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Harry woke early on Sunday. He was aware that someone had just entered his dorm. Someone who wasn't meant to be in there. Someone who sounded awfully like...

"Hermione......is that you?"

"Erm.....no!"

Harry sat up and pulled back the curtains around his bed. He just caught a glimpse of Hermione disappearing into Ron's bed.

"You know....as Prefect...you are setting a bad example..." Harry teased.

"Oh shut up Harry I know for a fact you've had that Hannah Abot girl from Hufflepuff in here." Hermione shot back at him as she poked her head out of the curtains.

"I most certainly have not" Harry feigned innocence.

"Yeah sure Harry. We all heard you guys" Dean yelled from his bed.

"Yeah....ever heard of a silencing Charm.....works like a .....charm....." Neville yelled.

"Nev......who have you had up hear?" Ron yelled.

"Erm...no one" They all laughed.

Harry lay back down and tried to get back to sleep. It was still early by the sounds of things. He heard no movement down in the common room, and the light outside the window was still hazy.

Harry was about to drop off when he heard Seamus voice.....

"Since when have YOU been seeing Hannah Harry?"

There was some more laughter before Harry answered.

"I am NOT seeing Hannah. We are friends."

"Friends with added bonus's" Ron yelled. More laughter.

"Shut up." Harry huffed and hid his head under his pillow.

They six 7th years slept for a few more hours until 9:0 clock when Ginny entered the room. She pulled back the covers on each of the boy's beds. Harry, carried on sleeping, as did Hermione, Ron and Seamus. Dean and Neville however woke up.

"Morning Gin." Neville whispered so as not to wake the others.

"Hey! I heard Hermione sneak out this morning and assumed she came in here. I was right." She smiled as she looked at Hermione and her brother snuggled up together, wrapped in each other's limbs.

"So...looking forward to this evening?' Dean asked Ginny and Neville.

"Yeah. You?"

"Yeah .....who're you both going with"

"Seamus asked me last night. What about you two?"

"I was thinking of asking Padma from Ravenclaw" Dean admitted. "But I'm not sure. I'm worried she'll say no."

"Me too....I was gonna ask Lavender...but I think she's going with Justin"

The three of them sat discussing the Yule ball. Ginny joined Neville on his bed. It wasn't long before Seamus woke and joined in, soon followed by Harry, and lastly, Ron and Hermione. Soon, all 7 of them were discussing the ball, until it got to 10:30 and Ron decided that both he and Hermione needed a shower- together.

Being Sunday, breakfast was always served later, so by 11:0 clock, the Gryffindors finally made it down to breakfast. There were very few people in there when they arrived. Most people would probably wait until lunchtime before they emerged from their beds for food. A few first years Slytherins were at their table, as well as some 5th and 6th year Hufflepuffs and 3rd Year Ravenclaws. The Gryffindors ate breakfast, then went out side for a snow ball fight. By 2:0 clock, a few more people had emerged from their slumber. Including the 7th year Slytherins, but the Gryffindors made sure to stay as far away from them as possible.

Through out the day, The Gryffindors went and saw Hagrid, as well as having a snow ball fight, and by 4:30, Ginny, Hermione, Lavender and Pavati all disappeared inside to get ready for the Ball. Harry, Ron, Seamus, Dean and Neville remained outside. They were just relaxing after a pretty intense snow ball fight, when Dean caught sight of Padma walking towards the entrance of the castle. He ran after her.

"Hey Padma!" He yelled.

"Oh hi Dean" She smiled sweetly at him.

"Hi. I was just wondering if you had a date for tonight?"

"Erm no...not yet..." She hinted.

"Oh...ok...well...erm...bye..." he turned to leave. 'damn damn damn. No...go back' He stopped himself from going any further and turned back to a bemused Padma. "I mean...erm...would you....like to-"

"YES!"

"...Sorry....?"

"Yes I would love to go with you to the Yule Ball."

"Oh...well...great" he beamed. "I'll see you later then"

"Yes! See you!"

Dean rejoined the other boys as they were just entering the Entrance Hall.

"What was all that about ay Dean?" Harry nudged him playfully in the rubs with his elbow.

"O erm.....I just.......askedhertotheyuleball!"

"WHAT!"

"Good on ya mate"

"Yeah congrats"

"But Harry, Nev....who're you going with?" Seamus asked.

"Oh erm...." Harry stuttered. "I was gonna .......gowithHannah" He whispered.

"Sorry what was that?"

"I WAS GONNA GO WITH HANNAH OK!?"

The other boys all laughed. Harry blushed.

