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Author's Note: You wouldn't believe how much stress I went through to get this chapter out. I erased it TWO times! ARGH! I had to re-type the entire thing. Sorry if there are mistakes or it isn't as good as you were expecting... but YEAH! You know why.
Chapter Six: Major Mood Swings
"WHAT?!?!"
"That's right, Potty. It's me. Lucy Thunders. The one and only, tortured and teased, 'Little Miss Perfect."
"But.. but..."
"Cat got your tongue, Potter? Well, that's a first."
Harry continued to gape. His mouth open and his eyes wide and unblinking.
"And YOU! Weasel! Do YOU remember me? Well, am I SOMETHING now? Or am I EVERYTHING! Not just a nobody now, huh?"
Ron merely followed Harry's actions.
"YOU CAN'T BE!"
Lucy whirled to face Harry.
"Oh yes Potty! I am. So get over it."
By now, the Marauders Sr, Dean, Seamus, Bella, and Hermione were feeling more than uncomfortable and started inching towards the door.
"HOLD IT!"
They stopped in their tracks.
Menacingly, Lucy turned to face them, her eyes alight with fire.
"And where do you think YOU'RE going?"
Hermione nervously gulped and answered.
"You guys seem to have a lot to talk about. So we thought we'd just leave."
Lucy waved Hermione's explanation aside.
"Not you."
She pointed at Dean and Seamus.
"Them."
Relieved, the others rushed out the door and placed themselves strategically against the door to eavesdrop safely.
Dean laughed nervously and ran a hand through his hair.
"Um.. us?"
"Yeah. You. Who else? The wall?"
Seamus laughed.
"So some things remain the same, huh, Luce?"
For the first time, Lucy smiled back and replied.
"Hey! What can I say? A makeover's never total."
Harry spoke up.
"LUCE?! You have a nickname for.. HER?"
"YEA ASS! He does! What? Am I not good enough for a nickname or something?"
"No, it's just..."
"Save it Scarhead. For someone who cares."
With that, Lucy flung the door open.
Three boys and two girls fell in a pile at her feet, groaning in pain.
Lucy raised a plucked eyebrow.
"Comfortable?"
She stepped over the pile and walked down the hallway, leaving a stunned audience behind.
Dinner that night was a quiet event.
No one wanted to talk about what had happened earlier.
Finally, Lily broke the silence.
"So, Ms. Thunders, I suppose I should tell you about what you're in for."
Lucy looked up from her plate and smiled warmly.
"Call me Lucy."
Forks clanged as they hit the dinner table.
Everyone stared at Lucy strangely.
Noticing everyone staring at her, Lucy snapped.
"What?!?! Am I not allowed to tell Lily to call me by my name?"
Everyone returned to his or her dinner and Lily smiled before continuing.
"You will be attending a few functions with the Potter Cousins, but the main highlight of your trip is the Enchante Festival. Every celebrity you could ever think of will be there. All the important diplomats, movie stars, singers, dancers, Quidditch players, anything. You name them, they're there. That's where you'll be giving your decision speech."
"Decision speech?"
"Yeah. To decide whether or not you'll stay in London after the month."
"You mean, I don't have to stay after the month if I absolutely hate it here? What about the house?"
"They haven't cast a permanency spell on it yet."
"But wait a minute..."
Lucy smiled slyly.
"If I leave, you'll lose your job as my manager, won't you?"
Lily gulped and answered shakily.
"Yes."
"Well, than all of you will have to be nice, won't you?"
Everyone stared at her.
'How can one girl be so cruel, manipulative, and attractive at the same time?' Harry thought as he munched through his salad, eyes glued fixedly on Lucy's calm face.
"She's got these mood swings, I swear! One moment, she's a total bitch, the next she's all sweet."
"Uhuh.... yeah...ok."
"I mean, it's so strange..."
"HARRY!"
A whine and pout from his girlfriend, Cho Chang, interrupted Harry's ranting about Lucy's strange behavior.
Irritated, Harry turned to Cho and snapped.
