Chapter Nine
A/N: Oooh! Aren't you all proud of me? I'm updating after only 12 days! Nice change after having waited months before, huh? ;0) I'm having Easter Break now, and I'll do my best to get another chapter written during it.
My thanks:
J.L. McD- Thanks so much! Yeah, it was uneventful, but I felt I just wanted to get to when her friends arrive. Good it got you wondering! ;0D
Dragon-soul- Thanks! Was this soon enough?
Katina Wellson- Nah, it's not cool to be 16. I just feel old! LOL I'm envious of you, so let's switch ages, shall we?
MandyTheFreak, former Mandy- No wonder the title was great, since you came up with it, eh? LOL You always have brilliant ideas!
Andrea- Thanks very much! I'm really glad you're enjoying it! =0D Actually, it is a comfort that you're turning 16 soon. LOL Then I don't feel like I'm the only oldie. I do my best with the English, and I'm glad it's good enough to understand.
Skye- Thanks a lot! =0) Read on if you want to find out... ;0)
The day was windy, and Hermione had to tuck her hair behind her ears all the time, so she wouldn't get it in her face, as she stood by the lake. She wished she'd put her hair up in a ponytail, instead of wearing it down. It was lunch break, and she had gotten permission to leave earlier from Arithmancy (though, she didn't want to), so she would have time to eat before she went to meet Theresa, Linda and Megan. Hermione looked at her watch. They should be here any minute now, she thought. Just as she thought that, they showed up, literally, at her feet; Mr. Weasley, standing, and the others in a heap on the ground.
"Hello, Mr. Weasley," Hermione greeted him. "Thank you for bringing them here. I'll take over now."
"Hi Hermione," Mr. Weasley said. "No problem; it's been very interesting to find out how a MP3 player works. I'll go and see Dumbledore before I leave."
Hermione smiled.
"Bye," she said.
She turned to Theresa, Linda and Megan, who had gotten off the ground now, and were brushing off their clothes.
"Hi there!" she said. "Good to see you guys again!"
"Hermione!" they all shouted and rushed forward to hug her.
"Aww..." Theresa said compassionately, when they'd released Hermione. "Megan told us someone had called you a bitch, but don't listen to that jerk. You're the nicest person ever!"
"No, not bitch... Megan haven't you explained..." Hermione stumbled on her words.
"Got you!" Theresa burst out laughing.
Megan and Linda joined in.
"Ha ha, very funny," Hermione said, but couldn't help smiling.
"Apparently," Theresa said innocently, "because otherwise you wouldn't be laughing."
"Theresa, have you ever thought of becoming an actress?" Hermione asked like she'd just gotten the idea out of nowhere.
"Only 24seven," Theresa replied seriously.
The four of them burst out laughing again.
"Oh my gosh!" Linda suddenly exclaimed. "Look at that guy over there. He's so hot!"
"Who?" Hermione asked confused looking around.
"Him." Linda pointed at Oliver, who was walking out of the Great Hall.
"Wow! You're right, Linda," Megan agreed. "He's just as hot as Michael Owen!"
Theresa nodded.
"You like Michael Owen?" Hermione asked surprised.
"Yes. Why do you otherwise think we watch Liverpool FC's games and the World Cup? Because we like soccer?" Linda raised her eyebrows, and looked like she couldn't believe Hermione even needed to ask such a question.
"Eh, of course not," Hermione mumbled. "Anyway, let's go to my class now, shall we? I have something called Transfiguration now."
"Sure," Linda said. "Besides, who is he?"
"Um, his name is Oliver Wood, and he's our flying instructor," Hermione said awkwardly.
"How old is he?" Megan asked immediately after Hemione's answer.
"19, I think," Hermione replied.
"That's not too old..." Theresa said. "Are you going to have any flying classes while we're here?"
"Yes, on Monday," Hermione said.
"Wow! That's great!" Linda said excited. "Then we'll get to see him close up!"
Theresa and Megan nodded of assent.
"So, this is the Transfiguration class room," Hermione said and hoped they would stop talking about Oliver. "The teacher, Professor McGonagall, is also head of Gryffindor, which is the house I'm in. We can go to the guest dorm and leave your bags after class."
Parvati and Lavender approached them.
"This is Parvati and Lavender, they're in Gryffindor too," she said to Theresa, Linda and Megan. "And Parvati and Lavender, this is Theresa, Linda and Megan."
"Nice to meet you," Lavender said.
