The next month for the trio was going pretty good other then the facts that Draco was trying endlessly to get Hermione alone so he could kidnap her and Ginny had in fact became seeker and Harry had to spend a lot of time with her teaching her some moves which Hermione wasn't enjoying one bit. Harry and Hermione had started there new lessons with Lupin and Snape unfortunately but they were doing well, Harry had also started doing extremely well in pure arts he could now summon objects to himself without a wand and was getting more control of shooting spells as well. The girls where getting more and more excited about the dance that had come so rapidly at least for the guys. Hermione of course was keeping her outfit a secret from Harry only telling him the color so his shirt and tie would match with her outfit. Lavender did the same thing to Ron, Which was driving both the guy's nuts.
"I can't believe they won't just tell us. They just want to drive us crazy don't they." Ron said as him and Harry waited in the common room for the girls to join them. Everyone else had already left for the dance.
"Ron it's there job to drive us nuts; that's how they stay in control. That's why right now they're running late so that they could have control." Harry said
"Oh is that true Mr. Potter well you know…"She stopped talking when she saw how handsome Harry looked in his tux; She was taken back just like Harry was.
"Hermione you look absolutely breath taking." Harry said walking toward her and taking her arm. She was wearing a navy blue dress that was a little past her knees it had spaghetti straps and it was fit to her perfect, her hair was put up in a French bun with just a few strands curled down to the sides of her face.
"Well where's Lavender?" Ron asked his question was answered quickly though
"I'm right here." Lavender said as she walked down the stairs Ron's mouth dropped.
Lavender looked so gorgeous in her beige gown, it had spaghetti straps and it reached down to her ankles she wore her hair out. She walked to Ron who was speechless.
"Thank you for the complement." She said as she closed his mouth and grabbed his arm snapping him out of his daze.
"How did I end up with such a beautiful women." He said looking in her eyes and smiling Harry was looking at Hermione and they escorted there dates out of the common room.
"Ron we have to be the two luckiest guys in this school tonight." Harry said Lavender and Hermione looked at each other and at the same time.
"We must be the luckiest girls to be escorted by such handsome men." They both laughed
"Did you two practice that?" Harry asked
"No I swear we didn't" Hermione said giving him a kiss
They got to the great hall and were greeted by all there friends, and by a couple they rather had avoided.
"You guys look great." Said Parvati who was there with Seamus
"Thanks you guys how's the dance going so far?" Ron asked
"It's ok but Ron what's up with your sister have you seen who's she's with yet." Seamus asked
When Ron looked across the hall he spotted his sister talking with a bunch of Slytherins and her arm was intertwined with none other then Blaise Zabini.
"Oh you have to be kidding me what is she up to now!" Ron yelled
He was getting ready to storm over to find out what his crazy sister was thinking but Harry stopped him.
"I know she's lost her mind but you going over there is just going to cause a scene she's looking for attention don't give it to her man. Listen we'll all have a good night and then tonight you corner her in the common room ok." Harry said letting Ron's arm go when he could tell he wouldn't run over to his sister.
"Your right ok lets just have fun." Ron said taking Lavender over to the dance floor.
Ginny had noticed Harry and Hermione come in so she put her plan into action this was the night she was going to do the unthinkable to people she used to call her friends.
"Blaise there here make sure Malfoy gets the message." Ginny said whispering
"Ok." He said as he went to speak to Goyle he headed back over too Ginny to put the next part of there plan into action.
"We have to make sure they leave in the next half hour." Blaise said to here
"No problem I got that covered." Ginny said looking evil
Back over on the other side of the hall Harry and Hermione where taking a break from dancing when he heard one song come on that he remembered from when he was staying with the Dursleys(I Swear By All 4 One). He grabbed Hermione and pulled her to the dance floor. They were so fixated on each other that they didn't feel like anyone else was there just them. Little did they know that pretty much everyone in the hall had stopped dancing to watch them. Especially Ginny who looked like she could actually walk over and kill one of them. Harry was singing softly into Hermione's ear and she just closed her eyes and let him guide her in the dance she was on cloud nine and no one could touch them not even Ginny or Blaise.
"Those two are definitely in love; look at them." Lupin said to McGonagall She nodded in agreement. They were both thinking of how James and Lily looked on their wedding day, and their first dance as husband and wife.
There wonderful experience wouldn't last long though cause by the start of the second song Ginny made her move with a big cup of pumpkin juice and a little help from Blaise that would make it impossible to clean with a regular little cleaning charm. She headed passed them as they where dancing to the next song, and conveniently tripped over Blaise sending the juice directly onto the front of Hermione's dress.
"Oh my I am so sorry." Ginny said as Blaise helped her up
"Yeah sure you are." Hermione said as she pulled her wand out to try and clean herself up. Ginny gave Blaise a little wink!
"Damn it's not coming out it's just getting worst; Ginny what did you do?" Hermione screamed
"I didn't do anything don't be accusing me of anything." Ginny screamed back at her as she took Blaise by the arm to head to the other side of the hall.
"I know she did something she's up to something damn it." Hermione said the juice was now starting to stink and Hermione knew she had to change.
"Harry can you walk me back to the dorm so I can change?" She asked he nodded and they headed out the party quiet disappointed that they were going to lose an hour or so of their dance. They headed down the corridor arm in arm when they heard the last voice they were expecting coming around the corner.
"Well I see you two have gotten closer since I've been away." Malfoy said with a nasty grin on his face as he walked in-between them.
"What do you want you
pathetic." Harry said moving toward Hermione but being blocked on every
attempt. Ron and Lavender had followed to see if Hermione was ok when they saw
Malfoy so began running to help there friends but Malfoy put a force field
around them. So they decided they'd better run back to get help before
something awful happened.
"They'll never make it back in time
anyway." Malfoy said laughing as he shoved Hermione to the ground she yelled in
pain as she twisted her ankle.
"How dare you touch her." Harry said as he lifted his arm Malfoy flew into the wall He got up and lifted his wand
"Explorimus lat." He exclaimed as a bolt flew out and stroke Harry in the chest tossing Harry to the ground and yelling in pain, but he got back to his feet. Hermione yelled for them to stop; but of course Malfoy wasn't about to give up on this. Harry didn't have to say the spells with his new access to the pure arts all he had to do was think of it, and it would be executed.
"Glift Wondap" and Malfoy lifted off the ground and hit the top of the shield and dropped back down with great force. He shot up quickly and saw Dumbledore and McGonagall running up the corridor.
"I better do what I came to I'm running out of time; Consuness fulpin." He said pointing his want toward Hermione Harry tried to block the spell.
"Pono Marst" He thought as he attempted to block but he was ½ a second to late the curse hit Hermione. Malfoy laughed and laid a spell on Harry to make him forget about his love for Hermione.
"Teftrue rul Vore" Malfoy said pointing his wand to Harry while he was running toward Hermione.
"hahaha now you'll never remember you love for that pathetic little mudblood" Malfoy said as he ran for the passage that had gotten him into the castle.
Dumbledore ran to Harry and Hermione conjuring stretchers for them cause they were both passed out cold.
"Albus oh my will they be ok?" McGonagall asked sadly
"I'm not sure that last spell Malfoy used on Harry is rather old I don't know how to cure him from that." Dumbledore said with concern in his voice
Lavender was crying into Ron's shoulders and Ron couldn't even hold back his own tears seeing his two best friends being taken to the Hospital wing on stretchers.