Chapter Three
After breakfast, they all went outside to play a game of quidditch. Harry and Ron were on one team against Fred and George. Bill waited his turn, and Ginny and Hermione sat at the picnic table watching them. After playing well into two hours, and shouting about who made the fouls or not, Mrs. Weasely came outside.
"Its time to go to Diagon Alley to get your school things, you leave for Hogwarts in only three days!" She gestured them all to come in, and they followed suit. The boy's brooms all magically flew to their places of storage.
They stood in front of the large fire grate, big enough to fit a full grown person. Fred went first, and dropped a large amount of floo powder onto the rug beside the fire which made Mrs. Weasely furious. Then went Fred, then Harry, Ron, Hermione, Ginny and then Mrs. Weasely.
They arrived in the Apothecary, a place where potion ingredients were bought. Hermione's parents had given her wizard money before she had arrived. Gringotts wasn't the only wizard bank you know.
She quickly bought her Abyssinian shrivelfigs which she was running out of, and some essence of belladonna. She watched Harry and Ron play with some slimy looking thing in a barrel near the entrance. After they made their purchases, they left the shop. Hermione went to Madam Malkin's Robes for All Purposes. It had said in their Hogwarts letters that they would need dress robes this year. And of course her usual set of black school robes.
She quickly selected her school robes, and then went to the section of the shop that said "Fancy Robes for Social Events". Madam Malkin soon floated in and asked her if she needed assistance. Hermione shook her head, and Madam Malkin left.
There were all sorts of robes to choose from. Different shades of each color were present... She wasn't sure which color would exactly suit her though. In her fourth year she had worn a shade of blue. This time she wanted it to be unique and fantastic at the same time. Then something caught her eye. There on the display shelf was hanging a silver dress robe with intricate designs of green. She loved it. She walked over to it, and stroked it. It was heavenly soft. This was the one. She took it down, and then paid for it.
She met Harry and Ron in Flourish and Blotts, where they were looking at some book of jokes. "What did you get so far?" Ron asked. "I got school robes...and my dress robe!" She exclaimed beaming.
"Whoa let us see!" Harry said taking a step forward. She shook her head. "It's going to be a surprise!" They shrugged, and showed her the books they bought. We got you your books too, you dropped your list when you flooed from home, and Mum told me to give it to you." Ron said.
She thanked them gratefully, and got her books. After the trio was finished, they went to go get some ice cream. At their table they discussed what they would do when they got to Hogwarts. "I'm going to settle in my new room as soon as the feast is over." Hermione said. Then as an afterthought she said "I'm going to miss the girl's dormitories and Gryffindor tower..."
"You can still come to Gryffindor tower! Whose homework are we going to copy off of? Ron said, and grinned. She smiled.
After they had gotten everything they went back to the Burrow. Mrs. Weasely made a big feast in celebration of Hermione being the new Gryffindor Head Girl.
The last few days of vacation passed in utter bliss for Hermione. Then finally it was the night before they headed off to Hogwarts. Hermione, Ron and Harry sat at the scrubbed wooden table in the kitchen sipping hot cocoa. Harry and Ron were playing a game of wizard's chess again. Hermione watched as a knight chopped of a pawn's head. Ginny called her upstairs.
Hermione put her mug in the sink, and followed. She found Ginny in her room packing. "Hey I thought I'd give you a few issues of How to Improve your Magical Look for Hogwarts since you're new to make-up and all." She said. "Whoa thanks Gin..." Hermione said in awe. These were really going to be useful for the ball.
They both packed their trunks, and set them by the door. Hermione had transfigured one of her novels into a nice case to put her dress robe in so it wouldn't get messed up. She had refused to show it even to Ginny, and Ginny had responded by smiling and rolling her eyes. Ginny had gotten a magenta colored dress robe with frilly sleeves, and lots of lace. Her robe had to last a few years before she got another.
They went to sleep. Hermione had dreams of riding on the Hogwarts express, enjoying food from the witch's trolley. She felt she was only asleep a minute when Mrs. Weasely woke her up, and quickly bustled out of the room. Ginny and her groggily showered and changed. Hermione, despite her grogginess applied her make-up and fixed her hair. She did not want to like the same bushy haired Hermione at platform 9 ¾ this year.
They loaded onto ministry cars, and arrived at the station. It was 10:55, and Mrs. Weasely was rushing them. Fred and George were not going this year since last year was their last. Instead they were forced into going to work with their father. They all made it onto the bustling platform, and Hermione smiled at the sight of the Hogwarts Express.
