Chapter 18
Hogsmeade
The following day, the Trouble Trio made their way---along with their classmates---down to Hogsmeade.
"Remember, we agreed to buy those CDs for Mariah and Amelia," Hermione reminded her friends, pointing at a store that sold CDs.
"All right," Harry groused, but he had made a promise. "Come on then..."
Once inside, Ron turned to the other two. "What do you think we shoud buy for them?" he asked, somewhat at a loss.
"Well, let´s split up and see what we can come up with, shall we?" Hermione suggested. "If either of you finds anything interesting, just give the other two a call."
Harry nodded, then looked around a bit. He soon saw a shelf with a dozen CDs with the same four girls on their jackets. "The Hogwarts Sisters," Harry read aloud. Odd name for a band, but there you are, he thought. He then called Hermione and Ron over to see what he had found.
"Wonder if they're any good?" Ron questioned.
"Only one way to find out now, isn't there?" Hermione replied, taking the CD and headed over to where an elderly fellow stood behind the front desk. "Do you think that we might hear a song or two from this CD?" She asked.
"Sure!" the man replied, and with a practiced hand, put it on to play. A song, a rather good one with a catchy tune, began to play.
"Huh...never heard that one before. Which song is that one, eh?" Ron asked.
"Part of Your World," Hermione informed him at once. "It's a very famous Muggle song from an animated film called 'The Little Mermaid'."
"That's good. These Hogwarts Sisters are really pretty good," Harry declared as the song ended.
Hermione turned to the shop keeper. "Excuse me, sir...what do you know about this band? The Hogwarts Sister, that is?" she asked.
"Well, miss, they made that CD when they went to school," the man declared. "Every member of the ban had a nickname, you understand." He pointed at the left-most girl, one with long brown hair, on the CD jacket. "That one's Tabby," he said. "She plays the keyboard. Then, let's see here, next to her would Dr. Florence," he said, pointing now to the girl standing next to the one named Tabby. "She played nearly every instrument you coud blow into." The man grinned at that. "Okay, then next to her, would be Hawkeye," he told them all, pointing at the girl, who was the only one wearing sunglasses. "Now, that one...she played guitars. Electric guitars, bass guitars, you name it, she played it." The man then pointed at the last girl, the right most one in the cover. "That one's named Badger. Strange name for a girl, but what do I know, right? She was the drummer for the band." The man became quiet for a while. "They were all the rage back when, you know..."
The trio listened to the next song on the CD, and noticed something. It always seemed that Hawkeye and Tabby were the ones singing. Harry, Hermione, and Ron looked at one another, nodded, and bought a copy of the CD for Mariah Amelia, and lastly one for themselves too.
"Hey, look here," Hermione said and pointed to the cover once more. "That Tabby girl looks rather familiar...but I just can't seem to remember just were I might have seen her before."
"Hmm. Yes, she does look a bit familiar at that," Harry said, agreeing with her.
"Hey, Ron...we should go over and say hello to your brothers over there," Hermione mentioned, pointing over at the twin's newly opened Joke Shop.
"Why not? Let's go," Ron said, after shrugging his shoulders.
"Well, well...if it is´nt the Lion, the Panther, and the Fox," George said upon noticing Harry, Hermione, and Ron venturing inside their shop.
"So...what can we help you three with?" Fred asked.
"We just wanted come over and say hello, you know, be civil and all that," Hermione told them. They began to talk then, and Harry recounted to the twins about their finding Snape and Bat that one evening.
"Crikey! She did it of her own free will?" Fred asked, gasping.
"Oh, yeah," Harry said, nodding.
"Right. Um, could you all excuse me a moment...while I head out back to lose my lunch," George said before he clapped a hand over his mouth and quickly departed.
"George always was the sensitive one," Fred mused aloud, nodding sagely to Ron, who worked hard not to laugh. Fred grinned.
After a while, Harry and his friends headed over to Three Broomsticks to get themselves a round of butterbeer. Upon finishing their drinks, they discovered it was getting a bit later, and they headed back toward the castle, CDs in hand for both Amelia and Mariah.
"The Hogwarts Sisters?" both Amelia and Mariah asked, looking strangely at their CDs.
"Hey, they're great! You like it, trust me," Harry said.
Amelia looked a bit suspicious, but put on the CD to listen. Soon everybody around her started dancing and singing, asking where they could buy that CD for themselves.
"Well, blimey," Ron confessed, shaking his head. "It looks as if we've gone and created the latest fashion in music, mates."
