AN: Yay! I got reviews. I'm still sick though. ::dainty cough:: Oh well.
Erm.thank you soooo much for reviewing and I'll probably not post this one
for a while 'cause of work and -what the frell???!!!!!!! ::stares at TV in
which hippos are like moon-walking underwater:: Sorry! My brother and his
obsession. Anyhoo, like I said, because of work, sickness, and I'm starting
a new fiction called Riddle Child. Or something like that. Well, I have to
say: I am feeling a little better, but sneezing a frellin' lot. (I can't
remember where I got that word, but it ain't mine. I believe it is one of
the recent fics. Frell. Has a nice ring does it. A weird combination of
F*** and H***. Whoops, back to story!!)
Disclaimer: No habla ingles. Mi es loca en la cabasa. No, no!! Mi espanol professora no buena. No ingles. No espanol. Francais. Hehehe. J'em apel Marie. Como tale vou? Have I convinced the big men in suits I have absolutely no knowledge in my head yet?
Chapter 5: Birthday Number 1.
Hermione awoke nineteen days later to sunlight streaming in an open window. She moaned and muttered a few chosen obscenities. "Grr.sleep. Need. Must sleep." She looked at a clock, 6 A.M. She groaned louder.
"It's September nineteenth!! You know what that means 'Mione!?" Parvati jumped on the foot of her bed.
"Of course you do!!!" Lavender screeched in a high pitch voice. "Happy Sweet Sixteen Mia!"
"Sweet? Huh? Oh! It's my birthday!!! Eeep!!!" Hermione sat up and immediately did a cleaning and drying spell on her hair.
"Did you guys get me something?" Hermione asked innocently.
"Yyyyeeesss." They replied slowly.
"What is it?" Hermione questioned with puppy dog eyes. "A book? Oh, I need that one called-"
"Oh, Herms! Like we're gonna tell you! Besides, all you are is books and studying. Even on your Sweet Sixteen!!" Parvati said as she pulled out Hermione's uniform out for the day.
"But-" Hermione began to stubbornly protest.
"Ah-ah-ah! Open your presents first." Lavender demanded, pointing at the foot of her bed.
"Oooo! Looks like you have a lot of relatives." Parvati pointed out, seeing the large pile of parcels. *Impossible,* Hermione thought. *My family doesn't know of how to owl me.*
Once at the foot of the bed and dressed in her uniform, Hermione picked up a random gift.
"Wow, that paper is my favorite color," Lavender pointed out. "It's like a gold that isn't too flashy, ya know?"
Parvati nodded as Hermione began to open the note on top of the gift.
"**Dear Hermione Granger,**" Hermione read aloud. "**Well, to start off, you do not know me. I know you, though. Please do not go crazy and take this to a professor having a nervous breakdown. I just wanted to get you something to show that I care. With love, H.T. A friend.**"
Hermione shook her head in awe. "Hmm.no use not opening it. After all, H.T. did go to all the trouble."
Hermione obsessive compulsively opened the parcel by the carefully taped seems. She gasped as she saw a picture of a crescent moon over an onyx lake, all the stars individually shining. A gold banned ring fell from the box, the gem was silver but not a diamond.
"Oh, I read about those in Witch's Weekly. That is the material stars are made from. Not the actual star but a piece. And I quote, 'It let's the barer wear a piece of the sky on their neck, finger, or wrist' unquote." Lavender squealed.
"Whoa." Parvaati whispered. "Try it on, see if it fits."
Hermione put it on her left hand's middle finger. Perfect fit. "Cool!" Lavender said. "Let's hang the moon poster over your bed!" They got out Spell-o Tape and put it up on the empty billboard over Hermione's bed.
"Next one!!" Parvati screeched. Hermione picked up a pink papered, large box. As she opened it a cardboard box appeared with a folded parchment on top. "**Dearest 'Mione, Can I call you 'Mione? Never mind. We'll probably meet later on in life. Just wanted to wish you a happy birthday and to let you know: Take lots of pictures this year. You'll be missing a lot if you don't. Anonymously signed, Analise B.**" Hermione picked up the large box and found a Wizard's camera with ten rolls of film. "Strange."
