The Ultimate Year (Part 3) ~ A Hogwarts Beauty Review

By: Harriet Potter

The following day after the Slytherin party began as quite a fuzzy nightmarish type experience for Hermione. She couldn't decide if this was because she had made out with Draco Malfoy the previous night, or just the effects of a terrible hangover.

Lavender and Hermione sat in the girl's dormitory that Saturday morning, Lavender pulling up her hair, and Hermione lying face down on the bed. Hermione rolled over.

"Lavender, I'm such a horrible person," she moaned for the millionth time of the morning. "I drank. I cheated on Harry, too. With Draco Malfoy!" Hermione's head sank back into the pillow.

Lavender turned around from the mirror she was facing and smiled warmly at Hermione.

"Oh, Herm, don't worry about it!" she comforted. "First of all, you didn't mean to get drunk. None of us did, really. Second, you thought Malfoy was Harry, didn't you?" Hermione nodded solemnly.

"Yeah, but like Harry's gonna believe that. He's gonna be so pissed off at me!" Hermione cried. "I bet Malfoy told everyone in the school what I did last night. And poor Parvati. I'll bet she's mad at me too for getting with Malfoy."

"Hey," said Lavender, "don't worry about Parvati. I don't think she's ever liked a guy for more than three days. And Harry will understand. C'mon, let's got downstairs and get some lunch. We can straighten out some rumors while we're at it."

"Yeah," said Hermione as she rolled off the bed and pulled some robes out of her closet, "let's do that."

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"Ron," whispered Seamus, "did you hear about what Hermione did last night?" Ron was obviously suffering from a major hangover as he walked out of the bathroom rubbing his temples.

"What did you say, Seamus?" he asked irritably.

"I was asking," whispered Seamus once again, " if you heard what Hermione did last night. You have to promise not to tell Harry, though."

"What'd she do?" Ron asked loudly.

"Shhh! You'll wake up Harry!"

"Sorry," Ron whispered. "Now tell me, what did Hermione do last night?"

"Ron, brace yourself," Seamus whispered dramatically. "Hermione made out with Draco Malfoy last night!"

As if on cue, Ron's mouth fell open.

"Holy shit! Please tell me she was drunk!" Ron whispered, though quite loudly. Seamus nodded.

"Somebody spiked the punch. All the girls got drunk I think, except Parvati. She left after Malfoy blew her off for his broomstick." explained Seamus.

"Damn," Ron said, still in disbelief. "Hermione and Malfoy." He sat there for a minute, as though thinking very hard, until his eyes grew huge.

"Seamus, you just said that all of the girls got drunk off that punch last night. Does that mean...Ginny?" Seamus fidgeted nervously.

"Well, you know I couldn't really tell you much about last night, all considered, and well..." Seamus, seeing the look on Ron's face, decided to tell the truth.

"Yes, Ginny was drunk."

Ron's ears became slightly red. He stood there for a moment as though he was about to say something horrible, but before the words could leave his mouth, a groggy voice spoke up from behind him.

"Well it's not like you've set an excellent example or anything, Ron."

Harry was now stirring. Ron suddenly turned around, finger pointed.

"Harry, she's too young to be doing that kind of stuff. I mean, she's...she's..."

"Only a year younger than us," Harry interrupted. "And besides that, it's not as though she meant to drink, the punched was spiked. You shouldn't be too harsh on her, Ron."

Ron looked as though he were thinking for something to say, but couldn't exactly find the words.

"Oh, what do you know anyway." Ron said. This was obviously all he could come up with. "Seamus and I are going to lunch. You coming, Harry?"

"Sure, why not? I need to find Hermione and get her to perform a headache removal spell on me. This hangover is killing me." At this, Seamus and Ron began snickering quietly.

"What?" Harry asked.

"Oh, it's just that Hermione might be suffering from a pretty bad headache herself right now." Ron answered. Harry looked stunned.

"Was Hermione drunk last night?"

