Hard To Resist
Declaimers Note: Hi guys! This is my 2nd fanfic. I erased my other story "The Right Decision" and that makes this story mine..Anyway just enjoy !
Thanks to my reviewers. I appreciate it so much. Tnx! Luv ya all! "The Right Decision"
ImJessesBaby13 Strawberry-Shortcake hazeleyez Amazing Love Anonymous
"Escape"
lil' dudette IlUvDrAcOmAlFoY mya14 ~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"Don't even tell me that was the last one."
Hermione Granger shot her best friend, Marian Summers, a guilty look as she licked the gooey chocolate residue from her fingertips. "Okay I won't."
"Hermione! I want that thing..that chocolate you know!" she wailed.
She put her hand on her forehead. "Oh no I feel hot...maybe that chocolate is the last thing that would have kept me from passing out from sugar deficiency.
Hermione giggled as they walked down the wide, air - conditioned colonnade of the Walden Galleria, a muggle mall.
"Uh. I think you've forgotten the meal we ate this morning and the sweet thing we take this noon." Hermione said as they turned on the corner.
"We really ate that much right?" Marian asked and Hermione nodded.
"Arggh.I'm going to be fat really!" she said worriedly.
"Nah your not. Marian, dear, you still looks beautiful."
"Easy for you to say. You have that perfect body. I wish I had yours. I can eat whatever I want without getting fat." She sighed.
"Maybe I'm lucky but not as lucky having you as my best friend." Hermione said smiling at her best friend.
Marian smiled back. "So do I."
Marian Summers have been her best friend since she transferred to Hogwarts and this summer, one of the best day of her life, was over way too fast. Tomorrow they'll be back to Hogwarts for their 7th year. Both of them had bought their supply last week so that they could spend more time for fun and to wander around the muggle world.
"Never imagined muggles have this great, big .thing. I'm so glad you dragged me into this Hermione. Being a pureblood, I realized, I must also know some of the muggle stuff." She said happily.
"It's called a mall and don't worry, with me here you'll learn more than you want to. Being a muggle born has also an advantage. I just don't know why Malfoy didn't even realized that." Hermione said sarcastically remembering the way Malfoy treated her.
"Don't mind him. Maybe he just fancy you. You know your beautiful too." She said.
I blushed. "I'm not beautiful." She put on a disgusted face. "And about that Malfoy fancying me, ewww.that was just so gross."
They laughed.
Hermione sighed. "I really can't believe I'd been at Hogwarts for a year now." She turned to her friend. "Thanks to you it's so fun."
She grinned. "And I can't believe that tomorrow, is well, tomorrow. Gosh! Harry will be back tomorrow. I just can't wait!"
Harry. Marian's boyfriend. The boyfriend Hermione never met. She couldn't stop a million questions and worries from through her brain at the mention of his name. Would he really be funny and charming as Marian had said? Will he like her or think of her as a 'born - to - the - library' girl? And worse, will Marian spend more time with her or will she ignore her best friend?
"I really can't wait to see him!" Marian exclaimed.
Snapping out of her thoughts, Marian pushed her concerned to the back of her mind and tried to concentrate on being happy for her best friend.
"Too bad you're not excited or anything. Hermione teased halfheartedly.
"Harry's been in that study abroad program at Europe for a whole year. I don't know the name of the school, Marian responded. "I've never been so excited to see someone in my whole life!"
"Well, it's a good thing he's finally coming back because I was starting to think he was some figment of your overactive imagination." Hermione said with a giggle. But inside she was worried. 'I'm going to be the third wheel' she thought.
Marian sniffed. "There's no way I could dream up a boy as perfect as Harry," her mouth formed into a worried frown. "I only hope that he'll be as happy to see me as I'm going to be see him."
"I'm sure he will be." Hermione assured her. "You guys have been together for such a long time --- he loves you."
"Your right." Marian smiled brightly. "I just want our reunion to go as smoothly as possible."
"Well let's see. In preparation for King Harry's return the only thing you need is me and lots of muggle money. We'll shop around here. Muggles have very great clothes. I'll probably buy one for myself. So what do you say?" Hermione asked her friend cheerfully.
"Let's go." She replied.
Hours have passed. They went to the parlor for hair and beauty tips. Marian's blond hair had become straighter than before and she looks beautiful so was Hermione with her now brown hair turned into curls that hung just above her shoulders and both of them looks like they just stepped out from a magazine cover. And now all they needed are clothes.
They entered a shop full of beautiful clothes. "You've got to find something really smashing when you meet your boyfriend." Hermione said as she began rummaging through the clothes.
