A/N I apologies for it being a short chapter but I promise to get the next one up as soon as possible --Thanks--

The weather was getting nicer and Ariadne spent more and more time in the courtyard studying for finals. The school year was over in two weeks and her finals were going to be difficult. On Saturday she went with Mackenzie and Jenny to pick out a dress for the graduation ball at there last Hogsmead visit. Her parents sent her money to buy a really nice one, because it was her first formal ball. Mackenzie liked the pink and frilly dressed with ribbons but Ariadne wanted something more elegant. She almost all the dresses she tried on looked amazing on her. She tried on a green one but the color didn't go with her hair and eyes, the blue ones had the same problem. After an hour of searching Mackenzie came across a long gold gown that flared at the ends. Ariadne had nice hips so the gown looked perfect on her. The gold brought out her eyes and the gown accented her hips. It had a shimmery overlay around the bodice and a plunged back. The gown was made out of a stretchy fabric so it clung to her without being tight. She found her dress. The ball was the Saturday after finals and was only a week away.

On Monday Ariadne had was frantic about her finals. Oliver had stated his NEWTs and he was out of his mind from the stress. Then he had to listen to Percy talk about how easy they were at dinner. After dinner they had a brief rendezvous in the down stairs hallway. They kissed and calmed each other down. The rest of the week was the same way but Friday came quickly. At dinner on Friday everyone was breathing a sigh of relieve, they had a week to relax before they got their grades and went home. Oliver went to sit with Ariadne at dinner and talked with her and her friend.

"Belle, I just got a letter from my mother, we have and extra ticket to the Quidditch Cup, right here in England. My mother pulled some stings at work to get them, and I was wondering if you'd like to come with us for them?" He asked her.

"I'll have to ask my parents but I'd love to, I've always wanted to go to a World Cup and my father couldn't get tickets. Also seeing with you would make it so much more fun." She told him.

"Oh and also tomorrow for the ball I'll wait outside your tower at 7:30."

"I can't wait." She smiled. Mackenzie looked at her with a sigh

"You two."

"Well your going to help me get ready right?"

"Of course hun, I wouldn't miss it for the world." Ariadne hugged Mackenzie and turned back to Oliver. She hugged him and gave him a small kiss on the cheek. And left with Mackenzie to talk about her hair. They went to the common room and looked at many muggle magazines to get an idea for Ariadne's hair.

The next day Ariadne spent the morning sleeping in and talking in her dorm with Mackenzie and the other girls. The day after tomorrow they were leaving. Around noon they left and went to lunch and got their grades. Ariadne and Mackenzie both passed all there finals with decent scores. Ariadne got an A in transfigurations, and got B's on all the others. Mackenzie got B's on all of her finales except potions, which she was surprisingly good at and got a 92 percent. They were very happy. They found Cedric and he as usual got all A's and that he thought he did really well on his OWLS. Around 5:00 Mackenzie and Ariadne made their way in to the prefect's bathroom to get Ariadne beautiful for the ball. There were quite a few seventh year girls in there so after Ariadne took her bath she left and went up to her dorm. Mackenzie was already there with the hair supplies. They got to work with the magical hair straitener and shiner. Ariadne had long hair so it took a while to set in, but when it was done they used magic to twist and put her hair up in an elegant up do. She did her make up in gold and rose tones and evened out her skin. When Ariadne and Mackenzie were all done Ariadne put her dress on. The gold sparkled in the evening light from the window. She put on the pearl necklace her mother sent her and some bangle bracelets over her gloves to accent the gown. She looked magnificently stunning. It was 7:00 when they finished. They met Cedric in the common room so he could take pictures of Ariadne for her parents. Oliver came at 7:30 on the dot. He was speechless at her beauty.

"Oh wow, my Belle you look absolutely stunning," he exclaimed. "I must have a picture of you to bring home." Cedric and Mackenzie took more pictures of Oliver and Ariadne, and they left. Oliver could not keep his eyes off of her. She looked amazing. They met up with Percy and Penelope, his girlfriend, who was also looking very lovely herself; and they went in to the Great Hall for the dance. They Great Hall was decorated magnificently, roses and orchids adorned the walls. Huge flower bouquets peered over the tables. Ariadne was quite surprised when Oliver, who was so coordinated in the sky, could not keep off her feet while dancing. She giggled,

"Suddenly Mr. Perfect has a flaw. He can't dance." Oliver gave her a look

"Well then maybe we should just sit down and be boring like those people over there." He pointed to a group of shy seventh years that were too afraid to dance with their dates.

"Well Mr. Wood," Ariadne exclaimed in a fake bossy tone, "I've been accused of many things but not once have I been called boring. Why I should feel insulated." Oliver laughed; he may have believed her had she said it with a straight face.

"Why Ms. Rosakis, I never accused you of being boring, asked if you wanted to be boring." He laughed more. They giggled and consciously drifted off into their own little world, with the occasional OW coming from Ariadne. She didn't want him to leave but the day after tomorrow they'd have to say good-bye for at least a month.

The next day came sooner than both of them would have liked. Ariadne and Oliver could not imagine being apart but this would be there last full day together. It hit then like a bludger in the face. Neither one of them could see each other until after lunch because they both had to pack up there belongings and take care of last minute house business. After lunch Ariadne went with Oliver to give one final good bye to the Hogwarts Quidditch pitch. Oliver was in tears as he flew around the goal post one last time. In all his seven years this was everything to him and now he was leaving it. Professional Quidditch would be nothing like the fun of his days coaching and playing for Gryffindor. So many memories were being taken in as he walked off the field. While Ariadne had one more year Oliver would not be back. It was hard for him to say good-bye. The Quidditch pitch was his home, and he loved it. It started to rain so they both went in. They walked around the castle while Oliver soaked in a memory of Hogwarts.

They left the next day ,on the train, for London. They visited friends for the last time and said there good byes. Adriane and Oliver kissed good-bye promising to write and visit soon.