Valentine Kiss

Chapter 2

Hermione was sitting with the prefects and Draco in the head dorms common room the next night. They were throwing around ideas for the ball.

She had been right, in their meeting earlier that day with the headmistress, she had informed them that they would arrange everything.

"What about a masquerade?"

That was Ginny, they couldn't agree on themes.

Blaise frowned and scoffed the idea off again.

"Urgh... No. I'm not risking that Smith sixth year trying to snog me unknowingly from behind a mask."

Smith was an irritating Slytherin half blood that had taken a huge fancy to Zabini. She literally latched onto him like a leech at every opportune moment, she had even tried to feed him love potion over Christmas break when they had both stayed the holidays at the school.

All the prefects laughed, it was a constant form of entertainment for them. Especially when the girl's antics got so desperate that she waylaid him one evening in the prefect's common room after overhearing the password. She had been lounging on the settee in sexy lingerie and the moment he stepped inside she had launched herself at him trying to kiss him.

The picture of a red-faced wild-eyed panicking Zabini running down the halls screaming had them all in fits of laughter. It had been the talk of days afterwards.

Finally swallowing their laughter the ten of them continued brainstorming.

Then Hermione suddenly thought of a muggle movie she had watched recently. Her face brightened up.

"What about famous couples throughout history? It can be wizard or muggle couples, and even individuals for if you prefer to not go with a partner. We can even make it a legend and myth couples and not just historical."

Everyone smiled, seemed like they also thought it was a great idea.

"Yes! That would be perfect!"

Ginny clapped her hands in glee, Neville nodded in agreement.

Even Pansy smiled wildly, Blaise glancing at her appreciatively. Luna was the one who then interjected.

"I will be Rowena..."

She stared dreamily, of course, she would dress as her house founder; Hermione smiled at the blonde.

The rest of the discussion went around the food and decorations. They had also decided on making and sending formal invitations to the students.

"Okay recap, Slytherin, you are on food and drink. Hufflepuff, you are on invitations and all guest management. Ravenclaw, you will be on music and entertainment. Gryffindor, decorations. Everyone got it?"

Hermione glanced at the assembled group, she had as always in her bossy know it all way taken control. She continued again.

"I also trust you will employ the junior prefects in your respective houses to help."

Draco would only hear from him when she went too far and he in his silent authoritative way would subtly put her in place. But not in an offensive way, more in a, he knows how she gets and just helps to keep her in line, kind of way. Somehow that had become their way with each other over the months. If she was honest, she would admit that they filled each other, like two halves.

But Hermione Granger was not known, to be honest with herself all that much when it came to the ferret.

"Granger, I am sure the prefects understand their responsibilities perfectly. Why don't we dismiss them so they can go sleep?"