Hermione smiled to herself and stepped out of her room
"Got your letter?"
"Why are you pushing those rumors?"
"Which rumors?" She smiled evilly
"You do that on purpose, right? Want to ruin my social status? Or is it just what you WISH we had done?"
Hermione smiled "Oh sure, Drakie"
Draco just shook his head "You're a bloody mystery to me..."
"A fascinating mystery?"
Draco didn't seem to catch the hint, or he was just an as good actor as Pansy had said... "No. A mudblooded mystery"
Hermione shook her head this time "Oh well, if you say so, mister pureblood-family-daddy's-boy..." "Hey!" "...I just wanted to ask if you read your letter and if we were going to hogsmeade NOW so we get over with it"
"Didn't know we had to got together" He said, re-reading the letter
"Oh, uhm... just thought it wouldn't be bad if we did, 'cause our stuff has to fit, no?"
"Sure mudblood... But since I got nothing better to do and HaVE to go there some time soon... I go get my stuff"
"Same here"
An hour later, they were in a cozy shop and a beautiful witch smiled at them
"Wedding gown?"
"NO!" they yelled in unision, then stared at each other with horror. Draco was the first to find his voice back "We come from hogwarts and have to get stuff for a ball. For me in a dark green and for her in crimson..." He looked at Hermione, who lifted an eyebrow "Oh, just thought it would... hide that you're ugly"
"Sure, Drakie"
In fact, Draco had thought Crimson would really suit her...
"But we have to wear the other's colour in some way, dunno, uhm..." Hermione continued
"Ahhh!" The witch's face enlightened "Dumbledore got the halloween ball back to life, right?" They nodded "Oh, I think I'll find the perfect stuff for you..." She went to the back of the shop an continued talking "...You know, at the halloween ball you wear no capes, but gowns and tuxedos, it's so different from other wizard balls..."
She came back with a tuxedo in dark green and a shirt in crimson "I think that looks really nice and it would suit you, boy, try it!"
Draco went to change and the witch fetched three gowns from the back of her shop "And you should try one of these, girl, they will fit so perfectly... And I got something very special for your green part, but first you choose your gown..."
Hermione came out of the cubicle "I think I found what I want..."
The gown had straps and the lower you looked, the wider was the skirt. She looked astonishing...
"Oh, great, dear! Suits you, really does... Now to your green part..."
The witch took out a neklace with sapphires, made of old, heavy silver. She placed it around Hermiones neck and Hermione stared into the mirror, unable to say anything. She could just stare...
Daco came out of his cubicle "Think I'll take this... t' least 't isn't too bad... What does the mudb..." He stopped when his eyes met Hermiones image in the mirror. The long, flowing gown fit her curves so well... Now they were both staring at the mirror-Hermione, until the witch took the necklace from Hermiones neck "Fine, then change to your clothes, I think we're ready" She hadn't looked at Hermione when she had worn the necklace.
The students changed and Draco was ready first, leaving the shop to smoka a cigarette while he waited for Hermione.
Hermione stepped out of the cubicle and went over to the witch, who stared at her intensly "Before you put on this necklace, go away from any mirrors. Before you look into a mirror, cover the necklace. Whoever sees you with it, will not be able to take his or her eyes off you, even if its yourself, seeing you in the mirror. And give the necklace back to me right after the feast. It is too powerfull for seventeen-year olds, it in fact even is to powerfull for me, so I give it to people from time to time. Think good before you wear it"
Hermione stared at the witch, stumbling out of the shop "Th.. thank you..." Her head spun and her thoughts raced. Just what she needed to make him forget about her being 'filthy'...
A grin sneaked onto her face...