Nat Sue
Chapter Seven

Nat was again pacing the Slytherin table when the rest of the school stumbled groggily in for breakfast. Dumbledore had given up trying to have a serious conversation with her, and had seated himself at the head table.
Nat plopped down into a seat before the rest of her house was seated (no one seemed to think it was odd that she was walking on the table, they'd gotten pretty used to her in the past week), and was rather surprised when Draco sat next to her.
"Hallo!" Nat began, and wondered if she should ask him straight out why he was sitting next to her and if the reason was going to be painful. "Hello, are you alright?" Draco replied, nearly making Nat fall backwards out of her chair. Why would Draco ask that? Did he care? Or was he planning something? "I'm alright, I got foxglove in my mouth when I was chewing my yummy gum, it was cotton candy flavored gum, my favorite, and then Pansy got me lost and I was so mad at her because I was sick! And then uhm... Mrs. Norris found me and I guess Filch took me to the Popsicle wing, which is kind of like a hospital wing, but colder, and then Snape and Dumbledore came to see me, but I don't remember Dumbledore coming 'cuzzes I was asleep, and then I snuck out and fell down the stairs and it was Harry's fault and then we stayed up late talking and he found out I was a girl, which kind of ruins your plan, but it wasn't my fault, it was his, because he shouldn't have been looking at my chest anyhow! And then I got up this morning and I'm okay but I'm kind of sleepy so if I fall asleep when I'm talking, just poke me with a stick and I'll wake up, but don't hit me with a brick 'cuzzes that'd be mean, okay?"
"Good god, I didn't ask what happened, I asked how you were, you didn't need to tell me everything you did since I saw you last!" Draco said coldly. "But I thought you might like to know! And I didn't tell you everything, I left out a lot! Like--"
"I don't want to hear what you left out!"
"Oh... Okay!"
"Now, how did Potter find out you were a girl?"
"I told you! He was looking at my chest, so I decked him!"
"There's not really anything there to look at, so decking him served no purpose."
"That was way harsh..."
"Thank you. Now... He knows you're a girl, so word is going to get out..."
"Yeah... So?"
"So I've got to change my plan, but that's okay."
"It is?! You're not even mad or anything?"
"Actually, I've been thinking the past two days that it might work better if they know you're a girl..."
"Oh, okies!"
"But you need a serious makeover."
"What? No way! I like the way I look!"
"You're kidding..."
"No! I look better than Pansy! Hey... Where is Pansy?"
"Didn't want to come, which is fine with me. She's a bitch anyhow."
"Yup... Why exactly, are you being so uncharacteristically nice to me?"
"Because, what Pansy did was dishonorable. Not that honor is important all the time, but purposely trying to kill housemates is unacceptable, even if they are dumb Mudblood bitches."
"Oh, I see, thanks... I guess..."
Nat looked up at the flutter of owls as they came to deliver mail to the students. She thought the way mail was delivered in the wizarding world was fascinating, and figured she would never get tired of mail delivery at Hogwarts. When a huge crate was dropped behind Nat's chair by several hundred owls, all of the Slytherins and most of the teachers looked up to see what had been sent to her.
"They're here! Boy howdy, that was fast!" Nat squealed excitedly hopping up from her chair and sitting on the crate. "Open-up-a-guss!" Nat said, waving her wand. "That's not going to work, you idiot." Draco drawled, trying not to look too interested in whatever Nat had received. "I know, but it's fun to say! I can't cast worth shit, can you open pleases, Draco?" Nat flashed him her best puppy-dog eyes and cutest smile, which caused Draco to roll his eyes at how pathetic she was, but he cast the correct spell, opening the crate for her.
The Slytherin students that had clustered around Nat and the crate screeched and backed off, some of the younger ones screaming, as Fluffy crawled out.
Fluffy wasn't very appropriately named, being a 30-foot long crocodile, but he was pretty cute, considering.
"It's a dragon!" A first year Slytherin screeched, running across the hall with several other of the younger students. "It's not a dragon!" Nat giggled, "It's a Croccy-dilly!" This didn't seem to calm the students down much, in fact, it sent several more students including the majority of the Ravenclaws to the opposite end of the great hall. Only Draco hadn't moved, he was watching Fluffy lazily, knowing he could stop it with a simple enough spell should the need arise.
Nat pet Fluffy on the head, cooing softly about what a big baby he was, as Dumbledore and Snape strode over. "Nat," Dumbledore began, the look on his face both amused and threatening, "When you said lizards, I imagined something quite a bit smaller. I can't allow two crocodiles in the school."
"I don't have two croccy-dillies! I have one croccy-dilly and a basilisk!"
"A... giant basilisk?" Dumbledore inquired.
"No, just a baby! And it's normal sized, right now it's only about a foot long! I didn't know there were giant ones..."
"Yes, well, there are, we had some trouble with one a few years back. Slithering about in the pipes..."
"Slithering? Lizards don't slither..."
"It was a snake, you have a basilisk lizard?"
"Yes! Lemme just find him..." Nat said, ducking into the crate and emerging a minute later with a bright green lizard with gold eyes on her shoulder. "See? Ain't he a cutie? His name is Jim-Bob!"
"What an... Interesting name for a lizard, but really Nat, you can't expect to keep a crocodile in the school..."
"But you said I could!"
"I didn't know you were referring to a crocodile! Can't you see the students are scared of it?"
"It's not an it, it's a him! And Fluffy is a sweetie! He won't eat anybody unless my mom forgot to give them food before she mailed them!"
"Nat, it's too dangerous to keep Fluffy in school!"
"But... You said... Hey, what about Hagrid? Would he let me keep Fluffy out there?"
"I suppose... I suppose that would work, but Hagrid is gone this morning, so we'll have to discuss it with him this afternoon."
"Alright! Yay!"
"But that does not mean he'll agree, he deals with magical creatures, not ordinary."
"Fluffy is extra-special! I'm sure he'll say yes!"
"Very well... Now... Take Fluffy... To your dorm for now. Jim-Bob too. And please don't frighten the other students on your way."
"Yes sir!" Nat said, saluting before pulling a large chain out of the box and clipping it onto Fluffy's collar. "C'mon, Fluffy! Lessgo!" Nat said, leading Fluffy out of the hall (carefully making sure she passed as near the Hufflepuffs' table as possible), with Jim-Bob snoozing on her shoulder.

