Fred did came every day after the incident. We talked like nothing ever happened between us. We laughed and joked around. He also told me about how Harry defended me in front of Malfoy, and they got in a duel. Hermione's teeth got in the middle of the fight, as in she got hit by a spell which made them grew rapidly. Shortly after, Snape came and ruined the 'fun'.

He also told me about the pranks he did with George, how Angelina is still furious at me for what I said to her two weeks ago. Of course I didn't care much, the important thing was that we were talking again.

"I'm glad it's not you out there, to risk your life in various tasks" I said to him while he was telling me an awful joke about the Tournament.

He stopped suddenly and looked at me.

"I mean it" I continued trying to make him understand that I still cared for him more than a friend. He seemed to be caught off guard and give me a nervous laugh.

"You didn't think I'm not strong enough to get through the tasks, Evie? Where's your faith in me?" He asked with a fake sad face.

"You know what I mean, Fred." I insisted, which seemed to make him mad.

"No, I actually don't know what you mean" he snapped, which made me look down and remain silent.

We remained in silence, an uncomfortable one, which was very unusual for Fred.

"Your face is pretty again" he blurted out. I looked up at him a bit annoyed.

"What's that supposed to mean?!" I yelled at him and he just handed me a mirror.

"Look" he simply said. I never did look at myself once after the incident, and he was right. The redness was gone and it didn't hurt anymore. I touched my face and smiled.

'Finally' I thought smiling satisfied with getting back my face.

"Now we can be sure you have more chances of getting invited to the Ball" he said laughing.

"And what's that supposed to mean!" I said offended.

"As much as a Gryffindor loves red, I don't think they would have wanted to have a mascot as their date" he answered laughing.

"Ha, ha, Fred." I said in a fake amused tone and then grabbed the pillow to throw it in his face.

"I would have invited you myself, if you weren't so aggressive" he said teasing me.

"Who says I'm aggressive" I said throwing the pillow in his face again.

"That's it! I'm out here before you kill me" he said getting up from the chair and heading for the exit while laughing. "I'll see you around, Evie" he shouted and with that he was gone.

I sighed, it was the last night and then I'll be back to classes. Few more days till the Potion test too. What a drag. Lucky for me I had a good Ravenclaw friend who brought me every single note she took in classes. Speaking of who...

"Evelyn!" the brunette shouted "You'll never believe what happened!" She seemed pretty excited about it, so I just let her talk, and talk. She was pretty talkative for a Ravenclaw actually. Long story short, she heard from a fellow Ravenclaw, that a Gryffindor friend has talked to Cedric and he said that he was going to ask a certain brunette Ravenclaw to the Yule Ball, of course Blair was certain it was her.

"That's great news, Blair! I'm happy for you" I said genuinely.

'Though, I am curious to know about her and Ron. I guess this is the time to ask.'

"Uhm, Blair. What about Ron?" I asked.

"What about him?" She seemed surprised that I asked about him.

"I thought you were going with him..." I trailed off.

"Oh Goodness, no. He did ask me, but I turned him down. The poor bloke thought I liked him." She said casually.

'Yep, thought so.' I thought relieved 'Maybe he'll ask Hermione' I hoped crossing my fingers.

"So, are you going with Fred?" She asked interrupting my thoughts.

"He didn't ask me..."

"Yet" she said grinning, "He'll come around, don't worry. He'd be a foul not to ask you"

Days went on, I got back to classes. I spend more time with Hermione, she seemed to need it seeing as Harry and Ron are still fighting. There were some "Potter stinks" badges going around Hogwarts, and I thought it was awful, Harry seemed to be hated by everyone. I helped him with homework and tried to talk to him, but he seemed to be too focused on how to survive the tournament. There were some voices about the first task, which Harry came to know from Ron, not directly but it was him for sure. They still weren't on speaking terms, but he did care about his friend.

So, now we knew that the first task was to fight a dragon. Of course when I got the news I had to tell Fleur too. Terrified was far from how she felt.

Hermione and I talked to Harry about his tactics and plans on fighting the dragon. But he seemed to be out of ideas.

"Harry thing about what your best at and use it!" Hermione suggested. Harry just shrugged.

"Don't be modest, Harry, this is clearly not the time and place" I insisted.

"I talked to Moody Eye about it and he thinks I should try flying" he said looking unsure.

"That's brilliant Harry!" Hermione said

"Not quite, I'm allowed a wand only" he said

"Harry, you can summon your broom..." I hinted. His eyes seemed to lighten up, as a child on the day of Christmas.

"You're right, Evelyn!" He said getting up and saying that he had to do something. And with that I was left alone with Hermione.

"You should be happy, we just did a good deed." I said laughing. She also smiled but looked preoccupied. "What's wrong, 'Mione?" I asked.

