..:: Goodbye Isn't Forever
..:: Author: Lil' Bode
..:: Chapter IV: Sorry I'm Shiftless
..::Disclaimer: I DON'T OWN THE HARRY POTTER FRANCHISE, THAT IS PROPERTY OF J.K. ROWLING, AND, OR WARNER BROTHERS
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Over the next few weeks I had my share of fun with Malfoy. I had decided to give him a taste of his own medicine, the exact same kind he gave me. So the next week after he locked me out of my room, I locked him out of his. And for that I got some major pay back, he took all the clothes from my room, for a day. So I walked around on a Saturday with my uniform skirt and shirt. Let's just say I got a few looks. After that I played a few small tricks on him, taking his owl and storing him in my room, not that that did much, sense he could use the school's owls, but I kept it for full week. In fact I had punished myself a little when I did that. My room smelled horrible, until I thought of putting a fragrance charm on it. From then on my room smelled like vanilla. For that he took by wand and hid it, but the fact was his wasn't very good at hiding things. Just a question why would someone hide something of mine behind books?
So the for that small thing, I had small revenge nothing I took long think about, in fact it just sort of happened.
It was Monday and I had stayed up late the night before working on homework. I walked into the bathroom later than normal, but still before Malfoy. I hopped in the shower.
15 minutes later Malfoy was outside the door yelling, "Get your arse in gear!"
I had by then just got out of the shower and was putting my robe on, "Sorry, I can't I'm shiftless!" I yelled back. I smirked as I bent over to put my hair in a towel.
"Very funny, HURRY the hell up!"
I did everything at normal rate and was out of there 3 minutes later. I walked to the door and opened it.
Malfoy who was leaning against the back of one of the couch, started for the door. "DON'T DO THAT AGAIN," he bellowed in my face.
With my hand still on the doorknob, "I, I Captain," then I walked off slamming the door behind me. Geez, I really like being annoying, and I noticed that I was pretty good at it.
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The next week we had a prefects meeting. We had the check up on how the plans were going. They had everything planned well so far and a trip was already arranged for us to go to Hogsmede that Saturday to buy our dress robes.
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I walked down to the Great Hall that Saturday wearing jeans, a black hooded sweatshirt, and a pair of orange and white tennis shoes. I had on a bright orange fitted hat and a pair of matching gloves. Harry and Ron were waiting by the front doors for me. The grounds were covered in a sheet of white snow for it had just snowed about 6 inches that night.
"Hey Hermione," they said.
"Hey guys, are you ready?"
"Yeah, I just wish it hadn't snowed, it's going to be so cold," Ron said evaluating the grounds.
"Oh, I don't think it will be that bad," I said as we walked past Filch who was checking off our names as we went by. There was a path in the snow that led to the gates and down to Hogsmede.
"We should have a snow ball fight when we come back," Harry said, "The snow is perfect, sticky enough to make great snow balls."
"Yeah that sounds like a blast," Ron said, "I wish we didn't have to go today, I wish I didn't have to get a dress robe period."
"Yeah, I'd wear the same one I did last time except for the fact that it is too short," Harry said.
"Yeah, but my looks horrendous, and I'm sure that I would have had to wear it if Fred and George hadn't sent me money for a new one," Ron groaned.
Ever sense his brothers had got their joke shop they had been sending Ron money for different things. For Christmas the first year, they got him a whole new robe set, and then for Christmas the next year, they sent him a brand new chess set sense his last one looked like it had been glued back together by a three-year-old, some of the pieces were missing faces. He had spent that whole vacation getting the new set broke in.
We walked into Lady Lawrence's Robe Shop, and began looking for robes. Ron started complaining right away, that he couldn't find anything and he was going to go to Honeydukes, I put my foot in his plan.
"You are going to buy a robe with the money they sent you, and then you can use what's left to buy candy."
"You sound like my mom," he complained. He started stomping around like a little kid who was shopping and wanted to go home. It looked like he had just got out of the desert after being stranded for five days. I made sure to tell him this, and in return he gave me an evil glare which I shrugged off.
