For once things at the Burrow were quiet, Fred and George were staying at
their friend Lee Jordan's house, Ginny was out grocery shopping with Mrs.
Weasley. Mr. Weasley and Percy were at work, and of course Charlie and Bill
were in completely different countries working.
Harry and Ron meanwhile, were sat at the kitchen table, desperately trying to finish their Potions essay.
"Why does he have to give us such hard homework?" Ron moaned,
"It's so unfair, I mean, he gave the Slytherins a different essay…I bet theirs is easier." Harry said,
"If that's not favouritism I don't know what is."
Suddenly a loud popping noise came from the fireplace, and there was Hermione her trunk by her side, her cat Crookshanks in her arms and what appeared to be some very new muggle clothes.
"Hermione," Harry said as he looked her up and down, "What are you wearing?"
What she was wearing, to be precise, was a pair of black flared trousers, a low cut purple top with flaring sleeves that showed off her midriff and, a belly button ring. Her hair was slicked back into a long ponytail and she was wearing plum coloured lipstick.
She moved out of the fireplace and said; "I went shopping with my cousin a few weeks ago, and we discovered what I look good in that's all."
"You're not kidding." Ron muttered before pulling himself together and saying, "I didn't know you were supposed to be coming today."
Hermione Put Crookshanks down and said, "Ginny sent me an owl inviting me last night – I'm her friend too you know, I'm hardly going to restrict my social circle to you two." She looked at the table at this point, "It's good to see you're doing homework…that essay is nasty, it took me a few days to do it."
That comment had a mixed effect on Harry and Ron, firstly, they were happy to see that the old Hermione was in there somewhere, secondly, they were horrified it had taken her a few days to do the Potions essay, if it took Hermione a few days, it could take them a few weeks.
"Well, I'm going to take my things up to Ginny's room, then I'll come back down and help you with your essay." She said, and Harry and Ron couldn't have been happier. The new Hermione was even better than the old one.
Harry, Hermione, Ron, Ginny, Percy and Mr and Mrs Weasley sat around the kitchen table drinking butterbeer later that evening having just had one of Mrs Weasley's amazing meals.
"Mum, I want some trousers like Hermione's!" Ginny said, Mrs Weasley groaned,
"We'll see." She said, Ginny pouted but smiled when Hermione discreetly mouthed the words 'I'll sort you out' at her.
"You want to watch these two now with your new look Hermione!" Said Mr Weasley jokingly, Hermione grinned,
"Nah, these two are my best friends! They're like my brothers!" She said, and she turned and kissed each of them on the cheek.
Harry and Ron both blushed, and took a big swig of their butterbeer.
"Brothers." The both said, and they grinned.
One of them wasn't really happy though; one of them didn't want to be like a brother, not anymore…
Harry and Ron meanwhile, were sat at the kitchen table, desperately trying to finish their Potions essay.
"Why does he have to give us such hard homework?" Ron moaned,
"It's so unfair, I mean, he gave the Slytherins a different essay…I bet theirs is easier." Harry said,
"If that's not favouritism I don't know what is."
Suddenly a loud popping noise came from the fireplace, and there was Hermione her trunk by her side, her cat Crookshanks in her arms and what appeared to be some very new muggle clothes.
"Hermione," Harry said as he looked her up and down, "What are you wearing?"
What she was wearing, to be precise, was a pair of black flared trousers, a low cut purple top with flaring sleeves that showed off her midriff and, a belly button ring. Her hair was slicked back into a long ponytail and she was wearing plum coloured lipstick.
She moved out of the fireplace and said; "I went shopping with my cousin a few weeks ago, and we discovered what I look good in that's all."
"You're not kidding." Ron muttered before pulling himself together and saying, "I didn't know you were supposed to be coming today."
Hermione Put Crookshanks down and said, "Ginny sent me an owl inviting me last night – I'm her friend too you know, I'm hardly going to restrict my social circle to you two." She looked at the table at this point, "It's good to see you're doing homework…that essay is nasty, it took me a few days to do it."
That comment had a mixed effect on Harry and Ron, firstly, they were happy to see that the old Hermione was in there somewhere, secondly, they were horrified it had taken her a few days to do the Potions essay, if it took Hermione a few days, it could take them a few weeks.
"Well, I'm going to take my things up to Ginny's room, then I'll come back down and help you with your essay." She said, and Harry and Ron couldn't have been happier. The new Hermione was even better than the old one.
Harry, Hermione, Ron, Ginny, Percy and Mr and Mrs Weasley sat around the kitchen table drinking butterbeer later that evening having just had one of Mrs Weasley's amazing meals.
"Mum, I want some trousers like Hermione's!" Ginny said, Mrs Weasley groaned,
"We'll see." She said, Ginny pouted but smiled when Hermione discreetly mouthed the words 'I'll sort you out' at her.
"You want to watch these two now with your new look Hermione!" Said Mr Weasley jokingly, Hermione grinned,
"Nah, these two are my best friends! They're like my brothers!" She said, and she turned and kissed each of them on the cheek.
Harry and Ron both blushed, and took a big swig of their butterbeer.
"Brothers." The both said, and they grinned.
One of them wasn't really happy though; one of them didn't want to be like a brother, not anymore…