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Chapter 11:

Last Chapter….

"Hermione, I love you." Harry said while cupping her cheek with his hand. He tilted his head and he brought his face closer to Hermione's until their faces were an inch apart.

This chapter…

Hermione looked into Harry's emerald eyes and then she closed her hazel ones and so did Harry. But at the same time they pulled away.

"Harry, I'm really sorry. I just can't do this. It doesn't feel right. I love you, yes it's true, but as a friend. I just realized that I only feel brotherly-sisterly affection for you and it'd be wrong if I kissed you or if we were together. When I look into your eyes, I find friendship and nothing more. I'm so sorry."

"Hermione, it's okay. I feel the same way too. You are like my sister. I love you too but in a friendly way."

"So we're okay?"

"Definitely."

Harry stood up and he stretched out his arm offering to help Hermione. Hermione grabbed his hand and she stood up. They walked back to Hogwarts laughing about something Ron did when he tried to impress Lavender.

It was time for dinner and they entered the Great Hall together. They both took their seats and started putting food into their plates while Ron was eating like he hadn't eaten for years.

Dumbledore stood and made an announcement, "I hope that all of the seventh years have everything that they need for the ball which will take place the week after next. I'm expecting that the heads will start planning the ball with the prefects. Well, that is all. Please continue enjoying your dinner."

Hermione left the Great Hall earlier than usual but before that, she dropped by the Slytherin table and told Draco to inform the prefects that they'll have a meeting in the Head's Common Room.

She went up to portrait and found the couple. She said the password and then she entered. She went up to her room and got parchment and quill. She went back down and found Draco with Pansy, Blaise, Lavender, Harry, Lisa, Justin,Terry and Susan..

"Thanks for coming here on such short notice. I'm letting Lisa, Pansy and Harry handle the music. Susan, Blaise and Lavender will handle the food whileTerry andJustin will be in charge of the table, chairs and the stage and lastly, Draco and I will be in charge of the decorations. Is everything okay?"

"Yes Mione" All of them said together.

She handed the two groups parchment and quill to list down ideas and she sent them in the different corners.

"Ideas for the decorations of the walls?"

"Maybe the walls will be like a big picture. It would be like a forest that's covered in snow and it'll make it seem like you're going through it."

"That's nice. Can you take down notes?"

"Okay."

"I was thinking, maybe during exactly midnight, there'll be fake snow falling lightly and flating ice crystals."

"That's nice. I like that."

"I think that'll be it."

"Should we hire a photographer?"

"Yeah. Maybe we should. It'll be great. We can remember our last Winter Ball."

"Okay. I think that'll be it for us."

Hermione went to the other groups and she finalized everything. She let Draco arrange the notes that Dumbledore required.

After everybody left, Hermione changed into her nightgown and she changed. What will I do tomorrow? I'll shop for my dress. Wait! I don't need to. I already have a dress. I remember. I brought the dress that my mom gave me for last year's birthday and if I don't think it's right, I still have the dress that I used during one of my cousin's debut. So practically, tomorrow, I have nothing to do.

Hermione couldn't think of anything so she decided that whatever should happen tomorrow will happen.

After the meeting, Draco went directly to his room. He changed into his pajamas then he went to the bathroom to brush his teeth. He went back to his room and he slipped in his comfortable bed.

Our planning was quite fast. Maybe that's because Hermione was with us. Tomorrow, I gonna buy my tux in Hogsmeade and maybe I'll go with Blaise. Its been long since I owled Hermione. I should owl her tomorrow.

Draco fell asleep moments later.

The next day, Draco woke up a little bit too early. He looked out the window and it was still pretty dark. He tried sleeping again but he couldn't so he took a shower.

He then brushed his teeth and he went out of the bathroom(by the way, he's still wearing a towel). He changed into loose jeans and a loose black shirt with a silver dragon on the center. He slicked his hair back as usual.

After grooming himself, he got a parchment and a quill. He wrote on it and then he went to the owlery and gave it to his owl to give to Hermione. By now, the sun had already come out and Hermione was definitely awake.

He slowly went back to the Head's Dormitory. He said good morning to the girl since the boy was nowhere in sight. He said the password and he went in.

He saw Hermione writing something on a piece of parchment.

"Hermione, what are you writing? Is that an essay?"

"It's nothing."

"Come on. Tell me."

"Okay. There's this guy who has been owling me and he says he's my secret admirer or something like that."

"Oh really? Seems like Harry has got some competition."

"Not really. Harry and I broke up."

"What! When?"

"Yesterday. We realized that we were only meant to be friends and that we only feel brotherly/sisterly affection for each other."

"Too bad."

"It's really okay. Harry and I are still best friends."

Hermione resumed writing on the parchment then she went up to her room. Draco went up to his room too after Hermione had left. I finally have a chance. Harry is out of the picture and I can make my move.

Hermione was writing on the parchment to reply to the guy. By the way, this is what the mysterious guy sent her:

Hi! I know it's been a long time since I owled you and I'm sorry. It's just that I had a lot of things to do. So, are you going to the ball?

Hermione replied and she gave it to the owl while feeding it a cookie. She went down to the Great Hall and started eating her breakfast with Harry and Ron who were talking about quidditch.

Draco was pacing back and forth in his room. He waited for the owl to fly right in the window. He started having a countdown from 5 to 1. Exactly after he finished, his owl flew right in and it landed on his table.

Draco took the parchment that was in the owl's mouth and read it:

It's okay. I was also quite busy too. Yes, I'm going to the ball. Please don't reply. Owl me again in the evening. Thank you!

Draco was glad that she responded. He went to the Great Hall and sat in his usual seat. He started piling food to his plate and he started talking with Blaise.

"Have you bought what you're supposed to wear during the Ball, Blaise?"

"Not yet. Why?"

"I was gonna buy today. Wanna come?"

"Okay."

Draco stopped talking and resumed eating. After they finished eating, Draco and Blaise stood up and they left the Great Hall.

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