Hogsmeade
The following day, the Trouble Trio made their way---along with their classmates---down to Hogsmeade.
"Remember, we agreed to buy those CDs for Mariah and Amelia," Hermione reminded her friends, pointing at a store that sold CDs.
"All right," Harry groused, but he had made a promise. "Come on then..."
Once inside, Ron turned to the other two. "What do you think we shoud buy for them?" he asked, somewhat at a loss.
"Well, let´s split up and see what we can come up with, shall we?" Hermione suggested. "If either of you finds anything interesting, just give the other two a call."
Harry nodded, then looked around a bit. He soon saw a shelf with a dozen CDs with the same four girls on their jackets. "The Hogwarts Sisters," Harry read aloud. Odd name for a band, but there you are, he thought. He then called Hermione and Ron over to see what he had found.
"Wonder if they're any good?" Ron questioned.
"Only one way to find out now, isn't there?" Hermione replied, taking the CD and headed over to where an elderly fellow stood behind the front desk. "Do you think that we might hear a song or two from this CD?" She asked.
"Sure!" the man replied, and with a practiced hand, put it on to play. A song, a rather good one with a catchy tune, began to play.
"Huh...never heard that one before. Which song is that one, eh?" Ron asked.
"Part of Your World," Hermione informed him at once. "It's a very famous Muggle song from an animated film called 'The Little Mermaid'."
"That's good. These Hogwarts Sisters are really pretty good," Harry declared as the song ended.
Hermione turned to the shop keeper. "Excuse me, sir...what do you know about this band? The Hogwarts Sister, that is?" she asked.
"Well, miss, they made that CD when they went to school," the man declared. "Every member of the ban had a nickname, you understand." He pointed at the left-most girl, one with long brown hair, on the CD jacket. "That one's Tabby," he said. "She plays the keyboard. Then, let's see here, next to her would Dr. Florence," he said, pointing now to the girl standing next to the one named Tabby. "She played nearly every instrument you coud blow into." The man grinned at that. "Okay, then next to her, would be Hawkeye," he told them all, pointing at the girl, who was the only one wearing sunglasses. "Now, that one...she played guitars. Electric guitars, bass guitars, you name it, she played it." The man then pointed at the last girl, the right most one in the cover. "That one's named Badger. Strange name for a girl, but what do I know, right? She was the drummer for the band." The man became quiet for a while. "They were all the rage back when, you know..."
The trio listened to the next song on the CD, and noticed something. It always seemed that Hawkeye and Tabby were the ones singing. Harry, Hermione, and Ron looked at one another, nodded, and bought a copy of the CD for Mariah Amelia, and lastly one for themselves too.
"Hey, look here," Hermione said and pointed to the cover once more. "That Tabby girl looks rather familiar...but I just can't seem to remember just were I might have seen her before."
"Hmm. Yes, she does look a bit familiar at that," Harry said, agreeing with her.
"Hey, Ron...we should go over and say hello to your brothers over there," Hermione mentioned, pointing over at the twin's newly opened Joke Shop.
"Why not? Let's go," Ron said, after shrugging his shoulders.
"Well, well...if it is´nt the Lion, the Panther, and the Fox," George said upon noticing Harry, Hermione, and Ron venturing inside their shop.
"So...what can we help you three with?" Fred asked.
"We just wanted come over and say hello, you know, be civil and all that," Hermione told them. They began to talk then, and Harry recounted to the twins about their finding Snape and Bat that one evening.
"Crikey! She did it of her own free will?" Fred asked, gasping.
"Oh, yeah," Harry said, nodding.
"Right. Um, could you all excuse me a moment...while I head out back to lose my lunch," George said before he clapped a hand over his mouth and quickly departed.
"George always was the sensitive one," Fred mused aloud, nodding sagely to Ron, who worked hard not to laugh. Fred grinned.
After a while, Harry and his friends headed over to Three Broomsticks to get themselves a round of butterbeer. Upon finishing their drinks, they discovered it was getting a bit later, and they headed back toward the castle, CDs in hand for both Amelia and Mariah.
"The Hogwarts Sisters?" both Amelia and Mariah asked, looking strangely at their CDs.
"Hey, they're great! You like it, trust me," Harry said.
Amelia looked a bit suspicious, but put on the CD to listen. Soon everybody around her started dancing and singing, asking where they could buy that CD for themselves.
"Well, blimey," Ron confessed, shaking his head. "It looks as if we've gone and created the latest fashion in music, mates."