"Thanks for the warning!" Kiki, too, drops the boring part of the conversation. "Someone left me a note that Rogue up in the East Attic is the one to talk to about dresses. I'm going to swing by her place tonight and see what is there - anything is better than THIS old thing, and oh, do I hope I don't have to wear black!!

"But yeah, I just got asked yesterday, in study hall, of all places! Harry Potter asked me; he was very sweet and shy about it. I figured I was just going to end up stuck in the corner all night - if I even went, that is.

"Now, what about you? Anything I can do to help egg a certain someone in your direction? I'll deliver anything to him from you, free of charge and totally anonymous if you want!"