I love you to the bones

Disclaimer: All belongs to JK Rowling except unfamiliar characters.

Warning: This is about an eating disorder, so may act as a trigger. If you don't like what the fic is about, or how I've written it, don't read. They are quite out of character. Thank you for all your great reviews. Also I'm skipping the stupid train meeting, it's such a bore to write so I'm pretending it didn't happen. This chapter is a happiness overload, because I want Hermione to feel really great and then, wham, bam and it all crashes down. So be patient my pretties....

Chapter Six.

"Well, that was interesting eh?" Harry said, smiling. Hermione grinned back at him. "Look 'Mione. Sit down." He pulled her down across from him in a compartment.

"Oooh, if you look any more serious and grim Harry, I'll have to put you into the Snape look-alike competition!" Hermione exclaimed, smiling softly. Her smile faded as she saw that Harry's face didn't soften at all. She looked down.

"Hermione…" He said and pushed her chin up, "What's wrong with you? What are you playing at?" He looked angry, miserable, confused and bewildered all at the same time. "You weren't trying to see how long you could go without breathing. I saw you, you were breathing fine. You wouldn't do that anyway, because you would either already know what would happen, or you'd read it in a book. I've been your best friend for 6 years, I know you off by heart. Or at least I did before summer. What happened? Why did you collapse?" He looked flustered by the end of his questioning,

"What are you on about Harry? Stop being so bloody melodramatic and get with the fucking times." She looked at his face drop as she said this, and felt guilty but she carried on regardless, "Yeah, has six years not taught you anything? Nothing happened at summer. I would have told you if it had. Why would I lie to you anyway?" He looked depressed, and she smiled at him, "Precisely, I wouldn't lie to you. I'm hurt you suggested it." She saw his hands clasped together and she grabbed them for emphasis, she enclosed his hands in hers, "I wouldn't lie to you."

"Sorry." He said weakly, he was still confused. But he wanted to believe his companion so much, that he accepted her excuses.

The rest of the train journey whirled by. Soon Hermione, Pansy, Lexi, Lavender, Parvati and Ginny were all changing into their uniforms in the toilets. They were giggling, gossiping, and enjoying themselves.

"I've got an idea!" Pansy said with a wicked grin,

"Oh you better not be thinking what I'm thinking!" Parvati said,

"Let's customise!" Lexi and Ginny said at the same time,

The group giggled, Hermione slightly nervously but she grinned all the same.

"Right lets change into our uniforms then we'll customise." Lavender said,

"Ok!" Hermione said as enthusiastically as she could persuade her voice to sound. Within four minutes they had their uniforms on. No rolled up skirts, adjusted shirts or anything, and quite frankly they looked boring. But what was running through five of the six girls head was much bigger than a few rolls of the skirt, and a bit of shirt tightening and bracelets. It was full on 'girl-power' attack.

"Right. Wands at the ready!" Parvati said in such an uncanny impression of Prof. Sprout that Ginny squeaked and turned around. Everyone laughed remembering the unfortunate incident with the show and tell plant day…

"There we are!" Pansy exclaimed as Hermione pleated skirt turned into a very short and tight straight one.

"Ooooh! I'll get you back for that!" Hermione said, and Pansy's skirt shortened to an almost obscene length. Soon spells were flying everywhere. And by the time they had finished they looked almost exactly as they wanted too. There was a few finishing touches made to the clothes.

Ginny had a short straight skirted pinafore on, and her shirt was extremely tight. She had a pair of stilettos on to rival Narcissa Malfoy's and some wide holed fishnet tights. Ginny also had gold bangles up and down both her arms and theall of thegirl's hair still needed to be done. Lavender had a straight skirt, with a little slit up the side her shirt was on very tight, and the bottom buttons were undone showing her belly bar, she also had a pair of very high heeled school lace ups on her feet and a long silver necklace. Parvati had a Britney Spears style knot in her shirt, her jumper was around her waist and her skirt was pleated, and of course very short she had some pointy toed shoes on with small-ish stiletto heels and blac patterned tights. Pansy had her shirt on extremely tight it had three quarter length sleeves and big green button on the arms, and a green snake on the back, she had a straight grey skirt on, like Lavender's but it was shorter, tighter but no slit and some over the knee socks with a three green stripes along the top she wore some extremely high heeled school shoes with platform fronts too. Lexi had a pleated pinafore on, some heeled Mary-Janes, which were slightly boring except for the cherries on the side she had her school and was the only one not wearing her appropriate house tie normally, she had it tied around her waist she wore skate trainers. Hermione had on a skirt exactly the same as Pansy's, a shirt exactly the same but that had big red button on the sleeves, and a lion on the back. Hermione also had socks on like Pansy's, but with red stripes around the top she had platform Mary-Janes on, though despite the height she was still short, she also had a studded belt on. All the ties worn normally were shorter than usual too.

