Well, there goes the five reviews--I didn't even get one! :'( is my story that bad? I'm posting another chappy, let me know if it's worth posting more--as I said before I'm done writing it, I'm just posting it as I get time...and as reviews come. I felt the need to answer the reviews I did get though, so here's responses--and this time I am going just for THREE REVIEWS or I'm not posting--it's all uploaded but not posted yet that's it...now read and REVIEW!!!

Also, if anyone likes this fic enough to want to be a beta reader for it, please leave a comment using that lovely little review button at the bottom. :) I have my own email just for fanfiction stuff...email me at harrypotterrox10 at journalist dot com (NO SPACES, and replace the at with the sign and the dot with a period, if I put the thing together it erased my email though.)

Lilypad-7879 (reviewed chapter one): Thanks for pointing that out--this and one other are my only two real HP fics...I changed it to Harry n Hermi once I got the chance--thank you for informing me though! You were a help! :)

AgnesSophia: (reviewed chapter five): Thanks for the compliment--I love seeing that people like what I write, it sometimes inspires me! :) especially since this is the only place I get said critiques, my parents and family want me to grow up and be a computer nerd, but I want to write...so thanks for boosting my self-esteem! :)

A. L. Nowicki (reviewed chapter six): Yes, Sirius is teaching DADA--he makes a good teacher and is my fave character, so I had to let him :). and about Draco's dad finding out--you'll have to wait and see :) hehe

Makotochi (reviewed chapter six): Yep, Ron is in Ravenclaw--all the friends had to be split up, and Ron def. wouldn't be a hufflepuff, and Slytherin was already full hehe...and about the 'attitude towards schoolwork' everything was mixed around for the year--so the quality he was in Gryffindor for became a Ravenclaw quality...see if you can figure it out :) my lips are sealed.

Here's the next chapter--REVIEW!!!

"You've GOT to be kidding me!" Ron yelled at Sirius.

"No I am not. Your detention will be served tonight." Sirius repeated, looking very grimly at Ron before bursting into laughs.

"You were kidding me!"

"Sorry, I had to see your face. Anyways, though, I was not lying about your detention being served tonight. Your detention will be cleaning up after the ball is over. I will see you then." Sirius said before wallking off, still laughing about Ron's facial expression.

"Sirius, I'm gonna get you!" Ron said jokingly before heading off for his next class--potions.

Even though Snape was no longer Head of Slytherin House, he still showed favoritism towards them. He only allowed Slytherins to go use the lavatories and facilities and only Slytherins seemed to do everything "right". Harry didn't care though--the Halloween Ball was that night and he was going with Megan--one of the nicest girls in the year. He accidentally fell asleep--obviously in the wrong class.

While he was dozing off, he suddenly felt like he was pulled through a whirlwind and suddenly was seeing the Halloween Ball. He was dancing with Megan before Cho came over and stole him. Suddenly, some shadowy figure marched through the halls and

grabbed Cho, and in the other hand was Ginny Weasley. Suddenly, he woke up to Snape's voice.

"Potter! What are you doing, sleeping in my class? Did someone slip him a sleeping potion?!" said the cold and vain voice of Severus Snape. Everyone shook their heads--except a shadowy figure in the back of the class who seemed to have just entered.

"Is anything the matter?" said the cold voice from underneath the cloak. The cloak seemed to know eyes were upon it--so it darkened.

"No, nothing is the matter," said Snape before shooing out the shadowy figure. Everyone seemed to be immediately silenced when Snape turned around to continue the lesson.

Later that day, Harry told Hermione and Ron about the dream, not knowing someone else was listening in....

"I was dancing with Megan, my normal date and then some shadowy figure, it looked like the one that entered our Potions lesson, came and took away Cho Chang, the Seventh Year, and, your sister, Ron, Ginny. Then suddenly Snape woke me up," Harry told them, and Ron seemed to have been Stunned. His finger was pointing at a shadowy figure, just like the one that had entered the potions lesson. However, they just kept on walking.

That night was the Halloween Ball. The first couple to enter was Harry and Megan. Megan was wearing a yellow top with black bell-bottoms which had sunshines all over them. She was styling yellow lightning-bolt blinking earrings. Harry was wearing his dress robes.

Almost immediately after Megan and Harry entered, Cho and Mikeal followed. Cho was in a black top and pants, with the top having lightning bolts all over them and a blinking red button on one of the sleeves. She was also showing off expensive diamond earrings. Mikeal was in a tuxedo, and seemed too scared that it would break free of his big muscles from working out.