"I'm just tired, I guess. Are you ready for the potion test?" She asked trying to change the subject.

"I actually did" I said proud of myself that I managed to do it even if I was stuck in the hospital wing. And everything went silent, again.

'I miss the old 'Mione, the one that talked to me when something is wrong with her.' The thought hurt more than I wanted to admit.

Today McGonagall gave us a long lecture on how we should respect tradition and learn the dance for the Yule Ball. She did gave us a small demonstration, with Ron. It was hilarious! And I finally saw Hermione smiling. Of course, it would have been quite hard not to laugh at how funny Ron was dancing with McGonagall. Blair was clearly having way too much fun and I could see the twins were also laughing. Looking at them made me smile. They were so delightful to watch when they were happy, but there was something about Fred that made me see him different. He had me under his spell. He caught me.

'I guess it is check mate for him' I thought still smiling. He suddenly looked at me and I felt trapped in his gaze. He smiled and tried to come over to me, but Harry stopped him and George to tell them something. I took advantage of the situation and made my way out of the classroom.

'What in Merlin's name is wrong with you, Evelyn?! Seriously now, get a grip of yourself. Why did I run? Why! He was coming towards me, we were going to talk'

"Damn it. Why must I be such a coward" I said to myself.

"I was asking myself the same question"

I snapped my head to see who it was.

Malfoy.

"Can I help you with something?" I clearly said annoyed. I could not possibly forget the fact that he laughed when I was in a dangerous situation. Ok, maybe just a bit uncomfortable.

"I see that you still have your manners. Impressive." He said looking at his nails, as if he was not impressed to be near me.

I simply rolled my eyes and wanted to get away from him. Unfortunately, his voice made me stop dead on my tracks.

"Your father paid my family a visit the other week. He seemed rather… worried about you."

I raised an eyebrow as if he were talking rubbish. "Why should he be worried" I retorted.

"You seem to forget what your best interest is. You don't make the best choices in people either." He said with a hint in his voice.

"I don't think you have a word in that matter" I snapped at him.

"Humph, like I care that you go around with those blood-traitors." He spat "You'll know soon enough what's better for you" And with that he turned around walking straight to the dungeons.

'What a … Ugh. He gets on my nerves every single time he gets the chance.' This was the single thought that went through my mind as I was making my way to the Great Hall.

Fleur was standing at the table. Alone.

'Wow, that's a first.' I thought and went to sit next to her.

"Bonjour ma amie" I said to her smiling, which she gladly returned.

"Hello, Evelyn. How are you?"

"Oh, you know. Here and there. I've tried studying as much as possible for the upcoming test and well… I saw you here and wanted to see how you were feeling. The first task is near and well…" I trailed off.

"I am zo terrified Evelyn! Believe me, I am afraid" she said looking pretty desperate.

'Should I tell her? Maybe she'll freak out. Damn.'

"Fleur, it will be ok. Don't worry. Just try not to panic."

"Eazy for you to zay." She said shooting me a glare.

"I'm going to prepare you a potion that will sooth you into a good night sleep and you'll be just perfect for the first task" I said to her trying to assure her everything will be alright.

"Thankz. You are a very good friend." She said with a sad smile. "I'll go find my zizter now. I'll zee you around" she said getting up and leaving me alone.

I took advantage of the time I had to start writing an owl to my parents. The first one was for my dad. I had no idea why he had those thoughts.

Father,

I haven't heard from you since I left Paris. I do hope nothing awful happened to you.

How have you been? How's Wendy? I miss her so much.

Any news in your life? How are things at your job?

I have been good myself. Studying, as usually. This year it seems that Hogwarts is hosting the Triwizard tournament, and so I got the chance to see my old classmates from Beauxbattons. Fleur is here too, we're in the same common room so we get to speak a lot.

I can't wait to see you this summer.

Miss you much,

Evelyn M.

I sighed and wrapped the letter. I then continued grabbing another piece of parchment to write to my mum. Taking a look around the Great Hall I could see that more and more students were coming.

'It's probably almost dinner time' I thought and started writing my mum's letter.

Dearest mum,

Sorry I haven't written to you yet. I've had a lot on going.

Everything is fine, I've only been to the hospital wing, once. For now.

Hogwarts is hosting the Triwizard tournament this year, and we are also having a Ball! I'm really looking forward on going and buying a beautiful dress.

How are you? You should really work less and get some time for yourself!

Write me as soon as you can!

Love,

Evelyn M.

I grabbed both letters and put them in my bag.

"Hei Evelyn!" Blair shouted after me.

"Hei B., I'm heading to the owlery. Want to join me?" I asked her.

She groaned and huffed. "Fine, let's go" she said grabbing my arm and dragging me through the corridors.

