A/N: I don't have time to answer reviews this time.. .sorry… just please read and review even though this chapter is super short.

Chapter Nine

Knock! Knock! Knock!

"Who is it?" Hermione yelled dashing towards the door while trying to balance on one foot to put her black heel on. Hermione was in the process of getting ready for her date with John. She had managed to put on a black V-neck dress that reached just midway through her knee caps. She wasn't really sure where they were going except that there would be dancing, so she did the best she could with the little information provided.

"John," he yelled through the door. She opened the door while adjusting her shoe. He was wearing black pants and a vivid red blouse that brought out his vibrant green eyes. His dark hair was deliberately unkempt, which made him look unimaginably sexy, unlike his normal fixed hair that made him look more tiresome and boring than he really was.

Hermione felt relieved that her dress wasn't that formal otherwise she most likely would have felt completely out of place when she walked into the nightclub. Hermione generally didn't do things like this so she was considerably unnerved. She glanced around at the flamboyant lights that blinked throughout the vast space. There was a huge speaker system that took up a good portion of the stage area where the enthusiastic DJ fiddled with his apparatus and playing different music. There were large bars where weary bartenders took customers orders and quickly filled them, and somnolent waitresses drug themselves around with trays of empty cups.

"So what do you think?" John yelled over the deafening sound.

"It's astounding," Hermione said as they made their way to the crowded bar where abhorrent customers were shouting orders at the bartenders.

OOOOOOOOOO

Ron couldn't believe he allowed Karolyn to talk him into coming to a nightclub where he would be forced to dance and tend to Karolyn's every constant need and whim. Karolyn was like an evil tyrant… it was suffocating to Ron, but he didn't know how to break up with her. So now here he was being dragged around like some kind of dog on a leash.

"Ronny! Dance with me," Karolyn commanded, dragging him to the dance floor where she began to dance. Or at least that was what she thought it was; to Ron she looked like chicken flailing around with its head cut off. Ron couldn't take the embarrassment; people all around were snickering and pointing at the "wondrous" Karolyn. Ron found himself walking away without Karolyn realizing… she was still dancing.

Ron began to scan the place for exits when a certain brown eyed girl caught his glimpse. The honey brown hair and brown eyes gave her away. It was Hermione and she was with him. They were dancing. He watched as the man pulled her closer and Hermione rested her head on his chest. He suddenly felt all the rage. What he wanted more than anything was to tell her he loved her one last time. The jealously that was pent up in his veins was suddenly gone as he saw her look right at and suddenly a smile formed on her face, but he realized it was only because the man was whispering something in her ear. But then he saw Hermione actually smile at him, she knew it was him, she knew he was there. He knew she knew it was him because she gave him "their" smile.

Ron moved closer to her not exactly knowing why he was doing this, but he had his ulterior motives. He didn't even know what was drawing him closer to Hermione, but he knew one thing: he couldn't stand watching another man hold her in his arms, no matter who it was.

OOOOOOOOOOO

Karolyn was mad… madder than mad. Ron left her and hanging and now he would pay even more because she saw him moving towards Hermione.

"Ron what are you doing?" Karolyn asked stepping in front of him stopping him from making his way to Hermione. Ron simply pushed her out of the way knocking her on the ground and then stood right in front of John and Hermione not sure exactly what to do next so he just tapped on John's should while Karolyn watched angrily. John turned slowly….

A/N: There you go… chapter nine… really short I know. Please review…