Chapter Two
When they arrived at the Burrow, everyone was still seated outside. Mr. Weasely's friend from the Ministry of Magic had decided to stop by for a visit. He was the one who worked in the same room as him in the Department of Muggle Artifacts office.
Harry, Ron, and Hermione went back outside again and said their greetings. They took a seat as well, and Ginny poured them some tea.
Hermione's mind drifted back to the quidditch shop in the midst of a conversation about enchanted broomsticks. Since they had come back, she wasn't able to concentrate. She kept on remembering the boy...And how he had smirked at her when she was caught staring at him. That had never happened to her before...to tell the truth she was a little embarrassed. She was the studious book-worm type. She didn't have time for things like that...But she had changed a little this summer hadn't she?
Then her mind drifted back, as Mr. Weasely's friend said good-bye, and apparated with a tiny pop. She went to go put her cup in the sink along with Harry and Ron, and helped clear up the table.
"Hermione you've been awfully quiet since we've come back from the quidditch shop..." Harry started. "Yeah we were wondering if there was something on your mind." Ron finished. She gave them her best smile and said "No, I was just thinking about all the reading I have left to do...I didn't really have much time at the Bahamas."
They believed her and they all went upstairs to play wizards chess at Ron's request. After playing for an hour, she decided to put her things away in Ginny's room, and talk to her. She was always a good place to confide her feelings.
She knocked at Ginny's door and was answered by a "Come in." "Hey!" Hermione said, and Ginny met her with a hug. Hermione plopped down on her bed and looked around. Ginny had a small room with a slanted ceiling at one side. There was old flowery wallpaper on the walls, with portraits hung of her and her friends. They kept waving furiously at her, smiling steadily. There were shelves filled with the 'Weird Sisters" CD's and issues of "How to Improve your Magical Look". Ginny was reading the latest issue which Hermione saw on her lap.
"Watsup? I put your clothes to one side, Mum transfigured my desk into a comfy bed." Ginny pointed to a bed at the other side of the room, where the slanted ceiling was. "Be careful when you get up though, you don't want to bump your head." She pointed at the ceiling.
"Thanks Gin..." Hermione started unpacking, and put some of her things away. As she did that she explained what happened in the quidditch shop along with her vacation of course.
"Hmmm... Well it sounds like you're interested in him...I wonder if you'll ever see him again?" She contemplated.
"But I don't have time for that stuff...And I have never seen him at Hogwarts." Hermione replied.
"Well you never know...you never know..." Ginny said mysteriously.
They both giggled, and prepared to sleep. Hermione's straightened hair returned to normal when her head touched pillow. Hairspray spells couldn't last forever.
In the morning she awoke with smells of breakfast creeping into her nose. Ginny was asleep, you could only see her fiery head underneath the mess of blankets. Hermione got up, and slowly crept to the bathroom which was right across the hall. She showered, and changed into a fresh outfit. She stood looking at herself in the mirror.
She didn't have Lisa's hair straightner, and she was hoping to find another way around having bushy hair for the day. She tried the spell she found in Ginny's "How to Improve your Magical Look" magazines she read last night to fall asleep. She pointed her finger at her head and whispered a little incantation. Her hair immediately changed to wavy, slightly curling at the ends. She smiled satisfied. She took out her make-up bag which her mother had given her as a present for doing excellent on her O.W.L.'s. She had spent days reading the manual on how to apply the make-up before she cautiously put it on her self. After looking at herself in the mirror, she agreed she was getting better at it.
She stuffed her pajamas in her bag, and then clomped down the stairs. No one was really up yet, so she offered to help Mrs. Weasely with breakfast. Bill came down, but then he had to go tend to the chickens. Ron and Harry groggily came down, rubbing their eyes. "Whoa Mione' your already ready!!" Ron exclaimed.
"Wake up sleepy head!" she yelled at Harry who had sunken down at one of the chairs at the table and drifted off to sleep again.
Everyone soon came downstairs for breakfast, and Ron and Harry became more awake. While they were eating Mrs. Weasely's scrumptious meal, they heard a loud crash. They looked and saw Hermes the family owl, fluttering wildly at the window. Ron got up and opened the window to let him in. "Looks like you got your Hogwarts letters!" Mr. Weasely exclaimed.
They all ripped open their letter and peered inside at the contents. "Mum we'll need dress robes again this year!" Ginny exclaimed, "There's going to be some sort of ball!" "We'll see what we can do." Mrs. Weasley replied.
Hermione looked over her list, and saw it was heavier than everyone else's. There was an extra note:
Dear Miss Hermione Granger,
This letter is to inform you that you have been moved up a position from prefect to Head Girl. Hogwarts is honored to have you in our most elite position. You will be given more responsibilities, than a prefect's job however. We hope you find no difficulty with the position. Please meet the rest of the Head Boys/Girls in compartment No. 23 on the Hogwarts Express at 11:10 after settling in.
Professor Mcgonagall Head Mistress
Hermione looked up in joy and surprise. "I'm the new head girl!!!" She exclaimed. "Whoa! Awesome Hermione!" Everyone exclaimed. She wondered who the Head boy/girl for Slytherin would be....
