Chapter 2 - The Change in Hermione
"Ok and… done. What do you think?" Ginny conjured up a long mirror out of thin air so Hermione could look at herself. Ginny had helped to look like a Slytherin girl.
"OMG!" Hermione said, turning sideways to look at herself fully from all angles. She was wearing a short black mini skirt which finished at mid-thigh, an untucked short sleeved white shirt with the top button undone, black see through tights, a loose Gryffindor tie not properly done up, and black strappy high-heels. Her hair was beautifully curled and she was wearing makeup that she wouldn't normally wear.
"OMG? OMG good or OMG bad?" Ginny said nervously.
"OMG I look like a Slytherin, which was the aim, so OMG good." Hermione span around to give give her friend a hug. "Thank you Ginny. What would I do without you?"
"Probably lose your mind." Ginny grinned. "Next thing is attitude. You can't be your usual kind and caring self, you have to be more… Slytherin-ish. You've got to act like a true Slytherin. Like, like… like Malfoy!"
"So I have to be rude, full of myself, proud - too proud - and walk around like I basically own the place?! Ok…"
"Great. Now practice. Pretend I'm Malfoy. Go."
She thought for a moment, to get into character. "Well well well, if it isn't the bouncing ferret. I can't believe they make us live amongst low lives like you! I'll have to take a shower now just to get the Death Eater stench off me. Even being near you makes me want to throw up."
"That. Was. BRILLIANT Hermione! I didn't think you had it in you." Ginny was bearing a grin so wide Hermione feared that her face would split in two.
"Neither did I to be honest. I must just be a natural." She smirked and laughed.
"The only other thing we're going to need to deal with is our fellow Gryffindors."
"What do you mean?"
"Well, are we going to tell them what's going on or not because, either way, they'll know something's up when they see you like that."
She thought about it for a moment and then said, "We'll tell them but not yet. In the common room later."
"And Harry and Ron?"
"We'll tell them now."
"Sounds good. I'll bring them in." Ginny removed the Muffalo charm and went outside the door to get Harry and Ron, who just so happened to be right outside. "Were you two trying to listen in on us?!" Ginny asked, arms folded.
"Umm, no." They replied at the same time. Ginny marched back into the compartment and the two boys followed.
"Hermione what are you wearing!?" Ron said shocked by Hermione's new outfit.
Ginny shut the door again and then explained the plan to Harry and Ron, who both agreed that it was a great idea.
"Right, I'm off to the head's compartment again. Care to join me Ginny?" Hermione stated once Ginny had gone over the plan again.
"I'd love to." Ginny said and followed Hermione out the door.
"Gin, everyone is staring at me." Hermione whispered.
"Well duh." Ginny whispered back.
When they reached the head's compartment, the blinds were shut so Hermione knocked once. There was no answer so she and Ginny walked in.
"Don't you know how to knock Granger!" Malfoy growled as Hermione and Ginny walked in. They had walked in on Malfoy and Pansy Parkinson kissing.
"I did knock." Hermione replied briefly, as she and Ginny sat down.
"Beat it Granger you filthy mud-" Malfoy stopped when he saw what Hermione was wearing.
"What's wrong ferret? Tongue tied from being in the presence of someone important?" Hermione smirked and flipped her hair behind her.
"What the hell are you wearing!?" He spluttered.
"Why? Wondering if your girlfriend would look as good in it as I do? Because I seriously doubt it. Anyway," Hermione said standing back up, "I've got more important things to do than talk to a disgusting Death Eater like you. I mean there must be some sort of mistake here. Why would they let revolting Death Eaters back into Hogwarts? Even being in the same room as you is making me queasy, so we'll be leaving now." Hermione and Ginny strutted to the door.
"WHAT DID YOU SAY!?" Malfoy shouted.
"Surely you don't need me to repeat it. You'd have thought you would at least try to hear it the first time. Bye now." Hermione said in a snide voice and waved in a slightly evil fashion, and turned back to the door, ready to walk out of it when she felt something grab her arm. Turning, she saw it was Draco.
"Where do you think your going! No one insults a Malfoy! No one!" He said, as menacingly as possible. But Hermione didn't flinch, instead she violently pulled her arm from his grip, spat at his feet and said "Ugh, you disgust me. I'll have to scrub my arm now to get the stench of Death Eater off me."
Hermione and Ginny dramatically span round to face the door again and strode off.
"What the hell just happened!" Malfoy said as he glared after the door. Pansy just shrugged.
Hermione spent the rest of the journey to Hogwarts in the compartment with her friends, until the Hogsmeade Station was in sight and she went and collected her luggage from the head's compartment.