A/N: Hi there, thank you guys soo much for your reviews! They really do make my day. And the people who leave anonymous reviews, I love them so much but I can never reply back to them like the way I do with the signed reviews. Don't think they're not loved, because they are :) I also wanted to know who your favorite Harry Potter character is and why. It doesn't have to be a character from my story but any one from the whole series. Well this might be a little short but I wanted to put something up for you all. Enjoy :)

Disclaimer: Now that I think about it, I'm glad JK Rowling owns Harry Potter. Otherwise, I wouldn't be here writing this fic :)

Chapter 10

Hermione walked back to her room to change into her clothes. She picked out a cute white v-neck tshirt, dark blue skinny jeans, a dressy purple scarf that Ginny had given her, and black ankle length boots. She brushed her hair out, adding some smoothing creme, also from Ginny, to keep her hair natural, but tamed. She put on some black eye liner and mascara and just a hint of lip gloss, and checked herself in the mirror. At least now I look presentable and Ginny won't pester me. But, it will probably be only for today because as soon as classes start, I won't have time to care about the way I look. Hermione giggled to herself. She collected her wand and left her bedroom to get her best friends.

By the time Ron and Harry had gotten up, gotten ready, and came down in the Great Hall for breakfast, it was almost 9:30 am. They decided that they would sit at the House tables for breakfast and lunch, but at their own Dumbledore House table for dinner. Hermione was just putting some pancakes on her plates when Ginny joined them.

"Hey guys!", Ginny greeted enthusiastically. She took a place next to her boyfriend and looked at Hermione. "Wow, you look great, Hermione. You should do this more often."

"Thanks," said Hermione, blushing slightly, "I hadn't gotten a chance to wear this scarf so I thought I'd wear it today. I hope it's not too much for a Sunday."

"Nonsense," Harry shook his head, "You look good. So guys, what do you want to do today?"
No one said anything as they were all thinking. Ron finally piped in.

"Well," said Ron, after swallowing his food, earning a smile from Hermione, "I forgot that I was taking Potions again this year... and I kind of ripped it up, burned it, and threw it out last year in celebration of the war ending..." His ears turned red from embarrassment as everyone laughed at him. To ignore them, he started shoveling eggs and bacon into his mouth.

"Oh, Ron," smiled Hermione, "Okay, so that's the plan. We'll go to Hogsmeade and see if Ron can find his book there. And we might as well do some shopping." Everyone nodded as they ate their breakfast.

"Yeah," agreed Ron, "And we can get lunch there as well. I heard Madam Rosmerta has a new drink that everyone's raving about." Hermione looked up at him and was about to say something, but she was interrupted.

"Still thinking about food, Weasel?" drawled that annoying aristocratic voice. Ugh! Hermione turned around to face Malfoy who was standing there, next to Pansy and Blaise.

"What Draco means," Pansy chimed in with a nervous smile, "Is that we would like to join you for lunch..." She looked at Hermione, with a hopeful expression, "That is... if you guys don't mind." Hermione was conflicted. How could I say no to Pansy? She's so nice...

"Of course," replied Hermione, shocking even herself, "We're going to Hogsmeade, so we can meet up for lunch at the Three Broomsticks at around 12:30?" Hermione looked at her friends. Ginny and Harry seemed to be fine, but Ron was grumbling under his breath. She turned back to Pansy, who was smiling at her. Next to her, Blaise seemed indifferent, but Malfoy was scowling. What else is new?

"That sounds great," exclaimed Pansy, "So I guess we'll see you then." She waved the Gryffindors goodbye and took her two friends, one on each arm, to the Slytherin table for breakfast. Hermione turned around and saw that Ron was looking at her, annoyed.

"What'd you do that for, Hermione?" Ron complained, "I thought Hogsmeade was supposed to be fun." Just then Lavender came in and plopped down next to Ron.

"What's wrong, Won-Won?" Lavender asked, noticing Ron's pout. Ron's ears turned red.

"I asked you not to call me that in public," whispered Ron, even though everyone heard. Harry snickered, but quieted when he saw Ron's glare. "Nothing, except that Hermione invited the Slytherins to join us for lunch." He pouted again. Lavender lightly slapped his arm.

"Ronald Weasley!" Lavender exclaimed, "What did I tell you before? The war is over so get over the fact that you don't like Slytherins just because they're Slytherins. Pansy is such a doll." Hermione bit back a smile by eating her pancakes. Looks like Lavender's a good influence on Ron. Ron, defeated, decided to finish eating his breakfast.

