### twenty seven ###
This time McGonagall nodded but Harry shook his head as well as Ron.
"What‛s wrong with this one?" I demanded. I was starting to like this dress. Harry shrugged.
"Its too plain." said Ron. "You need something, sexy."
I laughed when McGonagall swiftly turned to Ron. Who blushed to the ears and looked at the wall. I laughed again and went to change. I think he was right. Maybe.
The next one was also black. It was like Hermione‛s, looking like a corset only it had rose lace on the bodice and black silk as the skirt. I loved it and no matter what they say, this is it.
Ron and Harry nodded, clapped and bravoed me. McGonagall tapped her lip with a finger and didn‛t say anything. I went to change back into my sneakers and jeans.
### twenty eight ###
Then Hermione and I went looking at shoes. McGonagall proved to be very knowledgeable when it came to shoes. She knew what was in, how to make it work and to have it NOT hurt your feet. (Girls, tell me heels never hurt your feet before, and I will laugh.)
after that, we went to Claire‛s to get accessories. By now, Ron and Harry were bored out of their minds. So McGonagall sent them to go get us something to eat. After they left, we looked at everything. Hermione found a pretty sexy looking hair clip and we planned to curl her hair and let it loose.
Then I couldn‛t decide on anything. So McGonagall suggested this little tiara. It wasn‛t anything cheesy, but simple. She said it would look good with my hair up with a few loose curls. I agreed so we bought it and went to the food court.
We found Ron and Harry stuffing their mouths with food. It was funny looking cuz Ron had sauce dripping off his chin and Harry had ketchup on his shirt.
Hermione rolled her eyes and cleaned Harry up before she went to order. I laughed and pointed to Ron and he went pink and whipped his chin. Then I got in line.
Then a blond walked in behind me. She glanced at Ron and Harry and poked me. I jumped and turned to her. She smiled.
"Your boyfriend is cute. The red head."
I was about to say he wasn‛t when she left. So I shrugged and ordered a fruit breeze.
when Hermione and I went back to the table, Harry and Ron were done eating. McGonagall was drinking from a water bottle. I sipped my fruit breeze and Hermione ate her sandwich.
"Where do you want to go next?" asked McGonagall. I shrugged and looked at Ron. Then I thought of something.
"Lets get the guys some clothes." I said. Hermione nodded and McGonagall laughed. Both boys went red and when we were done eating, we pulled them into a guy clothing store.
Hermione and I piled the guys with outfits and accessories. Then we marched them to the dressing room. Ron, shyly, was the first one to come out for our inspection.
He was wearing cargo shorts, khaki color, a blue shirt and sandals. I whistled and he grinned, doing a manly pose. Then Harry came out.
He was wearing a black stripped suit, with a pink silk handkerchief and tie. Hermione was drooling by the time Harry went to change.
Then Ron came out. He was wearing a suit, also black, but with a white tie and handkerchief. Very hot. Very.
McGonagall also said he looked very nice as long with Hermione. So Ron went back to change into his jeans when Harry came out.
Again he was wearing a suit (Hermione must like suits on a man), anyway it was black and blue. Not Harry. The suit. Blue tie and handkerchief and the rest was black. We must like black, both of them are wearing it tomorrow.
So while Harry changed and Ron waited for him, Hermione and I looked at the shoes. Again, McGonagall was very helpful and we found a matching pair for the guys to wear with their suits.
Then we went walking around, window shopping and just talking. After a while though, my arms were tired from holding my dress and shoes. So McGonagall asked where we wanted to spend the night, so we could drop of our things.
No one answered so I asked if we could go to her house. After a thought, she nodded and we walked into the ally to Apparate there.
Her house, oh my freaking merlin, is gorgeous! I mean it too. Awesome ness! Anyway, it was a little white house with nature taking its course. There was a vine growing along the house, that had a few blooming roses. Then the front yard was filled with all kinds of roses and other flowers.
Inside of the house, well, it looked like those houses you find in magazines. You know, the ones where you wonder, how on earth do they clean that?, that kind of house.
McGonagall lead me and Hermione to a pale blue guest room. The room was clean and there was a vase filled with daisies. The bed frame was white and the bed was a mixture of pale blue and white. There were black and white pictures of flowers on the walls.
Hermione and I put of things away in the closet and looked around a little before we went back to the front room.
Ron and Harry weren‛t there but McGonagall was. I smiled.
"I love your house. Its so pretty and clean."
"Thank you."
