Several nights later, in the common room, Ginny, Jesse and Anna were all
hangin out together, laughing and being crazy. Jesse and Anna were working
on Banishing Charms(Ann was having a bit of trouble with them, and Jesse
was helping her) Ginny was paging through a magazine that Anna had brought.
"Hey look at this!" Ginny called out suddenly.
"What is it?" asked Jesse, neatly avoiding the dictionary Anna had mistakenly sent flying across the room. She and Anna hurried to the table with Ginny.
"Makeovers." Ginny said excitedly. She slid the magazine across the table to Jesse and Anna.
Jesse and Anna eagerly paged through the magazine, looking at all of the before-after pictures of girls who had started out mediocre looking and had been transformed into knockouts. Jesse and Anna were both impressed.
"What are you on about Ginny?" Anna asked. "This is really cool, but why are you showing us?"
Seemingly ignoring Anna, Ginny stated "The school dance is in two weeks."
Jesse's eyes widened. "Ooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. I get it…"
"Get what?" asked Anna.
"Duh!" Ginny said "We can make ourselves over for the dance!"
"Ooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. I get it…" Anna said, her eyes wide like Jesse's.
"Don't you see it?" Ginny asked excitedly. "We can make ourselves over for the dance, and get-" she stopped, flustered.
"Get what?" Jesse and Anna asked simultaneously.
"Nothing, forget I mentioned it" Ginny spit out hastily. "See, look at this one! Isn't she pretty?!" She pointed at a picture in a magazine, but in her haste to change the subject she didn't realize it was a copy of Which Broomstick that was randomly lying on the table."
"Didn't know you had a liking for Quidditch Ginny." Jesse said cynically.
"Get WHAT?!?!?!?!" Anna asked eagerly. "We know your hiding something!"
Ginny debated. In such a short time, Jesse and Anna had become her best friends. Best friends had a right to know these things…
"Oh, all right, fine." Ginny began "I want to do this makeover thing so Harry will notice me."
"You like-!!!!!!" Anna and Jesse exploded at once. Ginny hastily wacked them both across the face with the Which Broomstick before they had time to blurt out her secret.
"Sorry." They both whispered at once.
"But still" Anna continued in a normal voice. "That is sooo cute!"
"Yeah! Why don't you ask him to the dance?" Jesse asked eagerly.
"Are you crazy!" Ginny hissed "He would laugh at me!"
"Well, you don't have to make it a confession of lifelong love," Jesse said
"Just ask him to go as friends!" Anna finished up for her.
"I'll think about it. AFTER we get these makeovers" Ginny said seriously. "Since we're going to Hogsmeade this weekend, we could pick out dresses and get hair done and all that" Ginny resorted to practicalities.
Ginny and Anna fell to discussing their potential makeovers and what they were going to wear. Jesse put her chin on her hand and fell away into lalaland.
She found her thoughts dwelling more and more on Ginny's older brother, Fred. He was cute, funny, and he flirted with her sometimes too. Jesse wished constantly that she could be easy around guys like Lavender, Parvati and Mary-Scott. She wanted to be friends with them so she could learn how to relax around guys like they did, but she then again, she didn't like Lavender, Parvati and Mary-Scott.
Jesse constantly nursed hopes of being able to go to the dance with Fred. The confidence she had spoken to Ginny with about inviting Harry to the dance was only a front. In truth every time she imagined herself asking Fred to come along with her, she inwardly squirmed with terror and embarrassment. And of course, there was the thought of what Mary-Scott would say…
the year, even though she really seemed to pay more attention to makeup and passing notes in classes, she still seemed so much smarter than Jesse. So much prettier than Jesse. She had perfect hair, which was perfectly straight and perfectly smooth, not a bit frizzy, and it seemed like it was naturally that way. Jesse had to fight her hair just to keep it from sticking straight up in the mornings, even though it fell down past her shoulder blades, and usually resorted to a ponytail, which generally created the effect of a small bush growing out of the back of her head. Mary-Scott had wasted no time commenting on this.
Mary-Scott had perfect skin, dusted with the cutest freckles, and not a pimple to worry about, despite all the makeup she wore. She had sparkly green eyes, and perfect teeth. She was tall thin, and model-like. A goddess in every physical sense. Every physical sense. In truth Mary-Scott was a (as Jesse had vehemently put it) a goddamned whore. She constantly flirted with Harry, always batting her eyelashes, flipping her hair, and laughing a fake, bubbly laugh. Jesse had once overheard her say to Parvati that she didn't really even like Harry, or even think he was that cute, but "hell, he's famous, and if I can get it on with a famous guy, then that's good for me!" That statement had made Jesse so angry (even though she didn't like Harry) that she had cursed Mary-Scott with a charm Hermione had taught her that made Mary-Scott's hair flash different colors for a week.
