AN: Our first chapter under our new name!!!! Eeeee!!!!!!( *both jump up and
down clapping*)
New nicknames: Kit-Kat and Elmo.
Kit-Kat: Hmm....should we keep DragonsGal and Eliel when talking?
Elmo: YES!!! It might confuse some of our *ahem* slower. readers.
DragonsGal: Okey-Dokey.
Eliel: Aaahhhhh. Much better.
Also, concerning the dishy-blokes list, Eliel would like to say, that, she doesn't think that Tom Felton is NOT hot, (he is, oohhh yes, hehe), just that she would like to acknowledge that Daniel Radcliffe is ALSO hot. Thank you for listening!
Both: ON WITH THE STORY!!!
Oh, right. Weeelll, DragonsGal and I are BOTH considering invoking a muse. In other words, it would be SMASHING if all of our dear reviewers would give us any suggestions for later on!! Thanks all.
Chapter 9:
The next morning, both Hermione and Ginny woke within a half hour of eachother. Ginny woke up after Hermione, poked her head out of her golden curtains, and saw that Hermione's curtains were open, and she was sitting in bed reading.
Ginny jumped out of bed suddenly, and ran over to Hermione's bed-side and squealed excitedly, "Today's a Hogsmeade day!"
Hermione looked up curiously, wondering why on earth Ginny was so excited, she'd been going since her 3rd year. Then she remembered: They could get their dresses for the dance!
A look of understanding crossed Hermione's face, and, with a squeal of her own, she jumped out of bed as well.
Both girls rushed over to their wardrobes, hastily grabbed robes and toiletries, and ran out of their dormitory to the Prefect's bathroom.
Hermione and Ginny met Harry and Ron downstairs a half-hour later in the Great Hall for breakfast.
It didn't take a genius to notice the look of pure excitement on their faces. Ron groaned at their hyper-ness, and said, "It should be illegal to be so happy this early."
"Oh, come now, it's already 8:30!" Hermione bristled.
Harry and Ginny both smiled shyly at each other and said good morning. Then they all headed towrd the Gryffindor table together.
After finishing their own breakfasts, Ginny and Hermione waited patiently while Ron and Harry scarfed down massive amounts of food.
When the whole group was done, they departed together for Hogsmeade, Ginny and Hermione whispering the entire time.
(AN: At Hogsmeade now)
Harry and Ron both sauntered off together towards Quality Quidditch Supplies, while Ginny and Hermione headed in the direction of Madam Malkin's Robes for all Occasions.
When inside the store, both girls headed simultaneously headed towards the back of the shop. Now at the numerous bulging racks, Hermione and Ginny started frantically hunting for the perfect gown. (AN: Dumbledore had told them to come in historical costumes with half-face masks. In other words, the ball was a masquerade.)
"Ginny, this is perfect for you!" Hermione exclaimed, holding up a sea- green gown with a full skirt, scooped neckline, pointed bodice, and bell sleeves. It had a blue-green sheen to it as Hermione turned it in the ample light.
"It's gorgeous, but...." Ginny catiously approached the price tag. "Oh! It's half off! Only seven galleons!"
"Oh, Ginny! It's perfect!" Hermione held it up to Ginny and noticed it was a tad bit short and a bit wider than Ginny. "Madam Malkin will have to adjust it," seeing Ginny get red, as if upset, shed added, "but it's only because it's a little too wide!"
Ginny went up to the front of the store with the robe, to show it to Madam Malkin.
Hermione kept sifting through the garments. Eventually, (aka in Hermione language: twelve looonng minutes later), she found The One. It was a deep red, with a daringly-low square neck-line, low waist, and a skirt that just touched the floor all around. It had glove-tight sleeves, that tapered off to a point at the very end, the point just reaching her middle finger.
(AN: Oooh! We're jealous!!! Pretty dress alert!!!)
