"This is ! It's pathetic ! And Professor Slughorn called this 'fun' ?" groaned Hermione in the Gryffindor Common room. She threw herself to the couch and lean her head there too.
"While you call yourself pathetic , could you also help me with this potion essay ?" asked Ron with a smile to Hermione.
"Sure. Why her ? I meant this Polyjuice potion project in class. I have to be Lavender Brown for 5 hours ? You boys are lucky your turn to cook Polyjuice potion is next week. Girls' turn is tomorrow ! And in the draw, I picked to be Lavender Brown !" explained Hermione to 2 of her bestfriends while holding a quill to help Ron with his potion essay.
"Hermione , you're a girl ?" asked Ron
Hermione quickly hit him playfully . "Joking.." said Ron to her. "You better be .." answered Hermione while glaring at him. Ron just smirked at that . He loved teasing Hermione for some strange reason.
"What's wrong with being Lavender anyway ? You only have to do what she usually does while in her form for 5 hours to get an 'O' from Professor Slughorn." said Harry confusedly of how Hermione could get so annoyed just because she has to look and act like Lavender Brown.
"Harry , it's going to be hard for me. She and I came from different planets. She's from Planet Lunatic ! And I have to flirt with Ron ?" explained Hermione devastatedly.
"Hey ! Hey ! Is flirting with me really that bad ? Besides , she doesn't flirt with me anymore. We broke up a month ago , she probably has get over it." Ron responded to Hermione's opinion of her being Lavender.
"Ron , you don't understand it , look at her right now ! She's starring at you .. or your lips .." explained Hermione. The three of them turned around and looked at Lavender. It's true what Hermione said. Her eyes are focused on Ron. It creeps Ron out a bit. "Besides ," continued Hermione "Professor Slughorn will score me depend on how other people believes that I am Lavender. So I really have to act like her ! And make a perfect Polyjuice Potion .."
"Hermione , why don't you go ask her what does she like to do ?" asked Harry
Both Ron and Hermione laugh . Harry noticed why they're laughing. Hermione and Lavender always had a complicated relationship between each other and it seems to be worse after Lavender's break up with Ron. Harry joined his two bestfriends laughing. "Good one .." complimented Ron.
"Who's Lavender going to be anyway ? And who's becoming you , Hermione ?" asked Harry again
"She's going to be Won-won's baby sister Ginny .. This one should be good . I think Luna is the one that's going to be me ." explained Hermione.
It is somehow hard . The whole Hogwarts girls are going to be other person . Some of them are lucky to be someone they knew . But some aren't . Like Katie Bell. She has to be a first year student that she doesn't even remember the name.
"If Luna is going to be you , so we have to hang out with her for 5 hours ?" asked Ron to make sure if his conclusion is right.
"Technically , yes. Can't wait for tomorrow to end !"
Then it's already tomorrow ( So , it's today now ) .. Hogwarts girls are all already in the Great Hall preparing to be others. Hermione has asked Lavender for a hair of hers. Students still don't know why would the professors called this activity fun. They just hope somehow it COULD be a little fun though.
Every girls are cooking inside the Great Hall now. The boys are all outside . Ron and Harry can't stop laughing while waiting for Her .. 'Lavender' to come out , show herself and act like Lavender , the girl that's completely opposite of her. 2 hours has past now. The boys heard a bell from the inside that means the girls have to drink that Polyjuice potion now. The Great Hall's door opened. The professors said :" Bye . Enjoy your look now !". The boys smirked and looked at their friends.
Lavender Brown walks towards Ron and Harry. "Hey Harry ! Won-won !"
Harry and Ron continue laughing at that Lavender Brown that has Hermione's voice.
"Did you hear what she just said ? Won-won ? HAHA !" said Ron between his laugh.
"Hey Harry , Hey Ron ." said Hermione. The boys quickly remembered , the one who's becoming Hermione is .. Luna !
"Hey Hermione , you sounded .. Softer than usual ?" said Harry sarcastically while laughing again with Ron.
Hermione ( or Luna ) just smiled . Lavender ( or Hermione ) also laughs with them. Suddenly , someone ran and hugged Ron.
"I miss you , big brother " said the girl , hugging Ron tightly from the front.
"Ginny ?" asked Ron confusedly. "Why are you-"
"Hey ! I never hugged Ron like that , i never call him 'big brother' and i certainly don't miss him right now ! Now get off from him !" said another girl pulling Ginny away from Ron.
Harry and Ron quickly realize that the 'Ginny' that just hugged Ron is Lavender. She's using that moment to hug Ron and get close to him. No doubts. And the girl who pulled 'Ginny' away from Ron , Pansy Parkinson ? The Slytherin girl that always next to Draco Malfoy ? That's the real Ginny ?
'Ginny' and 'Pansy' ran away from them before they could comment them. "I see your sister loves you so much ." said Hermione .
"Luna , Hermione won't ever say that." explained Harry . Ron nodded.
"I really gotta get going. See you later , Won-won !" then Lavender winked at Ron. Ron jizzles. "Wow , Hermione is good . I am really getting annoyed already !" complimented Ron . Then Harry , Ron , and Lu-Hermione leaves to the common room."
There are quite many people in the common room. Like usual , Harry , Hermione and Ron sit on the couch. There are no interesting conversation between them. Just teasing Luna on how she became a bad Hermione.
"I'm not that bad." defended Hermione
"Prove it , Hermione" said Harry sarcastically . He began laughing with Ron again.