Jesse felt very satisfied with herself.
"Hey look at this!" Ginny called out suddenly.
"What is it?" asked Jesse, neatly avoiding the dictionary Anna had mistakenly sent flying across the room. She and Anna hurried to the table with Ginny.
"Makeovers." Ginny said excitedly. She slid the magazine across the table to Jesse and Anna.
Jesse and Anna eagerly paged through the magazine, looking at all of the before-after pictures of girls who had started out mediocre looking and had been transformed into knockouts. Jesse and Anna were both impressed.
"What are you on about Ginny?" Anna asked. "This is really cool, but why are you showing us?"
Seemingly ignoring Anna, Ginny stated "The school dance is in two weeks."
Jesse's eyes widened. "Ooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. I get it…"
"Get what?" asked Anna.
"Duh!" Ginny said "We can make ourselves over for the dance!"
"Ooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. I get it…" Anna said, her eyes wide like Jesse's.
"Don't you see it?" Ginny asked excitedly. "We can make ourselves over for the dance, and get-" she stopped, flustered.
"Get what?" Jesse and Anna asked simultaneously.
"Nothing, forget I mentioned it" Ginny spit out hastily. "See, look at this one! Isn't she pretty?!" She pointed at a picture in a magazine, but in her haste to change the subject she didn't realize it was a copy of Which Broomstick that was randomly lying on the table."
"Didn't know you had a liking for Quidditch Ginny." Jesse said cynically.
"Get WHAT?!?!?!?!" Anna asked eagerly. "We know your hiding something!"
Ginny debated. In such a short time, Jesse and Anna had become her best friends. Best friends had a right to know these things…
"Oh, all right, fine." Ginny began "I want to do this makeover thing so Harry will notice me."
"You like-!!!!!!" Anna and Jesse exploded at once. Ginny hastily wacked them both across the face with the Which Broomstick before they had time to blurt out her secret.
"Sorry." They both whispered at once.
"But still" Anna continued in a normal voice. "That is sooo cute!"
"Yeah! Why don't you ask him to the dance?" Jesse asked eagerly.
"Are you crazy!" Ginny hissed "He would laugh at me!"
"Well, you don't have to make it a confession of lifelong love," Jesse said
"Just ask him to go as friends!" Anna finished up for her.
"I'll think about it. AFTER we get these makeovers" Ginny said seriously. "Since we're going to Hogsmeade this weekend, we could pick out dresses and get hair done and all that" Ginny resorted to practicalities.
Ginny and Anna fell to discussing their potential makeovers and what they were going to wear. Jesse put her chin on her hand and fell away into lalaland.
She found her thoughts dwelling more and more on Ginny's older brother, Fred. He was cute, funny, and he flirted with her sometimes too. Jesse wished constantly that she could be easy around guys like Lavender, Parvati and Mary-Scott. She wanted to be friends with them so she could learn how to relax around guys like they did, but she then again, she didn't like Lavender, Parvati and Mary-Scott.
Jesse constantly nursed hopes of being able to go to the dance with Fred. The confidence she had spoken to Ginny with about inviting Harry to the dance was only a front. In truth every time she imagined herself asking Fred to come along with her, she inwardly squirmed with terror and embarrassment. And of course, there was the thought of what Mary-Scott would say…
the year, even though she really seemed to pay more attention to makeup and passing notes in classes, she still seemed so much smarter than Jesse. So much prettier than Jesse. She had perfect hair, which was perfectly straight and perfectly smooth, not a bit frizzy, and it seemed like it was naturally that way. Jesse had to fight her hair just to keep it from sticking straight up in the mornings, even though it fell down past her shoulder blades, and usually resorted to a ponytail, which generally created the effect of a small bush growing out of the back of her head. Mary-Scott had wasted no time commenting on this.
Mary-Scott had perfect skin, dusted with the cutest freckles, and not a pimple to worry about, despite all the makeup she wore. She had sparkly green eyes, and perfect teeth. She was tall thin, and model-like. A goddess in every physical sense. Every physical sense. In truth Mary-Scott was a (as Jesse had vehemently put it) a goddamned whore. She constantly flirted with Harry, always batting her eyelashes, flipping her hair, and laughing a fake, bubbly laugh. Jesse had once overheard her say to Parvati that she didn't really even like Harry, or even think he was that cute, but "hell, he's famous, and if I can get it on with a famous guy, then that's good for me!" That statement had made Jesse so angry (even though she didn't like Harry) that she had cursed Mary-Scott with a charm Hermione had taught her that made Mary-Scott's hair flash different colors for a week.
Jesse felt very satisfied with herself.