A/N: I don't own any of the characters apart from the 'Dark' family and 'Shadow Black'. Thanks for reviewing and I hope you like the next chapter!

Lost Their Shine: I need to get a life too.. mainly because I want squirrels to rule the Earth... well, I think that's normal but my mates don't... so they call the guys in the white lab coats to take me away to the sponge room where I can bounce of the walls... they also give me this really cool jacket called a... straight jacket I think it's called... anyway, here's more, ducky dear... btw, loving the random names...

Eclipse: Yeah, something is going on with George and Raven (one of the main reasons why I kept the twins in it) I think they'd make a good couple... both off their heads...

CHAPTER 16: Harry, Don't Kill Him

Harry stormed into the common room a few days after hearing about the Founders Ball in a foul mood. He slammed his book bag on his bed and threw himself onto his bed. The people in the dormitory – Ron, Ginny (he didn't know why) and Neville – stared at him.

"Harry, are you ok?" Ron asked and Harry just glared at him.

"What's wrong?" Ginny asked, sitting at the end of his bed.

"Nothing," Harry snarled, he didn't want to talk about it, "Raven's going to the ball with George though," he tried to change the subject. Ginny shrugged, muttered something to Ron and went to leave.

"Hey, Ginny," Harry called out and she turned around, "Want to go to the ball with me?"

"Me?" Ginny gulped, Ron suddenly had a look of approval on his face, "Well, yeah, thanks," she left. Harry crossed his arms and kicked his shoes off. Ron gave Neville a get-out-of-here-I-need-to-talk-to-him look and Neville left.

"What's up?" Ron asked his best friend and sat on his bed, which was opposite Harry's.

"Draco asked Shadow out," Harry said bluntly.

"Ahh," Ron said, as he too knew what it was like to have a sister going out with guys who weren't approved by him. He knew Shadow wasn't really Harry's sister, but she was like it. Harry had made Ron promise not to tell anyone, not even Hermione, about Shadow and he was true to his word.

"Ahh? Is that all you can say?" Harry snarled.

"Look, you can't run her life… no matter what you think," Ron said, "And," he sighed, "no matter what you think of their…boyfriends… they won't listen. Trust me, I told Ginny about Michael Corner but no… she didn't listen!"

Harry stared at Ron and watched him mutter to himself about how Ginny didn't listen to him about Michael Corner. Harry hoped he wouldn't be like that a few months from now.

"Are you going to be warning her off me, then?" Harry asked, his mind full of curiosity. Ron's ears went red.

"No, but I know you, I can trust you," Ron answered quietly, not looking Harry in the eye. Harry could tell it was embarrassing for Ron as his face now represented a tomato.

"Anyway," Ron said, changing the subject, "What did Shadow say?"

"Yes," Harry said in a forced happy voice.

"Ouch," Ron said looking at Harry witch sympathy, "Did she just tell you?" Harry nodded, "And? What else did she say?" Harry suddenly smiled.

"Don't kill him," he answered and laughed. Ron didn't understand why Harry was laughing. Ron thought he was laughing because of what Shadow had said. But Harry was laughing because Professor Dark pulled him aside during Defence Against the Dark Arts and told him she had a plan. A plan, which, Harry thought, would need Dudley to do… but she said that Harry didn't realise his own strength.

A/N: Harry is going way OOCI know, but after what has to happen (I do try my best to make sence) he will be back to normal. Anyway, sorry my duckies, but tomorrow I am going to bonny Scotland so I cannot update till after! Sorry!

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