Disclaimer:  I do not own Harry Potter or any of the ideas or characters that go with it…all I own is Marlaina, Larissa(lol.) and Carnigan.

A/N:  Well, I loved reading the reviews but I only got 4…thanks padfoot. Lol.  And thank you to everyone else who sent one!  Here's the next chapter…I hope you like.  Black Hat Insanity, I was kinda confused with your review.  Could you be more specific about what you liked in last chapter.  Thanks!  I'm glad I did something you liked! Lol.

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Last time on The Hell I Live In!…

"You'd need more than a few bruises to stop…"  She paused. 

"Mr. Malfoy."  She finished. 

Hermione noticed the pause but didn't think much about it. 

"Well, now that I'm sure he's in good hands I guess I'll be heading out."  She said as she left the med. Wing. 

Hermione looked at Malfoy and noticed a frown on his face since Marlaina left. 

"I hope you get better, I need a date."  She laughed slightly as she walked away.

Now on The Hell I Live In!…

Malfoy opened his eyes to see noone there. 

"Figures, noone wants to visit me."  He whispered. 

"Actually you'd be surprised."  A voice said. 

Malfoy turned his head to see Devon sitting next to the bed. 

"What are you doing here?"  He asked hiding his happiness at having a visitor. 

"Just making sure my date is ok."  She said. 

Malfoy frowned. 

"Oh."  He said. 

Larissa looked down sadly. 

"Maybe if you were a little nicer you'd have some friends come to see you."  She pointed out. 

"Oh, and look who's telling me this.  Miss personality."  Malfoy said rolling his eyes. 

"Hey, at least I have friends."  Larissa said crossing her arms. 

"How much you have to pay them?"  Malfoy asked seriously. 

Larissa glared at him. 

"FINE!  You can have one less visitor."  She stormed out.

Malfoy sighed sadly as he got up out of bed.  He stood on his leg and yelped.  

He fell back on the bed in a huge amount of pain. 

"God, what have they done while I've been in here?  Nothing obviously!"  He thought angrily. 

Madame Pomfrey came to his bed and shook her head. 

"Mr. Malfoy, please stay off that foot."  She said angrily. 

"Why hasn't it been fixed yet?!"  He yelled in an enormous amount of pain.

She pushed him back on the bed and took out her wand.  She pointed it at some bottles and they floated over.  She put some liquid in a glass. 

"Drink this.  As for your question, you can't drink while you're asleep."  She said rolling her eyes and walking away. 

Malfoy plugged his nose as he drank the liquid and tried to keep his lunch down. 

Marlaina came into the med. Wing and saw her brother holding his nose with a discusted look on his face and a glass to his lips. 

She smiled.  It was just like when he was little. 

She shook her head to clear her thoughts and walked up to him. 

"How you feeling?"  She asked. 

He gave her a discusted look as he put down the glass. 

She laughed as she sat on his bed. 

"How long have I been here?"  He asked. 

"Two days."  Marlaina said moving his hair out of his face. 

Draco leaned back and ran a hand through his hair putting it back in his eyes. 

"Why do you do that?"  She asked. 

He shrugged. 

Marlaina smiled knowingly. 

"For the girls?"  She asked. 

Draco blushed. 

"I wish you'd stop making this out to be something with a girl."  He said looking away.  

"But it is.  I can see it on your face.  Who is it?"  Marlaina asked getting comfortable. 

"I already told you I'm not telling you who."  He said looking away. 

"Fine."  She sighed.

          Hermione was sitting in the library doing a weeks worth of work.  She had just finished another assignment when she turned back to the parchment she received from Larissa.  It was a lesson plan for the following two weeks from all of her teachers.  She wasn't sure how Larissa got it but she was thankful to get all of her work done before and after the ball.  She wanted to be completely focused on Malfoy. 

"Who would of thought."  She thought with a sigh.

          At first she didn't believe that the parchment was actually a lesson plan until in class her teachers assigned exactly what it said on the parchment.  She had to believe Larissa now. 

They were getting quite close since she brought up her plan for the ball. 

They had a lot more in common then Hermione thought.  She was quite smart as well but didn't like to be the center of attention.  They both despised Malfoy as well so Hermione thought they would become good friends.

          "Still doing that work?"  A voice asked. 

Hermione turned to see Larissa with a friendly smile on her face. 

Hermione nodded with a sigh. 

"What about you?"  Hermione asked. 

"I already did all of mine.  I wish it showed us more than two weeks.  I could do the entire year and never have homework."  She laughed. 

Hermione smiled. 

          "So, what's up?  Are we ready for tomorrow?"  Hermione asked. 

"Yep.  Everything's turning out perfect.  The potion is almost complete."  Larissa said. 

"Good.  Can I ask you something else?"  Hermione asked. 

"Well, you didn't give me much of a chance to say no but go ahead."  Larissa joked. 

"How long have you liked Ron?"  Hermione asked. 

Larissa's mouth opened. 

"Well, I hadn't expected that."  She answered thoughtfully. 

"I'd say it was since second year.  He was so funny after breaking his wand."  Larissa said deep in her thoughts as she smiled. 

Hermione smiled at her as well.

          Tomorrow would be the night of the ball and all the students were very excited.  It was Malfoy's first day out of the hospital and he was doing much better.  After that juice he got from Madame Pomfrey he was walking again. 

Larissa came up to him only once that day just to make sure he would still be able to go. 

He nodded and she left.

          Harry and Ron were in the common room when Hermione and Ginny walked in. 

"You guys should get ready."  Ginny said. 

"We only have an hour until the dance."  Ginny said looking at her watch. 

"What?  Only an hour?"  Hermione asked. 

Ginny nodded. 

Hermione ran upstairs and grabbed her dress.  She hurriedly made her way out of the portrait hole and to the girls bathroom.

          Larissa looked at her watch.  It was five of.  She walked up to her room and grabbed her dress before heading to the haunted girls bathroom.  When she got there she waited for almost five minutes before Hermione arrived. 

"Sorry I'm late."  She said breathlessly. 

"No problem."  Larissa said with a smile. 

She went into one of the stalls to change and Hermione did the same.

          When they came out they admired one another. 

"Wow."  Hermione said. 

"Think when I do my…your hair."  Larissa said with a smile. 

Hermione smiled also. 

"Alright.  Where's the potion?"  Hermione asked. 

Larissa nodded and walked over to the sink.  There was a cauldron sitting in it with a shiny purple liquid. 

Larissa poured two glasses of the juice and looked at Hermione. 

"Cheers!"  They said as their glasses clinked and they drank the purple liquid.

Next chapter will probably be the start of the dance!  YAY!  Hope you like…please R&R!  Thanks!

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