Synopsis: I dunno, stuff.... If you didn't like the past 2 chaps, you prolly won't like this one either
Disclaimer: Not mine... Title is after the song "Masterpiece" by Atlantic Starr. I'm prolly the only one who remembers it. ~Reminisces~
A/N: This delay was NOT my fault for once!! ~pats self on back~ But, sorry it's late anyway!.... Ummm... Last chapter wasn't a cliffhanger. I mean, it wasn't like "OH MY GOD WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN AT THE LUNCHEON?!?!?!?!?" I dunno if some of you were expecting something dramatic to happen, lol, b/c nothing dramatic happens at the luncheon. I only put it in there b/c Dumbeldore said they'd be going... more at the end!
The luncheon went as to be expected, Hermione and Draco put on their front, and acted like the best of buddies. But, as soon as they were done, each went their separate ways. Hermione joined with a few of the girls, and they stayed in a group throughout the tour of the canals.
Hermione was sitting facing Daisy in a gondola. She wrinkled her nose up a bit.
"You know, they never say anything about the smell. It's not exactly... pleasant," she hissed.
Daisy giggled, "Just think romance, moonlight, gondoliers singing arias... Draco," Daisy replied with a smirk.
Hermione gave her friend a Look, and turned to listen to the tour guide.
After the tour, they were allowed to go anywhere for dinner. Hermione, Daisy, Gwendolyn, Marine, Eleanor, and Sophie went to a small bistro. Eleanor, who was occasionally too kind for her own good, asked Maria to join them. The vain girl barely gave Eleanor a second glance when she responded.
"I'm taking the boys to a different restaurant. I hope you won't be a nuisance and follow us," and she swished off in a cloud of perfume.
Daisy had the response everyone was too polite to say, "God, that girl's a BITCH!"
Hermione just glared at her, and they walked on.
The evening passed smoothly. Hermione found herself engrossed in Eleanor and Marine's presentation about the use of magic in Muggle wars from the Middle Ages to the present.
The next morning was what Hermione was truly looking forward to: the trip to the Guggenheim Museum with all the Muggle art in it. The students traveled by Muggle bus. Hermione wanted to take the opportunity to really absorb the art, so she went off on her own. She scoured the building for almost an hour, then finally found it.
"Empire of Light!" she gasped, staring at the large painting on the wall.
She stood there, completely still, looking at the house, and the trees and the lamp, awed by the impressiveness of the painting in person. Her reverie was interrupted by a gratingly sweet Italian accented voice.
"Hello Hermione," Maria greeted the other girl.
Hermione turned around, Maria was holding Draco's arm, smiling smugly at Hermione.
"Hello Maria."
"You like Magritte?" she asked.
Hermione nodded, "Yes, this is my favorite painting of all time, as a matter of fact. You're so lucky to be able to go to school here in Venice, the museums are fabulous."
Maria shrugged, "I like it for the shopping. Muggle art is so boring, don't you agree, Draco?"
Draco looked surprised at being addressed, "I, uh, well, it's nice. Some of it. I like this one a lot."
Maria crinkled her nose, "If you like that sort of thing. Well, lets leave Hermione to her house and trees, shall we?" Maria began tugging at Draco's arm.
"Hold on a minute, Maria, I'd like to look at this. It comes highly recommend by a very reliable source."
He peeked out of the corner of his eye, and saw Hermione give the faintest hint of a smile. He turned his whole head towards her and grinned. She looked at him and smiled in spite of herself.
Hermione left her painting, not wanting to hear any of Maria's astute comments on the work of Magritte, or, even worse, about the new Prada shoes she bought the other day. (But I love MY Sketchers... heehee, sorry) She wandered the modern art museum, admiring Picassos and Dalis and Kandinskys. She was admittedly reluctant to leave, but they had another lecture to attend.
In the conference room, Hermione and Daisy took a seat in the second row, they wanted to be up close for Gwendolyn and Jerome's presentation. Hermione heard some chattering behind her as the rows began to fill in. Daisy turned her head slightly and groaned.
"Draco and Princess Maria are sitting behind us," she groaned.
"...And then Cook forgot to put the garlic in the leek tart! Can you believe it?" she exclaimed, giggling like a ninny.
"Does the witty banter NEVER end?" Hermione muttered to Daisy.
Daisy chuckled and shook her head.
