Soft music plays and everyone is well dressed, gathered in the hall. Harry and Ron are walking down the stairs into the hall. Ron is fidgeting with his outfit.
"Leave it alone," Harry said.
"Poor kid, bet she's alone in her room crying her eyes out," Ron said.
"Who?" Harry said.
"Hermione of course. Come on Harry, why'd you think she wouldn't tell us who she's coming with?" Ron said.
"Because we'd take the mickey out of her if she did," Harry said.
"Because nobody asked her. I would have taken her myself if she weren't so bleeding proud," Ron said as the boys approach the Patil twins and me.
"Hey," I said smiling in my dress.
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"Hello, boys. Don't you look... dashing," Parvati said seeing Ron's clothes.
"See something you like boys," I said seeing them looking at my dress.
"Here you are Potter. Are you and Miss Patil ready?" McGonagall said.
"Ready professor?" Harry said.
"To dance. It's traditional that the three champions or in this case four are the first to dance. Surely I told you that," McGonagall said.
"No," Harry said.
"Oh well, now you know. Oh, as for you Mr Weasly you may proceed into the great hall with Miss Patil," McGonagall said
Hermione enters the room all dressed up.
"She looks beautiful," Pavarti said.
"Yeah, she does," Harry said as he then looks at Hermione.
Hermione walks down the stairs. I see her at the top of the stairs I smile at her and sees me and smiles back in a loving way when she reaches me I wrap my arms around her and kiss her cheek before entering the hall. I take her hand and we walk together in the hall to join the others and I see Ron Looking at us stunned that I am the one with Hermione. Loud music plays as the champions head to the dancefloor with their partners. They then begin to dance. Soon others are joining in, Dumbledore and McGonagall, Mr Filch and his cat and Hagrid with Madame Maxime. Mad-Eye sits on the sidelines drinking. Me and Hermione were among the first 7 pairs to enter the dance floor and dancing with her felt amazing I was having the time of my life with her. Later as the party is hitting midnight, the music is now rock played by the Weird Sisters fronted by Jarvis Cocker from Pulp. Cool!. The crowd is jumping. Harry, Ron and their dates are sitting some distance away looking miserable. Hermione and I had swapped dates for a moment I was with the girl Victor had brought and Victor got what he wanted which was to dance with Hermione we then all leave and I return to Hermione's side as Victor offered to go and get drinks.
"Hot isn't it? Viktor's gone to get drinks. Care to join us?" Hermione said as I smiled as we walked over to the boys.
"No, we'd NOT care to join you and Viktor," Ron said.
"Ron," I said seeing where this is going but he ignored me.
"What's got your wand in a knot?" Hermione said.
"He's a Durmstrang. You're fraternising with the enemy," Ron said.
"Ron don't," I said.
"The enemy? Who was it wanting his autograph? Besides, the whole point of the tournament is international magical cooperation, to make friends," Hermione said.
"Hrmph, I think he's got a bit more than friendship on his mind," Ron said.
"Forget it, come on next song is my favourite," I said as me and Hermione walk off.
--LATER--
"He's using you to get to Hermione," Ron said to me.
"How dare you! Besides I can take care of myself" Hermione said.
"Doubt it. He's way too old," Ron said.
"What? What? That's what you think?" Hermione said.
"Yeah that is what I think," Ron said.
"You know the solution then don't you," Hermione said.
"Go on," Ron said.
"Next time there's a ball pluck up the courage and ask me before somebody else does, and not as a last resort," Hermione said and then looked to me realising what she had just said.
"Somebody else huh," I said feeling hurt.
"Jessica I'm sorry I didn't mean it like that," Hermione said but I was already on my way out.
That night I was unable to sleep I just sat on my bed looking out the window at the moon it was a full moon tonight I hope my dad is doing okay I just sat there until Hermione walked in. I turned to look at her she had been crying probably all night since I walked off like a coward and only now stopped and decided to go to bed probably hoping I was asleep to avoid this moment.
"Could we talk in the common room so we don't wake up the others?" Hermione said and I nodded.
"So what is it," I said as we sat on the sofa.
"I am so sorry look I know what I said but I only realised after I had said it please," Hermione said as she was about to cry again.
"It's fine I know you were just angry," I said as got up pulled her off the chair and hugged her.
"It's still no excuse look Jessica I like you a lot hell I am pretty sure that I love you and I don't want what we have to end ever, especially over an idiot like Ron," Hermine said and I let out a chuckle when she called Ron an idiot.
"Calling Ron an idiot is my job, but next time you are angry take it slow so that you don't say something you will regret, again," I said and Hermione smiled before kissing me.
That night we spent in the same bed we didn't do anything just slept side by side as I didn't want to let her go ever again I nearly lost her that night and the realisation of that scared me half to death. That night I dreamt about the summer we spent together it was the best Summer I had ever had she had come over to mine that was deep in the country far away from anyone. this gave us so much space to do whatever we wanted in the wood behind my house I had found a beautiful little area where we spent one night in a tent as the night stars were majestic.
