Harry's Special Xmas

Thanks for the reviews, be it good or bad.. Really appreciate it. School has started for me.. and there's 2 more chapters to go... I've tweaked a few things here and there.. And since my grammar is as bad as usual, (no beta readers for this one and it's too late to get one anyway since it's gonna end soon) , i think my next upcoming story will be in my native language since I'm so much more comfortable writing in it. But this story, won't be re-written, changed in any way whatsoever.. I'm happy with the memories and thoughts that helped me write this story, I'm happy that some of you all want me to continue with my story. If i could i wanna kiss all of yous out there..lol..

Ok, this is it, Harry is behaving weirdly and Hermione is not happy..Hmmm... Is there something going on?

Disclaimer:You know the drill.They are not mine.

Chapter 8

Ron knew something was up with Hermione. She didn't look happy and was in fact looking quite preoccupied.

"Are you alright. You look kinda pale",Ron voiced out,concerned.

"No.. it's just..Ron, my feet are just tired perhaps..Let's take a break..." Hermione said loudly,nearly strainingher voice in doing so as the music was quite loud.

"Sure... Want me to get a drink for ya..."

"Yea, sure.. Get me a butterbeer please Ron.."

Hermione finally sat down. Her feet were in fact alright but her heart and mind wasn't. She was trying not to look at the pair who was dancing enthusiastically at the corner of the room... Harry was laughing and Ginny was all over him...Touching his arms, rubbing her body against his.. Hermione turned towards the crowd,looking for Dean but he was nowhere in sight... That's strange...

She fingered the hem of her dress as she watched the both of them danced closely. She knew it was nothing but she couldn't help but feel irritated Ginny when she put her arms around Harry's neck as the music became slower.That is not appropriate. She shouldn't be doing that...

Ginny was whispering something apparently very funny into Harry's ears and both of them started to laugh. Hermione was not feeling alright at the moment. God, why is it suddenly so hot in here... Urgh... And where's that Ron with my drink? And where's that Dean?? Shouldn't he be doing an intervention to that? URGH!! Hermione noticed that her best friend was now putting her head against Harry's shoulder... A new feeling of jealousy mingling with newly formed burning anger started to develop within Hermione..

She looked around for Ron, her eyes fuming and irritation started to build up within her. Where was Ron? Where was Dean? Where's my drink? Irritated at the sight of Ginny who was being twirled playfully by Harry, Hermione tapped her foot impatiently.

Without really thinking, she grabbed a tray of Firewhisky shots from the 5th year Ravenclaw who was passing by her...

"HEY! Get your own shots..."

"SHUT UP!" Hermione snapped at the poor boy.

Hermione was really thirsty by now, anger really made her yearn for the bitter taste of the Firewhisky and the burning throaty feeling that it brought to the drinker. ( Writer's note: I do not drink alcohol, so I don't have 1st hand experience on this. Erm, so maybe for any alcohol description here, it may be really suckyApologies on that.)

Hey, you shouldn't be drinking this You are a prefect Hermione Granger... A voice inside her uttered. Hermione pushed that thought away. And with one gulp, the contents in the glass were gone..

Harry was now pulling Ginny closer to his arms, his face glowing...Laughing, playful shoves... Thoroughly disgusted, angry, irritated,all rolled into one as she gulped down two more shots.. Ok, make that 3...

This was in fact her first time actually tasting Firewhisky and already the effects of it was instantaneous.. Wooooooo... I feel... Great She mumbled to herself...And at the sight of Ginny and Harry, she was tempted to take another gulp.. Hey, this is really good...

Her head felt weird...Light.. Very light... And, who cared where Ron was.. She was finally having fun... Another gulp... Ohlook, that Ginny is laughing with Harry again...Another gulp...Ok, now I feel a wee bit sick... Hermione thought to herself as the world around her got very blurry... and swirly... and... great at the same time.. Another gulp... She never did know how many shots she took.. but only remembered feeling very lightheaded but very very very energetic at the same time.. As if she could do anything..

She finally saw Ron at the left side of the room, trying his best to get through the crowd towards Hermione, carrying a small tray of some treats and two bottles of butterbeer at the same time. Being the usual klutz that he was, his attempt in juggling both clearly made him so preoccupied that he didn't notice what was going on between his sister and Harry.

But before he could even reach where Hermione was seated, something else was happening at the other end of the room...

Hermione was walking haphazardly to the side of the room where the karaoke set was...She didnt care that the band was still playing...She just wanna sing and just..HAVE FUN!!! Little did she knew, this wasn't like the normal kind of karaoke set... An enchanted one which was about to work its magic with Hermione.As soon as Hermione grabbed on the mic and stepped on the tiles of where the set was standing, the tiles underneath her silver stilettos began to shine,every single colour until the screen on the karaoke set flashed out the title of the song.. It was the perfect song that fitted her feelings and mood at the moment. She was drowsy yet she could make out the title of the song and she hiccupped and grinned. The perfect song for...She turned her body,towards the both of them and as the loud banging music began to blast out from the speakers, the spotlight was immediately upon her.. The crowd was now turning their attention towards her, and even the lead singer stopped singing...

