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Chapter 8

Ron was waiting impatiently in the Common Room; he kept pacing the room as most of the Gryffindors were buzzing about getting ready for the Halloween Ball.

He hadn't seen Parvati come out of the Girl's Dormitory, yet she was taking hours! He guessed by the time she came into the Common Room he would've turned 50 by then.

"You alright there, Ron? You look like a daft poodle." Harry said grinning.

Ron stopped in his tracks, "A what?"

"It's a type of dog." Harry replied.

"Ron! Let's get going." Parvati said walking towards him.

Everyone had to wear dress robes this year, also. Parvati was wearing a dress robe that was golden and red with sequins that kept changing it's designs on its own. Ron decided to put his pride aside and borrowed a deep crimson colored robe from Harry's collection.

Parvati took his hand in hers and looked up at him expectantly, "Lavender and her date left ages ago, c'mon Ron! Let's go."

Ron had to restrain himself from rolling his eyes, "Well, I've been waiting here for you, I swear you're even slower than my grandmother!" He could always restrain himself from rolling his eyes, but never from opening his mouth.

"Ron!" Parvati exclaimed in a teasing voice.

Did I just tell her a joke or something? I don't think so. Ron thought to himself. This felt so wrong, he didn't want to go to the Dance with Parvati, he wanted to go with Hermione! Well, it was too late anyway; he knew that she would've been going with Krum.

He'd seen Hermione and Krum talking last night when the Durmstrang and Beauxbatons students arrived at the school. They looked as if they were having a very serious conversation, so he decided not to interrupt them. As if he could even come within two feet of Viktor without wanting to break all of his teeth.

He doesn't even deserve her. He thought as he walked out of the portrait hole with Parvati still clinging onto his arm.

Parvati was chatting away about who was going with who to the Dance tonight and as they passed a group of girls loitering in the corridors she conspicuously talked about how horrible their robes looked. Hence getting dirty looks from the girls.

Suddenly, he remembered that he didn't say good-bye to Harry. Oh well, he had to know that Ron had lot of things on his mind lately. We'll just catch up later. He thought.

When they finally reached to the doors of the Great Hall, Parvati stopped walking.

"What is it?" Ron asked confused.

Parvati looked down at her robes, "Do I look alright?"

Ron shrugged his shoulders, "Yeah, fabulous." He said monotonously. He thought he saw a pained look flash across her face but then it was quickly replaced by a confident look.

As they entered the Great Hall, Ron looked up at the enchanted ceiling. He saw pumpkins that were carved out into faces flying all over the place. On top of that, they kept making comments to whomever they flew past.

One pumpkin stopped a few inches next to Parvati and it's mouth split into an evil grin, "Double, double, toil and trouble…is that your butt or is it a bubble?" Then it cackled loudly and flew upwards.

Parvati screamed and looked at her behind.

Ron started laughing. Maybe this night won't turn out as bad as I expected. He thought.

His eyes scanned the room, but he didn't see Hermione, Viktor, Ginny, or Harry anywhere.

Parvati seemed to have recovered from that little incident with the pumpkin because she dragged him to one side of the room and said, "Let's say hi to Lavender and her date."

As Parvati and Lavender talked animatedly to one another Ron looked at her date, Seamus!

Seamus must've noticed the surprised look on his face because his face turned red and he shrugged his shoulders, "I've always fancied her."

Ron decided to keep his mouth shut. Like Mum always said 'If you don't have anything good to say then don't say anything at all.'

"Oh my God. Look at Hermione!" Lavender exclaimed loudly.

Ron turned and saw Hermione holding Krum's hand; well actually, it looked as if Krum was squashing Hermione's hand because her face looked pained and not comfortable.

He felt his blood boiling.

"Ron! Ron!"

"What?" Ron snapped looking down at Parvati who had her arms crossed across her chest.

"I want to dance."

"So, go ahead." Ron said moving to the side to let Parvati pass.

Parvati glared at him, "I mean with you, you stupid bloke!"

Ron's eyes never left Hermione as Parvati dragged him (once again) to the half full dance floor.

Parvati had to push and pull Ron's body just to get him to move.

"Ron! Let's go." Ginny said hurriedly, appearing out of nowhere next to them.

He removed his hands from around Parvati's waist and started to move backwards.

"What're you doing?" Parvati asked shrilly over the loud music she was completely in shock.

"I'll be back." Ron said turning and running out of the Great Hall with Ginny.

Once out of the Great Hall, they waited for Harry to meet up with them.

Ron looked one last time into the room at Hermione who looked fully absorbed in Krum.

He felt as if someone was breaking his heart into little pieces, he couldn't believe how close Hermione and Krum were dancing. He just couldn't get that look on her face out of his mind, when she first entered the Great Hall that pained awful look…

He snapped out of his thoughts just as Harry was jogging towards them.

"Finally!" Ginny exclaimed an anxious look on her face, "Let's get to the bottom of the Hermione situation."

The three of them ran all the way to the portrait of the Fat Lady.

"Password?"

"Tinke-"

"No, sorry, incorrect." The Fat Lady said grinning at Harry.

"What d'you mean incorrect?" Ron exclaimed, "You didn't even let him bloody finish!"

"Oh, there's more?" The Fat Lady asked innocently.

"Tinker-" Harry started again.

"No! I didn't ask for the password yet." The Fat Lady interrupted, thoroughly enjoying herself.

Harry sighed exasperated, "Well, hurry up and ask!" he exclaimed reaching to his limit of patience.

The Fat Lady looked thoughtfully at the three of them and then finally said, "Password?"

"Tinkersocks!" Harry and Ron said in unison.

The portrait swung open and the three of them ran into the Common Room.

"Hurry Gin." Ron said.

Ginny nodded and then headed to the Girls' Dormitory.

Last night while Hermione was busy with Krum, Harry, Ron, and Ginny planned on how they would get the letters from Hermione's dormitory. They decided that once Hermione entered the Great Hall they would meet outside the Great Hall and go back to the Gryffindor Common Room.

It was good that Ginny came to remind Ron about meeting outside the Great Hall because he had completely forgotten.

Harry started pacing the room.

"What's taking her so long?" Ron asked his foot shaking involuntarily.

Before Harry could answer, they heard loud footsteps echoing from the Girls' Dormitory.

Ginny stopped running and held out numerous letters that were in her hands.

Ron and Harry each took one letter and opened it.

Ginny set the other letters on a table and picked a letter out of the pile.

Ron's eyes flew across the page and then he felt his heart literally stop, "We have to get Hermione out of there!"