Authors Note:
I HATE WRITERS BLOCK!!! I'm SOO sorry I haven't updated in forever.
Sangotaijiya1- Thanks and yourn welcome.
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Now with that said….On with the chapter!!!
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Potions class passed without event. Snape ignored EL but was rather jumpy.
After he dismissed them from their one class (on Sundays they have one class then they're done) Draco came up to EL again.
"What do you want?" She snapped at him. El had to stay in the dungeons even though she was done her potion half way through the class, and wasn't all too happy about it.
"Would you like to sit with me at lunch?" he asked politely. EL sighed.
"No! God…Just leave me alone. I don't like you…AT ALL!!!" she shouted at him. Everyone turned from what they were doing to watch.
Terry nudged her and she looked at him. He nodded his head towards the potions classroom door. She looked over and saw Snape, absolutely fuming.
"50 points from Ravenclaw" he hissed. The other Ravenclaw's jaws dropped but not EL's.
"Listen here parrot-face! I don't care if you take 50 points from Ravenclaw! I don't care if you take 500 points! The only reason you dock points is because you want your own house to win! The house thing, IS STUPID!!! Some people are smart, some are brave, some are nice, and some are cunning!!! BIG DEAL!!! Now if you don't mind, I'm going to have lunch in the Great Hall!" she shouted at Snape.
His face was fright mingled with anger. El bounded on to Draco.
"And you! Just because the little potions professor told you to get close to me, doesn't mean I'll let you. You are a spoiled rich snob who believes he's a prince!! No one in their right mind would like you!" she yelled at him.
Dracos hand went for his wand. Emily was too quick for him. There was a flash of light and next thing, Draco had cuts all over him, not fatal ones, and was unconscious on the floor.
Snape looked ready to explode. EL gave him a dirty look. She casually said, "Now that I FINALLY did that, how about we all go to the Great Hall for lunch?".
Everyone went back to what they were doing while Snape rushed to Draco's side. Emily scoffed then started to the Great Hall. Terry scurried after her.
"You are going to get in SO much trouble EL!" he exclaimed catching up to her. She was going rather fast.
"I don't care Terry! I hate that guy and his pet ferret!" she exclaimed trudging into the Great hall and sitting across from Harry and Hermione.
"Who and their pet ferret?" Hermione asked, looking up from her Arithmancy book.
EL sighed and explained what had happened to them. By the end, Harry had a huge grin plastered to his face while Hermione was busy picking her jaw up from off the floor.
"I wished I could've watched that!" Harry said slightly sadly. Hermione on the other hand, had an entirely different view on the situation.
"EL!!! You yelled at a teacher, hexed Draco, did magic in the corridors AND cost Ravenclaw 50 points!?!?! They could expel you! And Lucious will be fuming. Not to mention the detentions you'll get if you don't get expelled!" she exclaimed, knocking over her glass of pumpkin juice.
Emily cleaned up the juice with a wave of her hand. "Oh well. It was fun. I don't care about this Lucious guy. He sounds like an all talk spaz." She commented, taking a bite of an apple.
"If Draco heard that then he'd murder you." Harry said, grabbing his stuff. "I've got to go…See you later.". He ran off, out of the Great Hall.
"Wonder where he's going?" Terry commented.
Hermione looked like she was holding back laughter. "Spill it" EL ordered.
"If you must know, Harry has a date. He got asked out by Ginny Weasley last night." She replied, putting her book away.
"And you said he liked me!" EL exclaimed, punching Terry in the arm. He winced and rubbed his arm tenderly.
Hermione shook her head. "EL, please don't be so violent. And Harry does like you, he just didn't know what to say when Ginny asked him out. He didn't want to hurt her feelings. Do you like Harry??" she explained
Emily shook her head vigorously. "Nope…He seems like a good guy but I don't like him like that. I like someone else."
Terry smiled and wrapped his arm around her waist. She took it off and cuffed him upside the head, giving him a glare.
Hermione watched in interest. "Is something going on between you two?" she asked cautiously.
Emily sighed. "No Hermione. Honestly, there is nothing!" she said the last part glaring at Terry.
