Mission 1: Becoming Pretty/ Make Ron Look at Her In A Different Way.

Hermione Granger stared at the mirror opposite her bed. She saw a girl with frizzy hair that covered most of her face, and Gryffindor robes looking back at her. It was not a particularly pleasing sight.

The realization that she wasn't pretty struck her when everyone was voting for the best looking girls in their class for the 'Witch Weekly Under 18 Beauty Pageant" and no one even considered her. Ron even had the audacity to ask her whom he should vote for, which followed an angry Hermione storming out of the Gryffindor common room and a clueless Ron looking at an equally clueless Harry for an explanation of what misdeed he had done this time.

Stupid Ronald. She's practically like another boy to him. Nothing more.

"Hermione! Are you coming for breakfast now or not? We're already late." cried Parvati Patil from the other side of the room, as she tied up her long black hair into a high ponytail.

"Um, I'll join you later, I've got some homework left." Hermione replied, turning briefly towards Parvati.

She then saw that Parvati was wearing her Gryffindor skirt and white shirt with the Gryffindor tie. It was optional , you could either wear the robes or the skirt. Now thinking of it, she couldn't ever remember wearing the skirt.

"Hermione Granger and last minute homework? Probably homework due three months later. But if that's what you want, I'll see you at the Grand Hall then."

Parvati slung her bag across her shoulder and hurried out.

Hermione sunk back into her bed, thinking hard.

She was going to be pretty, she'd show him.

"Where is Hermione? Breakfast is over!" Harry asked Parvati as sat in the Astronomy tower.

"She said she had some homework left, but I'm beginning to doubt ." she replied.

They both turned to see an attached Ron and Lavender.

"Will they ever stop snogging?" Parvati mumbled, disgusted.

"I wonder what Hermione will do if she walks in right now." Harry said, worried about his best friend's fate.

But they did not see Hermione until lunch.

"Not like Hermione to miss classes." Harry said, biting into his sandwich.

Ron snorted something which was not understandable, as he devoured his chicken legs whole heartedly. Lavender had her arms draped across him, as she giggled some things into Ron's ear, which made his ears turn pink.

They both stopped eating as they saw a girl walking to their table. The girl had luscious wavy brown hair, was wearing a red and yellow Gryffindor skirt that stopped below her legs, a slightly tight white shirt under which a neon green bra.

Not that Harry or Ron were looking at the bra.

Her back arched as she sat down opposite them, revealing a little of the content that was inside the neon green bra.

"Hi." Hermione said brightly, pleased at the dumbstruck look of their faces.

Lavender and Parvati's mouths fell open.

Ronald dropped his chicken leg.

Ginny blinked four times.

Hermione grinned. All the pain and hard work she went through this morning was worth seeing the look on their faces.

"So, what did I miss today? Felt a bit sick in the morning." Hermione said cheerfully, biting bread.

"Hello beautiful." Cormac slid into the seat next to hers, openly staring at her breasts, licking his lips.

"Why hello Cormac." Hermione gave him her most (what she thought was) seductive smile, knowing Ron was staring at them.

Cormac's hand slided onto her knee, caressing it gently.

"How are you?" He said, as his hand inched upwards, his legs moving closer to hers.

"Ew." Hermione thought, firmly pushed his hand away, and with a forced smile, replied with a polite "Fine, thank you."

Cormac leaned towards her, licking her cheek.

Hermione turned red, and pushed him away.

"Lay off McLaggen." Ginny and Harry said at the same time, taking out their wands.

Ron was too dumbstruck to say anything.

"If you want to play hard to get, that's fine with me." Cormac breathed in Hermione's ear , his lips touching her ear and his peppermint breath blowing against it.

She pushed him away once again.

He slowly and deliberately got up, and with a smug smile, pinching Hermione's arse as he walked out, giving her a wink.

Hermione ate in mortification.

As they walked to Potions, Hermione noticed Ron staring at her, as Lavender twittered around him.

She smiled.

Mission 1: Accomplished.

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