Katie was sent to St Mungos. She was still in some sort of coma when she left the hospital wing later that day. No one knew what kind of curse was on that necklace, but it was definitely Dark Magic. The news spread quickly through out the school, and she was replaced by Tashia as a chaser on the Quidditch team, as the Ravenclaw versus Gryffindor Quidditch game was the following week. But other news seemed too be interesting the sixth years. One week after Katie's accident, and after the Quidditch game, which Gryffindor won, a poster appeared on the common room notice board. It was for Apparition lessons. People were standing in line to put their name down for the lessons, and most of them were sixth years. Tashia and Amera were getting ready to leave for breakfast, and the rest of the sixth years were wondering why they weren't putting down their names.

"Aren't you two going to put down your names?" Ron asked Tashia and Amera.

"We're too young Ron. The poster says if your birthday is before the 31st of August. Tash and I are after that. We'll just have to go next year."

Harry slapped his forehead hard. He had forgotten Amera and Tashia's birthdays.

"Only remembered now, have you?" said Tashia.

Ron and Hermione turned to look at Harry, and wondered what was going on. Harry gritted his teeth, and barely spoke.

"I'm so sorry. I just…there's no excuse."

Hermione smiled, and almost laughed. She had a devious look about her.

"Well here's an idea Harry. You forgot both their birthdays, you'll just have to make it up to them."

Hermione turned to Amera and Tashia, and asked them.

"There's two weeks left of school, and then we're off the next Sunday to go back home for Christmas. So how about it? We throw you two a party."

Amera and Tashia smiled, and then walked towards the portrait hole.

"Sounds good."

"Better start organising." Amera laughed and the portrait hole swung closed.

Hermione turned back to Harry, and wrote her name down on the list.

"So it's a sixteenth birthday party?" Hermione asked herself more than anyone else.

"How did you know?" Harry asked.

"It's logical Harry. They're not old enough for Apparition, and they just had a birthday. It adds up."

Harry nodded, and picked up his bag. He went towards the portrait hole, followed by Ron then Hermione.

"What does a person do for a birthday party at Hogwarts?" Harry asked.

"The Room of Requirement. Enough said." Ron answered.

Harry smiled at the thought of going in there again. Every time that they had used the Room of Requirement, it had been for the DA meetings. To see it different and what it really could do, Harry wondered about it for a while.

"So when are we going to do it Hermione?" Ron asked, ignoring Harry's daydreaming.

"I thought maybe the Saturday before we leave. Slughorn is throwing the Christmas party the Friday night before, and we leave on Sunday. Saturday's best."

Harry agreed with a nod, and followed Hermione and Ron silently all the way to Defence Against the Dark Arts.

"We must first have a theme, and then the rest can be done by the Room." said Hermione.

The rest of the day, Hermione was thinking about the party a lot more than Harry and Ron, and it was Harry that was supposed to be throwing the party. But Hermione didn't mind, and Harry got the impression that she didn't get to throw many parties.

Hermione had arranged invitations for all Amera and Tashia's friends, and even sorted out a theme. They were going to have it the night after Slughorn's party, which was tonight, and hopefully they wouldn't be too tired for it the next night. Hermione, Tashia and Amera were invited to Slughorn's party, as was Harry. Ron had fought with Hermione about the date thing, and she ended up going with McLaggen. Amera and Tashia didn't want dates, as they really weren't going to stay that long anyway.

"We'll stay for the speeches, and then were going." said Amera.

Hermione nodded, and tied up the last strand of hair out of her face.

"Well then I'll just have to make do with Harry's conversation." said Hermione, straightening out her dress.

"Don't you mean McLaggen?" Tashia asked.

"Err…that's what I meant. Are we going to go, we should be getting there anytime soon." Hermione changed topic.

"Yeah. But I'm not to keen on this dress though." said Amera, wanting to take off her purple evening dress.

"It's fine; we're not staying long anyway." said Tashia, fixing her own black dress.

Amera, Hermione and Tashia all went down into the common room, and waited for Harry.

"Are you sure that either of you don't want to take Ron? He'll feel so left out."

Tashia and Amera laughed, and Hermione turned bright red.

"If we wanted to take him, we would've asked him already. But we're not the ones who messed it up, are we Hermione?"

If it was even possible, Hermione turned an even brighter red.

"Ok I get it. Shh, here comes Harry."

Harry appeared at the steps, wearing neat black dress robes.

"What are you two teasing Hermione about?" Harry asked, but his smirk said that he already knew.

"Nothing Harry. Can we just go to this party and get it over with." Amera smiled.

Harry let the girls walk first, and followed politely. Amera and Tashia went directly to Slughorn's party, but Harry and Hermione went to find their dates in the Entrance Hall. Luna and McLaggen were already there, and they didn't take that long to get to Slughorn's party. When they were there, they were introduced to a whole lot of people, including a vampire. But it wasn't until there was an uninvited guest that really made the party exciting. Draco was caught trying to get into the party without an invite, saying all he wanted was to join the party. Amera and Tashia already left before they even saw Draco, but they were the one reason he had come. After Snape had cornered him in an empty classroom, he went the long way back to the Slytherin common room.

"Damn Snape. Thinks he knows all about me. One day he'll get taught a lesson…" Draco clicked his tongue and carried on walking.