Chapter 3: Getting Dates
They walked into potions to see Hermoine sitting in the center of their usual table. So harry and Ron sat on either side of her, Ron to the left and Harry to the right.
"Today we will be doing an invisibility potion. Work with the person to you left and if you mess up your potion, you will receive a zero for the day.The ingredients are listed on the board "
Snape reported quickly and went
back to what he was doing.
Ron and Hermoine got a cauldron and began adding ingredients. After a while of working in silence Ron asked "So Hermoine who are you going to the ball with? Krum I assume."
"Well no er.maybe ..who are you going with?"
"I dunno, but if we both don't have dates would you like to go together?"
"No Ron I don't think I want to be your safety.if you don't get a date."
"well then maybe do you want to just go.." He was interrupted by a shout
"AHH..I .I cant see my hand!" It was Neville, Professor Snape ran over and started yelling at Neville and gave him a zero for the day, even though he obviously got the potion right.
'Was he about to ask me to the ball?' Hermoine asked herself 'no.he knows we are just friends.'
Later that day Ron saw Parvati in the hall 'wow she's looking good this year' he thought .. 'and I don't have a date.'
"Er..Parvati would you like to go to the ball with me?" he asked out of the blue, but surprisingly..
"Yes, I'd love to." She said in the most casual voice she could muster.
"Great.c-ya then."
"Bye Ron." As he walked away Ron could hear her talking to her friend:
"Lavender, Ron asked me to the ball!" she squealed.
"Ron Weasley?" Lavender asked
"Yeah!"
"Great!" she exclaimed, happy for her friend.
"I wonder if Hermoine will care if I am going with Ron?" Parvati asked Lavender
'if I heard Parvait correctly..why would Hermoine care?.?.' Ron thought confused. He didn't stay long enough to hear Lavender's answer.
"Oh she wont care, remember she said she doesn't like him."
"Yeah, but I don't believe her." Parvati responded before walking away. She made her way back to the common room and found Hermoine reading.
"Hey Hermoine."
"Hi Parvati." She replied quietly.
"Guess what? Ron asked me to the ball. Isn't it great? He is so cute and nice!"
"Oh that's nice." She replied, once again quietly.
"You don't care, do you?" she asked hesitantly.
"No why would I?" she responded, and it came out a bit too coldly.
"I don't know.it just seems like you have a thing for him."
"A thing?" she snorted "Yeah right! And since when do you care about others feelings , you have went out just about every guy who's in 6th year." Hermoine yelled and
stormed out before she said anything else she would regret.
Parvati looked as though she had been slapped, she didn't mean to hurt Hermoine's feelings.She was just caring about how she felt..And unless she was mistaken Hermoine did have feelings for Ron or else she wouldn't
have acted that way.
Meanwhile in the hall in front of the Gryfindor common room Ginny saw a very handsome looking Dean approaching and tried to hurry into the common room.she always got so nervous around him..but she wasn't quick enough.
"Hey Ginny can I talk to you for a minute?" Dean asked, while he touched her arm and sending a shiver down her spine.
"y-yeah ..sure." she answered hesitantly.
"Ok cool. So er..I was just wondering if you were going to the ball with anyone?"
"Nope" she said, catching on.
"Would you like to go with me?" he asked and began to wring his hands in anticipation.
"Yeah sure. What time should I be ready?" she was relieved she was able to get the words to come out of her mouth she was so nervous.
"Probably around 8 and I will meet you in the common room."
"Sounds.great. See you then." She smiled and walked away briskly looking for Hermoine; she had to tell her the great news!
"Hey Harry, I got a date for the ball." Ron chirped cheerfully.
"Really, and who is the lucky girl?" harry asked, a smile forming on his some what tanned face.
"Parvati."
"Oh.er.Ron, why is it that you can ask her out so easily but not the girl you really care for?" "Don't be a git Harry, and if you are so bloody smart: whom do I really care for?"
Harry just smiled.
"Wait don't even answer that.Hermoine and I do not.." He paused thinking of what he had heard Parvati say to Lavender; about Hermoine caring that Ron was going to the ball with Parvati.And also remembering
when he had almost asked Hermoine to the ball in potions, but was cut off by Neville who had spilled invisibility potion on his hand. "I repeat do NOT like each other!"
"How did you know I was talking about Hermoine?" Ron stood dumbstruck.he had fallen for what Harry had said. Seeming to have gotten his point across Harry smiled and headed off to go
see Dobby. That night Hermoine lay in bed thinking about the ball and decided that she had better owl Victor now if she was going to ask him to the ball. So she grabbed some parchment and her quill and began writing furiously.
Dear Victor-
Hello.How have you been lately?School has been a bit dull so far this year.
Except for one thing, we will be having a ball on December 18th. Would you like to attend with
me? Just write back,and if you can come I will owl you telling you the times and such.
