Prompt for 2nd June 2020: Harry agrees when Hermione asks him to knit with her in OOTP.
Harry sighed inwardly. Despite feeling exhausted from what felt like the longest week he's ever had at Hogwarts, something about Hermione's gleeful look was making it difficult for him to turn down her offer.
I'll break it to her gently, so I won't seem like a prat, he thought.
'I don't know, Hermione. I'll probably only hinder you,' said Harry carefully.
'Oh, don't be silly,' said Hermione eagerly. 'Everyone needs to start somewhere! It'll be fun, I promise. And it will help you forget about those detentions you had with Umbridge!'
'Well ...' Harry felt conflicted.
'Please?' said Hermione. 'Why can't you and I have something that we can do together? You and Ron already have chess and Quidditch.'
Harry thought for a moment and felt a little guilty.
'Alright, I'll give it a go,' he said resignedly.
'Oh, thank you, Harry!' exclaimed Hermione as she threw her arms around him. As she let go, she stifled a yawn. 'Ok, I really need to go to sleep. Goodnight!' She gave Harry a quick kiss on the cheek and squeezed his hand before making her way up to the girls' dormitory.
Harry stared and slowly smiled. No regrets there, he thought.