Hope you like this bit it's one of my favorites.

Chapter 3 By the lake

The next day Ron and Harry were hanging in the yard while complaining about the social behaviors of girls and watching a bunch of Beauxbatons pass by, Harry had finally asked Parvati to the ball the day before when they had returned to the common room.

"Cheer up boys we aren't that difficult to manage"

Ron and Harry searched for the source of the voice before looking up to find Anna sitting on top of the largest tree. She suddenly jumped off making everyone flinch, then grabbing on to the last branch before reaching the ground to slow her fall and letting go again now standing in front of the pair staring at awe with their mouths slightly parted.

"What? It's just a sticky hands charm"

They still were in sort of a shock so she continued.

"Harry I think I saw Hedwig head towards the owlery a second ago maybe you'd like to go check"

Harry remembered he was waiting for a message so he quickly dashed away, leaving Ron behind with Anna.

Ron didn't dislike Anna, he even thought she was cute, she would give out an air of mystery with her golden hair covering slightly her left side leaving her blue green eyes peeking mischievously through the strands, but she did intimidate him a bit.

"How about a walk?"

Ron nodded gently with slight bewilderment in his eyes.

"Penny for your thoughts Ron" she smiled.

He blushed not realizing he was staring.

"Why did you ask me to the ball, why not ask someone from your year?"

She stared at him a while obviously thinking what to answer then looked ahead and sighed.

"Mmm, well mostly because I think you're cute (she blushed a bit while speaking), and since I'm graduating this year, I thought it would be a good opportunity to know you better, I'd hate to think I missed out on a chance to meet someone special" (Ron blushed harder) "...and why not ask someone from my year, well manly because their all pompous asses" she grinned.

Ron smiled "Even Diggory?"

"Ha, don't even get me started with that one, it all goes downhill once they know they're good looking"

"Really?" Ron seamed surprised that a girl wouldn't drool over Diggory.

"If you don't believe me just look at your brothers, they think they're all that, DON'T YOU BOYS!" She yelled the last part and then smiled staring at a bunch of trees across the way. Ron flinched as the twins came out of them with their hands over their ears, no doubt eavesdropping with some charm.

"Always a pleasure seeing you Anna" yelled Fred.

"Carry on" stated George and they both headed away quietly still rubbing their sore ears.

"Bloody Hell! How did you know they were...?"

She gave him a mischievous smile "Believe me with those two you learn to keep your eyes peeled"

"You don't have to tell me" laughed Ron.

"You have a really nice smile you know?" she said while sitting at the edge of the lake.

"Thanks, you too" he blushed. He hadn't even realized they had walked this far, he took a seat by her side, feeling somewhat like he was talking to the big sister he never had.

"So, tell me, why hadn't you ask anyone to the ball? Anna saw immediately that the question made him uncomfortable, he stayed in silence for a while before he started babbling to himself.

"Well... I tried... but she can be so difficult sometimes... I would of taken her if she wasn't so bloody proud!"

"Who?" she cooed.

He jumped as if snapping out of a trance and blushed as he just now noticed he was talking out loud.

"Is it Granger?" (his eyes bulged out slightly) "It is, no wonder she stormed out of the hall, don't tell me you were planning on asking her out 'till the last minute!" She started giggling uncontrollably, grabbing her stomach and tears forming at the corner of her eyes.

"What? I was making her a favor! And then she goes and makes up this lie about someone else asking her!"

"Why would you think that's a lie?" She asked calming down and wiping a tear off her cheek.

"She's a bloody know it all!"

"And you love that don't you?" she teased.

"What!" He blushed furiously. "I do not!"

"Really, so tell me why didn't you ask anyone else?"

"Well...I just... didn't get the chance to!"

"Or was it because you wanted to wait a while so you wouldn't seem too eager?"

"Bloody hell could you stop messing with my mind already!"

"Ok, ok sorry, I'll stop now" she smiled "...now I know why she likes fighting with you so much..." Ron threw her a stern look before she laughed again.

"You want me to find out if it's true that she has a date?... 'Cause I could find out for you..."

"Really?" he beamed at the thought.

"Sure, but I'll cost you" she smiled slyly.

"What?" he asked with a whimper.

"You have to dance with me at the ball all night"

"But..t..t... I can't dance!" his ears turning crimson.

"I'll teach you" she smiled, "Come on stand up"

"Right here?"

"Yeah!"

"But I should really get going, I have tons of homework!"

"Don't be such a pussy!"

"I'm not a pussy!"

"Then show me"

"But there's no music!"

She then looked around and transfigured a huge rock into a phonogram, he looked at her both surprised and defeated and just put up his hand, she took it in hers and placed the other on her waist, at first he put up a fight but quickly gave in, he started actually having fun, she was a good dance teacher unlike McGonagall, she would give him pointers and make up fun steps which they laughed together at. After a while she stopped and looked up at the sky.

"Ron I think your homework's calling you"

"Wow, (he saw the sun had disappeared from the sky) how late is it?"

"Pretty late, go on, I'll send an owl later on with the answer to your question (Ron took a second to remember what she was talking about) ... now run she'll probably be waiting for you!"

He looked up to the Gryffindor tower and saw the lights in the common room still on. "Stop taking the mickey out of me Anna!" he looked back to find that Anna wasn't there anymore.

"I swear that girl is bloody weird" he smiled and headed back humming the phonogram's tune all they way back.