In the girl's dormitory that night Hermione looked at all the girls crowding around Erin Longbottom. Angelina Johnson and Katie Bell were going through the girls many suitcases of all different clothes. Parvati and Lavender stood transfixed as Erin walked up to the mirror took out a small case, touched her eyelid said something that sounded pretty much like "Abracadabra" and turned around her once purple eyes, green. All the talking stopped as everyone looked at her. Erin, obviously enjoying this said " And Lydia calls me a squib. That's more magic then smarty-robes, she pointed at Hermione, can do". All the girls came running over.
"Erin, Erin you have to teach me that!"
"They don't teach beautifying magic here!'
" How did you do that?"
"Even Hermione doesn't know THAT spell!" Hermione felt her anger bubbling. She loved the wizarding world but sometimes they were all so ignorant to the muggle way of life. She walked over to the dresser, pulled up the case looked at all the girls,
" ITS CALLED CONTACTS!" The other girls looked up at her blankly. "You see, you take this little thing here and you put it in your eyes and it makes them change color. It's not magic!" Parvati looked crestfallen at the news Hermione just told her. Then, Parvati shrugged said,
" Oh, well it's still cool!" Then all the girls crowded around Erin again. Hermione rocked back on her feet and sighed. She supposed she was being petty and insecure but gosh, She HATED that girl!
In the boys dormitory things were working out pretty much the same. Except everyone was crowding around Neville.
"Neville, you never said you had cousins!"
" Neville, want to put in a good word for me with the little one?"
" Yeah me too. What's her name again? E-something or other. Erica was it?
" Her name's Erin! Gosh, you gonna hit on someone when you can't remember her name?"
"Names don't matter!"
"Seamus!" Neville even though he liked the attention was getting more than a little annoyed. And tired. He yawned, then told the guys to talk to him tomorrow, pulling the curtains around his bed. The older boys left the fifth years dormitory, Dean said he agreed with Neville and went to bed. Seamus soon followed and all Neville heard was the soft murmuring as Ron and Harry talked like always. Neville soon heard the name of Lydia.
" She sort of reminds me of Fleur. Like not hair Lydia's is as dark as Neville's but the eyes. Really light blue like the sky. And Lydia seems just as snobby as Fleur was. Neville although falling asleep heard that and was about to correct Ron but changed his mind being to tired to get up. But Neville knew Ron must be confused. All his life Erin was the snobby one. Erin with her brown eyes and auburn hair with freckles looked as pixyish as one could be. But Erin thought she was much better then everyone else. She lied a lot too. That's one thing he remembered distinctly about Erin she lied a lot. Lydia had said Erin was modeling though? Lydia probably could model being as tall as Lydia was could have but Lydia didn't have the attitude being as self-conscious as she was. Gran didn't say Erin went to America to model. Gran said she was sent because... well then that would mean Lydia was lying. Neville felt disloyal just thinking that. After all Lydia was his favorite... Neville drifted off to sleep.
Late at night in the girl's dormitory, Hermione was woken by excited whispers. Groggily Hermione turned over looking at the other girls. Erin stood with a candle under her face the light casting around her face eerily. Erin's eyes were brown now. Hermione thought that, that must be the color of her eyes because it was very late at night and most girls didn't wear contacts to bed. Parvati and Lavender stood around in their dressing gowns; it was them talking so excitedly. Hermione watched as Erin went over to the dresser and pulled out an hourglass on a chain. Hermione felt a warning light go off in her head but was too sleepy to figure it out. Erin smiled her teeth glowing in the candlelight.
" Hey girls." Erin asked, " Ever played with a timeturner?"
"Erin, Erin you have to teach me that!"
"They don't teach beautifying magic here!'
" How did you do that?"
"Even Hermione doesn't know THAT spell!" Hermione felt her anger bubbling. She loved the wizarding world but sometimes they were all so ignorant to the muggle way of life. She walked over to the dresser, pulled up the case looked at all the girls,
" ITS CALLED CONTACTS!" The other girls looked up at her blankly. "You see, you take this little thing here and you put it in your eyes and it makes them change color. It's not magic!" Parvati looked crestfallen at the news Hermione just told her. Then, Parvati shrugged said,
" Oh, well it's still cool!" Then all the girls crowded around Erin again. Hermione rocked back on her feet and sighed. She supposed she was being petty and insecure but gosh, She HATED that girl!
In the boys dormitory things were working out pretty much the same. Except everyone was crowding around Neville.
"Neville, you never said you had cousins!"
" Neville, want to put in a good word for me with the little one?"
" Yeah me too. What's her name again? E-something or other. Erica was it?
" Her name's Erin! Gosh, you gonna hit on someone when you can't remember her name?"
"Names don't matter!"
"Seamus!" Neville even though he liked the attention was getting more than a little annoyed. And tired. He yawned, then told the guys to talk to him tomorrow, pulling the curtains around his bed. The older boys left the fifth years dormitory, Dean said he agreed with Neville and went to bed. Seamus soon followed and all Neville heard was the soft murmuring as Ron and Harry talked like always. Neville soon heard the name of Lydia.
" She sort of reminds me of Fleur. Like not hair Lydia's is as dark as Neville's but the eyes. Really light blue like the sky. And Lydia seems just as snobby as Fleur was. Neville although falling asleep heard that and was about to correct Ron but changed his mind being to tired to get up. But Neville knew Ron must be confused. All his life Erin was the snobby one. Erin with her brown eyes and auburn hair with freckles looked as pixyish as one could be. But Erin thought she was much better then everyone else. She lied a lot too. That's one thing he remembered distinctly about Erin she lied a lot. Lydia had said Erin was modeling though? Lydia probably could model being as tall as Lydia was could have but Lydia didn't have the attitude being as self-conscious as she was. Gran didn't say Erin went to America to model. Gran said she was sent because... well then that would mean Lydia was lying. Neville felt disloyal just thinking that. After all Lydia was his favorite... Neville drifted off to sleep.
Late at night in the girl's dormitory, Hermione was woken by excited whispers. Groggily Hermione turned over looking at the other girls. Erin stood with a candle under her face the light casting around her face eerily. Erin's eyes were brown now. Hermione thought that, that must be the color of her eyes because it was very late at night and most girls didn't wear contacts to bed. Parvati and Lavender stood around in their dressing gowns; it was them talking so excitedly. Hermione watched as Erin went over to the dresser and pulled out an hourglass on a chain. Hermione felt a warning light go off in her head but was too sleepy to figure it out. Erin smiled her teeth glowing in the candlelight.
" Hey girls." Erin asked, " Ever played with a timeturner?"
