m&mwp.

For the Can You Make It To The End? Challenge on the HPFC.


"Are you really going to the ball with Ron?" Morag asked, a small frown pulling at her lips.

Padma, sitting cross-legged on her bed, glanced up at her friend. "Yeah. How'd you find out? Parvati only asked me a couple of hours ago."

"Lavender told me."

Ah. Of course. If anyone could get news around the castle quickly, Lavender Brown was certainly a good bet. Padma nodded in understanding.

"Makes sense."

"I just…" Morag played with the ends of her chestnut plaits. "I just thought that we were going together."

"Yeah, but we were just going as friends." Padma shrugged. "No big deal, right?"

It was like a punch to the gut. Sure, that was what they had agreed on, but Morag had thought…well, she's not sure what she'd thought might happen. But she knew that she had been looking forward to it.

"Su and Lisa are still going stag," Padma continued. "I'm sure you could join them."

Morag didn't really know how to explain to Padma that that wasn't really the point. And so, she remained silent, swallowing her disappointment. Even best friends sometimes kept secrets from each other. Sometimes it was for the best.