Hermione walked back to the fitting rooms, and as she went, she passed Ginny standing on a raised dais with mirrors on every side, Madam Malkin eying her dress with an experienced eye. Hermione took a moment to hold up her robes to Ginny, then continued on her walk to the dressing room.
She walked through the doorway, still watching Ginny distractedly, and ran into something solid. She crashed to the ground in flurry of brown hair and black Hogwart's robes.
She looked up straight into the smoldering eyes of none other than Draco Malfoy. (AN: No, he didn't see her NEW robes)
He offered her a hand up, smirking, and she blushed as she allowed herself to be helped up, and brushed herself off.
"Picking up dress robes, I see." Draco stated.
"Yes." Hermione answered, hurriedly shoving them behind her back, even though they were already in protective black felt.
"What's wrong, ugly too to show?" Draco questioned innocently.
"Nooo, it's a surprise." Hermione answered.
"Oh?" Draco quirked an eyebrow suggestively.
"Of course!" said Hermione, not quite catching on.
"Well then, I'll leave you to it." Draco replied, realizing she didn't catch his not-so-subtle hint.
"Alright!" she said brightly.
Hermione continued her now-prolonged journey without any more interruptions.
Hermione tried the robes on and studied herself. "Hallelujah! It's a miracle!" She joked at the perfect fit. This caused some customers to look in her direction questioningly, (including one seemingly surprised/worried Mr. D. Malfoy himself). He shook his head as she could be heard gasping for air.
"Must be a little tight." Draco chuckled as he mused to himself.
(Back in the dressing room)
Hermione then decided that she would buy herself a corset to wear under her dress. (AN: I love corsets! They're awesome! I've always wanted to wear one.) Satisfied with this idea, she took off her gown and went to find Ginny. Ginny was in the same place as before, but Madam Malkin was absent. Ginny's dress was lengthened and tightened, and she was looking at the dress from every side.
When Ginny noticed Hermione, she burst out "Hermione, guess what?! My dress is made to wear with a corset! It will be so neat to wear one! And, Madam Malkin said since there was one made to go with the dress, I could have it for one Galleon extra!"
"That's wonderful! Back in that dressing room, I decided I'd get one too! Between you and me, the dress is a bit, er, *tight*." Hermione answered conspiratorially.
Ginny hopped off of the platform and went with Hermione to a rack of corsets. Both looked under their sizes for a corset to match their dresses, even though both knew that no one (should) would see them. Ginny picked out the matching sea-green corset in her size, while Hermione chose a simple, yet elegant, mahogany-colored corset that looked good with the red, though no one would know it.
Both girls purchased their outfits, then headed off to another store for shoes. Hermione and Ginny decided to go to the newly-opened store, Fleming's Fancy Footwear. Both girls goggled at the window, which displayed color-changing pumps, jet-propelled tap shoes, and neon green glow-in-the- dark trainers.
Hermione and Ginny headed back towards the Ballroom shoes section, and both picked out their shoes within twenty minutes. Hermione came out with (AN: I know, corny) glass slippers with an Unbreakable charm on them, thinking of the Muggle movie Cinderella. Ginny chose simple green heels, as Harry had grown quite a bit during his 5th year.
They quickly payed, and headed into a musty antique store for jewelry.
Hermione and Ginny sneezed upon entrance into the store. Both girls had pierced ears, and they quickly found earrings that matched their dresses. Ginny came up with a pair of delicate, star-burst diamond earrings, and went up to pay. Hermione rooted around through the many shelves, and finally picked out a pair of dangling earrings, ruby with a golden teardrop, and a circlet ring of gold for her fourth finger.
After paying, both girls trekked over to the Three Broomsticks with their many shopping bags to meet up with Harry and Ron.
Upon arriving, they saw Harry waving them over to a table. When the girls sat down, they noticed the boys' one bag each with the name of Madam Malkin's Robes for all Occasions on it, and both guessed that they had filled their pockets from Honeyduke's and Zonko's products.
After one round of butter beers, the group left to go back to Hogwart's.
AN: Wow! This chapter's finished. It's a long one! We hope you liked it!