"Awww is Hawy going to the ball with Hannah and dance with her and get up to-"

"Yeah yeah what ever. What about you Nev?"

"Oh I was gonna ask Lavender...but I think she already has a date."

"Yeah...I saw her talking to Justin yesterday in Hogsmeade...she seemed pretty happy about something" Ron said.

"Oh well...I guess I'll just go stag"

The boys made it up to the common room and noticed that the whole thing was occupied.....with boys.

"Hmmmm.....I guess ALL the girls must be getting ready" Harry muttered.

"Yeah...."Ron flopped down on the couch. "All aload of bother for no good reason if you ask me"

They all nodded in agreement.

By 7:30 Harry, Ron and all the other Gryffindor boys decided it was about time to start getting ready. It didn't take them long, and by 8:05 they were all back down in the common room sitting in their dressrobes.

Harry was wearing a Green suit to match his eyes, along with a slightly darker green tie. Ron was wearing Black along with Dean and Neville, and Seamus, just to be different, decided to wear a very white, with a black tie.

They waited.....and waited.....and waited.......

Up in the girls' dorms, Hermione was looking at herself infront of the mirror. She had a silk beige, strappy dress that fitted nicely around her slim figure, and had a long train behind her. Pavati and Lavender were helping each other with their make up, both in their pale blue dresses, and Ginny was in the bathroom- fretting about the evening to come.

"Come out Ginny. I'm sure you look fine"

"No. I think I'll just stay here for the evening"

Hermione, who was very good at anti- spells, cast a simple alohamoura (is that how you spell it?) And the door opened with ease. She walked in and gasped at the sight of her friend.

Ginny, who had her hair curled around her face, was wearing a baby pink, strapless dress that that hug to the ground and flowed behind her in the breeze from the open window. She also had a matching pink shawl draped around her shoulders. Her make up was very simple. She had pale pink eye shadow, mascara- to bring out her already thick eyelashes, and the smallest amount of glitter to give some sparkle.

"Ginny....you look stunning"

"Do I?" Ginny sat down on the toilet seat and rested her chin in her hands.

"Of course you do. You up stage me" The both laughed. "What's the matter?"

"Oh.....I don't know.....I was REALLY looking forward to tonight...but now that I stand here in my dress I have this niggling feeling in the back of my mind......."She looked at Hermione who was crouching down beside her, smiling. "But I'm just being stupid aren't I?"

Hermione nodded. "Come on Gin. You'll have a great time." Hermione stood up and offered her hand to Ginny. "Now....lets go and show these boys what they've been waiting for ay?"

"Yeah"

Hermione and Ginny followed Lavender and Pavati descend the stairs into the common room.

"Finally....you took your...time" Ron was flabbergasted when he saw his girlfriend walk towards him. "Christ Hermione...you look..........wow!"

Hermione laughed. "Come on you. Fancy escorting a lady to the ball?"

"OFCOURSE!"

Harry, Ron and Hermione left together. Dean walked with Neville after them, and Seamus waited for Ginny. When he saw her, he found it hard to stand up straight. He held onto the couch for support. She spotted him, smiled and walked over.

"Hey Seamus...ready to go...?"

"Y-yes.....look you nice....I mean....you look nice!"

"Thank you" Ginny held out her arm, and Seamus took it with in his own. They made their way down to the Entrance Hall making small conversation.

Draco was standing in front of the mirror in his room.

"You look lovely dear" It said to him.

"Well duh" He spat back. He was pruning his hair....Which was already perfect as it was pulled back in a slight pony tail, tied with a dark green ribbon. His suit, was the darkest green you'll ever see; almost black, and he had a slightly lighter green shirt on, which was open at the top. He had chosen not to go with a tie, and his shoes were sparkling clean.

Blaise walked in having just teased the girls and making them drool over him. He saw Draco looking in the mirror and gasped.

"Shit Draco....you look......DAMN fine!"

Draco was shocked to hear these words come out of his mouth. He spun around and looked Blaise straight in the eye.

"Are you hitting on me Blaise?"

"What....HELL NO!" Blaise realized what he had said and was shocked him self. "Sorry Drake......spare of the moment thing...I didn't mean to say that...say....are you a veela by any chance...."

"Huh.....o yeah.....but don't tell any one k?" Draco was certain that was why Blaise had said what her had....either that or he had a very good reason to worry about his friend.

"OOO Draco you are gonna have one HELL of a night. God you could get yourself laid like........TEN TIMES"

"Is that ALL you think about Blaise?"

"Hell yeah!"

"mmm..figures."

"So...are you ready to go down yet?" Blaise queried as he looked somewhere around Draco lower half.

