Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter or the songs people may sing.
A/n: Steelo: I already told what Hermione's room looks like!
Chapter Six: The Halloween Dance
Almost 2 months went by since the attack on the train. It was a week an a half until Halloween when at breakfast one morning Dumbledore said "for all 6th and 7th years there will be a dance on Halloween. You will need to find a costume no one with out a costume will be admitted into the dance."
Hermione looked over at the Slytherin table at looked at Draco and he looked at her. They both knew what their costumes would be. "I know what I'm going to be." She said
"What? I'm going to be what a muggle thinks of a witch." Ginny said (everyone is acting like they don't expect anything)
"Cool." Hermione said then asked "Harry, Ron what are you going to be?"
"I might be a knight." Ron said.
"I have no idea." Said Harry "Mione? Will you help me?"
"Sure Harry." Hermione said then took a bite of toast.
After that they went to their least favorite subject, potions with professor Snape. Hermione walked in and took her seat between Harry and Draco. (Ron was on the other side of Harry.)
"Now we are going to make the shrinking potion again as a review since your N.E.W.T.S are coming up." Snape said and with a flick of his wand the ingredients appeared on the board. "As you see the ingredients are up on the board. Your partner is the person sitting next to you. Now get going. The potion should be acid green now Begin!"
"Ok I'll add the caterpillar and the daisy roots. You can put in the leech juice and rat spleen. I'll do the last one." Hermione told Draco.
"Fine with me but I'll put in the shrivel fig." Draco said
"Ok then." Hermione said and they started making the potion. "Draco stop! You have to put the leech juice first!"
"Right sorry." Draco said.
They ended up getting full marks on their potion. But Harry and Ron lost one point for having it turn a mint green instead of the acid green they were supposed to get.
"Harry I swear I added the caterpillars!" Ron said
"No you didn't. If you did it would have turned an acid greens like Draco's and Hermione's!" Harry said frustrated.
"Ok so how will we get our pirate clothes? Mine are at my house and yours are too." Hermione said
"Let's go to Dumbledore. I wouldn't mind skiving off ancient ruins." Draco said
"We won't skip ancient ruins! We need to show up!" Hermione said.
"Fine I'll get some Fainting Fancies so you can faint and I can take you to the hospital wing." Draco said receiving a look from Hermione and added "technically we would be showing up."
"Fine!" Hermione said reluctantly and Draco dashed off to get the fainting fancy (A/n: I think that's what there called.)
Later about ten minuets into ancient ruins Hermione took the fainting fancy and well fainted.
"Professor. I'll take Hermione too the hospital wing." Draco offered.
"Very well Mr. Malfoy. Off you go." Their professor said
Draco carried Hermione out in the hall and made sure they both were out of sight and fed Hermione the other end of the fainting fancy. "I am NOT doing that again!" Hermione said
"Don't worry I'll do it next time we need to use it." Draco said.
"Ok let's go to Dumbledore before people wonder where you are." Hermione said later when they reached the stone gargoyle Hermione realized she didn't know the password "Crap! Draco he changed the password! I heard him telling a 1st year that he changes the password every month!"
"Well let's try some Halloween foods." Draco said "Pumpkin Juice!" he said to the statue
"Pumpkin Pie!" Hermione tried.
"Carmel Apple!" Draco said
"Draco maybe it's not a food." Hermione said and then tried "Trick-Or-Treat!" and it worked
"Why that?" Draco asked
"It's a muggle saying on Halloween kids say it to get candy." Hermione explained. Then knocked on Dumbledore's door.
"Yes come in." Dumbledore answered.
Hermione opened the door then said "Hi."
"Ahh. Hello. What brings you here?" he asked
"Well we wanted to go get our pirate clothes for the dance and well the clothes are at home." Draco told their headmaster.
"You could travel by floo powder." Dumbledore offered
"Ok but when?" Hermione asked
"You can go right now if you want too."
"Are you sure? We will miss our class." Draco asked
"Well you already missed some of it." Dumbledore said.
"Ok then Hermione can go first." Draco said.
"Aw thanks Draco!" Hermione said teasingly
"Ok Miss Granger you know what to do." Dumbledore said
"Yeah." Hermione said and she stepped into the fire and shouted "Granger Residents!" (A/n: I couldn't think of anything!) And with a burst of green flame she disappeared "ouch!" Hermione said after falling out of the fire place.
"Hello? Who said that?" came Hermione's mom's voice
"It's me mum." Hermione said and walked over to her
"What are you doing here?" Hermione's mom asked
"Oh I'm just getting my pirate costume." Hermione said
"Ok dear it's in your closet."
"Thanks mum." Hermione said. After she came down stairs she said goodbye to her mom and flooed back to Hogwarts.
"Miss granger you are the first one back." Dumbledore said
"I am? I thought I took a while." Hermione said.
"Not as long as mister Malfoy." Dumbledore said with a laugh. "You had better get to your next class."
"Ok. Right. What is it?" Hermione said
"It's care of magical creatures." Dumbledore told her.
"Bye then." Hermione said then left forgetting that she had her costume in her hands.
