Chapter 5: The Ball!
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There was a large puff of pink smoke at the slytheryn table in the morning at breakfast. When the smoke had cleared they saw a pink and purple emu accompanied by 2 singing pink galas.
"Malfoy was supposed to do the can can though" said Kate a little annoyed.
"That's Malfoy? Awesome" said Fred Weasly
"Hm…I suspect the two galas are those cronies of his Crabbe and Goyle?" asked George
"Yeah" replied Harry
"Genius" said the twins in union
"Yes, but your not going to dobb us in are you Hermione?" asked Ben
"You obviously don't know me very well then do you Ben?" said Hermione knowingly
"Hush Ben, Hermione helped me with the charm" replied Kate.
"Oh…. sorry" responded Ben.
Hermione accepted bens apology saying that it dint matter. He couldn't have known her very well anyway as he was not in her house. She then said to Ron:
"Can I talk to you for a second"
"Um…yer" came Ron's surprised answer
"So they went off in the direction of the common room." Said Kate
"And they didn't come back until the bell rang for defence against the dark arts" said Harry.
"Interesting" replied Kate
"It gets better, Ron didn't stop smiling all lesson and every time Ron talked to her or looked at her Hermione blushed. I'm serious she was about the colour of Ron's hair" Harry told Kate
" I think our friends have finally come to their senses," said Kate smiling
The Hogsmede weekend was coming up and Ron and Hermione were going together. Luke was going with some friends from Ravenclaw. So that left Ben, Harry and Kate to find something to do together.
When Saturday finally did come Ben Harry and Kate headed off towards Honeydukes. When they had left the shop there moneybags were incredibly light than they had been before. Harry had bought a lot of chocolate frogs, Bertie Botts every flavour beans, 2 acid pops (on for him one for Ron) and a packet of droubles. He had also bought Kate a chocolate frog as she ha never had one before! (Kate did not buy anything of her own, as she did not have money).
After visiting the sweet shop they headed to the three broomsticks for a Butterbeer each. When they entered they found Hermione and Ron sitting in the corner not snogging but arguing.
"Ron I can pay for myself" yelled Hermione
"Hermione, we are on a date the boy is supposed to pay," told Ron
"Yes, but I am capable of doing it myself" said a frustrated Hermione
"Hermione just let me," whined Ron
"Yer mione you know the boy is always supposed to pay on the first date." Admitted Kate
"Just let him, just this once" said Harry
"No I just wont accept it," said Hermione getting very angry
"Oh come on, its just one drink" said Ben
"Fine, but next time I pay for my own drink" gave in Hermione.
They all sat and had a drink then they decided that they better head back to Hogwarts because they wouldn't get to dinner in time otherwise.
"Silence" demanded Dumbledore. "I have a special announcement to make" said the headmaster. "There is going to be a…. Valentines Day dance!"
There were screams of excitement. And for the rest of the week all the girls where talking about what they were going to wear and who they were going with. And wherever Harry went there was a group of girls giggling or staring at him waiting to see if he would ask them.
"So mate who are you going with?" asked Ron in the common room that night.
"Well I was thinking of asking Kate," answered Harry
"Err you might have a bit of trouble with that" said Ron
"And whys that?" asked Harry concerned
"Because Ben asked her already, during charms"
"Dammit" said Harry
"Now who am I going to go with, and more importantly what if they start dating and I never get to ask her if she likes me"
And with that he ran up to the common room distressed thinking about who he would ask an whether Kate really liked Ben or they were just going as friends. Maybe Ben just asked her as a friend and if Harry asked him he would let him take her instead because he like liked her.
So he decided he would ask Ben in the morning.
"What do you mean you like her as a girlfriend?" shouted Harry across the table at Ben in the morning.
"Well that's why I'm taking her to the Valentines ball! Its not called: Just for Friends ball is it?" retorted Ben
"Fine, see if I care I will ask Kate and she can pick between us," said Harry coldly
"You can't do that, that's just mean you can't expect her to choose," yelled Hermione.
"Watch me" said Harry and stalked off to find Kate.
