Harry Potter: The Saviour's Awakening

The next morning, Astoria slowly opened her eyes, listening to soft sounds coming from somewhere. Blinking, she got up and turned to her right only to gasp in shock. There was a beautiful bouquet of assorted flowers. Next to the flowers was a small puppy, looking at her expectantly as it let of soft sounds.

"A puppy?" whispered Astoria as she picked it up.

It was a baby Crup, a female she noticed. The forked tail had been cut off, leaving only a single tail so she knew that it must be about six weeks old. It resembled a Jack Russell Terrier and looked adorable. It also had a pink bowtie with a note attached.

Dear Astoria,

I wanted to give her to you as a present for Yule, but I decided now was a better time. Would you do me the honour of going to the Yule Ball with me?

Love,

Dylan

"Aww," Astoria cooed as she petted the puppy. She had told him a few months back that she would like a Crup as well after seeing the one that Dylan owned and she couldn't believe like he had bought her one! That was the sweetest thing anyone had ever done for her! A large smile broke out on her face. To think he would go through all this just to ask her to the ball! Of course, she knew that Harry must have had a hand in it, but she didn't care about that. All that mattered was that she would have to accept the invitation and give Dylan the biggest hug of his life!

She summoned one of the Greengrass house-elves and asked it to create a bed for the puppy and give it some food. Once she was finished with her bath, she came down to the common room to wait for her sister. She couldn't wait to share this with her! As she was talking to one of her friends, she heard someone clear their throat behind her. Turning around, she saw Draco Malfoy flanked by Crabbe and Goyle as always.

"Astoria, would you do me the honour of going to the Yule Ball with me?" asked Draco formally. He was smug with the knowledge that nobody else would have asked her this soon. After all, Dumbledore had announced the ball just last night. He didn't see how she would deny him.

"Draco, I'm flattered that you would ask me," said Astoria, smiling weakly, feeling guilty for declining him, "but I already have a date. I'm sorry."

"What?" Draco exclaimed in shock, finding it hard to keep the hurt from showing on his face. "But the ball was announced just last night! You didn't meet anyone after dinner. Who is it?" he demanded.

"Dylan. Dylan Lestrange."

"You're going with Lestrange ?" asked Draco, looking disgusted. "Astoria, why would you want to go with him? He's a bastard child!"

Astoria's expression cooled slightly. "Maybe so, but he is also my best friend. He asked me to accompany him to the ball and I said yes. Please do not insult him in front of me, Draco. I don't like it."

Draco gritted his teeth. "If that's your decision, then I'll respect it," he said curtly as he left, looking furious and hurt at the same time.

"I think you handled that rather well," said Daphne quietly, emerging from the corner, frowning slightly at Draco Malfoy's retreating form.

Astoria nodded slowly, feeling bad for hurting Draco's feelings. Her eyes lit up when she remembered what had happened before this incident. "I have something important to tell you!" she gushed. Daphne smiled as they walked to the Great Hall. That was really sweet of Dylan and rather sweet of Harry to help him too. Oh, who was she kidding? She knew that Harry would probably scale the top of a mountain if Dylan asked him to do it. It was so adorable to see those two together. Anyone watching them would think they were actual siblings instead of people who had met just a year and a half ago. Of course, time didn't matter if people were able to gel well together; she and Harry were proof of that.

As they walked up to the entrance hall, they stopped, blinking their eyes in surprise. The place was filled with bouquets of red roses and white lilies. Daphne realised who was behind this immediately. Roses were her favourite flower while Harry's were lilies. When she heard someone clear their throat, she turned around, only to find Harry holding one of those bouquets.

"Daphne Greengrass, would you do me the honour of being my date to the Yule Ball?"

Daphne smiled brightly. "I would love to," she answered, pulling him closer for a kiss as several people clapped. Since it was still quite early in the morning, there weren't many present, but the news would spread like Fiendfyre soon enough.

"I can't believe you did this; is this all for me?" she whispered in awe, looking at the various bouquets in the entrance hall. She smelled the flowers in her hand; they were so beautiful.

Harry opened his mouth but closed it again. "Yes, of course," he said, signalling something behind him with his hand. From the corner of her eye, she could see Dylan pulling out his wand and casting spells on something

"Really?" asked Daphne, eyes narrowing.

She turned around before Harry could stop her and caught Dylan in the act. He was in the process of getting rid of price tags on the different bouquets.

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