"Are you ready to go, Lil?" asked Erin. The upper classes of Hogwarts were
going to Hogsmeade for the day. The girls intended to go dress shopping for
nice clothes to wear to the Valentines Day ball.
"Yeah, just give me a second," came Lily's somewhat muffled voice as she pulled a sweater on over top of her white turtleneck. It was still winter outside and she did not want to be cold.
A few minutes later, they headed outside the Hogwarts boundaries and into Hogsmeade. They immediately located a very fancy shop filled with dresses to make even the Queen want to spend the day there. They ran all over the place oohing and aahing over the different styles and colours. They each tried on at least seven dresses before deciding on what they were going to wear.
Samantha modeled a sky blue dress with a silver trim, which brought out her eye colour perfectly. She looked in the mirror and approved before taking it off, looking at the price tag and gasping.
"This dress is two hundred Galleons!" she exclaimed. Then she smiled. "Good thing my parents spoil me rotten, isn't it!" She headed to the counter to buy the dress. Lily and Erin were still searching when she came back. Erin brought out a stunning red dress with a gold lining and trim. It made her already slim waist appear miniscule, and her bust appear much fuller. The men shopping with their wives in the store couldn't help sneaking a glimpse or two at her beautiful figure. The dress was perfect. Erin saw the price tag and said, "Thankfully, its only a hundred and seventy Galleons."
Turning to Lily she said, "Hurry up and find something so we can buy them at the same time!"
Lily was sifting through racks and trying on dress after dress. The other two would hand her dresses and even dress robes in all different shades and colours. As a last resort they tried tailored shirts and pants, skirts and everything the store supplied.
Lily was nearly in tears. "There's nothing here!" she said miserably. Samantha comforted her while Erin bought her dress quickly and they hurried off to find another shop. They found only one more, and the prices in this shop were sky-high. But Lily could not help staring at the dress in the window. It was a beautiful, pure white with a gold lining, and the intricate design on the bodice was lots of little love hearts. The other two just stood and stared at it. They had never seen anything quite so beautiful in all their lives. The price was eight hundred Galleons.
Even despite the price, Lily couldn't resist the urge to try it on. She did, and the transformation was incredible. Lily had always been pretty, but the dress made her figure the kind that Elle McPherson would kill for, the gold lining showed when she walked, the very thin straps that laced over her shoulders and crisscrossed over her back showed off her tan, and the elegant, flowing skirt made her look nothing short of royalty.
Depressed and annoyed, she and the girls headed back to the first shop and bought a cheap skirt and top. They looked all right on her, but nothing special.
That night at midnight, they were waiting. At first there was nothing. They kept waiting for about ten minutes, and the owl came. It looked as though it had been interrupted and was very annoyed. It was irritable as they undid the package, even biting Erin's hand.
Once the owl had flown off, they opened the box. There was no note this time; there was only a small gift. Lily pulled out a teddy bear. It was small, and fluffy and the most adorable thing they had ever seen. It was magical, so it hugged back when you hugged it, and if you spoke very clearly and said, "I would like some chocolate please," it would produce chocolate for you. Lily hugged it to herself. Who cared about not getting the perfect ball gown? She had a secret admirer.
"Yeah, just give me a second," came Lily's somewhat muffled voice as she pulled a sweater on over top of her white turtleneck. It was still winter outside and she did not want to be cold.
A few minutes later, they headed outside the Hogwarts boundaries and into Hogsmeade. They immediately located a very fancy shop filled with dresses to make even the Queen want to spend the day there. They ran all over the place oohing and aahing over the different styles and colours. They each tried on at least seven dresses before deciding on what they were going to wear.
Samantha modeled a sky blue dress with a silver trim, which brought out her eye colour perfectly. She looked in the mirror and approved before taking it off, looking at the price tag and gasping.
"This dress is two hundred Galleons!" she exclaimed. Then she smiled. "Good thing my parents spoil me rotten, isn't it!" She headed to the counter to buy the dress. Lily and Erin were still searching when she came back. Erin brought out a stunning red dress with a gold lining and trim. It made her already slim waist appear miniscule, and her bust appear much fuller. The men shopping with their wives in the store couldn't help sneaking a glimpse or two at her beautiful figure. The dress was perfect. Erin saw the price tag and said, "Thankfully, its only a hundred and seventy Galleons."
Turning to Lily she said, "Hurry up and find something so we can buy them at the same time!"
Lily was sifting through racks and trying on dress after dress. The other two would hand her dresses and even dress robes in all different shades and colours. As a last resort they tried tailored shirts and pants, skirts and everything the store supplied.
Lily was nearly in tears. "There's nothing here!" she said miserably. Samantha comforted her while Erin bought her dress quickly and they hurried off to find another shop. They found only one more, and the prices in this shop were sky-high. But Lily could not help staring at the dress in the window. It was a beautiful, pure white with a gold lining, and the intricate design on the bodice was lots of little love hearts. The other two just stood and stared at it. They had never seen anything quite so beautiful in all their lives. The price was eight hundred Galleons.
Even despite the price, Lily couldn't resist the urge to try it on. She did, and the transformation was incredible. Lily had always been pretty, but the dress made her figure the kind that Elle McPherson would kill for, the gold lining showed when she walked, the very thin straps that laced over her shoulders and crisscrossed over her back showed off her tan, and the elegant, flowing skirt made her look nothing short of royalty.
Depressed and annoyed, she and the girls headed back to the first shop and bought a cheap skirt and top. They looked all right on her, but nothing special.
That night at midnight, they were waiting. At first there was nothing. They kept waiting for about ten minutes, and the owl came. It looked as though it had been interrupted and was very annoyed. It was irritable as they undid the package, even biting Erin's hand.
Once the owl had flown off, they opened the box. There was no note this time; there was only a small gift. Lily pulled out a teddy bear. It was small, and fluffy and the most adorable thing they had ever seen. It was magical, so it hugged back when you hugged it, and if you spoke very clearly and said, "I would like some chocolate please," it would produce chocolate for you. Lily hugged it to herself. Who cared about not getting the perfect ball gown? She had a secret admirer.