With You

Chapter 3

It was Sunday morning and Cody was abruptly pulled from sleep by a persistent knock on her door. She grumbled before turning over to see the door and yelled, "Who is it?"

"Hermione Granger!" the person said from behind the door.

Cody couldn't remember where or if she had even met the girl yesterday but she just sighed and opened the door. She was met with a girl who was slightly taller than her with thick brown hair back in a messy ponytail wearing a pink tank lounger. Cody motioned for her to come in before she closed the door and asked the girl what she wanted.

"This is kind of embarrassing," Hermione said as she looked around the room.

"What is it that you need? We're both girls so I'm sure I can handle anything you have to tell me," Cody said as she began to make her bed.

"I calculated my days wrong and I'm PMSing. I was wondering if you had any Midol or anything. Most of the witches here don't use it but since you've lived in the muggle world I figured you're my best chance for having any," Hermione replied.

"I think so. Wait a minute," Cody said before she headed into her bathroom to look for the packets of Midol she had brought with her.

After a minute she came back out with a silver packet and handed it to Hermione. Hermione looked at her as if she was her savior, "Thank you so much."

"No problem," Cody said with a chuckle.

Hermione was about to walk out of the door when she turned around and said, "Most of us girls are going to head to the quidditch pitch in about an hour. The boys are out practicing for quidditch and I thought you'd like to come. If it's any consolation, Harry's the team captain."

Cody laughed and said, "How about I meet y'all in the Great Hall for a late breakfast and we can go from there."

Hermione nodded and headed out of the room. Cody stretched her arms and cracked her neck before heading into her bathroom for a long hot bath. After her bath she towel dried her body, smoothed on her lavender scented moisturizing cream, and rolled on her clear deodorant. Once that was done she headed over to her top drawer and pulled out her tan seamless balconet push-up bra and matching panties and slid them on. Once she was covered in her undergarments she made her way inside of her closet to find the first compete outfit to wear.

She quickly grabbed a pair of dark blue low-rise Abercrombie and Fitch jeans and slid them on. She buttoned and zipped her boot cut jeans before pulling her white and lace spaghetti strapped shirt over her head and smoothing it down on her chest. She didn't really care that the straps to her bra was showing because it matching the lace that bordered the top of shirt. Cody grabbed a hair clip from her night stand and proceeded to put her hair in a cute but messy up do as she searched for some shoes to wear. A minute later she came across her white ACCESSORI shoes that had a gold heel. She grabbed them and headed over to her bed, where she sat down and pulled them on. She fastened the buckle before grabbing her lavender body splash and sprayed it lightly on her body.

Once she was ready she slipped her white and silver BEBE belt chain through the loops of her jeans then grabbed her purse and headed down stairs into the common room and headed for the Great Hall. When she got there she saw a couple of people sitting and eating but half of the Gryffindor table was out on the field already. She headed to the table and began to eat, after saying her prayers first, and had small conversation with the few people she had already met. Once she was finished eating she stood and headed for the field.

Hermione and the other girls had already left, seeing as they had made it to the Great Hall before she did, and was waiting for her out on the bleachers. She headed outside to the pitch and climbed on the bleaches to watch her team practice. Hermione and a couple of other girls greeted her and motioned for her to join them and watch the game. Cody was never really a big sports person but she loved to fly so she could just imagine what it felt like to play the game.

Cody and a couple of the other girls talked to each other, some discussing which team member they liked or how their summer went, when Cody noticed that Hermione wasn't joining in on the conversation. In fact, all she did do was stare at the players. Cody turned to the field and noticed who she was staring at. There was a redheaded boy flying back and forth between the Gryffindor team goal post. He wasn't really her type but he was cute and she figured that she could see why Hermione was interested, physically wise, but she really didn't know him to say that he would be good for Hermione, not that she really knew Hermione at all anyway.

"So, are you dating the redhead?" Cody asked Hermione quietly.

Hermione's attention snapped to Cody and she looked at the girl for a minute before answering with, "I...we're dating but we're not an official couple yet."

"How long have you known him?" Cody asked.

"Ron, Harry, and I have been friends since we were eleven. At first Ron and I never got along at first but as time went on we found that we were attracted to one another. I really like him but I don't want to put pressure on him. He's finally getting out of his family's and Harry's shadow and I don't want him to feel like I want him just because of that," Hermione replied.

"What do you mean by him being in Harry and his family's shadows?" Cody asked.