He seemed slightly put out but there was no doubt in ELs mind that he'd keep trying.
He went back to his toast as EL grabbed a muffin. Hermione just shook her head and went back to her breakfast.
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The rest of the day went by without anything unusual, other then people continually telling EL she was the best.
A few people asked her questions that she didn't want to answer, leaving her to mumble as Terry answered for her.
At dinner was when things got interesting.
EL, Terry, harry and Hermione were sitting together as they ate; oR as everyone but EL ate.
Dumbledore stood up to make some announcements which EL ignored until,
"Students of Hogwarts, we've decided, seeing how much everyone enjoyed the Yule Ball, that we will have a Halloween Ball this year. We didn't not have one last year on account of certain events. Now for the ball, you shall dress up like muggle children do, in costumes. There is actually a store in Hogsmeade selling outfits for this occasion. The ball will be on Halloween Night, after the feast. Now, sleep well."
EL sat there, smirking for a awhile. She knew EXACTLY what she was going to go as.
She stood up to go to the Ravenclaw dorms when she felt a tap on her shoulder. Turning around quickly, she saw Draco Malfoy, again.
"What do you want ferret?" she asked coldly. She could see the cuts were healed completely, probably from the matron, Madame Pomfrey apparently.
"I would like to ask you to accompany me to the upcoming Ball." He requested politely, but he looked like he wanted to murder EL on the spot.
"Uh..Do you have brain problems?? HECK NO!" she shouted walking away.
A lot of people laughed as Malfoy walked away sullenly. Leaving the great hall and going up the Grand staircase, EL felt another tap on her shoulder.
She turned around, preparing to yell at Malfoy, only to find Ron standing there.
"Hey EL." He said softly. EL sighed and asked,
"What do you want?". Ron smiled, his eyes staring into hers.
"Would you like to go to the ball with me?" he asked. EL avoided his look but snapped back and looked at him like he was insane.
"No!" she yelled incredously. There weren't a lot of people on the staircase anymore but the ones who were still there looked to see what was happening.
"Why not? I really like you EL." He asked taking her hand. She ripped it back and kicked him in the shin, causing him to go tumbling down the stairs, all the way to the bottom.
"Because I HATE you!!!!" she yelled down to him. Turning away she walked down the corridor to go to the common room. But there was a person already there.
"Hey Harry. Why are you all the way down here? Isn't your common room in a tower?" Emily asked.
He just smiled. "Yeah, it's in a tower, but I was wondering if I could ask you something?"
EL groaned internally. Not Harry too. "Yeah, sure. What is it?" she asked, knowing full well what it was.
"Would you like to go to the ball with me?" He asked, sounding really nervous.
EL sighed and rubbed her temple. "Sorry Harry. No." he looked really sad. EL wanted to make him smile but didn't know how.
"Oh. That's OK. May I talk to Terry though? I don't know the password to the common room." He asked politely.
Emily smiled. "Sure, but I don't think he'll accept either." She joked as she said the password.
Harry laughed. "I'm not gonna ask him, I'd be asking for a death sentence."
Terry was sitting in front of the fire, doing his homework when they walked in. He looked up and saw EL and smiled, but frowned when he saw Harry.
"Hey man, turn the frown upside down. Harry he wants to talk to ya. I'm going to sleep. G'night guys." She said walking up the staircase to her dorm and closing the door behind her.
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(Terrys point of view)
harry and I said goodnight to EL as she went to bed. Turning to face Harry, I could see he was sad about…something.
"What do you want?" I asked, somewhat coldly.
He was taken aback until a smile crept across his face. "You like EL don't you?" He asked me.
"Yeah." I replied sadly, looking into the fire. "And so do you."
Harry just smiled again, sitting down beside me on the couch. "Yeah...I do. I asked her to the dance..She said no. So now, I am here to give you some advice. Don't ask her to the ball for about a week."
My jaw dropped. "A week!!! By then she'll have a date to the ball!!" I practically shouted.
He smiled, that very annoying smile. "She had Malfoy ask her, then Ron, then me. If you ask now, she'll say no, again. She's gotten so used to saying no." he said, standing up agai, and heading out of the common room, leaving me alone with my thoughts.