After everyone was finished, the five decided to walk to Hogsmeade since it still wasn't that cold out yet, being the first week of September. They chatted amicably, Ginny telling Lavender and Hermione about the two first years she caught snogging ("I didn't even know how to snog like that when I was eleven", Ginny exclaimed), Harry and Ron talking about the pros and cons of the new coach for the Chudley Cannons and within twenty minutes, they were in Hogsmeade.

Hermione was surprised to see that there weren't that many people around. However, the shops and restaurants were still hustling and bustling with witches and wizards, mostly Hogwarts students hoping for a nice time before classes began the next day.

Ron and Lavender decided to go to Tomes and Scrolls to find the Potions book that he so happily destroyed. Ginny and Harry decided to go to Zonko's Joke Shop so that Ginny could do some snooping for her brothers about the latest jokes they had. Harry went so he could get some things to pull pranks on Ron.

So, Hermione was left all alone. She didn't mind, of course, because this way she could go wherever she wanted without worrying about boring everyone else. Hmmm, where should I go first? I could use a couple new quills... Hermione went to Scrivenshaft's Quill Shop. There she ended up buying a variety of different colored quills and a new product called "Parch-its". They were like the muggle post-its, except these you could keep floating wherever you liked for however long you liked. And the best part was, Hermione could choose what color and size she wanted them to be with a flick of her wand.

Next, Hermione went to Honeydukes to buy some chocolate frogs, liquorice wands, and sugar quills. Just as she was leaving, Ginny entered and convinced Hermione to stay with her because Harry had abandoned her to go to a new Quidditch shop that had opened up with Ron. Lavender had met up with Parvati and Padma and decided to go to the hairdressing salon to get their hair done. Ginny, being Ginny, dragged Hermione to Gladrags Wizardwear to check out the new fashions that were rocking the wizarding world at that moment.

Inside, a short, stubby lady greeted them quickly ("Welcome to Gladrags!") and turned back to tend the other students that were already there. Hermione looked around and saw many unusual looking socks.

"Ginny..." said Hermione slowly, "I don't think there's anything I would wear here." Ginny just grabbed her hand and pulled her towards the back.

"All the good stuff's hidden," Ginny replied, with a sly smile. This seemed to be true. As they reached the racks and shelves in the back, the merchandise began to look normal. "As I already know," began Ginny, "that someone's birthday is coming up soon!" Hermione inwardly groaned.

"Ginny..." started Hermione, but was cut off.

"Ginny nothing," stated Ginny, "You're birthday is coming up in a couple weeks and I want to get you something you will like. What better way than to let you pick it out yourself!" Ginny smiled and clapped her hands, as if declaring the discussion closed.

"Alright..." Hermione gave in, "But nothing too flashy." The girls roamed around the store for a while before Hermione came across a necklace. There was a thin-link silver chain that held a clear round heart filled with swirling blue and green shimmery liquids that seemed to never stop moving. Wow. It's beautiful... Hermione turned it around and saw the price. 207 galleons! Who even has that kind of money? She quickly put it back in its spot as Ginny came around.

"Found anything you like yet?" asked Ginny. Hermione shook her head.

"Let's keep looking," replied Hermione, "I saw a couple bracelets that I liked. Help me choose one." A little while later, Hermione held a little bag in her hand, containing a pretty charm bracelet. As they walked to the front of the store, they bumped into Pansy.

"Hey, Pansy," smiled Hermione, "What are you upto?"

"Just looking," Pansy answered, "Blaise and Draco were helping me pick out some shoes..." She turned around, saw no one, and turned back with a confused look on her face. "They were just here a second ago. Guess they got bored." Sure enough, the three girls could see the two Slytherins chatting outside the store. "Oh well," she shrugged, "What about you two?"

"I just bought Hermione a birthday present," Ginny said, winking at Hermione.

"You don't have to tell the whole world," groaned Hermione.

"It's your birthday?" Pansy asked, looking surprised. Hermione shook her head.

"It's in a couple weeks," Ginny answered for her, "We should do something special."

"Yes, definitely!" agreed Pansy. Just then Ginny's stomach grumbled.

"Uh..." laughed Ginny, "I think I'm hungry. We should get going. It's almost 12:30." The girls agreed and stepped outside the shop. Blaise and Malfoy were waiting for them.

"Hey, guys," Pansy said, "Let's go to lunch now."

"Sounds great," answered Blaise, as he started walking. Malfoy, still silent, joined him, but not before Hermione caught him looking oddly at her. What did I do this time? But soon, that was all forgotten as Pansy and Ginny started discussing the details for Hermione's birthday party, despite Hermione's objections.

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