Dress Robes
After breakfast (which they had at lunchtime) they all received owls from Hogwarts telling them about the new list for school. This included dress robes. "Dress robes, oh not again I don't want another dance!" Ron said. But the looks on the two girls faces were everything but of disappointment. "Well I have to get new dress robes then," Hermione said. "Yeah me too and this time I wont have to go with Neville." Ginny replied. The 4 friends got up and left the table when something hit Harry on the back of the head. "It's a letter from Snuffles" Harry said. "What's it say then?" Ron asked.
Harry read aloud but not too loud so that Ginny wouldn't hear seen as she doesn't know about Sirius yet and neither does Mrs Weasley.
Dear Harry
Happy Birthday I hope your having a nice time with Ron and Hermione. I'm sorry I can't give you your gift now but you will get it when you get to Hogwarts. Ron and Hermione will also benefit. I am doing fine at the moment Buckbeak is not too well though. Be sure to keep on your guard and don't forget to tell me if anything strange is happening. Love Sirius
P.S Keep close to Ron and Hermione.
Harry then folded up the torn and grubby looking piece of parchment and put it in his trouser pocket. "What did he mean by "keep close to Ron and Hermione" do you have something to tell me?" Harry asked. Ron and Hermione stood there thinking that they should tell him but decided not to. "It's nothing Harry, just Sirius you know, wanting to keep you safe that's all!" Hermione said. "Yeah it's nothing, lets go down to Diagon Alley to buy our stuff!" Ron replied. So the three friends walked up the stairs and got their moneybags, (Ron's considerably empty) and then met in front of the fireplace. "Do we have to go by floo powder?" Harry asked "Floo powder, wow I've never gone by floo powder before. What's it like?" Hermione replied. "It's nothing just throw the powder into the fire and say 'Diagon Alley'" Ron explained. "Ok then!" Hermione said.
After they had all arrived in Diagon Alley they brushed themselves off and started off down the street. "I have to go to Gringotts to get some money. Then we can go and get out books yeah?" Harry asked. "Yeah alright we'll do that first!" Ron replied. So off they went to get their money and now their moneybags, jingling with galleons, sickles and lots of tiny knuts. The three friends carried on to Flourish and Blotts to get their books and then to Florien Fortescues to get some delicious ice creams. After they had finished their ice creams they headed off towards Madam Malkins. While they were walking Harry thought about Fred and George. "Ron, where are Fred and George?" Harry asked "Oh they went on this camp thing with Lee and Oliver all about Quidditch and stuff." Ron replied. "Ok then and by the way we left Ginny behind!" Harry laughed. "Oh no I hope she's ok it would have been really fun choosing robes with her. Oh well I guess I'll just have to do it alone." Hermione said. They all walked into Madam Malkins and Hermione straight away went off and started to pick up robes. "Oi where do you think your going?" Ron asked Harry who was just about to follow Hermione. "Dunno, lets try some on yeah?" Harry offered. "Yeah come on" Ron replied sarcastically. So Harry and Ron started to pick up dress robes. Harry automatically went to the green section because people had always said green brought out his eyes. And Ron went off in search for some navy blue ones; he didn't want another disaster like last year! "Found one" Harry called over to Ron who was busy looking through sizes. "Lets see then"
Harry walked out of the changing rooms wearing a darkish green robe with pale green lining on the outside. "Well what do ya think?" Harry asked, "Its beautiful, really suits you" came an unfamiliar voice. "Who said that? Show yourself" Ron said laughing his head off. "It's me, Cho" came the girls voice. Out stepped Cho Chang from behind a rail of dress robes. She was wearing a beautiful flowing pink satin robe with a lilac trimming on the bottom. Harry thought it was beautiful. "You look lovely Cho" Harry said. Harry felt something he hadn't felt for a long time. Cho Chang was Harry's crush in his fourth year. He couldn't bear it that Cho had picked Cedric to go to the Yule Ball and not him. He wasn't going to get turned down again. No not this time he thought. "Cho" said Harry "Would you like to go with me to the next school dance?" "Yes of course" Cho replied. "Well I suppose I'll see you on the Hogwarts express!" Then she went and bought her robe and left. Meanwhile, whilst all that was happening, Hermione had been watching, her eyes had suddenly started to fill with tears. She also felt a pang of jealousy. The tears started to drop all down her face and down the gorgeous dress that she had tried on. It was a lovely deep gorgeous scarlet. She had also tied her hair up into a delicate bun with bits sticking out. She looked lovely, when Hermione had stopped crying she wiped her eyes and took off the dress and she decided to buy it. She had left her hair up on purpose to see if Ron and Harry would notice. She then went to Madam Malkin and bought the dress. "Come on you two then" Hermione called. "Ok" Ron and Harry replied simultaneously. Harry then bought his Green robe and Ron had decided on a dark blue one. "Right done" Ron said. "I think we all deserve a nice butterbeer!" Ron added. "Yeah, come on Hermione" Harry said with an odd smile. "What are you smiling at?" Hermione scowled. "Oh nothing, it doesn't matter" "Well stop smiling then" Hermione said, so they all left for The Leaky Cauldron.
