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"Yes well this took me some time to update. I'm not sure if I am going to continue the story or end it. There are twists. Eek ignore the grammatical errors if you see any. This chapter is tad longer.

Today was the big day before the grand ball. Everyone rushed to ask others out. Harry and Ron woke up, thinking they'd ask Hermione out. Only it wasn't going to exactly go as they planned.

"Morning" said Harry groggily, drool splattered over his face.

"Oh yea morning" Ron said.

Harry was surprised to see Ron already dressed. There was also a very overpowering smell lingering in the air.

"Ron ughh is that cologne?" Harry said, almost choking.

"Yes do you like it?" Ron asked enthusiastically.

"Yes Ron, I simply love your cologne. Must you marinade in it?" Harry asked, annoyed by being overpowered the smell.

"Marinade? Are you saying I am a chicken?" Ron asked angrily.

"No. Ron. You are not a chicken. I'm just saying you put a bit too much on. Bit being an understatement." "Plus its like you took a bath in it, its way too strong." Harry added as an afterthought.

Ron looked at him and sighed. "I guess I did put a bit too much. " "Well I'm going to go to breakfast. Come with?" Ron asked trying to change the subject.

"Sure let me get dressed." Harry said. "Oh and by the way who are you asking out to the Ball?"

"Oh errr…. I'll tell you at breakfast. All right?" Ron said feverishly.

Harry got dressed and the two boys left for the Great Hall. As they left the common room, a simply delightful boy was getting ready to leave for the Great Hall and ask a certain someone out.

Draco Malfoy woke up with an air of confidence. His platinum blonde hair shined in the morning sun. His gray eyes were full of deep thought. He too had read the notice board. He read about the ball.

He was going to ask out Pansy Parkinson but that hag decided not too go out with him. Draco knew he had to ask out that one special girl he liked since 3rd year. He had strong feelings for her ever since she punched him. That punch was very romantic to him, in a weird twisted way.

"I am going to ask out Hermione Granger, the love of my life, to the ball. Plus she's super hot." Draco thought to himself.

Unknown to him, his two enemies wanted Hermione for themselves too. The poor boys all wanted Hermione, and they didn't know that they all did. But Hermione has someone else in mind.

Draco entered the Great Hall. It was crowded, as always. He also saw a lot of communication between the houses today. He saw all the guys approaching their girls and asking them out.

He walked up the Gryffindor table. The Golden Trio was already there and eating their breakfast. Draco put on his smirk and walked to the brown-eyed beauty.

"Hey Hermione, have any ideas who you're taking to the ball?" Draco asked, as if it was a simple matter.

Unlike Harry and Ron, Draco was more direct.

Ron sneered, "And why would you like to know Malfoy?

"None of your business Weasel." Malfoy sneered back.

Harry stared at the pair if them and a though ran through his head. "What if Malfoy asks out Hermione? No I can't let that happen!" Harry started thinking about getting to ask Hermione out first.

"Look here Ferret, Hermione shouldn't have to tell who she's going to go to the Ball with. So keep your nose out of it" Harry said to Malfoy.

The three boys are glared at each other.

Hermione, on the other hand, was too naïve to notice that any one of them has feelings for her. For someone as smart as she, she was quite daft.

"Well, I am going to go up to the library to research. Come by if you need me, Bye." Hermione said and left up for the library.

At the moment, Draco decided to walk up to Hermione and ask her then. As he stood up, Harry grabbed his cloak and said "Oh no Malfoy. You're staying here with us." "We three are going to have a little talk."

"Ermm what talk Harry?" Ron asked stupidly.

"Look here Malfoy why do you want to know Hermione's date? Harry asked hopefully.

"Ok Potter, if you must know, I'd like to ask her out?" Malfoy said, a small smile on his pale face.

Ron, who was taking this time to drink orange juice, spurted it out all over Lavender, who was sitting in front of him.

"Arrghh Ron, you imbecile!" cried out Lavender, She then left to change.

"Ask out Hermione?" Harry said, who was taken back at Malfoy asking out his future girlfriend.

"Yea Malfoy explain yourself!" demanded Ron, who managed to reach normal breathing by now.

"Yes, I do plan to ask her out. And why do you care anyways?" Draco said with a smirk.

"Well, first of all, since when did you fancy Hermione?" Ron asked.

"Ever since third year" Draco replied as if they were having a pleasant conversation.

"Third year?" Ron looked appalled by the shocking news.

"Well you can't ask her out!" Harry said, trying not to strangle Malfoy then and there.

"And why cant I?" Malfoy sneered dangerously.

"Because I love her!" replied…Ron.

"What?" Harry and Draco shouted in unison.

Harry seemed horrified by this news. Malfoy wanting to ask out Hermione was one thing, but now his bets mate Ron liked her too?

"Well I have to say something too." Harry said.

"What's that?" spat Malfoy, obviously outraged.

"I-I love her too." Harry replied quietly.

Ron looked up at him, surprise in his eyes.

Malfoy, however seemed to be further outraged.

"Oh you too Potter? Why don't we start a bloody club then since we all like Granger!" Malfoy was panting heavily.

"Well we can't all go out with her." Ron said quietly.

"No I suppose we can't" Harry also said.

"Well I guess this is a race now. Whoever finds Granger and asks her out first." Malfoy said, calming down a bit and a familiar sneer coming back onto his flushed face.

" A competition to win Hermione?" Harry said, uncertainly.

Ron looked the same.

"Yes, I've just said. You guys are so stupid. It's a surprise you didn't end up in Hufflepuff." Malfoy said through an evil grin.

"Well there's only one thing to do." Harry said, in a more confident tone.

"Let the race begin!" The three boys shouted and left the Great Hall.

Hermione, however, was thinking of another guy. She left the library.

The three boys sped to the library, only to find that Hermione wasn't there.

Now it was up to them to figure out where she was and ask her out.

"OK I change my mind. This is where the race starts!" Malfoy sneered.

"Bring it on" Harry said, through gritted teeth.

"Not if I beat you two!" Ron said. With that, he ran from the library. The other two boys on his heels.

Now the race has begun. Wow this was a long chapter for me. Hope you like it. As the story goes on, it's going to have some more twists in it. Ha sorry for my sense of humor. I cant really write funny things. Please review. so I can see what you want to expect from the story.