At around 6:05, Ron and Hermione entered. Hermione seemed to have been dragged there without wanting to be, and Ron was enjoying every moment he was touching her. Hermione was in a red silky dress, but seemed that she had black shorts on underneath. Ron was in a red tuxedo which had the words, "RWHG=LUV" all over it. Hermione was very embarrassed when she accidentally pushed Harry aside to get away from Ron's grasping hands.

"Harry, HELP!" she shouted as she ran away from Ron. Harry wtopped Ron and started up a conversation with him as Draco and Cristy walked in. All the guys seemed to have been Stunned at the sight of her.

She was in a metallic blue top, which was blinking with party lights. She had on black bottoms, which were also blinking under the disco light that Dumbledore had conjured with a flick of his wand. She was styling metallic blue drop-dead gorgeous earrings, which seemed to be also blinking. A little red dot was showing through the thin earring, and a reflection of the light was on her top. Draco seemed extremely tense with his good fortune of having her for a partner, that he tripped over a table and smashed into the cake. While everyone laughed and Draco went to the lavatory, Cristy went over to talk to Megan.

Last of the group to enter the room was Oliver and Lorena. Lorena was in a baby blue top with matching pants, and had on baby blue hoop earrings.

Oliver was the "guy version of Cristy." He was in a white tux, and all the girls fawned at the sight of him. Lorena was blushing a deep deep red at because of her good fortune of having him as a partner. Suddenly a slow song started playing, and the groups were all out on the floor.

Around five songs later, everyone took a break. It was then that all the switching happened.

Cho ran over away from her date and ran to Harry. "Hello, Harry," she said and Harry looked up. When he saw Cho in front of him he immediately stood up and replied.

"Hey Cho. What's going on?" said Harry.

"Nothing much. Wanna dance?"

"Sure!"

"Really?"

"Yea!"

"Okay!" said Cho as they ran out on the dance floor.

By then, Lorena and Oliver had started dancing again. Ron was pulling Hermione trying to get her to dance, but she would not agree. Suddenly, Megan, who had been abandoned by Harry, ran over and helped out Hermione. She grabbed Ron's arm and pulled him out onto the dance floor as Draco came over to the now alone Hermione. She blushed at the sight of him.

"Hey Draco!" said Hermione to Draco.

"Hey Hermione. Wanna dance?"

"Sure!"

"You mean it?"

"Yea. I mean I am not a good dancer--I warned you!--but I will dance with you, of course!"

"Let's go!" said Draco.

"Okay!" said Hermione as they ran off.

Now Cristy and Mikeal were dateless. Cristy approached Mikeal, and at the sight of her before him became stunned.

"Hey Mikeal! What happened between you and your date?" she asked to the standing Petrified version of Mikeal. Finally he regained his conciousness and spoke.

"Hello Cristy. Whats up? Where's Cho, I thought I asked her to the ball?" he said, with a shaky voice.

"Are you okay?"

"Yea, why?"

"Okay--Cho left you for Harry, and,"

"Big surprise."

"And then Megan grabbed Ron, and,"

"Why?"

"I don't know. But anyways, then Draco went and asked Hermione to dance, and then I was dateless."

"How can someone leave you?" Mikeal said breathlessly.

"I don't know! You know, I thought that being a sporty-type of girl would help me in the boy catagory, but it doesn't. It seems that the guys like that ones that have a good body, not who are alot like them. What is it, they don't want to get beaten by a girl? I mean, come on," Cristy said, but Mikeal interrupted.

"I don't think anything is wrong about a sporty type of girl," said Mikeal breathlessly.

"Good. Want to dance?" said Cristy.

"Do you really mean it?"

"Yes, I don't just ask that question you know."

"Sure, I'll dance with you," said Mikeal before Cristy pulled him out onto the dance floor.

Suddenly a slow song by the Weird Sisters came on and Ron pulled Megan outside the Great Hall.

"What is going on?" said a confused Megan.

"What do you mean?"

"Why are we out here?"

"Um......let me think.........because I just dragged you out here. Here, have a sip, this stuff is really good!" said Ron as he handed Megan the bottle.

"Wait--I don't drink."

"Just try some, it won't kill you."

"No."

"Come on, I had some!"

"NO!" shouted Megan before she ran inside the room to Lorena and pulled her aside.

"Come on, Megan, I was almost going to kiss Oliver, my dream man! What is going on? And what is all over your face?"

"Ron was drinking!"

"You are kidding me, right?"

"No! He offered me some!"

"And what did you say?"

"No. I told him flat-out that I don't drink then I ran here. Ron was kissing me all over my face though. He must have thought I was Hermione."

"You don't look anything like her though."

"But he was drinking. His vision must have become distorted because of the wine."

"But it can't do that much to you. And where did he get the wine, I don't see it anywhere!"

"I don't know. Anyway, let's just get out of here!" said Megan as they ran up to their dorms.

