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the yule ball was two weeks away and you couldn't be more excited. well, that's a lie, you definitely would be more excited if you had a date. you and your best friend, draco, have talked about going to the yule ball together since you first heard about it as second years. you talked about going as friends of course, but little did draco know, you wanted to go as more.
you're walking alone after your last lesson of the day when you hear someone call your name.
"y/n! wait up i have news!" your blonde best friend shouts with a large grin on his face. you didn't notice her at first but draco is walking with a brown haired girl, hand in hand.
"hi." he says breathlessly due to him running up to you.
"hello there!" you reply back, look at draco then to the girl who is hanging on his arm.
"oh um, this is pansy parkinson! she's my girlfriend and my date to the yule ball!" he says proudly. "pansy, y/n. y/n, pansy." he introduces. your heart sinks. you feel as if the world has just crushed you, but you're not about to let him know that.
" that's great! pleasure to meet you!" you say trying to sound happy for your best friend.
"okay?" she says as if she's annoyed with your presence.
you spot ron, one of your close friends, walking in your direction.
"oh well, there's ron, i must get going! it was great to meet you again." you lie. "ron!". he turns around confused as you quickly lock arms with him and walk away from the new couple. "i need a favor."
"okay, sure. what's up?" he says looking down at you.
"you're taking 'mione to the ball, right?", he nods and smiles at the thought of her. "well do you know of anyone that doesn't have a date? i need one."
"i thought you and malfoy were going together." he says furrowing his brow.
"i thought the same, but apparently not." you say sadly.
"harry doesn't have a date!" he says trying to brighten the mood "let's go find him."
you follow ron into the gryfinndor common room where you see harry talking to parvati patil.
ron runs up greets harry and parvati and asks to borrow harry for a minute. before either could answer he mumbles a quick thanks and pulls him aside.
"you don't have a date right?" ron asks.
"well i was just about to get one, ron!" harry whisper yells.
"sorry mate, but i already got you one." ron says leading harry to where you're at.
"who?" harry questions.
"y/n." ron says nodding in your direction.
" i thought she was going with malfoy."
"nope, something happened between them." ron answers.
" is she okay?" harry says.
" i think so."
harry and ron stop when they get in front of you. you all three exchange smiles when you say "harry you don't have to do this for me, i understand if you wanted to go with some one else."
"no, y/n, it's quite alright. also, i'm basically malfoy's enemy, so personally i don't think there's anyone better to go with. if i do say so myself." harry says smiling widely. you return the smile and thank both ron and harry both before saying your goodbyes.