"Hey... Hic.. This song is especially for.. Hic.. people who feel that they may be in a love triangle. The .. Hic.. jealousy...The stupid stupid insane feeling you get... It's insane..Hic... Yea.. so.. Here it goes...HIC"

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At the same time, other things were happening. At the other corner of the room, where Ginny and Harry were, a thought crossed Ginny's mind. Ginny didn't know that Harry was that good of the dancer until that day. That's a good sign Maybe he can teach that Hermione a thing or two about dancing. She was trying to get a glimpse of Hermione in the crowd. Where was Hermione? I thought she was sitting in that corner Where has she gone off to At that moment, Harry was whispering something naughty into her ear... She gasped and laughed immediately after.. My my... My potion really worked huh...

Glancing at her watch, she knew she had a mere half an hour left before her potion can really work to its fullest potential... And she wanted Hermione to see it...She gave a sigh... She knew she had to make her plan work... But how was it going to work when the target was yet in sight?? And when the lead singer stopped singing, she somehow knew something was about to happen. And she was right...

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At the very same time, Ron was looking frantically for Hermione. He didnt even notice that the lead singer has stopped singing and the slow music has come abruptly to an end... But when he heard that very familiar voice blasting out from the speakers...Adressing the audience.,he turned towards the stage and his jaw dropped...

There, in the spotlight was Hermione.. She was holding on to the standing mic for support as her body swayed and her neat bun was now.. Long gone.. Curls here and there framed her face..Her eyes showed an intensity that Ron never knew was there...

"... here it goes..HIC.."

Hogwarts homecoming queen

She's the star in this scene

There's no way to deny she's lovely

Perfect skin, perfect hair

His eyes almost popped out as the song began and Hermione began to dance and sway her hips sexily...Hermione was definitely drunk... The beat of the song was really catchy and soon everyone was clapping to the beat, giving rapturous applause at the sight of Hermione dancing like that. Zacharias Smith who was standing beside Ron gave a loud wolf whistle,ignoring the fact that Ron was staring daggers at him when he did that.

Ginny stared at the girl who has moved to the centre of the stage. Was that...No.. Couldn't be.. Yes.. HERMIONE! WHAT???? HOW???? Her mind was now in the frantic zone. Harry wasn't himself at the moment and well, he was too preoccupied staring at Ginny..

"Ginny, you have the prettiest hair. It's so shiny and it smells like treacle tarts..." Ginny groaned...The potion.. Yep, the potion was at its maximum potential and this wasn't the way it was supposed to be.. How???Now??? She knew she had to drag Harry away before the inevitable happened...

At that moment, Hermione belted out a tune as she pointed towards Harry and Ginny. Everyone in the room looked towards them, much to the horror of Ginny .Harry, still clueless ,was having this pathetic lovelorn look on his face as he gazed longingly into Ginny's face. Oh shit... Ginny thought as Hermione made her way towards them, as she continued singing. This wasn't the plan. This wasn't the plan at all.

Perfumed hearts everywhere

I tell myself that inside she's ugly

Maybe I'm just jealous

I can't help but hate her

Secretly I wonder if our Harry wants to date her

OH MY GOD.. The world must be coming to an end.. Hermione drunk???? And as Ginny tried to back away from Harry's cluthes and escape from Hermione that was approaching them,she knew the plan was not gonna work out at all...The risk was there she knew this all along, but this...This was ridiculous.. By the looks of it, her friendship with Hermione was definitely going down the drain.. FAST...

Hermione walked in a zig-zag manner towards the both of them, and sang in a slurry sort of way the last lines of the song... Pointing towards Harry this time... And as soon as she was face to face, she shove Ginny away...The crowd laughed, several murmurs of "Catfight!Catfight!" could be heard...Hermione shook her head and pointed her index finger into Harry's chest. Not that he showed any signs of shock of course..He was still staring and smiling away at Ginny. Clearly, under a spell,unknown to the rest of them..In any case, he looked very very pathetic really..

It's not her fault that she's so irresistible

But all the damage she's caused isn't fixable

Every twenty seconds you repeat her name

But when it comes to me you don't care

Ron looked at the drama that was enfolding. Looking back and forth from the Ginny, the unHermione-like Hermione and a very queer looking Harry who wouldn't let go of Ginny's hands despite her struggling, he knew something was very very wrong..

So objection I don't wanna be the exception

To get a bit of your attention

I love you for free and I'm not your mother

But you don't even bother

At that moment, Hermione knew the world around her was getting dimmer and dimmer and the world around her was spinning around... The image of Harry's face began to whirl. As the last few last beat of the songs, she knew she was gonna collapse..Luckily for her, Ron was right behind her when she finally let go of the mic and collapsed.