DragonsGal and Eliel Radragon
New nicknames: Kit-Kat and Elmo.
Kit-Kat: Hmm....should we keep DragonsGal and Eliel when talking?
Elmo: YES!!! It might confuse some of our *ahem* slower. readers.
DragonsGal: Okey-Dokey.
Eliel: Aaahhhhh. Much better.
Also, concerning the dishy-blokes list, Eliel would like to say, that, she doesn't think that Tom Felton is NOT hot, (he is, oohhh yes, hehe), just that she would like to acknowledge that Daniel Radcliffe is ALSO hot. Thank you for listening!
Both: ON WITH THE STORY!!!
Oh, right. Weeelll, DragonsGal and I are BOTH considering invoking a muse. In other words, it would be SMASHING if all of our dear reviewers would give us any suggestions for later on!! Thanks all.
Chapter 9:
The next morning, both Hermione and Ginny woke within a half hour of eachother. Ginny woke up after Hermione, poked her head out of her golden curtains, and saw that Hermione's curtains were open, and she was sitting in bed reading.
Ginny jumped out of bed suddenly, and ran over to Hermione's bed-side and squealed excitedly, "Today's a Hogsmeade day!"
Hermione looked up curiously, wondering why on earth Ginny was so excited, she'd been going since her 3rd year. Then she remembered: They could get their dresses for the dance!
A look of understanding crossed Hermione's face, and, with a squeal of her own, she jumped out of bed as well.
Both girls rushed over to their wardrobes, hastily grabbed robes and toiletries, and ran out of their dormitory to the Prefect's bathroom.
Hermione and Ginny met Harry and Ron downstairs a half-hour later in the Great Hall for breakfast.
It didn't take a genius to notice the look of pure excitement on their faces. Ron groaned at their hyper-ness, and said, "It should be illegal to be so happy this early."
"Oh, come now, it's already 8:30!" Hermione bristled.
Harry and Ginny both smiled shyly at each other and said good morning. Then they all headed towrd the Gryffindor table together.
After finishing their own breakfasts, Ginny and Hermione waited patiently while Ron and Harry scarfed down massive amounts of food.
When the whole group was done, they departed together for Hogsmeade, Ginny and Hermione whispering the entire time.
(AN: At Hogsmeade now)
Harry and Ron both sauntered off together towards Quality Quidditch Supplies, while Ginny and Hermione headed in the direction of Madam Malkin's Robes for all Occasions.
When inside the store, both girls headed simultaneously headed towards the back of the shop. Now at the numerous bulging racks, Hermione and Ginny started frantically hunting for the perfect gown. (AN: Dumbledore had told them to come in historical costumes with half-face masks. In other words, the ball was a masquerade.)
"Ginny, this is perfect for you!" Hermione exclaimed, holding up a sea- green gown with a full skirt, scooped neckline, pointed bodice, and bell sleeves. It had a blue-green sheen to it as Hermione turned it in the ample light.
"It's gorgeous, but...." Ginny catiously approached the price tag. "Oh! It's half off! Only seven galleons!"
"Oh, Ginny! It's perfect!" Hermione held it up to Ginny and noticed it was a tad bit short and a bit wider than Ginny. "Madam Malkin will have to adjust it," seeing Ginny get red, as if upset, shed added, "but it's only because it's a little too wide!"
Ginny went up to the front of the store with the robe, to show it to Madam Malkin.
Hermione kept sifting through the garments. Eventually, (aka in Hermione language: twelve looonng minutes later), she found The One. It was a deep red, with a daringly-low square neck-line, low waist, and a skirt that just touched the floor all around. It had glove-tight sleeves, that tapered off to a point at the very end, the point just reaching her middle finger.
(AN: Oooh! We're jealous!!! Pretty dress alert!!!)
Hermione walked back to the fitting rooms, and as she went, she passed Ginny standing on a raised dais with mirrors on every side, Madam Malkin eying her dress with an experienced eye. Hermione took a moment to hold up her robes to Ginny, then continued on her walk to the dressing room.
