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The Wolves and I
Harry slammed his fist on the table. " No! I will not let you be bait! You are one of my best mate's! I don't care if Voldomort kills himself in order for you to be a prisoner, you are not going!"
" Harry, we don't really have much of a choice, do we?" Hermione said quitely.
Harry shook his head. " No Hermione, no."
Hermione gave him a watery smile, as he pulled her in for a hug.
" Be careful, Hermione. I'll never forgive myself if you get hurt."
Hermione nodded, and left the room, leaving Harry alone.
" I like this green one." Ginny said, pointing out a green dress robe. " Harry...come on. Look at the robe."
Harry sighed, and turned away from the quiditch poster, that had Ron waving, and smiling.
" Sorry Gin. Ya, that one's nice."
Ginny rolled her eyes, and called Madam Colane, the dress maker, they were picking out a dress-robe for Harry, for the ball on Saterday.
" Yes Miss Weasly? Have you found a dress robe for Mr. Potter?" Madam Colane answered, in her irish accent.
" Yes we have, thank you, and call us Ginny, and Harry." Ginny said, smiling.
Madam Colane nodded shyly, and drew out her wand. " Alright, well, Mr-Harry, please take off your robe, and stand up on this stool.
Harry obeyed and climbed onto the metal stool, in his jeans and t-shirt.
Ginny stepped back, while the dressmaker bustled around Harry, using her wand to take measurments.
After a few minuetes, she tok her last measurment, then stood up, and smiled at Harry.
" Allright, your robes will be ready in two days. Would you like those delivered, or are you going to pick them up?" Ginny answered.
" Pick them up." replied Harry.
" Delivered."
Harry and Ginny looked at each other, they had said it at the same time.
" Harry, we have to pick them up, the ball is on Saterday, and delivery can take longer." Ginny whispered.
Harry nodded, and turned to the counter. " We'll pick it up, thanks."
" Yes sir, come by on Wednsday, and it should be ready. It will be three-hundred-forty galleon, please."
Harry nodded, and pulled the money out of his Pick-Me bag.
" Thank you, sir. Have a nice day!" Madam Colane said, as Harry and Ginny walked out the door.
" She's pretty nice. Not as nice as Madam Malkin, though." Harry observed.
Ginny nodded. " I wonder how Ireland is?"
Harry shrugged, and walked into Florean Fortescue's Ice-Cream Parlor, and orderd two Chocolate Toffey Nut ice-cream cones.
Harry woke up with a start, and glanced around the room. It was 2:22 AM, and he had just heard a sound.
A plain black owl was standing right outside his window, on the large maple tree. There was a letter tied to his leg.
" What do you want?" Harry said sleepily. He got up, and trudged across the room, and opened his window. The black owl flew in, and settled contently on Hedwigs cage. Harry took the letter off it's leg, and gave it some food and water.
Harry sat down on his bed, and opened the letter warily.
Harry
Sorry it's so late, I just got back from a trip to Sweden. Mandy and I will be happy to come to the Remberance Ball. We have some very happy news to share, also. Would you like to come to a dinner my fiance is planning tommorow?
Draco Malfoy
Harry stared at the letter open mouthed. What are we? Best freinds now?
He sighed, and rolled back into bed.
Just as he was drifting back to sleep, he heard another thump on the window.
This time, there was a grey and black owl sitting on the tree.
Harry sighed again, and let this one in.
Harry
Sorry about that last letter, Mandy was sitting right beside me, watching as I wrote. I really don't care if you come tommorow, but Mandy would enjoy Ginny's company.
Draco Malfoy
Harry rolled his eyes, and let the owl back out.
He slid back into his bed, and slipped into a dreamless sleep.
" Is it fancy?" Ginny said the next morning. Harry had just told her the nights events, as he was walking her to work.
" I don't know, why don't you ask Mandy?" Harry replied, dodging a tree branch.
Ginny didn't seem to notice, and kept walking.
" I don't know Harry, doesn't that seem kind of...rude?"
Harry rolled his eyes, for the fifth time that day. " Doesn't it seem more rude to show up in jeans and a t-shirt, and it be a dressy thing? Or dress up, and everyone else dressed down?"
Ginny considered, then nodded slowl. " I suppose I can stop by there some time today. Mabye invite her to lunch."
Harry nodded, and stopped in front of the small building that was Ginny's work. " Here we are, Gin."
Ginny looked up, suprised. " We're already? Hmm, okay. Bye Harry."
Harry nodded, and kissed her good-bye. " Bye Gin, and talk to Mandy."
Ginny waved her hand, and walked in the building.
" I don't know, Ron. It's just really weird." Harry said to Ron, over lunch. " One day I do my best to ignore Malfoy, and the next he's inviting me to dinner parties! Blimey! I'm inviting him to dinner parties!"
Ron looked at him seriosly, but didn't say anything.
" Well? What do you think?" Harry prompted, glaring at him.
Ron looked at him, then blinked. " I think that mabye you've gone off your rocker, Harry!" Ron burst out laughing.
Harry glared at him again. " Well I'm glad you think this is funny, Ron. My girlfreind is bestfreinds with the girlfreind of the guy that made six years of my life misrable!"