The crowd was silent for a while before a loud applause and cheers followed...Typical Hogwarts students...

Ron tried to revive Hermione by shaking her awake but the brown- eyed girl was still unconscious.

"Hermione! Hermione, baby! Are you alright????Hermione...God,get out of the way assholes!!," Ron said as he carried Hermione out of the room carefully, panic clearly written on his face. He gave an angry glare at Ginny and Harry before he went out.

Before Ginny could even react to the whole situation, Harry has grabbed her and turned her towards himself, a pathetic love-lourn look on his face.

"I am so in love with you, and I'm gonna kiss you now..."

"What?No, Harry,listen.. I..."

Ginny,who was shocked by the sudden turns of events was immediately trying to get out of his grip. Of all the moments, this just HAD TO BE THE MOMENT. With a groan, Harry's hands came around the back of her head and brought her mouth to his and the crowd whistled and cheered once more. Ginny tried to push Harry away, but instead Harry changed the slant of his kiss,toying and much to Ginny's surprise, eliciting a deep shudder from her body. Harry forced Ginny against the wall, without any care of modesty at all. Ginny was still struggling but the force of Harry's kiss was making her feel things that she was supposed to be resisting. This was not the moment. This was not the plan. She only made the potion so that Hermione would get jealous when Harry's all over Ginny under the influence of the potion and then get a move on with Harry and labelled him as hers.So that, she knew Harry would be off limits and.. and... she.. will finally able to forget about him.. But he was making it even harder to forget. As Harry's tongue sought and found hers, she was surprised that she welcomed the blazing invasion and kissed him back. By the feel and looks of things, Ginny too would have lost all inhibition and wrapped her legs around him for everyone to see. She vaguely heard someone yelling.. "Get a room!" but she was too lost too care. She ran her tongue across his teeth and inside his lips. Harry continued kissing her , with the sucking motion of his mouth and Ginny was shaken by the pleasure that this was bringing. She knew she should stop and suddenly, she felt Harry pulled away from her abruptly causing a violent curse to tear from his mouth.

Even before she struggled to catch her breath and open her eyes.. She knew what had happened.. Dean,who all these while was being in charge of getting more butterbeers from the kitchens has just entered the Rooms of Requirements, and at the display of affection that greeted him, he went ballistic.

"WHAT THE BLOODY HELL IS GOING ON HERE.GET OFF MY GIRL!!!

No... No.. He wasn't suppose to back so soon! Ginny groaned inwardly. This wasn't the plan!!!"

Dean had just pulled Harry off Ginny and had punched him in the stomach. Harry groaned in pain as Dean shoved him hard,so hard that Harry's glasses fell off. Yet another several punches landed upon his face and Harry could faintly taste the coppery taste of blood in his mouth.

Dean gave Harry another shove,Harry fell and was about to kick him several more times when Harry managed to grab his wand out of his left pocket and yelled "Protego". A protection spell so strong that Ginny felt the swoosh that it made, and Dean fell to the floor.

With huge heaving gasps, Dean stood up and pulled Ginny away from Harry's side and towards him.

"You're dead Potter..."

Pulling Ginny away,ignoring the gasps and murmurs around him, he dragged a reluctant Ginny out of the room, face ablaze with anger.

Harry was still laid on the floor, in obvious pain, and saw a couple of blurry images around him.Someone was pulling him up and someone handed him his glasses. Suddenly, he felt a warm sensation coming from his toes right up to his chest, several flashes of lights before his eyes and.. He felt weird... His mind felt as if a fog has been wiped out due to the welcome of rain, and suddenly, he felt..Normal.. No feelings of excessive lust, desire...But curiously enough, he can't really remember what had happened...

Limping slightly, he carefully walked out of the room, keen to avoid the stares of his schoolmates ,brushing off help from them. His head was starting to clear and he knew,somehow, by instinct that he had not been himself for the past hour or so..And as he touched the painful bruise upon his left cheek and the anger in Dean's eyes, he knew he had done something bad. Something really bad. He cursed loudly and he limped his way to the hospital wing, knowing that hell was probably waiting for him..He had an inkling of what could have happened and he didn't welcome the thought at all.

So much for a special Xmas...

"So i guess,party's over huh..." The lead singer of the band suddenly called out,drawing the people's attention back to the band.

Zacharias Smith wolf whistled once more and much to the laughter to everyone else in the room, Hannah Abbott muttered loudly, " This has to be the best party ever. Drama drama drama...Ay caramba.. "

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not much to say here except that i'm really happy that the story is going to end soon...

About this Harry/Ginny thing and Harry/Hermione thing, I promise, it will all clear up in the next chapter..

Expect tears,arguments and laughter all at the same time..