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Chap. 5—Fighting with Ron

The next morning Dumbledore informed the school they would be having a Halloween ball and Hermione and Draco were to plan the whole thing. They were allowed to skip classes for the day so they could get the information to him the following day. After the Great Hall cleared out Draco and Hermione met up to start planning. "Well, let's go to the library, I guess." Hermione said. Draco didn't move. "Coming?" She said.

"I don't know where it is." Hermione rolled her eyes, but laughed. She grabbed his arm and dragged him in the direction. He looked at her hand on his arm but didn't move away and was actually a little sad when she let go. He mentally slapped himself for feeling that.

After an exhausting day of walking around the school, decided what decorations to use, food, music, etc, they finalized their plans and took them to Dumbledore. As they walked back to their common room Draco thought of something. "Do you want to go to the ball with me? I mean, as friends?" He asked. Hermione was surprised.

"Why?" She asked.

"Well, I want to get to know you better. Besides, I don't want to go with Pansy." He asked. Hermione laughed.

"I thought you liked her?" She asked. Draco snorted.

"Hardly." He answered.

"Okay, I'll go with you. I want to get to know you better, too." She answered. Draco smiled to himself but then thought about how Ali would say she knew he would.

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Hermione wanted to hang out with Harry and Ron so she went to the Gryffindor common room. Sure enough, she found them hanging all over the furniture, their backs to her. She smiled and tip-toed up to them. "Hey guys" She said loudly. Ron fell out of his chair and Harry swung around, knocking everything off the table.

"Hey, 'Mione." Ron said getting up.

"How was your lovely day with Malfoy." Harry joked around.

"Fine." She replied simply. They started at her in disbelief but shook it out.

"So, 'Mione, want to go to the ball with me, I don't have any one else?" Ron asked.

"Oh, so you would just use me, Ron? Sorry, I don't go just so you can be with someone!" Hermione snapped.

"No! Besides, it not like you have anyone!" Ron said to her.

"As a matter of fact, Ron, I do!" Hermione stated. Ron stared at her and shut up.

"Who?" He said in a normal voice.

"Why would you care?" She answered rather rudely.

"'Cause you're my friend!" He said.

"If I was your friend, you wouldn't get mad at me over stupid things!" Hermione yelled.

"So you're saying now we're not friends?" Ron shouted back.

"Maybe I am!" She replied and walked out. Harry, who always figured they would make up, thought this was bad. Ron sat down and looked at Harry and shrugging.

Hermione was so mad at Ron she turned a corner so fast she ran into someone. "Ow, sorry." She apologized. It was Draco.

"Yeah, it's okay. What did Ron do this time?" He asked. Hermione laughed.

"Oh nothing, it's a long story. He makes me so mad sometimes." She said as they walked back to their common room.

At dinner Hermione sat at the opposite end of table from Harry and Ron with Ginny. She told Ginny everything and she thought her brother was being a jerk. But Hermione also told her about Draco asking her to the ball.

"Hermione this is so great! You would make a great couple, honestly! Ali thinks the same. She's been bugging Draco about it for, like, ever!" Ginny smiled.

"Draco? Whatever happened to 'good old Malfoy'?" Hermione joked.

"Yeah, well, you call him Draco, I call him Draco, okay?" She and Hermione laughed, ignoring Ron and Harry's pleading faces of forgiveness.

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"I told you so!" Ali said happily.

"Yes, Ali, I know that. I just didn't think I'd actually do it. Besides, I didn't want her to get stuck with Harry or Ron, I mean Potter or Weasley." Draco answered. Ali rolled her eyes but still laughed. She stole a glance at Ron, who looked frustrated and sad.

"Looks like Ron's annoyed with her." Ali said. Draco looked over at him and turned back.

"Yeah, well I know he likes Hermione, or at least liked her. I have a feeling this fight will last a while by the look on Potter's face." He said. Harry looked annoyed at Ron and Hermione.

"Oh well, I think I'll ask him to the dance!" He said. Draco turned to look at her.

"You like him?" He asked.

"Well, he's really nice, I love his red hair and sweet brown eyes. He's very good looking, but so his Harry. I love his hair, the way it's messy and his emerald eyes...." Ali continued until Draco looked incredibly bored.

"I should talk to a girl about this shouldn't I?" She asked. Draco nodded.

"Well, I'm going to ask Ron, then next time do something with Harry once I get to know Ron and if I like him. See you later!" She said and walked off. Draco waved and went back to work on his Charms essay.

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Harry and Ron watched Ali trot over to the Gryffindor table, happily. They figured she was going to sit with Hermione and Ginny but instead she plopped down next to Harry, facing Ron. "Hey!" She said.

"Hey Ali." They each said.

"So, Ron, I was thinking, do you want to go to the dance together?" She asked. Ron was happy, Ali was really pretty. He can't believe he didn't think of this before.

"Sure, Ali! Love to!" He said.

"Great, I got to go; I said I'd help this third year with her homework, bye!" She called as she jogged away.

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Later Harry and Ginny were in the common room, doing homework. Everyone else went to bed. "Um, Ginny?" Harry asked.

She looked up from her parchment. "Yeah?"

"Do you want to go to the ball with me?" He asked.

"Sure, Harry, I'd love to!" Ginny answered and smiled. Harry smiled back.

Everyone was happy, they all had someone to go with. Well, Ron and Hermione were still mad at each other, but besides that, all was good.

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