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Narnia POV
All the students in the school talked about over the next month was the dance that was taking place soon. All the gossip in the entire school was about who was going with whom, what color whose dress was, who clashed with whom on colors, and other useless things like that. Narnia sat with Hermione on the shore near the lake, both with books open in their laps, Ron and Harry were off somewhere hunting for dates.
"So, who are you hoping to ask you?" Hermione asked Narnia as they read. She looked up, amused.
"I'm not sure. Maybe..." Narnia trailed off as Viktor Krum came walking past them, a huddle of girls behind him. Even though he had not been taken as champion, girls still flocked him, along with Pitor. Narnia felt sympathetic for him, knowing from her own experiences when she was ruling Narnia how annoying a flock of people begging for someone's attention can be. Before he passed the girls, however, Narnia saw him look over at Hermione. Her friend looked down quickly, but she neglected to hide her smile.
"Ohhhhh. I think I know who you want to ask you to the dance, Mione." Narnia said, nudging Hermione, who blushed.
"What about you?" she retorted, and Narnia glared at her.
"I don't like Pitor. I just feel a non-romantic connection with him." she said, not yet wanting to tell her friend who she truly was. Hermione grinned and nodded.
"Alright, Nia." she said, and Narnia knew that she wasn't being sarcastic. After about fifteen minutes or so, other girls from Gryffindor and other houses came to join Narnia and Hermione by the lake, and they all got caught up in talking about the ball again.
"So, who do you all think are going to be the champions' dates?" Lavender Brown asked, and Narnia smirked.
"Cho's definitely going with Cedric. I mean, the two are practically a couple." she said, and the others nodded.
"I heard that Fleur is asking someone from Ravenclaw. I'm not so sure about Pitor and Harry, though." Padma Patil said, and the girls began to talk about their own dates, who they wanted to ask them, and what they would be wearing. At that point, Pitor and some of his Durmstrang friends came walking up to their small group, and all talking ceased. Narnia looked up into her brother's eyes, and smiled slightly.
"Can we help you?" Hermione asked, as the other girls batted their eyes at him, and giggled quietly. Pitor bowed.
"I was just wondering if Miss Narnia would like to accompany me to the Yule Ball." he asked, and all the girls turned to Narnia, their eyes wide. Narnia herself knew that it was coming, but she still waited a moment before answering.
"I would love too." she said, and Pitor grinned, and walked back to where his friends were standing. The girls waited until he was out of earshot before squealing.
"Oh my Merlin! I can't believe he asked you!" Fay Dunbar said, laughing. Narnia shrugged.
"I wasn't going to turn him down." she said. The other girls giggled. Hermione smiled at her friend.
"He's nice. You'll have fun." she said, ignoring the others. Narnia gave her a thankful look.
"I think Krum likes you, Hermione." Lavender said, smiling, making the braniac blush bright red.
"What gave you that idea?" she asked, sputtering.
"Well, he's always looking over at you when you two are in the same room." Padma said, and Hermione flushed even more red.
"That doesn't mean anything!" she exclaimed, and the girls, including Narnia, laughed.
"Well, Pitor did ask Narnia to the dance, and he's always staring at her. Just you wait. Krum's going to come asking you any day now." Fay said. Narnia put a hand on her best friend's shoulder.
"He's nice. You'll have fun." she said, mimicking her. Hermione stuck her tongue out at her.
"Oh shut up." she said.
The Next Day
Hermione came running up to Narnia, who sat at her usual spot at the Gryffindor table in the Great Hall.
"You'll never guess what just happened!" Hermione said, grinning hugely. Narnia studied her friend's face, then looked around the room to see Krum walking in with Pitor, talking lowly.
"Judging by your face, and that Krum just came in, he asked you to the dance?" she asked, and Hermione nodded.
"I'm so excited! We have to get ready together." she said, and Narnia laughed. Just then, Ron and Harry came into the hall.
"Should we tell them?" Narnia asked, and Hermione shook her head.
