Chapter 9

Everyone sat in Three Broomsticks and drunk their butter beer and ate potato crisps. They talked about everything from what they did over summer break to what they were alergic to. While they were talking Hermione looked up and saw this old jewelry store and she didn't know what it was but it just drew her to it. She excused herself from the table and walked out. She crossed the street and entered the store.

She looked around and something caught her eye. It was three silver rings that had a ruby, emerald and amethist encrusted on it. While she was observing the rings a lady popped up and smiled at her. She then began to speak.

"Would you like anything particular today?"

"Yeah...I was wondering about these rings. Are they for sell or just display?" Hermione asked.

"They are for sell," the older lady replied.

"I would like to purchase them. How much do they cost?" Hermione asked.

"They're six galleons each. So it would be 18 galleons," the woman replied as she took out the rings and wrapped them up. Hermione handed the lady the money and walked out the store. She noticed then that everyone had started to board the train back to Hogwarts so she rushed to the train and sat in her seat. She put the rings in her pocket and got comfortable for the trip back to school.

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Harry woke up early Monday morning and stretched as he got out of bed. After he got out all of the kinks in his back and arms he walked to the bathroom and took a shower. Twenty minutes later he walked out of the bathroom in his boxers and a towel around his neck while everyone else woke up. He looked through his wardrobe and pulled out a pair of blue jeans, an orange shirt, and his timberlands. He put in his clear contacts and sprayed some get in his hair. He figured that if his hair wouldn't go the way he wanted it would at least stay in place. He picked up his books then walked out of the door.

Ron woke up and jumped in the shower. After he was clean he sprayed on a bit of cologne then proceeded to get dressed. She threw on a pair of gray pants and a gray shirt. He grabbed his books and walked to the Great Hall for breakfast.

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Hermione woke up and yawned. She noticed that it was one of those days where she would be running a little late. Lavender was already up and dressed and Hermione had to admit that Lavender's outfit was cute. She wore a pair of white hip huggers, a red sleeveless shirt and her blonde hair was in a high pony tail.

Hermione took a quick shower then put on a pair of black jeans and a yellow tube top. She put her hair in a high pony tail that was held by a yellow scrunchie. She picked up her books and walked out of her dorm and made her way to the Great Hall.

Hermione walked into the Great Hall and sat in her regular seat and ate the eggs and toast. While she was chewing she remembered that she still hadn't given Harry and Ron their rings. She dug in her pant pocket and took out two ring boxes and handed the correct one to each Harry and Ron.

"What is it Hermi?" Ron asked.

"A gift."

Both Harry and Ron opened the boxes to find two magnificent pair's of ring's. Ron's ring had a silver band with a blood red jewel in the middle with thin wisps of silver splayed purposefully over the jewel. Harry's ring was the exact same only he had a emerald green jewel instead of red. The both put their rings on their right ring finger and thanked Hermione for their gift.

"Thank you so much Hermi but why would you get us rings and not one for yourself?" Ron asked.

"Oh but I did get myself one," she replied displaying her right hand. "It's the exact same as the one's that you have only instead of having a green and red jewel mine is a yellowish almost gold jewel."

"So what do you think Snape is going to make us do today?" Hermione asked.

"Most likely something that we won't like. Our house just beat his so I don't think that he would too happy with Gryffindor let alone us since we did it," Harry said.

"I think you're right but what's the worse thing he can do to us? Make us fight each other and lord knows that that's nothing new," Hermione somewhat joked causing their table to laugh.

"Did you see the look on Draco's face when he lost though? That was priceless," Ron stated.

"Oh I saw it but I forgot about that when I beat Cho. I really didn't mean to beat her so badly but the girl actually hit me! She had some nerve," Hermione rambled.

"Now that was an awesome battle right there. I didn't know you had it in you Hermione," Dean said then the bell rang.

"Another day full of classes," Ron said.

"Yeah but at least we're going to a class held by Snape that we're actually better than the Slytherin's," Harry replied.

"This is going to be a good day," Ron said as he and Harry walked to their class.