After breakfast, they all went outside to play a game of quidditch. Harry and Ron were on one team against Fred and George. Bill waited his turn, and Ginny and Hermione sat at the picnic table watching them. After playing well into two hours, and shouting about who made the fouls or not, Mrs. Weasely came outside.
"Its time to go to Diagon Alley to get your school things, you leave for Hogwarts in only three days!" She gestured them all to come in, and they followed suit. The boy's brooms all magically flew to their places of storage.
They stood in front of the large fire grate, big enough to fit a full grown person. Fred went first, and dropped a large amount of floo powder onto the rug beside the fire which made Mrs. Weasely furious. Then went Fred, then Harry, Ron, Hermione, Ginny and then Mrs. Weasely.
They arrived in the Apothecary, a place where potion ingredients were bought. Hermione's parents had given her wizard money before she had arrived. Gringotts wasn't the only wizard bank you know.
She quickly bought her Abyssinian shrivelfigs which she was running out of, and some essence of belladonna. She watched Harry and Ron play with some slimy looking thing in a barrel near the entrance. After they made their purchases, they left the shop. Hermione went to Madam Malkin's Robes for All Purposes. It had said in their Hogwarts letters that they would need dress robes this year. And of course her usual set of black school robes.
She quickly selected her school robes, and then went to the section of the shop that said "Fancy Robes for Social Events". Madam Malkin soon floated in and asked her if she needed assistance. Hermione shook her head, and Madam Malkin left.
There were all sorts of robes to choose from. Different shades of each color were present... She wasn't sure which color would exactly suit her though. In her fourth year she had worn a shade of blue. This time she wanted it to be unique and fantastic at the same time. Then something caught her eye. There on the display shelf was hanging a silver dress robe with intricate designs of green. She loved it. She walked over to it, and stroked it. It was heavenly soft. This was the one. She took it down, and then paid for it.
She met Harry and Ron in Flourish and Blotts, where they were looking at some book of jokes. "What did you get so far?" Ron asked. "I got school robes...and my dress robe!" She exclaimed beaming.
"Whoa let us see!" Harry said taking a step forward. She shook her head. "It's going to be a surprise!" They shrugged, and showed her the books they bought. We got you your books too, you dropped your list when you flooed from home, and Mum told me to give it to you." Ron said.
She thanked them gratefully, and got her books. After the trio was finished, they went to go get some ice cream. At their table they discussed what they would do when they got to Hogwarts. "I'm going to settle in my new room as soon as the feast is over." Hermione said. Then as an afterthought she said "I'm going to miss the girl's dormitories and Gryffindor tower..."
"You can still come to Gryffindor tower! Whose homework are we going to copy off of? Ron said, and grinned. She smiled.
After they had gotten everything they went back to the Burrow. Mrs. Weasely made a big feast in celebration of Hermione being the new Gryffindor Head Girl.
The last few days of vacation passed in utter bliss for Hermione. Then finally it was the night before they headed off to Hogwarts. Hermione, Ron and Harry sat at the scrubbed wooden table in the kitchen sipping hot cocoa. Harry and Ron were playing a game of wizard's chess again. Hermione watched as a knight chopped of a pawn's head. Ginny called her upstairs.
Hermione put her mug in the sink, and followed. She found Ginny in her room packing. "Hey I thought I'd give you a few issues of How to Improve your Magical Look for Hogwarts since you're new to make-up and all." She said. "Whoa thanks Gin..." Hermione said in awe. These were really going to be useful for the ball.
They both packed their trunks, and set them by the door. Hermione had transfigured one of her novels into a nice case to put her dress robe in so it wouldn't get messed up. She had refused to show it even to Ginny, and Ginny had responded by smiling and rolling her eyes. Ginny had gotten a magenta colored dress robe with frilly sleeves, and lots of lace. Her robe had to last a few years before she got another.
They went to sleep. Hermione had dreams of riding on the Hogwarts express, enjoying food from the witch's trolley. She felt she was only asleep a minute when Mrs. Weasely woke her up, and quickly bustled out of the room. Ginny and her groggily showered and changed. Hermione, despite her grogginess applied her make-up and fixed her hair. She did not want to like the same bushy haired Hermione at platform 9 ¾ this year.
They loaded onto ministry cars, and arrived at the station. It was 10:55, and Mrs. Weasely was rushing them. Fred and George were not going this year since last year was their last. Instead they were forced into going to work with their father. They all made it onto the bustling platform, and Hermione smiled at the sight of the Hogwarts Express.