Some Interesting Matches

Summary: Lavender and Parvati cook up a matchmaking device for the Gryffindor House. Find out what happens when some interesting matches are chosen.

Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter. Duh.

A/N: Although the first chapter makes it appear to be, this story is not primarily about Lavender and Parvati. Also, tell me who you want to get together in this story, and maybe I'll think about it. Although I already have some ideas…

Some Interesting Matches

Lavender and Parvati squealed happily. "It's finally done!" shrieked Parvati. "Now we can post the matches on the common room board!"

"But first – " Lavender glanced around the common room to make sure no one was listening, " – let's take a look at who got who."

Parvati grinned as Lavender opened the first page…

But before we go any further, let me backtrack. For the past week or so, Lavender and Parvati had been working on a plan they deemed brilliant. It would take some clever planning, but it would all be worth it in the end.

All they had to do was take a lock of hair from each person they were including in the experiment and drop it into a potion of boiling water and Pixie powder.

Then, they would drop a sheet of blank parchment into the mixture. After letting it soak for one night, they would fish the parchment out and – voila!

It would contain each and every person's "perfect match." Or… at least that was how it was supposed to work. But Lavender and Parvati, not to mention the entire Gryffindor student body, who had each donated a lock of hair for curiosity's sake, were in for a surprise.

Lavender and Parvati gasped simultaneously as they read the first match.

Harry / Ginny

"But she's an entire year younger than him!" was Lavender's comment. "Like that would ever work. Not." The next match was even stranger.

Ron / Hermione

"Like that will ever happen either! Those two fight more then anyone I've ever met." Lavender commented again.

Dean / Parvati

Parvati breathed a sigh of relief. "'Least Dean's good-looking. I was afraid I might get Colin Creevey or someone!"

Neville / Lavender

"Neville??! How'd I get Neville?? There must be some mistake!" Lavender was outraged. Parvati tried to look sympathetic, although she felt like laughing. She could just picture the perfectly primped Lavender dancing with, of all people, Neville.

"And wait 'till Neville sees the results!" Lavender was now moaning. "I'm gonna die," she was practically sobbing.

Parvati looked around the now empty common room and realized it was about four o'clock in the morning.

"Looks like we'll have to read the rest of the results in the morning. Anyway, at least Neville won't see them for at least another three hours," she said comfortingly as she tacked the results to the bulletin board.

"I should have known," Lavender was still wailing, "Professor Trelawney predicted fate would throw something dreadfully awful my way! Oh, why couldn't it just have been death or something?"

A few minutes later the two girls headed for bed, one waiting happily for morning and the other dreading it.

A/N: Thx for the reviews, everyone! REMEMBER: Just because the two people were paired together with the match potion does NOT mean they will necessarily come to like each other. It might go an entire different way, you never know. Also, hardly anyone said who they did want to get together...

Reviewer Comments:

starsgoblind: Thanks! But... I've decided the first two pairings (not all of them, just these two) are going to work out, although it might take a while.

Motosuwa-Hideki: The year, the year, how could I forget the year? Sorry about that. (And thanks for showing me the mistake!) It's placed in the sixth year. Oh well. Oliver/Angelina is a cute pairing. Though I do like Fred or George/Angelina better.

luvsirius: Thanks! Just remember Lavender/Neville might not work out... you never know... :)

And thanks to the rest of my reviewers!

Last comments: Please stay tuned and REVIEW. Also, if you liked this story, please check out my other two stories: Death at Durmstrang and An Anonymous Letter. (An Anonymous Letter is my favorite. Please check it out! And, of course, review!)