For the next few weeks Harry completely ignored Ben and whenever he was around he would instantly stop having the conversation he was having and sit glaring at the ground.

Harry had never reached Kate to ask her whether she liked him or Ben, as Ron had bumped into him on his way out the common room managing to talk some sense into him. So Harry just decided to ignore Ben but deny to everyone else anything was wrong, especially Kate.

Kate approached Harry when he was sitting on his own in the common by the blazing fire staring at his essay but not actually writing a word of it, just caught up in his own thoughts. She sat down next to him cuddled her legs up to her chest and rested her head on her knees.

"Harry what's wrong you have been gloomy all week" asked Kate in a quiet concerned voice.

"Nothing" "I'm just tired" responded Harry

"What, all week?" questioned Kate with a smirk

"No, I was perfectly fine during the week, now if you don't mind I need to finish this essay." Said Harry harshly and Kate knew this was the end of there conversation, she wouldn't be able to get a word out of him in this mood. So she headed towards the library hoping to get some homework done herself.

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When Kate entered the library she found Hermione a nose stuck in an advanced book of some kind. Decided she could do with someone to talk to she walked over to her.

"Hey Hermione, I thought you would be with Ron as it is such a nice day out" said Kate slyly

"You have to be kidding, we have a practice test tomorrow for transfiguration, I need to study, Ron can wait!" screeched Hermione before turning her full attention back to her book but not before muttering "pshhh…hah…Ron…stupid people…you would think there wasn't a test tomorrow…arghh….stupid people…hah, Ron"

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When Kate was highly unsuccessful at finding someone to talk to she went in search for Ben. She found him a short time later outside by the lake skimming stones.

"lucky thing" said Kate from behind Ben causing him to jump drop the stone he was holding that coincidentally hit him on the foot which caused him to jump around in pain whilst Kate just stood there smirking silently to herself.

"Ha, I wouldn't call that lucky. And stop laughing that hurt that did." Said Ben

"No, no I meant being able to skim stones" replied Kate

"What? You cant skim stones" Ben thought that everyone could skim stones it was just a thing that was sooo easy.

"Don't looked so surprised you know who uncoordinated I am"

"Yeah, but I thought everybody could skim stones... You must be the most uncoordinated person in the world" replying Ben with a lopsided grin playing on his face.

"Thanks" said Kate sarcastically "that makes me feel soooo special"

"hah, no Im sorry, look I will teach you" and with that Ben took Kate's hand put a stone in it held it steady pulled it back horizontally and let it go like a Frisbee. It skimmed perfectly over the water jumping a total of four times

"See you did it!" Said Ben

"yesssss, I did it, I did it" exclaimed Kate doing a very strange victory dance which involved throwing her hands up in the air and scooting around in circles.

After that Ben and Kate spent the afternoon together having a marvelous time. Laughing, talking and just mucking around.

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Meanwhile in the common room Harry sat at the window watching as Ben took Kate's hand in his and offering her his jumper when it became chilly outside. Sitting up there like The Grinch glaring down at the people of whoville.

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"Hermione, do you know why Harry has been so sad all week? And why he and Ben haven't talked to one another for ages" asked Kate anxiously

"Umm…Well I think you should talk to Harry about it" said Hermione after a moment of thinking.

"Ive already tried, he just blew up at me." Said Kate 'its as if I make it worse"

"Hmm, well then talk to Ben" said Hermione

"Why would Ben know, mione do you know something I don't?" asked Kate accusingly

"Of course not Kate why would I keep something from you... um... well gotta fly got...Um… I've gotta feed my owl, bye!' with that Hermione hurried off hoping Kate wouldn't remember that she didn't have an owl.

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Meanwhile Neville Longbottom sat in his dormitory, the scar on his fore-head aching. He had been having dreams lately. There was a trap door in the floor of a room at the school he just couldn't see which room he knew that the door must be hiding something special. And decided he would go looking for it.

Neville wandered through the empty corridors of the castle, everyone was up in there dormitories as it was one in the morning. Neville wasn't really scared of being caught out past curfew. He thought he was to good to be caught. When he rounded the corner he saw the staircase to the 3rd floor, the forbidden floor. This must be were they are hiding it thought Neville why else would it be forbidden.

He hurried up the staircase and found himself facing a door. He cautiously turned the knob and found himself in a dark, cold, actually quite creepy looking corridor. There were statues with cobwebs hanging off them. The torches on the wall were out, the only light source was through the large cathedral like windows.

Then he saw it the door from his dream, he reached out and turned it. When he looked inside the look on his face turn from curiosity to pure terror there was a large three headed dog in there barking like wild. Neville was so scared he was frozen stiff unable to move just standing there staring. He tried to let out a scream but nothing came out. He was helpless I dead meat he thought to himself.

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