A WEEK LATER
Hermione's POV
(Setting: At the Grand Hall, eating breakfast with Harry, Ron and Ginny. The noise was extremely loud with all the extra people and everyone excited about the upcoming Ball being held the next week aboard the Durmstrang ship. Even the Beauxbaton girls were excited and giggly with the news.)
"Ron, mate, I really need to ask you a questing." Harry said, leaning over the table so he could easily whisper to Ron and me, "I am thinking about asking Cho to the Yule Ball. I think I actually might have a chance with taking her, but only if no one else asks her first. What do you guys think?" I smiled and was overjoyed with the fact that Harry actually had a crush and was going to the Ball also. "Mate, you're Harry Potter, no girl could ever turn you down. You are going to be great." Realizing that I had actually seen Cedoric Diggory looking at Cho yesterday when she was taking off her robe, exposing her in tight jeans and a low cut v-neck, I hurried to add my opinion. "Harry, I actually think Cedoric Diggory might fancy Cho also, I saw him staring at her yesterday." Noticing how Harry's eyes dimmed with the possibility of her being taken, I felt bad and added, "But you probably still have a great chance if you ask her quickly. I don't think he has asked her yet." Once I said this, I felt inclined to tell them about Viktor, but I bit my tounge. "What about you Ron? Are you interested in asking anyone to the Ball?" For a second I thought I saw him look at me longingly but I realized he just was looking around at the two of us. "Yeah, I think I will ask that Fluer Delecour from the all-girls school. What do you think?" Harry looked at me and I knew we were thinking the same thing: Ron's chances with a girl who was three years older and, well, was FLUER, was not likely. Knowing that if I said anything Ron would get defensive and tell I was just jealous or something. Thank God Harry finally spoke. "Well, I think that she is very attractive Ron, but she is a bit out of both of our league. I mean, she is very much older than us and probably is thinking about someone else as her date." Ron looked shocked for a moment at the fact that Harry actually told him he didn't have a chance, but then Ron brushed it off. "Yeah, well I might as well try, right? What about you Hermione, anyone you want to go with to the Ball? I mean, if you even want to go." I stared daggers at him for implying that I was too nerdy or something to even be attracted to the idea of dressing us and going to the ball. "Why, to be honest... I was already asked." According to both Harry and Ron's faces, they were not expecting that answer.
"And what did you say?" Harry asked, pretending to get over the fact that I had been asked out. "Well I said yes. I didn't want to be mean of coarse, and well, he is kind of cute." I smiled shyly as I said the last part. Ron was still in shock that I had even been asked out, and now that I called someone cute, he went over the top. "Well come on, who is he? Hermione, you have to tell us to make sure he is an acceptable date." Thinking he implied that I have to get his permission to go out with someone made me exremely mad. "Pardon me, but I absoluetly do NOT need your permission to date someone. You don't control everything I do!" I grabbed my books and stormed out of the hall, not caring if I had only eaten half of my breakfast or if people were watching me storm out. Once the doors closed behind me, I ran for the bathroom.