"I like it too." added Hermione. Then the guys came back in and McGonagall glanced at her watch.
"Where to now?" she asked. I glanced at my watch and saw that it was 10 o‛clock.
"You mean, we can still hang out?" I asked. She nodded.
"Sweet." said Ron. Hermione looked at me. I guess she wanted me to pick the next place. I shrugged and looked at Ron. He smiled.
"I say we do something fun. Like-"
"There is a carnival in town." said McGonagall. I nodded turning to Hermione.
"Yes." she said. So we walked down to the fair grounds and paid to get in. Then we went to the nearest ride.
I assumed McGonagall would wait while we went on the ride, but no. she climbed in right behind me and Ron. I waved to her right when the ride started and saw the biggest smile ever on her face. I laughed and poked Ron who looked a little uneasy. Being that this was his first roller coaster ride.
After the ride, Ron was like, crazy. He wanted to go on again and again. So we did a few times, then Hermione, Harry and me got really bored.
I was hungry again, so I got some cotton candy and a snow cone. Ron that it was the coolest thing. The cotton candy. So he ate most of it and my snow cone. Its fun being with wizards on their first Muggle world day. Sometimes.
I don‛t like it when they eat my food. Makes me mad, it does. Really mad.
I punched Ron and he gave me a puzzled look.
"You ate it all." I said, accusing. He then looked nervous and embarrassed. Then I slugged him again. This time he grabbed me and pulled me close. He was laughing so it caused me to giggle.
Then he just held me close.
I cleared my throat and pulled away from him. Everyone was staring. Well, not Hermione and Harry, they were glued to each other but McGonagall was watching us. I cleared my throat again and headed towards a booth.
It was one where you shot at the bottles. I picked up a gun and pointed it to the bottom bottles. I shot and missed. Two more shots. I then hit a bottom corner and two of the five fell down. One shot left. I aimed in between the two bottom bottles and fired. I was a little off and there was one bottle left standing.
The booth guy grinned at me.
"I‛ll give you an extra bullet, since you are so dam pretty." he handed me the bullet and I aimed and fired. I hit it easily. The man frowned. Probably didn‛t think I could do it. The jerk.
"What do I win?" I asked. He grumbled and pointed towards the huge teddy bears that covered the ceiling. I pointed to a white one with a green ribbon.
Then we went to a different booth. Ron played the dart balloon game and lost. Hermione tried the coin in the cup and got a shot glass. While Harry and McGonagall watched.
It was getting really late and I was starting to get tired.
We came to a bowing ring. The thing you had to do was knock the other person off a stool and win the prize. A prize of a hundred dollars. I soon found out the guy who was in there was a world champ and no one had ever beaten him in his hometown.
I turned to McGonagall.
"Why don‛t you fight him." Ron gave me a look like I was crazy.
McGonagall glanced at the overweight man in his thirty, standing on the stool, with a huge foam bat that they used to knock the other person off. The man he was playing was easily knocked to the padded ground.
"Come on." I said. Now Hermione, Harry and Ron were also telling her to do it. She nodded and we cheered. McGonagall handed me her purse and I noticed her wand inside. Then she took her shoes off and her coat.
Wearing a tee shirt and jeans, she entered the boxing like ring. The man laughed when he saw her with the huge foam bat.
"Hold up," he said. "I can‛t hit a girl. Especially a very pretty one."
The people watching laughed but McGonagall didn‛t say anything as she stood on the stool and raised her bat. The man never saw it coming. He was too busy laughing. McGonagall got him right in the face and he fell with a loud thud to the floor. The crowd went silent.
The man sat up.
"No fair, I wasn‛t ready."
McGonagall shrugged and he got back on the stool and got ready. This time someone from the crowd told them when to go. The man swung and McGonagall ducked. It barely missed her head. Then she swung at his legs and he almost lost his balance.
While he tried to get it back, she swung again and hit him in the head, causing him to land on his stomach. On the ground. McGonagall won and everyone cheered.
A man walked into the ring and raised McGonagall‛s hand.
"The winner and new champ of our town!" he shouted. People cheered again and McGonagall was awarded the one hundred dollars. When she walked over to us, we cheered loudly and clapped. She smiled and did a mock bow.
I handed her her things.
"You were great." I said.
"Well, I did have the advantage. I was the one with balance. He just had a hard swing."
