It's
Dejavu All Over Again
Disclaimer: I DON'T OWN NOTHING!!!! Except the plot!!!
Summary: 20 year old Hermione hated her past. . .what if. . .what if she had
the chance to change it? What would she do?
A/N: Drama, drama, drama. . .
Chapter 3: Ice cream and Midnight Rose
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She walked into Ginny's clean and cozy room. Everything seemed to have its own "place" to be. Everything was in order. Hermione walked over to Ginny's bed and placed her clothes on it. She unwrapped herself from the towel, picked up her clothes, and slowly dressed.
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After Hermione finished dressing she flopped down onto Ginny's bed. Ginny soon came into the room swabbed in a fuzzy periwinkle towel and headed straight towards her closet.
"Comfortable isn't it?" Ginny said from her closet. "Should I wear this red halter top?" She came out in her undergarments holding up a strapless halter top.
Hermione sat up and stared at it for a few seconds.
"Naw, do you have something else? You would look good in something light yellow right now."
"Really? You sure?" Ginny replied walking back into her closet.
Hermione thought about it for a second more. "Yeah. We're we going shopping first?" Hermione asked.
There was silence and a lot of moving around before Ginny answered.
"I don't know exactly, I really want to go check out the new store in Diagon Alley. I think it was called Midnight Rose. You heard of it?"
"Nope. I haven't gone shopping in London for a long time. I've been in America remember?"
"Yeah, yeah. Whatever. You couldn't just use Floo powder? I mean all you need to do. . ."
Hermione just laughed and interrupted her, "Ginny, the shops in America are just as good. Anyway, when you're a paleontologist you don't need very many "fancy" clothes!"
"I guess you're. . .right. Anyway. . .we need to go all out for tonight. Midnight Rose sells the latest fashion! I saw some of the dresses that they sell in their catalog. . .gosh are they FINE!!!" Ginny said now fully dressed. "Do you want something to eat? You look as if you don't eat. . .you're so skinny!"
"Ginny, you look skinny yourself, so leave me alone. And I ate before I came here." Hermione said standing up.
"Ha! Sure you did. Do you want to walk over to Diagon Alley instead of using Floo powder? We can take the bus, too. How un-magical of us!"
"That would be great. This way I can see ol' London again. Could we also stop by an ice cream parlor? I'm craving for some ice cream right now."
"All right. I should tell you that they sell ice cream at one of the bars underneath London. I found that out last year." Ginny replied and walked out of her room.
"You mean they sell ice cream in the magical world, too? When did this happen? Gods! I thought it was too mugglyish. Oh well, fine with me, as long as I get ice cream." Hermione retorted with a laugh. She followed Ginny out of the room and down the hall.
Both girls soon found themselves standing on the sidewalk at a bus stop in the middle of a very hot day. Nobody seemed to be out and about that day, everybody seemed to be somewhere else; probably gone on vacation or inside working. There was hardly even any traffic! Ginny kept on looking at her watch consonantly every minute making Hermione a little nervous.
Finally Ginny broke the still silence. "Bus is way late. We might as well walk. It wont' take that long. . .now I really want ice cream."
"Yeah. I'm all hot and sticky." Hermione panted from the heat. "I hate it when the temperature is too hot. I like temperatures that are nice and cool."
"Me too. Come on, this way. I know this. . .shortcut."
Ginny quickly walked into an alleyway, which was nice and shady. She stopped pulled out her wand and tapped on one of the large trash bins four times muttering something.
"What are you doing?" Hermione butted in.
"Shhh! Wait and see." As Ginny said those words a loud rumbling reached their ears.
"Come on!" Ginny whispered opening the bin. "Hurry, we don't want the trash to come back while we're in the tunnel. We won't be a pretty site if it does happen. I removed the trash in the bin so we can get to one of the entrances to Diagon Alley."
"Oh." Hermione whispered back. "What am I suppose to do, jump in?"
"Yeah! I'll go first." Ginny jumped in the bin and Hermione could hear a soft scrapping noise, and then Ginny was gone.
'Might as well.' She thought to herself. 'Here goes nothing.'
Hermione hopped into the bin and was greeted by darkness. She didn't even notice that she was moving until a few minutes later when she could see a small circle of light up ahead. The next moment she was on the ground on her hands and knees and squinting in bright light.
"Hermione! Get up! The Malfoy family is coming. We don't want to run into them. Get up!" Ginny frantically said, trying to pull Hermione on her feet.
"What?!" Hermione yelled getting up and dusting herself off. "I thought. . .I thought. . ."
"Save it for later. Come on! The bar that sells ice cream is over there." Ginny pointed to a sign that stated clearly that it was called "Deluxe Dot."
"Run!!!" Ginny screamed. "It's our worst nightmare!!!"