Ron started laughing outright. "Was Hermione drunk! Harry, do you remember anything from last night?" With that, Harry, Seamus, and Ron walked towards the Great Hall for lunch.

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As Hermione and Lavender walked into the Great Hall for lunch, Hermione half-expected to get many snickers and devious stares from everybody as she walked to her table. To her surprise, nothing of the sort occurred.

Lavender seemed to notice this as well. "Well, Hermione," Lavender said as they walked past the Ravenclaw table, "doesn't seem as though many people know about out little escapade last night, does it?"

Hermione smiled. "Don't speak too soon...we haven't passed the Slytherins yet."

"Too true," replied Lavender.

They walked nervously past the Slytherin table, but much to their great delight, not a word was said.

"You don't think that Malfoy was too drunk to remember anything, do you?" Hermione asked with a hopeful look as she and Lavender joined Ginny, Neville, and Dean at the Gryffindor table.

"Hmmm..." replied Lavender, "wouldn't put it past him."

Ginny quickly turned towards Hermione and Lavender. "Malfoy doesn't remember a thing," she said, smiling. "We have nothing to worry about!"

Hermione inwardly sighed a great sigh of relief. She didn't want to keep something like this from Harry, but considering the situation...

"Where are Ron and Harry?" Lavender asked Dean with a smile. Dean returned it quickly.

"Ron and Seamus were talking when I left. Harry was still asleep."

"What about Seamus?" Ginny asked, perhaps a little too quickly, as Hermione and Lavender stared at her with mischievous grins.

"Oh, he was with them," Dean replied, not noticing the girls.

"Well, well, well. Speak of the devil." Hermione said as Ron, Harry, and Seamus came strutting into the Great Hall. Harry and Seamus sat down at the Gryffindor table, though Ron settled himself at the Slytherin table, sitting next to Pansy Parkinson. Hermione also noticed that Parvati Patil looked perfectly nestled next to Draco Malfoy.

"Would you look at that?" said Ginny, staring at her brother.

"Oh!" Seamus suddenly piped up. "Harry and I spotted an announcement that you girls might be interested in on the bulletin board."

"What did it say?" Ginny asked curiously

Seamus immediately responded. "Gladrags Wizardwear...you know, that shop in Hogsmeade...is looking for models to send to a fashion show in London. We figured that some of you might want to try. The interviews start at one."

Hermione looked suddenly alarmed. "You mean that we would be modeling underwear...and nothing else?"

"No," Seamus explained, "The announcement said that all models would be fully clothed...maybe you'll be modeling pajamas!"

"I think that we ought to do it, then," said Lavender. "Hermione, Ginny, why don't we head to Hogsmeade after we eat and check it out."

Ginny was chewing her sandwich. "Sounds good to me," she said through a mouthful.

Hermione still looked doubtful, though she reluctantly agreed. "I guess so," she said.

"Let's hurry up and get finished eating!" Ginny said. "I'm excited!"

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After lunch, Hermione, Lavender, and Ginny walked into Gladrags Wizardwear. Apparently they weren't the only girls to find out about the modeling trip. They spotted many familiar faces: Parvati was there with Pansy Parkinson, Hannah Abbot was chatting with Susan Bones, and Lisa Turpin of Ravenclaw was with Mandy Brocklehurst and Padma Patil. Even Millicent Bulstrode had turned up.

A shush went through the congested store as a tall woman with stylish glasses entered.

"Hello and Welcome to Gladrags Wizardwear," she spoke in a very proper accent. "My name is Caroline Monceau and I will be selecting the models to make the trip to London. We never expected this turnout, and I thank you all for coming." Everyone in the room was listening intently to Caroline Monceau.

"Here's what I want to do. I want you each to take one of these sheets and fill out all your personal information. Then you will all take turns walking down the catwalk in high-heeled shoes." Everyone nodded as Caroline began passing out the personal information sheets.

