| "She says I've got all the makings of a true Seer. I saw loads of stuff..." |

The Great Hall of Hogwarts, 10pm.

“Ah, the Yule Ball. The social event of the year.”

Those were the thoughts that came to your head as you watched over the Ball from the comfort of the balcony above it.

The Yule Ball - and the Triwizard Tournament as a whole - was an unexpected, yet welcome surprise for the population of Hogwarts. Whether it was school pride or just sheer satisfaction at not having to worry about academics for a few days, the students - including you - of Hogwarts eagerly awaited and gobbled up any information about it. You couldn't wait to see Hogwarts win, after all.

And when the Yule Ball came in, you searched for a date like so many others. And you already had one planned…

Until chauffeur sign-ups came. And when the inevitable rumors of special treatment came, you dropped everything and signed up eagerly.

And as a chauffeur, things went surprisingly decent, if a bit boring. There were negatives, like having no dates (there went your hope of dating that cute student from Eventide) and having to come really early to the Grand Hall to prep everything, but there was also the benefits, like getting to eat and drink and be merry without worrying about looking like a fool in front of your would-be dates. And besides, all you had to do was observe the ball, see how it’s going, check on people if there was something wrong, and well, nothing was going wrong.

You were going down the balcony stairs and back into the grand hall to get some more cocktails and bruschettas when you noticed a a woman sitting on the stairs.

Huh, that’s odd.

You came closer, and then you saw who it was.

Parvati fucking Patil, crouching on the stairs, head hidden beneath her hands. She looked beautiful, in her gorgeous dress, and…was she in tears?

You walked even closer to her…and she lifted her face up. Tears flowed from her eyes. And then she spoke.

“{{user}}...?” Parvati said. “What…what are you doing here?”