"Nice camera. Load it up." Parvati urged. Hermione took the piece of hanging out film and put the roll in the slot. The blank film rolled into place as she closed the slot.
Parvati wiggled the camera out of her hands. "Picture number one: Sweet Sixteen From Anonymous Psychopaths."
Hermione and Lavender leaned in together as they laughed at Parvati's title. The flash went off and they were back to unwrapping presents. There was a thin rectangle box covered in a nice light blue paper. Once again, Hermione picked up the note.
"**Dear Herms, You don't know me. It doesn't matter, because you soon will. I made this myself from my old grandmother's recipes. With Care, Olivia.**" Hermione grinned. "Goodness, I bet a sickle that almost all the rest of these packages aren't from people I know."
Hermione opened the delicate paper and found a shoe box. She opened the top and took out the magenta tissue paper. A large bottle was filled with a clear, almost purple color. There was a handmade parchment label. "Fresh Cut Prim Rose."
On the backside of the pear shaped bottle was another parchment with the ingredients. "Roses, moonlight magic, light heart plums, fresh dew from midnight, and many other special ingredients."
Hermione spritzed it on herself and smelt a beautiful scent. "Mmmm. like.just like my Grandma Joanne's English garden. 'Fresh and young like a baby's bum' she used to say." Hermione recited with a dreamy look plastered upon her face.
Hermione immediately opened a new parcel. The note was, "**Hermione Granger: I personally like this artistic touch. I hope you have a happy birthday. Anonymous. What the hay?? Love, Madaline.**"
Hermione opened the box and took out a beautiful painting, muggle style. It had shattered pieces of a mirror and glass. The altogether picture was of a waterfall, (mirror pieces) and a sky, (glass). Parvati hung that on the wall too.
"Next!!" Lavender shrieked. Hermione opened a note and was immediately splattered in sparkles and confetti. Spitting pieces out of her mouth she recited, "**To: Ms. Granger From: Bella. Happy b-day. Kisses and hugs. Have fun while your still young. You don't know me, so.uh. bye??**" Hermione giggled.
She opened the balloon covered gift. Inside was another box covered in pink. Sighing, Hermione opened that. Another yellow sheeted box in that. Opening that box, she discovered a blue box. Then a orange box. Then a purple tissue papered mass. Then a small green box.
Parvati giggled like a lunatic, whilst Lavender took pictures of a flustered Hermione as she opened all the box. "Finally!!" They unanimously screamed.
Inside was a wizard's box titled in color changing letters, "EVERY WITCH'S HANDBAG".
"Omigod! I saw those in a Hogsmeade catalog! They cost, like, soooo much. Basically, it has almost every accessory you'll ever need. First, you type in what you wanna look like. Then you open the box and there ya are!!!!! It even has scarves and hair accessories. Oh, and it comes with a necklace and a bracelet slash anklet!!!!" This time, Parvati explained. Hermione glowed and tried to figure it out.
"G-O-T-H-I-C" Hermione typed in. She opened the thin box the size of a handbag. It had everything black. The lipstick and gloss choices were either deep red or black. Hermione squealed girlishly.
"It's guaranteed to have everything." Parvati said.
"Hmm." Hermione began to type, "C-A-T-H-O-L-I-C S-C-H-O-O-L G-I-R-L."
(AN: Omigod, I go to Catholic school. Ugh. Why does everyone whistle and catcall when I'm walkin' down the street in my itty-bitty uniform with kneesocks and high heels? J/k. Seriously, though. Minus the knee socks and high heels.)
She opened the box and was acquainted with neutrals and.fake eyelashes?? Hermione started applying a light pink eye shadow and then she tried on clear lip gloss that had a couple sparkles in it. She fiddled with the fake eyelashes and decided on clear mascara. (AN: Me everyday!!! Minus eyelashes. And occasionally the mascara.)
Hermione took out two pony-tail holders. She maneuvered her hair into two low riding pig tails. "Viola!" She stated. Lavender and Parvati exchanged looks, telepathically saying 'She looks the same'.
