Chapter 406

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"Well, I think you didn't just call me here to talk about the weather, did you?" Hermione asked Harry.

"No" the boy with a scar on his forehead shook his head, "Actually I called you here because I wanted to ask you something" he said, and Hermione tilted her head.

"Ask me something?" she looked at him curiously.

And gathering all his courage Harry sighed, preparing himself for the ask that would change his life, "Hermione, will you go to the ball with me?"

And as soon as that ask left her mouth, Hermione blinked in surprise.

"Wait, are you asking me to the ball?" she asked, wondering if she had heard wrong.

"Yes" he replied, and Hermione stared at him, transfixed for a few seconds.

'He... He wants to go to the ball with me?!' she exclaimed in her mind, in a mixture of surprise and happiness, 'Does this mean he likes me?'

But after thinking for a few moments she shook her head, 'No, he probably just couldn't find any girls to go to the ball with him, so he asked me since I'm his friend' she thought.

'Yes, that must be it'

And the Harry who saw Hermione who was standing silently shaking her head thought that she was refusing his ask, and immediately became discouraged.

"Oh, so that's a no," Harry said, and that broke Hermione out of her thoughts.

"What? No! I would love to go to ball with you!" she said in panic, and Harry looked up in surprise.

"Really?" he asked.

"Yes" Hermione replied.

And before Harry could even say anything she continued, rubbing her arm as she looked at the floor, "I know you're just asking me as a friend, and that you're probably only doing this because you didn't have time to ask any other girls because you were preparing and training for the second task"

"But I'm still very happy to be able to go to the Yule Ball with you, and I promise I'll try not to embarrass you at the ball" she finished with a small smile.

And hearing Hermione's words, Harry frowned.

"Hermione, you're not going to embarrass me," he began to say, before an ironic, self-deprecating smile appeared on his face, "Because, knowing my abilities and luck, the one who will end up embarrassing me will be myself."

"And besides, I think you misunderstood something" and that caught the Muggle girl's attention, who looked at him in confusion.

He then approached her and held her right hand, noticing how soft it was, "I don't want to go to ball with you just as friends"

And upon hearing this and feeling his hand holding hers, Hermione felt her heart stop beating for a moment, "You don't?" she asked, swallowing hard, and Harry shook his head.

'He doesn't want to go to the ball just as friends…' she repeated in her mind, 'So could it be…' she looked at Harry, wondering if that meant what she thought it meant.

And looking at the boy in front of her she saw that his cheeks were slightly flushed, and realizing that the conversation might be going in a direction that she had only imagined would happen in her dreams, Hermione began to feel anxious.

"So... So what do you want?" Hermione asked softly, and there was a hopeful gleam in her eyes.

And Harry knew what answer she was waiting for from him, and even though he was nervous he knew that now was the perfect time to make his feelings clear to Hermione, and so he closed his eyes and took a deep breath, still holding her hand.

'Come on Potter, telling the girl you're in love with that you like her is nothing compared to facing a dragon and defeating the dark lord' Harry thought, in an attempt to encourage himself.

And after a few seconds of trying to rekindle his Gryffindor bravery, he looked Hermione deep in the eyes, with a calm but serious expression on his face, "Hermione, I want you to go to the ball with me not as my friend... but as my girlfriend"

"And that's why I ask you, will you be my girlfriend?" Harry asked, looking at one of his best friends with tenderness.

And Hermione, who still couldn't believe this was happening, looked at Harry, feeling several positive emotions overflowing in her chest.

She would never imagine that a day that she thought would be as ordinary as any other would end up being the day that her crush would confess to her.

And now here she was, experiencing a day that was quickly becoming one of the most exciting and happiest of her life.

"Yes Harry, I would love to be your girlfriend!" Hermione replied with a happy smile, before surprising Harry by hugging him.

And Harry stood frozen for a few moments, surprised both by her saying yes and by the sudden hug.

But after a few seconds he recovered, and then hugged Hermione as happily as she was.

"I think today is the happiest day of my life" he commented, with a silly smile on his face.

And Hermione laughed lightly, "Same for me."

And after hugging for a few more seconds, the two walked away, with Harry keeping his hands on Hermione's waist while she had her hands on his shoulder.

They stared at each other with looks of tenderness and love, and then their faces began to slowly get closer, but before they could do anything they heard lots of applause, making them turn around in fright.

"Finally!"

"I told you they looked cute together."

"Congratulations guys!"

"Great move getting the smartest girl in school Harry"

And walking towards them were our group of 4 plus the three people in the two-way mirror, with all of us celebrating and congratulating them.

"What are you all doing here?!" Harry exclaimed, quickly moving away from Hermione.

However, we could all see that they didn't break contact completely, with them holding hands.

"Obviously we're here to congratulate you," I said.

"Yes! I thought you would never confess your feelings to each other" Dora exclaimed happily, with her hair a mix of red and pink.

And the new couple blushed, once again realizing that everyone knew about their feelings towards each other.

But Hermione blinked, realizing something before looking at us with narrowed eyes. "Wait a minute... Were you listening to our conversation?"

"Well, not exactly" Fred replied, looking away.

And Hermione frowned in confusion.

And seeing this, Andy began to explain, "We couldn't hear almost anything you were saying because you were so far away, but we could tell what the result of your conversation was by your smiles and how close you were."

"Hmm" Hermione nodded, blushing.

And I decided not to mention the fact that I could hear their entire conversation clearly.

"Okay, but that still doesn't explain why you're here... Especially you three" Harry said with a frown, looking at the three people in the mirror at the end of the sentence.

"Oh, we're here because Etha—" Dora started to say, before being cut off by me.

"That's not important" I said with a tight smile, "What matters now is that you two are finally dating"

"Yes, and I have no words to say how happy I am about it" Sirius said smiling, "Seeing you together makes me calmer and more relieved, because I know you will take great care of each other"

And saying this he turned to Harry, "I'm proud of you pup, and I know you know that, but still I want to remind you that she's a special girl, so treat her well... and don't forget what we talked about that day" he winked at his godson, who blushed as he looked at the ground in embarrassment.

"And Hermione" Sirius called the studious girl, "Welcome to the family" he smiled.

And Hermione blushed slightly, but the small smile on her face showed that she was happy to hear that.

After that, Dora and Andy also congratulated the new couple, saying some words of support to them.

And after saying everything they wanted, they said goodbye to all of us before Sirius cut the connection with the mirror.

And looking at the two-way mirror that now looked like any other normal mirror I put it in my pocket.

'Who knew Sirius would be so excited about his godson dating?' I thought, shaking my head with an amused look.

'But well, maybe this is just another sign that he's matured and that he's really taking his job as Harry's guardian and godfather seriously' I smiled slightly.

End.

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