" Harry, remember what he did? That should erase everything. I've forgiven him, why can't you? He made my life even more misrable that yours!" Ron reminded him.
Harry nodded grudgingly, and started picking at his food again.
Harry sat on the couch, talking to Ginny. She was using the fire to talk to him, so she could tell him what to wear.
" Mandy said it was a some-what fancy party. Nice robes, but not dress robes. Girls can wear a dress." She said, smiling widely.
" Allright. I'll pick you up in a hour and a half." Harry replied.
Ginny nodded, and she disappeared.
Harry sighed, and sat down on the couch to read.
His eyes started drifting after a few pages, and he slowly drifted off.
" Alright then, Hermione is going to be...bait." Harry said, to the people gathered in front of him. He was talking to almost all of the people who where going to fight with him, when Voldomort came. " Voldomort wants something, that Hermione has. She will try her best to lure him to the Great Hall, where most of will be waiting. Voldomort can not know that we know, what he's doing. All of the students, present company exepted, will be in their dorms, a team of Aurors inside each comman room." Harry looked at the four teams, who where standing against a wall. " If these teams...are not able to stand against the Death Eaters, then all seventh years will take their place. There is eight senth years that know what is going on, one boy, and one girl from each house. They will inform the others, and they will take up guard. Voldomort, should be following Hermione, with, I'm guessing, most of his Death Eaters. I know I can't plan this whole battle," Harry said, looking around the crowded Great Hall. " but I can try my best to win it."
Harry stopped here, and stood up. Everyone, to Harry's suprise, started clapping. Even Dumbledore, who had seemed very distant throughout the speech, clapped.
Harry smiled at them, though it was only half-hearted.
" It's going to be okay, Harry." Ginny whispered in his ear.
Harry nodded, but he still wasn't sue.
" Harry!" Ron yelped.
Harry sat up, dropping book. " What!" He answeres sleepily.
" Your supposed to pick up my sister in ten minuetes, and your not even dressed!"
Harry glanced at the wall clock, then gasped. " Ron! Why didn't you wake me!"
" I wasn't here, I just got back from practice." Ron responded.
Harry ran down the hall, and into his room. He through on a navy blue robe , and ran a comb through his messy hair. He tried to wet it down, and when it didn't work, he left it.
" Bye Ron!" Harry yelled as he ran out the door, clutching his broom.
" Bye Harry..." Ron laughed, watching Harry zoom off in the darkening sky.
Harry stood knocking at Ginny and Hermione's door, waiting for someone to answer. What is it with girls, and waiting ten minuetes to answer the door!
After what seemed forever, Hermione answered the door. " Oh, hello Harry. Ginny will ready in just a minuete."
Harry nodded, and stepped inside.
" So why are you late?" Hermione asked, after a moment.
Harry smiled sheepishly. " I kind of fell alseep, and I didn't wake up untill Ron got home. Wonder why he was so late, though."
Hermione, to Harry's amusement, turned slightly red. " Oh, I don't know, mabye Coach Williams kept them late."
Harry nodded, hiding a laugh by coughing.
Right then, Ginny came walking down the hall. She was wearing a knee length, bright blue dress. The sleeves went to her elbows, and it had a high neck, with a low back.
" Gin, you look...wow." Harry said in awe.
Ginny smiled. " Thanks, you look very nice, also Harry."
Harry still stared her, until Hermione poked him. Harry blinked, then held out his arm for Harry.
" I'll put a sheild charm around us, so you don't mess up your hair." He said, as they climbed on the back of the broom.
" I hadn't even thought of that! Good idea, I knew there was some reason I'm marrying you." Ginny teased.
Harry laughed, and reached back to rumple her hair, then drew his hand back. " Oops, I forgot."
Ginny laughed, and squealed as they took off.
They arrived at Malfoy Manor in just a few moments. Harry held his broom tightly in one hand, and put his arm around Ginny's waist with the other.
They walked up the path to the house, and stopped at the large wooden doors.
" Should we knock?" Ginny said, staring at the door.
" I don't know. Mabye there's a doorbell..."
Ginny turned to look at him. " A what?"
Harry blushed. " Oh, it's a muggle thing. They have a button that you push, and it makes a noice inside of the house."
Ginny looked slightly intrested, and muttered something under her breath, that sounded oddly like " Mabye they aren't so stupid."
Harry, finnaly reached over and knocked.
A small house elf, which was dressed in a clean white toggan ( I'm not sure if I spelled that right, but that's the thing the elfs at Hogwarts were wearing.).
" Welcome!" the elf squeeked. " Please come in!"
Harry smiled, and walked in, Ginny at his side.
" May I take your cloaks, and your broom sir?" he asked.
Harry nodded, and helped Ginny out of her cloak, then handed them to the elf. " Thank you."
" Oh no sir, it is my duty to serve! I do not need thanks!"
Harry started to respond, but decided not to.
Ginny giggled. They walkedd down the hall way, following another elf that came.
The elf led them into a large room, that was filled with people. There was a corner that had a stage set up, with instuments that were charmed to play. The room had light blue wall, with wood flooring.