"Erm.yeah. One more gift!" Lavender said as she gave Hermione a large box with maroon colored wrapping paper surrounding it.
Hermione opened it and found five individual slots. A note on top said, "**Hermione, enjoy the pleasures of life. Anonymous.**"
In one slot was peat moss. (AN: Elmo.hehehehe) In another was a cat shaped soap. In the third slot was some blue bath crystals, another slot filled with Everlasting gum. The last four slots contained the following: A caged butterfly, a piece of white chocolate, a pencil made from redwood, and a bunch of rubber bands.
"Interesting." Parvati said and got up. In truth, Hermione cherished the gift. It was so odd and out there, but it had some sort of sentimental value.
Lavender and Parvati came back to Hermione's seat on the bed with a small box. "Happy birthday, Mia." They recited together.
She smiled and did the modest 'you really shouldn't have' thing and made a grab for the jewelry box.
She opened it and found a necklace with a silver H hanging off the end. "Thanks guys!" This followed in a group hug and more pictures of the photos of Hermione with each one of her gifts.
Hermione snapped the necklace on. It was one of those really long chained necklaces that you wear under your shirt.
At breakfast, (yes it was exactly 8 when the whole ordeal was over with), Hermione was given hugs by her two best male friends. And their gifts. ::visible cringe::
"Here 'Mione." Ron said, holding out a box. Hermione opened it to see a hideous orange.thing. She made a sick face, but quickly replaced it by a smile. "Why Ron, gee, thanks. I always wanted a Chuddley Cannons paraphernalia hat."
"No problem," He said through bits of waffles. Hermione put the top on the gift and made a mental note to burn it in the fire.
"Here Hermione." Harry said, unceremoniously shoving the gift in her hands. She opened the present and took out a small figurine. It was a cross between a Pegasus and a Unicorn. She gasped and wrapped Harry in a hug.
"Thank you so so so so so so much!!!!!!!" She screamed. He nodded and blushed, not because of a crush or anything, just because it caused half of the hall to turn their heads in his direction. Like he needed it. Hermione smiled and ate the rest of the meal before her.
A lot of presents for one little student. Don't you agree?
~*~*~*~
EOC. Was that good? I dunno. Hmm. five pages to describe gifts. Thought the presents were important, though. I had fun writing this too. Uhh.my doctor gave me a Vycodin (sp?) based cough syrup, so I'm gonna go knock myself out. Ciao.
Disclaimer: No habla ingles. Mi es loca en la cabasa. No, no!! Mi espanol professora no buena. No ingles. No espanol. Francais. Hehehe. J'em apel Marie. Como tale vou? Have I convinced the big men in suits I have absolutely no knowledge in my head yet?
Chapter 5: Birthday Number 1.
Hermione awoke nineteen days later to sunlight streaming in an open window. She moaned and muttered a few chosen obscenities. "Grr.sleep. Need. Must sleep." She looked at a clock, 6 A.M. She groaned louder.
"It's September nineteenth!! You know what that means 'Mione!?" Parvati jumped on the foot of her bed.
"Of course you do!!!" Lavender screeched in a high pitch voice. "Happy Sweet Sixteen Mia!"
"Sweet? Huh? Oh! It's my birthday!!! Eeep!!!" Hermione sat up and immediately did a cleaning and drying spell on her hair.
"Did you guys get me something?" Hermione asked innocently.
"Yyyyeeesss." They replied slowly.
"What is it?" Hermione questioned with puppy dog eyes. "A book? Oh, I need that one called-"
"Oh, Herms! Like we're gonna tell you! Besides, all you are is books and studying. Even on your Sweet Sixteen!!" Parvati said as she pulled out Hermione's uniform out for the day.
"But-" Hermione began to stubbornly protest.
"Ah-ah-ah! Open your presents first." Lavender demanded, pointing at the foot of her bed.
"Oooo! Looks like you have a lot of relatives." Parvati pointed out, seeing the large pile of parcels. *Impossible,* Hermione thought. *My family doesn't know of how to owl me.*
Once at the foot of the bed and dressed in her uniform, Hermione picked up a random gift.
