Hollerrr y'all.
So I was reading the rest of this story and i realised that i havn't been doing Hermione exactly like the books. She has loosened up a bit for my story. She acts like most people her age do .. or atleast like I used to act at that age... so yeah she drinks and that sort of thing. but yeah shes not exactly the same as the books....thats all! enjoyyy!
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It felt like the first months of school had rushed by. It was already near the end of October and the red and yellow leaves that once hung on the trees were found now mostly on the ground. The new school year exceitment had started to wear off and studying was starting to get quite serious, especially for Hermione. She had plenty to do with school and all of her Head duties. Atleast the people around here weren't so bad. She had acctually become quite close with most of them. Harry of course she was still very close with and Ginny too of course, but who had surprised her the most was Dominic. She thought he was going to be just as bad as Malfoy but he was quite the opposite. He was really very funny. Kari also. She and Hermione were beguinning to get very close, and it was nice to have another girl friend.
Hermione sat at the table on the deck in the Commun room doing her Potions essay with Harry and Ron, who they had smuggled into the commun room. She sighed frustratedly at their lack of knowledge and tried to explain again the proceedure of making the potion along with the concequences of mixing certain things. How many times would she have to explain it to them?
"No Ron, you put the soy root in first!" Finally he nodded in a way as if he understood and continued writing determindly. Hermione sighed and looked down at her parchment. She had finished her potions itself essay the day Snape had passed it out. However seeing as she was Hermione Granger, she revised it, re-wrote it and edited it until she thought it to be perfect. She did think that for today it was good enough and perhaps another revision tommorow would be fine. All she had to do now was start an outline to bring to the head/prefect meeting for the Hallowe'en dance. Ron finally scribled down the last of his essay and stood starting to gather his things.
"I have to leave a bit early today." he said and kissed Hermione before making his way down the deck sairs and towards the door. It seemed he had been spending less and less time with them and it was starting to bother her.
She adored Ron very much but his time with her now a days was limited it seemed. She would take time from her busy schedule to make time for him but he would always seem to need to go somewhere or do something. This hurt her a little. Why didn't he want to spend time with her. She let out a sigh and watched him leave again.
"Why? You've been leaving early the last three times." Harry questioned. Ron froze slightly and tried to think of an answer.
"I have to meet Lavender. She needed help with...Herbology and Neville's not around." Hermione nodded. But then again when was Ron ever good at Herbology? Lavender could have just asked her. She dismised the thought and started to write letters to each prefect for their meeting later on that evening.
"8:00 here in the commun room Harry we are having a meeting." she said, seeing no sense in giving him a letter seeing as he was sitting right next to her. Harry nodded. Hermione stood and walked to the portrait after finishing up her letters then turned back to Harry who was gathering up his things.
"You want to come owl these with me?" she asked. Harry smiled and nodded leaving his things on the table and grabing his coat. They made their way outside in silence until Harry spoke.
"Um...Hermione? Can I ask you something?"
"Sure..."
"Uh...Ok say your friend liked this girl but he wasn't sure if she liked him...What would you tell him?"
Hermione laughed and shook her head. She knew for a fact that Harry was talking about Ginny. She had noticed how much the two of them flirted and honestly thought the two would make a great pair.
"Harry. It's okay,Ginny likes you."
"But Hermione it's Ginny Weasly! Ron's little sister! How do I ask someone like her out?" he asked frustratildly.
"Just ask her after the meeting tonight Harry. Just go up to her and say 'Oh Ginny please, would you have me as your man !" she said dramatically with a laugh as they walked through the aisles of the many owls giving 7 of them each letters and telling them who to bring it to.
"'Mione I'm serious!" he replied.
"Oh Harry I was only joking. But seriously I know he likes you. She talks about you all the time," Harry smiled over at her and she continued on. "Just tell her you have feelings for her and everything will work itself out I swear."
Harry knew she was being truthful. He wrapped an arm around her and pulled her into a hug. Hermione smiled and hugged him back. She loved Harry more than anything. He was her bestfriend in the entire world and she was always glad to help him out when it came to girls and such. She always thought Harry deserved a nice girl like Ginny.
"I'm glad your my friend 'Mione." He smiled and she rolled her eyes andd nudged him instructing him not to get too mushy on her. The two laughed and linked arms as they walked back to the castle once all the letters were given out.
