In the end, Hermione had a bouncy layered cut with the different layers flipping out and making her look really cute. In fact, it looked more or less like the other six girls.
"Now be sure to blow dry your hair like that every single day! Otherwise it'll get messed up and we wouldn't want that now, would we?" Cho asked.
"Of course not - er, your highness..." Hermione replied.
"And now it's time for you to pick out what you're going to wear!" Parvati exclaimed excitedly.
"Shiree, be a dear and run and go get me my five dresses that I brought a long with me. We'll decide which one will look best on her. Parvati, now is a good time to iron out your dresses," Cho said.
Shiree and Parvati both exited the bathroom. Shiree returned two minutes later with five extremely hoochy outfits. br>
"Um, Cho? Not to be mean or unflatter your style in any way, but I'm not so sure that any of these outfits will go good on me - er, if you know what I mean..." Hermione trailed off.
"Don't you like my dresses?" Cho asked.
"No! I love them!" Hermione lied quickly. "It's just that... Well, I doubt that they'll look good on me. Nothing ever does, you know..."
"Nonsense! Your new hair-cut makes you look loads better than you did before!" Cho said perkily.
There's something called tact! Ever heard of it???
Hermione brushed a hand through her new hair-cut and said, "All right then. Which one do you think I should wear? Are you sure that they'll look okay on me?"
"I'm positive! I think this bright red once is nice, no?" Cho asked.
All the other girls nodded their heads in approval. Hermione bit her lip. It was a bright red tube top dress and Hermione was never used to attracting so much attention. "Do you have anything more subtle?" she asked.
Cho nodded. She handed Hermione a baby pink halter top and a white mini-skirt to match it. "I've got the perfect pair of clogs to go with it too," she added while rummaging through her bags.
Hermione put the clothes in her lap and tried to imagine what everyone would say when they saw her new look. Hermione admired herself in the mirror. Oh my gosh! I hope I'm not becoming vain by all of this! she thought to herself.
"Everybody else pick out what you're going to wear. We only have one hour left!" Lydia exclaimed.
Finally everyone picked out what they were going to wear. Cho picked the bright red number. Parvati and Padma were long tube top dresses in beautiful shades of turquoise and deep blue. Lydia were a shiny black tube top and a pair of leather pants. Shiree were a leather jacket and a baby blue dress, and Lavender donned a soft pink summer spaghetti strap dress.
"Hermione! It's time to put some makeup on you!" Lavender exclaimed.
Cho agreed. "Honestly Hermione! You never wear makeup. It's like you can't afford it or something. Besides, your eyes are really big. You need to play them up. Ever heard of mascara? Use it sometimes! Well, that's what I'm here for I guess," Cho sighed.
TACT! Hermione felt like screaming. I simply CHOOSE not to wear makeup! I can afford it, okay???
Hermione let Cho apply base, pink glitter eye shadow, pale blush, mascara, and a frosty pink lipstick to her face. Then she slipped on a pair of wooden clogs and left her hair the way it was.
"See Hermione! You look spectacular now!" all the girls exclaimed.
At that very moment Pansy Parkinson walked in with a gang of Slytherin girls. Parvati, Padma, Cho, Lavender, Shiree, and Lydia threw them all a nasty glance.
"You may have to room with us, but we do NOT want your stupid Slytherin friends in here!" Cho exclaimed haughtily.
"I don't want to be in this cabin anymore than you want me to be in here. I'd much rather be with my friends, but I got stuck here with you prissy idiots, so don't even talk to me. I don't want to hear from the likes of you!" Pansy shouted.
Now Hermione was a lot more glad about choosing to stick with Cho and her group. She didn't want to be on the wrong side of this fight.