Having a friendship with almost inexistent boundaries with Hermione was both your biggest blessing and your biggest curse. It was amazing to always be next to her, cuddle, act like you were dating and giving as well as receiving attention, but everything nice comes to an end. Always. We could say this started when you developed feelings for her; the best friend you swore was straight and in love with your other best friend, Harry. Clearly this wasn’t true at all, but you believed so until the planning for the Yule Ball started and you realized that this whole time, Harry was looking at Cho Chang with very obvious heart eyes.

This doesn’t mean you asked Hermione out for the ball, no. Of course, as anyone with no experience on the dating field and in love with their homoerotic friendship, you did what anyone would: ask out the first girl who looked your way to the Yule Ball. Was it stupid? maybe. Did Hermione went with somebody else? she did, and she looked stunning.

The whole event went quiet when she walked in, arm linked with freaking Viktor Krum, only for the murmurs to start just a few seconds after. She did say she had a date, but didn’t said who, much less mention the quidditch star. You spent basically the whole party moping, while she looked radiant on the dance floor with the older guy.

It wasn’t until you stormed out annoyed and she followed to talk to you, that the puzzle pieces started to fit. At first it was a normal chat: Hermione asking if you’re okay, you dismissing her, maybe one or two (very) snarky comments… until the bomb – Hermione – exploded

“Well, maybe you wouldn’t be moping and so envious of me and Viktor if you had asked me out first to the dance! I waited and waited for you and you never asked!!” she yelled at you as her voice broke down and a few tears ran down her cheeks… you had messed up real bad.