Recap: Ron's potion for some reason faltered and we now have Ron in
Hermione's body and Hermione in his. Chapter 4 is Ron's day in Hermione's
body.
Chapter 4. Do Just Like a Lady
Ron woke up Friday morning having forgotten that he was in Hermione's body. It was his luck that the girl's dormitories were designed exactly like the boys or he would have stumbled into something other than the bathroom. Luckily he made his way to the bathroom and was immediately reminded that he not himself. The bathroom was packed with girls. Girls showering, girls getting dressed while gossiping to their friends, girls brushing their hair, and girls putting on make-up.
Make-up? "How on earth am I going to put that crap on??? What goes wear?" Ron thought looking at all the little bottles and boxes in different shapes and sizes. He watched amazed as girls gracefully put on their make-up with no hesitation.
At that moment Parvati came up behind Ron. "Hermione?" she began, Ron jumped, realizing that she was addressing him. He turned around and Parvati continued, "Hermione, do you have a tampon?" she asked seriously.
Ron just stood there, dumbfounded. "A what? What on earth is a tampon?" Ron thought. He knew about girls getting their period every month but didn't know what they did or used to control them. He had grown up with 5 older brothers who never talked about any type of feminine products, and his younger sister Ginny, had never mentioned any thing.
After a moment of standing there, Ron managed to shake his head no, and Lavender, who was behind him joined the conversation, "Here Parvati, here's three, that should last for a day." Ron watched as Parvati took from Lavender what looked like small test tubes wrapped in white plastic. He didn't want to know what Parvati was going to do with "tampons" or how 3 would be enough to last one day. He was about to get his way when Parvati continued this discussion by asking Lavender, "Are these regular or maxi?? I hope they're regular, because the maxis are really uncomfortable and they hurt when I take them out." Now Ron couldn't take it anymore. He had just learned enough about girls to last him a lifetime. "How do girls do this everyday?" He thought to himself. He wanted to yell that he was Ron and not Hermione and how he hated being a girl and wanted to be himself again. "I'm a guy and I can't even touch myself!" He thought angrily and he left the girl's bathroom to get dressed.
When Ron had finally finished getting dressed and ready for class (he skipped make-up and thanked god that Hermione had already received her once a month visitor) he headed downstairs for breakfast.
A lot of people looked at Ron as he entered that great hall. He was relived when he saw Harry sitting alone eating breakfast.
"Hi Hermione" Harry said without thought. It took Ron a second to again remind himself that Harry was talking to him.
"Hi Harry," Ron said, hating having this girly voice, "Why on earth are people looking at me?"
Harry gave a sort of laugh and said, "Because Hermione, people aren't used to seeing you at breakfast, they're used to seeing you in the library. Oddly enough that's where Ron is right now. He claimed he needed to look up some things for potions class."
"Hermione's making me look bad already" Ron said to himself as he sat down to have breakfast. He searched Hermione's bag and found her schedule. He was glad to see that she only had one class on Friday because she was a prefect. This morning she had Honors Transfiguration. "Not a bad class" he thought.
When breakfast was finished Ron said good-bye to Harry and went to McGonagall's classroom. All during the lesson he took notes and looked busy so McGonagall wouldn't call on him. It always made Ron angry that Hermione could get away with this and he in his own body never could. Every teacher in the school thought Hermione was the perfect student. Surely to receive at least 12 O.W.L.S.
After a long lesson from McGonagall Ron had a quick lunch and headed to the library. He went the section the held books on potions. He searched the shelves looking for a book on personality potions. He noticed a book that had a note sticking out of it. Ron pulled Potions for the Young Wizard out from the shelf and looked at the note stuck inside it. It read:
Ron,
Search this book. It has every type of potion and its effects in it. I'll meet you here in the library at 8 tonight. We have to fix this, for both our sakes. I'll see you later.
