A/N: I experienced a bit of a technical difficulty with this chapter which I realized just now.

Two Days until Harry Potter comes out on DVD!

Ok, this is like the shortest chapter in the history of short chapters. This chapter isn't much, but I didn't have much time to work on it. But, it gets the next set of events going. Those reading The Right Choice, I'm working on the next chapter.

superspunky7- I will definitely send you the next chapter (when I have it) because I want your opinion on it. I have a few new things up my sleeve, so yeah.

krillball6- Well, as you know me, it will get worse after this. But, for now, let us be happy, because the holidays are coming. You'll see what I mean.

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"You know," said Adrian gingerly somewhere in mid-November.

"Hmm?" asked Adriennd, not looking up from her homework.

"Amaryllis Riddle is holding a ball on Christmas Eve of this year."

"What?" exclaimed Adriennd, sharply looking up from her work.

Adrian smiled insidiously. He took a seat next to Adriennd, who stared at him, waiting for him to continue.

"My family is always invited to the ball. And I think your mother won't let you go alone, so I was thinking that maybe you would like to accompany me to…"

Adrian wasn't able to finish the sentence when Adriennd hugged him and started to thank him. As Adriennd left to the Girls' Dormitories, Adrian laughed to himself.

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"Why not!" asked Adriennd.

"Because I don't want you to be out with some boy's family in the middle of the night," replied Jacqueline calmly.

"But Amaryllis Riddle rarely holds a ball," said Adriennd.

"No, Adriennd. That's final. Now, you will stay home with your brother and meet the New Year there."

"What if father comes with me and Desmond comes too?"

"No. Your father said he will be busy and I don't want you and Desmond to be out somewhere without anyone looking after you."

"You talk about us as if we were two."

"Well, by the way you're acting right no, I could have sworn you were two. Better yet, I want you and your brother to spend the holidays here."

Adriennd groaned and left her mother's office. She barged into the Slytherin Common Room several minutes later. She fell onto her bed, tears streaming down her cheeks.

It wasn't fair. Why did parents have to control everything? Why couldn't they just trust the fact that their children could take care of themselves?

Adriennd sat up and wiped her tears away. She was tired of people controlling her. She got up and left the Girls' Dormitories. In a few seconds she was sitting in a leather arm chair next to Adrian.

"I assume the talk with your mother didn't go very well," said Adrian, glancing at her.

Adriennd kept her gaze fixed on the fireplace and answered, "Well, she didn't agree with the fact that I wanted to go to Amaryllis Riddle's ball."

"So you're not going?"

Adriennd laughed softly. "Oh, no, I'll be going. She just won't know about it."

"And what will your father say?"

"He has something going, but he won't be home and anyways, my mother wants my brother and I to spend our holidays at Hogwarts. Won't that be joyous?"

"So you'll try to escape this castle. I can see you doing that. And your brother?"

"I'll make sure he'll keep quiet."

"Have it your way."

A/N: I told you this isn't much, but it's better to have something than nothing. I promise the next chapter will be much longer, with more description, more events, more drama, and all of that stuff. Please review.