well, I have been inspired to write another chapter thanks to some help
from a loyal reviewer (you know who you are), so I hope everyone likes it.
Please review, though, I would much appreciate, I'd really like to know how
I'm doing.
Disclaimer: since I have not put one of these in any of my chapters or stories yet, I figure I better put it in now. You guys all know I do not own Harry Potter and they all belong to J.K Rowling and I would never try to steal other people's ideas, yadda yadda yadda.
Transition Chapter
It was nearly two days before the Yule Ball. Hermione could feel her veins rush with excitement and she even got involved in some of the mindless, but animated and eager, chatter that was circulating around the school. She was glad to hear that Harry and Ron had both found dates, Padma and Parvati Patil. The boys were still giving her curious looks every time they met each other, though.
At dinner one evening, Ron just couldn't hold it in any longer. "Alright, who is it?!" he shouted through a mouthful of mashed potatoes. Hermione grinned a sly grin, and said, deceptively, "I told you, you'll soon see. You'll be thoroughly amused, I'm sure." She giggled derisively. "Well, I must go," she said, wiping the corners of her mouth. "I need to go and work out some adjustments for S.P.E.W." And then she was off.
"Honestly, what is she on about?" said Ron to Harry, his jaw still full of food. He swallowed. "I'm starting to worry about her. I think she's going mental," he added, shaking his head.
Harry just shrugged. ************************************ The Day of the Ball
Well, the ball arrived, and everyone was busily running around the school, getting ready, as they had no classes, it being Christmas vacation. Hermione joined in on the snowball fight between Fred and George, Ron, and Harry, but left about in hour into it, saying she had to go and get ready. The boys were extremely curious about this. "You need three hours to get ready?" Ron asked.
"Yes, as a matter of fact I do, and it's none of your business anyway," stated Hermione and she huffed off, leaving the boys to their own thoughts. She went up to the dormitory, where Ginny was waiting for her.
"Thank you so much, Ginny. I really appreciate you helping me with this."
"Hermione, you have been so nice to me ever since you met me, and you've helped me get used to Hogwarts. I am happy to help you. After all, this is sort of like your first date, and that's important." Ginny said, smiling. She bustled around in Hermione's trunk for the bottle of Sleek-EZ and instructed Hermione to sit down in the chair by the fire and they got to work.
Finally, hours later, Hermione was admiring the finished product in front of the mirror. She hardly recognized herself. She loved everything about the way she looked from her beautiful blue gown right down to the teeth she had sort of tricked Madam Pomfrey into magically straightening her teeth after that incident with Draco Malfoy.
"You look gorgeous!" Ginny exclaimed. I think I'm gonna cry, it's wonderful."
"I don't know when I've ever looked like this! You're fantastic, Ginny. But, now we've got to get you ready. You need to look nice, too, even if it is only Neville. He deserves you looking nice."
So the girls finished getting ready and they lined up in the hall with their champions or dates and got prepared to enter into the ball. *********************
Okay, I think you guys know what happens after this, at the ball you know, blah blah blah, especially since you should have read the Goblet of Fire if you're reading this right now. Anyway, I promise you there is another chapter coming, but I just had to put this one in there, otherwise my story wouldn't fit together. So, review, review!
Disclaimer: since I have not put one of these in any of my chapters or stories yet, I figure I better put it in now. You guys all know I do not own Harry Potter and they all belong to J.K Rowling and I would never try to steal other people's ideas, yadda yadda yadda.
Transition Chapter
It was nearly two days before the Yule Ball. Hermione could feel her veins rush with excitement and she even got involved in some of the mindless, but animated and eager, chatter that was circulating around the school. She was glad to hear that Harry and Ron had both found dates, Padma and Parvati Patil. The boys were still giving her curious looks every time they met each other, though.
At dinner one evening, Ron just couldn't hold it in any longer. "Alright, who is it?!" he shouted through a mouthful of mashed potatoes. Hermione grinned a sly grin, and said, deceptively, "I told you, you'll soon see. You'll be thoroughly amused, I'm sure." She giggled derisively. "Well, I must go," she said, wiping the corners of her mouth. "I need to go and work out some adjustments for S.P.E.W." And then she was off.
"Honestly, what is she on about?" said Ron to Harry, his jaw still full of food. He swallowed. "I'm starting to worry about her. I think she's going mental," he added, shaking his head.
Harry just shrugged. ************************************ The Day of the Ball
Well, the ball arrived, and everyone was busily running around the school, getting ready, as they had no classes, it being Christmas vacation. Hermione joined in on the snowball fight between Fred and George, Ron, and Harry, but left about in hour into it, saying she had to go and get ready. The boys were extremely curious about this. "You need three hours to get ready?" Ron asked.
"Yes, as a matter of fact I do, and it's none of your business anyway," stated Hermione and she huffed off, leaving the boys to their own thoughts. She went up to the dormitory, where Ginny was waiting for her.
"Thank you so much, Ginny. I really appreciate you helping me with this."
"Hermione, you have been so nice to me ever since you met me, and you've helped me get used to Hogwarts. I am happy to help you. After all, this is sort of like your first date, and that's important." Ginny said, smiling. She bustled around in Hermione's trunk for the bottle of Sleek-EZ and instructed Hermione to sit down in the chair by the fire and they got to work.
Finally, hours later, Hermione was admiring the finished product in front of the mirror. She hardly recognized herself. She loved everything about the way she looked from her beautiful blue gown right down to the teeth she had sort of tricked Madam Pomfrey into magically straightening her teeth after that incident with Draco Malfoy.
"You look gorgeous!" Ginny exclaimed. I think I'm gonna cry, it's wonderful."
"I don't know when I've ever looked like this! You're fantastic, Ginny. But, now we've got to get you ready. You need to look nice, too, even if it is only Neville. He deserves you looking nice."
So the girls finished getting ready and they lined up in the hall with their champions or dates and got prepared to enter into the ball. *********************
Okay, I think you guys know what happens after this, at the ball you know, blah blah blah, especially since you should have read the Goblet of Fire if you're reading this right now. Anyway, I promise you there is another chapter coming, but I just had to put this one in there, otherwise my story wouldn't fit together. So, review, review!