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"Shoulder length."
"No, waist length."
"But such a drastic change?"
"She needs a drastic change."
"Very good point."
Nat groaned inwardly as the two seventh-year Slytherin girls scrutinized everything about her. Nat had always disliked makeovers, and she wasn't quite sure trusted these girls, or Draco for that matter. Draco was waiting outside the dorm, ready to give the judging on the final 'product' as he put it. As if I'm something that can be bought or sold! Nat thought angrily.
"Okay, waist length, we can probably keep the same texture, light waves, but it may need to be a bit thicker..." one of the girls continued. Nat was having a hard time keeping track of who was who, the girls were identical twins, Rachelle and Michelle, but both seemed to go by 'Chelle'.
"Too bad her nose is so weird..."
"Well we can change her nose..."
"Well you do it, I'll mess it up more..."
Nat gripped the blanket on her bed a bit tighter, did they even know what they were doing?
"Should she stay blonde?"
"We could make her brunette, or auburn..."
"What about platinum?"
"No, we don't want her looking albino like Draco."
"Eww, gross. Good point."
"I want black hair." Nat stated.
"What?"
"Black hair. I want my hair to be black."
"I don't think your complexion is quite right for black hair, you're awfully pale."
"If you're going to change my hair and my nose and everything else, the least you can do is make my hair black like I want it!"
Both Chelles exchanged a glance, then shrugged. "Whatever, but if it doesn't fly with Draco, we're going to have to do another color." Nat frowned, but nodded her head, as soon as she learned to cast spells correctly she could make herself look however she wanted.

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In a little under an hour, both Chelles declared they were done. They'd used potions and spells to grow Nat's hair down to her waist and turn it black, clear up any problems with her complexion, shrink her nose (which Nat was very happy about), and keep her eyebrows from growing together. Now all that was left, was a 'better' looking outfit.
"What are you planning on wearing to the Halloween dance?" One of the Chelles asked.
"I... Oh yeah! It's in my trunk! I got it a few days ago in the mail, but I'm not supposed to open it until Halloween."
The Chelles looked at each other, shrugged, and pulled open Nat's trunk to pull out a large soft package.
"Hey! Don't... Oooh! Lemme see better!" Nat squealed as one of them tore open the package. Inside was an incredibly black velvet dress robe, with a Chinese collar, capped cape, and large droopy sleeves, lined in shimmery silver silk-like material. There was also an under-outfit, a close-fitting shirt and loose-fitting pants made of the same shimmery material. As one of the Chelles lifted the robe, a note fluttered to the floor. Picking it up, Nat read:

Konnichiwa Chibi!
Heard you made it into Slytherin, congrats!
Saw this and figured since I never got you a birthday present I'd give it to you for Halloween.
Hope you like it, and it better fit! You're a weird size, you know that?
Let me know how it fits, so I can know if I got your Christmas present the right size!

Hugz n' shtuph!

-Hikari

"Ohh, it's from Kari! She's always spoiling me!" Nat squealed happily. "Well hurry up and try it on!" Both Chelles demanded.

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Nat hesitated before opening the door, dressed in her new robes and with her hair done up, she felt like a porcelain doll. "Go!" one of the Chelles urged. "Wait!" the other commanded. "We should present her! Let's go out first, and then you come out!"
"Good idea!" the other Chelle agreed, rushing to the door.
As the Chelles stepped out, Nat took a deep breath, she rather liked how she looked now, but she didn't particularly like people looking at her. Nat chuckled to herself, she didn't like people looking at her yet she was always trying to be the center of attention. She must be a living contradiction.
"And her she is!" Nat heard one of the Chelle's say from the other side of the door. Taking another deep breath, Nat stepped out. Her immediate reaction was Fuck! What're all these guys doing here?! Because, it seemed, Draco had gotten nearly every boy from Slytherin to help him judge the final 'product'.
Nat narrowed her eyes as several of the boys applauded at the makeover, and glowered as a few of them said she still looked like a dirty Mudblood. Draco though, seemed pleased at the makeover, and nodded his approval to the Chelles. "The hair is a good touch, with black hair she looks almost intelligent." Nat stuck her tongue out at him, and abruptly turned and headed back into her dorm, to retrieve Fluffy from his spot beside her bed.
Grabbing Fluffy's chain, she tugged on it until Fluffy awoke from his nap, and lead him to the door, where she shoved him outside into the hall before shutting it again. Nat chuckled to herself as a few screams and yelps were heard.

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Note: Lalala! Okies, I updated again pretty quickly... This was, obviously, a chapter to get things moving somewhat, not really be funny. *sigh* Next chapter, Nat watches a Quidditch game. Yay... Mesah sleepy... You all have a good Turkey day? Hope so! Anyhow, review please! Let me know if you want me to email you when I update! Oh, and yeah, JK had a basilisk in her books, but as far as I know, basilisks are ONLY lizards, but maybe hers was magic? Anyhow, mine is a lizard, so there. =P

Today's Moral is: Don't put THAT in THERE! It might get stuck!