"Wow, that paper is my favorite color," Lavender pointed out. "It's like a gold that isn't too flashy, ya know?"
Parvati nodded as Hermione began to open the note on top of the gift.
"**Dear Hermione Granger,**" Hermione read aloud. "**Well, to start off, you do not know me. I know you, though. Please do not go crazy and take this to a professor having a nervous breakdown. I just wanted to get you something to show that I care. With love, H.T. A friend.**"
Hermione shook her head in awe. "Hmm.no use not opening it. After all, H.T. did go to all the trouble."
Hermione obsessive compulsively opened the parcel by the carefully taped seems. She gasped as she saw a picture of a crescent moon over an onyx lake, all the stars individually shining. A gold banned ring fell from the box, the gem was silver but not a diamond.
"Oh, I read about those in Witch's Weekly. That is the material stars are made from. Not the actual star but a piece. And I quote, 'It let's the barer wear a piece of the sky on their neck, finger, or wrist' unquote." Lavender squealed.
"Whoa." Parvaati whispered. "Try it on, see if it fits."
Hermione put it on her left hand's middle finger. Perfect fit. "Cool!" Lavender said. "Let's hang the moon poster over your bed!" They got out Spell-o Tape and put it up on the empty billboard over Hermione's bed.
"Next one!!" Parvati screeched. Hermione picked up a pink papered, large box. As she opened it a cardboard box appeared with a folded parchment on top. "**Dearest 'Mione, Can I call you 'Mione? Never mind. We'll probably meet later on in life. Just wanted to wish you a happy birthday and to let you know: Take lots of pictures this year. You'll be missing a lot if you don't. Anonymously signed, Analise B.**" Hermione picked up the large box and found a Wizard's camera with ten rolls of film. "Strange."
"Nice camera. Load it up." Parvati urged. Hermione took the piece of hanging out film and put the roll in the slot. The blank film rolled into place as she closed the slot.
Parvati wiggled the camera out of her hands. "Picture number one: Sweet Sixteen From Anonymous Psychopaths."
Hermione and Lavender leaned in together as they laughed at Parvati's title. The flash went off and they were back to unwrapping presents. There was a thin rectangle box covered in a nice light blue paper. Once again, Hermione picked up the note.
"**Dear Herms, You don't know me. It doesn't matter, because you soon will. I made this myself from my old grandmother's recipes. With Care, Olivia.**" Hermione grinned. "Goodness, I bet a sickle that almost all the rest of these packages aren't from people I know."
Hermione opened the delicate paper and found a shoe box. She opened the top and took out the magenta tissue paper. A large bottle was filled with a clear, almost purple color. There was a handmade parchment label. "Fresh Cut Prim Rose."
On the backside of the pear shaped bottle was another parchment with the ingredients. "Roses, moonlight magic, light heart plums, fresh dew from midnight, and many other special ingredients."
Hermione spritzed it on herself and smelt a beautiful scent. "Mmmm. like.just like my Grandma Joanne's English garden. 'Fresh and young like a baby's bum' she used to say." Hermione recited with a dreamy look plastered upon her face.
Hermione immediately opened a new parcel. The note was, "**Hermione Granger: I personally like this artistic touch. I hope you have a happy birthday. Anonymous. What the hay?? Love, Madaline.**"
Hermione opened the box and took out a beautiful painting, muggle style. It had shattered pieces of a mirror and glass. The altogether picture was of a waterfall, (mirror pieces) and a sky, (glass). Parvati hung that on the wall too.
"Next!!" Lavender shrieked. Hermione opened a note and was immediately splattered in sparkles and confetti. Spitting pieces out of her mouth she recited, "**To: Ms. Granger From: Bella. Happy b-day. Kisses and hugs. Have fun while your still young. You don't know me, so.uh. bye??**" Hermione giggled.
She opened the balloon covered gift. Inside was another box covered in pink. Sighing, Hermione opened that. Another yellow sheeted box in that. Opening that box, she discovered a blue box. Then a orange box. Then a purple tissue papered mass. Then a small green box.
