Chapter 27
Another Hogsmeade Trip
The weekend rolled around soon enough, and the Trio made their way---with their classmates--- down to Hogsmeade once more.
"Where are we going to first?" Harry asked.
"Hmm, good question. Well, we simply have to go to that music shop, you know, Wizard Tunes, and buy those other Hogwarts Sisters CDs," Hermione suggested. "Then, of course, we can go over to Fred and George's shop for a visit, shall we?"
"Yeah, that sounds good," Ron commented. He then suddenly added, "You know what? I'm sick and tired of this boring hair of mine. I want something people will notice!"
"Well, I notice you Hermione said, sounding just a bit hurt.
"Oy! Not like that, 'Mione," Ron said hurriedly, giving Hermione a kiss, so that she smiled again. "You know, my mates and all..."
Hermione paused, thinking a moment. "Well, Ron, there is a place in Hogsmeade here where you can have your hair colored anyway you like," Hermione informed him.
"Thanks! That'd be wicked," Ron replied with a grin. "I'm going to try it!"
Harry and his friends headed over to the Wizard Tunes shop and hurried inside eagerly. Inside the friendly shop keep spotted them right away. "Oh, I expected I might be seeing you three again. What may I help you with?" he asked with a friendly smile.
"We were wondering if you might carry any other Hogwarts Sisters CDs?" Hermione asked politely.
The man smiled at her, "Just you give me a moment, young lady," he told her and went back into his storeroom, returning a moment later with a boxed set of CDs. "Here's what you're after, I expect," he said, opening the set, and fanning out the ten CDs it contained. Harry, Hermione and Ron looked down at them with interest. They already had the first CD, the one that sported only the name of the band. Harry picked out the second CD, which was titled "Tabby´s Favorites".
The shopkeeper continued his pitch. "Every member of the band had their own CD, each that contained their list of favorite songs," the man explained.
"See here, Harry," Hermione said, looking over the third CD, which was titled, "Hawkeye's Favorites". Harry grinned.
"I see what this bloke's on about now. Look, Hermione," Ron exclaimed quietly, showing her the fourth CD, titled "Badger's Favorites" and then the fifth, not surprisingly called, "Dr. Florence's Favorites".
"Well, then," the shopkeep remarked, "Come their sixth CD, the band well, er, let's say diversified a bit. The sixth album was a collection of all their favorite songs from the popular artists of the day, see?"
"Now," the man continued. "The seventh and the eighth albums were their 'Best of Disney' hits Part One and Part Two."
Harry looked at the remaining two albums on CD. The ninth was titled "The Movie and Musical Collection". "That's all the songs they sang what came from musicals and movies," the salesman informed him.
The last CD was titled, aptly enough, "Our Fans Favorites". The shopkeeper put his hands on the counter as he spoke. "The girls, so it's said, went around, you know, over at your school, and polled students as to which songs they had liked the very best. Those twenty most popular songs were then recorded and put on to the last CD."
"Right then. We´ll take the lot!" Harry declared, digging into his pocket for the proper amount. He looked over at a dumbfounded Ron and Hermione. "Don't look at me like that, you two," he admonished with a grin. "You're free to listen to them too, you know...well, after I'm done with 'em!" Ron and Hermione broke into instant grins.
"Ooh! Just wait until Amelia and Mariah see what we come back with!" Hermione remarked, her brown eyes glittering with anticipation.
"You really should put more of these CDs out, you know," Harry observed to the shopkeeper. "They've become rather popular at school again."
"Thanks, young man, for the tip," the man said, smiling warmly at them all.
The three then made their good-byes, and headed out of the shop, walking down towards Fred and George's joke shop.
"Ron! Oh, see...there's that place I told you about! You know, where you can color your hair," Hermione said, pointing towards a the building just in front of them all.
"Right. Okay, then...let´s go inside," Ron decided, walking to the door, and heading inside. They looked all about as they entered the ship, where they met a young slender witch with violently purple hair. She looked to be in her middle twenties, and dressed in proper grunge fashion...what with her charcoal grey jersey and black canvas pants. Oddly enough, Harry thought to himself, she looked a bit too familiar.
Harry's guess was confirmed a moment later when the witch stood up, looked the three over a moment, then smiled at Harry. "Wotcher, Harry," she said, grinning madly.
"T-T-Tonks? Is that you?" Harry asked.
