After Potions, Harry, Ron and Hermione ran up to Lily, who was with Malfoy, Crabbe and Goyle.

"Lily, can I speak to you?" Harry asked.

"Sure!" She turned to Malfoy. "Catch up with you later?" Malfoy grinned. "You bet!" and he walked off.

Ron was staring at Lily and Malfoy, his jealousy mounting. Was it possible that he had a crush on Harry's sister?

Lily gazed at Harry and suddenly said "OH MY LORD! You have a…a lightening scar! You're my brother!" She began to cry and hug him.

Harry was so relieved. She didn't seem like a stereotypical Slytherin. Finally Lily calmed down enough to notice Ron and Hermione.

"Hey! You must be Harry's friends. I'm Lily."

Ron bashed Hermione out of the way and held out his hand.

"I'm Ron. Ron Weasley."

Lily smiled, thinking he was really sweet.

"Pleasure! And you?" She turned to Hermione.

"Hi, I'm Hermione Granger. Lovely to finally meet you."

Lily smiled again. "And you!"

She turned back to Harry.

"You don't know how long I've waited to meet you! I…..I love you…bro!"

She smiled. Harry choked back his tears.

"Love you too, sis!"

Lily turned around, about to walk off, until Ron gathered up his courage and shouted "Hey, Lily!"

She turned around.

"Need a date to…to the ball?" His ears went red. Lily went red too.

"Oh, I'm sorry. I already said I'd go with Draco. I'm so sorry.

Ron felt very embarrassed and stupid. "Don't worry about it." He managed to say.

Lily walked slowly away, regretting her hasty decision to go with Malfoy. She felt, deep down, that this guy, Ron, was right for her. Ron felt exactly the same.

Later in the Gryffindor common room

"You like Harry's sister?" Fred said to Ron. "I admit, she's cute but it's Harry's SISTER! How would you feel if Harry took Ginny to the ball?"

Harry tried to move away but Ginny proudly stepped in.

"Harry is going to the ball with me!"

"WHAT!" Fred, George and Ron exclaimed together. Then George added "Mother will be proud" mocking being tearful.

"What's the big deal if he's going with me?" Ginny asked, a bit angrily

Her three brothers shrugged.

"I just thought he was going with Cho Chang" the three of them said unanimously again.

"SHE IS NOT MY GIRLFRIEND!" Harry exclaimed loudly.

Just then, Hermione entered the common room, in tears.

Ron and Harry ran over to her. She looked up, tears glistening in her eyes.

"It's Seamus. He got taken out of Hogwarts early because there's a murderer on the loose."

Harry tried to look sad, but of course, he was absolutely delighted. He had Hermione all to himself! Ron looked thoughtful.

"Right, so that's sorted." Ron said. "You can come to the ball with me."

"I guess so." Hermione looked woeful.

"Well try not to look TOO happy about it!" Ron grinned and he walked off.

"Finally", he thought, "I can show Lily that I'm not a loser who can't get a date to the ball."

Meanwhile, Fred was busy thinking about Hermione. "She is quite pretty" he thought. Then he realised who he was thinking about. HERMIONE GRANGER!

"Why, her? Out of all the girls in my year, I have a crush on Hermione Granger?" Fred shook his head in disbelief. "Get over it mate" he thought.

In the next chapter, the ball begins and some unexpected events happen. What will happen between Lily and Ron…or Fred and Hermione? Will Harry find out Fred has the same secret crush as him? Wait and see!