Chapter 18

Where is Ron?

I searched through almost every corridor and yet I still can't find him. I turned a corner and saw Ron and Lavender snogging the daylights out of each other. I walked up to him and pulled him back from her. I let him see my tears fall down my face and I ran off back to the ball.

My lip quivered as I cried and I sat down on the stairs outside of the Great Hall. I buried my face in my hands. My heart had felt it had been stabbed and broken in pieces. Nothing ever could go right for me. I felt a hand on my shoulder and I decided not to look up. I would never want someone to look at me like this.

"Hermione, I mean Hannah. What happened?"

I smiled to myself and was greatful Harry had still been a true friend to me. I looked up at him and his face softened.

"What happened?"

"Ron...Ron cheated on me with Lavender."

"You've got to be kidding me, he's been crazy over you for about six years. I can't believe he did that."

I nodded and shrugged. "I wonder what I did wrong, I mean i-

"Potter, Zabini. Either go to this dreadful ball or go back to the common rooms." Snape said.

I squeezed Harry's hand and nodded for him to go off without me. As I began to walk towards my common room, father stopped me.

"I'm thinking you wouldn't want to miss this big of something before we go home tomorrow." Father said.

I nodded and looked at myself, I was a complete mess. My make-up was everywhere on my face.

Father muttered an incantation and everything was back in place. I smiled at him.

"Thank you." I said walking off towards the ball.

A hand grabbed me around my wrist and pulled me with him to the dance floor.

"Where were you Hannah?" Blaise asked worried.

I started to dance with him and I sighed.

"Ron cheated on me with Lavender. No big deal." I shrugged.

Before I could say anything else I felt myself spinning around being caught in Malfoy's arms.

I rolled my eyes.

"Hey don't give me that look Zabini, I told you I would dance with you tonight." He said smirking.

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