~Always~

The Meeting

Harry awoke to a heavy feeling on his chest that felt like a 10kg weight. He slowly opened his eyes and saw a fuzzy ginger ball on his face.

"Mate wake up! we are going to be late" Ron started to jump on Harry to wake him up faster. With a singular push, Harry managed to get Ron off of him and also get him onto the floor.

"yeah yeah yeah I'm up calm down" As Harry sat up and put his glasses on he noticed a small white letter with his name on it next to his bed.

'Potter' was written in a dark green ink that matched the green snake wax seal, Harry carefully opened the letter trying not to rip the note that was encased.

'Potter,

meet me at the Three Broomsticks at 7:00 pm exactly, I will be waiting in one of the private rooms out the back, if you mention my name to the staff they will directly lead you to where I will be. I have already booked a table and light snacks so don't bother bringing anything.

Also please dress relatively nice I can't be seen with some peasant looking wizard, it would destroy my well-built reputation.

If you are late then my father will be hearing about it!

Regards,

Draco Malfoy' 

Harry became increasingly nervous, he didn't own any nice looking clothes, he could always go shopping but he had the worst fashion sense. As he pondered about what he was going to do Hermione slammed straight into his chest.

"Hermione!" 

"Harry?" 

"Hermione, you're a...a girl" Harry stuttered

"yes Harry how very observant you are" Hermione began to turn around but Harry gripped her wrist and spun her to face him

"I desperately need your help, I need a 'nice' outfit before 7:00 tonight and well you know both my current clothes and my fashion sense, can you uh, can you please help." Harry started to blush as he realised how hopeless he was.

"Of course I can Harry, do I ever turn down retail therapy we can go this afternoon" 

"Perfect" Harry exclaimed and the two of them met up with Ron before walking to breakfast.

*At Hogsmeade* 

"Okay, how's this shirt?" Harry said emerging from a dressing room, the shirt was a bright blue with neon green squiggles covering it, the sales assistant gave it to Harry as Hermione was finding something else. 

"god no that is horrible" Hermione disappeared and handed Harry three new shirts, the two have been from store to store and trying on shirts for an hour and a half with no luck.

As Harry took the shirts and walked back into the changing room he saw something that caught his eye, he walked over to it with Hermione quickly trailing behind him. As he picked up the shirt Hermione nodded her head and ushered him back into the changing room forcing him to try it on.

"So why do you need all of this for tonight" Hermione questioned as Harry changed

"Uh I'm meeting a friend for dinner" Harry innocently stated not wanting to give away too much information

"A friend? Harry, you don't have any friends especially not any that would want you dressing up this fancy.... unless it's a date! Aw is it with Ginny!"

"no no no no it's not a date and it's not with Ginny, she's great and all but not really my type ya know, a little too similar to Ron for my liking "

"aww look I completely get that but still that would be cute, well if it's not a date with Ginny who are you meeting?!" Before Hermione could push the conversation any further Harry opened the dressing room door and walked out causing Hermione to stop still and release a small gasp.