Chapter Thirty-Five: Shopping

Hope and Hermione walked in and out of dress shops for hours on Friday afternoon. They each wanted to find the perfect dress, and neither were having much luck. The boys were following behind them, wondering why it was so hard to find a single dress. Hope found a sparkling pink dress and called Hermione over.

"Oh, this would look perfect on you!" She said, holding it up. It was made of silk and had a clear material over it. Hermione giggled and went to try it on. She tried it on and came out. Draco's mouth fell open, while Harry did a double-take and Hope shrieked.

"That's your dress!" She yelled.

Hermione blushed and went to change back into her normal clothes. Together, they found a cute hairpiece for Hermione and shoes. Harry sighed.

"Are you guys almost done? It's already dark," Harry complained after a few more minutes.

"No, Hope hasn't found her dress, so unless you want your girl looking like a complete idiot, shut up," Hermione teased back.

Harry had the decency to look chastised, and sat down while the two girls continued looking at dresses. About twenty minutes later, Hope found a gorgeous black, glittery dress make entirely of silk. She tried it on and heard everyone's surprised gasp as she modeled it.

"Is it that bad?" She asked self-consciously.

"No, it's that good," Hermione exclaimed. "I picked out shoes and a hairpiece while you were changing."

"So, Hermione, who are you going to the dance with anyway?" Hope asked, skipping down the road.

Hermione blushed. "Well, I fancy someone, but they didn't ask me, so I'm going by myself."

"Oooh! Who do you fancy?"

"I'm not telling you!" She exclaimed, looking at her like she was crazy.

Hope pouted. "Aww, Hermy, we're best friends. We're supposed to tell each other everything..."

Hermione pondered that. "I still can't tell you."

"Ahh, at least tell me what house he's in?"

Hermione sighed. "Slytherin…"

Everyone's mouth dropped open. Hope turned to her best friend. "So you either fancy Draco, Blaise, or someone who's trying to kill me?" She asked, with a raised eyebrow.

Hermione's shoulders fell. "Let's talk about this later, Hope."

Hope shook her head. "Now."

"I don't fancy someone trying to kill you."

"Then Blaise or Draco?" She asked with a smirk.

Hermione nodded.

"You do realize that Blaise is going out with Ron's little sister right?" Hope said, taking everyone but Draco by surprise.

Hermione just shrugged it off. "I don't care."

'You like Draco then!" Hope exclaimed, hugging her best friend.

Hermione made a sound in her throat, and Hope immediately understood. Draco was standing shocked right beside her.

"Oops…" Hope muttered to the red face of her friend. "Sorry…"

Draco shook his head. "Come on, we have to get back to the school," he said, walking ahead.

A little while later, they reached the school and said goodnight. Hope went up to the Gryffindor common room with Hermione and Harry, and Draco went to Severus' quarters, all ready to sleep on the night before the big ball.

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