Chapter 4: Hogsmead Weekend

The rest of the week move quickly as everyone was caught up in homework and classes, and caught up in up coming events. On Friday morning at breakfast Dumbledore stood up and said "Now we have been in contact with Beauxbtons and Durmstrang and they will only be arriving next week, so the same will apply but today students will be attending all classes. Thank you" and he sat down.

Later that night as Harry, Hermione, Ron, Melissa and Claire sat in the common room talking they noticed a sign saying: -

Hogsmead Visit tomorrow

Time: 12:30 – 6:00pm

Meet in the Entrance Hall with permission slips.

"Cool, this will be your first Hogsmead visit. Are you excited" Hermione asked interestingly.

"Honestly Hermione, how manygirls do you know that don't look forward to shopping? If you know any then let me talk to them NOW." Melissa said giggling and everyone joined in.

"So you are going then?" Ron asked blushing slightly.

"Yep" the twins said at the same time

"Harry lets go. We have to go see McGonagall about Transfiguration lesson" Ron said gloomily

"Oh yeh" Harry said got up kissed Hermione and walked out with Ron

"O my God you are not going to believe this. Bill asked me to meet him in the Three Broomsticks tomorrow, and what am I going to wear?" Melissa said excitedly

"REALLY, when did he ask you?" Claire said leaning closer.

"This morning. He pulled me into a classroom and asked. But it was so sweet" she said looking dreamy.

"Ok,well you have to wear my skirt and boots. Oh and you can wear your pink tie up top." Claire said looking in deep thought.

"But I thought you were going to wear that skirt, I will find something else." She replied

"No its ok. Your reason is better, but I am wearing your jeans" Claire said quickly.

Both Hermione and Melissa laughed and nodded.

The next morning Melissa was first one out of bed and was making a lot of noise getting ready.

"O my god Claire, get up and do my make-up NOW" Melissa screamed waking Claire up

"Ok OK. Only if you chill. You still have and hour and a half. She said looking at her watch. Now sit down while I wash my face"Claire said patting Melissa on the back.

Two minutes later Claire came into the room with her make-up bag and a smile.

"Ok, Iwill start with the make-up and Hermione you do the hair" Claire said pointing the curling iron, and they both started straight away.

Finally after an hour of working on Melissa, Claire and Hermione finished and she was really happy with the result, and so were they.

"Thanks I love it. Now you can get dressed cause you don't have long. I will pack the stuff away." Melissa said getting up.

"No, I want to use the make-up" they said at the same time.

So she smiled and walked overand putall the clothes that were on the bed and floor away.

Ten minutes later, Claire and Hermione rushed in and attacked their make-up box because they were running out of time. Finally at 12:25 the girls made their way to the Entrance Hall with Harry and Ron, because they met the common room. When they arrived in the Entrance Hall, Melissa met Bill instantly and as she left she gave Claire a thumbs up.

On the way down to the village the group was talking about where they would go first, but when they got there all the shops were a little full so they went to the Three Broomsticks instead. When they reached the pub they found a seat on the other side of the room where Melissa and Bill were sitting, talking and making out.

"Is that Melissa with Bill. As in,my brother, Bill?" Ron asked eying the couple

"Yeh, he asked her and she was so excited and said yes. We spent all morning fixing her hair and make-up and only had like 20 minutes to get dressed ourselves" Claire said looking exhausted.

"Yeh, that's why she looks better than us. But she was happy in the end" Hermione added taking her eyes off Harry for a moment.

"Well, I think you look beautiful as usual, and so do you Claire" Harry said smiling at them and kissing Hermione.

"Oooh, yuck get a room you two. Honestly it's gross" Ron said looking disgusted at the couplesnogging next to him.

"What? Do you want a kiss to Ron?" Hermione said teasing but all he did was look at Melissa. It was then that Claire realised that Ron liked Melissa and it was hard for him to see her kissing his older brother. Claire had to go tell Melissa but she would ruin their date, then she remembered that her twin can feel her pain as well. So Claire had no choice but to hurt herself. She grabbed a bottle and smashed her hand.
"O my god! What are you doing?" Ron asked looking at her as if she was crazy.

"Um the bottle fell" she said half-hearted. "I'm fine" but she was watching Melissa rub her hand as if it happened to her. Melissa looked over at Claire and mouthed the words 'what is it' and all Claire did was point to her head.

Melissa got the picture and started to read Claire's mind. Melissa's face changed dramatically and felt bad that she didn't realise it before. Melissa turned to Bill and said

"I'm sorry but I really have to go. Can we do this another time?" and with that she got up and ran outside and so did Claire. When they got outside they faced each other looking a little nervous.

"Are you sure? I mean maybe you read him wrong" Melissa said looking in the window at Ron.

"Please Melissa, I am a boy expert and you know it. He likes you so try not to talk about Bill or anything that suggests you have a boyfriend. OK" Claire said taking fast.

"Ok, I will try. And that really hurt and you made me bleed. What did you do?" Melissa said looking at Claire's hand.

"Smashed a bottle on it. Ron thought I was a little weird though" Claire said and they started laughing.

Just then Harry, Hermione and Ron came out of the pub

"Are you ok?" Hermione asked and was about to read their mind, when they mouthed tell you later. And out of the blue Hermione said

"ok, and I think we should go back to Hogwarts..." but Claire and Melissa finished the sentence at the same time. "Because it is going to rain"

"How do you know?" Harry asked looking confused at the girls. But before they could open their mouth it started to rain and they all ran back to Hogwarts, but on the way Claire saw Draco and tried to hide but he saw her and smiled. She smiled back but kept walking.

When they arrived at the castle Harry, Ron, Hermione and Melissa went back to the common room to dry themselves, but Claire decided thatshe would go for a walk around the school. So she left the others and walked to the other side of the castle.