As the group kept walking to the castle grounds, Blair had a smile spread widely across her face. "What are you smiling about?" Ryan asked.
"Don't you see?" Blair asked. "If Snape and Trelawney are holding hands, that means they're a couple, which means that the Gryfindors won the bet, which means that I don't have to go on a date with Malfoy."
"Too bad. I was looking forward to seeing a little Draco Jr."
"Watch it." She looked over at the two teachers walking beside each other. Despite the fact that they were standing close and no one was looking, they were in fact holding hands. Blair smiled, quietly shooting her arms up in the air and quickly jerking them back down.
"Hey Blair," Zoe called up, racing to her with Ali along her side.
"What's up?" Blair asked.
"Well, we didn't want to tell you until tomorrow, but we just got too excited and wanted to tell you."
"What is it?"
"You know Seamus Finnegan?"
"Yeah."
"He wants to ask you out!" Ali yelled out.
"How do you know that?"
"He told us."
"Actually, he asked if you had a boyfriend," Zoe said. "When we said no, he asked if you would go out on a date with him."
"Well, he is really cute," Blair replied. "And he's also Irish. Yeah, I'll go out with him."
The Next Day...
Blair was running up to Ryan, her arms flailing in the air. "Let me guess," Ryan said. "It's either something to do with Seamus Finnegan or the new couple from last night."
"It's both!" Blair responded. "First off, I talked to Seamus, and he asked me out! Also, it is confirmed that Snape and Trelawney ARE a couple. That means I don't have to go on a date with Malfoy and he and his group of cavemen have to leave us alone."
As if on cue, Malfoy passed by the two with Crabbe and Goyle following behind him. Crabbe snorted and opened his mouth to say something, but Malfoy shook his head. The three continued to walk as Blair skipped away as happy as ever.
Meanwhile, all the way at the other side of Hogwarts, Zoe was getting her books ready for Advanced Defense Against the Dark Arts, Harry walked up besides her. "Is this seat taken?" he asked.
"No," Zoe replied, not even looking up. Harry sat down, watching her writing on a piece of parchment. He smiled and looked at the moving hand. Suddenly, a couple of voices, which sounded oddly like Blair and Ali, started to nag in his head.Hold her hand. Hold her hand. Hold her hand.
"That was fun last night, wasn't it?" Zoe asked, smiling at Harry.
Talk to her. Talk to her. Talk to her.
"Yeah," he replied softly. "It was fun."
Keep talking. Keep talking. Keep talking.
"It's weird that they're actually a couple," Harry kept on. "It's kind of scary."
"I couldn't stop laughing when Blair and Ryan told me," Zoe replied. "At least Blair doesn't have to go on a date with Malfoy."
"That, and the Slytherins have to leave us alone."
"Not all of them. Just the worst." Harry laughed. As Zoe continued to talk, he watched her lips move slowly, wondering how it would be to kiss her.
Kiss her. Kiss her. Kiss her.
Harry fiercely grabbed Zoe by her robes and pressed his lips against hers. After five seconds, he parted, having her eyes bulged wide opened. "Sorry," Harry said. "I couldn't control..." Zoe pressed her lips against his, pulling away with a big smile on her face.
"Willyougooutwithme?" Harry asked really fast.
"Of course I would," Zoe replied. As Harry pulled in for another kiss, he heard the two voices in his head cheering.
Meanwhile, Blair, Ali, Ryan, and Ron were all sitting in the North Tower with Trelawney leaning over their shoulders. "Thanks again for helping us," Blair said, looking at the floating orb that resembled what they used to spy on Snape and Trelawney on their date.
"You helped me to realize that Severus wasn't as evil of a git as I thought he was," she replied. "I love helping you guys."
"Hey guys," Ron said. "Thanks for hooking me up with Hermione."
"It was about time that you realized what your feelings were to Hermione," Blair responded. "We just wanted to help."
"Just like I did," Ryan replied.
"What did you do?" Ali asked.
"He didn't tell you?" Blair asked.
"Tell you what?" Ron asked.
"I am going out on a date!" Ryan announced.
"And with a Jamie-Lynn Spears look-alike," Blair said.
"Who?" Ron and Trelawney asked at the same time.
"That's great!" Ali announced.
"And that also means that you don't have to meet Britney Spears," Blair replied.
"Yay!" Ryan announced. Suddenly, a whole bunch of other sixth years entered the room. Trelawney parted to her desk, leaving the four at the table.
"I bet ten galleons that Ron and Hermione will have a fight within twenty-four hours," Ryan whispered in Blair's ear.
"I bet they'll have a fight in twelve hours," Blair whispered back.
"You're on," Ryan replied, grasping Blair's hand and shaking it.
One Year Later...
Harry was looking at his image in the mirror, looking at the reflection of him in a white tuxedo. "I didn't know that Clarence was so bright after he got his wings," the mirror replied when it saw Harry.
"Shut it," Harry replied.
"A word of advice," Ron said. "No matter what they say, never buy a single object from Fred and George."
"I'm not even going near that thing," Ryan replied. The door opened to let Zoe, Ali, Hermione, and Blair into the room, each of them looking at the boys.
"You're looking good sweetie," Hermione told Ron, letting him place his hand around her waist.
"You too honey," Zoe said to Harry, making them smile.
"Looking good Seamus," Blair started to talk to the wall. "Oh wait, you're not Seamus." Ali, Zoe, and Hermione laughed.
"It was nice of Trelawney and Snape to invite us," Hermione said.
"Yeah," Ryan replied. "It's so sweet. I think I'm going to puke."
"Come off it," Blair said. "Actually, they should be thanking you. You're the one who came up with the couple."
"I know!" Ryan said. "I didn't know that this was going to happen!"
"Come on," Harry said, placing his hand around Zoe's shoulder. "The ceremony's in an hour." And the whole group left, ready to watch Severus Snape and Sybil Trelawney become Severus and Sybil Snape.
