Harry's Interactive 8th Year: April 2021 Nominations (Patreon)

You can submit your answer to this month's question here in the comments or directly to me privately. As usual, I'll leave this up for about a week before we move on to the voting stage.

Where we left off: https://www.patreon.com/posts/47553761

“We are nearing the end of the fall term, and many of you will be leaving the castle for the holidays,” Headmistress McGonagall said, her voice cutting through all chatter in this early December morning. “But before you leave, you will have an opportunity to relax amongst your friends. As you may be aware, December 18th will be the final day of classes. While you may leave as soon as your classes end if you wish, I hope many of you will stay through the evening to join us for the return of the Yule Ball.”

There were excited whispers from the students at that, mainly the girls. Some of the boys looked less excited, but unlike four years earlier Harry did not share in their nervousness. He was a different person now, a more confident person, and he’d gotten far more comfortable with girls. Spending the evening dancing with a beautiful witch in his arms didn’t sound so bad to him, and he caught more than one set of female eyes glancing in his direction after McGonagall’s announcement. He did not expect to have to scramble for a date this time around.

“I encourage you not to wait too long to ask your preferred partner,” McGonagall continued. “Act quickly.” She seemed to look at Harry briefly. “And if you have trouble narrowing your choices down or making the right one, perhaps the upcoming Hogsmeade weekend would be a good chance to spend some time with a member of the opposite sex outside of class and see if they’re someone you might have a pleasant evening with.”

April 2021 poll question:

The Yule Ball approaches, and the school is in an uproar during Hogsmeade weekend as students try to pair off. How does Harry's Hogsmeade weekend go, and what decision does he wind up making about the Ball?