Prompts: Daphne Greengrass, hairpin, Red Fox Lipstick, chocolate, "It's called 'having fun'. You should try it sometime."
Daphne roughly yanked hairpin after hairpin out, pulling strands of hair along with each one. A pile grew on her dressing table as angry tears fell down her face. The new tube of Red Fox Lipstick turned out to be a complete waste. The only man who paid her any mind that evening had been Gregory Goyle, the lummox.
And even he had the temerity to tell her, "It's called 'having fun'. You should try it sometime," when she'd turned down his offer of a dance.
As per usual, Astoria stole the spotlight at the gala. No one remembered Daphne Greengrass even existed when the future Missus Malfoy showed off the 10 carat heirloom which had recently begun weighing down her hand.
Astoria managed to be the center of attention from the moment she was born, and by now Daphne had nearly resigned herself to being the overlooked one.
She should know better than to get her hopes up. She'd always figured if she could just achieve the "next thing", life would turn in her favor.
If she could learn to be more dainty and ladylike, she would be the one her parents fawned over. If she could perfect her charm work, she would be the one teachers praised and awarded points to. If she could prove her worth in a suddenly changed world, she would be the one landing a fiance.
She stared at herself in the mirror; hair standing out at odd angles, skin blotchy, and eyes bloodshot. The situation called for chocolate and red wine, as she plotted the "next thing".