Hermione looked at her funny for a minute before answering, "Harry's like a God to the wizarding people in Britain. To them he can do no harm, I mean he did kill the most powerful dark lord since Dumbledore's time, and then with him being rich...well he just has a lot of influence. It didn't really allow Ron to stand out much in the friendship. I was the smart one so all the teachers doted on me and Harry was the famous one so all the people loved him and Ron was just the younger brother of an extraordinary, yet poor, family."

"So what changed?" Cody asked.

"After the war the Weasley's, that's Ron's family, received a large sum of money for their assistance in the war and then Mr. Weasley became Minister so he wasn't poor anymore which allowed him to live like he always wanted to. His older brothers had already moved out of the house so that gave him the space and means to become comfortable in his own skin. Needless to say that when he came back to school after this whole ordeal he was a different person and a lot of people started to like who he became. He wasn't as irritable, hot headed, as he was before because he had high esteem for himself and his family. His confidence made everyone see who he was and not what he had. A lot of girls liked him now. Girls who were and are way prettier than I was, am, and ever will be," Hermione replied with a sigh.

"You're a beautiful girl Hermione and I'm sure he knows that," Cody said seriously.

Hermione was attractive, not drop dead gorgeous, but what she lacked on outside appearance she more than made up for with her personality. Hermione turned to Cody and smiled lightly and said, "Yeah, well there was a time when no one ever looked at me as anything more than a brain and a prospective tutor. That was until Victor, he's a famous quidditch player, took interest in me. Then all the boys started thinking that there was more to me than meets the eyes. Eventually I grew curves and relaxed my hair because that made it more manageable and now I'm one of the girls."

"So you've always had it somewhat difficult?" Cody asked Hermione.

"I guess you can say that. I mean I had attentive parents who were there for me but they couldn't protect me from everything. I was labeled as a nerd in school because I liked to learn new things and I usually got picked on. Everything changed, or at least I thought it would change when I got my acceptance letter to Hogwarts. I felt like I would finally belong. That there would be more people like me out there but after a while people here started teasing me also. Not only was I smart but I was muggle born so that made me stand out even more. When I became friends with Harry and Ron I suddenly became part of something and I liked that feeling," Hermione said with a far off look on her face, "But enough about me. What about you? What's your story?"

"Well it's not really much to tell. Both my parents are pureblood wizards from America and I was born and raised there. I've never had a close peer group though because my father was rich and most of the people where I lived were either snobs or after me for status. I do have some friends though and they're loyal and we have a good time while we're together. I'm going to Hogwarts now instead of Salem because I live with my father and he will be in Britain for an undeterminable amount of time on business so here I am," Cody answered.

"So where do you see yourself with Harry?" Hermione asked as she turned her attention to the guy she loved as if he was her own flesh and blood.

"He's nice. I don't know him well enough to say anything different but we have fun together. There's no pressure, and I like that. He's my type so if everything goes right I can see us being a couple and he may even meet my father. If it gets that far I'll pray for him because it won't be nice," Cody replied.

"Why do you say that?" Hermione asked.

"Because I'm daddy's little girl and to him I'll never be old enough to date," Cody replied with a laugh.

Hermione smiled at her and motioned for her to watch the game. Thirty minutes later the practice ended and the players landed and the spectators stretched as the team made their way to the locker rooms to shower and change out of their practice clothes. Lavender, Pavarti, and Padma headed back to the school while Hermione and Cody waited for Harry and Ron.

"So what are you planning on doing tomorrow?" Hermione asked Cody as they waited for the boys.

"I don't know. I'll probably look over my schedule to see what my classes are like before getting in contact with my friends back home," Cody replied.

"How are you going to do that? You do know that cross seas Owling takes a couple of days don't you?" Hermione asked Cody.

"Yeah but I don't use owls much. You see my father knew some people and had them program a couple of electronics for me so that it would work in magical environments," Cody replied and noticed Hermione's interest piqued.

"What electronics did he have enchanted?" Hermione asked not even noticing Ron and Harry walk out of the locker room.

"My laptops, cell phone, and two way pager," Cody replied.

"Hey Hermione," Ron said as he kissed her quickly on the lips before turning to Cody and said, "Hey Cody."

"Hey Ron," Cody responded with a smile as Hermione leaned comfortably in against Ron and walked with him towards the school.

"So what'd you think about the practice?" Harry asked once he and Cody were relatively alone.