About fifteen minutes later, everyone had turned in their sheets. It was time for the catwalk to begin. Hermione was rather nervous about this, since she couldn't walk very well in high-heels. Also, as she had always been best friends with Harry and Ron, she had never really been very fashion inclined.

Sure, she had tamed her hair to where it curled in pretty little ringlets instead of a bushy heap of hair, as it used to be. But Hermione still wasn't too sure about this modeling business. Oh well, she thought. Just give it your best shot and walk with confidence.

Hermione was positive that Lavender would get picked as a model. She was very pretty, in Hermione's opinion. Hermione felt that she carried herself in an extremely model-like manner. Also, Hermione wanted Lavender to be picked...they had become very close friends lately.

Hermione also had a feeling that Ginny might just get picked to model. She was definitely tall enough...she had inherited her the same height that Ron had. Also, Hermione thought that Ginny's fiery red hair and freckles made her stand out so much. Come to think of it, Hermione thought, Ginny would make a perfect model.

"Granger, Hermione" called Caroline Monceau. Hermione walked towards the tall woman, carrying herself with confidence as only Hermione could.

"Hello, Miss Granger. Would you please put these on?" Caroline handed Hermione a pair of high-heeled shoes. They were tall, but not as tall as Hermione had expected. She placed them on her feet and prayed that she wouldn't fall.

"Okay, now would you please walk down to the end of the catwalk, then make a turn and walk back towards me," Caroline instructed. Hermione did as she was told. She walked as gracefully as she could to the end of the catwalk, then made what she thought was a very good turn to walk back. Hermione was extremely pleased with herself.

"Very good, Miss Granger," commented Caroline. It was then that Hermione felt overthrown with stupidity.

What am I doing, she thought. I hate this kind of thing!

"Uh...Miss Monceau?" Hermione said quietly as Susan Bones was getting onto the catwalk.

"Yes?"

"Um...I like you're glasses."

There, Hermione thought to herself. Now she'll think I'm stupid and she won't pick me.

"Why thank you, Miss Granger. They're new." Caroline replied.

Hermione nodded politely and set out to find Lavender and Ginny. She suddenly spotted Ginny's red hair and walked over towards her.

"So," she said to Ginny, "How'd it go?"

"I did okay," replied Ginny. "I kind of wobbled on my turn. I won't get picked anyway, though, so it doesn't matter. Lavender did great, though. She'll definitely get it."

Hermione smiled. "That's great! I'll bet you did wonderful, Ginny." Caroline had stood up on the catwalk to make an announcement. The room grew immediately quiet.

"First of all, I want to thank you all for coming today," Caroline said as Hermione mouthed "good luck" to Lavender and Ginny.

"Now, I want to annouce the models. But first, I need everyone to know that I had an incredibly hard time deciding who should model. Everyone did simply wonderful." Caroline went on. Nobody was really listening to this. Everyone was ready to hear who the models were.

"There were four models chosen. The first was Miss Lavender Brown!" Everyone clapped quietly as Lavender made her way to the catwalk. Hermione noticed that Parvati didn't look too happy as Hermione held up a thumbs up to Lavender.

Caroline cleared her throat. "The next model chosen was Miss Hannah Abbot!" Everyone clapped as they had for Lavender. Hermione was happy for Hannah, although she didn't know her very well; Hannah had always been nice to her, from what she remembered.

"The third model is Miss Ginny Weasley!" Caroline announced. Hermione watched Ginny's mouth drop as she walked to the catwalk. Hermione cheered loudly for her.

Caroline spoke once again. "And last but not least, out fourth model to join us in London is Miss Hermione Granger!"

A/N: Okay, I know that it's very unlikely that they ever need models in Hogsmeade, but you never know! I hope you like it!

All of these charcters besides Caroline Monceau belong to J.K. Rowling! All of the girls who are mentioned in the model tryout part are girls who are sorted in the first book (I looked them up!) So, they belong to J.K. Rowling too!