Parvati giggled like a lunatic, whilst Lavender took pictures of a flustered Hermione as she opened all the box. "Finally!!" They unanimously screamed.
Inside was a wizard's box titled in color changing letters, "EVERY WITCH'S HANDBAG".
"Omigod! I saw those in a Hogsmeade catalog! They cost, like, soooo much. Basically, it has almost every accessory you'll ever need. First, you type in what you wanna look like. Then you open the box and there ya are!!!!! It even has scarves and hair accessories. Oh, and it comes with a necklace and a bracelet slash anklet!!!!" This time, Parvati explained. Hermione glowed and tried to figure it out.
"G-O-T-H-I-C" Hermione typed in. She opened the thin box the size of a handbag. It had everything black. The lipstick and gloss choices were either deep red or black. Hermione squealed girlishly.
"It's guaranteed to have everything." Parvati said.
"Hmm." Hermione began to type, "C-A-T-H-O-L-I-C S-C-H-O-O-L G-I-R-L."
(AN: Omigod, I go to Catholic school. Ugh. Why does everyone whistle and catcall when I'm walkin' down the street in my itty-bitty uniform with kneesocks and high heels? J/k. Seriously, though. Minus the knee socks and high heels.)
She opened the box and was acquainted with neutrals and.fake eyelashes?? Hermione started applying a light pink eye shadow and then she tried on clear lip gloss that had a couple sparkles in it. She fiddled with the fake eyelashes and decided on clear mascara. (AN: Me everyday!!! Minus eyelashes. And occasionally the mascara.)
Hermione took out two pony-tail holders. She maneuvered her hair into two low riding pig tails. "Viola!" She stated. Lavender and Parvati exchanged looks, telepathically saying 'She looks the same'.
"Erm.yeah. One more gift!" Lavender said as she gave Hermione a large box with maroon colored wrapping paper surrounding it.
Hermione opened it and found five individual slots. A note on top said, "**Hermione, enjoy the pleasures of life. Anonymous.**"
In one slot was peat moss. (AN: Elmo.hehehehe) In another was a cat shaped soap. In the third slot was some blue bath crystals, another slot filled with Everlasting gum. The last four slots contained the following: A caged butterfly, a piece of white chocolate, a pencil made from redwood, and a bunch of rubber bands.
"Interesting." Parvati said and got up. In truth, Hermione cherished the gift. It was so odd and out there, but it had some sort of sentimental value.
Lavender and Parvati came back to Hermione's seat on the bed with a small box. "Happy birthday, Mia." They recited together.
She smiled and did the modest 'you really shouldn't have' thing and made a grab for the jewelry box.
She opened it and found a necklace with a silver H hanging off the end. "Thanks guys!" This followed in a group hug and more pictures of the photos of Hermione with each one of her gifts.
Hermione snapped the necklace on. It was one of those really long chained necklaces that you wear under your shirt.
At breakfast, (yes it was exactly 8 when the whole ordeal was over with), Hermione was given hugs by her two best male friends. And their gifts. ::visible cringe::
"Here 'Mione." Ron said, holding out a box. Hermione opened it to see a hideous orange.thing. She made a sick face, but quickly replaced it by a smile. "Why Ron, gee, thanks. I always wanted a Chuddley Cannons paraphernalia hat."
"No problem," He said through bits of waffles. Hermione put the top on the gift and made a mental note to burn it in the fire.
"Here Hermione." Harry said, unceremoniously shoving the gift in her hands. She opened the present and took out a small figurine. It was a cross between a Pegasus and a Unicorn. She gasped and wrapped Harry in a hug.
"Thank you so so so so so so much!!!!!!!" She screamed. He nodded and blushed, not because of a crush or anything, just because it caused half of the hall to turn their heads in his direction. Like he needed it. Hermione smiled and ate the rest of the meal before her.
A lot of presents for one little student. Don't you agree?
~*~*~*~
EOC. Was that good? I dunno. Hmm. five pages to describe gifts. Thought the presents were important, though. I had fun writing this too. Uhh.my doctor gave me a Vycodin (sp?) based cough syrup, so I'm gonna go knock myself out. Ciao.