Ron pushed open the door to the grounds of Hogwarts he stopped on the first step to feel the sun on his face. He made his way to a tree and sat down in the shade he stared down at the envelope he received by owl. 'I wonder who I'm going with.' Ron was so nervous, but as he made his move to open the letter Harry showed up. He looked sad as he looked at Ron's letter.
"What's the matter with you Harry?"
"Oh Hermione partnered me up with some 3rd year thinking she was a 7th year so now I have to wait…." He pointed at Ron's letter "So who do you have?"
"I have no clue."
Ron opened the letter and a piece of Paper fell out, but before reading the small paper he read the bigger one.
Ronald Wealsey,
I am please to inform you that this Saturday will be the last day in Hogsmeade to get your dance attire. You and your date will go together and if we see any problems then you will be suspended from the dance. You must be with your date at all times only excuse is if she is in the loo or changing. I hope you have a great time and enjoy!
Yours truly,
Draco Malfoy
Head Boy
Ron folded up the paper and was confused. "It never said who I was going with…" Ron looked at Harry who was holding the small paper that had fallen. "Yeah it's right here." Harry said who couldn't help but laugh a little as he handed it to Ron he took at it and his eyes grew big.
"I'm going to kill him!"
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Ginny and Blaise worked on the layout of the decorations in the library. They sat there working and drawing looking up at each other and smiling once in awhile. She always thought he was a good looking boy next to Draco that it, but she would have never thought that she'd be this much into him. Blaise on the other hand always thought that the youngest Weasley was pretty, but as they spent more time together they've gotten to know each other better.
"So what do you think about this layout?" he pushes his drawing towards her and she looked it over as he explained "We can make the Eiffel Tower smaller so it can fit in the great hall or we could magic it to go through the ceiling. The tables will be circling the dance floor and they'll have a white table cloth with a black one laying over it looking like a diamond," She nodded "we'll have champagne glasses… How many people should we place at a table with it being circular?"
"How about six."
"That sounds good." He took the paper and scribbled the number six on the table. "We could have a door open off to the side and conjure up a magical Paris scheme garden with a wishing well and have some lightning bugs set free to light the way for the couples, but we'll have white Christmas lights covering as the bushes. A little labyrinth for couples who want to get lost." he winked at Ginny and she laughed. "So what do you have?"
"Not much just the stage setting since Hermione wants us to have a DJ… or whatever it is. We can have candles at every table and oh! How about miniature little towers as the centers!" He laughed and shook his head.
"Let's just stick with the big one alright."
"Fine…Oh I can't wait for the dance next week!"
"Me neither. Are you the type of girl who likes to match with their date?"
"It's cute, but we don't have too."
"I don't care… so what time is everyone scheduled to leave to Hogsmeade tomorrow?"
"I think at 9 am."
They gathered their things into piles and cleared the table of the books they used and just sat there taking in each others company.
"I can't believe how this year is so different." Ginny flipped her hair.
"Yeah just wait and see what happens after this dance."
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Pansy walked the halls holding the letter in her hand she hadn't opened it yet. She sat in an empty class room and began to think of the past events that had happened.
'I cheated on Draco who fell for Granger. Never made it as a prefect and I'm still single!' she looked at the letter 'I need to change before school ends I don't want to go out into the world alone. I guess I should try being nice for once and reasonable, see where that gets me.' She opened up the letter and read the big letter first. 'I love Draco's name and I'll start becoming my new self towards my date.' She smiled as she moved the little paper to the front and her smile faded.
"I hate Draco Malfoy!"
As she said this someone knocked the door.
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Hermione sat in the Heads study researching how she had made such a big mistake. 'I must have partnered some other person with a different year.' She scanned the 7th year names again and fell upon Lavender Brown who was partnered up with Ron, but yet her letter was never sent she looked at the letter in her hands and was confused more then ever, just then Draco burst in the room.
"Hermione have you seen Blaise?"
"Not since this morning at breakfast." She picked up the letter and threw it at Draco "Explain that?"
"Brown… what about her"
"She has no date, but yet I partnered her up with Ron…" Draco looked up in her eyes and smiled.
"Now don't freak out, but I took Ron's date into my own hands." She raised an eyebrow at him. "What? It was your example I couldn't let it go to waste." She looked at the letter and then back at him "He's going to kill me! Parkinson and Ron! There like …like -"
"Not to worry Granger those two letters I signed my name only." Draco laughed.
