After the Yule Ball

Granger. Why did it always have to be Granger who occupied his thoughts?

If only she wasn’t a Mudblood. Her being Gryffindor wasn’t a big problem. Her being smart was great, he was secretly really annoyed with how dumb some of the Slytherin girls are. Her being feisty was annoying but he kind of liked the challenge. Her being at the ball with Krum obviously meant that others saw she was desirable too. Her being Mudblood was…

Damn. Maybe he was the one with the problem, not her.