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"Hello, my name is Amelia."
"No, don't pronounce your words as much. Kind of slur some of them together."
"HellomenameAmelia."
"Ok, not quite like that. Try this: Hey, I'm Amelia, and you're...?"
"Hey, I'm Herm.. Amelia, and you are?"
"Close enough." Ginny smiled. "You are going to be fabulous! Ok, more quizzing."
"Hermione, Ginny! Diagon Ally in 5 minutes!" Ron yelled up the stairs to the two girls. He heard Ginny squeal, probably fixing Hermione up for her first outing as an American, and then a door slam. "Ok then..."
"Oh you look so great! Totally American!" Ginny squealed right before slamming the door. Hermione nervously turned a few times in front of the full-length mirror. She was clad in a green print tee, blue jean mini, and green flip-flops. Her hair was up in a high ponytail, and she had on ton of blue eye shadow. Ginny called it a "smokey eye".
"Do they always wear such reveling stuff?"
"The popular ones do. I think..." Ginny paused to look thoughtful. "Yes, yes they do."
"If you say so..."
"Hermione! Ginny! Fireplace! NOW!" Ron yelled up the stairs, yet again. One of his favourite past times.
"Coming! Ok Hermione, stand tall, talk funny, smile a lot and get an immense interest in British guys with "cute" accents!" Hermione just nodded.
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"Hey Ron, Harry, Mrs. Weasley." Hermione said to each in turn.
"Wow." Harry and Ron breathed.
"Hermione...!" Mrs. Weasly said, looking rather confused but still trying to smile. "It's just a phase right?" She mouthed to Ginny. Ginny rolled her eyes.
"Are we ready mum?" Ginny said grabbing a handful of floo powder. The rest followed suit. Mrs. Weasley nodded.
"Well..lets get going I suppose!"
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Hermione was the last to tumble out of the fireplace, quickly doing a cleaning charm to get rid of the soot she had accumulated in there. Ginny took her by the arm.
"We'll be going then mum!" Ginny shouted, already walking away.
"You're not going shopping with the rest of us?" Mrs. Weasley asked. Ginny shook her head and ran off, tugging along Hermione.
"Ok, all today you're not going to be Hermione Granger, British, you're going to be Amelia Brown, American. You're going to talk, walk, be American. Got it?" Hermione meekly nodded. "Ok, here is your first test, Parvati. Hermione looked up to where Ginny was pointing, and sure enough, Parvati was what it was directed at. Hermione took a deep breath as she neared. If Parvati figured out her bluff, there was no way the teachers, or even Malfoy who isn't exactly and idiot, would believe her.
"Hullo Ginny, who do you have here?" Parvati asked nodding at Hermione, a look of confusion at the girls clothing choice clear in her eyes. Hermione, remembering Ginny's "smile a lot" advice, smiled broadly at the girl and flirtatiously at a guy that passed.
"Amelia Brown, exchange student with Hermione from America." Ginny explained. Parvati smiled at this news.
"I thought I recognized that look! Completely American, I don't know how I missed it before! I am Parvati, nice to meet you." Parvati said sticking out her hand. Hermione lightly shook it, mustered up her best American accent and responded.
"Hey, like Ginny here said, I'm Amelia. So you go to...Fogwarts?" Hermione asked, trying not to laugh at herself. Ginny smiled.
"Hogwarts Amelia." Ginny said.
"Right! Sorry, funny name." Hermione responded.
"So what school do you go to? I'm not very familiar with American wizarding schools." Parvati asked. Hermione sat dumbstruck for a moment, she and Ginny hadn't thought to go over schools.
"Umm, Houlston." Hermione said quickly, trying her best to think of something that sounded American. Parvati looked at the both of them strangely. Ginny tugged on Hermione's arm.
"Best we get going Amelia."
"Right, nice to meet you Pam. Are you sure they don't sell hotdogs around here anywhere?" Hermione asked as they left behind a very offended Parvati.
"Bloody Americans."