"Hey Mione!" Ron said
"Where were you?" Harry asked
"Home." Hermione answered
"Oh because someone in your ancient ruins class said you fainted and neither you or Draco came back." Ron said
"I was at home getting this." Hermione said and held up her pirate outfit. "Draco was still and his home."
"oh." Said Harry
"There he is now." Ron pointed out
"Sorry I took so long!" Draco said "my mom wanted to talk to me about newts this year."
"Oh. Now lets hurry up we don't want to be late." Hermione said.
"Gather round. All righ' now we'll study Acromantulas" Hagrid said and Ron let out a whimper and the other three looked at each other with a surprised look on their faces. "We'll be goin' in ter the forest. Now come on." Hagrid said
"Err Hagrid maybe Ron should stay out here." Harry said
"Nonsense! Yer all will come." Hagrid said
"So why is Ron afraid of spiders?" Draco asked so quiet only Hermione could hear.
"Well Fred and George turned his teddy bear into a spider when he was little." Hermione said also quiet.
"All of yer stay behind me. We are following the spiders." Hagrid said
"Damn!" Harry said after Hagrid said the last sentence confirming what he thought.
"What's going on?" Draco asked
"Well in second year Ron and I went into the forest to 'follow the spiders' to see if Hagrid was innocent after he was taken to Azkaban and we almost were eaten by Aragog and his family. And we are going to see them." Harry told him "and that was after Hermione was petrified. Also in second year we took the polyjuice potion and transformed into Crabbe and Goyle in order to see if you were the heir to Salazar Slytherin."
"So that's why they were acting faster than usual!" Draco said with a laugh "so what about Mione here what did she turn into I don't remember anyone else but you two."
"Well I sort of turned into a cat. I took a cat hair of Millicent Bullstrodes robes and thought it was hers." Hermione said
"Oh that would have sucked."
"It did."
"So Harry and Ron heard me say that I wanted you to be the next muggle born dead." Draco said
"You did?" Hermione asked "How Rude!"
"I would never hope that ever again!" Draco said after Hermione punched his arm.
They all heard galloping and the next moment Hagrid had his Bow and Arrow out. And Hermione grabbed Draco's hand.
"This isn't good. I think its centaurs!" Hermione whispered
"Hagrid I told you not to bring anyone into the forest again!" said a centaur.
"Its my class. I told you about them." Hagrid said
"Hagrid I think we should go back." Hermione said
"Sorry Ermione."
"Can you at least let me take Ron out of here before he passes out?" Hermione asked.
"Fine. Then you should stay with him." Hagrid said reluctantly
"Thanks Hagrid." Hermione said "See you after class Draco."
"Bye." Draco said
"Is he mental?" Ron asked when they got to the hut.
"Sometimes I think he is." Hermione answered.
The Morning of the Dance:
"All 6th and 7th years, all classes have been canceled for today!" Dumbledore said and a cheer was heard throughout the great hall and a groan from Ron.
"I could have slept in today!" groaned Ron
"What ever." Hermione said thinking about the dance
After she ate she went into her common room only to find Draco sitting there looking at the rug. "Are you tired?" Hermione asked making him jump out of the chair.
"Yeah." He said "Couldn't sleep last night."
"Why?" Hermione asked
"Thinking about newts I think my mum drove it into my brain yesterday." Draco said then looked at his watch. "I missed breakfast, now I'm going to be late for class!"
"Draco, classes have been canceled today." Hermione told him "now go rest I will wake you up an hour before the dance."
"Ok." Draco said and walked upstairs.
At the Dance:
"Harry!" Hermione said "What are you supposed to be?"
"I'm supposed to be a pharaoh from Egypt. Ginny made me." He replied
"Are you wearing a skirt?" Draco asked
"Unfortunately yes." Said Harry
Then a Halloween song came on. And they danced to it and laughed at the song. Then Dumbledore stood up and said "welcome! As you all know its Halloween and so we will have a guest come and sing some songs. They are wizards but they perform for the muggle world. So welcome Simple Plan!"
Cheers were heard and Hermione was so excited since she loved Simple Plan.
Around midnight Dumbledore announced that it was time for bed and every one had to leave by 1 am. Hermione and Draco had to stay until 1:30 to make sure every one went to bed. Then they left and headed to bed. It was a weekend the next day.
Draco was in his room about to fall asleep when he heard Hermione singing. She was singing one of Simple Plans songs. She also had a good voice.
Do you ever feel like breaking down?
Do you ever feel out of place?
Like somehow you just don't belong
And no one understands you
Do you ever wanna run away?
Do you lock yourself in your room?
With the radio on turned up so loud
That no one hears you screaming
No you don't know what it's like
When nothing feels all right
You don't know what it's like
To be like me
To be hurt
To feel lost
To be left out in the dark
To be kicked when you're down
"Hermione?" Draco asked and she stopped singing.
"Yeah." Hermione answered
"You sing very good." Draco told her
"Thanks." Hermione replied
"Well goodnight." Draco said and went off to bed leaving Hermione to think He thinks I sing good!
A/n: this is the longest chapter I have written! Wow! Anyway please review! Its so hot here! Its like 104! Ahh! Also I'm not going to be giving very many details about the classes so the next chapter will most likely be Christmas.