l a c e
...she hated it...perfect...

Breakfast at the Gryffindor table that morning was a boisterous affair. But though they were both sitting with the mischief-makers themselves, neither of them was aware of anything but their own thoughts...


He surreptitiously clenched his fist angrily. What was she thinking? Was she out of her mind? How could she agree to go on a date with Roger Davies? Didn't she hate him?


She surreptitiously clenched her fist angrily. What was she thinking? Was she out of her mind? How could she agree to go on a date with Roger Davies? She hated him!


He wondered what she would wear. Something formal? Something casual? Something sexy? No, not the last one. She would NEVER wear anything like that.


She wondered what she should wear. Something formal? Something casual? Something sexy? No, not the last one. She would NEVER wear anything like that.


And then he had it. The perfect idea. If she had nothing to wear...she wouldn't go on the date! He quickly excused himself from the table, earning some weird looks. But he couldn't care less. He was a man on a mission.


She watched him excuse himself abruptly, and gave him a weird look. He looked like...a man on a mission. She vaguely wondered why. Then she went back to pondering what to wear. After much contemplation, she finally decided on jeans and a nice shirt. Cute and casual. Perfect. She excused herself, then made her way back to her dorm, relieved that she had finally thought of something to wear. In the common room, she saw George, looking ridiculously happy. But that was normal for a Weasley twin, so she thought no more about it. She soon reached her room, and began to look through her trunk for those jeans and that shirt. But when she took the jeans out, she saw that they were covered in...lace? How did that happen? Upon further inspection, she ascertained that all of the rest of her clothing had met the same fate. Lace, lace, lace. And more lace. She screamed. She HATED lace. With a passion. There was NO WAY she could go on that date now...


Roger Davies was surprised, but not particularly disappointed when Katie Bell informed him that Alicia was sick, and would not be able to make it to Hogsmeade. After all, the lovely Cho Chang was looking rather lonely...