After the beginning of the TriWizard Tournament, Harry's friendship with Ron became strained and they stopped talking for a while. Hermione wanted to get away from the fighting so she spent more time with Blaise and Kaliban.
After the first challenge, Harry and Ron became friends again and then it came time for the Yule Ball.
Hermione was sitting at her table in the library waiting for Blaise to join her as he usually did. Blaise walked in a sat across from Hermione.
"You've heard about the Yule Ball that's going on in a week?" Blaise asked Hermione and she smiled.
"Of course, it is to promote inter-school and inter-house unity. I can't wait for it to happen" Hermione said and Blaise looked away nervously.
'Well, I-I was wondering ifyouwantedtogowithme?' Blaise said rapidly, but Hermione seemed to understand him.
"I would love to go with you. We have become close friends and I wouldn't want to go with anyone else" Hermione said and Blaise kissed her hand.
"Thanks Mione, let's get this horrid potions essay finished so I can tell Kaliban that I'll be going with someone very special" Blaise told Hermione and she couldn't help but blush and smile.
They finished the essay 2 hours later, but Hermione and Blaise decided to keep it secret from Harry and Ron but not Kaliban since he would always support his best friend.
Blaise entered his and Kaliban's separate dormitory and Kaliban smiled when he say Blaise's face.
"You asked Hermione to the Yule Ball, didn't you?" Kaliban said mischievously and Blaise looked confused.
"How do you know?" Blaise asked confused.
"Your face betrays you and I could hear your happy thoughts for 2 hours since you probably asked her" Kaliban said matter-of-factly to Blaise and he sighed.
"Yes I did and she said yes. Don't tell anyone, we want to keep it secret" Blaise said seriously and Kaliban agreed.
The week passed and Hermione stood in her dormitory, alone. Her roommates: Lavender and Parvati had already left and she was alone to get ready for the Ball.
Elsewhere, Blaise and Kaliban were getting dressed in their traditional Wizard Robes; which were all black with white underneath.
They breathed a sigh of relief that they were ready and they went to wait for their dates.
Harry was nervous. Professor McGonagall just told him that we and Parvati would be opening the dance with Viktor Krum and his date Millicent Bulstrode, Cedric Diggory and his date Cho Chang and Fleur Delacour and her date Roger Davies.
"I wonder if we look dashing enough" Ron said as he stared in disgust at his robes that looked like they were for a woman.
Harry then spotted Blaise with Kaliban; who was standing next to Daphne Greengrass.
Harry stared at Cho; he wished he could have asked her out but she already had a date. Ron left with Parvati's twin sister Padma into the Great Hall and he heard Parvati say "she's beautiful".
Harry was going to respond thinking she was talking about Cho, but when he turned around he saw a sight he thought he's never see.
Walking down the staircase was Hermione Granger in a beautiful periwinkle coloured dress that reached the floor. Her hair was up in an intricate bun with a few strands of curly hair framing her face.
She walked down the stairs with such grace and Harry smiled as she took Blaise's hand and quickly walked into the Great Hall before the Champions would start the dance off.
Hermione was just glowing as she saw Harry and the other champions enter and begin to dance.
When the first dance was over couple began to pour out onto the dance floor.
Harry sat down with Ron and Ron glared when he realized that Hermione was dancing with Blaise. He had tried to ask her but she said she already had a date and he hadn't believed her and now he was stuck with Padma Patil.
Blaise and Hermione danced gracefully on the dance floor and they saw Kaliban dancing gracefully with Daphne.
After an hour, Blaise left to get drinks and Hermione went to sit with Harry and Ron.
"Why did you agree to go with the snake?" Ron said to Hermione and she looked offended.
"He asked me kindly and I said yes because he wanted to get to know me for who I was" Hermione responded.
"He's just trying to get you to like him so that he can get information on us" Ron continued and Hermione stood up and began to walk away.
"He cares for me and I don't want to hear you insult him like that" Hermione stormed off and went to stand with Blaise and Kaliban.
Another hour later, Hermione started screaming at Ron because he pushed Blaise and it severed the friendship that they could have had.
Harry got caught in the crossfire as he walked in on her fight with Ron and got told to go to bed.
Hermione sat on the stairs and cried until she felt there were no more tears that could fall.
She walked up to her dormitory and packed her bags, she planned on going home for Christmas and wanted to be ready to leave for the next day.
In their dormitory, Blaise and Kaliban were also preparing their bags for their trip home. Blaise would not become friends with Ron and neither would Kaliban.
But they packed their bags and went to sleep so they could be nice and ready to go the next day.
The day came faster than ever before. Ron decided to stay with harry during the vacation. But Hermione really wanted to see her parents as did Blaise and Kaliban for their mothers.
The 3 friends shared a compartment and they talked about their Christmas vacations. Hermione told them that she was going to go skiing with her parents and the told her that they'd be spending the break with their mothers.
At King's Cross Station, they parted ways and said goodbye as they went to their separate families. Hermione waved to Blaise and Kaliban; who returned it and the boys apparated away with their moms to the Zabini Mansion.
"Mom, what is my connection to Hermione?" Blaise asked at supper and Claudia sighed.
"She's your twin sister" Claudia said and Blaise looked like a coconut had just hit him on the head.
"Your father was murdered by Albus Dumbledore, a week after you were born. He didn't want us to remain neutral and killing your father was the only way to do that. But I have remained neutral. Anyway, after the murder I hurried here and made the painful decision to give Hermione up. If Dumbledore found out about her, he would have surely come to kill her just like your father. I have never stopped regretting my decision, but I'm so glad that she has lived a happy life. I don't want you to tell her until next year after the mess with the Triwizard Tournament, because she'll be too focused on that. Please stay away from Draco Malfoy, me and his parents were friends in Hogwarts but they are evil and so is their son so please be careful" Claudia said and Blaise nodded as did Kaliban; who always by Blaise's side.
Blaise went to bed that night wondering what Hermione really looked like and if they could ever have a sibling relationship.