Hermione and Ginny laughed and giggled at the thought of the Malfoy's all the way to the bar. They arrived inside Deluxe Dot with rosy cheeks and short of breath.
"Do you think we ran fast enough to miss encountering them?" Ginny gasped.
"Who?" Hermione questioned.
Ginny laughed. "The Malfoy's of course! I doubt you would have wanted to talk to them."
"No I wouldn't."
"Wouldn't what. . .Granger?" A stuck up, snotty voice said from behind the girls. "Well, well we haven't seen you for a long time, now have we? Pity." It continued.
Hermione swirled around and was face to face with her arch enemy. Draco Malfoy.
Draco Malfoy who was the one who had caused her so much pain. The one with that evil smirk; which was always plastered on his face. Draco Malfoy. . .
"Cat got your tongue? Granger, I asked you a question, I don't have all day. I hope you don't freeze in the middle of your speech tonight, now that would just be funny. I'll be cheering for your downfall, you know." Draco sneered.
"Malfoy. . ." Ginny said with a warning.
"Shut up little weasel. Just because your father got richer doesn't mean I need to treat you any better. . ."
"Shut the fuck up!" Hermione interrupted causing Draco to look at her shocked. He covered it up with another sneer.
"Such language Granger. How can you kiss your parents with those lips?" He stated.
"They're dead." Hermione spat back without any emotion. This caused a moment of silence between all three of them.
"Hermione come on. Ferret boy is a waste of our time. . .what kind of ice cream do you want? It's on me." Ginny said walking away from Draco and Hermione.
"Coffee. Hold on I'll be there in a second." She said.
Hermione looked back at Draco. She smiled and looked into his gray-blue eyes. He looked back at her with a question in them. Hermione brought up her hand and slapped his cheek with a delicious smack which caused everybody in the bar to look up at them. There on his cheek was a nice red hand mark on his "perfect" skin.
"Malfoy. . ." Hermione said in an apologetic tone.
"You bitch!" Draco yelled.
"Goddamnit, you little mother fucker, you've caused me too much pain. So just shut up!!!" Hermione screamed back.
"Granger. . ."Draco said menacingly.
"No, I don't want to hear it." Hermione turned and started to walk towards Ginny who had her mouth hanging open and on the floor. She couldn't help but laugh at herself and Ginny. Who knew she had it in her to talk back to "Malfoy" of all people? Who knew? She was about to reach Ginny when she was roughly grabbed by the elbow and twirled around.
"Granger. . .listen!" He said.
"No. And you can't make me either." Hermione voice hitched in her throat.
He pulled her close. "Oh, I can." Draco whispered into her ear. "Come with me." He pulled her outside.
"Let go of me you bastard!" Yelled Hermione. She was slammed onto a brick wall in a side alleyway.
"Listen mudblood, I really don't have all day. . ."
"I'm not a damn mudblood either!" Hermione shouted really dizzy.
"Y-you're not?" Draco asked confused for once. He stepped back and looked at her. He ran his left hand through his wonderful blond white hair. On his ring finger, it proudly displayed a gold ring.
"No, I am not. Sorry to take you fun out of life. I guess I bust your bubble didn't I? Admit it, I did. Now, if you excuse me I think my ice cream is melting." She stated, walking away but stopped and turned to face him. "Married Pansy, huh? It's my turn to say. . .I pity you. Wow. Two stupid people with no brains, what a match. . ."
"Hermione you there? I have your ice cream." Ginny called out the door.
"Coming, I'm coming." Hermione walked up to Ginny and grabbed her ice cream and started to lick it. All the while she felt the cold stare on her back. Draco Malfoy was still watching them when they walked out of his view. He muttered something and turned to look for his parents and his. . ."wife."
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Four hours later
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"I don't see it." Hermione stated for the 16th time.
"Me neither. So, what did ferret boy say to you?" Asked Ginny.
"Nothing, I didn't let him say anything. He was pretty mad wasn't he?"
"Yeah he was. . .oh look!" Ginny pointed. "There it is! We've must have walked past it seven times."
Hermione laughed and followed Ginny into 'Midnight Rose.'
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"Ladies how may I help you?" A plump old woman said greeting them with a smile as they walked into the shop. "Oh wow, it's the lady herself I've been reading about in the Daily Prophet!" She exclaimed more to herself then to them.
"We're looking for dresses for tonight." Ginny said.
"Tonight. Fine, fine come this way. I have just the things for you lovelies. By the way call me 'Mama' everyone does." She motioned them to follow her and then she grabbed two dresses out of thin air and handed them to Hermione and Ginny. They looked at them speechless.
"Well go on doves', go on and try them on. . .changing rooms are in the corner." Mama pointed to two rooms that weren't there seconds ago.