"Yes......and stop looking at my arse."

"Huh...o sorry!"

Down in the common room, Draco noticed that it was petty bare. Every one else must have gone to the Entrance Hall already. Pansy, Tanya and Millicent sat on the couch. When they heard the boys coming down they stood up. Pansy was in her silk Royal blue dress, Tanya white, and Millicent, a rather ugly shade of silver. When they saw Draco, they all gasped.

"Fuck me Draco" Millicent screeched.

"What the hell did you do?" Pansy yelled. "You look FINE"

"Yeah....I know!"

Up in the Entrance Hall, most of the pupils were waiting for the doors to the Great hall to open. They were all talking amongst them selves. Luna had found Ginny and was talking with her, while Seamus talked with Luna's date, Colin. Soon, they great doors opened, and everybody gasped. It was very dark inside, and the only light came from the starts in the enchanted ceiling sparkling. The house tables had been taken away and replaced with smaller circular ones spread around the room. There was a dance floor in the middle, aswell as a stage.

The group of student's bussled in looked around. They were all surprised to Hear Dumbledore voice. He stood on the stage as he spoke.

"Good evening ladies and gentle men. It is wonderful to see so many of you all here over Christmas. I hope you all enjoy this evening." He then disappeared off the stage and was replaced with the Weird Sisters. All the girls screamed. The boys began to swoon over the band members.

Soon, music was playing and people were dancing together on the dance floor. Hermione was dancing with Ron, while Harry and was dancing with Hannah, aswell as trying to ignore the wolf whistles he was getting from Neville and Dean. Ginny was dancing with Seamus and Luna with Colin. The ball was all going pretty smoothly, Until the doors burst open. Everyone stopped in their movements to look towards the door.

There, in the door way, was Draco. He looked stunning. The light from the Entrance Hall illuminated around him and he looked like a porcelain doll, perfect in every way. Immediately, The girls started to drool. Draco walked into the room and onto the dance floor, followed by his Slytherin friends. He smirked as he looked around. All eyes were on him.

Ron, Harry, Hermione, Ginny and Seamus gathered together on the dance floor and looked on in awe as Draco began to get dance offers form every girl in the place.

Ron looked at Seamus....who was drooling....

"Seamus!" He snapped, and hit him upside the head. "What's the matter with you?"

"I find my self strangely attracted to Draco right now." He began to walk towards Draco, arms outstretched. Before Harry grabbed him

"Snap out of it. It must be a spell." Harry looked worriedly at Hermione and Ginny.

"Yeah must be" Hermione agreed, though she couldn't take her eyes off Draco. Ginny was glued as well. She dragged her eyes down his immaculate body. From his fine hair, to his broad shoulders, to his taught back....and lower to his...

Suddenly, there was an almighty scream form somewhere in the crowd, and Ginny turned to see Luna running at top speed towards the Blond Slytherin. Then, she launched herself at him, and they tumbled to the ground.

Luna straddled his waist and began to frantically pull at his shirt, which was half-open anyway, and she was madly placing wet kisses all over his face.

"Get off me you mad women." He yelled.

Out of no where, Snape and McGonagal came along and hauled the mad girl off of Draco, so he was able to stand, and she was taken out of the room to calm down.

Draco brushed himself off and Pansy walked over to him to see if he was ok. The whole time this was happening, the entire Great Hall was watching Draco with awe.

It didn't take long for the commotion to die down, and everyone began to dance again, however the attention towards Draco didn't stop. Through out the entire evening he was bombarded with girls asking him to dance. He would barely finish one dance before he was asked for another.

Even Seamus seemed pretty wrapped by him. Draco would merely stroll pass wiggling his bum seductively and Seamus would be on his feet following him. It was Harry and Ron who had the trouble of trying to restrain him. After one very close call, when Draco was standing by the punch bowl pouring himself a drink, Seamus had gotten away from Harry and Rons watchful eyes and made his way over to Draco. He couldn't take his eyes off him, and was on the verge of smacking him on the arse, when Dean noticed what he was doing and dragged him away. He had to be taken outside by the other Gryffindor boys to cool off.

So now Ginny was sitting on her own at the side of the Great Hall at one of the empty tables, with no date, and no one to talk to. Everyone was dancing, including Hermione, who had been asked by Dennis Creevey. They were waltzing around the hall, to a slow song, and Dennis was trying in vain to not step on her toes. Which he failed to do.

Ginny smiled as she saw Hermione wincing for the umpteenth time through out the dance.