"Ron is probably just going to talk about how we should have asked them and go as friends." she said, and Narnia nodded. As the four sat back down, Ron and Harry got into a discussion about who to ask, seeing as they were most likely the last boys left without a date.
"Hermione, Nia, you're both girls. Since you haven't got dates, how about going with us?" Ron asked after ending their conversation. Narnia gaped at him, and Hermione's face turned red with anger.
"For your information, someone already asked me." Narnia said quietly, controlling her anger. Hermione, however, glared at the redhead.
"Someone asked me as well." she said, standing up, "And I said yes." She stormed out of the hall. Narnia shook her head at Ron.
"Honestly Ronald. You don't go around saying things like that if you want to get a date for the ball." she said, standing to follow Hermione. Before leaving, however, she threw a small smile to her brother, who had been watching them, and rolled her eyes, slightly pointing to the two boy behind her. He smirked and nodded. Narnia walked after Hermione, and spotted her sitting on a bench, watching the small snowfall that had started.
"I'm really excited for the ball. Do you have a dress?" Hermione asked, not looking away from the courtyard. Narnia sat down next to her.
"Not yet. I think I'll write my father." she said, grinning slightly.
"You've never introduced me to your father, and you always come to the Weasley's alone. Where does he work?" Hermione asked, turning to look her in the eye. Narnia bit her lip. She didn't like lying to her best friend, and having Edmund, or Pitor, so near, was difficult. Narnia took a deep breath. Aslan had told her she would have trials, and it was obvious that this was one, small as it was.
"He doesn't exactly live in England." Narnia said. Hermione raised an eyebrow.
"What are you talking about? Does he work in America?" she asked, and Narnia shook her head.
"He lives in another world, and he's not exactly her father." the two girls turned to see Pitor leaning against an entryway.
"What are you talking about?" Hermione asked, obviously confused.
"Well, 'Mione, my mother isn't dead. My father is in the army, and my mum is at home. My name is not Narnia Flyer, it's actually Lucy Pevensie. I have three older siblings, whose names are Peter, Susan, and Edmund. Six years ago, my mother sent me and my siblings to a house in the country to get away from the war. We stayed with an old professor, and one day, during a hide-and-seek game, I found an old wardrobe..." Narnia went on to tell her friend of her country, of her family, of Aslan, and her people. Pitor, at one point, sat down next to her, and as she began to tear up thinking of her home, he placed his arm around her. It tightened when she told Hermione about having a slight crush on Caspian.
"So that's your big secret?" Hermione asked when Narnia had ended. She nodded, wiping her eyes.
"It's great to finally tell someone about it." she said, laughing slightly.
"I understand you, and what you've told me, but where does Pitor fit in? He seems to know everything." Hermione said, and Narnia looked up at her brother.
"Remember how I told you I had two older brothers?" she asked, and her friend nodded. Pitor grinned.
"Hello, Miss Hermione Granger. My name is Edmund Pevensie, the Just King of Narnia, and Lucy's older brother." he said, and Hermione smiled at him.
"So that explains where you've been disappearing off to every once in a while. And when you said you didn't like him! Oh Merlin, Nia! I'm so sorry for teasing you!" the genius said. Narnia laughed, this time stronger.
"It's fine, 'Mione. Can you just promise not to tell the boys? You're my best friend here, so I wanted to tell you first. I'll tel them all when I'm ready, but you must swear to keep this a secret." she said, and Hermione nodded, and the two friends hugged tightly.
"I should be getting back. Karkaroff will probably be wanting to know where I am." Pitor said, and Narnia smiled at her brother.
"All right then. See you soon." she said, and he kissed her head, waved to Hermione, and left.
"Let's go back to the common room. I'm not in the mood to speak to Harry or Ron yet." Hermione said, and Narnia nodded, grinning.
"I agree." she replied, and the two girls linked arms and went off to their rooms, Narnia telling her friend more and more about her home.
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