"Nice to meet you too," Megan said and smiled. "We're so happy to be here. Lewes is so incredibly boring, and we can't believe we're actually out of there for the break."
"I love the color of your lip gloss," Theresa said to Parvati. "Where did you buy it?"
"At a store called 'Magical Beauty' in Hogsmeade," Parvati replied. "We're going there tomorrow, you should come with us."
"Oh yes, we'd love to," Theresa said. "I have to buy a new mascara too. Do they have water resistible ones?"
"Yes, they do, and they also have snow resistible ones," Lavender assured Theresa. "Do you use an eyelash curler before or after you put on mascara? I prefer to..."
Oh no, Hermione thought. Here we go again; make up, boys and giggling. She searched for Harry and Ron with her gaze. Theresa, Linda and Megan were so into their conversation with Parvati and Lavender that they wouldn't notice if she went over to talk to Harry and Ron.
"Hi guys," she said.
"Hey," both of them said.
"Aren't you going to introduce us to your friends?" Ron asked.
"They're having an exceedingly important discussion about MASCARA, with Parvati and Lavender, so I'm not sure if they want to be interrupted," Hermione said and rolled her eyes. "Anyway, Professor McGonagall is here now."
"Miss Granger!" Professor McGonagall called. "Have your Muggle friends arrived yet?"
"Yes, Professor," she answered. "This is Megan, Theresa and Linda."
"Welcome to Hogwarts," Professor McGonagall said and turned to them. "I hope you'll enjoy your stay here."
"Thank you, I'm sure we will," Theresa said.
"Um, Professor McGonagall?" Parvati said.
"Yes, Miss Patil?" Preofessor McGonagall said.
"Lavender and I was just wondering, if it's okay if we throw a slumber party tonight, as a welcoming party for Theresa, Linda and Megan?" Parvati asked.
"All right then," Professor McGongall said. "As long as you won't make too much noise, that is."
"We won't. Thanks a lot Professor!" Parvati said.
"Now, everybody get in the classroom," Professor McGonagall said. "We're already five minutes late."
At dinner, Theresa, Linda and Megan had had time to get to know everyone, and were laughing at the twins' jokes. Hermione was glad everything had gone so smoothly.
"Can I have one of your fake wands, so I can show the people at school?" Linda asked.
"Sure," Fred said. "You can have more if you like, we have loads of them."
"Attention, please," Dumbledore said and rose from his chair. "As you all know, three Muggle friends of Miss Granger's arrived to Hogwarts today. I hope you've all been friendly to them and made them feel welcome. Theresa, Linda and Megan, will you please rise, so everybody can see who you are?"
Theresa, Linda and Megan immediately stood up and smiled and waved. They looked like they were having the time of their life.
"Thank you," Dumbledore said. "Now you can sit down again."
"It's so exciting to be here!" Megan said to Hermione as she sat down.
"Yeah," Theresa agreed. "I can't wait for the slumber party to begin, so many hot guys will come!"
"How do you mean?" Hermione asked surprised. "Only Gryffindors will be at the party. The others can't get into our common room without knowing the password."
"Oh, we've already taken care of that," Megan said. "We're not stupid, you know."
"WHAT?!" Hermione said terrified. "You've given out our password?!"
"Of course," Megan said like it was the most obvious thing in the world. "How will the hot guys otherwise be able to come to the party?"
"Megan!!!" Hermione said panicking. "You can't just do that! The other houses are not allowed to know our password! Gosh! I have to go and fix this."
Hermione ran as fast as she could to the Gryffindor tower.
"You have to change the password," she said to the Fat Lady. "The old one has leaked out."
"Do you have any suggestions?" the Fat Lady asked. "I've run out of ideas."
Hermione just said the first thing that randomly popped up in her head.
"Pear milkshake?" she suggested.
"Fine with me," the Fat Lady said.
Hermione sat down on the floor. Now she had to sit there and wait for the others to come, and tell them the new password, so they'd be able to enter. Smooth, huh? she thought. I should've figured, she scolded herself. Nothing ever goes smoothly when Theresa, Linda and Megan are on the go. She knew they hadn't mean to cause her trouble, by giving out the password, but she couldn't help starting wondering if she'd be able to survive their stay at Hogwarts.
A/N: After updating so soon, don't you think I deserve some reviews saying what you thought? ;0) It's really helpful to me to get to know what I can improve, and I'd truly appreciate if you'd like to tell me.
