Ginny walked over to Brian and looked at him.

"Well, look what the hipogryph threw up" she said angrily.

"Insulting me wont make me want you any more than I do now, which is at an even zero" he snapped back "And besides, I've moved on so shove off" He turned away to go find Hermione when he heard something

"Bombardre! (from HP 3) yelled Ginny, and Brian was hurled through the air. He turned around, she wasn't there.

"Brian?" yelled Hermione, she walked over from the other isle "Are you ok? I just forgot my money and when I came back you were smashed up against the wall" He got up and cracked his neck.

"Yeah, just fine" he lied. They finished the shopping and returned to decorate the common room.

As he was conjuring some streamers he looked over at Hermione. He loved it when she used magic, it was just something about the way she flick that wand.

"Hermione?" he blurted out. She looked up "Have you ever really liked someone but when you told them they didn't like you?" He regretted that he had asked that.

"Yes" she said, he was surprised.

"Who was it?" he asked. She turned away and muttered something. "What?" She muttered a little louder "Still can't hear you Granger" he walked over to her and stared at the back of her head, he was a little taller than her.

"Harry Potter" she murmured. She turned around and looked at him "But it never worked out" she turned away. Of course Brian thought climbing a ladder and pulling streamers out of the tip of his wand, Harry Potter this, and Harry Potter that. But, he always knew, somehow. He looked at her again. Harry is such an idiot, he thought, to give her up.

That night Brian walked into the party, it was jamming! Everyone was packed together dancing to the music. He waded his way to the table of food, someone had brought butter beer, the strong kind.

After a few of these, Brian was spinning. As he walked around he felt hands on his eyes.

"Guess who" said a female voice.

"Bug off Ginny" he said elbowing her in the stomach. She cringed and walked off muttering something like "I'll tell Ron, yes I'll do that". Brian finally saw her.

"Hermione" he whispered. She saw him and walked over "Hermione there is something I want to tell you" he said, as quietly as he could over the intoxication and noise.

"What is it?" she said smiling. He couldn't stand it, maybe it was the butter beer, maybe it wasn't. He leaned in and…..

Suspense.