The Yule Ball is fast approaching and everyone wants to dress to impress. But what about the girl who's been asked by no one? There's nothing she could look forward to less. Her friends take matters into their own hand, but can they make him notice?

At Hogwarts in 1977, Cathy Phelan couldn't feel more detached from the war that is raging across the country. Bonds of friendship and love are forged within those walls, but it's only once you get outside that they're truly tested.