When they arrived at the Burrow, everyone was still seated outside. Mr. Weasely's friend from the Ministry of Magic had decided to stop by for a visit. He was the one who worked in the same room as him in the Department of Muggle Artifacts office.
Harry, Ron, and Hermione went back outside again and said their greetings. They took a seat as well, and Ginny poured them some tea.
Hermione's mind drifted back to the quidditch shop in the midst of a conversation about enchanted broomsticks. Since they had come back, she wasn't able to concentrate. She kept on remembering the boy...And how he had smirked at her when she was caught staring at him. That had never happened to her before...to tell the truth she was a little embarrassed. She was the studious book-worm type. She didn't have time for things like that...But she had changed a little this summer hadn't she?
Then her mind drifted back, as Mr. Weasely's friend said good-bye, and apparated with a tiny pop. She went to go put her cup in the sink along with Harry and Ron, and helped clear up the table.
"Hermione you've been awfully quiet since we've come back from the quidditch shop..." Harry started. "Yeah we were wondering if there was something on your mind." Ron finished. She gave them her best smile and said "No, I was just thinking about all the reading I have left to do...I didn't really have much time at the Bahamas."
They believed her and they all went upstairs to play wizards chess at Ron's request. After playing for an hour, she decided to put her things away in Ginny's room, and talk to her. She was always a good place to confide her feelings.
She knocked at Ginny's door and was answered by a "Come in." "Hey!" Hermione said, and Ginny met her with a hug. Hermione plopped down on her bed and looked around. Ginny had a small room with a slanted ceiling at one side. There was old flowery wallpaper on the walls, with portraits hung of her and her friends. They kept waving furiously at her, smiling steadily. There were shelves filled with the 'Weird Sisters" CD's and issues of "How to Improve your Magical Look". Ginny was reading the latest issue which Hermione saw on her lap.
"Watsup? I put your clothes to one side, Mum transfigured my desk into a comfy bed." Ginny pointed to a bed at the other side of the room, where the slanted ceiling was. "Be careful when you get up though, you don't want to bump your head." She pointed at the ceiling.
"Thanks Gin..." Hermione started unpacking, and put some of her things away. As she did that she explained what happened in the quidditch shop along with her vacation of course.
"Hmmm... Well it sounds like you're interested in him...I wonder if you'll ever see him again?" She contemplated.
"But I don't have time for that stuff...And I have never seen him at Hogwarts." Hermione replied.
"Well you never know...you never know..." Ginny said mysteriously.
They both giggled, and prepared to sleep. Hermione's straightened hair returned to normal when her head touched pillow. Hairspray spells couldn't last forever.
In the morning she awoke with smells of breakfast creeping into her nose. Ginny was asleep, you could only see her fiery head underneath the mess of blankets. Hermione got up, and slowly crept to the bathroom which was right across the hall. She showered, and changed into a fresh outfit. She stood looking at herself in the mirror.
She didn't have Lisa's hair straightner, and she was hoping to find another way around having bushy hair for the day. She tried the spell she found in Ginny's "How to Improve your Magical Look" magazines she read last night to fall asleep. She pointed her finger at her head and whispered a little incantation. Her hair immediately changed to wavy, slightly curling at the ends. She smiled satisfied. She took out her make-up bag which her mother had given her as a present for doing excellent on her O.W.L.'s. She had spent days reading the manual on how to apply the make-up before she cautiously put it on her self. After looking at herself in the mirror, she agreed she was getting better at it.
She stuffed her pajamas in her bag, and then clomped down the stairs. No one was really up yet, so she offered to help Mrs. Weasely with breakfast. Bill came down, but then he had to go tend to the chickens. Ron and Harry groggily came down, rubbing their eyes. "Whoa Mione' your already ready!!" Ron exclaimed.
"Wake up sleepy head!" she yelled at Harry who had sunken down at one of the chairs at the table and drifted off to sleep again.
Everyone soon came downstairs for breakfast, and Ron and Harry became more awake. While they were eating Mrs. Weasely's scrumptious meal, they heard a loud crash. They looked and saw Hermes the family owl, fluttering wildly at the window. Ron got up and opened the window to let him in. "Looks like you got your Hogwarts letters!" Mr. Weasely exclaimed.
They all ripped open their letter and peered inside at the contents. "Mum we'll need dress robes again this year!" Ginny exclaimed, "There's going to be some sort of ball!" "We'll see what we can do." Mrs. Weasley replied.
Hermione looked over her list, and saw it was heavier than everyone else's. There was an extra note:
Dear Miss Hermione Granger,
This letter is to inform you that you have been moved up a position from prefect to Head Girl. Hogwarts is honored to have you in our most elite position. You will be given more responsibilities, than a prefect's job however. We hope you find no difficulty with the position. Please meet the rest of the Head Boys/Girls in compartment No. 23 on the Hogwarts Express at 11:10 after settling in.
Professor Mcgonagall Head Mistress
Hermione looked up in joy and surprise. "I'm the new head girl!!!" She exclaimed. "Whoa! Awesome Hermione!" Everyone exclaimed. She wondered who the Head boy/girl for Slytherin would be....