Hello Minnas! I'm Nunnya Buiznes and this would be the second addition to
this story. Please read and review and I'd love it if you'd check out my other solo stories.
I havethree other Harry Potter fanfics and two Sailor Moon. This is my first Harry Potter
story that is in the present so I hope you enjoy it!
Disclaimer: The wonderful characters, descriptions, spells and mostly everything but the
plot belongs to the great J. K. Rowling.
Chapter II
It was dark… hands held her arms and were leading her somewhere though she
didn't know. The blindfold that covered her eyes was tied in the back of her head and
pulled some of her bushy brown hair. "Where are you two taking me?" asked Hermione
Granger in an impatient voice. She'd been lead around the castle blindfolded by two girls
she would consider the closest thing she'd ever have to sisters.
"Patient 'Mione!" scolded the sixteen year old redhead voice of Ginny Weasley.
She giggled as she tugged on Hermione's right arm. Ginny glanced at her companion
who stood on Hermione's other side. Her flaming red curls fell in her face and her red-
orange velvet and sequined sun patterned robes flashed in the dim light of hallway
torches. Her chocolaty eyes held mischief.
None other than Luna Lovegood smiled from the other side. Her normally
straggly dirty blonde hair shimmered in its unique yet elegant style of one side being
pinned with a pendant of a moon; it was straight except for clusters of random spirals.
Her dress robes were the color of midnight with sequined patterns much like Ginny's but
they were moons. Luna grinned as they reached the painted bowl of fruit. Walking
behind Hermione she began to carefully untie the handkerchief covering her friend's
eyes.
"Owe! Watch it Luna!" Exclaimed Hermione as Luna accidentally pulled a few
strands of her hair out.
Luna laughed happily, "Sorry Mione, don't worry though your hair will look
gorgeous tonight at the ball. I've got the perfect idea for it" her high-pitched voice
squealed. Hermione blinked as she tried to understand where and why she was where she
was.
"Girls, why are we at the kitchens?" she asked looking at the two skeptically with
her hands on her hips. Her brown eyes stared at them both. "I hope you aren't trying to
waste my time for some reason… are Harry and Ron planning something in the Common
room that I don't know about?"
Ginny rolled her eyes and batted her dark eyelashes, "Why 'Mione!" she gasped
in pretend hurt. She placed a hand delicately over her heart showing her long nails
magically painted with moving scenes of fires. "We simply wanted you to have some
time to say good-bye to those dear house elves of whose lives you almost ruined!" Luna
burst into uncontrollable giggles and clutched her stomach tightly as Hermione seemed to
be offended.
"Ginny Weasley!" she yelled, "S.P.E.W. was a good campaign! Those poor house
elves need wages and vacations, they have feelings just like us!"
Ginny hugged her friend, "Oh we know you were trying your best 'Mione and we
still love you!" she said before turning her eye to Luna. Her eyes rolled and she sighed as
Luna clutched her stomach and laughed while nearly falling over. "Luna… it's not that
funny" she stated. Luna continued giggling.
"Sorry!" she giggled wiping a tear from her eye. She was over hysterical most of
the time. "Do the honors for us Hermione" she offered once she'd retained her laughed.
Referring to tickling the pear in the painting.
Ginny nodded her head and her curls bounced on her shoulders as she did so. "Go
ahead Hermione tickle that pear like you've never tickled before!" she joked before
smiling at Luna who was in a fit of giggles again. When you're friends for as many years
as the two were you learn to understand and like the tweaks that came along with friends.
Hermione smiled at the two girls and reached up on her tip-toes and stroked her index
finger over the center of the pear, when a door handle magically appeared she grasped it
knowing it would be the last time she would and pulled the door open being surrounded
by a dozen elves offering her an arrangement of her favorite sweets and different kinds of
tea.
She accepted a cup of tea with gratefulness and was lead to a chair by Dobby. Something
was going on but she hadn't the slightest clue of what. She sat in the high cushioned
wooden chair that Dobby had lead her to and dangled her feet as she sipped her tea.
Dobby bowed with a smile and tipped his mountain of hats before the fell. He squealed in
his high-pitched voice and scampered to pick them up. "Oh Dobby I'll help" she offered
as she began to get up.
He squeaked and smiled at her "Why no miss, today is your day you mustn't get
up I am fine anyways." He assured before placing his last hat on his head before
scurrying off into the kitchens to help prepare tonight's meal. Hermione smiled as he left.
Luna and Ginny had assumed places near her and she was about to speak when Luna
suddenly pulled on her hair. She couldn't even protest. "Hermione I'm going to make you
the perfect hairstyle for tonight okay? Now quit moving!" she scolded. Hermione
grunted… she should have known. Ginny was sitting in front of her tapping her wand on
her school bag. Every color cloth came out of it laying themselves nicely in folded piles.
She seemed to be deep in thought, her hair was tucked behind her ears and she continued
waving her wand at the pieces of cloth slowly but precisely creating the perfect dress
robe for Hermione.
"Well Mione" Ginny said in wonder as she stared at her friend, "I know it was
torture for you but I think the finished product is better than you had done at the Yule
ball… much better in fact." Luna just smiled at her handy work. Winky and Dobby,
Hermione's two favorite house elves held a full length mirror up for Hermione to look at
herself. She was amazed, her hair was sleek and curled at the ends, and the brown strands
were piled on her head and hung down over the sides. A silver enchanted butterfly was
settled in the middle of her hair arrangement. Her face was gorgeous, though it wasn't
full of that muggle make-up. Luna and Ginny had bought their own magical beauty kits
and used them on their friend for her last day at Hogwarts. No longer did she look like a
bookworm. Her eyes gleamed with happiness and her silver and pink tinted robe gleamed
and flowed to the floor.
Tears leaked out of Hermione's eyes, "Oh you two are wonderful!" she cried
before enclosing her friends in a hug. Luna and Ginny returned her friendly gesture. "You
ready to go to the ball Hermione? I'm sure Ron and Harry are already there." Said Luna
pulling out of the hug.
Hermione smiled, "Alright then, lets go." With that the three girls made their way
to the Great Hall, unaware of a pair of eyes peering through a crack at them. A sinister
voice crackled from it once they left. "Yes, everything is in place… now the fun will
begin."