Authors Note: Its been about 3 days. Thank you for the reviews, keep em coming! I would like to personally thank CoolCharmedChic17. Would you like to be my beta reader? Let me know in the next review please. I will take your advice, and try to hasten the events up. There is just so much I want to be done, I'm sorry!
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Harry stepped out of the carriage and hoisted Hermione down after himself. He couldn't help but notice how beautiful she looked, her auburn soft curls cascading down her back, and her honey eyes sparkling in the bare sunlight.
They walked hand in hand on cobblestone streets, passing different stores and their uniquely colored signs. In the corner of his eye, Harry saw "Suzanne's Specialty Robes and Apparel".
"Here it is, Hermione." he said, and turned to her. Her face had a look of deep thought and apprehension, as she knew entering this store would somehow make everything seem more real.
She took a deep breath, and sqeezed Harry's hand. Together they pushed the large glass door open and heard a soft sound of bells as the door opened. Almost instantaneously, a women appeared at their side to assist them.
"What can I do for you, dearies?" the women said. She was a short women, with very curly black hair and barrettes covering the most of it. She had long gold earrings in the shape of celestial objects, and reminded them of Professor Trelawney in a more eccentric way.
It was Hermione that spoke up. "We are here for, well, robes."
"Yes, what kind?" the women asked.
"Ma–um" Hermione started, looking down at her feet.
"Maternity robes" Harry finished.
The woman's facial expression completely changed. "Oh, I see." she sneered.
Hermione tried to ignore the rude sneering and followed the women to the back of the store.
"What color would you like, miss?" She said, articulating the word miss. Hermione's face turned the color of deep crimson, and Harry wanted to slap the woman across the face.
"Excuse me", Harry cut in,"Are you being rude to this young lady?" he asked, in a daring manner.
"Oh no, sir." she answered, not recognizing Harry the way most of the wizarding world did.
"Harry, stop. Its ok, forget it" Hermione whispered to him,
"What color?" the woman asked again.
"Black. And do you sell other articles of clothing?"
"It depends on what you need." the woman answered.
"Skirts, tops, everything." she said, and looked up.
"Here, come with me." the woman said, and Hermione followed her to the other side of the store. There were rows of shelves filled with different color tops, oxford shirts, tees, and camisoles. There were many racks of skirts, pleated, denim, casual, fabric, etc.
"Do you have Hogwarts uniforms?" Hermione asked.
"No Ms. We carry maternity, it isn't- ah- usual- of students to come here." she answered snidely.
Harry took Hermione's hand and said, "Well that's too bad."
Hermione picked out some tops and skirts, and went to the register to pay for them. Immediately Harry took out a sack of galleons and placed them on the counter. He gently moved her hand away.
"No 'Mione, this is my treat." he said.
"But Harry, I can't accept this- I can't--"
"Hermione." he didn't have to say anything else, he just looked at her, and pushed his money towards the woman. Hermione nodded, and she gave them Hermione's bags.
"Good day" Hermione said to the woman, only because she had been taught to do so. She would have liked to say a lot of other things to her, but she knew better.
The door jingled as they walked out the door and onto the cobblestone sidewalk.
"Ah, Our carriage is here." Harry said, and he and Hermione walked towards it, to go back to Hogwarts.
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Draco Malfoy sat in the Slytherin common room, staring at the blank green wall. His eyes were transfixed on the same spot, and his mind was a couple thousand miles away. He vaguely heard the door to the common room open, and didn't even look up to see who it was.
"Draco, DRACO!" said a female voice. He turned to her. It was Pansy Parkinson, the girl that everyone thought he would end up marrying.
"What?" he answered.
"What are you doing? You seem so, strange." she said.
"I'm just thinking, do you mind?" he said, and raised his blonde eyebrows.
"About what? It doesnt seem to be happy thoughts."
"Well, maybe things arent too peachy right now"
"Why? You have me, and your manor, and your Dad is high up in the ministry..." she driveled on. Draco tuned her out, and continued to ponder.
"Whatever. I'm off with the girls. Dinner is soon." she said, and hopped out of the room.
Draco stood up and walked out of the common room. He headed up the stairway to the Great Hall, for dinner. He noticed two figures slip into the main entrance of the castle, and he decided to take a detour and follow them.
They walked around the trophy room and headed for the back staircase upstairs. One of them removed his or her hood, and he saw who it was. It was Granger. So many things entered his mind at that point, that he wanted to scream and go kill an animal.
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Harry and Hermione walked up the back staircase to their common room. They needed to change, they weren't in uniform. Harry now had to talk to Professor Dumbledore, yet again. And they had to meet McGonagall to tell her that they were back from Hogsmeade.
On the way up the staircase, they bumped into a bespectacled teacher, McGonagall herself.
"Mr. Potter, Ms. Granger. Glad to see that you have arrived safe and sound. I trust that you are going to the Great Hall for dinner?" she said.
"Yes Mam. We are just going to change into our uniforms." Harry replied.
"There is no need at the moment. Just be hasty and go down for dinner." McGonagall said.
They turned around, and noticed that someone was behind them, very far down. They couldn't see who it was, but Hermione had a hunch.
"Harry, I think its Malfoy. I think he wants to talk." Hermione said.
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Authors Note: I was happy with the reviews, so I quickly went and wrote another chapter. Still midterms, so don't expect another one TOO soon, but soon enough. Who knows, maybe ill do it Friday? Please review, and CoolCharmedChick17, do you want to be my beta? I need one desperately! Thanks everyone, I trust that you will review :)