After breakfast (which they had at lunchtime) they all received owls from Hogwarts telling them about the new list for school. This included dress robes. "Dress robes, oh not again I don't want another dance!" Ron said. But the looks on the two girls faces were everything but of disappointment. "Well I have to get new dress robes then," Hermione said. "Yeah me too and this time I wont have to go with Neville." Ginny replied. The 4 friends got up and left the table when something hit Harry on the back of the head. "It's a letter from Snuffles" Harry said. "What's it say then?" Ron asked.
Harry read aloud but not too loud so that Ginny wouldn't hear seen as she doesn't know about Sirius yet and neither does Mrs Weasley.
Dear Harry
Happy Birthday I hope your having a nice time with Ron and Hermione. I'm sorry I can't give you your gift now but you will get it when you get to Hogwarts. Ron and Hermione will also benefit. I am doing fine at the moment Buckbeak is not too well though. Be sure to keep on your guard and don't forget to tell me if anything strange is happening. Love Sirius
P.S Keep close to Ron and Hermione.
Harry then folded up the torn and grubby looking piece of parchment and put it in his trouser pocket. "What did he mean by "keep close to Ron and Hermione" do you have something to tell me?" Harry asked. Ron and Hermione stood there thinking that they should tell him but decided not to. "It's nothing Harry, just Sirius you know, wanting to keep you safe that's all!" Hermione said. "Yeah it's nothing, lets go down to Diagon Alley to buy our stuff!" Ron replied. So the three friends walked up the stairs and got their moneybags, (Ron's considerably empty) and then met in front of the fireplace. "Do we have to go by floo powder?" Harry asked "Floo powder, wow I've never gone by floo powder before. What's it like?" Hermione replied. "It's nothing just throw the powder into the fire and say 'Diagon Alley'" Ron explained. "Ok then!" Hermione said.
After they had all arrived in Diagon Alley they brushed themselves off and started off down the street. "I have to go to Gringotts to get some money. Then we can go and get out books yeah?" Harry asked. "Yeah alright we'll do that first!" Ron replied. So off they went to get their money and now their moneybags, jingling with galleons, sickles and lots of tiny knuts. The three friends carried on to Flourish and Blotts to get their books and then to Florien Fortescues to get some delicious ice creams. After they had finished their ice creams they headed off towards Madam Malkins. While they were walking Harry thought about Fred and George. "Ron, where are Fred and George?" Harry asked "Oh they went on this camp thing with Lee and Oliver all about Quidditch and stuff." Ron replied. "Ok then and by the way we left Ginny behind!" Harry laughed. "Oh no I hope she's ok it would have been really fun choosing robes with her. Oh well I guess I'll just have to do it alone." Hermione said. They all walked into Madam Malkins and Hermione straight away went off and started to pick up robes. "Oi where do you think your going?" Ron asked Harry who was just about to follow Hermione. "Dunno, lets try some on yeah?" Harry offered. "Yeah come on" Ron replied sarcastically. So Harry and Ron started to pick up dress robes. Harry automatically went to the green section because people had always said green brought out his eyes. And Ron went off in search for some navy blue ones; he didn't want another disaster like last year! "Found one" Harry called over to Ron who was busy looking through sizes. "Lets see then"
Harry walked out of the changing rooms wearing a darkish green robe with pale green lining on the outside. "Well what do ya think?" Harry asked, "Its beautiful, really suits you" came an unfamiliar voice. "Who said that? Show yourself" Ron said laughing his head off. "It's me, Cho" came the girls voice. Out stepped Cho Chang from behind a rail of dress robes. She was wearing a beautiful flowing pink satin robe with a lilac trimming on the bottom. Harry thought it was beautiful. "You look lovely Cho" Harry said. Harry felt something he hadn't felt for a long time. Cho Chang was Harry's crush in his fourth year. He couldn't bear it that Cho had picked Cedric to go to the Yule Ball and not him. He wasn't going to get turned down again. No not this time he thought. "Cho" said Harry "Would you like to go with me to the next school dance?" "Yes of course" Cho replied. "Well I suppose I'll see you on the Hogwarts express!" Then she went and bought her robe and left. Meanwhile, whilst all that was happening, Hermione had been watching, her eyes had suddenly started to fill with tears. She also felt a pang of jealousy. The tears started to drop all down her face and down the gorgeous dress that she had tried on. It was a lovely deep gorgeous scarlet. She had also tied her hair up into a delicate bun with bits sticking out. She looked lovely, when Hermione had stopped crying she wiped her eyes and took off the dress and she decided to buy it. She had left her hair up on purpose to see if Ron and Harry would notice. She then went to Madam Malkin and bought the dress. "Come on you two then" Hermione called. "Ok" Ron and Harry replied simultaneously. Harry then bought his Green robe and Ron had decided on a dark blue one. "Right done" Ron said. "I think we all deserve a nice butterbeer!" Ron added. "Yeah, come on Hermione" Harry said with an odd smile. "What are you smiling at?" Hermione scowled. "Oh nothing, it doesn't matter" "Well stop smiling then" Hermione said, so they all left for The Leaky Cauldron.