"Hey! is it me?" Marian said holding up a short skirt. "It's not me and it's definitely not you. That's Pansy the Slut." Hermione said and they both giggled. "Well, that's definitely me." She said as she walked toward the strappy black dress. She handed Hermione her purse and other stuff she had bought. "Hold this while I try this on k?"
Hermione nodded and dropped down into one of the cool leather chairs usually occupied by girls' boyfriends, sighing heavily. The anxious feeling in the gut of her stomach hadn't gone away. It had gotten worse.
Ever since Hermione had met Marian, she'd known about Harry and that he'd be coming home one day. But it had all seemed so distant. Harry never existed for Hermione in person --- he was just a vague someone who Marian talked about. But now what? Would her friendship with Marian be the same once Harry was here in flesh?
It wouldn't be too bad if she had a boyfriend too. 'Yeah, right.' Like that was going to happen. She'd been sure that when she transferred at Hogwarts, there'd be some great guy who'd sweep her off her feet. But the cute guys all seemed to be taken, and the not - so - cute guys are meant only for friends.
"What do you think?" Marian came out of the dressing room and did a slow twirl. "You look great." Hermione said. She slumped back into the chair. "Too great." Suddenly she found herself fighting back tears. It was all too much.
Marian's face fell. "What's wrong?"
"Nothing." Hermione lied, picking at the seam of the chair. But she knew exactly what it was. Hermione knew she being rotten and petty but she couldn't help herself. "I'm sorry mar. I just. I just.." Her chin began to quiver. "I just don't want to lose our friendship," Hermione said in a small voice.
"Lose our friendship?"
Hermione shrugged. "When Harry comes back, you guys are going to want to be together a lot, and I-Im going to miss you that's all."
"That's the dumbest thing I've ever heard."
"No it's not."
"Yes it is." Marian went back to the dressing room to change. "I am capable of having a boyfriend and a best friend you know."
Silence.
"Things won't change," Marian insisted. "You and I are going to hang out all the time. And who knows?" she said coming out of the common room with the dress draped in her arm. "Maybe this year you'll meet somebody too."
"Maybe." Hermione smiled.
"And that garbage about losing me?" Marian gave Hermione a hug. "In case you forgot, you're my best friend. That's never going to change!."
Hermione smiled weakly and hug her friend back. "Your right."
But in her hearts of hearts, she didn't believe it. Guys Always Changed Things. Always...
Declaimers Note: Hi guys! This is my 2nd fanfic. I erased my other story "The Right Decision" and that makes this story mine..Anyway just enjoy !
Thanks to my reviewers. I appreciate it so much. Tnx! Luv ya all! "The Right Decision"
ImJessesBaby13 Strawberry-Shortcake hazeleyez Amazing Love Anonymous
"Escape"
lil' dudette IlUvDrAcOmAlFoY mya14 ~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"Don't even tell me that was the last one."
Hermione Granger shot her best friend, Marian Summers, a guilty look as she licked the gooey chocolate residue from her fingertips. "Okay I won't."
"Hermione! I want that thing..that chocolate you know!" she wailed.
She put her hand on her forehead. "Oh no I feel hot...maybe that chocolate is the last thing that would have kept me from passing out from sugar deficiency.
Hermione giggled as they walked down the wide, air - conditioned colonnade of the Walden Galleria, a muggle mall.
"Uh. I think you've forgotten the meal we ate this morning and the sweet thing we take this noon." Hermione said as they turned on the corner.
"We really ate that much right?" Marian asked and Hermione nodded.
"Arggh.I'm going to be fat really!" she said worriedly.
"Nah your not. Marian, dear, you still looks beautiful."
"Easy for you to say. You have that perfect body. I wish I had yours. I can eat whatever I want without getting fat." She sighed.
"Maybe I'm lucky but not as lucky having you as my best friend." Hermione said smiling at her best friend.
Marian smiled back. "So do I."
Marian Summers have been her best friend since she transferred to Hogwarts and this summer, one of the best day of her life, was over way too fast. Tomorrow they'll be back to Hogwarts for their 7th year. Both of them had bought their supply last week so that they could spend more time for fun and to wander around the muggle world.
"Never imagined muggles have this great, big .thing. I'm so glad you dragged me into this Hermione. Being a pureblood, I realized, I must also know some of the muggle stuff." She said happily.
"It's called a mall and don't worry, with me here you'll learn more than you want to. Being a muggle born has also an advantage. I just don't know why Malfoy didn't even realized that." Hermione said sarcastically remembering the way Malfoy treated her.
"Don't mind him. Maybe he just fancy you. You know your beautiful too." She said.
I blushed. "I'm not beautiful." She put on a disgusted face. "And about that Malfoy fancying me, ewww.that was just so gross."