Ginny sat watching the pupils in the Great Hall dancing and enjoying themselves. She began to wring her dress between her fingers as she started to feel a bit out of place. Everyone was on the dance floor; she was the only one with out a dance partner. She would even put herself through the pain of dancing with Dennis if it meant she didn't look like a prize idiot sitting on her lonesome.

Just then, another slow song began, and everyone grabbed their partners, pulled them close, and swayed to the music. The doors the Great Hall opened and Harry and Ron walked in. They walked over to Ginny, who was now standing.

"Where's Seamus?" She asked.

"He went to the boys toilets to splash some clod water on his face. He looked about ready to Eat Malfoy." Ron replied. "I mean don't get me wrong, I hate Malfoy with a passion, but I don't tink he deserves to be eaten by Seam"

Harry laughed. "Ha...yeah....but he said he wouldn't be too long. Fancy a dance Gin?"

"Sure" Ginny smiled as she was lead to the floor by Harry. Ron found Hermione and they began to sway to the music.

Ginny held onto Harry's shoulders and rested her head in the crook of his neck, while he lay his hands on her curvy hips. She breathed in his scent. He smelt of apple and vanilla. A strange mixture.

"You look beautiful tonight Gin" Harry voiced into her hair.

Ginny smiled into his neck and whispered a "Thank you"

They carried on dancing in silence when Ginny suddenly spotted a mass of blond hair. Draco was dancing a few feet away from her with none other than Pansy. They were swaying together and Pansy was whispering something in his ear. He chuckled sweetly at what ever was being said to him. He hadn't noticed that Ginny was watching him. She took her eyes away and tried to concentrate on Harry. Unfortunately, Harry, who had taken the lead, had led them further and further into the center of the dance floor, and even closer to Draco and Pansy.

'Don't look at him. Just think of Harry' Her head was telling her. But no matter how hard she tried, he couldn't take her eyes off him. She felt anger towards Pansy for being so close to him, and being able to whisper things into his ear. That should have been her.

When Ginny was about to end the dance with Harry and storm out of the room in a jealous rage, Draco looked up and noticed Ginny looking at him. She gasped at seeing his silver blue eyes lock with her own, and she tried to look away, but she was caught. She was being dragged into the depths of his beautiful eyes.

He watched her with such attention. He was no longer listening to what Pansy was whispering into his ear. He could only concentrate on her.

The pair danced with their own partners, but they were no longer aware that they were dancing at all. Ginny wanted to reach out and grab Draco, and Draco just wanted to push Pansy off him and pull Ginny into his arms.

But all to soon, the dance ended. Pansy let go of her hold on Draco's neck, and led him over to an empty table. Draco however, never took his eyes off Ginny. Harry kept a hold of Ginny as a new song started up, and they carried on swaying, Ginny was still watching Draco. He sat down at the nearest empty table and Pansy sat on his lap. It all became far too much for her, when Pansy suddenly attached herself to Draco's neck and began to suck.

She pulled hersefl away from Harry so fast that it made him jump.

"Is everything ok?" He asked, as he tried to comfort her.

"Yes...yes...I just...need some air." She hurried to get the word sout of her mouth.

"Ok. Well do you want em to come with you?" Harry asked sweetly.

"No no it's ok. I'll just be out side." And she turned and fled the Great Hall.

Over on the other side of the room, Draco watched as Ginny jumped out of Potters grasp, spoke to him silently for a few moments, before fleeing the room. He made to stand up but realized that there was a rather big leech sucking away on his neck.

He pushed her to the floor, where she let out a rather large screech and shouted at him for not being verey gentle, and watched as he fled to the room.

Once outside the Great Hall, he looked left and right for any signs of red hair. He saw the doors to the outside open wide, and made to walk towards them but was stopped by a voice.

"Hey there sexy. Where are you heading?"

He turned around to see Finnigan staring at him, with lust in his eyes, and a slight sway to his hips.

"Fuck off Finnigan I don't have time for this!"

"Oh come one....I wont hurt you...I just want to-"

"I don't CARE what you want, just leave me the fuck alone" Draco made to run, but Seamus grabbed him by the arm and pulled him back.

"Get off me you shit!" He struggled. Seamus puckered up his lips, and looked as if he was leaning in for a kiss. Draco however, was two steps ahead of him, and jumped out of the way. He saw his opportunity when he saw the door of a store cupboard open, and he pushed Seamus inside, slamming the door and locking it with several locking spells that he was SURE, would have Seamus flustered for a while.

He waited until he heard Seamus banging on the door from the inside, and yelling things such as: "Let me out gorgeous, I know you want me" or "I knew you liked it rough."