Tonks laughed sofly, her eyes twinkling with mirth. "Surprised you there, didn't I, mate?" she demanded, choosing to change her hair color to a flaming pink just that moment.
"It's so good to see you again!" Hermione declared, rushing forward to hug the still chuckling Tonks. "But, Tonks...I thought you were an Auror? You know...at the Ministry of Magic and all that? What are you doing here?"
"Ah now, don't you worry yourself, pet. This is just me part time job, you see," Tonks said, waving her hand about nonchalantly. "They don't pay Aurors like what they used to now, do they?" Tonks then rested her elbows on the counter befor her, and grinned indolently. "So, chums...what can I do for you?"
"It's me, Tonks. I'm so tired of this red hair of mine," Ron complained. "Everyone knows I'm a Weasley six blocks off, they do."
Tonks gave him a quick once over, crossing her arms across her chest. "Tell you what, mate...I could color parts of that hair of yours red and gold, you know...so you'd look like a walking Gryffindor banner. Interested?" she said.
"Erm...what do you mean 'parts of it'?" Ron asked, rather nervous all of the sudden.
"Sure, mate!" Tonks declared. "Just you watch, eh?" She made that same slightly pained expression she always did before changing her appearance, and her hair suddenly turned blazing bright red. "Oh, I don't know...then maybe I could do something, oh...like this, hmm?" she added, adding a stripe of gold into her hair that bisected her head. "Of course...maybe that's not for you, eh? Then, how's about something along the lines...of this?" she announced, turning half of her hair gold to go with the red half. "See anything you like, Ron?"
"Wicked! I like that," Ron said, nodding at her current look. "Can you do that for me?"
Tonks smiled. "Just you watch me, boyo!"
After a half an hour's time, the Trio reappeared on Hogmeade's streets again, with Ron now looking much like some sort of living Gryffindor banner. Needless to say, his new look garnered him a great deal of attention.
"Oh, c'mon you two. We can't forget to go to Fred and George's," Harry reminded them. The three made their way down the street to where Fred and George kept shop, and talked with them a good long time before heading back to the castle just before the sun began to set.
They were quick to show their new collection of CDs to Mariah and Amelia, who were suitably impressed, and soon the Gryffindor common room once again rang with the music of the Hogwarts Sisters.
Another Hogsmeade Trip
The weekend rolled around soon enough, and the Trio made their way---with their classmates--- down to Hogsmeade once more.
"Where are we going to first?" Harry asked.
"Hmm, good question. Well, we simply have to go to that music shop, you know, Wizard Tunes, and buy those other Hogwarts Sisters CDs," Hermione suggested. "Then, of course, we can go over to Fred and George's shop for a visit, shall we?"
"Yeah, that sounds good," Ron commented. He then suddenly added, "You know what? I'm sick and tired of this boring hair of mine. I want something people will notice!"
"Well, I notice you Hermione said, sounding just a bit hurt.
"Oy! Not like that, 'Mione," Ron said hurriedly, giving Hermione a kiss, so that she smiled again. "You know, my mates and all..."
Hermione paused, thinking a moment. "Well, Ron, there is a place in Hogsmeade here where you can have your hair colored anyway you like," Hermione informed him.
"Thanks! That'd be wicked," Ron replied with a grin. "I'm going to try it!"
Harry and his friends headed over to the Wizard Tunes shop and hurried inside eagerly. Inside the friendly shop keep spotted them right away. "Oh, I expected I might be seeing you three again. What may I help you with?" he asked with a friendly smile.
"We were wondering if you might carry any other Hogwarts Sisters CDs?" Hermione asked politely.
The man smiled at her, "Just you give me a moment, young lady," he told her and went back into his storeroom, returning a moment later with a boxed set of CDs. "Here's what you're after, I expect," he said, opening the set, and fanning out the ten CDs it contained. Harry, Hermione and Ron looked down at them with interest. They already had the first CD, the one that sported only the name of the band. Harry picked out the second CD, which was titled "Tabby´s Favorites".
The shopkeeper continued his pitch. "Every member of the band had their own CD, each that contained their list of favorite songs," the man explained.
"See here, Harry," Hermione said, looking over the third CD, which was titled, "Hawkeye's Favorites". Harry grinned.
"I see what this bloke's on about now. Look, Hermione," Ron exclaimed quietly, showing her the fourth CD, titled "Badger's Favorites" and then the fifth, not surprisingly called, "Dr. Florence's Favorites".