They laughed.
Hermione sighed. "I really can't believe I'd been at Hogwarts for a year now." She turned to her friend. "Thanks to you it's so fun."
She grinned. "And I can't believe that tomorrow, is well, tomorrow. Gosh! Harry will be back tomorrow. I just can't wait!"
Harry. Marian's boyfriend. The boyfriend Hermione never met. She couldn't stop a million questions and worries from through her brain at the mention of his name. Would he really be funny and charming as Marian had said? Will he like her or think of her as a 'born - to - the - library' girl? And worse, will Marian spend more time with her or will she ignore her best friend?
"I really can't wait to see him!" Marian exclaimed.
Snapping out of her thoughts, Marian pushed her concerned to the back of her mind and tried to concentrate on being happy for her best friend.
"Too bad you're not excited or anything. Hermione teased halfheartedly.
"Harry's been in that study abroad program at Europe for a whole year. I don't know the name of the school, Marian responded. "I've never been so excited to see someone in my whole life!"
"Well, it's a good thing he's finally coming back because I was starting to think he was some figment of your overactive imagination." Hermione said with a giggle. But inside she was worried. 'I'm going to be the third wheel' she thought.
Marian sniffed. "There's no way I could dream up a boy as perfect as Harry," her mouth formed into a worried frown. "I only hope that he'll be as happy to see me as I'm going to be see him."
"I'm sure he will be." Hermione assured her. "You guys have been together for such a long time --- he loves you."
"Your right." Marian smiled brightly. "I just want our reunion to go as smoothly as possible."
"Well let's see. In preparation for King Harry's return the only thing you need is me and lots of muggle money. We'll shop around here. Muggles have very great clothes. I'll probably buy one for myself. So what do you say?" Hermione asked her friend cheerfully.
"Let's go." She replied.
Hours have passed. They went to the parlor for hair and beauty tips. Marian's blond hair had become straighter than before and she looks beautiful so was Hermione with her now brown hair turned into curls that hung just above her shoulders and both of them looks like they just stepped out from a magazine cover. And now all they needed are clothes.
They entered a shop full of beautiful clothes. "You've got to find something really smashing when you meet your boyfriend." Hermione said as she began rummaging through the clothes.
"Hey! is it me?" Marian said holding up a short skirt. "It's not me and it's definitely not you. That's Pansy the Slut." Hermione said and they both giggled. "Well, that's definitely me." She said as she walked toward the strappy black dress. She handed Hermione her purse and other stuff she had bought. "Hold this while I try this on k?"
Hermione nodded and dropped down into one of the cool leather chairs usually occupied by girls' boyfriends, sighing heavily. The anxious feeling in the gut of her stomach hadn't gone away. It had gotten worse.
Ever since Hermione had met Marian, she'd known about Harry and that he'd be coming home one day. But it had all seemed so distant. Harry never existed for Hermione in person --- he was just a vague someone who Marian talked about. But now what? Would her friendship with Marian be the same once Harry was here in flesh?
It wouldn't be too bad if she had a boyfriend too. 'Yeah, right.' Like that was going to happen. She'd been sure that when she transferred at Hogwarts, there'd be some great guy who'd sweep her off her feet. But the cute guys all seemed to be taken, and the not - so - cute guys are meant only for friends.
"What do you think?" Marian came out of the dressing room and did a slow twirl. "You look great." Hermione said. She slumped back into the chair. "Too great." Suddenly she found herself fighting back tears. It was all too much.
Marian's face fell. "What's wrong?"
"Nothing." Hermione lied, picking at the seam of the chair. But she knew exactly what it was. Hermione knew she being rotten and petty but she couldn't help herself. "I'm sorry mar. I just. I just.." Her chin began to quiver. "I just don't want to lose our friendship," Hermione said in a small voice.
"Lose our friendship?"
Hermione shrugged. "When Harry comes back, you guys are going to want to be together a lot, and I-Im going to miss you that's all."
"That's the dumbest thing I've ever heard."
"No it's not."
"Yes it is." Marian went back to the dressing room to change. "I am capable of having a boyfriend and a best friend you know."
Silence.
"Things won't change," Marian insisted. "You and I are going to hang out all the time. And who knows?" she said coming out of the common room with the dress draped in her arm. "Maybe this year you'll meet somebody too."
"Maybe." Hermione smiled.
"And that garbage about losing me?" Marian gave Hermione a hug. "In case you forgot, you're my best friend. That's never going to change!."
Hermione smiled weakly and hug her friend back. "Your right."
But in her hearts of hearts, she didn't believe it. Guys Always Changed Things. Always...