Pansy feels me tense up beside her and whispers, "Merlin, she looks amazing, D. You okay?" I swallow thickly and make eye contact with Granger as she passes, my mouth agape and suddenly I become a mute when I see her smile at me. Was it just my imagination? "Did you see that?" I ask Pansy, "She smiled at me." Pansy assured me that she noticed the same thing. I resolve myself to ask her for a dance.