Harriet had a hard time waiting until the dance. Two hours before it, she
awoke to a tapping on the window and saw that Pig, Rani's owl, had
returned. There was a letter tied to his foot and Harriet quickly retrieved
it.
Dear Harriet, That's great news that you got home safely! Your mom and I are very glad to
hear it. We read your letter and thought it quire amusing that Neville
Longbottom is your headmaster. He was always kind of a clutz in grade
school. I guess everyone changes. We are also glad to hear that you are
meeting new friends. I can't believe my daughter is growing up so fast. Already you have your first date with a boy. Well, sort of. As for Percy Weasly, he's mad that I got the job as the Minister of Magic and he didn't. He was always hoping for that job and when I got it and he didn't he was very angry with me and started holding a grudge. Don't worry about it. If he gives you any other problems write me back and I'll contact the school immediately. Well I got to go honey. Please keep in touch. We love getting letters from you. You mother says Hi and that she loves you. I'll talk to
you later honey.
Love,
Dad and Mom
Closing the letter, she suddenly understood. She had to show this to Rani right away.
"Rani, Rani wake up from your nap!" Harriet whispered.
"Hmm, Harriet what's the matter?"
"I figured out why your uncle was acting so weird. Read this note."
Rani read it quickly and looked at her sympathetically.
"Wow, Harriet. I'm sorry. He shouldn't hold this against you. If you want to, I'll talk to him."
"No, don't worry about it's fine."
"Ok, heywe should get ready soon It's only two hours till the dance."
"Ok," Harriet said.
The girls went to the bathroom to take a shower. In ten minutes they came out ready to get dressed. First they had to dry their hair which took Harriet about ten minutes but Rani about twenty. Then they went to get dressed. Walking into their dormitory, they took out their purchases from earlier. Harriet first took out her designer shoes.
"What the heck is that thing?" Rani asked.
"I bought it at the shoe store. You design your own shoes. See you take these two tennis shoes and place then in the box-like scanner type thing. Then you turn on this computer, and fill out a form for what type of shoes you want," Harriet said.
She typed in formal shoe for shoe type and black or silver for the shoes. She also typed sandal like for description. When she hit enter, she came up with many kinds of styles. She finally chose these cute silver ones and clicked print. In a minute, she had the most beautiful shoes she had ever seen.
"Wow! Neat!" Rani exclaimed.
After that was done they put on their dresses and examined themselves in the mirror. They both looked lovely. Then it was hair time. That took about an hour. They both designed their hair as updo's with a little strand of hair hanging in their faces on both sides. Then they put on their shoes and finished up with the accessories they bought.
"Rani, I do believe we're ready! We look fantastic. I don't think I've ever gotten this dressed up before!"
"You look beautiful. You need to dress up more often!" Rani said.
Just then they started to walk down the steps into the common room, but Rani forgot her necklace and ran back up to get it. Harriet entered the common room alone, which was empty except for Dill. When he saw her, he just stared open mouthed.
"You're so beautiful," he said.
Dear Harriet, That's great news that you got home safely! Your mom and I are very glad to
hear it. We read your letter and thought it quire amusing that Neville
Longbottom is your headmaster. He was always kind of a clutz in grade
school. I guess everyone changes. We are also glad to hear that you are
meeting new friends. I can't believe my daughter is growing up so fast. Already you have your first date with a boy. Well, sort of. As for Percy Weasly, he's mad that I got the job as the Minister of Magic and he didn't. He was always hoping for that job and when I got it and he didn't he was very angry with me and started holding a grudge. Don't worry about it. If he gives you any other problems write me back and I'll contact the school immediately. Well I got to go honey. Please keep in touch. We love getting letters from you. You mother says Hi and that she loves you. I'll talk to
you later honey.
Love,
Dad and Mom
Closing the letter, she suddenly understood. She had to show this to Rani right away.
"Rani, Rani wake up from your nap!" Harriet whispered.
"Hmm, Harriet what's the matter?"
"I figured out why your uncle was acting so weird. Read this note."
Rani read it quickly and looked at her sympathetically.
"Wow, Harriet. I'm sorry. He shouldn't hold this against you. If you want to, I'll talk to him."
"No, don't worry about it's fine."
"Ok, heywe should get ready soon It's only two hours till the dance."
"Ok," Harriet said.
The girls went to the bathroom to take a shower. In ten minutes they came out ready to get dressed. First they had to dry their hair which took Harriet about ten minutes but Rani about twenty. Then they went to get dressed. Walking into their dormitory, they took out their purchases from earlier. Harriet first took out her designer shoes.
"What the heck is that thing?" Rani asked.
"I bought it at the shoe store. You design your own shoes. See you take these two tennis shoes and place then in the box-like scanner type thing. Then you turn on this computer, and fill out a form for what type of shoes you want," Harriet said.
She typed in formal shoe for shoe type and black or silver for the shoes. She also typed sandal like for description. When she hit enter, she came up with many kinds of styles. She finally chose these cute silver ones and clicked print. In a minute, she had the most beautiful shoes she had ever seen.
"Wow! Neat!" Rani exclaimed.
After that was done they put on their dresses and examined themselves in the mirror. They both looked lovely. Then it was hair time. That took about an hour. They both designed their hair as updo's with a little strand of hair hanging in their faces on both sides. Then they put on their shoes and finished up with the accessories they bought.
"Rani, I do believe we're ready! We look fantastic. I don't think I've ever gotten this dressed up before!"
"You look beautiful. You need to dress up more often!" Rani said.
Just then they started to walk down the steps into the common room, but Rani forgot her necklace and ran back up to get it. Harriet entered the common room alone, which was empty except for Dill. When he saw her, he just stared open mouthed.
"You're so beautiful," he said.