suddenly I felt very uncomfortable. Ron patted my arm assuringly as he figured out how much I wanted to turn around and run up to my dorm. I calmed.

"Breathe Lily…just breathe." I had to tell myself.

"It will all be fine, I promise." Said Ron.

"Don't worry." said Hermione.

Easy for them to say… I let go of Ron when I found my brother. I ran to him.

"Lily…you're beautiful." He said amazed. "I didn't know my little sister could clean up like this." I playfully hit his arm.

"Thank you…I think." I sat with him. "I feel weird."

"Why is that?" He asked.

"Because I'm all alone. It seems that everyone here has someone, but not me."

"Hey…you are not the only one. I'm here by myself too." A song came on, that he seemed to know, and so he grabbed both my hands, and dragged me to the dance floor.

"Kyle?"

"Yeah?"

"Why don't you have a girlfriend?"

"Gee, I don't know. Why don't you tell me?"

"Maybe you should try getting your nose out of those books. You have such a cute nose." I said grinning. Then I started laughing. It was the first time I had laughed, really laughed, since the break up.

"Yay! You laughed."

"I did. Thank you Kyle."

I spotted him then. He was so close. I could have touched him if I wanted. But I didn't want to. I would never touch that scum again if I had the chance. The song ended, and Kyle left me with a bow. I smiled at him, and was pulled into a hug. He then left to go talk to some 7th year girl. I wished him luck, and then went to stand by the stairs, in case an emergency exit became absolutely necessary. I sighed loudly. I felt a tap on my shoulder. I knew who it was before I even turned around. No one else's touch had ever made me tremble like this.

"Go away." I whispered.

"I have to talk to you."

"Why? Come to break my heart again? Because let me tell you, there's not much left of it, but here take it, and break it some more!"

"Lily." The sad way he said my name made my eyes burn. I turned around.

"I will be satisfied if I never have to talk to you again!" With that icy remark, I ran up the stairs, my cape tripped me and I fell, so I quickly untied it and threw it down to the bottom of the steps where Draco still stood. It landed near his feet.

I knew I'd never utter a word to him again. It was too painful. Once back at my dorm, I lay on my bed, crying every last tear. It would be difficult in the morning to pick up the pieces of my abused heart. There were too many.