AN: okay people. I'm starting to think that I'm spoiling you guys with all these updates. After this chapter there will be another update a few days later. after that I'm not to sure, so be patient with me. Well anyways here's another chap. Enjoy!

The next day at breakfast everyone's meal was interuppted by a loud screaching voice.

"RONALD WEASLEY, HOW DARE YOU BE SO MEAN TO ARIA BLACK? YOUR FATHER AND I DIDN'T RAISE YOU LIKE THAT! THE GIRL HAS BEEN THROUGH A LOT. STOP BEING SO NASTY TO HER AND START BEING THE CHARMING BOY THAT I KNOW IS IN THERE SOMEWHERE. YOU GO APPOLOGIZE THIS INSTANT! IF I HEAR ONE BAD WORD ABOUT YOU BEING NASTY TO THAT GIRL I'LL COME DOWN THERE MY SELF AND SOLVE THE PROBLEM. DON'T MESS WITH ME, BOY!"

I nearly applauded my mother's howler. Ron's face was looking quiet pale. But instead of him appologizing, like Mum had suggested, he just walked out of the Great Hall. I didn't know it then but Ron would be set on avoiding me for the rest of the school year.

It was unfortunate that Ron had left breakfast early though, becasue Dumbledore announced that there would be a Hallowe'en Ball. "I except to see everyone there." The whole went up in a roar of excitment. A first year, sitting right across from me, got a little too excited and managed to his his elbow on his fork... sending a spray of food my way. I had to leave to change my robes.

Despite the incident at breakfast, I was still in a good mood. It was the week-end and ther were no classes. Proffessor Dumbledore had found me in the library earlier and informed me that I was improving in my lessons. He told me I would be able to join my classmates in their lessons after the Ball. I was pleased with myself. I thought that I hadn't been making any improvement at all. In fact I found Dumbledore's classes hard. I never would have thought that I had caught up. I guess I hadn't forgotten as much as I had thought.

On top of that Dumbledore gave me some galleons (sp?) to buy myself a dress robe for the Ball, which by the way was in three weeks. There would be a trip to Hogsmeade next week-end. I was actually starting to get into the hype.

AN: short chap, I know. I promise the next one will be longer... and the one after that, even longer. Well...review, flame, or do nothing at all. It's all good.