"I own nothing I tell you NOTHING…except maybe the computer I am using!"
Essential, Chapter 6
As usual it was a boring evening for everybody in Gryffindor. Ron, Harry, and Hermione were all quietly talking in a corner while Lavender and Seamus were playing a game of spit. Ginny was watching Seamus, oh she wanted to go to the dance with him. Unfortunately for Ginny, Seamus and Lavender were going together as friends, it had been announced earlier this evening. Harry wanted to ask Hermione so much it hurt and Hermione wanted Harry to ask her. And for Ron…it was obvious to most of his friends that he wanted to ask Lavender, he denied liking her but deep down inside everyone knew he fancied her. (A/N: Fancy or fancied is like one of my favorite words!) Ron was extremely jealous of Seamus, he was going with his girl. He quietly stood up and told Harry and Mione he was going to go for a walk. "G'night guys." He said before leaving. Ron gave a weak smile to Lavender before heading out the door. Now that Ron was gone Harry could ask Hermione to the dance. "Mione?" Asked Harry. "Yes?" She replied, "I was wondering if you would like to go to the dance with me, as friends ofcourse, I would love to have you're company." Said harry slowly. Hermione beamed. "Ofcourse Harry! There is no one I rather go with!" Hermione hugged Harry so tightly at that moment. "You're the best Harry!" She whispered quietly into his ear.
Meanwhile, Ron was walking alone in the corridors of the school. 'I can't believe Lav is going with Seamus, fortunately they are just going as friends, and it's like if I were to go with Mione. God I should of just asked her…' He thought walking quietly down the halls. Suddenly, Ron felt a light touch on his shoulder and he turned around cautiously. "Parvati!" exclaimed Ron. "The one and only…" She responded. "What are you doing here?" Asked Ron. "I was looking for you cutie…You see I was wondering If you wanted to go to the Yule Ball with me. I promise we'll have lots of fun." She said coolly. 'I don't want to go with her though' thought Ron 'yet again I'll have to anyway because Lavender is going with Seamus I guess I'll have to say…' "Yes" Parvati kissed Ron on the cheek and walked off. And as one surprise leads to another, Ron and Parvati didn't notice but Lavender had over heard their whole conversation. Lav was walking off to find Ron when she over heard Parvati ask Ron to the Ball. ' That two-timing witch! How dare she do that?! She knows the way I feel about Ron in yet she still goes behind my back and asks him out! What if he likes her…' Lavender didn't have time to finish her thought, she was running back to the common room tears in her eyes. (A/N: As you can notice Lav is very sensitive.) Hermione ran up to the Girls' Dormitory and found Lavender crying on her four-poster bed. Fortunately they were the only two in the dorm at the moment so Hermione could talk to her friend in privacy. "Oh Lav! What's wrong luv?" Asked a concerned Hermione. Lavender just sniffed. "You can tell me anything, I'm sworn to secrecy I swear!" Lavender got up and her eyes were all puffy and tears were running down her cheeks. "You see Mione, I like this guy right and I've liked him since the beginning of this year and I just found out that my best friend asked him to the Yule Ball even though she knew I liked him, and I am afraid he likes her too!" Hermione looked at her friend. "Why do you think he likes her too?" "Because he said YES!" Hermione just sat there hugging and rocking her friend. It had been 5 minutes since they hadn't been talking. "Ron" said Hermione. "Huh?" Said clueless Lavender. "It's Ron you like…" Lavender nodded silently. "Harry" Hermione looked at her friend. "Huh?" Mione said. "It's Harry you like." Explained Lav. Hermione nodded. The girls both laughed. "I knew you liked Harry, Mione, I mean it was so obvious since the first time I saw you two in my first year…" Hermione blushed. "And even though you said that it's only since the beginning of this year that you like Ron I don't believe you. You've liked him since second year." Lavender nodded. "I think I love Harry…" Said Hermione. "You mean you're in love with Harry!?" Asked Lavender, "Yes!" Stated Hermione. "I am in love with Harry!" Both girls hugged each other. This was going to be an interesting year.