Cody stood from her spot and started the journey towards the school, with Harry alongside her, before answering, "It was good. I haven't really watched a game of quidditch so it was enlightening."

"Why not? I was under the impression that you went to a magical school in America," Harry responded.

"And how did you know I was from America?" Cody asked.

"Well your accent for one and I have my connections Miss Wilshire. So why haven't you seen the game before?"

"Well the school I went to was an optional boarding school. If you lived far away you were a boarder but if you didn't you could leave campus after school hours. Quidditch was an elective so the games were always after school hours and I was never one to go to the games. Especially not with the majority of people that were in my school district," Cody replied honestly.

They walked silently the rest of the way until they got to the entrance of the massive castle. Harry held the door for her before walking in after her. They said hello to the people they passed on the way to their common room before Harry asked her what she planned on doing later that evening.

"Nothing much. I'll probably chill in the common room and finish reading a book I'd started a while ago," Cody answered.

"Well there's a start of term party later on tonight and all the houses are invited. We've gotten permission from the headmaster to have it outside by the lake and I was wondering if you'd like to go with me?" Harry asked as they walked into the common room.

"Sure," Cody responded before kissing him on the cheek and heading up to her room.

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It was six o'clock when Cody decided to get up and prepare for her impromptu fate with Harry when someone knocked on her door. She stretched and walked barefooted over to her door and unlocked it. She was surprised, though not unpleasantly, to find Hermione standing there but what got to her was that the poor girl looked like she was about to break down. Cody motioned for her to come in and sat her down on the burgundy chaise lounge before asking her what was wrong.

"Ron just asked me to go with him to the party tonight," Hermione replied as if that was all the explanation in the world.

"And the problem is?" Cody asked.

"I have absolutely nothing to wear! The only thing semi appropriate that I bought for this occasion was a pair of formal dress robes and that too formal for this! Something told me to bring a skirt or something but no I had to let logic seep in and now I bloody screwed!" Hermione exclaimed.

"Calm down Hermione," Cody replied falling into the big sister role she was famous for with her friends, "What size are you?"

Hermione took a couple of deep breaths to calm down before saying, "I'm a six in the waist, a medium in shirts, and a seven in shoes."

"Well I'm a little bit smaller than you but I'm sure my clothes should fit you," Cody replied before stretching and said, "So what time are the boys picking us up?"

"Around eight or nine," Hermione answered.

"So come back around seven. Make sure you've showered and everything and I'll find something for you to wear," Cody replied before showing Hermione to the door and headed back inside her closet to find something to wear.

It took her almost twenty minutes but she finally settled on an outfit for both her and Hermione to wear then headed into the bathroom to take a shower. She bathed using her pearberry body wash and cleansed her face with her Milk Thistle cream before leaving the bathroom and heading for her dresser. She rolled on her deodorant and smoothed on her lotion before putting her cream onto her face. She had just slid on her pink lace embroidered bra and matching v-string skirt panties before heading over to her bed to slide on her skirt and her silver and pink pearled belt around her hips. As soon as she grabbed the skirt there was a knock on her door.

"Hold on!" she yelled before wrapping a robe around her body and headed towards the door.

She opened it to reveal Hermione who was also adorned in a robe. She moved to let the girl in before showing her the outfit she had picked out for her. Hermione said thank you before beginning to get dressed. Cody smiled knowing that Hermione would end up being one of her best female friends. She shook her head and pulled on her skirt and pulled on her short sleeved wheat colored Abercrombie & Fitch shirt that had pink flowers embroidered on them before sliding her feet into her pink suede strappy sandals. She tied them up then pulled her hair up and applied some make up.

Hermione thanked every God she knew that she blue Abercrombie shorts fit as she tied the pink string around her waist before sliding into the delicate pink satin spaghetti strapped shirt. She smoothed it out over her stomach before sliding her feet in into the pink sandals that Cody had provided. It wasn't until she went to check herself out in the mirror that she realized that the shoes she had on weren't regular flip flops but a pair of overly expensive Luis Vuitton shoes.

"Bloody hell," Hermione whispered in shock, "Are you sure you want to let me borrow these shoes?"

Cody turned around and looked at her feet before going back to her mirror and saying, "Yes, they go with the outfit."

"If I don't remember later I just want to say thanks. For everything. For listening to me and letting me borrow these clothes," Hermione replied.

"No problem," Cody replied before the boys came and took them to the party.

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