Hermione
Ron took the book to an empty table and looked for potions on personality. He found one similar to the one he had created and used on himself and Hermione. It was called the Personalization Potion and its description read:
The personalization potion is commonly used when one is eager to be like another, or have someone think that they're like another. One dose lasts between 24 to 48 hours. This potion is normally successful but has a few falters. Once the potion is taken, the drinkers cannot be touched for at least one minute. This minute lets the potion sink into the drinker's body and alters the way the drinker's personality functions. Before the potion is taken, one drinker must recite the name of the one they want to be like. If the drinkers don't have one minute of stillness the results could turn rather nasty. Fainting, Coma, or Fatigue are minor results. The worst result is if this potion is extremely interrupted during it's first minute. The drinkers body's will either be switched or dysfunction. If either of these take place it will take 48 hours to switch back to themselves.
Ron tore the page from the book and placed it in Hermione's bag. He left the library and headed to the Gryffindor Common room. It was empty, everyone else was in there afternoon classes. He sat in one of couches and reread that page that he'd brought from the library. So he had correctly made his potion. He was happy about this but wondered where it went wrong. Then it hit him:
~~~~~~FLASHBACK~~~~~
Last night: He picked one up and offered it to Hermione. She gladly accepted her drink. Before they drank them Ron turned his back to Hermione and hoped that she wouldn't hear him mutter Krum's name before they drank.
"Victor Krum." He said plainly as he drank his potion and heard Hermione drink hers quickly, "WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT HIM RON WEASLEY?!?" Hermione yelled very. She grabbed Ron's shoulders and began to turn him around.
~~~~~~~~~End Flashback~~~~~~
When they'd taken there drinks Hermione angrily grabbed Ron and they didn't get that one necessary minute to let the potion sink in and they'd switched bodies. "It's better than a dysfunction" He said to himself, putting the paper away and again and laying down to think.
So he and Hermione would have to be each other until Saturday night. Saturday night? She'll have to play Keeper in the Quiddich game! It was Gryffindor's first game, not to mention against Slytherin. Ron had worked so hard to get good quiddich skills, and now the whole school going to see him fail and Gryffindor lose.
Ron tried to put this in the back of his mind. He turned to lie on his side and fell asleep. He awoke with a start and looked at the large clock in the corner. It was 7:45. Ron quickly took Hermione's bag and headed to the library to meet her.
Chapter 4. Do Just Like a Lady
Ron woke up Friday morning having forgotten that he was in Hermione's body. It was his luck that the girl's dormitories were designed exactly like the boys or he would have stumbled into something other than the bathroom. Luckily he made his way to the bathroom and was immediately reminded that he not himself. The bathroom was packed with girls. Girls showering, girls getting dressed while gossiping to their friends, girls brushing their hair, and girls putting on make-up.
Make-up? "How on earth am I going to put that crap on??? What goes wear?" Ron thought looking at all the little bottles and boxes in different shapes and sizes. He watched amazed as girls gracefully put on their make-up with no hesitation.
At that moment Parvati came up behind Ron. "Hermione?" she began, Ron jumped, realizing that she was addressing him. He turned around and Parvati continued, "Hermione, do you have a tampon?" she asked seriously.
Ron just stood there, dumbfounded. "A what? What on earth is a tampon?" Ron thought. He knew about girls getting their period every month but didn't know what they did or used to control them. He had grown up with 5 older brothers who never talked about any type of feminine products, and his younger sister Ginny, had never mentioned any thing.
After a moment of standing there, Ron managed to shake his head no, and Lavender, who was behind him joined the conversation, "Here Parvati, here's three, that should last for a day." Ron watched as Parvati took from Lavender what looked like small test tubes wrapped in white plastic. He didn't want to know what Parvati was going to do with "tampons" or how 3 would be enough to last one day. He was about to get his way when Parvati continued this discussion by asking Lavender, "Are these regular or maxi?? I hope they're regular, because the maxis are really uncomfortable and they hurt when I take them out." Now Ron couldn't take it anymore. He had just learned enough about girls to last him a lifetime. "How do girls do this everyday?" He thought to himself. He wanted to yell that he was Ron and not Hermione and how he hated being a girl and wanted to be himself again. "I'm a guy and I can't even touch myself!" He thought angrily and he left the girl's bathroom to get dressed.