She walked through the doorway, still watching Ginny distractedly, and ran into something solid. She crashed to the ground in flurry of brown hair and black Hogwart's robes.
She looked up straight into the smoldering eyes of none other than Draco Malfoy. (AN: No, he didn't see her NEW robes)
He offered her a hand up, smirking, and she blushed as she allowed herself to be helped up, and brushed herself off.
"Picking up dress robes, I see." Draco stated.
"Yes." Hermione answered, hurriedly shoving them behind her back, even though they were already in protective black felt.
"What's wrong, ugly too to show?" Draco questioned innocently.
"Nooo, it's a surprise." Hermione answered.
"Oh?" Draco quirked an eyebrow suggestively.
"Of course!" said Hermione, not quite catching on.
"Well then, I'll leave you to it." Draco replied, realizing she didn't catch his not-so-subtle hint.
"Alright!" she said brightly.
Hermione continued her now-prolonged journey without any more interruptions.
Hermione tried the robes on and studied herself. "Hallelujah! It's a miracle!" She joked at the perfect fit. This caused some customers to look in her direction questioningly, (including one seemingly surprised/worried Mr. D. Malfoy himself). He shook his head as she could be heard gasping for air.
"Must be a little tight." Draco chuckled as he mused to himself.
(Back in the dressing room)
Hermione then decided that she would buy herself a corset to wear under her dress. (AN: I love corsets! They're awesome! I've always wanted to wear one.) Satisfied with this idea, she took off her gown and went to find Ginny. Ginny was in the same place as before, but Madam Malkin was absent. Ginny's dress was lengthened and tightened, and she was looking at the dress from every side.
When Ginny noticed Hermione, she burst out "Hermione, guess what?! My dress is made to wear with a corset! It will be so neat to wear one! And, Madam Malkin said since there was one made to go with the dress, I could have it for one Galleon extra!"
"That's wonderful! Back in that dressing room, I decided I'd get one too! Between you and me, the dress is a bit, er, *tight*." Hermione answered conspiratorially.
Ginny hopped off of the platform and went with Hermione to a rack of corsets. Both looked under their sizes for a corset to match their dresses, even though both knew that no one (should) would see them. Ginny picked out the matching sea-green corset in her size, while Hermione chose a simple, yet elegant, mahogany-colored corset that looked good with the red, though no one would know it.
Both girls purchased their outfits, then headed off to another store for shoes. Hermione and Ginny decided to go to the newly-opened store, Fleming's Fancy Footwear. Both girls goggled at the window, which displayed color-changing pumps, jet-propelled tap shoes, and neon green glow-in-the- dark trainers.
Hermione and Ginny headed back towards the Ballroom shoes section, and both picked out their shoes within twenty minutes. Hermione came out with (AN: I know, corny) glass slippers with an Unbreakable charm on them, thinking of the Muggle movie Cinderella. Ginny chose simple green heels, as Harry had grown quite a bit during his 5th year.
They quickly payed, and headed into a musty antique store for jewelry.
Hermione and Ginny sneezed upon entrance into the store. Both girls had pierced ears, and they quickly found earrings that matched their dresses. Ginny came up with a pair of delicate, star-burst diamond earrings, and went up to pay. Hermione rooted around through the many shelves, and finally picked out a pair of dangling earrings, ruby with a golden teardrop, and a circlet ring of gold for her fourth finger.
After paying, both girls trekked over to the Three Broomsticks with their many shopping bags to meet up with Harry and Ron.
Upon arriving, they saw Harry waving them over to a table. When the girls sat down, they noticed the boys' one bag each with the name of Madam Malkin's Robes for all Occasions on it, and both guessed that they had filled their pockets from Honeyduke's and Zonko's products.
After one round of butter beers, the group left to go back to Hogwart's.
AN: Wow! This chapter's finished. It's a long one! We hope you liked it!
DragonsGal and Eliel Radragon