Hogwarts Ten Year Reunion
~* Edited Chapter 9. *~
Chapter 9 ~ Old Hufflepuffs
Hannah Abbott was looking rather lonely. She had not found any of her old Hufflepuff friends, and was wandering the Great Hall in search of the previous Hufflepuffs.
She had voted for all her categories, giving Theodore Nott Most Changed, Sally-Anne Perks Most Changed For The Better, Millicent Bullistrode Most Weight Gained, Justin Finch-Fletchley Most Successful, Hermione Granger Most Overworked, Draco Malfoy Most Sleazy, and Cora Black Most Unsuccessful. Hannah would have voted for herself in at least one category, but the boxes were bewitched so that no one would be able to vote for themselves.
Hannah had seen her old boyfriend Justin Finch-Fletchley, and he was looking in great shape. She was quite sad and sorry that they had broken up all those years ago. She had heard by listening in on a few random conversations that he had married a model, and had two beautiful girls. Jealousy was a sin, so she decided to ignore him.
Hannah wanted to find someone who she could discuss her life with. A quick glance around the room led her eyes to rest on a woman who looked a lot like Susan Bones. Hannah walked over to the woman she thought was Susan, and tapped her on the shoulder.
'Yes?' The woman said. Her name tag showed "Sally-Anne Perks".
'Hi, Sally-Anne! Do you remember me? It's Hannah Abbott!' Hannah said, a small bit disappointed that the woman wasn't Susan, but still an old friend all the same.
'I remember you, you always used to tease me for my thick glasses.' Sally- Anne said harshly.
'Oh Sally-Anne, let bygones be bygones! I'm sorry for what I did to you when we were studying at Hogwarts, it was selfish of me.' Hannah said as if she expected Sally-Anne to forgive her instantly. Sally-Anne gave her a cold look. She had replaced her thick glasses with thin, more fashionable ones.
'You're just saying that so that you won't appear to have no friends Hannah, I remember how you were, and you appear to have not changed a single bit.' Sally-Anne said harshly. 'Just because I'm beautiful and successful, doesn't give you the right to come crawling back to me now.' Hannah looked hurt at this comment.
'What do you do for a living?' She asked, wondering what would make Sally-Anne successful.
'Well, seeing as you're interested, I'm a fashion designer, I have my own label, and I design wedding gowns, and summer collections,' Sally-Anne told her proudly.
'Wow, that's some career, nice job,' Hannah said, her words dripping with jealousy.
'What have you been up to?' Sally-Anne asked, wanting to be spiteful and think that she had a better life than Hannah.
'Well, not much, I own a hotel in Diagon Alley, I bought it from this family, the Henderson's, it's actually quite successful,' Hannah said. Sally-Anne raised an eyebrow.
'Congratulations,' She said carelessly.
'Thanks,' Hannah said happily, mistaking the hint of sarcasm in Sally-Anne's words. 'Well, I'm going to go and find Susan, Sasha and Judy now, it's been great talking to you again,'
'The pleasure was all mine,' Sally-Anne said dismissively, and watched Hannah walk off to try and find her old Hufflepuff friends.
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~* Edited chapter 9. I took out the argument between Sally-Anne and Hannah, it didn't suit twenty-seven year olds to be arguing like school girls. *~
~Gryffindor Gal~