When Ron had finally finished getting dressed and ready for class (he skipped make-up and thanked god that Hermione had already received her once a month visitor) he headed downstairs for breakfast.
A lot of people looked at Ron as he entered that great hall. He was relived when he saw Harry sitting alone eating breakfast.
"Hi Hermione" Harry said without thought. It took Ron a second to again remind himself that Harry was talking to him.
"Hi Harry," Ron said, hating having this girly voice, "Why on earth are people looking at me?"
Harry gave a sort of laugh and said, "Because Hermione, people aren't used to seeing you at breakfast, they're used to seeing you in the library. Oddly enough that's where Ron is right now. He claimed he needed to look up some things for potions class."
"Hermione's making me look bad already" Ron said to himself as he sat down to have breakfast. He searched Hermione's bag and found her schedule. He was glad to see that she only had one class on Friday because she was a prefect. This morning she had Honors Transfiguration. "Not a bad class" he thought.
When breakfast was finished Ron said good-bye to Harry and went to McGonagall's classroom. All during the lesson he took notes and looked busy so McGonagall wouldn't call on him. It always made Ron angry that Hermione could get away with this and he in his own body never could. Every teacher in the school thought Hermione was the perfect student. Surely to receive at least 12 O.W.L.S.
After a long lesson from McGonagall Ron had a quick lunch and headed to the library. He went the section the held books on potions. He searched the shelves looking for a book on personality potions. He noticed a book that had a note sticking out of it. Ron pulled Potions for the Young Wizard out from the shelf and looked at the note stuck inside it. It read:
Ron,
Search this book. It has every type of potion and its effects in it. I'll meet you here in the library at 8 tonight. We have to fix this, for both our sakes. I'll see you later.
Hermione
Ron took the book to an empty table and looked for potions on personality. He found one similar to the one he had created and used on himself and Hermione. It was called the Personalization Potion and its description read:
The personalization potion is commonly used when one is eager to be like another, or have someone think that they're like another. One dose lasts between 24 to 48 hours. This potion is normally successful but has a few falters. Once the potion is taken, the drinkers cannot be touched for at least one minute. This minute lets the potion sink into the drinker's body and alters the way the drinker's personality functions. Before the potion is taken, one drinker must recite the name of the one they want to be like. If the drinkers don't have one minute of stillness the results could turn rather nasty. Fainting, Coma, or Fatigue are minor results. The worst result is if this potion is extremely interrupted during it's first minute. The drinkers body's will either be switched or dysfunction. If either of these take place it will take 48 hours to switch back to themselves.
Ron tore the page from the book and placed it in Hermione's bag. He left the library and headed to the Gryffindor Common room. It was empty, everyone else was in there afternoon classes. He sat in one of couches and reread that page that he'd brought from the library. So he had correctly made his potion. He was happy about this but wondered where it went wrong. Then it hit him:
~~~~~~FLASHBACK~~~~~
Last night: He picked one up and offered it to Hermione. She gladly accepted her drink. Before they drank them Ron turned his back to Hermione and hoped that she wouldn't hear him mutter Krum's name before they drank.
"Victor Krum." He said plainly as he drank his potion and heard Hermione drink hers quickly, "WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT HIM RON WEASLEY?!?" Hermione yelled very. She grabbed Ron's shoulders and began to turn him around.
~~~~~~~~~End Flashback~~~~~~
When they'd taken there drinks Hermione angrily grabbed Ron and they didn't get that one necessary minute to let the potion sink in and they'd switched bodies. "It's better than a dysfunction" He said to himself, putting the paper away and again and laying down to think.
So he and Hermione would have to be each other until Saturday night. Saturday night? She'll have to play Keeper in the Quiddich game! It was Gryffindor's first game, not to mention against Slytherin. Ron had worked so hard to get good quiddich skills, and now the whole school going to see him fail and Gryffindor lose.
Ron tried to put this in the back of his mind. He turned to lie on his side and fell asleep. He awoke with a start and looked at the large clock in the corner. It was 7:45. Ron quickly took Hermione's bag and headed to the library to meet her.