Gwendolyn and Jerome took the stage. They had a fascinating presentation on International Wizard Relations. Hermione was engrossed in what they were saying, until she heard an all-too-familiar voice whispering loudly behind her.
"Come on, we should sneak out and go to a disco, this is so boring!" she wheedled.
"Not now, Maria, I'm trying to listen," Draco hissed back.
"But this isn't interesting!"
Hermione decided she had enough. She whipped her head around and glared at Maria.
"Listen," she whispered fiercely, "if you're going to be rude and interrupt, I suggest you leave. You're obviously not here for intellectual stimulation, but the rest of us are!" She turned back around.
Maria shot daggers at the back of Hermione's head with her eyes, but continued to talk. In front of her, Hermione was fuming. Daisy put a hand on Hermione's to try to calm her down. A few of the people around them looked blatantly at Maria, hoping she'd get the message. She did not.
"There is the most fun club down the block from here-"
Daisy had had enough. She turned her whole body around to face Maria, "Look, princess, Hermione was nice, I am not. Shut the hell up, right now. Is your English good enough to understand that? Shut. Up. Now."
Maria's mouth dropped open, "Well, of all the..." She grumpily folded her arms over her chest, but she shut up.
The rest of the lecture went really well. All of the girls went up to congratulate Gwendolyn and Jerome after. They all decided to stay in that night, and they'd all meet in the common area.
Hermione changed into the Cannons shirt and a pair of grey lounge pants, and made her way into the room where Daisy and Sophie were already seated.
"Hi, you two, what are you talking about?" Hermione greeted them.
"That beast Maria," Daisy said with a laugh.
"She eez vairy rude! I do not know why, I thought zat we French people were supposed to be zee rude ones," Sophie said with a laugh.
Eleanor, Gwendolyn, and Marine all walked in and sat down on the chairs and sofas.
"Eleanor, you didn't ask Maria to join us tonight, did you?" Hermione asked.
Eleanor giggled, "No, but when I saw her, she was practicing her smile in the mirror!"
"Oh, Gwen, your speech today was really great," Marine said.
Gwendolyn smiled gratefully, "I'm so glad you think so, we were so nervous!"
"How did you compile all of your-"
"Has anyone seen my earrings?" Maria asked, barging in to the room. She had on tight black pants and a pink strappy top, and was very heavily made up.
"No," Sophie said curtly.
Maria gave them all a patronizing look, "Oh, are you all staying in for the night? That's too bad. I'd invite you to come out with me, Draco, Guy, Jerome, and Kurt, but... you're just not welcome!"
Hermione stood up, "I don't think any of us WANT to be welcome in your little group, Maria, why don't you just leave?"
Maria looked at Hermione disdainfully, "You chatting about Quidditch, Granger? Nice shirt."
"It was a gift," she muttered.
"From who? Your little impoverished Weasley friend? We even know what that family is like in my country. Or maybe Harry Potter, whom you no doubt cling to because you can't make friends otherwise."
"No, it was from Draco, as a matter of fact."
Maria gave a malicious laugh, "Oh, Draco. That's a fun subject. You're really deluding yourself, you know that? He just thinks you're a worthless, overachieving Mudblood."
Hermione stood her ground, "No, he doesn't."
"Keep thinking that, Granger."
"Look, Maria, why don't you just leave," spoke up Eleanor.
"Oh, Granger's chubby little friend is defending her, how sweet."
Out of the corner of her eye, Hermione saw Daisy reach for her wand. She held up a hand to stop her.
"You know what, Maria? You're just a petty little bitch with no real friends. You can go take the boys around Venice for all we care, but you stay the hell out of my way, and you stay out of my friends' way, do you understand me? I may be a Mudblood, but I'm damn sure I have about ten times as much magical knowledge as you, and I will have NO issues with hexing you into next week, do you understand me?" Hermione was glowering at the other girl, her teeth were clenched, and her face was red with rage.
"He will never care for a Mudblood like you, Granger, get over it."
"And he will never care for a spoiled little brat like you, now get out!" Hermione pointed her wand at the door, which flew open furiously.
Maria gave one last glare, and stomped off. As the door shut behind her, the girls let out little sighs of relief.
"Wow, I didn't know you had it in you, Hermione," Daisy said proudly.
Over by a small table, Eleanor held up her hand in triumph, "Her earrings! Ooh, they're real diamonds. Real HUGE diamonds!" She paused for a moment, and took out her wand. Pointing it at the earrings, she muttered a quick spell. "Ta da!" She held up the earrings which were no longer diamonds, but garish pink parrots.