Hermione went into one and undressed from her shopping clothes. She started to put on the dress which was beautifully made. It seemed to sparkle even in the light. Hermione gasped as she finish zipping it in the back. The dress fitted her perfectly. There was no flaws to it. She twirled around and the black velvety dress swirled with her without making any noise. The night sky seemed to be in the dress. It didn't seem to be a dress at all. . .
Hermione walked out and saw Ginny in her dress. It was red, just like fire. It brought out her hair and her eyes wonderfully.
"Wow! Ginny you look great!" Hermione commented.
"You do, too!" Ginny shot back with a smile. "Mama, we'll take them."
Ginny was about to go take her dress off when Mama clasped her shoulder with her plump hand.
"Dear, we still need to go do your hair, makeup, and you need some shoes."
"Uh. . .right. Don't you wasn't us to take the dresses off first?"
"Nope." Mama said walking down the hall that just popped up out of nowhere. "Come on chickys."
When Mama was out of ear-shot Ginny whispered into Hermione's ear. "This is getting a little freaky. While you were changing she told me I'm going to find my love of my life tonight. She even called me by MY name! I never told her it in the first place. . .and there could be other red-heads in the world. The Weasley's aren't the only ones!"
"Yeah, that is freaky. What freaks me out is that every thing seems to pop out of nowhere." Hermione whispered back.
"Dears? Are you coming?" Mama called down the hall. "We have to get you some shoes."
"Coming Mama." Both girls said at the same time which caused them to laugh.
They walked into the room Mama was in and gasped. It was a room full of millions and millions of shoes.
"Sit down, sit sown. Let me go get you a pair of shoes."
Two chairs appeared and the girls sat down in then, their mouths open wide in shock. Mama came back with two pairs of shoes and the other shoes just disappeared with a puff of smoke.
"Put these on sweeties. They'll go with your dresses." Mama handed them both each a pair of shoes.
Hermione put hers on which were made out of some kind of gemstone.
"Moonstone dear." Mama said interrupting Hermione's thoughts.
"M-moonstone?" Hermione stuttered.
'How in the world did she know I was thinking about what kind of gemstone my shoes are made of?' She thought.
"Yes, sugar. Moonstone, lovely isn't it."
Hermione looked over at Ginny who was now wearing some ruby shoes. Hermione stood up to try her shoes out and suddenly she was standing on the balls of her toes. She looked down at her "shoes" which now had heels.
'High heels.' She thought. 'Oh great.'
"Come on sweethearts, come on!" Mama encourage. "We still need to do makeup and hair!"
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"Dears you look beautiful!" Mama told the girls. "Makeup's done, hair's done. Wow, wow, wow." Mama said in a sing song voice.
"Thank you Mama. How much. . .is everything?" Ginny asked.
"Let's see. . .Ginny 63 Galleons and 14 Sickles. Hermione 65 Galleons and 12 Sickles." Mama smiled at them.
Both girls handed Mama the money.
"Don't we get to see the final product in the mirror now." Hermione asked.
"Not in my store you do." Mama laughed. "Out the door, dears. You guys are already late."
"No, we're not, it doesn't start till eight." Ginny stated looking at her watch. "It's only six. We've got two hours."
"Right you are honey. Ginny you first."
Ginny stepped out the door with a good bye and thank you. Hermione was about to follow her when Mama grabbed her arm.
"Sweetheart, I've got something for you. I found it in the Great Smoky Mountains years ago. Magical artifact, you know, and I'd like you to have it." Mama said putting a silver necklace on Hermione's neck. "It's a gift from me to you. Good luck at the opening tonight. You'll need it." Mama pushed Hermione out the door. She was going to turn around to say thank you, but the door wasn't there anymore. She turned around again to look for Ginny, but what she found wasn't Diagon Alley, it was a great hall.
'What the hell. . .' Hermione said to herself. 'Isn't this were the opening is going to be tonight? Hermione looked at the people there. 'Holy crap it is! Ginny's got to be here. . .I really need to ask her what happen.'
She scanned the crowd looking for her when suddenly a male voice called out her name.
"Hermione! Oi' Hermione!" It said.
Hermione looked behind her at the guy who was calling her. . .she didn't recognize him. . .wait, is that who she thinks it is???
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A/N: Yes. . .I know Draco is married. . .(author dodges items being thrown at her)! I'm sorry, I'm sorry. . .but I need some drama here. . .come on people work with me!!!!!!! Hermione and Draco WILL 'hook' up later in the story, damnit! I also think I need to change the. . .summary of the story. Yeah. . .ok. . .I'll do it later. This DID take me awhile to write. . .leave me alone. I need to go sulk in the corner. . .but I'll be back!!!
ADD: Wow, I liked this chappie. . .I didn't need to change very much, not even the A/Ns!! :does happy dance:
~Angel of Rage~
