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Chapter 20: Who you gonna ask?

The winter fever has arrived. This weekend, Hogwarts will be the house for an anticipating event: the Yule Ball. Students from three schools are on their feet, roaming the premises searching for the right and special person to go to the Yule Ball. Well, mostly the girls were on their feet. The boys, on the other hand, didn't even care but feeling the pressure.

There were no rules of who one person should ask. It could be either three schools. A Durmstrang could ask a Hogwarts student. A Hogwarts student could ask a Beauxbatons. The circle goes on and on. In the Great Hall, Alex sat on the Gryfindoor table with her best friend, Harper. Together, they are trying to get up the courage to ask two certain people to the Yule Ball. Honestly, Alex could get this in the bag instantly. The problem is Harper.

Cautiously roaming their eyes around the hall, they were on sighting for Harry Potter, the Boy-Who-Lived, and Randy Gavrail, the young Auror from Durmstrang. Since its breakfast, might as well grab some food.

"You gotta try this, Lexi, Pumpkin pies are the best," Harper expressed as she hook a spoonful of pie from her plate into her gaping mouth. "Mmmm… so divine." She pushed the plate over to Alex. "Want some?" she mumbled.

"Maybe later." Alex replied.

Suddenly, the target is in sight. Sadly, only one of them. Harry Potter was marching into the Great Hall with Rona Weasley, in their Gryfindoor uniform. They were then eventually joined by Hermione Granger, who as usual, carrying books in her arms. They seemed to be in a conversation, a serious one. They were slightly putting their heads together.

"Harper, you're up!" Alex startled her best friend, who was nearly choking the pumpkin. "Get him!" Harper drank up a goblet of juice, stood up and exhaled.

"Wish me luck." She said, excitedly. As she walks towards the trio, she kept telling herself, 'Calm down. Calm down. Calm down.'

While Harper was getting her courage up to ask Harry, Alex looked around the hall once again waiting for her target. But, her target was already sitting opposite her at the Gryfindoor. With a sweet charming grin painted across his face, he greeted her. "Good Morning Alex."

She was caught off guard. Alex wanted to ask him right away but - -

"How in the world did you get here? Did you fly or something?" she spat out. Randy raises his eyebrows.

"I'm sorry. Didn't mean to scare you." He replied.

Way to go Alex! She thought, feeling a bit guilty. No way, he's gonna say yes if you start it like that!

"No." Alex quickly said. "I'm sorry. I was … occupied." He nodded.

Then it has gotten awkward. No more words exchanged. They sat there with their heads down on their empty plates. Alex was glancing at him for few times but look away when he looks at her.

Here's your chance! Ask him! Tell him! God, say something!

She exhaled. "Would you like to - -"

"Mr. Gavrail, Prof. Dumbeldore would like to see you in his office." Alex and Randy looked up and found Prof. Severus Snape glaring at them. He has spoilt Alex's chance.

"Um," Randy glance at Alex and then turn to Snape, "Sure. Thank you for the notification, professor."

Snape glared again and walked off to the teacher's table. Instantly, Randy got up to his feet while Alex felt bad about not asking him. "I'll see you later…" Randy managed. Alex nodded.

He walked off. Alex sighed.

"He said yes! Oh my gosh, he just said yes!" Harper expressed. She hurried over to where Alex sat as she was shaking out in excitement and then bust into a robot dance. "Woohoo!" she shouted making everyone stares at her. Her best friend slightly smiled. "What's wrong Alex?"

Meanwhile in the library, Justin kept fixing his hair every time someone passes his table. Every time someone passes, he exhaled a deep sigh. The last 2 hours he been there, he was thinking about how to ask Hermione. He does know how it goes in the book. Hermione will attend the Yule Ball with Viktor Krum, the Quidditch Star.

He smiling at the whole thought.

Then he remembers something.

Juliet…

"Juliet…" his heart starting to hurt. How could I totally forget about Juliet? Oh my God, I was so caught up in all this. I wonder how she's doing right now. She must be wondering where I am. Oh Juliet…

Justin packed up all his books into his bags and quickly rushes across the room to the doors. He bumped into someone along the way but Justin quickly apologized and hurried off.