"Again, I hate it when you guys do that! It bugs me to no fucking end!" Elian cried, gently pulling her hair. "You guys are totally driving me insane!" Lavender pulled Elian up the stairs to their dorm. Once in the dorm, Lavender sat Elian down at Ginny's vanity once again.
"Okay, girls, what are we going to do with her hair?" Hermione asked as she picked up a few stands of Elian's hair. "It's really too long to really do anything with…we might have to cut it…" Elian shook her head vigorously.
"No way in hell am I going to let you cut my hair! It took me seven years to get it this long!" Elian said, moving her hair out of Hermione's reach. "Cut someone else's hair…" Hermione sighed heavily.
"I could make a potion that would restore your hair to it's original length overnight…you just have way too much hair for what Ginny wants to do." She said glancing over at Ginny. Elian closed her eyes and was silent for a few minutes.
"Don't you wanna impress the boy of your dreams tonight?" Lavender whispered in Elian's ear, causing her to groan. "Is that a yes?" she asked. Elian nodded.
"You guys are gonna hold that over my head, aren't you?" Elian asked, her eyes sparkling slightly. Hermione smiles and nods. "I thought as much…um, does anybody know who he's going with?" Ginny cleared her throat uncomfortably.
"Um, are you sure you want to know?" Elian nodded, Ginny sighs heavily. "He's going with…hey, you remember that girl you accidentally ran into yesterday?" Ginny asked, changing the subject. "What was her name, Kat Covington, right?" Elian nodded. "Well…Draco's going with her…" Elian stood up suddenly.
"Do whatever you have to do…I can't let that bitch win." she said, sitting back down and handing Hermione the scissors. "Just don't cut it too short." Hermione nodded and proceeded to cut Elian's hair. Fifteen minutes later Ginny began putting sliver highlights in Elian's hair, once she had finished that she started forming a loose bun on top of her head, making sure that her bangs perfectly framed her face.
"There, no wait…" she said as she finally put the finishing touches on Elian's hair. "Done! What do you think?" Ginny asked turning Elian to face the mirror. Elian gasped happily. "Well? It's not too much?" Elian smiled.
"Gin, my hair has never looked like this. It's amazing." Elian then hugged Ginny tightly. "Thank you so much." Parvati cleared her throat slightly.
"Um, we should all start getting ready…it's six-thirty." she said, pointing at her watch. "After we all get our dresses on, I'll do Elian's make-up." All five girls rushed over to their wardrobes and removed their dresses. Another fifteen minutes later, they were all dressed and Parvati was putting the finishing touches on Elian's make-up. "DONE!" Parvati yelled, causing the four other girls to jump in fright.
"Finally, now, stand up, Elian." Ginny said walking over to her. Elian obliged and stood up, while Ginny pulled something from behind her back…a small box. "Here." Ginny handed the box to Elian, who opened it quickly and gasped loudly when she saw what was inside. A beautiful sliver pendant in the shape of a small dagger, the handle of which was encrusted with two rubies and it hung on an eighteen inch sliver chain.
"Ginny! Oh, my God! Thank you!" Elian exclaimed, making Ginny blushed deeply. Hermione then tapped Elian on the shoulder and handed her a pair of white gold hoop earrings. "Hermi…?" Hermione shook her head.
"No…they belong to you now…besides, I hardly ever wear them." Hermione said before Elian pulled her and Ginny into a tight hugged. "Elian, you're cutting off our air supply…" Hermione gasped, causing Elian to release them.
"Sorry…so are we all ready?" Elian asked as she gently slipped her earrings into her earlobes. The four girls nod in agreement, then they all walked towards the dormitory door, opened in and made their way down to the Common room. Wolf whistles met their ears as they all stepped off the very last step. "Shut up, you perverted, hormonal morons!" Elian yelled at them. "So, shall we go?" They linked arms and walked out of the portrait hole, then down to the Great Hall.
As they walked into the Great Hall, cheers erupted as all the students saw Elian. "Why are they cheering?" Elian asked through her smile. Hermione and Ginny just glanced at each other and continued walking.