Hermione Granger wrestled with her hair as she bustled out of her room. On her way out of her private Head Girl room. She cursed her mother silently for giving her the frizzy hair that was Hermione's trademark. Hermione walked down the corridors of Hogwarts to the entrance to the Hufflepuff house to wait for Susan Bones. After a few minutes the girl emerged and they began their rounds. Susan chatted amiably beside her, while Hermione tried not to think about N.E.W.T's and focused on the cool Hogwarts halls. She mentally kicked herself for forgetting her sweater as she tried not to shiver.
"So Hermione have you thought about the Yule Ball? I mean who are you taking? I'm going with Terry," Susan announced enthusiastically. Hermione stopped rubbing her hands together and looked at the girl beside her.
Her eyes snapped to attention. Yule Ball, she thought. "Oh I don't know."
"I think you would make a cute couple with Ron Weasley. You two are already such good friends. I think you would be great together," Susan added.
"Merlin, you and half of Hogwarts," Hermione replied, brushing the comment off.
"Oh…do the other half pair you up with Harry?" Susan teased with some amusement. Hermione rolled her eyes. Sometimes she hated her fellow females for being so completely obsessed with dating. At least she was used to it growing up with Lavender and Parvati. The rest of the night passed quickly as Susan talked while Hermione feigned attentiveness.
That night, after she had cast a few sound proofing spells to save herself from Ernie MacMillan's snores, Hermione lay in bed thinking about what Susan had said. She closed her eyes and tried to shake the thoughts out of her head. "Ridiculous gossip," she muttered as she tried to sleep, wondering if a redhead would haunt her dreams.
"So Hermione have you thought about the Yule Ball? I mean who are you taking? I'm going with Terry," Susan announced enthusiastically. Hermione stopped rubbing her hands together and looked at the girl beside her.
Her eyes snapped to attention. Yule Ball, she thought. "Oh I don't know."
"I think you would make a cute couple with Ron Weasley. You two are already such good friends. I think you would be great together," Susan added.
"Merlin, you and half of Hogwarts," Hermione replied, brushing the comment off.
"Oh…do the other half pair you up with Harry?" Susan teased with some amusement. Hermione rolled her eyes. Sometimes she hated her fellow females for being so completely obsessed with dating. At least she was used to it growing up with Lavender and Parvati. The rest of the night passed quickly as Susan talked while Hermione feigned attentiveness.
That night, after she had cast a few sound proofing spells to save herself from Ernie MacMillan's snores, Hermione lay in bed thinking about what Susan had said. She closed her eyes and tried to shake the thoughts out of her head. "Ridiculous gossip," she muttered as she tried to sleep, wondering if a redhead would haunt her dreams.