The girls all laughed, and the rest of the night went off without a hitch. But, Hermione couldn't seem to get Maria's words out of her head.
`He will never care for a Mudblood like you, Granger....'
A/N: Ouch, so Maria is quite the leetle beech, isn't she? I'm sorry, I had to write a bitch, they're so easy to write, and Pansy doesn't get too much air time in this fic, so I can't use her.
Errrrm... OK, so there was some confusion over my A/N last chapter... 35 isn't the LAST chapter, it's just THE important chapter, nudge, nudge.
HUGE FAVOR TIME!!! OK, I'm going to post chapter 1 of "All I Want" this Monday... I'd really appreciate if all of you Snape people would read it and review. Though it'll have some intersecting plot elements, it's gonna be a lot different than NiaP (hopefully). This fic is mostly schmaltzy fluffy crap, but I'm hoping AIW will be a decent piece of writing, so I'm trying really hard on it. It will be romance, bit of mystery. I'm not gonna tell who the girl is, b/c that spoils the mystery. SO, if you're interested, I encourage you to read!
Ooh, and there are two AWESOME Percy/Oliver fics on my faves list (my new favorite couple heehee) You should go check them out! Well, and the other ones on my favorites list, lol.
On to thanks!
~D Suzanna, akiri pie-chan, smiley13, ac_gal, Rachel Hunt, Jade, Bobyn, little green fairie, Christine, fearless kitty, hyper shark, grammarplease, Arwen, Starbrite, ChimaeraGurl, Faeren Height, kitty, Chrissy, KStarr74, The Charmed One, cad, Johnny Apple Chunks, Star of Light, lion1990, Dark Illusion, Christine, Kristina, Steph C, IcyStormz, Elizabeth L. Digby, azalai, Ryoko, Jessie, Amaiko, LilyAyl, Ondine, Quidditch Angel, RebeccaSL8, cat, VanillaLily, michee, kikimachi, animemelonhead, Epequa, Madam Padfott, , Caroline, divisaderorose, *kittykat*, Jenna Malfoy, Alanna Roseguard, pore lill tall girl, porkypop, Carissa, Ally-sama, DarkAngel009988, Kearie, Sandy, firefaerie96, mione, Rhiannon Greenleaf, citywitch110, Hermione, katelyn, teethshaver, mimi, Nedesico, Alorya Malfoy, IshtarSindarin, Teri, Ayod Botla, wild barry
Poetic Phoenix- Well, I don't know if you're far enough alonmg to read this review, but thanks for all the comments. I know there's a few errors here and there, but 99% of this story, once posted, will never get changed!
Hannah Reitman- lol, I didn't mean "brutally honest" like Stalin or something... it was just a figure of speech, but I realllllly appreciate your criticisms. I kind of figured that it was better to have the chapter be too long than too short, and I wanted to set up the dynamic between Hermione and Maria, and Hermione and the other girls.The plot twist isn't Maria, I've had her in mind all along, the thing I have in mind comes in a few more chapters, if I decide to use it, but I dunno if it's too melodramatic or not. Haven't decided if I can write it well enough. Thanks SOSOSOOO much for your input!
Seeker4reality- Hope you're still alive!! LOL, and, of course I know how many fucking reviews I have... I check them about once every 2 minutes for God's sake... If I had to choose between food and reviews, I think I'd choose reviews
Gryphon- Hey, I read your one fic, did you get the reviews? I'll make sure to check back!
Ginnyale- I HATE YOU SO MUCH!!! Lol, kidding of course. That's cool, I'm glad you finally decided to review! I like to know who's reading me!
Loubi Lou- lol, I laughed when I saw your name... my nickname is Loobie. And your stamp my feet and pout comment was v. funny.
Moon- shakira being who? Lol, I honestly have heard, like, 2 new songs in the past half year... I'm very out of pop music!
Cat- I loooooooove Scotland, what a beautiful place. When I get rich/Marry Wils I would love to have a house there, maybe up in Oban right on the coast.... Sighhhh. Oh, and Hogwarts is IN Scotland, you know... they never mention it, though, but I guess it's in the "Magical Beasts" book.
Gabbie- Ooh, Their Room is my favorite fic overall, and We'll Always Have Paris is ALMOST tied, they're both SO good, I'm really flattered that you have me in the same category!
