Draco, Ophelia, Ronald, and Hermoine all did what they planned to do. They grabbed a variety of hairs from animals that had a similar hair color. Hermoine and Ronald used some of Crookshanks' hair and Ophelia found a dark brown rat and used some of its hair and placed it on her desk. She then gave herself a little hair cut and burned that hair so Pansy couldn't get to it. Ophelia skipped out of Draco's bedroom and into the common room. Ophelia saw Pansy in the corner and she smiled more.

"Guys! I gave myself a little hair cut, does everyone like it?" Some of her fellow Slytherins came up to her and complimented her new hair. She saw Pansy just staring at her.

"Pansy? Do you like my hair? I really care about your opinion." Ophelia gave an innocent smile and Pansy smirked.

"Yes, it's lovely. Say, by any chance, did you dispose of the hair you cut off yet?" Pansy realized this was her perfect chance. She knew it was too good to be true, but she couldn't take any chances of not getting hair.

"No, not yet. I just got done actually. I only got rid of dead ends, but I think it looks much better like this. Why do you ask?" Ophelia knew she had grabbed Pansy's attention. Pansy only smiled and replied.

"Nothing in particular. You look like you are on your way out, would you like me to clean it up for you?" Pansy gave Ophelia a sickly-sweet smile.

"Awe, that's sweet of you Pansy. That would be lovely. I cut my hair on my desk so that it didn't go everywhere. Thanks again, Pansy." Ophelia smiled and walked out of the common room. She giggled to herself and skipped away toward the Gryffindor common room, waiting to hear how it went with Hermione and Ronald.

Pansy went into the shared bedroom of the two Slytherins and found the hair on the desk. Pansy eyed the hair warily, as it didn't look like Ophelia's. She did, however, say she only cut dead ends, so that has to explain why the hair is so small. Pansy grabbed a little vial from her pocket and placed the hairs in there. She frowned at the hair, knowing she would have to consume it. Pansy put the vial back in her pocket and walked out of the room, happily hiding the vial from everyone else.

Hermione and Ronald had just planted Crookshanks' hair on their pillows and desks. They used the Engorgio charm to make 'Hermione's' hair longer, and more believable. The two decided to go back downstairs and hang out with Harry and Ginny. Ronald took out his Potions homework and tried sliding it towards Hermione.

"Ronald! For the last time! I will not do your homework for you!" Hermione groaned in annoyance and when she turned around to grab her own homework, she saw Lavender standing behind her. Hermione looked at Ronald and sighed.

"Fine, Ronald. I will at least help you. However, you have to try it yourself first. Deal?" Ronald smiled and shook her hand.

"Deal. Mind if I borrow your quill, 'Mione?" Hermione nodded and looked around her bag.

"I think I must have left it upstairs after doing homework at my desk. Do you mind grabbing it, Ron?" Ronald frowned.

"Well, I don't want to grab it."

"You asked if you could borrow my quill, Ronald. You should at least get it since you are the one that needs it, not me." Hermione laughed, knowing Lavender would do anything for Ronald. Lavender saw this as her opportunity and jumped in.

"I could grab it for you, Ron." Lavender smiled sweetly and after looking at Hermione, shrugged his shoulders and nodded toward Lavender.

"Thanks, Lavender." Hermione turned around to give her instructions.

"The quill should be on my desk, and my ink should be on my nightstand." Lavender nodded and practically ran upstairs. Everyone else figured it was just to make Ron happy. The trio, however, knew it was because she was about to find cat hair. Once Lavender was at Hermione's desk, she quickly looked around for hair, quickly finding a few strands, put the hair in a vial and put that in her pocket, while retrieving the ink and quill. Once Lavender came back downstairs, she gave Ronald the ink and quill and sat down at the table.

"Thanks again, Lavender." Ronald gave her a short smile and returned to his homework where Hermione was helping him. He stuck to his word and tried answering questions, and Hermione would tell him if he was right or wrong. Harry laughed at his friend when he would get an answer wrong. All of a sudden, the fat lady came over to a portrait closest to Hermione.

