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Saturday morning dawned, the morning that also happened to be the day when third years and above visited Hogsmeade. Before everyone went to Hogsmeade, however, they had to eat breakfast. And thatÕs just what all the students and teachers were doing...or thatÕs what most of the students were doing. The Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and Gryffindor tables were all filled with students (with the exception of Gryffindor, because Harry, James, and Sirius werenÕt there yet). No one, however, was at the Slytherin table, and it was this, more than anything else, that made everyone wonder where they were.
Harry, James, and Sirius came into breakfast when everyone (except the Slytherins) was well into breakfast. They went over and sat by Remus and Lily, and Hermione, who saw Harry, James, and Sirius walk in, went over to the Gryffindor table and sat down with them.
"WhereÕve you been, Harry?" said Hermione.
"Oh..er...nowhere," said Harry, but his guilty look gave him away.
Hermione looked worried. "What did you do?" she asked.
"ItÕs not something that he did do, itÕs something that he, Sirius, and I did," said James, reaching across Hermione to get to the jug of pumpkin juice.
"TheyÕre pranking the Slytherins," said Lily.
"You mean we pranked the Slytherins," said Sirius.
Remus sighed. "What did you do to them?"
"YouÕll find out," said James evasively.
"When?" asked Lily.
Sirius looked at his watch. "Any minute now," he said.
And as soon as Sirius said this, the doors to the Great Hall burst open, and in came the Slytherins, but they werenÕt wearing their school robes. What they were wearing was something quite interesting, to say the least. Each of the Slytherins was wearing a fluffy, cream colored tu-tu, except for Snape, who happened to be wearing the most glamorous tu-tu. It was fluffy, pink, and it sparkled with every movement. Everyone in the Hall burst out laughing, even the teachers. All the Slytherin were dancing and twirling, as if in a ballet recital, to a song from The Nutcracker. Finally, after everyone had been laughing long enough, and after the Slytherins had been humiliated enough, Dumbledore stood up.
"I must say!" he said. "That was quite...er...entertaining, though maybe not for some of us." Dumbledore waved his wand in the direction of the Slytherins, and they were suddenly wearing their proper attire. All of them had looks of identical humiliation on their faces. "Let us finish breakfast, and then those of you who are in third year and over can go to Hogsmeade!"
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As soon as Harry walked outside, Lily and James came up to him. Sirius was also with Harry, as well as Remus.
"James tells me that youÕre going to get an engagement ring for Hermione," said Lily.
"Yeah, I was planning on it, but..."
"But what?"
Harry sighed. "I dunno...I was just thinking...maybe I just rushed into this. I should have thought more about it before deciding to ask Hermione to marry me."
"So now youÕre regretting making this decision?" James asked. Remus and Sirius were listening to every word.
"I dunno..."
"Look, Harry," said Lily. "How long have you known Hermione?"
"Since we were eleven."
"Have you always had feelings for her?"
"Well...Kind of..." said Harry.
"So that means you love her, am I right?" Lily asked.
"Yes, I do love her," Harry replied.
"Then go on with you plan! Get her an engagement ring. Ask her to marry you," said Lily.
None of them said anything for a while, and as they walked past the gates of Hogwarts, a slight wind came that made everyone turn up the collars of their cloaks.
"So when are you planning on asking her to marry you?" said Sirius.
"Shh...be quiet, I donÕt want anyone to hear us...especially Hermione."
"SheÕs staying at Hogwarts," said James. Harry didnÕt need to ask why. Hermione was working on finding a way of getting them back to their own time.
"So when are you going to ask her to marry you?" said Sirius again.
"On Christmas. My present to her is going to be the engagement ring."
"ThatÕs so sweet!" Lily said.
The rest of the way to Hogsmeade, Lily, James, Sirius, and Remus talked about different ways of presenting the ring to Hermione. They gave Harry a lot of pretty good ideas, and by the time they reached Hogsmeade, Harry knew exactly how he was going to do it.
"Bye, Harry!" said Lily and James as they left Harry at the front of the jewelry shop.
"Yeah, bye," said Remus.
"Pick out a good ring!" said Sirius.
"DonÕt worry, I will," said Harry, waving goodbye to his friends (or future mum, dad, godfather). Harry walked inside the store, which had only a couple people in it, though they werenÕt Hogwarts students. The two people, Harry realized, worked at the jewelry shop.
"How can we help you?" said the woman.
"IÕm looking to buy a...an engagement ring for my girlfriend," said Harry.
"Well, we have a nice little selection over here," said the woman. She went over to a glass case, and took out a small, red velvet platform, about the size of a large shoe box, and put it on the counter.
Harry went over to it, and looked at the rings. A couple rings caught his eye. One had a thin, silver band with a single diamond; the other had a thin gold band with a small ruby, and on either side of the ruby was small diamond. None of the other rings were quite as pretty as the first two he saw, but they would look good on any girlÕs finger. One had a silver band with sapphires and emeralds; another one had a goldish-silver band, with emeralds, rubies, and diamonds; and another had a gold band with emeralds an opal.
"Have you made your decision?" the woman said.
Harry nodded, and pointed to the ring that had the thin gold band with a small ruby and diamonds.
"Excellent choice, IÕm sure your girlfriend will love it," said the old woman, smiling. "Chester here ring up the price."
Harry went over to the register, and paid for the ring, which, as Chester said, would magically grow or shrink to fit HarryÕs girfriendÕs finger. Chester put the ring in a small, blue velvet box, which Harry took, and put in the pocket of his robe. With a thank you, Harry smiled and left the shop to go find James, Lily, Sirius, or Remus.
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athenakitty= Yes, eventually, and yes.