" Harry! Ginny!" Mandy said, rushing over. She and Ginny hugged briefly, then started chatting excitedly.
" This place looks wonderful!" Ginny gushed.
Mandy blushed. " Oh, I didn't do much. It was mostly just the house elfs."
Ginny smiled. " Well it still looks great, and so do you! That dress is gorgeous!"
Mandy was wearing a stunning black dress, simple, with a scoop neck, and low laced back, that went just above the knees. She had a single red rose pinned in her hair, accenting the look perfectly.
" Thank you, Draco had it made." Mandy replied, looking around the room. " There he is, Draco! Draco come here!"
Draco who had been talking to a couple, came over, scooping up a drink from a tray a house elf was carrying. He handed it to Mandy, then sipped his own drink. " Hello Harry, Ginny."
Harry nodded, and the two men shook hands firmly.
" I suppose you two have heard our news?" Mandy said, holding out her hand. A gold band, with a pearl trimmed with diamonds graced her right hand.
Ginny gasped. " Wow! Mandy that's beautiful! No I hadn't heard, congragulations!"
Mandy blushed again, and put her hand down.
Draco snaked his arm around her waist, pulling her closer. " Yes, I proposed in Sweden."
" That is wonderful! I am so happy for you two!" Ginny giggled.
Harry laughed. " Ginny, you were almost this excited when I told you loved you, goodness."
Ginny laughed, also. " Yes well, I'm happy for them. That's not bad, is it?"
Harry shook his head. " No."
Mandy laughed with them. " Well, I geuss we should go mingle, come with me Ginny?"
Ginny nodded, and the two women walked off.
Harry and Draco stood awkwardly, both sipping their drinks.
" So...how was Sweden?" Harry finnaly asked.
" Great, we saw a few unicorns, that's their naitive land, you know." Draco replied.
Harry nodded. " Are you and Mandy going to the Remberance Ball on Saterday?"
Draco shook his head. " No, we, um...we weren't invited."
Harry looked away, then back again, his face burning red. " WouldyouliketogoIhaveaextraticket?" He blurted out.
Draco grinned. " Yes, we would. If it's no trouble, of course."
Harry shook his head. " No, it's not. Ginny was already planning on inviting you, I believe the invataion is being delivered tommorow."
Draco nodded, and the two men wen back to silence.
" Well, I had better go say hello to other people." Draco said after a while.
Harry nodded, and they walked off in two oppisate directions.
Two hours later, Harry had found Ginny, and they were now getting their dinner.
" Alright, let's go sit down." Ginny said after they filled their plates.
Harry nodded his agreement.
Harry led the way to the round table with cards with their names on it. " Here we are."
Harry pulled out a chair for Ginny, then sat down.
Once everyone was seated, all the lights dimmed. There was a series of cracks, then the room was quite.
" LADY'S AND GENTLEMEN! FOR YOUR ENTERTAINMENT, WE PRESENT THE WORLD FAMOUS...WOLVES AND I!" A loud male voice shouted. The lights went back on, and on the stage were their had been the playerless instuments, stood a group of people with hair looking paint on their hands, and faces.
" Welcome! I'm glad we could be here tonight!" The tallest one said. " Are you ready to hear the best music ever!"
Everyone in the room clapped, some cheering.
Remus would love this...
The music began, and everyone started eating.
Half-way through through dinner, Draco and Mandy came and sat down in the two empty chairs at Harry and Ginny's table.
" Sorry, there was a few slight crisis's, including drunken geusts, and very odd house elfs." Mandy whispered.
" It's ok, great band, by the way." Ginny responded.
" Yes, it is wonderful." An dark haired woman spoke up.
Mandy smiled shyly. " Thank you, but it really was mostly the house elfs."
" No it wasn't, when I came in here earlier, Mandy was up on one of those muggle ladders." Draco argued.
Mandy blushed for the fith time. " Thanks."
The party was over at eleven, and Harry got Ginny home by twelve.
Once Harry got home, he was completly tired. Ron was laying on the couch, reading a magezine.
" Hey Ron." Harry said sleepily.
" Harry, your home. How did it go?" Ron asked, sitting up.
Harry shrugged. " Okay, they had the band Wolves and I."
Ron's eyes widened. " They got Wolves and I! That is so awsome! Wow, they are my favorite band! Were they any good? Were they nice? Were they-"
" Ron." Harry interupted. " I am really tired, I'm going to bed now. Good night."
Ron nodded, but Harry could still hear him muttering under his breath.
Harry smirked at him, just because he knew Ron wanted to have seen them.
A/N Hello my darling readers, how are you today? Lol, sorry. Well, it has been crazy crazy. There has been storm after storm, and there is sooo much flooding. So my internet has been down, so I haven't been able to pretend to be researching something, while I've really been writing. But now everything is back to normal, lol. So, I hope you enjoyed this chapter, I know I enjoyed writeing it. It's possible that this is my longest chapter, and that is a wonderful thing, I'll have you know. OK, so now I'm going to go be wacky and hyper elsewere, instead os scaring my readers. Review!
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