"I really wanted to go and talk to Cedric" she said looking at me.

"You'll get the chance tomorrow" I said grinning.

"I know. I'm planning on being the first to congratulated him"

"Oh I bet you do."

Here we are. The first task. Everyone was anxious and excited at the same time. I for one was scared for Harry. Ron seemed to have the same feeling, I could see it even though he was trying to hide it. As I looked around I couldn't see Hermione, but I did find two red heads who seemed to be up to no good, as always.

'What are they up to now?' As soon as the thought crossed my head, his eyes looked straight into mine. It made me smile, and he gladly returned one of his dashing smiles. He waved and then gestured for me to over to him. I took a deep breath and got up. Ron looked at me and I just pointed at the twins. He nodded and with that I made my way through the crowd.

"What are you guys doing?" I asked them curiously.

"Why, Evelyn" George started, "And here we thought you knew us better" Fred continued.

"Uhm, you are selling something?" I said a bit unsure.

"Betting, to be more precise" they both said in union. I simply remained quiet.

'These guys clearly have mental issues' I thought.

"Aren't you going to bet on our hero, Evie?" Fred teased.

"You mean Harry?" I asked not taking his offer seriously.

"Oh please, you'll lose the bet if you do that" Angelina said out of nowhere.

'Where did she came from … 'I thought annoyed. Don't get me wrong, she's a nice person. But she seems to show up on the wrong moment.

"Who are you betting on, Angelina? Hmm?" George pushed on.

"All on Cedric. I am clearly not losing my money." She said.

'What a nerve' I thought as I was clearly about to punch her.

"Very Gryffindor like of you" I said to her. She gave me a glare.

"Excuse me?" she said annoyed.

I chose to ignore her and gave Fred a look that said 'please make her disappear' which only made him laugh.

Later, every Gryffindor was celebrating in their common room, except a certain Gryffindor who lost her money, since Harry passed the first task. Touché. Ron and Harry were friends again, which made me glad that they weren't fighting like children anymore. Also they seemed to be up to something.

The next day we were all doing our Potion test. The joy.

Blair, Hermione and I didn't seem to have any problem. Harry and Ron looked confused at first, but then they began to talk about who they would take to the Ball.

"At this rate we will be the only ones at Hogwarts not having a date for the Yule" Ron whispered to Harry.

"There is still Neville" Harry said. "Yeah, but he can take himself at the Ball" Ron laughed.

"If you really want to know. Neville already has a date" Hermione snapped at them which made me smile.

'That's it, Ron is going to ask Hermione!' I thought gladly, and returned to my writing. Snape was getting impatient with the two of them talking.

A 'psst' was heard, followed by a piece of paper which landed next to Ron. Everybody looked in the direction it came from. Fred.

I took a glance of what was written on the paper.

'Get a move on or all the good ones will have gone'

I don't know why, but it gave me butterflies and I started to feel a bit uncomfortable on my seat. I shifted my gaze to him, but he was still looking at his brother.

"Who are you going with?" Ron whispered to Fred. I looked at him hopefully.

'That's it, he's going to ask me. Maybe, I don't know. Why am I so anxious?' I could feel someone grabbing my hand. It was Blair. She smiled at me and tried to calm me down.

I looked again in Fred's direction and I saw him throwing a ball of paper towards someone. Angelina.

' , no. No. Wait. WHY!' My face clearly looked hurt and disappointed.

On the other hand, the lovely Angelina seemed annoyed to have been disturbed. Fred proceeded with his invitation to go to the Ball with him. Which of course, she gladly accepted.

"Delightful" I muttered. Which made Blair laugh a bit. "Not funny" I continued giving her a glare.

When Fred turned back to wink at Ron, he met my eyes. And I can assure you, that my glare was a deathly one. And with that I turned back to my test and wrote as fast as possible to get out of that room, and away from him.

"Why Hermione, you're a girl." I could hear Ron say to Hermione.

"Well spotted" she retorted annoyed.

"It's one thing for a bloke to show up alone, but for a girl it's just sad" he said smugly.

'Oh no, he just did not say that. Weasleys. Mostly idiots.' I thought and finished my essay.

"I won't be going alone because believe it or not, someone has asked me" Hermione snapped and turned in her test, which I followed promptly. We both took our stuff and before exiting Hermione went near Ron.

"And I said yes" she hissed at him, and with that we were gone.

"The nerves on that boy!" Hermione said furious. "Not even did he not ask me, but he was also making fun of me!"

I just remained silent. I clearly felt defeated, he invited Angelina and not me. It's over.

'What's wrong with me?!' I thought desperately.

A/N

This will probably be the last time I will update daily. I will start college soon and I'll have to keep up with courses. But updates will come once a week :) so stay tuned !

love, Eva.