Hermione shook her head and banged her head against the desk Draco went over to her and pulled her out of the chair she laid her head on his chest. "At least I have a date for Harry now."
"That's the Hermione I know always looking at the brighter side of things. I can't wait to see them in hogsmeade tomorrow." She couldn't help, but laugh at the remark.
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"Come in! I don't care my day couldn't get any worse -" she stopped once she saw Ron enter the room and close the door "What are you doing in here Weasley?" 'Remember your trying to become a better person.'
"I heard you wanted to kill Draco Malfoy so I knew it was you."
"Oh so you found out your going with me ?"
"Yeah" He shuffled his foot on the ground and she laughed.
"Are you nervous around me?"
"Kind of I don't know why since your Parkinson."
"Listen Ron…Can I call you Ron?" he nodded in shock "Okay I found that I being rude all time has gotten me no where so I'm going to try something new…be civil and nice for once."
"Sounds good to me."
"I expect the same thing out of you." She whined.
"Alright god, Pansy."
"Good now I have a little plan." He lifted up his eye brows at her "Come we must talk with the headmaster about the dance and about our dearest head boy and girl." She made her way towards the door and noticed Ron not moving and turned around. "Well?"
"Don't boss me around like some house else," He pushed pass her and made his way towards the headmasters office. 'Damnit Pansy get yourself together.' She thought as she made her way next to Ron talking about her plan and Ron laughed and smiled at it.
"You know there going to kill us for this." He laughed.
"So they partnered us up together." She smiled at him 'I can't believe he's actually laughing with me and not at me, I like that.'
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At Dinner Hermione personally handed Lavender's letter to her and one to Harry.
"Not bad of choice Hermione. Thanks for not letting Malfoy pick for me," He laughed as Ron shot him an evil glare.
"Ron I am so sorry about that I had nothing to do with it." She sat down next to him and across from Ron.
"Don't worry she's been great so far." Harry choked on his pumpkin juice and Hermione missed her mouth and food fell onto her lap.
"You're kidding right?" they said in unison.
"No not at all." He began eating and threw a smile at Pansy and they both looked behind them and saw Pansy wave.
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Blaise and Draco's food dropped out of their mouths as they watched Pansy wave to a Weasley, Ronald Weasley as a matter of fact.
"Pansy are you feeling alright?"
She looked at Blaise and smiled "Never better."
"You must have caught a bug," Draco said as he took a bite out of his chicken.
"I'm taking life at a different angle now. I never got anywhere treating people like shit so I'm going to try being nice and civil for once." She poured more juice into her goblet. "Would you guys like anymore juice?"
"Okay you can change, but not to much." Blaise eyed her handing her his goblet.
"I can't wait to go to Hogsmeade tomorrow! So Draco have you kissed Hermione yet?" Blaise who was drinking chocked and Pansy hit him on the back.
"No" he mumbled.
"What and you spilled your feelings out to her?"
"Yeah so… She hasn't for me yet and I'm waiting for the right moment."
"Draco your not asking the poor girl to marry you it's just a kiss. You've kissed plenty before her."
"Yeah well she's different." he looked at Hermione who smiled at him "I just don't want to mess things up with her."
"Does she even think you guys are together?" Pansy picked up an apple and bit into it.
"I don't know…I guess. How am I supposed to know?"
"Ask her!" They yelled.
"You act as if this is something new."
"Well Blaise I'm glad you and Ginny made it clear that you guys are together!" Blaise looked at her and looked back at him "Not exactly."
"See! So don't start shit with me… when you're in the same position!"
"Fuck you Draco!"
"Calm down boys! All the years I've known the two of you… you never have fought over different girls…actually girls period."
"Oh shut it Pansy just wait you'll fall for Ron!"
She shot Draco a disgusted look. "We're cool as friends and that's it."
"Yeah you think that at first, but there's something about them Gryffindors."
Draco laughed at Blaise's statement it was true. Pansy on the other hand rolled her eyes and noticed Ron kept looking at her she let down her snotty out look and actually looked at him… 'What ever happens… happens.'
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Another chap! I want to thanks all my reviewers:
jade-kwl-name-eva – Thanks for your help and suggestions it's been great PMing you for some help.
Sonata's Starlight – Loved the idea and after I downloaded the song I liked it… you will be seeing it later hehe.
Ginsensu – I know the kiss…hmmm… I wonder how I will go about it, but I'm sure when it happens you'll love it.
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