"Hermione, dear, Miss Ophelia is at the door for you." Hermione stood up and ran to the portrait hole, nearly spilling the ink Ron was keeping nearby.

"Bloody hell, Hermione!" He got rid of the ink blotches on his paper and continued to work on his potions work. Hermione left the portrait hole and yelled out to Ron.

"I'll be back in a bit Ron. In the meantime, just play some chess with Harry." The portrait hole closed and the two boys shrugged.

"I could go for some wizards chess." Ronald set up the game and they played for several hours.

"Well, how did it go? Was it as easy for you as it was for me?" Ophelia questioned her female companion. Over the past few months, they have grown quite close to one another, and could confidently call the other their best friend. Hermione smiled and laughed.

"Please! It was so easy." Hermione made sure to lower her voice before she spoke again.

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"I used the Engorgio charm on the cat hair so it looked more realistic." Hermione giggled and Ophelia gasped.

"Why didn't I think of that!" The two girls laughed and walked out to the courtyard.

"So, which cat did you steal hair from?" Hermione asked quietly. Ophelia giggled and coincidentally saw the rat she took hair from.

"That one!" Hermione saw the rat and gasped.

"You used rat hair?" Ophelia nodded with the biggest shit-eating grin anyone had ever seen. Hermione bust out laughing and hugged Ophelia.

"Oh Merlin's Beard, you are amazing!" The girls laughed as they headed toward the lake to just talk. Harry and Ronald finished their game of Wizard chess and decided they would go to the quidditch pitch to practice. They grabbed their brooms and walked over to the pitch when they saw the two girls talking.

"Hermione! Ophelia!" The two girls looked toward the boys as Ron shouted their names. Once the girls saw the broomsticks, the got up and joined Ronald and Harry.

"Practicing?" Ophelia questioned and they nodded, continuing to make their way to the pitch. As they were walking, Draco also saw the group going to the pitch and decided he would scare them. He got on his broom and went really high, then went rushing for the group. When Harry noticed the sound of a broom, he looked up and yelled.

"Get down!" Everyone ducked as Draco zoomed past them on the broom. Ophelia was so scared for a moment that she felt light-headed.

"Draco Lucius Malfoy!" Ophelia screamed and everyone backed away as Draco sat scared on his broom. Ophelia had never looked this angry, let alone used his full name.

"Uh oh," Draco muttered before he got off of his broom and slowly made his way toward her.

"Don't scare me like that!" Draco frowned and rubbed the back of his neck.

"I'm sorry, love. I promise I won't do that again." Draco smiled at Ophelia and she sighed while holding her chest.

"It's alright." Draco wrapped his arm around Ophelia and the group continued to walk towards the pitch, forgetting about Draco's mess up.

"You think you could beat me, Potter?" Draco laughed and Harry looked at him with a straight face.

"I have before, haven't I?" Draco grew annoyed. He knew that was true, but didn't want Ophelia knowing that.

"Alright, then I suggest a one-on-one game right now. First to catch the snitch wins." Draco smirked and Harry grinned.

"You're on. What do I get if I win?" Draco thought for a moment and shrugged.

"I guess a favor whenever you want, and you won't have to owe me." Draco shrugged and Harry did the same.

"Alright, and I guess the same for me would work for you as well?" Draco nodded and the two boys shook hands.

"This should be fun." Ronald laughed and ran to the stands, Hermione and Ophelia in tow.

"Who do you think will win?" Ophelia asked and without missing a beat Hermione answered.

"Harry." Ophelia was shocked but shook her head in agreement. Ophelia thought that if Hermione was that confident, Harry truly was that good. Ophelia and Hermione sat as they watched the game, unaware that there were two girls watching them.

"I bet you five galleons that Draco will win," Pansy smirked and Lavender smiled.

"If it was Ronald up there, I'd bet on him. However, since he isn't I'll bet on Harry. Five galleons to you if he loses." Lavender and Pansy shook hands and watched from a shaded corner of the pitch, watching the game unfold.

