"Guess who?" Said Ash covering Ron's eyes.

"Hey Hun." Said Ron lifting his face towards Ash's.

"Ahh!" squealed Ash. She pulled away.

"Ron it's me!"

"Oh sorry Ash." Ron said turning red.

"That's ok." Said Ash.

"Ron Weasley." said Hermione giving Ash and Harry a wink. "Did I just see you trying to kiss Ash?"

"Na love. You know that you are my girl." Then they kissed.

"You know," said Ash, "You two are a perfect couple." After a fine meal they started to head up to the common room when someone called Ash.

"Ash hey Ash!" yelled a platinum haired boy.

"Hey Draco." Ash said smiling. Harry stiffened.

"Calm down." Hermione said calmingly.

"Can I talk to you?" He asked.

"Yeah sure. I'll meet you guys back in the common room alright?"

"Ok see ya Ash." Hermione said steering Harry away.

"You know Ash I honestly have no idea why you hang out with them." Draco said.

"You know you guys are a lot alike you just don't see it."

"Alike me? Who am I like?"

"Harry."

"Me Potter how?" she rolled her eyes.

"Well you both have very short tempers for one. Now what did you want to tell me I know you didn't want to talk about Harry."

"Well I was wondering if someone hadn't already asked you. Do you want to go to the ball with me." He was taken aback she shouldn't have frowned.

"I am so sorry Draco but I am already going with someone else." His stomach dropped.

"Oh ah that's ok umm… well I have to go you know umm… home work."

"Draco I'm sorry."

"Huh its ok I'll just go with Pansy." She started to leave when he yelled,

"Who are you going with?"

"Harry." She said then seeing the look on his face left.

'MERLIN! Harry gets every thing. And know just when a girl that is finally worth it comes along he goes and gets her. God do I hate him. If he screws up and brakes her heart I swear on the Malfoy name I'll break him.' And with that he stormed into the boys' dormitories and fumed.

"You ok Ash?" Hermione asked. Harry looked up and saw the distressed look on her face.

"Did he do anything to you?" Harry asked with a look on his face.

"Huh oh I'm fine just, just a little tired."

"Are you sure?" Asked Hermione.

"Yeah I'm just going to go up to bed." Ash said distractedly.

"Yeah I think I'm going to head up to bed too." Said Hermione then the girls headed up.

"I wonder what's wrong with Ash?"

"I don't know but I can guess that it has something to do with Malfoy and I'm going to find out what it is."

"She seamed really out of it didn't she."
"Yeah she did. Ron?"

"Yeah mate."

"Oh well I'll ask her about it tomorrow."

"What's wrong Ash?" Hermione asked worriedly. Ash while Hermione was talking was laying face forward into her pillow. Hermione heard a moan.

"You know I can't understand you, don't you?" She rolled over and sighed.

"I know." Her eyes were closed.

"So are you going to tell me what's wrong or am I going to have to annoy you all night?"

"Ugh jeese. Hermione you just have to make things difficult." Hermione smiled.

"You know how Harry asked me to the ball right?"

"Yes."

"Well Draco asked me," Ash said her eyes still closed, "and when I told him that I was already going with someone he asked me who I was going with. So I said Harry and god did he give me the saddest look in the world. Now I have no idea what to do. And Harry is being so weird."

"Yeah guys will do that to you. And Harry just likes you."

"Hermione how many more days till Saturday?"

"Umm… let's see today is Wednesday so you can do the rest."

"Harry asked me to meet him at two."

"That only gives us three hours to shop. Do you think that is enough time?" Hermione said smiling.

"I don't know but honestly I don't have any money."

"Well when is you're next meeting with Dumbledoor."

"Umm… Tomorrow after dinner, why?

"He probably has some money for you."

"Ya you're probably right. I'll just ask him tomorrow."