"Okay , let's see. hmm .. Ron ?"
"Yes ?" answered Ron with a baby voice.
"Ron , you're very annoying ?" said Lu-Hermione
Harry and Ron laugh again for the hundred time today. Harry appreciated Luna's try so he told her that it's a good start. Lun-Hermione starts to read quibbler upside down now , deep down , she's still Luna . Not long after that , Ginny came to Ron again . This time , she ask Ron to read her a story and sat on his lap. Pansy Parkinson somehow enter the Gryffindor common room and again pulled Ginny away from Ron.
"You know Ron , this seems like Pansy is jealous of you reading a story for Ginny ." said Harry grinning.
Lavender Brown showed up at the perfect moment : when Ginny and Pansy fight with each other. Lavender just smiled and sit beside Dean Thomas.
"Hey Lavender , or whoever you are .. If you don't know me , I'm Dean. Look at my girlfriend fighting with herself there. I found it very funny." said Dean to Lavender. Dean doesn't know who became Lavender , so he kept talking to her. "The real Lavender in my girlfriend's form sure uses this left 4 hours well by flirting with her 'own brother' . We can all see Ron's face from here , he doesn't look happy being near Lavender . It's obvious that he only wants to be with Hermione. You know her ? The one with Harry Potter there ? That's her. She and Ron have been friends for a long time now. Obviously Ron likes her."
The Hermione inside Lavender didn't say anything to reply what Dean just said. She just smiled and look at Ron seperating Ginny and Pansy. She started to think about what Dean said. Could it be true ? Ron likes her? As far as she knows , Ron looks at her as a sister . Like Ginny. It would be nice if what Dean said was true. Lavender stood up and walk towards Ron.
"Hey Won-won , you look .. dashing today ." said Lavender to Ron
"Hermione , I look like this everyday." Ron smirked at what Hermione just said.
"Oh please , Ronald. Help me here ? Support me ?" said Her-Lavender. She tried to act as exact as Lavender.
"Alright. Here , Lav-lav , sit on my lap ?" asked Ron while patting his lap.
Herm-Lavender sat on Ron's lap. Harry laughed and ask whether 'Lav-lav' loves to sit on Won-won's lap for the next 3 hours. Lu-Hermione made a pouting face as she was sick or wanted to puke.
"Luna , i mean , Hermione , what's wrong ?" asked Harry . Lavender and Ron both also look worried when they saw Lu-Hermione's face.
"Why are you all surprise ? Isn't this the face that i need to show when i saw Ron and Lavender together ? Hermione does that everytime. I admire her sometimes." explained Luna (in this case , Hermione).
Harry smirked at Ron and Lavender. It looks like Professor Slughorn is kind of right. It's quite fun. They chat together and laughed a lot at Hermione's softer atittude for a quite long time. Then the 3 of them : Harry , Ron and Hermione went downstairs. Lavender followed them from behind.
Lavender (Hermione)'s POV : "Maybe it's not that bad that i have to be Lavender. With this , I might be able to look at Ron as long as I want ! I mean , I am Lavender. It is my job to admire Ron wherever he is."
Ron knows that Lavender is watching him every where. Deep down he knew , inside that Lavender , there's a Hermione looking at him. He excused himself to Harry and 'Hermione' to go to the girls' bathroom on the first floor. No one usually comes there. Ron would like an alone time. He laughed too much today and he think he needed a rest from laughing before his stomach explode. Lavender followed him to the bathroom.
Ron sat on the bathroom's floor. He took a deep breathe. He heard footsteps sounds coming towards him. It was Lavender. She sat next to Ron. There's a quite long silence . Lavender broke that silence.
"Resting from laughing huh ?" said Lavender to start a conversation between them.
"Yeah. My bloody stomach hurts from laughing too much. What are you doing here ?" asked Ron
"Just doing the thing that a Lavender would do when she saw her ex coming inside the girls' bathroom." grinned Lavender
"But you're no Lavender." said Ron. His face starting to face Lavender's.
"I am now. Look at me." Lavender smiled.
"No you're not. You're still Hermione. No matter what you look like. You're still a Hermione. For me ." explained Ron. He smiled at herm-Lavender.
Lavender blushed. She blushed even more when Ron crawl closer to her. he face her straight to her blushing face. Lavender closed her eyes. Ron turned slightly pink. His gace has been close to Lavender's before. Like lots of times. But this time , his heart pounds. Ron gets closer and closer to Lavender. Both of them look even more pink. Their lips are only about 3 cm away from each other's.
Suddenly it happened. Lavender's hair turned short , getting bushier. Her chubby face slims a little. Her blonde hair turn to brown. She turned back into Hermione. Ron saw that face. His heart pounds even more. He couldn't breathe. Hermione as Lavender is so attractive. Hermione as Hermione ? Legend. Ron couldn't take it. He sat back to his position. Hermione opened her eyes as she felt that Ron's not that close anymore and saw herself back as normal.
"It .. has been 5 hours ?" asked Hermione. Her face still blushes. It blushes more when she saw Ron's pink face.
"It has. I think." answered Ron. They both giggle a little. Then they went back to Gryffindor's common room to meet Harry again there.
"Wow ! What happened to your faces guys ? Sunburn ?" asked Harry
"Why ? What's wrong with my face ?" asked Ron.
"You are both , .. Pink." explained Harry
Both Ron and Hermione blushes even more after what Harry said. Harry saw both of his bestfriends' faces and guess that something good has happened between the two of them.