Up in the common rooms of all the houses, it seemed that a bunch of people had already left and gone up to bed. Megan went to her bed, but someone was already in it--Ron.

"Ronald Weasley, what do you think you're doing?"

"What?" Ron said sleepily as he opened his eyes.

"What are you doing in the SLYTHERIN GIRLS' dorms?" said a very angry Megan.

"What do you mean, this is the Ravenclaw Boys' dorms!" said a now irritated Ron.

"Nevermind."

"What are you doing here?"

"I told you, this is the dorm for the Slytherin Girls. Anyways, what is that in your hand?"

"Nothing!" said Ron as Megan pulled it away.

"What do you mean, 'nothing'! This is a bottle of wine! You are underage and aren't supposed to drink, what were you thinking?"

"I don't know." But suddenly, Ron advanced on Megan.

"Ron, you're scaring me."

"Don't you think I know that?" said Ron as he jumped on what he thought was Megan, but it was a bed.

Megan ran out the door, and Ron followed. She ran him into the Hospital Wing, where she explained the problem and Madam Pomfrey fixed him up right away, and Ron apologized.

"Sorry. What happened--I just remember hopping on you. Are you okay?" Ron said soothingly as Megan ran into the Slytherin Dorms' Corridor. "Are you okay?" Ron repeated.

"I am scarred for life, thanks to you."

"What did I do?" said Ron, confused.

"What do you mean, 'what did I do?' You literally killed me! You had an empty wine glass bottle in your hand and you jumped on me and the bottle broke and now i had to get stitches! I hate you, Ronald Weasley!" Megan said as she ran up to her dorm.

The next day, at the feast, Dumbledore stood up once more, and the students went silent.

"This year, we will have a Winter Festival. There are many rules though. Firstly, this is mainly aimed at the older students--as in, fifth year and up. There are only one hundred students, or fifty couples of two, allowed to come. The allowances of inviting someone limit you alot. You only may invite someone this week if you are in your seventh year here. If you are not in your seventh year, this week you may not sign up. The sign-up is set up so no one besides students in that year may get past it and sign the list. On Sunday, no more Seventh Years may ask students. You may be asked, however, by another student.

"Starting after this meal, you may invite people to go with you if you are in SEVENTH YEAR ONLY. If we find out that you invited someone too early, or that you signed up too early, then you will not be allowed to attend the ball.

"Now, I know that some of you want to get asking, so go ahead--but remember only Seventh Years may invite and sign up right now. Thank you."

Suddenly, Harry found himself surrounded by girls. Lorena saw Oliver surrounded by girls, but, as he was considered a "Seventh Year," he came over and asked Lorena to go with him. She immediately had replied "Yes!" without a second thought.

Later that evening, Harry couldn't go to his dorm without a herd of girl "elephants" surrounding him. He was feeling that he would have to give in to someone eventually, but he really wanted to go with Megan. Then, what Harry never dreamed would happen, happened. Cho Chang came up and asked him to the ball.

"Sorry, Cho, I was hoping someone else would ask me."

"Who?"

"I can't say--she is in sixth year though. If by the end of next week she hasn't said yes then I will go with you, okay?"

"Harry, come on!"

"No, sorry Cho."

"Whatever. Tom, this dweeb won't come to the festival with me. You want to come?" said Cho in a jokey voice, but Tom didn't seem to get the drift.

"Sure I'll go with you Cho!" he said as he grabbed her arm and pulled her out.

The following week, already fourty entries were in the book. only thirty more couples or sixty more people would be allowed to go to the festival.

One hour into the sixth years' time, already ten of these positions were filled. Draco had asked Hermione, and she had agreed, that way Ron couldn't ask her now. Cristy had asked Mikeal, because he was a fifth year, and if she waited for him, he would most likely be either taken or the book would be filled. Ron asked Hermione (what a suprise) and she had turned him down. When he asked why she wouldn't, she couldn't bring herself to say who she was going with, so she just told him that she had already agreed to go with someone else. Ron had tried to scream, but as he did, Snape had come up and told Ron to get lost.

The following week, it was the fifth years' turn to ask. Ginny immediately, one second into her time, had asked Harry, for only ten entries remained. However, she was severly hurt when he turned her down. She did not think that he already had a date--but he did. Just then, Colin came by and asked Ginny. Feeling desperate, and really wanting to go to the festival, she agreed.

At the festival, which would last one whole day off of classes, one hour in Colin suddenly noticed something strange--shadowy figures, at least ten of them, each with a hovering laptop, were gliding toward them. Suddenly, Colin and Tom noticed something was missing--or someone.

A couple of minutes later, Harry noticed who was missing. "Where are Ginny and Cho?"