As Time flew past and the first task was out the way and the Yule ball began. Ginny was desperate to go, but she couldn't, because she was one lousy year to young, but if Harry asked her, then she could go… but then he would probably ask Cho, she felt so much hatred of her every time she walked past her in the corridor, ad she was so vile, how could Harry like her? Over ages Harry was desperately plucking up the courage to ask Cho. So eventually when Neville asked her she just gave in and said yes.

Ginny was sitting in the common Room trying to calm down Ron after being turned down by Fleur Delacour when Harry walked in

" What's up Ron" Harry asked

"Why did I do it? I don't know what made me do," replied Ron

"What?" asked Harry

"He – er – Just asked Fleur Delacour to go to the ball with him" said Ginny she was trying so hard not to smile seeing Harry's face, it just always made her feel like smiling. But she continued patting Ron's arm.

"You what?" said Harry

" I don't know what made me do it!" gasped Ron, Ron continued talking; Ginny wasn't listening to a word he said, she was dreaming about Harry.

"She's part vela" Harry said to Ron, as Ginny was knocked back to earth " You were right – her Grandmother was one. It wasn't your fault, I bet you just walked past when she was turning on the old charm for Diggory and got a blast of it – but she was wasting her time, He's going with Cho Chang"

Harry talked about, how he asked her out and she said no, him going on about Cho was the last thing she wanted to hear. Suddenly Ron went on about how Neville asked Hermione and how she said she was going with someone

"… Ha! As if! She just dint want to go with Neville … I mean, who would.

"Don't!" said Ginny "Don't laugh

Hermione walked in.

"why weren't you at dinner" she asked

Ginny felt Hermione deserved to know (and Harry and Ron needed a taste of there own medicine)

"Because – oh stop laughing you two – because they've both just being turned down by girls they asked to the ball"

"Thanks a bunch Ginny," said Ron

Ginny went of daydreaming again while the rest of them talked, she suddenly heard Hermione yell

"I've already told you, I'm going with someone else!"

"She's lying," said Ron

"She's not," replied Ginny

"Who is it then?" questioned Ron

"Im not telling you, its her business!" Ron was really annoying sometimes

"Right… This is getting stupid Ginny, You can go with Harry, and I'll Just-"

Ginny's heart sank, the thing she thought would never happen had happened, she had a chance to go with Harry to the Yule ball, and she couldn't because she had already given up on all hope of that happening and settling for Neville.

"I cant, I'm going with - with Neville, He asked me when Hermione said no, and I thought… well … I'm not going to be able to go otherwise, I'm not in fourth year" Ginny felt so miserable having to say that, having to do what she would have never dreamed of, turning down Harry, she just had to go, so she made up an excuse.

"I think I'll go have dinner," she got up and left with her head down so her hair covered her face, hoping Harry wouldn't see her crying…