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Hermione sat comfortably on the leather couch infront of the fire place her legs streatched out infront of her and a long parchment in her lap. Her sat pondering over her assignment when a triumphant looking Head Boy strutted into the commun room. He lifted up her legs, sat down and set them on his lap. Hermione looked up at him with a mixture of annoyance and curiosity. After sharing a few drunken (smuggled booze of course) nights on the shared balcony and bathroom the two had become quite the pair. Not that she was attracted to him what so ever; she knew too many of his faults for that. He had a place in her heart. Next to Harry of course.
"What are you so happy about? Finally get laid?" she asked smoothly. While adding a few things to her list. Dom rolled his eyes.
"Haha your so funny Hermione but No. Or atleast not at this point in time. But I finished my homework early." he said with a cocky look putting his hands behind his head and streatching out. Hermione laughed and shook her head. Dom was a character. Just then Harry and Lisette came in together, then came Ginny and Kari with the rest of the group.
"Well, lets get this over with then." Dom said slapping her on the thigh purposly as hard as he could.
"Okay!Okay!I'm gettin up!" Hermione laughed, set her parchment on the table and lifted her legs freeing Dom. They the made their way to the table, Hermione sitting at one end and Dom at the other.
"Ok...We are going to be having a Hallowe'en dance. Friday the 31st of course." Everyone cheered quietly and listened to hear more.
"We are going to be devided in three groupes. The 1st years till 3red years shall be having their dance from7 o' clock till 9, 4th and 5th years' dance will be from 9 til 11 and-" she was cut off by Dom.
"Ours will be from 11 until 1 in the morning. Any objections?" everyone shook their head and took it down in notes.
"Good because Hermione and I had to beg the Professor to get those times." He said.
"So each dance is going to have a theme. First to third years is going to pretty much be just a costume party, fourth and fifth will be a gouls and goblins...so like, any creature except human and ours is a Masqurade Ball. It is couples themed so if you are Juliet then your partner will be Romeo. Monday there will be a letter sent out to you from the person you are paired up with. The couples have been randomly chosen to promote house unity excetera, excetera. Any other ideas?" Hermione asked. Ginny piped up.
"Decor. Who's doing it and what are we doing?" she asked. Hermione smiled.
"Raise of hands of who would like to do it." Lisette, Charlie and Ginny all raised their hands and Dom nodded.
"Lise, Charlie and Ginny are the decor team." said Dom and wrote their names down on some parchment. "You need a decor plan for each dance. On Monday please hand in a copy explaining the materials needed and the overall plan either to myself or Hermione. Ans ok...um oh yeah, Entertainment will be done by a WizardingDJ."
They then decided that the food would be out set out on tables to the side and that they would try to make the punch un-spikeable. By the time they hade finished it was about 11:00 so everyone just went to bed. For the exception of Ginny and Harry and Hermione and Dom , who had moved closer, were still sitting at the table scribbling down notes and disscussing other Head things. Harry and Ginny made their way quietly to the fire and sat on the couch almost awkwardly. Hermione looked up at them and smiled. She poked Dom and pointed to them. He looked up at her with a questioning look. Hermione leaned towards him.
"Harry is going to ask Ginny to go out with him." she whispered. Dom smiled and rolled his eyes before returning to the work. Harry took a deep breath and decided now was his chance. If he didn't say anything now he never would.
"Um...well Ginny, I was wondering...if you...uhh, would like to...go eat with me?" His voice craked near the end and Hermione , even from the other side of the room could tell he was about to break into a sweat.
"Harry, I eat with you everyday."
"I mean..like eat..go out..eat out with me?" Ginny gave a small giggled which made him even more nervous.
"So you asking me to go out with you?"
"I mean ... only if you want to go ... I mean ... maybe?" he studdered.
"Well Harry Potter, I'd like that very much." She said and leaned over kissing him on the mouth. Too stunned he nearly didn't kiss back. She pulled away and gave him a smile before leaving him without another word and making her way back to her room. Harry just sat for another few moments until she had closed the door.
"There yah go bud. Wasn't that hard." Dom called from the table. Harry stood and gave him a glare. He then also retreated to his room leaving the pair at the table to laugh.
"Oh thats not nice at all. We shouldn't be laughing at all." Hermione said with a wide smile spread across her face.
"But did you see how red he got?"
Just the Kari came out of the room with a smile.
"So it's been like ten seconds and Ginny is already telling everybody!" She said rolling her eyes. The two at the table smiled and shook their heads. "But yeah, do you want to go to Hogsmede tommorow 'Mione?"
