Lacuna

chpt.10

November 21, 1998
Diary,
It's been a month. I've been sober ever since. Harry hasn't spoke to me and I'm a bit to scared to even say anything to him.

Was it just some fucked up dream that I had about Harry? No, it couldn't have been. My brain is far from being that creative.

Ron has given me a few strange looks during class but he doesn't ever say anything. He's the only one who knows about that kiss unless Harry has told someone else.

When the school found out about my incident the roof nearly came off this stupid castle. McGonagall shut it down for my sake but every now and then someone will mention to me about being a so called 'coke whore.' I don't let it bother because if I would overreact I'd be a dead giveaway that I did end up overdosing.

Draco and Theo treat me differently. Not in a bad way, they seem off when I'm around them. It's like they're scared to even talk to me half the time thinking something bad will happen to me.

Bullshit really.

Cordelia.

A crowd surrounded around Filch as he hammered a shadow box into the wall. It had a paper inside of it but no one could read it just yet. Cordelia squinted her eyes and looked over the shoulders of people who stood in front of her trying to get a good look. Eventually Filch stepped away and practically got stomped on by the entire student body.

"What's a masquerade ball?" She heard a boy shout over the group. This caused more commotion and confusion over the students.

"And it's on Christmas!" Shouted another but she seemed a bit more thrilled.

"Yule ball all over again." One stated. Chatter filled the quiet and students roamed around until McGonagall dismissed them to head back to the great hall for dinner.

"Eye masks?"

Once the crowd grew smaller Cordelia approached the poster and it showed a moving picture of a man and woman dancing with eye masks on their faces dressed extremely elegantly. She grinned and turned around and went ahead with friends to enjoy breakfast.

"Ron. We need to get dates this time...I don't want to repeat 4th year all over again." Harry whispered to Ron. Hermione nearly choked on her toast bringing up the Yule Ball.

Ron turned his head to Hermione taking a deep breath. "Hermione-"

"Yes, I'll go with you Ronald." She cut him off turning scarlet. Ron smirked and looked back Harry.

"Better get asking." Ron teased at Harry. "Just don't take my sister." Ron stated. Harry turned his head and looked back to were Cordelia was sitting.

Ron scoffed. "You're not actually thinking about going to ask Burke, are you?" He whispered in his ear.

Harry gulped fiddled with his fork in his hands.
"Who is he thinking about asking?" Hermione asked looking at the two.

"You know she'll end up going with Draco, right?" Ron told Harry turning back around facing back towards Hermione.

"Pansy?" Hermione asked.

"No!" Ron and Harry said in unison. "Oh my god no.." Harry said shaking his head looking down at his plate.

"I'll give you 2 galleons if you go ask her." Ron nudged him.

"Don't be stupid Ron. She's gonna say no." Harry told Ron.

"I'll bet 'ya she says yes...i saw you two... Remember?" He stated.