Disclaimer: I own nothing except Mina and plot.
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They reached the body shop, which was called Body Care and they were shocked to find no queue, so they just went in.
The shops inside walls were a dark purple colour with silver stars hung around. Stacks full of earrings, body lotions, incenses, candles, etc were placed around the walls and in the middle of the room. Hermione went up to the counter and called
"Hello?" A girl not much older then the four came into the room from the back. She kept in the dark so Hermione couldn't she her face.
"You want piercings?" She asked, her voice seemed full mystery and for Mina she was sure she'd heard it before.
"Yes." They replied.
Half an hour later they came out of the shop. It wasn't as painful as they'd expected. All the girl did was put her wand to where you wanted it to be pierced, then muttered something and an earring materialised there. It was to be left for a week then they could change as much as they wanted.
Mina had three piercings on each of her ears, which were all twinkling brightly. Hermione had the same pierces as Mina, except that she had her stomach button done as well. Mina had wanted hers done but decided it would be too painful when she returned back to a mermaid. Parvati and Lavender each had two piercings per ear. They had all bought bags full of earrings, lotions, etc.
They decide to go to the Three Broomsticks for a few butterbeers to rest their hands, then Mina and Hermione headed for Zonkos telling the others they'd meet them outside Honeydukes in two hours. After Hermione and Mina had gone to Zonkos, the Shrieking Shack (which they both tried to break in but couldn't) and varies other places, they went to Honeydukes.
They had bought quite a lot more then they'd expected. They met up with Parvati and Lavender, who both seemed excited about something.
" Guess what?" Lavender exclaimed, as they approached each other.
"What?" Hermione said, quite amazed about how many times in the last six years she'd said that to them.
"Neville just asked me out," Shrieked Parvati, making others look their way.
"And I said yes!"
"Wow, really. I bet he'll be breaking a few hearts going out with you. Boys and girls."
"Yeah, suppose so, I didn't know I had admires. Anyway he asked me to the Halloween ball as well."
"But that ages away, isn't it?"
"No, next month." Lavender exclaimed.
"Oh, god we need robes."
"Yeah." Mina exclaimed, each of them getting excited again.
"Let's go to Glad Rags." And they did and an hour later they were dumping their bags on their beds.
Parvati, Lavender, Hermione and Mina left Gryffindor Tower for some tea. Hermione was just about to tuck into her Yorkshire pudding when a school owl landed in front of her. She untied the letter attached to it and sent it away. Making sure no one was looking, she read
Granger,
Wait behind after you've eaten I want to talk to you
D.Malfoy
'What does he want?" She thought.
She waited until everyone left having to make Mina leaver with Ginny telling her to wait in the Common room. She saw Malfoy look at her and inch his head towards the door. Getting it, she went out of the hall and waited outside it. Moments later he appeared. He started to walk towards her and she recoiled slightly. Even with her image she was still afraid of him. Luckily, He didn't notice.
"So, what is it?" she asked easing a bit. He looked around, making sure no one was eaves droppings.
"Will you go to the ball with me?" He asked her. Hermione eased a bit more.
"Id love to." She said that because 1) she didn't want to get on his bad side and 2) deep down she really did.
The next few days past uneventful until Dumbledore announced that students could dress up for the ball. This was exactly what Hermione wanted to hear. She had an outfit all sorted out, though no one knew about it. Not even Mina knew about it. Mina was going with Seamus Finnagon. No one knew (except Mina) that Hermione was going with Malfoy. Plenty of boys had asked her, but she'd had to turn them down.
The ball arrived quickly and Hermione was beginning to dread it. She had sent the outfit that went with hers to Malfoy with, of course, a letter. She got ready quickly and ran, slipping and falling occasionally, to the prefect's bathroom, where outside they'd arranged to meet. He wasn't there. Hermione only had to wait for a few minutes though until she saw his platinum blonde head coming towards her. She smiled at him and he smirked back but then his expression turned shocked when he saw what she was wearing.
She had picked their outfits on owl order, after he'd asked her. What he was staring at was a long, flowing black dress. It was sleeveless and had a big split down the front from top to just below her pierced stomach button, which she had a small bat earring on. It showed quite a bit of cleavage and had a sort of collar at the top, which was folded back. It also had a big split up the side, reaching from the bottom to just below her G-string. Her shoes, which she had brought from home, where black and strapped around her leg to the knee. She had used the paling charm again and put blood red lipstick on.
He was wearing a pair of black trousers, black shoes and a black shirt, which were his. Thing she sent him was a flowing black cloak with a blood red in lay with a high collar.
"Our outfits work together, there's just one thing missing." she said pulling her wand from the cloak she had over her shoulders, and began walking towards him.
"What are you doing?" He exclaimed, taking a step back.
"Completing our outfit, duh. Fanggellee!" She cried, pointing her wand at his mouth. He felt his canines growing larger.
"What did you do?" He asked, as she did it to herself
"We're going as vampires, idiot. We need fangs." She replied. Draco felt his teeth. They felt oddly normal to him
"Shall we go?" She asked.
"Yes." He replied. He looked up at her and nearly gasped. If he hadn't of known it was a spell, he would have run like hell. She looked dead, yet cute.
She slid her arm through his and they made their way down to the Great Hall, where the ball was being held.
"Ready?" He asked.
"Ready." Came her reply.
When they opened the door, they were gasps of surprise meet them. They were even more surprised then when Mina had come into it.