"Yeah absolutly." she said.
"Perfect!' Kari turned and walked back to her room. Hermione knew exactly what she had done. Even without being told she knew Kari had it bad for Dom and had strategically come out in her tank top and short pajama shorts to seduce him or something. And obviously it worked because Dom was still gawking in her direction.
"I swear every boy in this place has drunk a Love Potion. Your all acting like dogs." Hermione said shaking her head.
"Hey now 'Mione thats not nice at all. I can't help it but stare when a pretty girl walks in. You know me chickie, its hard." Hermione let out a loud laugh and stood gathering all her things.
"Yeah whatever. Hard like your peen." she quiped and made her way to her room. Dom laughed and didn't bother replying. She caught him.
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The next day was the first trip to Hogsmede. With a yawn, Hermione got up out of bed and went over to her dresser pulling it open and rumpling through looking for something. What to wear? Oh what was she saying! She didn't care all that much! She finally pulled out a pair of her most comfortable jeans, a t-shirt she won last summer at a local radio station party and a black zip up hoodie. After brushing her teeth, and trying to calm down her frizzy hair, which eventually she just threw up into a ponytail, she slipped on her sneakers and a white vest. She walked out into the Commun room to meet with Kari and Ginny. It seemed they hadn't arrived yet so she sat down on the couch to wait and picked up Lisette's Witch Weekly and started to flip through it.
"Someone looks nice today." Dom said and flopped down beside her. His shaggy bown hair was all over that place and his face wasn't shaved. It looked like he'd picked his clothes off the floor and put the on. Hermione giggled at his apprence.
"God Dom. Have a rough night? You look a little stoned." He shot her an annoyed look and layed his head on her shoulder.
"Yeah like, totally whatever Hermione, you know I like totally don't do like ... drugs." He said in the most feminin voice he could muster. Hermione shook her head at him remembering all the stories he had told her about all the weed he smoke during the summer. Hermione had however convinced him that marijuana was not healthy and perhaps he should quit. Or atleast cut back. Dom layed his head back and seemed to fall back to sleep. Hermione rolled her eyes and looked up when she heard the Prefect's door open. Kari and Ginny smiled and went over to the couch. It was unusually cold for this time of October so the two of them were wearing just as many layers as Hermione was. Ginny was about to ask Hermione if she was ready to go when she spotted the sleeping Head Boy.
"Is he like stoned or something?" Hermione shook her head laughing and the three made their way to the carriges.
Once in Hogsmede they immediatly made their way to Dooney and Witch for their costumes. It always had the best selection and for that Hermione was glad. She really didn't want to go anywheres else. She started to flip through the racks. Her date, pen name Greenhouse, had suggest they go as Johnny Cash and June Carter. Suprised by the suggestion Hermione loved it and was determinded to find something for a young June Carter look.
"So who are you going to be Ginny?" she asked and looked up at the red head who was flipping through all the dresses without much luck.
"Well , acctually , I think I'm going to be...Helen of Troy!" she said pulling out the perfect dress. It was made of a light off white cotton with gold rope for around the waist and a gold leaf crown.
"Wow that's gorgeous! Get it Ginny!" Kari exclaimed.
"What about you Hermione?" asked Ginny.
"June Carter."
"Who?" asked the pair.
"She was married to Johnny Cash. He was a muggle musician."
"Ohhh ! No he wasn't! He was a wizard! He just sold music to muggles. He said he felt he did better there then here." Hermione looked at Kari surprised at this new information. Kari sighed.
"What should I be?" HErmione thought for a moment then started throwing out suggestions.
"Juliet?"
"Nawhh, like everyone will be her." Ginny quiped.
"Lady Macbeth?"
"No. Too depressing." Kari replied.
"Then how about..Bonnie? From Bonnie and Clyde."
Kari looked up at Hermione confused. The Head Girl was holding up a darling little outfir which consisted of a white skirt, orange sweat, pink scarf and a baret. She wasn't sure who this Bonnie was but she sure thought the outfit was cute.
"Bonnie and Clyde were a bank robbing duo." Hermione said, responding to her friend's confused look.
"Well I like it."
"Maybe we should just go-" Hermione was cut off by the high pitched scream of Ginny. Obviously she saw something. Hermione glided over beside her to look at the a foral print dress. She looked at Ginny then the dress.
"Is this something June would wear. I really hope because it's so cute!" A smile spread across Hermione's face.
"Perfect..." was all she could say.
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Thanks everyone!