Chapter 25 - YES!

Daphne POV

Harry had currently left to help Professor Flitwick with tutoring the patronus spell in seventh-grade charms. I still remember how he taught Hermione, Tracey and I last year. Harry was a brilliant teacher! Hermione was off somewhere, probably the library. Neville was with Professor Sprout doing extra herbology class.

He really is talented in herbology and... loves plants

It was just Tracey and I left in the Room of Requirement after Harry had left. Harry had been helping us will strengthing our shielding charms. We only worked at the protego charm for about twenty minutes before he left. Before departing, Harry had also not-so-subtly asked me to come and have dinner with him alone tonight at the Room of Requirement.

No doubt he was going to ask me to the ball over dinner...

I giggled slightly at the thought.

Harry couldn't wait till Friday night... when we usually go have dinner together at the kitchens in Hogwarts. He went out of his way to get this through early...

I have been thinking a lot about him recently, with him almost getting crushed to bits by the Horntail. I still remembered that while I was worried out of my mind, Harry had been slightly disappointed that he revealed his strength. I had wacked him on the head multiple times for that comment.

Sometimes he can be such a-

"Daydreaming about your prince charming?" chirped Tracey.

I gave her a glare. After a brief staredown, Tracey doubled over and laughed out loud.

How did she know what I was thinking all the time... I thought I was supposed to be a good Occlumens with all the training I did with Godric in Harry's head...

"Yeah... well... at least you got your prince charming... you are all sorted for the Yule Ball... Harry most likely will ask you tonight or tomorrow..."

I noticed how Tracey became quieter towards the end.

Oh no! How could I have been so selfish and so unaware... I should have known that Tracey was a romance fanatic! She is always talking to me about the guys in our year, and a shit ton of other inappropriate stuff...

"Don't worry Tracey, I am sure you will get asked! Guys in our year would crowd around you to try to ask you to the ball!"

"That's it Daph... I am not sure about this you know? I don't want to go with some rando... I want to go with... someone who is nice... and a gentleman..."

I could totally understand how she would feel... the guys in our house were a bunch of selfish uptight pricks who cared only about themselves...

"C'mon Tracey... don't get so down... I will help you! Since I am sorted already anyway".

Tracey's eyes sparkled as she looked up at me. She then started to giggle.

What did she find so funny now?

"Haha-ha, D-Daphne Gre-eengrass... Matchmaker... how the rolls have reversed..."

I couldn't believe it myself. The rolls had indeed reversed. All those years of Tracey telling me to get a boyfriend and be less uptight... now it was me trying to, for a lack of better words, 'hook her up'...

I burst out laughing as well. Tracey and I then had a good laugh for a while.

"So then Tracey, which bloke you have in mind?"

To say I was shocked when she told me who she prefers to go with to the Yule Ball was not very accurate. I was gobsmacked.

Honestly though... it was a good choice... just really unexpected... The person Tracey picked was friendly... definitely a gentleman and respectable... but... very...shy...

I don't know why, but I do approve, better him than someone like Goyle.

"So when do you want me to tell him to ask you out,

Tracey? Or you going to try and lure him in yourself first?"

Tracey shifted uncomfortably slightly.

I was so not used to seeing a nervous Tracey... it was so... unusual...

"I'll try and talk to him and try myself first... he is nervous after all..."

"Yeah... Neville sure is..."

I know right? Neville Longbottom was Tracey's prince charming... did not see that coming... but oh well...

Last time it was Tracey and I planning my date with Harry to Hogsmeade, now it was us planning for her and Neville's Yule Ball. Oh, how time flies!

It was approaching night time, I was on my way to the Room of Requirement to meet Harry. I doubled checked around the corners before entering the room. The Room was not the typical training room this time, it was a penthouse view of a very vibrant and brightly lit up muggle city at night.

Harry had began educating me more on muggle things, I previously seldomly bothered with muggle lifestyle and culture as I basically thought it was like the wizarding world, except without magic... boy was I wrong... all those times Tracey had talked about going overseas... I have been missing out...

"Hey Harry!"

I walked up to him and engulfed him in a hug. He kissed me on the forehead gently.

"Hey Daph", whispered Harry.

We stood there in a tight embrace for a while.

"Harry... where are we?"

Harry smirked slightly. He then broke off our hug and pointed his hand at a tower with three different sized domes at different sections of it.

It was very recognizable in the skyline of this city... skyline was a new muggle term I learned from Harry...

"We... are currently looking at the city of Shanghai. It is in the country of China. That right there is the Oriental Pearl Tower! It is actually one of the most recognizable muggle buildings in the world! A very popular tourist sight in China."

It was beautiful... all the lights from the buildings... Harry had shown me multiple places during our previous dinners in the Room, but there was something about cities that I loved... New York, Hong Kong, Dubai... something about the muggle urban landscapes, I believe that is what Harry called them, were incredibly spectacular to look at...

Harry then conjured out a bouquet of flowers.

He was going to do it!

"Daphne Greengrass... would you like to go with me to the Yule Ball?"

My heart fluttered, heartbeat rising. A smile pierced my face. I leaned up and gave him a hard kiss. My hands went to his black messy hair to pull him closer. Harry's arms snaked around my waist. After we disconnected from the passionate and strong kiss, we both let out a couple of breaths, gasping for air. I locked eyes with his beautiful emerald green eyes.

"YES!"