"You were still the best." I said, wrapping an arm around her. She did the same to me and we headed back to her house.
at McGonagall‛s house, we had some cookies and milk before going to bed. Ron and Harry went to their room as Hermione and I went to ours. I changed into an old shirt of McGonagalls' and went to sleep.
Some time during the night I woke up and knew I was not going to be able to fall back asleep. So I decided to go get a drink of water. I slipped out of bed, hoping not to wake Hermione up and tip toed to the kitchen. I was almost there, when I heard voices.
*McGonagall‛s POV*
I was sitting in the kitchen watching the clock. Where was he? He said he would be here ten minutes ago. I started drumming my fingers on the table. Where in merlin‛s name is he-
knock knock.
I smiled and went to answer the door. I first checked who it was before I opened the door. I smiled to Albus.
"You're late." I said. He smiled and checked his watch.
"I‛m sorry." he whispered. I let him in and led him to the kitchen.
He looked cold so I made some hot chocolate and brought out the remainder of the cookies. Merlin, I had forgotten how much teenage boys eat and Ron, well, he is a bottomless pit.
Albus took the cup and cookies and sat down at the table. I watched him for a while, then sat down. He soon finished drinking.
"That hit the spot." he whispered. I was about to ask why he was whispering when I remembered that I had students not far in my guest rooms. I smiled at Albus when he took my hand.
"So how was your evening?" he asked.
"It was fun. We went shopping for graduation then we went to the fair. And I fought with an overweight couch lover and won."
Albus laughed. I smiled.
"Got a hundred Muggle dollars too."
"Thats a lot of Muggle money."
I nodded.
"Thought I‛d spend it during the summer while ~~~~ is here. I know how much she loves to shop at the Muggle‛s mall."
He nodded. We then sat looking at each other. My, butterflies were flattering all over me and Albus‛s hand in mine was like touching heaven.
"You look lovely." said Albus. I blushed. I was still in my Muggle clothes. Old jeans and a tee shirt. My hair was pulled back in a braid rather than my normal bun.
"Thanks for coming." I whispered. Albus nodded and rubbed my knuckles.
*Normal POV*
I was standing by the kitchen door which was closed and I swear I heard McGonagall talking to someone. I went very still to listen as the voices came through the door.
"Thanks for coming." I heard McGonagall whispered.
"I am glad I could, Maria." said a man‛s voice. A man? Who would come to see McGonagall in the middle of the night?
"Thanks all the same." she whispered back. I then heard more whispers that I couldn‛t make out. Thats when I decided to open the kitchen door just a touch. I had it open a crack when I noticed McGonagall kissing Professor Dumbledore. Dumbledore had his arms wrapped around her and her hands were around his neck.
I must of gasped because they parted quickly and turned to the door. I ran/tip toed back to my room as fast as I could so they didn‛t see me. I went into bed and closed my eyes. In case McGonagall came in to check that I was asleep.
The next day, I took my time getting ready to go. Anything to keep me away from McGonagall.
But we had to get back to school for graduation. So I hurried into the kitchen as soon as it was time to go. McGonagall gave me a odd look, knowing I never liked to be late.
We Apparated back to school and Hermione and I went to put our dresses away. We met Ron and Harry for breakfast. After breakfast, the guys went to the Gryffindor Tower with Hermione. So I walked around the school, just thinking.
To be perfectly honest, I was thinking about Ron and the ‛moments‛ we keep having. I mean, I love Ron but more then a friend? I don‛t know. I am sure I don‛t like him that way, but, I don‛t know. Something seems to have changed-
"And what are you doing here?" said an all too familiar voice. I looked up and met Draco‛s eyes.
"What do you want, Malfoy?" I demanded. I wasn‛t in the mood. He shrugged.
"Not much."
"Yeah, right." I said sarcastically.
"Well to you it may seem much."
"Oh, ok."
He smiled his smile and I remembered what it was like being his girlfriend-
"Where is your h o e, Pansy?" I asked. Draco looked like I threw a pound of dragon dung at him. He looked at his feet.
"We broke up." he said. I nodded, crossing my arms.
"Why?"
Draco looked up at me.
"You can‛t date someone when you love someone else."
Love someone else... no freaking way!
"No Draco." I said, stepping back. He stepped towards me.
"But ~~~~, I do love you. And you know that. I just needed time for your father to sink in and now McGonagall. You have to admit it was a shock."
"Well, yes but at least I didn‛t crawl into a hole about it."
Draco frowned and hung his head.
"I‛m sorry." he whispered. "~~~~, I‛m sorry."
