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Prequel of sorts to "Thanks for the Flowers"- Best friends, Hermione and Severus, go to the ball. He tries to find a way to ask her to dance with him before any lechers notice how beautiful she looks in her Slytherin green dress. Reminder: this is not a time turner story, just Hermione existing as a student at the same time Severus is a student at Hogwarts. Warning for cuteness!