"Well, then," the shopkeep remarked, "Come their sixth CD, the band well, er, let's say diversified a bit. The sixth album was a collection of all their favorite songs from the popular artists of the day, see?"
"Now," the man continued. "The seventh and the eighth albums were their 'Best of Disney' hits Part One and Part Two."
Harry looked at the remaining two albums on CD. The ninth was titled "The Movie and Musical Collection". "That's all the songs they sang what came from musicals and movies," the salesman informed him.
The last CD was titled, aptly enough, "Our Fans Favorites". The shopkeeper put his hands on the counter as he spoke. "The girls, so it's said, went around, you know, over at your school, and polled students as to which songs they had liked the very best. Those twenty most popular songs were then recorded and put on to the last CD."
"Right then. We´ll take the lot!" Harry declared, digging into his pocket for the proper amount. He looked over at a dumbfounded Ron and Hermione. "Don't look at me like that, you two," he admonished with a grin. "You're free to listen to them too, you know...well, after I'm done with 'em!" Ron and Hermione broke into instant grins.
"Ooh! Just wait until Amelia and Mariah see what we come back with!" Hermione remarked, her brown eyes glittering with anticipation.
"You really should put more of these CDs out, you know," Harry observed to the shopkeeper. "They've become rather popular at school again."
"Thanks, young man, for the tip," the man said, smiling warmly at them all.
The three then made their good-byes, and headed out of the shop, walking down towards Fred and George's joke shop.
"Ron! Oh, see...there's that place I told you about! You know, where you can color your hair," Hermione said, pointing towards a the building just in front of them all.
"Right. Okay, then...let´s go inside," Ron decided, walking to the door, and heading inside. They looked all about as they entered the ship, where they met a young slender witch with violently purple hair. She looked to be in her middle twenties, and dressed in proper grunge fashion...what with her charcoal grey jersey and black canvas pants. Oddly enough, Harry thought to himself, she looked a bit too familiar.
Harry's guess was confirmed a moment later when the witch stood up, looked the three over a moment, then smiled at Harry. "Wotcher, Harry," she said, grinning madly.
"T-T-Tonks? Is that you?" Harry asked.
Tonks laughed sofly, her eyes twinkling with mirth. "Surprised you there, didn't I, mate?" she demanded, choosing to change her hair color to a flaming pink just that moment.
"It's so good to see you again!" Hermione declared, rushing forward to hug the still chuckling Tonks. "But, Tonks...I thought you were an Auror? You know...at the Ministry of Magic and all that? What are you doing here?"
"Ah now, don't you worry yourself, pet. This is just me part time job, you see," Tonks said, waving her hand about nonchalantly. "They don't pay Aurors like what they used to now, do they?" Tonks then rested her elbows on the counter befor her, and grinned indolently. "So, chums...what can I do for you?"
"It's me, Tonks. I'm so tired of this red hair of mine," Ron complained. "Everyone knows I'm a Weasley six blocks off, they do."
Tonks gave him a quick once over, crossing her arms across her chest. "Tell you what, mate...I could color parts of that hair of yours red and gold, you know...so you'd look like a walking Gryffindor banner. Interested?" she said.
"Erm...what do you mean 'parts of it'?" Ron asked, rather nervous all of the sudden.
"Sure, mate!" Tonks declared. "Just you watch, eh?" She made that same slightly pained expression she always did before changing her appearance, and her hair suddenly turned blazing bright red. "Oh, I don't know...then maybe I could do something, oh...like this, hmm?" she added, adding a stripe of gold into her hair that bisected her head. "Of course...maybe that's not for you, eh? Then, how's about something along the lines...of this?" she announced, turning half of her hair gold to go with the red half. "See anything you like, Ron?"
"Wicked! I like that," Ron said, nodding at her current look. "Can you do that for me?"
Tonks smiled. "Just you watch me, boyo!"
After a half an hour's time, the Trio reappeared on Hogmeade's streets again, with Ron now looking much like some sort of living Gryffindor banner. Needless to say, his new look garnered him a great deal of attention.
"Oh, c'mon you two. We can't forget to go to Fred and George's," Harry reminded them. The three made their way down the street to where Fred and George kept shop, and talked with them a good long time before heading back to the castle just before the sun began to set.
They were quick to show their new collection of CDs to Mariah and Amelia, who were suitably impressed, and soon the Gryffindor common room once again rang with the music of the Hogwarts Sisters.