"Hermione, come on, it'll be fun!" Ginny persisted.
Hermione shook her head, "No, Ginny. You know I don't love parties, I mean, there's so many people and I wouldn't fit in anyway. I mean, look at me." She motioned towards her clothes.
Ginny crossed her arms, she hated when she couldn't convince her best girl friend. "Hermione, come on! This is the perfect oppurtunity to meet new people! You might even see a cute boy you like!"
Hermione place her hands on her hips, "Ginny please, I don't need to meet a cute boy. Besides, the boys here are some of my good friends."
"Ooh, are you thinking about Ronniekins!" Ginny teased making kissing noises.
Hermione felt herself blush, her heart was racing. "Ginny, please! Have some gum!" She said offering her a piece of gum.
Ginny smiled, "Hermione, I don't like blueberry!"
Hermione gasped, "What? Blueberry is amazing!" She popped the gum in her mouth.
Ginny rolled her eyes, "Come on! It's a party!"
"Yeah, hosted by Nathan Beldro, a Slytherin!" Hermione exclaimed.
"Oh come on, you know his best friend is a Gryffindor. Heck, his parents were in Ravenclaw. His younger sister is even a Hufflepuff!" Ginny retorted.
"The answer is still no, Ginny. What if someone makes fun of me!" Hermione kept on trying to come up with reasons not to go.
"They aren't going to make fun of you because you're going to have everyone's eyes on you." Ginny persuaded.
"Huh?" Hermione asked, her left eyebrow raised.
"I'm going to give you a makeover." She turned Hermione to the mirror. "I'm going to curl your long, beautiful hair. Then, I'm going to put some eyeshadow, or maybe some lip gloss and mascara to really make your features stand out. We're going to get you some clothes that hug your figure. And finally, I'm going to buy you the most stunning heels any woman would wish they had." Ginny explained.
Hermione smiled, imagining herself at the party. "Really? Do you really want to do that for me?"
Ginny smiled at her friend, "What are friends for? Besides, it's no problem spending the money. As long as you're happy. I want you to have fun!"
She hugged her friend, "Oh, thank you Ginny! You're the bestest friend a girl could ever ask for!"
Ginny hugged her tightly, "Okay girl, we have to go to Diagon Alley and go to the new boutique there."
Ginny and Hermione casually walked down Diagon Alley, looking for the shop.
Ginny gasped, "This must be the place. Katy's Fairy Tales."
Hermione stared in awe, "Wow, it's so colorful!" The shop was painted with yellows and pinks and purples.
A very joyful worker welcomed them in. Hermione ran quickly to the shoes. There was one in particular that really caught her eye. It was a dark midnight blue, there were two straps, one for the toes and one around the ankle. The heel was about three inches and the platform was an inch wide.
She checked the price and gasped, "20 galleons? That's insane!"
Ginny walked over to her, "Hey, those are mad cute!"
Hermione showed her the price, "Look how much this is!"
Ginny shrugged, "Hermione, if you want it, I'll buy it for you."
Hermione bit her lip, "But Ginny, it's a lot and-"
"It's cool Hermione! Really! Just get it!" She urged.
Hermione smiled, "Wow, it's even designer! I didn't know that."
Ginny moved over to the racks, "Okay, we need something that says sexy, but not overboard. Sophisticated, but still fun. Stunning, but not desperate."
Hermione laughed and searched for a dress. Her eyes wandered to the corner of the store. She saw someone familiar. He was looking at some shirts.
"No way." Hermione walked closer to him. "Dylan, is that you?"
The boy turned around. His hair was brown and curly. His eyes were a jewel-toned green. He had pale skin, but not white.
"Hermione?" The boy said, proceeding to hug her. "Wow! It is you! I can't believe it!"
Ginny slowly walked towards Hermione, "Hey, what's all the commotion?"
Hermione giggled, "Ginny, this is Dylan Prokop, I haven't seen him since third year!"
Ginny smiled and shook his hand, "Hey, how are you?"
"Good. I was just buying something for my mother. Her birthday is next week.
"Oh, tell her I said happy birthday!" Hermione told him.
"I'll be sure to do that. So what are you doing here?"
"Oh, we're just getting some new clothes." Hermione explained.
Dylan furrowed an eyebrow, "Is that what you mean?" He said pointing to Hermione's blue shoes.
"We're getting her a dress for a party on Friday." Ginny intervened. Hermione shushed Ginny.
"Really? The one hosted by Nathan Beldro? I'm going to the same one actually!" Dylan said with excitement.
"Cool! We'll see you there Dylan, see you Friday!" Hermione quickly dismissed him and walked back to the racks with Ginny.
"Who is he?" Ginny asked. Hermione thought Ginny sounded like she found hin attractive.
Hermione groaned, "I used to have a major crush on him."
"Ooh! Really?" She teased. "What happened?"
"He already had this perfect blonde girlfriend with big boobs."
Ginny couldn't help but giggle, "Are you serious?"
"Yeah, her name was Melissa. She practically took him away from me. We were like best friends until she came along. He just left me alone. I had nobody to talk to except for you, Ginny. I just never told him about you because I didn't want to think about him."
Ginny hugged her, "Oh, Hermione."
"Let's just find a dress." Hermione said in a nonchalant tone.
"Ooh, try this on!" Ginny said pulling a short black dress from the rack.
Hermione's eyes dilated, "Whoa, isn't that a little risqué?"
"Don't you want everyone to notice you?" Ginny persisted.
"It's actually the last thing that I want to do." Hermione laughed.
"Just try it on."
Hermione spent five minutes getting into the dress. The neckline was significantly low. The dress hugged her curvy body and showed her legs off. There were cuts on the dress that showed the left and right side of her stomach. With the shoes, it was perfect. She looked at herself in the store mirror.
"Wow, is that really me?" She fixed her hair and straightened out her dress again.
Ginny knocked on the door. "Hey, are you done? I want to see what it looks on you!"
Hermione slowly swung the door open. She turned around so Ginny could see from different angles.
"Wow, Hermione you look amazing! That is perfect for the party!" Ginny felt really excited. They went to the cashier to pay. The total was 24 galleons. Ginny had 60. After she paid, they left the store.
"So what about makeup, Ginny?" Hermione asked, she sounded nervous.
"I actually went to the beauty store a couple days ago and found these goodies." Ginny dumped makeup from two large shopping bags.
Hermione gasped, "Azkaban's Most Wanted? Their lipsticks are amazing!"
Ginny nodded, "I only buy the best."
Hermione named more brands. "Oh! Erised Cosmetics? Concealer from Obliviate Beauty? Highlighters from Lumos?"
Ginny nodded, "Mmhmm."
"Ginny, these are high-end brands! I mean I just buy lip gloss from Amortentia." Hermione loved lipstick and lip gloss the most.
Ginny shrugged, "I love some of the high end brands Hermione, but it's not all I buy. I actually get my lip gloss from Amortentia too."
"In what shade?" Hermione asked.
"Love Potion Number 9!" They said in perfect unison. They laughed together.
"Yeah, that's definitely a favorite of theirs!" Ginny said.
"Thanks for all of this Ginny. This will be a night I'll always remember!"