Serenity- Ooh, I'm really sorry for forgetting you! And I know it's taking a long time, but, I mean, you can't honestly expect two people like them to go at it after only being friends for a few weeks, in my opinion... But I'm glad you like it, I think you'll be relieved after 35! :^P
Roxy- I'll be sure to stop before the chapter 100 mark! I won't tell anyone about you wanting to date one of my characters, don't worry, lol.
AmiAmiNSusu- OK, scuse my ignorance, but what the HELL does "Kawaii" mean???? I'm not much of a online slang fan, so I guess I'm out of the loop...
Nuada- Update BP yet? COUGH COUGH COUGH!! I could be mean and say that I won't post 35 till you update... heeheehee
DMRox- OK, I thought tom Felton was SO busted, ick! (Lets ignore the fact that these kids are about 6 years younger than me) And, though I have absolutely NOTHING against people with bad teeth, Tom Felton had worse teeth than Emma Watson, and, what's the deal with that? We can't have Draco calling Hermione a beaver or whatever when he has worse teeth than her, IMO. But, Sean Biggerstaff was BY FAR the cutest guy in the movie. The kid that plays Percy was OK, his nose was kinda pointy, but he was cute, and I didn't like Daniel Radcliffe at all, really.
Allee kat- Have I seen Bridget Jones???? Well, of COURSE!! I've been in love with Colin Firth for, like, 6 fricking years!!! Ever since the BBC P&P came out!
Shaz Kay Gee Bee- lol, I'm glad you like the Americans... I've loosely based Daisy on myself. I'm kind of a nosy bitch myself :^P So, the way Daisy acts is pretty much the way I'd act, so no one can say I'm stereotyping Americans, because I am one, you see, lol.
Yuina- Tu puedes escribir en Espanol, si prefieres ! Gracias!
Kattcy- LOL, my butt is up, my butt is up !! eek!!
AND
Squinny- Whom I forgot last chapter! Sowwy ~thinks of something to talk about~ uhhhhhhh... We do have things to talk about, I swear!!!! Hope your American teacher isn't too Dubya/Bring it On/MTV/Septic Tank for you!! LOVE YOU LOTS AND LOTS!
Disclaimer: Not mine... Title is after the song "Masterpiece" by Atlantic Starr. I'm prolly the only one who remembers it. ~Reminisces~
A/N: This delay was NOT my fault for once!! ~pats self on back~ But, sorry it's late anyway!.... Ummm... Last chapter wasn't a cliffhanger. I mean, it wasn't like "OH MY GOD WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN AT THE LUNCHEON?!?!?!?!?" I dunno if some of you were expecting something dramatic to happen, lol, b/c nothing dramatic happens at the luncheon. I only put it in there b/c Dumbeldore said they'd be going... more at the end!
The luncheon went as to be expected, Hermione and Draco put on their front, and acted like the best of buddies. But, as soon as they were done, each went their separate ways. Hermione joined with a few of the girls, and they stayed in a group throughout the tour of the canals.
Hermione was sitting facing Daisy in a gondola. She wrinkled her nose up a bit.
"You know, they never say anything about the smell. It's not exactly... pleasant," she hissed.
Daisy giggled, "Just think romance, moonlight, gondoliers singing arias... Draco," Daisy replied with a smirk.
Hermione gave her friend a Look, and turned to listen to the tour guide.
After the tour, they were allowed to go anywhere for dinner. Hermione, Daisy, Gwendolyn, Marine, Eleanor, and Sophie went to a small bistro. Eleanor, who was occasionally too kind for her own good, asked Maria to join them. The vain girl barely gave Eleanor a second glance when she responded.
"I'm taking the boys to a different restaurant. I hope you won't be a nuisance and follow us," and she swished off in a cloud of perfume.
Daisy had the response everyone was too polite to say, "God, that girl's a BITCH!"
Hermione just glared at her, and they walked on.
The evening passed smoothly. Hermione found herself engrossed in Eleanor and Marine's presentation about the use of magic in Muggle wars from the Middle Ages to the present.
The next morning was what Hermione was truly looking forward to: the trip to the Guggenheim Museum with all the Muggle art in it. The students traveled by Muggle bus. Hermione wanted to take the opportunity to really absorb the art, so she went off on her own. She scoured the building for almost an hour, then finally found it.