We walked around the shop for awhile Harry found his robe. It was very similar to the one he had had his 4th year for the Yule ball. It was an emerald green color, with a thick lighter green border around the hem and the end of the sleeves.
Ron and I didn't find anything there so we headed to the next shop. There Ron found a dark navy robe with white trim that went around all the edges, the neck, sleeves, bottom, and up the front. I still couldn't find anything there so we head the last store, and if I didn't find anything there I would have been out of luck.
When I walked in the first dress robe I saw I fell in love with. It was made from a shimmering gold material. It was fitted in the chest and sleeves were fitted at the top and gracefully fell into a large bell sleeve. The edges were embroidered with gold silk thread. There was a large design on the end of the sleeves, it had numerous scrolls and frill and a line of it went up the arm. It had a large open v-neck, that went down pretty far, but not far enough so that is was revealing.
I found a simple bar of shoes with a wide single strap that sent across the front. The strap was clear with a rhinestone design on it. It had a clear chunky 1 ½ inch heel. The bottom of the shoe was gold.
I left my dress at the store and then we headed for Honeydukes. Ron went nuts like always; he spent the money he had left and more. I got a few things, mostly chocolate, something that I was addicted to. I headed to the quill shop, while the boys went to the joke shop. I got myself, a brand new Eagle quill. The end of the feather was tipped in gold. It cost me quite a bit, but I figured I deserved it for I had lived with Malfoy for over two months now, and I had survived two months of head duties.
Of course it was beautiful but it wasn't what I wanted the most. There was an absolutely amazing albino Phoenix feather; it was so breath takingly beautiful. I stood there starring at it for over 20 minutes.
My trance was broke by the abrupt ringing of the bell on the door. I whipped around to see who it was and all I saw was bottom of a cloak whip around the corner.
I walked out of the store and around the corner to the robe shop to get my robe, and then headed to The Three Broomsticks, where I said I would meet Harry and Ron.
"So what did you get?" Harry asked as I sat down.
"Oh, just a new quill, I broke one the other day," I said shrugging my shoulders.
"And that took over a half hour?" Ron asked.
"Well yeah I was looking around, and I went and got my robe." I took a drink of the Butter Beer Harry had bought for the three of us.
"So Ron," I started, "Who are you going to the ball with?"
"Well I was wondering if you wanted to go with me," he said. He had lost the nervous twitch that he used to have whenever he asked me something like this.
"No, sorry I can't, Professor Dumbledore, thinks that it would be reputable, and set a good example of inter-house relations if Malfoy and I go together."
"And you're going to?" Ron asked.
"He is our Headmaster," I said slowly punctuating each word, "And I am head girl."
"But . . ." Ron said.
"Just drop it," Harry said, being the moderator.
"So you think she should go with Malfoy," Ron spat.
"No, but if Dumbledore told you to do something: would you do it?" Harry asked.
Ron tried to say something but was cut off by Harry.
". . . something that would put you in grave danger, and wasn't totally absurd."
"I suppose so," Ron said sighing.
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hope u liked, little longer than usual but by ne means it isn't long
thanks to:
fionfee: there is more humor in this chapter, at least i think, hope u liked it, thanks for the review
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Draco: this sux, i was hardly even in this chapter, and yet i'm the main character, explain that!
Lil' Bode: hermione's the main character you're the supporting character.
Draco: you lied to me, you told me i was the main character. ::starts sobbing::
Lil' Bode: did not. i said you had a large part, not main character.
Draco: I HATE YOU ::runs away crying::
Lil' Bode: ::shacks head:: i better go get him ::goes after him, yelling:: Draco come back, you'll be in the next chapter.
Draco: ::stops:: I will? ::wipes tears::
Lil' Bode: yes
Draco: A LOT? ::wipes away tears again::
Lil' Bode: yes
Draco: YAY, now review so she writes more!!! faster!!!