A/N: Oooh! Aren't you all proud of me? I'm updating after only 12 days! Nice change after having waited months before, huh? ;0) I'm having Easter Break now, and I'll do my best to get another chapter written during it.
My thanks:
J.L. McD- Thanks so much! Yeah, it was uneventful, but I felt I just wanted to get to when her friends arrive. Good it got you wondering! ;0D
Dragon-soul- Thanks! Was this soon enough?
Katina Wellson- Nah, it's not cool to be 16. I just feel old! LOL I'm envious of you, so let's switch ages, shall we?
MandyTheFreak, former Mandy- No wonder the title was great, since you came up with it, eh? LOL You always have brilliant ideas!
Andrea- Thanks very much! I'm really glad you're enjoying it! =0D Actually, it is a comfort that you're turning 16 soon. LOL Then I don't feel like I'm the only oldie. I do my best with the English, and I'm glad it's good enough to understand.
Skye- Thanks a lot! =0) Read on if you want to find out... ;0)
The day was windy, and Hermione had to tuck her hair behind her ears all the time, so she wouldn't get it in her face, as she stood by the lake. She wished she'd put her hair up in a ponytail, instead of wearing it down. It was lunch break, and she had gotten permission to leave earlier from Arithmancy (though, she didn't want to), so she would have time to eat before she went to meet Theresa, Linda and Megan. Hermione looked at her watch. They should be here any minute now, she thought. Just as she thought that, they showed up, literally, at her feet; Mr. Weasley, standing, and the others in a heap on the ground.
"Hello, Mr. Weasley," Hermione greeted him. "Thank you for bringing them here. I'll take over now."
"Hi Hermione," Mr. Weasley said. "No problem; it's been very interesting to find out how a MP3 player works. I'll go and see Dumbledore before I leave."
Hermione smiled.
"Bye," she said.
She turned to Theresa, Linda and Megan, who had gotten off the ground now, and were brushing off their clothes.
"Hi there!" she said. "Good to see you guys again!"
"Hermione!" they all shouted and rushed forward to hug her.
"Aww..." Theresa said compassionately, when they'd released Hermione. "Megan told us someone had called you a bitch, but don't listen to that jerk. You're the nicest person ever!"
"No, not bitch... Megan haven't you explained..." Hermione stumbled on her words.
"Got you!" Theresa burst out laughing.
Megan and Linda joined in.
"Ha ha, very funny," Hermione said, but couldn't help smiling.
"Apparently," Theresa said innocently, "because otherwise you wouldn't be laughing."
"Theresa, have you ever thought of becoming an actress?" Hermione asked like she'd just gotten the idea out of nowhere.
"Only 24seven," Theresa replied seriously.
The four of them burst out laughing again.
"Oh my gosh!" Linda suddenly exclaimed. "Look at that guy over there. He's so hot!"
"Who?" Hermione asked confused looking around.
"Him." Linda pointed at Oliver, who was walking out of the Great Hall.
"Wow! You're right, Linda," Megan agreed. "He's just as hot as Michael Owen!"
Theresa nodded.
"You like Michael Owen?" Hermione asked surprised.
"Yes. Why do you otherwise think we watch Liverpool FC's games and the World Cup? Because we like soccer?" Linda raised her eyebrows, and looked like she couldn't believe Hermione even needed to ask such a question.
"Eh, of course not," Hermione mumbled. "Anyway, let's go to my class now, shall we? I have something called Transfiguration now."
"Sure," Linda said. "Besides, who is he?"
"Um, his name is Oliver Wood, and he's our flying instructor," Hermione said awkwardly.
"How old is he?" Megan asked immediately after Hemione's answer.
"19, I think," Hermione replied.
"That's not too old..." Theresa said. "Are you going to have any flying classes while we're here?"
"Yes, on Monday," Hermione said.
"Wow! That's great!" Linda said excited. "Then we'll get to see him close up!"
Theresa and Megan nodded of assent.
"So, this is the Transfiguration class room," Hermione said and hoped they would stop talking about Oliver. "The teacher, Professor McGonagall, is also head of Gryffindor, which is the house I'm in. We can go to the guest dorm and leave your bags after class."
Parvati and Lavender approached them.
"This is Parvati and Lavender, they're in Gryffindor too," she said to Theresa, Linda and Megan. "And Parvati and Lavender, this is Theresa, Linda and Megan."
"Nice to meet you," Lavender said.