"Empire of Light!" she gasped, staring at the large painting on the wall.
She stood there, completely still, looking at the house, and the trees and the lamp, awed by the impressiveness of the painting in person. Her reverie was interrupted by a gratingly sweet Italian accented voice.
"Hello Hermione," Maria greeted the other girl.
Hermione turned around, Maria was holding Draco's arm, smiling smugly at Hermione.
"Hello Maria."
"You like Magritte?" she asked.
Hermione nodded, "Yes, this is my favorite painting of all time, as a matter of fact. You're so lucky to be able to go to school here in Venice, the museums are fabulous."
Maria shrugged, "I like it for the shopping. Muggle art is so boring, don't you agree, Draco?"
Draco looked surprised at being addressed, "I, uh, well, it's nice. Some of it. I like this one a lot."
Maria crinkled her nose, "If you like that sort of thing. Well, lets leave Hermione to her house and trees, shall we?" Maria began tugging at Draco's arm.
"Hold on a minute, Maria, I'd like to look at this. It comes highly recommend by a very reliable source."
He peeked out of the corner of his eye, and saw Hermione give the faintest hint of a smile. He turned his whole head towards her and grinned. She looked at him and smiled in spite of herself.
Hermione left her painting, not wanting to hear any of Maria's astute comments on the work of Magritte, or, even worse, about the new Prada shoes she bought the other day. (But I love MY Sketchers... heehee, sorry) She wandered the modern art museum, admiring Picassos and Dalis and Kandinskys. She was admittedly reluctant to leave, but they had another lecture to attend.
In the conference room, Hermione and Daisy took a seat in the second row, they wanted to be up close for Gwendolyn and Jerome's presentation. Hermione heard some chattering behind her as the rows began to fill in. Daisy turned her head slightly and groaned.
"Draco and Princess Maria are sitting behind us," she groaned.
"...And then Cook forgot to put the garlic in the leek tart! Can you believe it?" she exclaimed, giggling like a ninny.
"Does the witty banter NEVER end?" Hermione muttered to Daisy.
Daisy chuckled and shook her head.
Gwendolyn and Jerome took the stage. They had a fascinating presentation on International Wizard Relations. Hermione was engrossed in what they were saying, until she heard an all-too-familiar voice whispering loudly behind her.
"Come on, we should sneak out and go to a disco, this is so boring!" she wheedled.
"Not now, Maria, I'm trying to listen," Draco hissed back.
"But this isn't interesting!"
Hermione decided she had enough. She whipped her head around and glared at Maria.
"Listen," she whispered fiercely, "if you're going to be rude and interrupt, I suggest you leave. You're obviously not here for intellectual stimulation, but the rest of us are!" She turned back around.
Maria shot daggers at the back of Hermione's head with her eyes, but continued to talk. In front of her, Hermione was fuming. Daisy put a hand on Hermione's to try to calm her down. A few of the people around them looked blatantly at Maria, hoping she'd get the message. She did not.
"There is the most fun club down the block from here-"
Daisy had had enough. She turned her whole body around to face Maria, "Look, princess, Hermione was nice, I am not. Shut the hell up, right now. Is your English good enough to understand that? Shut. Up. Now."
Maria's mouth dropped open, "Well, of all the..." She grumpily folded her arms over her chest, but she shut up.
The rest of the lecture went really well. All of the girls went up to congratulate Gwendolyn and Jerome after. They all decided to stay in that night, and they'd all meet in the common area.
Hermione changed into the Cannons shirt and a pair of grey lounge pants, and made her way into the room where Daisy and Sophie were already seated.
"Hi, you two, what are you talking about?" Hermione greeted them.
"That beast Maria," Daisy said with a laugh.
"She eez vairy rude! I do not know why, I thought zat we French people were supposed to be zee rude ones," Sophie said with a laugh.
Eleanor, Gwendolyn, and Marine all walked in and sat down on the chairs and sofas.
"Eleanor, you didn't ask Maria to join us tonight, did you?" Hermione asked.
Eleanor giggled, "No, but when I saw her, she was practicing her smile in the mirror!"
"Oh, Gwen, your speech today was really great," Marine said.
Gwendolyn smiled gratefully, "I'm so glad you think so, we were so nervous!"
"How did you compile all of your-"
"Has anyone seen my earrings?" Maria asked, barging in to the room. She had on tight black pants and a pink strappy top, and was very heavily made up.
