NB: You may be wondering why Lily is in Slytherin. The reason for it will be revealed later in the story. (And Harry cried because he was so shocked, after all this time he had a family member who misses his parents just as much has he did.) Thanks for the reviews!

The day of the ball finally arrived. In the corridors, decorations were hung up in all different colours. Some students, mostly girls, were chatting about what they were going to wear and who they were going with.

"Lily! Hey Lil." Harry was running down to her, as she was walking into her common room (classes had been cancelled due to the ball.)

She didn't hear him and went straight through the portrait hole. He cursed silently under his breath. He had just wanted to ask her for a loan of her Potions essay.

Just as he was turning around to go back to his common room, he bumped into Malfoy and Pansy. Pansy had her arm around him. Malfoy went red at the sight of Harry.

"What are you doing here Potter?" Malfoy blushed.

Harry was boiling with anger. How dare he? How dare he do this to my sister? He thought.

"Malfoy…I'm going to kill you!" Harry took out his wand.

"Stupif……."

"POTTER!" Snape came down the hallway towards the Slytherin common room. "20 points from Gryffindor." Harry put his wand away and Snape went away.

Malfoy looked smug.

"Your sister is pretty but she's a Potter. I could never shame my family by dating one of those."

Malfoy and Pansy went through the portrait hole before harry could do anything to him…

Back in the Gryffindor common room

Harry told Ron, Hermione and Ginny what happened. They were shocked and Ron was furious.

"I don't believe it. Poor Lily!"

Hermione was thoughtful.

"She wont believe you if you tell her. She knows how much you hate Malfoy and she'll think you're just trying to get her to hate him too."

Harry nodded.

"I know."

"Come on Ginny. Let's go up and get ready for the ball."

Hermione and Ginny went up to the dormitory.

"Shall we?" Harry said.

"Shall we what?" Ron said.

"Get ready!"

Ron laughed.

"What? It'll take us 10 minutes max."

Harry shrugged.

"I have to pluck my eyebrows and comb my hair and…."

"Paint your nails?" Ron said, laughing.

"Oh, shut up."

Harry and Ron went up to get ready, sort of excited about the ball…..and they were right to be!