"Nice to meet you too," Megan said and smiled. "We're so happy to be here. Lewes is so incredibly boring, and we can't believe we're actually out of there for the break."
"I love the color of your lip gloss," Theresa said to Parvati. "Where did you buy it?"
"At a store called 'Magical Beauty' in Hogsmeade," Parvati replied. "We're going there tomorrow, you should come with us."
"Oh yes, we'd love to," Theresa said. "I have to buy a new mascara too. Do they have water resistible ones?"
"Yes, they do, and they also have snow resistible ones," Lavender assured Theresa. "Do you use an eyelash curler before or after you put on mascara? I prefer to..."
Oh no, Hermione thought. Here we go again; make up, boys and giggling. She searched for Harry and Ron with her gaze. Theresa, Linda and Megan were so into their conversation with Parvati and Lavender that they wouldn't notice if she went over to talk to Harry and Ron.
"Hi guys," she said.
"Hey," both of them said.
"Aren't you going to introduce us to your friends?" Ron asked.
"They're having an exceedingly important discussion about MASCARA, with Parvati and Lavender, so I'm not sure if they want to be interrupted," Hermione said and rolled her eyes. "Anyway, Professor McGonagall is here now."
"Miss Granger!" Professor McGonagall called. "Have your Muggle friends arrived yet?"
"Yes, Professor," she answered. "This is Megan, Theresa and Linda."
"Welcome to Hogwarts," Professor McGonagall said and turned to them. "I hope you'll enjoy your stay here."
"Thank you, I'm sure we will," Theresa said.
"Um, Professor McGonagall?" Parvati said.
"Yes, Miss Patil?" Preofessor McGonagall said.
"Lavender and I was just wondering, if it's okay if we throw a slumber party tonight, as a welcoming party for Theresa, Linda and Megan?" Parvati asked.
"All right then," Professor McGongall said. "As long as you won't make too much noise, that is."
"We won't. Thanks a lot Professor!" Parvati said.
"Now, everybody get in the classroom," Professor McGonagall said. "We're already five minutes late."
At dinner, Theresa, Linda and Megan had had time to get to know everyone, and were laughing at the twins' jokes. Hermione was glad everything had gone so smoothly.
"Can I have one of your fake wands, so I can show the people at school?" Linda asked.
"Sure," Fred said. "You can have more if you like, we have loads of them."
"Attention, please," Dumbledore said and rose from his chair. "As you all know, three Muggle friends of Miss Granger's arrived to Hogwarts today. I hope you've all been friendly to them and made them feel welcome. Theresa, Linda and Megan, will you please rise, so everybody can see who you are?"
Theresa, Linda and Megan immediately stood up and smiled and waved. They looked like they were having the time of their life.
"Thank you," Dumbledore said. "Now you can sit down again."
"It's so exciting to be here!" Megan said to Hermione as she sat down.
"Yeah," Theresa agreed. "I can't wait for the slumber party to begin, so many hot guys will come!"
"How do you mean?" Hermione asked surprised. "Only Gryffindors will be at the party. The others can't get into our common room without knowing the password."
"Oh, we've already taken care of that," Megan said. "We're not stupid, you know."
"WHAT?!" Hermione said terrified. "You've given out our password?!"
"Of course," Megan said like it was the most obvious thing in the world. "How will the hot guys otherwise be able to come to the party?"
"Megan!!!" Hermione said panicking. "You can't just do that! The other houses are not allowed to know our password! Gosh! I have to go and fix this."
Hermione ran as fast as she could to the Gryffindor tower.
"You have to change the password," she said to the Fat Lady. "The old one has leaked out."
"Do you have any suggestions?" the Fat Lady asked. "I've run out of ideas."
Hermione just said the first thing that randomly popped up in her head.
"Pear milkshake?" she suggested.
"Fine with me," the Fat Lady said.
Hermione sat down on the floor. Now she had to sit there and wait for the others to come, and tell them the new password, so they'd be able to enter. Smooth, huh? she thought. I should've figured, she scolded herself. Nothing ever goes smoothly when Theresa, Linda and Megan are on the go. She knew they hadn't mean to cause her trouble, by giving out the password, but she couldn't help starting wondering if she'd be able to survive their stay at Hogwarts.
A/N: After updating so soon, don't you think I deserve some reviews saying what you thought? ;0) It's really helpful to me to get to know what I can improve, and I'd truly appreciate if you'd like to tell me.