"No," Sophie said curtly.
Maria gave them all a patronizing look, "Oh, are you all staying in for the night? That's too bad. I'd invite you to come out with me, Draco, Guy, Jerome, and Kurt, but... you're just not welcome!"
Hermione stood up, "I don't think any of us WANT to be welcome in your little group, Maria, why don't you just leave?"
Maria looked at Hermione disdainfully, "You chatting about Quidditch, Granger? Nice shirt."
"It was a gift," she muttered.
"From who? Your little impoverished Weasley friend? We even know what that family is like in my country. Or maybe Harry Potter, whom you no doubt cling to because you can't make friends otherwise."
"No, it was from Draco, as a matter of fact."
Maria gave a malicious laugh, "Oh, Draco. That's a fun subject. You're really deluding yourself, you know that? He just thinks you're a worthless, overachieving Mudblood."
Hermione stood her ground, "No, he doesn't."
"Keep thinking that, Granger."
"Look, Maria, why don't you just leave," spoke up Eleanor.
"Oh, Granger's chubby little friend is defending her, how sweet."
Out of the corner of her eye, Hermione saw Daisy reach for her wand. She held up a hand to stop her.
"You know what, Maria? You're just a petty little bitch with no real friends. You can go take the boys around Venice for all we care, but you stay the hell out of my way, and you stay out of my friends' way, do you understand me? I may be a Mudblood, but I'm damn sure I have about ten times as much magical knowledge as you, and I will have NO issues with hexing you into next week, do you understand me?" Hermione was glowering at the other girl, her teeth were clenched, and her face was red with rage.
"He will never care for a Mudblood like you, Granger, get over it."
"And he will never care for a spoiled little brat like you, now get out!" Hermione pointed her wand at the door, which flew open furiously.
Maria gave one last glare, and stomped off. As the door shut behind her, the girls let out little sighs of relief.
"Wow, I didn't know you had it in you, Hermione," Daisy said proudly.
Over by a small table, Eleanor held up her hand in triumph, "Her earrings! Ooh, they're real diamonds. Real HUGE diamonds!" She paused for a moment, and took out her wand. Pointing it at the earrings, she muttered a quick spell. "Ta da!" She held up the earrings which were no longer diamonds, but garish pink parrots.
The girls all laughed, and the rest of the night went off without a hitch. But, Hermione couldn't seem to get Maria's words out of her head.
`He will never care for a Mudblood like you, Granger....'
A/N: Ouch, so Maria is quite the leetle beech, isn't she? I'm sorry, I had to write a bitch, they're so easy to write, and Pansy doesn't get too much air time in this fic, so I can't use her.
Errrrm... OK, so there was some confusion over my A/N last chapter... 35 isn't the LAST chapter, it's just THE important chapter, nudge, nudge.
HUGE FAVOR TIME!!! OK, I'm going to post chapter 1 of "All I Want" this Monday... I'd really appreciate if all of you Snape people would read it and review. Though it'll have some intersecting plot elements, it's gonna be a lot different than NiaP (hopefully). This fic is mostly schmaltzy fluffy crap, but I'm hoping AIW will be a decent piece of writing, so I'm trying really hard on it. It will be romance, bit of mystery. I'm not gonna tell who the girl is, b/c that spoils the mystery. SO, if you're interested, I encourage you to read!
Ooh, and there are two AWESOME Percy/Oliver fics on my faves list (my new favorite couple heehee) You should go check them out! Well, and the other ones on my favorites list, lol.
On to thanks!
~D Suzanna, akiri pie-chan, smiley13, ac_gal, Rachel Hunt, Jade, Bobyn, little green fairie, Christine, fearless kitty, hyper shark, grammarplease, Arwen, Starbrite, ChimaeraGurl, Faeren Height, kitty, Chrissy, KStarr74, The Charmed One, cad, Johnny Apple Chunks, Star of Light, lion1990, Dark Illusion, Christine, Kristina, Steph C, IcyStormz, Elizabeth L. Digby, azalai, Ryoko, Jessie, Amaiko, LilyAyl, Ondine, Quidditch Angel, RebeccaSL8, cat, VanillaLily, michee, kikimachi, animemelonhead, Epequa, Madam Padfott, , Caroline, divisaderorose, *kittykat*, Jenna Malfoy, Alanna Roseguard, pore lill tall girl, porkypop, Carissa, Ally-sama, DarkAngel009988, Kearie, Sandy, firefaerie96, mione, Rhiannon Greenleaf, citywitch110, Hermione, katelyn, teethshaver, mimi, Nedesico, Alorya Malfoy, IshtarSindarin, Teri, Ayod Botla, wild barry
Poetic Phoenix- Well, I don't know if you're far enough alonmg to read this review, but thanks for all the comments. I know there's a few errors here and there, but 99% of this story, once posted, will never get changed!