"WHAT?!?!"
Unaware, of Harry's irritation, Cho continued.
"I WANNA GO SHOPPING! All you've talked about is that Lucy girl! I feel neglected."
Sighing, Harry kissed Cho's forehead and replied.
"Alrite, love, alrite. My treat because I've bored you to death with my observations."
Cho immediately brightened up.
"That's ok, sweetpea. We can go to Gucci, Chanel, and..."
And Cho was off, listing her favorite expensive boutiques while Harry frowned and grumbled to himself.
'1000 galleons down the drain.'
"I heard a girl will be staying with us. An... American superstar."
A young girl of five with a pink, frilly party dress on reported. Her black hair was tied up in two little pigtails, with matcing pink ribbons, bouncing up and down in little ringlets.
A girl identical to her, except dressed in a blue dress with matching blue ribbons, nodded.
"Well, it can be arranged for her to leave, can't it?"
Another girl, of about 10, who had been previously swinging her beater's bat, leant in and smiled mischievously She had black hair that was in low pigtails and a black hat on that stated in proud white letters, "Puddlemere United".
"Here's the plan.." she continued.
A raven-haired boy looked up from his reading, adjusted his glasses, and reprimanded.
"I don't see why you want to chase her away. You don't even know who she is."
"Shut it, bookworm! What do you know anyway? Not like your books teach you about how to enjoy life."
The girl with the hat snapped at the boy, who narrowed his eyes, and prepared to argue but was interrupted.
"SHUTUP all of you! We're going to give this girl a chance. If we hate her, boot her out. But if she's worth liking, she's staying. And I'm the oldest, so my word's final. Got it?"
Said a girl with jet-black hair, who had been painting her toenails pink, and had earphones slung around her neck, ended the conversation.
Grudgingly, everyone returned to his or her former activities.
Lily paced nervously back and forth outside Lucy's door.
She paused and made to knock the door...
And then started pacing again.
After repeating the process a few times, she finally mustered enough courage to knock on the door and meekly call.
"Um.. Lucy? Do you want to go... shopping? I mean, everyone else is gone and I'm supposed to meet them at the mall. Want to come along?"
"SURE! Give me a minute to get ready."
Lily sighed with relief and smiled.
An hour later.....
Lucy stepped out of the room and announced loudly.
"I'M READY!"
Lily, who had been drifting off to sleep against the wall, snapped awake. Her mouth fell open and her eyes opened wide.
Lucy looked gorgeous.
She had on a black flowy, off-the-shoulder, long-sleeved blouse and a baby pink skirt that showed her killer legs. She had a shiny black belt with a silver buckle in the shape of a lightning bolt and had sexy black stilettos on.
Her hair was down and curled slightly at the ends, framing her clean face. She had minimal makeup on and stuck with simple mascara, glittery pink eye- shadow, eyeliner, and clear, shiny lip-gloss.
Lucy turned on her heel in a circle, her mini black bag with silver studs whirling around from where she slung it over her shoulder trendily.
"So, how do I look? I mean, I don't really know how you English dress. So I went with my conscience and dressed as I would in America."
"You look... fantastic!"
Lucy smiled warmly.
"THANKS!"
Suddenly, Lily remembered her appointment.
"OH NO! We have to hurry! We'll be late!"
As Lily made to leave, a strong hand grabbed hold of her wrist and pulled her back.
"Not so fast. You're not ready yet. And I, Lucy Thunders, am not going into public without a manager who at least knows how to wear something OTHER than a suit."
Lily looked down at her black suit and silk white blouse and asked.
"What's wrong with it?"
Lucy sighed and shook her head.
"It's for the OFFICE! NOT for the MALL! Cmon! We have to get your ready."
And despite Lily's protests, Lucy dragged her back into her room to begin the makeover.
Hey! I just got back from the airport and it was just itching at me that I had an unformatted chapter online... so, the first thing I did? SPACED IT OUT! Hehe! Enjoy. Review. Btw, there were important clues in this chapter.