"Got it!" Harry yelled as Ophelia sighed. Lavender smiled at Pansy who groaned and handed her the five galleons. Hermione and Ronald clapped and cheered for Harry. Harry flew to his friends and laughed.

"That was a very close game, Harry. Congratulations." Ophelia smiled and then laughed when Draco came over in a pissy mood.

"Awe, cheer up Draco! The ball is tomorrow! I can't have you looking so sour."Ophelia giggled and Draco chuckled.

"Yeah yeah. Have you gotten a dress yet, love?" Ophelia blushed then went pale.

"Damn." Ophelia sighed and shook her head no.

"Hey, don't worry about it. I'll buy you one." Ophelia shook her head.

"No, I can buy myself one darling. I just don't know where to get my dress." Ophelia sighed and Draco flew over to her and lifted her head.

"Auntie Andromeda, remember? She owns that store in Diagon Alley." Ophelia smiled wide and hugged him.

"You are brilliant Draco!" Ophelia kissed his cheek and grabbed Hermione's arm.

"I'm going too?" Ophelia smiled and laughed.

"Of course you are. I know you don't have a dress either."

"Nor do I have money." Hermione chuckled and Ophelia smiled.

"You have me." Ophelia smiled wide and Hermoine shook her head.

"No, I couldn't possibly bother you with that." Hermione insisted, but Ophelia didn't give up. She didn't want her best friend to not have a good dress for the ball.

"Please, I want to. And no, you will not be paying me back." Hermione sighed as she waved goodbye to her friends. Hermione apparated them to Diagon Alley, while the boys just looked at one another.

"Darling," Ronald dragged out and mocked Draco for what Ophelia said and Draco punched his arm. The trio laughed while Draco blushed an embarrassed red.

"Shut up," Draco mumbled as he got off his broom.

"Do you two have your dress robes yet?" The three boys walked out of the pitch and Ronald rubbed the back of his neck.

"No. I don't have the money to. Harry, you already have yours don't you?" Harry nodded and patted his back.

"I can help out Ron. I promise you won't look as bad as you did during the Yule Ball." Harry and Draco laughed while Ronald turned red.

"Harry!" Harry began to laugh more.

"Murder me, Harry," Harry mocked Ronald now for what he had said years ago.

"We all know my robes were horrible!" The boys laughed as Draco had an idea.

"Hey, my Aunt Andromeda does still have that store in Diagon Alley. She also sells dress robes and shoes. Would you two like to go there now?" Draco smirked, knowing full well that his date and Rons date were there buying dresses.

"But, Ophelia and Hermione wouldn't want us seeing what their dresses will look like. You know how girls are about that stuff." Harry rubbed his neck as Ginny walked up to them.

"Hey, guys." Ginny kissed Harry and Harry now looked at Draco. Ginny hasn't gotten her dress either.

"Ginny, have you gotten your dress yet?" Ginny shook her head no and was about to speak when all of a sudden the four of them had apparated to Diagon Alley.

"Harry! What was that for!"

"Well, Potter knew you didn't have a dress yet. So he was going to send you to Ophelia and Granger to look at dresses. They are in my Aunt's store now. Would you like me to show you?" Ginny shrugged her shoulders and followed them anyways. Ginny quickly found the girls and they started looking at the ball gowns. Harry, Ronald, and Draco went to the dress robes section and picked out their robes, paid and went back to Hogwarts.

Pansy and Lavender looked at the Polyjuice potion and smiled.

"It's almost done. I'm so glad this is working perfectly." Pansy smiled as she stirred it. Lavender frowned and nodded.

"Yes, too perfectly if I might add." Pansy scoffed and shook her head.

"You're just never used to anything going your way. I am and I'm telling you, everything will be better after this." Lavender nodded and after Pansy dusted herself off, she started relaying the plan to Lavender.

"So, I was thinking we go to the ball as ourselves so we don't look suspicious, we leave around ten, then bring the two cups back out toward the Great Hall, drink up then head back inside and just wait for the magic to happen." Lavender smiled and sighed.

"I truly hope it works," Lavender told Pansy as they both left the bathroom.

"It will. Trust me."