Your Favourite Couple Competition

Hermione POV

The train lurched to a stop and we were at Hogwarts. I thought back to the summer, to the Quiditch World Cup. My heart was beating twice as fast as normal the entire time. I was so close to Ron. I don't even care if he didn't notice me. Well, maybe I did. But it didn't matter, he clearly didn't like me. But that had been month's ago. This was a new year, January held promises for a new beginning. And Valentine's Day was only one month away. I could wait that long. I had waited three years already hadn't I? The train ride was a bore, sitting with girls I wasn't really friends with. I stepped off the train and saw Ron standing over to the side. He smiled when he saw me. My heart flipped. He had been waiting for me.

"Hi stranger." I said walking over to him

"Hey Granger, how was Christmas?" he asked smiling

"Not very magical." He laughed at my stupid joke, "What 'bout you?"

"Nothing special." He shrugged, "So I was thinking, you want to come to Hogsmade with me, just us if that's alright with you." He blushed

"Sure."

We first went into the school to drop off my things and say hi to Harry. Then we went out. It was lightly snowing out and he had his arm around me. It made me feel nervous yet relaxed at the exact same time. We went to the Tree Broomsticks. We sat down in a both and talked about what we did over the break. He held my hand the whole time. I couldn't stop smiling, I was also thankful that almost nobody from school was here. And the few people that were sat in the front.

"So, um Hermione… I wanted to ask you something."

"Okay, what is it?" my heart was beating faster and faster.

"Well, the Triwizard Tournament is going on and with that comes the Yule Ball and I was wondering if you would go with me?" I almost didn't hear what he said

"Oh my goodness, yes!"

TIME SKIP TO THE YULE BALL

Ginny was helping me get ready for the ball. She had picked out my dress, make up, jewelry, shoes, and hair. So basically I had no say. But I believed she would do a good job. She had done my crazed curly hair to make it look like it was actually tamable. And to be honest, it looked really nice. She was now doing my make up. Light gold/brown eye shadow, blush, and lip gloss. I feared the moment when she would put in my earrings, my ears were pierced but I hadn't worn earrings in an extremely long time.

"OW! Are you sure it's worth it?" I asked

"Promise, one more."

"Okay, um ow! Maybe we should have numbed my ears."

"Well, live and learn! Okay time for the dress."

She pulled out a long pink dress. Okay, so pink wouldn't be my first choice in color, but the dress was lovely. I slipped into it and was surprised that it fit me perfectly. The dress that my parents sent me was nice, but I'd worn nit already. This dress was new to me. And I loved it. I wonder where Ginny got it. She took a necklace the table where she kept the jewelry. It was a twisted-style vial with an almost see through pink liquid inside.

"It's a love potion. The smell is different to the individual. It smells like what that person loves." I opened it and it smelled like Ron's house.

"Wow." Suddenly there was a knock on the door. Ginny opened the door and Ron came in. he wasn't wearing the ridiculous outfit his parents sent him, but something Ginny probably found with my dress.

"You look amazing." He gasped

"You two kids have fun now, I have you go!" Ginny ran out the door leaving us alone.

"Well don't you look dashing, I'm so glad you didn't wear that other ghastly thing your parents sent you." I laughed; we liked arms and walked out the door

"Are you wearing perfume?" he asked

"No why?"

"Nothing." He said smiling, the potion works.