Much Love-
Hermoine
They walked into potions to see Hermoine sitting in the center of their usual table. So harry and Ron sat on either side of her, Ron to the left and Harry to the right.
"Today we will be doing an invisibility potion. Work with the person to you left and if you mess up your potion, you will receive a zero for the day.The ingredients are listed on the board "
Snape reported quickly and went
back to what he was doing.
Ron and Hermoine got a cauldron and began adding ingredients. After a while of working in silence Ron asked "So Hermoine who are you going to the ball with? Krum I assume."
"Well no er.maybe ..who are you going with?"
"I dunno, but if we both don't have dates would you like to go together?"
"No Ron I don't think I want to be your safety.if you don't get a date."
"well then maybe do you want to just go.." He was interrupted by a shout
"AHH..I .I cant see my hand!" It was Neville, Professor Snape ran over and started yelling at Neville and gave him a zero for the day, even though he obviously got the potion right.
'Was he about to ask me to the ball?' Hermoine asked herself 'no.he knows we are just friends.'
Later that day Ron saw Parvati in the hall 'wow she's looking good this year' he thought .. 'and I don't have a date.'
"Er..Parvati would you like to go to the ball with me?" he asked out of the blue, but surprisingly..
"Yes, I'd love to." She said in the most casual voice she could muster.
"Great.c-ya then."
"Bye Ron." As he walked away Ron could hear her talking to her friend:
"Lavender, Ron asked me to the ball!" she squealed.
"Ron Weasley?" Lavender asked
"Yeah!"
"Great!" she exclaimed, happy for her friend.
"I wonder if Hermoine will care if I am going with Ron?" Parvati asked Lavender
'if I heard Parvait correctly..why would Hermoine care?.?.' Ron thought confused. He didn't stay long enough to hear Lavender's answer.
"Oh she wont care, remember she said she doesn't like him."
"Yeah, but I don't believe her." Parvati responded before walking away. She made her way back to the common room and found Hermoine reading.
"Hey Hermoine."
"Hi Parvati." She replied quietly.
"Guess what? Ron asked me to the ball. Isn't it great? He is so cute and nice!"
"Oh that's nice." She replied, once again quietly.
"You don't care, do you?" she asked hesitantly.
"No why would I?" she responded, and it came out a bit too coldly.
"I don't know.it just seems like you have a thing for him."
"A thing?" she snorted "Yeah right! And since when do you care about others feelings , you have went out just about every guy who's in 6th year." Hermoine yelled and
stormed out before she said anything else she would regret.
Parvati looked as though she had been slapped, she didn't mean to hurt Hermoine's feelings.She was just caring about how she felt..And unless she was mistaken Hermoine did have feelings for Ron or else she wouldn't
have acted that way.
Meanwhile in the hall in front of the Gryfindor common room Ginny saw a very handsome looking Dean approaching and tried to hurry into the common room.she always got so nervous around him..but she wasn't quick enough.
"Hey Ginny can I talk to you for a minute?" Dean asked, while he touched her arm and sending a shiver down her spine.
"y-yeah ..sure." she answered hesitantly.
"Ok cool. So er..I was just wondering if you were going to the ball with anyone?"
"Nope" she said, catching on.
"Would you like to go with me?" he asked and began to wring his hands in anticipation.
"Yeah sure. What time should I be ready?" she was relieved she was able to get the words to come out of her mouth she was so nervous.
"Probably around 8 and I will meet you in the common room."
"Sounds.great. See you then." She smiled and walked away briskly looking for Hermoine; she had to tell her the great news!
"Hey Harry, I got a date for the ball." Ron chirped cheerfully.
"Really, and who is the lucky girl?" harry asked, a smile forming on his some what tanned face.
"Parvati."
"Oh.er.Ron, why is it that you can ask her out so easily but not the girl you really care for?" "Don't be a git Harry, and if you are so bloody smart: whom do I really care for?"
Harry just smiled.
"Wait don't even answer that.Hermoine and I do not.." He paused thinking of what he had heard Parvati say to Lavender; about Hermoine caring that Ron was going to the ball with Parvati.And also remembering
when he had almost asked Hermoine to the ball in potions, but was cut off by Neville who had spilled invisibility potion on his hand. "I repeat do NOT like each other!"
"How did you know I was talking about Hermoine?" Ron stood dumbstruck.he had fallen for what Harry had said. Seeming to have gotten his point across Harry smiled and headed off to go
see Dobby. That night Hermoine lay in bed thinking about the ball and decided that she had better owl Victor now if she was going to ask him to the ball. So she grabbed some parchment and her quill and began writing furiously.
Dear Victor-
Hello.How have you been lately?School has been a bit dull so far this year.
Except for one thing, we will be having a ball on December 18th. Would you like to attend with
me? Just write back,and if you can come I will owl you telling you the times and such.
Much Love-
Hermoine