When I finally I got Nadia's, she took one look at me and said, "Ok, I don't know you all that well yet but I can tell that something's wrong,"
I didn't say anything at first. I wasn't too sure if I should tell her or not. After all it was about her.
"So, are you going to tell me what's wrong or do I have to guess?" she asked.
I sighed. She took me to her bedroom and we sat on her bed. I then told her what had happened.
When I was done, she said "Oh that's awful! Hermione, I'm sorry. I never meant to..."
"No, no its not your fault," I insisted.
She paused for a moment and got up. "I know what you need," she announced
I looked at here, puzzled.
"Well come on then. We're going to this great rave club I know. How does that sound?" she ask.
She went over to her closet and opened it, already selecting an outfit.
A rave club, hmm…this could be fun, I thought.
"Ok," I agreed.
"Oh yeah, it's a muggle rave club. The wizarding one here is boring. So you cant wear your robes to the club. I'll lend you something to wear," she said.
"By the way, I'm half muggle. Mum's a witch and dad's a muggle, so I do have friend from both sides," she added.
I wasn't really in the mood for her upbeat personality but this was better than going back to the Goodman's. Nadia tossed me a pair of faded blue jeans and a red halter top.
"Hurry up and get changed so we can have some fun!" she said, changing into a similar outfit.
As I was putting on the top, she shrieked, "Oh my god, that tattoo is so great! I wish I had one!"
I laughed at her reaction. I told her how I had gotten the tattoo and I ended up telling her about last summer. Somehow it was easy to talk to her about everything.
While we were getting ready, Nadia went about braiding her hair.
"What are you going to do with your hair?" she asked.
I sighed. "There's not much I can do with it, its too bushy," I replied.
"Here, let me do something," she said and she pulled her wand out and waved it at my hair, saying, "Elmemra"
The next thing I knew, my hair had turned straight and silky like hers.
"Wow, thank you! I want that spell before I leave, if you don't mind. I definitely like my hair better this way," I thanked her.
"Oh. its not problem. Sure I'll give it to you later," she replied.
We ran down the stairs and were about to go through the front door when I realised that she hadn't told anyone where she was going. After all, it was 7.00 pm and it was dark outside.
"Aren't you going to tell you're mum where we're going?" I asked Nadia.
"Oh, she and dad went to a friends for dinner. They won't be back till late," she replied.
I wanted to ask why didn't she leave a note or something but I didn't want to seem like I care if anyone knew where I went. I knew I would be in trouble with Snape and Tonks if I didn't go back soon but I was willing to deal with whatever punishment they had in store for me. After all, I couldn't go back.
I followed Nadia down some more busy streets when we finally reached The Kit Cat Rave Club. It was so crowded in there. Rock music was blaring from the speakers that hung from the ceiling. There were bright lights flashing everywhere. It took awhile to find a place to sit. When we finally did, Nadia told me to wait there while she went to order our drinks. I let her, knowing that if I had gone to order I would have ordered something that would probably get me into trouble. She went to the bar and returned with two ice coffees.
"Mocha iced coffee. They're really good. Try it," she said.
I sipped the coffee. It was indeed good. Nadia spotted some friends and went over to say hi. As soon as she left, I ditched the coffee and got some vodka. I went over to Nadia and her friend's and we talked and danced for the rest of the night. I ended up staying there late, not realising what time it was. I was dancing with Ethan; a friend of Nadia's who was actually quite cute. I wasn't exactly in my right mind after drinking some mixed drink that someone had handed to be. I don't think Nadia was well either as she too had been handed the drink. I started feeling dizzy so I stopped dancing and sat down. Nadia came over to me, looking quite sick. She tried to sit down but missed the chair ended up falling down. I quickly took her to the bathroom and cast a sobering spell on her.
"Are you crazy? This is a muggle club!" she yelled, all sobered up.
"Shh! I know, but we're the only ones here so calm down," I reason with her.
Nadia nodded and took re-braided her hair before going back into the club. I hadn't been as drunk as her but I felt pretty horrid. I fixed myself as much as I could and returned to the chaos of the club. I ordered a coke and walked around, looking for Nadia. I had checked my watch and it was already 1 am and we needed to go home. I pushed through the crowd of people, the loud music giving me a headache.
"Hermione…" someone said.
I turned around and nearly dropped my glass. Malfoy stood a few feet behind me, looking annoyed.
"What the hell" I said. Then I remembered that I was supposed to meet him before going back to the Goodman's.
"Come on, we have to get back. I looked everywhere for you when you didn't turn up," he said, tugging my arm.
"I cant leave yet. I have to find Nadia." I snapped back. I was stilling feeling pretty horrid and I was definitely not in a good mood. He followed me around as I looked for Nadia, still ranting about me not meeting him and staying out so late.
"Do you know how much trouble we are going to be in?" he practically yelled.
He followed me still ranting about me not
"Oh shush. I didn't tell you to come looking fore me, did I?" I fired back, getting angry.
What right did he have coming here and yelling at me when he could have gone back told Tonks that I never showed up. I didn't make him come find me. He just had to decide to come on his own.
I told him this, and then told him that if he wanted to wait he should go wait by the door. I went off to find Nadia, leaving him open mouthed. I finally found her in the middle of the dance floor, dancing with some guy.
"Nadia, come on. We have to go," I said.
She hadn't heard me. I sighed repeated more loudly, tugging on her arm, finally getting her attention.
"Now? but Hermione…" she whined
"Yes now. We're going to get into a lot of trouble if we don't leave know. Do you have any idea what time it is?" I asked.
She glanced at her watch and her eyes widened. She quickly pulled away from her dance partner.
"Sorry. I have to go," she called out to him as we walked towards the exit.
I was about to tell her about Malfoy showing up when she suddenly realised the seriousness of the situation and yelled "Oh my gosh, my parents are going to kill me!" and she ran out of the door.
I followed her closely behind. To my annoyance, Malfoy was leaning against the wall, still waiting. I ignored him and just walked out the door, assuming that he would follow. We didn't speak the whole way back. When we finally got back to the Goodman's, I crept up the stairs into my room. Before I went to sleep, I quickly changed out of Nadia's clothes, making a mental note to return them to her later as I stashed them into my trunk.