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Prolong: After closing the curtain Hermione turned and what she saw, shocked her to the bone.

Chapter Three:

Hanging on the opposite wall, a few feet from where she stood, was a beautiful dark emerald corset with black leather crosses lining the edges with a black leather bow tied to the v shape part of the garment, which also lined under the breast cups for a perfect fit to Hermione's curves. It wasn't too tight nor too loose, just a precise fit. Attached to the bottom of the corset was a flowing same dark green silk skirt which had a black fluff/feather material lining the edges of the skirt as it trailed behind Hermione as she pranced around the changing room… With the dress came a silver necklace with 'X' pendants trailing down her chest and stopped 5cm short of the corset, in addition included was a silver ring with an emerald stone which matched the outfit well. There was an armlet, of a snake clinging around Hermione's upper arm. For shoes, the girls had picked out black boots which had heels and were polished to shine, which also had crosses along the edges in a dark green matching colour, as the rest of the dress. The back of the corset was held on by black leather criss cross 'X' straps across the middle back part of the dress. While there was a slit up the skirt on the right side, up to the thigh. As Hermione was preparing to walk out and show the girls she took one last look around the walls, as they were all mirrors, and looked herself over again, she sighed and stepped out.

She was shocked to see that while she was changing, Blaise and Malfoy had got seats and everyone was sitting in a semi circle around an area just in front of her.

"I thought the boys were staying on THAT side of the curtain" Hermione thought it her duty to point very clearly to the curtain which separated the counter and the 'backroom'. Ginny just sat in the middle of the semi circle, in front of Hermione giggling as did Pansy after Gin nudged Pansy in the ribs and looked at Malfoy.

"What's so funny! Are you laughing at me or the dress? ...or both?"

"Neither! Look everyone! Look at Draco!!!!"

"What!? …Oh my gawd Ginny you're right …what's he drooling over? Can't be me or the dress"

Hermione looked behind her but saw nothing but the change room she was previously in.

Pansy realized Ginny was right so she yelled it too.

"Oh My Gawd!!!! Malfoy's drooling over Hermione!!!!!!!!!!!"

Malfoy realized everyone staring at him, he slowly looked around at Blaise

"You're on your own buddy, you were the one caught drooling over Hermione"

"I was not! Like I'd drool over a Mud- Granger!"

"Well then what were you drooling over puppy boy?"

"Pansy! I'm not a dog! And I wasn't drooling, if I was there's nothing in this shop to drool over!"

Ginny was fired up and was going to get Malfoy to admit it, even if it took all day.

"You were caught red handed staring at Hermione and drooling for goodness sake!"

"Yeah and we saw you Draco you can't say all three of us have eye problems… at the exact same time Malfoy!"

Ginny was getting angrier and angrier now as was Pansy.

"Well if you must know I think that dress is pretty, but I wasn't drooling over the thing in it!"

Ginny and Pansy raised their eye brows at the blonde boy who was obviously in denial

"Gin, the poor thing is in denial, poor little confused boy… it's ok… your secret's safe with us right guys?"

"Pansy what in Merlin's name are you talking about! I'm not in denial! About anything!"

Hermione had been standing there watching everyone argue about Malfoy drooling over her as the words unfolded from everyone's mouth.

"I think I'll just go and get changed…"

"No! No! No! Herm Madame Choventate has to make sure it's a perfect fit!"

"Fine Ginny, I just want to get out of this…"

Hermione of course was lying she loved the dress, how it felt and how it swayed with her as she moved. Everything about it but she glared at Malfoy as Ginny lead her to yet another room this one was behind a black door with a dark red line around the edges of the door, Hermione was secretly happy to see an actual door where nosy people couldn't see past.

They walked through the door and were lost in there for about half an hour, when they reappear Hermione was back in her usual day clothes and Ginny walked over to Blaise and started whispering about something as she was explaining it to him, Blaise was nodding and smiling a lot. Hermione started to get edgy, as she was standing alone, very much alone in the middle of the room and the only chair vacant was one that was positioned next to Malfoy. As Pansy had moved and disappeared with Madame Choventate to yet another room behind another set of curtain drapes. Draco was smirking as he noticed that Hermione was left alone in the room and there was only one chair left, next to his own.

" I never knew, Granger that you preferred to stand then sit"

As Malfoy stated this he patted the sit beside him.

'What in Merlin's name is he up too? Think… Hermione think… I know he's trying to be nice to throw down my walls… not going to happen… I don't know what he's up too… It's not that… I do want to sit… Argh!'

"Ha Ha Ha not!"

She walked over and sat down and stared at the wall opposite them... once again it was a mirror wall, so it probably wasn't a good choice but she didn't care.

"…But Gin they'll kill each other before dinner's over!!!"

"Shhhhh!!! Shut up you git!"

"Who'll kill who before dinner's over?"

Hermione and Malfoy both questioned at the same time, they gave each other death stares.

"… ummm no one… you know Blaise he's a total git, he's bound to throw a knife or something and stab someone with it… hehe!"

Ginny punched blaise in the arm, rather hard.

"Ouch!!!"

Ginny violently whispered to blaise who was now rubbing his arm looking at the ground, the tiled floor.

"You deserved it! You idiot! You nearly blew it!"

"Yeah yeah I know ok?... it's good but if this all comes down… It's your head on the platter not mine!"

"Yeah I know… I'm willing to prepare for that if it means he-"

As she said 'he' she nodded towards Malfoy.

"- stops with the denial thing! I mean come on! We were all witness to it!"

"Yeah but you know him, he's Malfoy and she's Granger! ... Be prepared for it might take a while… a long while… but I will help as much as I can, when are you going to owl your mum?"

"Could I use your owl? I don't bring mine everywhere I go…"

"Haha funny yeah sure, when we leaving here?"

"Good question, I think Pansy went off with Madame Choventate in through there"

She pointed to the curtain drapes that were next to the door in which herself and Hermione had disappeared.