It was a month before the ball and I hadn't been able to find anyone to go with. All the boys I knew were going with someone else. Over the weeks, Sebastian and I had become friends, what with our random encounters in the library. However, I decided he was off-limits because of Parvati.

I walked to the list in the Entrance Hall to see who was available.

And then I saw it.

On the list for people going with dates was written..

Granger-Malfoy-Zabini!

That's sweet.

What?

Tell me you liked it!

They would.. share!

It shows they really like you..

I'm not some plaything!

But they took the decision out of your hands- admit it, you've been toying with the idea of going with either one of them but couldn't decide who to take. And besides, haven't you noticed that the whole month you've been looking for someone to take to the ball, their names were stuck on the list just like yours was?

They could have consulted me first.

They're Slytherins, love. They don't consult.

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I was with Harry and Ron in the Great Hall for breakfast when I saw Blaise walk in with a Slytherin girl on his arm. She was laughing with him, and he seemed to be so happy to talk to her.

I tried to ignore the sudden lurch in my stomach, but couldn't.

I quickly drank the rest of my pumpkin juice to help it settle, and accidentally slammed my goblet onto the table.

"Are you okay Hermione?" Ron asked, looking concerned.

"Yes, I'm fine," I said brightly- well, maybe a little too brightly. "Just went down the wrong tube!"

Harry and Ginny looked at me strangely, but Ron seemed to have bought my excuse and went back to eating.

Who is that girl?

I dunno.. Daphne something..

Well, someone's jealous..

Excuse me!

Just admit it, you're jealous!

I sighed and excused myself from the table, saying I would be in the library.

I was in the Muggle Studies section, reading about the latest technology but I just couldn't concentrate. I shut the book and laid my head on my arms on the book, facing the wall. When a shadow loomed over me, I didn't even acknowledge it. The shadow moved closer, and I felt him kiss me on the cheek. I sat up then.

I looked up warily and said, "Oh. It's you." In the iciest voice possible.

"What's wrong, love? You saw me with Daphne?" he said, grinning. "Someone's jealous! Someone's jealous!"

"For someone who's seventeen, you're doing a good impression of a five-year-old," I said, rolling my eyes and continuing reading my book.

"Love?" he asked hesitantly. I didn't answer him.

He knelt in front of where I was sitting and took my hands.

"Love, it isn't well-known, but Daphne and I have been friends from way back. And she just broke up with her boyfriend, so I'm making sure she's okay." He explained, running a hand through his hair.

"I'm not your keeper, you don't have to tell me who you're crushing on and your modus operandi," I said tartly.

"How did you know that!" he asked wonderingly. Then he sighed.

"The truth is love, you're right. I do have a crush on her; have had once since we were eleven. But then it sort of faded into the background when she dated Nott. And then I met you, and have since then been convincing you of my feelings for you. But now she's single again, and now I'm torn.. I don't know what to do," he said.

I looked at him. He looked so pitiful and hopeless.

I sighed. "Do what you think is best for you," I advised, returning to my book.

"You know I love you, love.. I do- a lot," he said as he stood up, brushing his lips on my forehead before leaving.

I didn't know what to do now either. Should I be mad, or cry, or help him out?

I don't understand anything anymore.

That makes the two of us.

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Yes I know- very short chapterXD Wahaha.. filler of sorts.. Next chapter's even worse.. I can't believe I even reached this point in the story, wahaha!

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Black-rose23: Wahaha yeah well now you know who..:P And I'm happy to report that I know guys who act like that:)

Un Petit Diable: Now that she's appeared, there'll be trouble in paradise..T,T

Padfoot's Sidekick: Yeah, that would be really cool.. and, hm..? Maybe him singing a horrible version of some random song to go with it? Hehe:D

Queen of Serpents: This story just keeps getting fluffier to the point where I gag at my own sappiness.. hahahaha:P

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