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"Hello, my name is Amelia."
"No, don't pronounce your words as much. Kind of slur some of them together."
"HellomenameAmelia."
"Ok, not quite like that. Try this: Hey, I'm Amelia, and you're...?"
"Hey, I'm Herm.. Amelia, and you are?"
"Close enough." Ginny smiled. "You are going to be fabulous! Ok, more quizzing."
"Hermione, Ginny! Diagon Ally in 5 minutes!" Ron yelled up the stairs to the two girls. He heard Ginny squeal, probably fixing Hermione up for her first outing as an American, and then a door slam. "Ok then..."
"Oh you look so great! Totally American!" Ginny squealed right before slamming the door. Hermione nervously turned a few times in front of the full-length mirror. She was clad in a green print tee, blue jean mini, and green flip-flops. Her hair was up in a high ponytail, and she had on ton of blue eye shadow. Ginny called it a "smokey eye".
"Do they always wear such reveling stuff?"
"The popular ones do. I think..." Ginny paused to look thoughtful. "Yes, yes they do."
"If you say so..."
"Hermione! Ginny! Fireplace! NOW!" Ron yelled up the stairs, yet again. One of his favourite past times.
"Coming! Ok Hermione, stand tall, talk funny, smile a lot and get an immense interest in British guys with "cute" accents!" Hermione just nodded.
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"Hey Ron, Harry, Mrs. Weasley." Hermione said to each in turn.
"Wow." Harry and Ron breathed.
"Hermione...!" Mrs. Weasly said, looking rather confused but still trying to smile. "It's just a phase right?" She mouthed to Ginny. Ginny rolled her eyes.
"Are we ready mum?" Ginny said grabbing a handful of floo powder. The rest followed suit. Mrs. Weasley nodded.
"Well..lets get going I suppose!"
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Hermione was the last to tumble out of the fireplace, quickly doing a cleaning charm to get rid of the soot she had accumulated in there. Ginny took her by the arm.
"We'll be going then mum!" Ginny shouted, already walking away.
"You're not going shopping with the rest of us?" Mrs. Weasley asked. Ginny shook her head and ran off, tugging along Hermione.
"Ok, all today you're not going to be Hermione Granger, British, you're going to be Amelia Brown, American. You're going to talk, walk, be American. Got it?" Hermione meekly nodded. "Ok, here is your first test, Parvati. Hermione looked up to where Ginny was pointing, and sure enough, Parvati was what it was directed at. Hermione took a deep breath as she neared. If Parvati figured out her bluff, there was no way the teachers, or even Malfoy who isn't exactly and idiot, would believe her.
"Hullo Ginny, who do you have here?" Parvati asked nodding at Hermione, a look of confusion at the girls clothing choice clear in her eyes. Hermione, remembering Ginny's "smile a lot" advice, smiled broadly at the girl and flirtatiously at a guy that passed.
"Amelia Brown, exchange student with Hermione from America." Ginny explained. Parvati smiled at this news.
"I thought I recognized that look! Completely American, I don't know how I missed it before! I am Parvati, nice to meet you." Parvati said sticking out her hand. Hermione lightly shook it, mustered up her best American accent and responded.
"Hey, like Ginny here said, I'm Amelia. So you go to...Fogwarts?" Hermione asked, trying not to laugh at herself. Ginny smiled.
"Hogwarts Amelia." Ginny said.
"Right! Sorry, funny name." Hermione responded.
"So what school do you go to? I'm not very familiar with American wizarding schools." Parvati asked. Hermione sat dumbstruck for a moment, she and Ginny hadn't thought to go over schools.
"Umm, Houlston." Hermione said quickly, trying her best to think of something that sounded American. Parvati looked at the both of them strangely. Ginny tugged on Hermione's arm.
"Best we get going Amelia."
"Right, nice to meet you Pam. Are you sure they don't sell hotdogs around here anywhere?" Hermione asked as they left behind a very offended Parvati.
"Bloody Americans."
REVIEW!!!!Pretty please?