"Is Ash coming?" Ron asked. Hermione thought before answering.

"No she didn't want to. What about Harry?" Harry smiled inwardly.

"Nope he didn't want to either." A girl sat down next to Harry. He looked at her. She had a white dress that was perfect for her figure her hair was done up in a bun. She looked great.

Ash looked around and found a place to sit she sat down by a nice looking guy with brown hair.

"So." Said Hermione to Ron.

"You ready to dance?"

"Yep ready as ever and so the couple went out on to the dance floor. Many other people started going out until a few stayed behind. Harry saw that the girl next to him wasn't with any body so he said,

"Are you here with anybody?"

"No." said the girl.

"Do you want to dance?" he asked her.

"Sure." They stood up and went onto the dance floor.

They danced to a few songs and then they started talking.

"Why aren't you here with anyone?" Ash asked.

"At first I decided I wasn't going to go. But then you know."

"Yeah same here."

They kept on dancing for a coupe more minutes before they decided to sit down.

'I wonder who that guy that Ash is dancing with is' Hermione thought while Ron twirled her around. After they had a drink the couple went back on to the dance floor.

"Do have a boy friend?" Harry asked the mysterious girl.

"No not any more."

"What happened."

"Just I found him with another girl." His stomach dropped then he thought of what he did to Ash. He suddenly felt guilty.

"What house are you in?" asked Ash. Harry decided to lie.

"Ravenclaw."

"What year?"
"Seventh. You?"

"Same here."

"Do you want to go outside it's really hot in here."

"Yeah lets go." Said Ash and suddenly she forgot every thing about Harry. Once outside they started to talk. It was a while before Harry said.

"I think we should go back inside."

"Yeah I think so…" she stopped a wind blew Harry felt his bangs slide back.

"What?" Ash started to ask then her eyes grew wide as the boys hair and eyes started to change color. Part of Harry's hair blew in front of his eyes he saw that his hair had changed back.

"You?" Ash asked. She ripped of Harry's mask.

'oh no!' said a voice in his head.

"What?" Harry asked the girl. He still didn't know who she was.

"I…" she paused and closed her eyes. She took of her mask. It was Ash. Harry recognized her now. She started to walk away she was not crying she just stared at him. She turned around and walked through the double doors that lead to the great hall. Harry didn't go after her he wanted to leave her alone now. He had screwed up enough. Hermione saw a depressed Ash walk up the stairs.

"I thought you said Ash didn't come."

"Did Harry come tonight Ron?"

"Yeah. They didn't meet did they?"

"Uhh… I think they did."

"Jesus they are not having a very good year." Said Ron.

After the ball Draco Malfoy stayed in the common room instead if going to bed. Waiting for his father his started to read.

"Draco." He heard a man say "How is it going?"

"It didn't work Potter got to her before I could do it."

"You have to brake up him and the girl."

"That has already happened. She found him kissing another girl."

"Ha! I knew he was to stupid to do anything with out messing it up." Lucius said.

"Here Is what you are to do son. Get close to the girl. Then in December take her to the Forbidden Forest. We will be waiting there."

"What are you going to do to her?" Draco asked.

"Don't worry just do it she wont be hurt at all." And with a pop he left.

Three months had passed without a hitch Draco had gotten close to Ash. She had become depressed she didn't eat much so she had become very skinny. Harry and Draco both didn't like it no one did. She didn't talk much and she didn't smile at all. Her nightmares about Voldemort became frequent.

"Ash wake up its Christmas." Ash looked down at the edge of her bed and for the first time in weeks she smiled