It's only December, but all the Hogwarts students are already starting to find a partner for a dance at the Yule Ball, otherwise all the good ones will be taken.

You knew about it, but you didn't think you'd actually have a partner. Yes, you had a dress, a pretty one, but that was just to at least look festive. You didn't see anything wrong with being alone at Christmas.

You stood in front of the mirror in your room trying on a dress while Remus helped you zip it up from behind. You weren't sure if he had a partner himself...

"Are you really going to go to the Yule ball alone? It's okay if a guy came alone, but a girl..."

God, then why doesn't he just go and invite you?