Disclaimer: I don't own the monkeys- I mean, Harry Potter
~*~
Saturday morning dawned, the morning that also happened to be the day when third years and above visited Hogsmeade. Before everyone went to Hogsmeade, however, they had to eat breakfast. And thatÕs just what all the students and teachers were doing...or thatÕs what most of the students were doing. The Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and Gryffindor tables were all filled with students (with the exception of Gryffindor, because Harry, James, and Sirius werenÕt there yet). No one, however, was at the Slytherin table, and it was this, more than anything else, that made everyone wonder where they were.
Harry, James, and Sirius came into breakfast when everyone (except the Slytherins) was well into breakfast. They went over and sat by Remus and Lily, and Hermione, who saw Harry, James, and Sirius walk in, went over to the Gryffindor table and sat down with them.
"WhereÕve you been, Harry?" said Hermione.
"Oh..er...nowhere," said Harry, but his guilty look gave him away.
Hermione looked worried. "What did you do?" she asked.
"ItÕs not something that he did do, itÕs something that he, Sirius, and I did," said James, reaching across Hermione to get to the jug of pumpkin juice.
"TheyÕre pranking the Slytherins," said Lily.
"You mean we pranked the Slytherins," said Sirius.
Remus sighed. "What did you do to them?"
"YouÕll find out," said James evasively.
"When?" asked Lily.
Sirius looked at his watch. "Any minute now," he said.
And as soon as Sirius said this, the doors to the Great Hall burst open, and in came the Slytherins, but they werenÕt wearing their school robes. What they were wearing was something quite interesting, to say the least. Each of the Slytherins was wearing a fluffy, cream colored tu-tu, except for Snape, who happened to be wearing the most glamorous tu-tu. It was fluffy, pink, and it sparkled with every movement. Everyone in the Hall burst out laughing, even the teachers. All the Slytherin were dancing and twirling, as if in a ballet recital, to a song from The Nutcracker. Finally, after everyone had been laughing long enough, and after the Slytherins had been humiliated enough, Dumbledore stood up.
"I must say!" he said. "That was quite...er...entertaining, though maybe not for some of us." Dumbledore waved his wand in the direction of the Slytherins, and they were suddenly wearing their proper attire. All of them had looks of identical humiliation on their faces. "Let us finish breakfast, and then those of you who are in third year and over can go to Hogsmeade!"
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As soon as Harry walked outside, Lily and James came up to him. Sirius was also with Harry, as well as Remus.
"James tells me that youÕre going to get an engagement ring for Hermione," said Lily.
"Yeah, I was planning on it, but..."
"But what?"
Harry sighed. "I dunno...I was just thinking...maybe I just rushed into this. I should have thought more about it before deciding to ask Hermione to marry me."
"So now youÕre regretting making this decision?" James asked. Remus and Sirius were listening to every word.
"I dunno..."
"Look, Harry," said Lily. "How long have you known Hermione?"
"Since we were eleven."
"Have you always had feelings for her?"
"Well...Kind of..." said Harry.
"So that means you love her, am I right?" Lily asked.
"Yes, I do love her," Harry replied.
"Then go on with you plan! Get her an engagement ring. Ask her to marry you," said Lily.
None of them said anything for a while, and as they walked past the gates of Hogwarts, a slight wind came that made everyone turn up the collars of their cloaks.
"So when are you planning on asking her to marry you?" said Sirius.
"Shh...be quiet, I donÕt want anyone to hear us...especially Hermione."
"SheÕs staying at Hogwarts," said James. Harry didnÕt need to ask why. Hermione was working on finding a way of getting them back to their own time.
"So when are you going to ask her to marry you?" said Sirius again.
"On Christmas. My present to her is going to be the engagement ring."
"ThatÕs so sweet!" Lily said.
The rest of the way to Hogsmeade, Lily, James, Sirius, and Remus talked about different ways of presenting the ring to Hermione. They gave Harry a lot of pretty good ideas, and by the time they reached Hogsmeade, Harry knew exactly how he was going to do it.
"Bye, Harry!" said Lily and James as they left Harry at the front of the jewelry shop.
"Yeah, bye," said Remus.
"Pick out a good ring!" said Sirius.
"DonÕt worry, I will," said Harry, waving goodbye to his friends (or future mum, dad, godfather). Harry walked inside the store, which had only a couple people in it, though they werenÕt Hogwarts students. The two people, Harry realized, worked at the jewelry shop.
"How can we help you?" said the woman.
"IÕm looking to buy a...an engagement ring for my girlfriend," said Harry.
"Well, we have a nice little selection over here," said the woman. She went over to a glass case, and took out a small, red velvet platform, about the size of a large shoe box, and put it on the counter.
Harry went over to it, and looked at the rings. A couple rings caught his eye. One had a thin, silver band with a single diamond; the other had a thin gold band with a small ruby, and on either side of the ruby was small diamond. None of the other rings were quite as pretty as the first two he saw, but they would look good on any girlÕs finger. One had a silver band with sapphires and emeralds; another one had a goldish-silver band, with emeralds, rubies, and diamonds; and another had a gold band with emeralds an opal.
"Have you made your decision?" the woman said.
Harry nodded, and pointed to the ring that had the thin gold band with a small ruby and diamonds.
"Excellent choice, IÕm sure your girlfriend will love it," said the old woman, smiling. "Chester here ring up the price."
Harry went over to the register, and paid for the ring, which, as Chester said, would magically grow or shrink to fit HarryÕs girfriendÕs finger. Chester put the ring in a small, blue velvet box, which Harry took, and put in the pocket of his robe. With a thank you, Harry smiled and left the shop to go find James, Lily, Sirius, or Remus.
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