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They reached the body shop, which was called Body Care and they were shocked to find no queue, so they just went in.
The shops inside walls were a dark purple colour with silver stars hung around. Stacks full of earrings, body lotions, incenses, candles, etc were placed around the walls and in the middle of the room. Hermione went up to the counter and called
"Hello?" A girl not much older then the four came into the room from the back. She kept in the dark so Hermione couldn't she her face.
"You want piercings?" She asked, her voice seemed full mystery and for Mina she was sure she'd heard it before.
"Yes." They replied.
Half an hour later they came out of the shop. It wasn't as painful as they'd expected. All the girl did was put her wand to where you wanted it to be pierced, then muttered something and an earring materialised there. It was to be left for a week then they could change as much as they wanted.
Mina had three piercings on each of her ears, which were all twinkling brightly. Hermione had the same pierces as Mina, except that she had her stomach button done as well. Mina had wanted hers done but decided it would be too painful when she returned back to a mermaid. Parvati and Lavender each had two piercings per ear. They had all bought bags full of earrings, lotions, etc.
They decide to go to the Three Broomsticks for a few butterbeers to rest their hands, then Mina and Hermione headed for Zonkos telling the others they'd meet them outside Honeydukes in two hours. After Hermione and Mina had gone to Zonkos, the Shrieking Shack (which they both tried to break in but couldn't) and varies other places, they went to Honeydukes.
They had bought quite a lot more then they'd expected. They met up with Parvati and Lavender, who both seemed excited about something.
" Guess what?" Lavender exclaimed, as they approached each other.
"What?" Hermione said, quite amazed about how many times in the last six years she'd said that to them.
"Neville just asked me out," Shrieked Parvati, making others look their way.
"And I said yes!"
"Wow, really. I bet he'll be breaking a few hearts going out with you. Boys and girls."
"Yeah, suppose so, I didn't know I had admires. Anyway he asked me to the Halloween ball as well."
"But that ages away, isn't it?"
"No, next month." Lavender exclaimed.
"Oh, god we need robes."
"Yeah." Mina exclaimed, each of them getting excited again.
"Let's go to Glad Rags." And they did and an hour later they were dumping their bags on their beds.
Parvati, Lavender, Hermione and Mina left Gryffindor Tower for some tea. Hermione was just about to tuck into her Yorkshire pudding when a school owl landed in front of her. She untied the letter attached to it and sent it away. Making sure no one was looking, she read
Granger,
Wait behind after you've eaten I want to talk to you
D.Malfoy
'What does he want?" She thought.
She waited until everyone left having to make Mina leaver with Ginny telling her to wait in the Common room. She saw Malfoy look at her and inch his head towards the door. Getting it, she went out of the hall and waited outside it. Moments later he appeared. He started to walk towards her and she recoiled slightly. Even with her image she was still afraid of him. Luckily, He didn't notice.
"So, what is it?" she asked easing a bit. He looked around, making sure no one was eaves droppings.
"Will you go to the ball with me?" He asked her. Hermione eased a bit more.
"Id love to." She said that because 1) she didn't want to get on his bad side and 2) deep down she really did.
The next few days past uneventful until Dumbledore announced that students could dress up for the ball. This was exactly what Hermione wanted to hear. She had an outfit all sorted out, though no one knew about it. Not even Mina knew about it. Mina was going with Seamus Finnagon. No one knew (except Mina) that Hermione was going with Malfoy. Plenty of boys had asked her, but she'd had to turn them down.
The ball arrived quickly and Hermione was beginning to dread it. She had sent the outfit that went with hers to Malfoy with, of course, a letter. She got ready quickly and ran, slipping and falling occasionally, to the prefect's bathroom, where outside they'd arranged to meet. He wasn't there. Hermione only had to wait for a few minutes though until she saw his platinum blonde head coming towards her. She smiled at him and he smirked back but then his expression turned shocked when he saw what she was wearing.
She had picked their outfits on owl order, after he'd asked her. What he was staring at was a long, flowing black dress. It was sleeveless and had a big split down the front from top to just below her pierced stomach button, which she had a small bat earring on. It showed quite a bit of cleavage and had a sort of collar at the top, which was folded back. It also had a big split up the side, reaching from the bottom to just below her G-string. Her shoes, which she had brought from home, where black and strapped around her leg to the knee. She had used the paling charm again and put blood red lipstick on.
He was wearing a pair of black trousers, black shoes and a black shirt, which were his. Thing she sent him was a flowing black cloak with a blood red in lay with a high collar.
"Our outfits work together, there's just one thing missing." she said pulling her wand from the cloak she had over her shoulders, and began walking towards him.
"What are you doing?" He exclaimed, taking a step back.
"Completing our outfit, duh. Fanggellee!" She cried, pointing her wand at his mouth. He felt his canines growing larger.
"What did you do?" He asked, as she did it to herself
"We're going as vampires, idiot. We need fangs." She replied. Draco felt his teeth. They felt oddly normal to him
"Shall we go?" She asked.
"Yes." He replied. He looked up at her and nearly gasped. If he hadn't of known it was a spell, he would have run like hell. She looked dead, yet cute.
She slid her arm through his and they made their way down to the Great Hall, where the ball was being held.
"Ready?" He asked.
"Ready." Came her reply.
When they opened the door, they were gasps of surprise meet them. They were even more surprised then when Mina had come into it.