Draco laughed, and, realizing why he was out here in the first place ran to the doors that led out side, and down the steps out onto the grounds.

The patio out side was brightly lit, - probably something to do with those fairy things they place in the bushes. - he thought. He looked around for a bit. He spotted a path that went around the side of the castle and followed it.

It was quite a long path, surrounded by bushes filled with pretty fairy lights. He began to think that this path would never come to an end, when he spotted Ginny, sitting on the edge of a small fountain pool. He silently walked over to her. He attention was fully on the fountain, and she didn't even hear him when he sat down behind her.

He watched her for a moment. He curly hair was blowing in the wind, and occasionally fell onto her face. Just when a strand of her red hair fell into her eyes, Draco reached out to tuck it behind her ear. How ever, when she saw a hand appear from no where, she was so shocked she jumped up, screamed, and made to hit the hand away. She DID however manage to use more force than necessary, and ended up hitting Draco hard across the chest and he fell backwards into the fountain with a loud SPLASH!

"Oh my gosh Draco I am so sorry" She reached out a hand to help him up. He sat sprawled in the middle of the fountain and simply stared at her, while water was pouring onto his head, and he spat some water out of his mouth.

Ginny was staring at him for so long, she actually saw the funny side of the situation and began to laugh.

Draco scowled. "You know.....it's rude to laugh......especially at me!"

This only made Ginny laugh even harder. Draco made to stand up. He shook the water out of his head, and looked down at his ruined suit.

"This...is not.....funny" He scowled at Ginny as she carried on laughing.

"Y-yes...it....is...." She wheezed out.

Draco growled. "Right...that's it....." He grabbed a hold of her around the waist, picked her up, and pulled her into the fountain. He then held her close and jumped under the spray of the fountain until the pair of them were completely soaked for head to foot.

"Dwaco..." she screamed as water poured into her mouth.

He then stood up straight and let her go. They looked at each other...and laughed. His hair had fallen out of its tie and hung to his shoulders and his suit was even wetter than before. Her hair was completely soaked and stuck to the sides of her face, and her dress was so wet, it clung to her body.

"You know....this wasn't quite the romantic moment I was planning for..." Draco voiced.

"Yeah......" Ginny blushed. Draco noticed that she had begun to shiver. He took off his suit jacket – which was soaked and wouldn't be of much use anyway- and threw it over her shoulders.

"Better?" He smiled.

"Much" She smiled back and pushed her arms into the sleeves. It was far too big for her, and she looked so cute wearing it.

"So...."

"So...."

"Did you have fun tonight?" Draco asked.

"Yeah....you...?"

"Yeah!"

Silence.

They still stood in the fountain as water surrounded them.

"Are you....?

"Do you....? They said in unison.

"You go!"

"No you!"

"Ok..." Ginny blushed. "Are you a.....a.....Veela?" She whispered.

Draco bowed his head. "Yes!" He whispered.

"Ha...thought so..."

"What...?" Draco looked up.

"I knew there was a reason you had so many girls swooning over you...."

"Oh...so you think I cant get a girl on my own....?" He feigned hurt.

"No....I just wondered why Seamus was falling all over you all of a sudden. You know I don't take kindly to people stealing my date." They both laughed.

"So Finnigan was your date?" Draco's jealousy was obvious.

"Yes SEAMUS was....IS my date." Ginny answered.

"Oh...ok...." Draco tried to look anywhere but at Ginny.

"But he has taken quite a shine to you this evening" Ginny smiled.

"Yeah I know..." Draco muttered, still not looking at her.

"Draco....."

"mmm?"

"Look at me..."

"Why?"

Ginny huffed. She walked over to him, grabbed hold of his chin between her finger and thumb and made him face her. "Because I want to tell you something."

"What?" He snapped.

Ginny looked taken aback.

"Sorry" He muttered feeling suddenly bad. "What did you want to say?"

Ginny smiled. "Just that.... Even thought I came here with Seamus tonight....I.....I would.... I would rather had come here with you." She smiled. Draco felt his heart melt. He moved closer to her, and placed his hands on her waist.

"Really?" He smiled.

"Yes."

"Oh...good....coz I really wanted to come with you...."

"Oh really?" She placed her hands around his shoulders.

"yup!"

"Good"

"Good"

They both smiled.

"You know....this is rather romantic don't ya think....." Draco smiled.

"Yes.......and its going to BE even more romantic in a minute. !" Ginny voiced. Draco laughed and moved in closer.

"Ginny......should we get out of this fountain....I'm worried for my health.....?" Draco joked.

"Just shut up and kiss me!"

And he did.