A/N: Yay Summer! Well it's been summer for a long time already since May 22, but finally I have the chance to get back to working on this fanfic. Enjoy!
Chapter 7 – A Date
"So what did you two talk about?" Hermione asked when they arrived in the Great Hall.
"Oh I don't know, we were just getting to know each other I guess." Marty sat down.
"Well he's right there, bet you three galleons that he'll say hi to you." Kyra smirked.
"He won't…make it five." Marty laughed.
"You better be careful next time Dean. Professor McGonagall almost saw you there." Said Seamus.
"What happened to Dean, Seamus?" Hermione wondered.
Neville chuckled. "Ow!" Dean punched him in the shoulder. "Dean was making out with Cho in the corridors."
"Tell it all why don't you?!" Dean complained.
"Well…just as long you don't get caught." Marty added.
"Speaking of which, someone owes me five galleons." Kyra grinned. Marty raised an eyebrow at Kyra.
"Hullo Marty."
Kyra's grin became wider. Marty put out five galleons and turned around. "Hi Ryan."
"I was just wondering if you and I can just talk after dinner. I would like to ask you something…if that's okay with you." Ryan looked at Marty.
"OW!!" Marty yelled. Apparently, Kyra kicked her shin.
"Is there something wrong? We can always talk later…" Ryan said worriedly.
"No…" Marty smiled rubbing her shin. "We'll talk after dinner."
"Oh that's great." Ryan smiled. "See you later." He walked back to the Slytherin table.
"Hmm I wonder what he wants…" Hermione smiled while chewing on her food.
"Funny." Marty said sarcastically.
"Oh for crying out loud where is Harry?" Kyra wondered.
"You're right…they were in their dormitories the whole time. And I surely know Ron is hungry." Hermione looked at her watch.
Ten minutes later, Harry and Ron arrived. "Sorry about that." Harry kissed Kyra on the cheek.
"Well, eat up." Kyra smiled.
"What took you so long Ron?" Hermione asked as he sat down next to her.
"Oh um…nothing. We were just talking." Ron replied.
"You've been talking for a long time. Is everything okay?" She wondered.
"Don't worry. Everything's fine." Ron kissed her on the cheek and smiled.
After dinner, Marty waited out in the courtyard for Ryan. She kept asking herself what he wanted to ask her. Suddenly, someone came.
"Marty?"
"Oh." Marty saw Draco come out of the entrance hall. "Hey."
"Hi." Draco waved and smiled. "Why are you out here? It's pretty dark."
"Um I'm supposed to be meeting someone…here." Said Marty as Ryan arrived.
"Oh." Draco saw Ryan. "Well, I'm gonna go now. See you around." He left to the entrance hall and met up with Crabbe and Goyle.
"I'm sorry to keep you waiting." Said Ryan as he stood next to Marty.
"It's alright." Said Marty. "Now, what did you want to ask me?"
"Well I was wondering." Ryan took a breath. "You know how two Saturdays from now is Halloween?"
"Yes…what about it?" she asked.
"I heard that the school's arranging the weekly trip to Hogsmeade at night, since it's Halloween. So, I was wondering if you would like to go on a date with me that night." Ryan asked.
Marty's eyes widened. "A date?"
"Well if you don't want to I completely understand." Said Ryan.
"No!" Marty blurted out. "I mean yeah! Yeah…sure I'll go with you."
"Oh. Wow." Ryan smiled. "Well um, yeah that's all I wanted to ask you. Um, yeah. I have to go now."
Marty noticed he was stuttering. "Are you okay?"
"Oh yeah I am." Ryan turned scarlet. "Well, goodnight."
"Night." Marty watched him run back inside the entrance hall. She shrugged and headed back to Gryffindor Tower.
"Well what did he ask you?" Kyra asked before they were just about to go to sleep.
"I have a date in two weeks." Marty smiled.
Hermione gasped. "Halloween at Hogsmeade?!"
"Yeah." Marty looked up at her four-poster.
"Aw how nice." Kyra smiled.
"Shut up and go to sleep." Marty turned to her side and hugged her pillow.
The week went by quickly. Friday night at the Great Hall was louder than ever. Professor Dumbledore had officially announced next week's Halloween Weekend. First, second, and third years were to go to Hogsmeade in the morning, and fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh years were to go to Hogsmeade at night.
"Man I'm so excited!" Lavender kept telling Parvati.
"Calm down Lavender, maybe we should find dates." Parvati replied.
Marty had just realized that on Halloween she would have to be hanging out with Ryan all night.
"Well, at least any of us doesn't have to worry about getting dates." Harry smiled.
"Yeah." Marty agreed.
"Harry, where's Ron?" Hermione asked.
"Last time I checked he was in the bathroom." Said Harry eating his chicken.
"That's weird." Hermione shrugged. Finally, Ron arrived.
"Sorry I'm late." Ron sat down.
"Ron, is everything okay?" Hermione asked.
"Yeah." Ron nodded. "Everything's just fine." Hermione ignored it and just continued eating.
The following week was just full of pop quizzes. Professor Flitwick had arranged an important assessment on Wednesday which kept everyone up on their toes. Surprisingly, homework wasn't at the same level as pop quizzes. Though everyone concentrated on their exams, they nevertheless forgot about what was coming up. Halloween was on Saturday and everyone was getting ready with their "costumes."
"It's quite hilarious how muggles wear so-called costumes that are supposed to make them look like wizards and witches." Said Sean in the common room.
"I used to do that, dress up for Halloween before ever coming to Hogwarts." Seamus added. "I always loved the candy. But when you think about it mate, the candy at Hogsmeade are much better."
"Second that." Neville agreed.
"Check this out, I found some temporary trick spells book in my trunk." Said Ron in the other side of the common room. "There's no doubt that this is Fred and George's."
"Turning your hair green?!" Kyra found a page in the book. "Wicked!"
"I'd like to try and make my hair silver." Said Marty. "I always thought it looks pretty cool."
"Hermione, why don't you go as a cat?" Harry chuckled.
"Funny Harry." Hermione said sarcastically. "I'm actually thinking of going as a vampire."
"Hermione?!" Ron gasped. "A vampire? Are you sure?"
"Of course…I know how to grow my teeth and make them perfect again. I've wanted to do that for quite a while." Hermione smiled.
"Suit yourself then." Ron shrugged.
"You ever hear about that ridiculous romance play that that muggle William Shakespeare wrote?" Marty asked.
"Yeah." Kyra nodded. "Are you talking about Romeo and Juliet?"
"Yeah, that one." Marty wondered.
"Bloody hell. The girl killed herself for a bloke she met in a matter days! Sure he killed himself for her, but honestly, there's more fish in the sea!" said Kyra.
"That was beautifully articulate Kyra." Hermione stared at her.
"Anyways…what about it?" Kyra asked.
"Maybe I should go as a dead Juliet you know? With silver hair!" Marty smiled.
"You going a bit over dramatic there?" Ron asked.
"Something more brutal." Marty answered. "Instead of the typical thing, why not make it a bit, scarier?"
"You go and do that." Harry chuckled.
"I think it's pretty cool." Said Kyra. "I think I'll go as a mermaid. Tick the bloody guts out of that mermaid in the Prefects bathroom that's for sure."
Harry laughed. "I'm glad tomorrow's Friday…"
"Yeah." Ron agreed. "That Charms assessment yesterday was horrible."
"Just be thankful you didn't bomb it." Hermione added.
"Well I'm going to bed now. See you guys in the morning." Marty went up to the dormitory. She laid on the bed looking to her side out the window and fell asleep with the thought of Halloween.