Hannah Reitman- lol, I didn't mean "brutally honest" like Stalin or something... it was just a figure of speech, but I realllllly appreciate your criticisms. I kind of figured that it was better to have the chapter be too long than too short, and I wanted to set up the dynamic between Hermione and Maria, and Hermione and the other girls.The plot twist isn't Maria, I've had her in mind all along, the thing I have in mind comes in a few more chapters, if I decide to use it, but I dunno if it's too melodramatic or not. Haven't decided if I can write it well enough. Thanks SOSOSOOO much for your input!
Seeker4reality- Hope you're still alive!! LOL, and, of course I know how many fucking reviews I have... I check them about once every 2 minutes for God's sake... If I had to choose between food and reviews, I think I'd choose reviews
Gryphon- Hey, I read your one fic, did you get the reviews? I'll make sure to check back!
Ginnyale- I HATE YOU SO MUCH!!! Lol, kidding of course. That's cool, I'm glad you finally decided to review! I like to know who's reading me!
Loubi Lou- lol, I laughed when I saw your name... my nickname is Loobie. And your stamp my feet and pout comment was v. funny.
Moon- shakira being who? Lol, I honestly have heard, like, 2 new songs in the past half year... I'm very out of pop music!
Cat- I loooooooove Scotland, what a beautiful place. When I get rich/Marry Wils I would love to have a house there, maybe up in Oban right on the coast.... Sighhhh. Oh, and Hogwarts is IN Scotland, you know... they never mention it, though, but I guess it's in the "Magical Beasts" book.
Gabbie- Ooh, Their Room is my favorite fic overall, and We'll Always Have Paris is ALMOST tied, they're both SO good, I'm really flattered that you have me in the same category!
Serenity- Ooh, I'm really sorry for forgetting you! And I know it's taking a long time, but, I mean, you can't honestly expect two people like them to go at it after only being friends for a few weeks, in my opinion... But I'm glad you like it, I think you'll be relieved after 35! :^P
Roxy- I'll be sure to stop before the chapter 100 mark! I won't tell anyone about you wanting to date one of my characters, don't worry, lol.
AmiAmiNSusu- OK, scuse my ignorance, but what the HELL does "Kawaii" mean???? I'm not much of a online slang fan, so I guess I'm out of the loop...
Nuada- Update BP yet? COUGH COUGH COUGH!! I could be mean and say that I won't post 35 till you update... heeheehee
DMRox- OK, I thought tom Felton was SO busted, ick! (Lets ignore the fact that these kids are about 6 years younger than me) And, though I have absolutely NOTHING against people with bad teeth, Tom Felton had worse teeth than Emma Watson, and, what's the deal with that? We can't have Draco calling Hermione a beaver or whatever when he has worse teeth than her, IMO. But, Sean Biggerstaff was BY FAR the cutest guy in the movie. The kid that plays Percy was OK, his nose was kinda pointy, but he was cute, and I didn't like Daniel Radcliffe at all, really.
Allee kat- Have I seen Bridget Jones???? Well, of COURSE!! I've been in love with Colin Firth for, like, 6 fricking years!!! Ever since the BBC P&P came out!
Shaz Kay Gee Bee- lol, I'm glad you like the Americans... I've loosely based Daisy on myself. I'm kind of a nosy bitch myself :^P So, the way Daisy acts is pretty much the way I'd act, so no one can say I'm stereotyping Americans, because I am one, you see, lol.
Yuina- Tu puedes escribir en Espanol, si prefieres ! Gracias!
Kattcy- LOL, my butt is up, my butt is up !! eek!!
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Squinny- Whom I forgot last chapter! Sowwy ~thinks of something to talk about~ uhhhhhhh... We do have things to talk about, I swear!!!! Hope your American teacher isn't too Dubya/Bring it On/MTV/Septic Tank for you!! LOVE YOU LOTS AND LOTS!
