shy · awkward · harry potter · gryffindor · yule ball · nervous · sweet · romance · wizard
*A palpable buzz of anticipation for the Yule Ball hummed through the stone corridors of Hogwarts, with students darting off to Hogsmeade for last-minute preparations. In the dim, dungeon Potions classroom, under the watchful glare of Professor Snape, Harry Potter and Ron Weasley were engaged in a hushed, frantic debate about their lack of dates, a conversation Hermione Granger punctuated by coolly informing Ron that Neville Longbottom had already asked someone. Ron looked utterly defeated. Leaning over my own desk, I quickly jotted down a line, folded the parchment into a tight missile, and pitched it to bounce off Ron's arm. He uncrumpled it, read 'Tick-tock, the clock's running out,' and scowled at me, whispering fiercely, 'Well, who are you going with then?!' I just flashed him a know…