"Oh my GOD!" Hermione exclaimed, plucking at her socks.

"We look such sluts!" Lexi said, everyone giggled.

"Let's do Hair!" Parvati said and they all got to work.

Lexi ended up with two long plaits but at the top bits were coming out and she looked really good for it too, on Parvati's hands whilst she was plaiting, the girls noticed there was a ring on every one of her fingers, they laughed at this too. Pansy had her short bob down as usual, with her necklace showing.

"Let's make you and Pansy twins!" The girls started saying, and before Hermione knew she had a short bob, that was sleek, smooth and shiny just like Pansy's. Hermione and Pansy looked in the mirror and both laughed, despite feeling different inside. Pansy was glad she finally had some girlfriends to confide in and gossip with. Hermione thought she looked fat. And her jealousy for Pansy's confidence, for her body shape was churning inside. Whilst they were gazing into their reflections in the mirror the other girls worked on their hair.

Ginny had her shortish red hair in two low pigtails, and they found out Ginny had a pair of huge silver hoop earrings in replacement for her silver moon shaped studs. Parvati's black hair was in one long plait which had a huge ornamental star at the bottom. Lavender's now blonde hair was in an extremely high ponytail with some of the layers falling out, and her tie was moved from her neck to tied around her head like an Alice band with hair spilling over it.

They then moved onto make up, they all had lots of lip-gloss on, blusher, foundation, eyeliner and lashings of mascara. They all grinned. Then Lexi told them a spell to give them whiter teeth. They all used it a few times and posed. They snapped a picture of each other and a few crazy group photos.

"Everyone ready?" Pansy said, leading the group like the natural chief-ette she was.

"Yep!"

"Who wouldn't be?"

"Of course!"

"Go for it!"

"Ready as I'll ever be." Mumbled Hermione aside from all the enthusiastic responses,

They got off the train with their trunks and piled into a carriage without managing to show too many people there attires. They got out of their carriages last, and saw everyone looking at a notice on the great hall door. They headed over as a group behind the crowd, managing to keep a low profile. They got to the notice and read,

Students,

Considering the new development of much-needed interhouse relationships, we,theprofessors have decidedat feasts, balls and banquets you may now sit at any of the four tables, regardless of house. This does not mean tables are mixed at normal meal times though. COngratulations in your breakthrough on inter-house friendships.

"See. I told ya so Mia!" Said Lavender, the group of girls were now far behind.

"Hurry up we don't want to be too late. We'll miss out on seats!" Pansy said and dragged the two nearest girls by their arms inside, the others followed; Hermione and Pansy were now linking arms much to Hermione's surprise and slight distaste. She knew people would be comparing her and Pansy.Hermione only then noticed her false nails. She practically shrieked, but they had just entered the great hall. Everyone was looking at them and Pansy smiled sexily, through her teeth she hissed, 'smile' to Hermione. Hermione plastered a fake, and hopefully mysterious grin on her face. Pansy was winking at a few people. Snape looked like he didn't know what hit him. (A/N Not in a pervy way you sickos! Teehee!) Minerva McGonagall was about to explode and Dumbledore was twinkling like sodding usual. Hermione looked to see Harry sat with Ron, Seamus, Blaise, Draco and Dean. They of them sat down next to a guy. It went Draco, Pansy, Hermione, Harry, Parvati, Seamus then opposite those were, Ron next to Lavender, Ginny with Dean, and Lexi with Blaise.

It was at this point Hermione knew it was going to be difficult to hide her... Difficulties with food.

Well.... I'm pleased with that, I quite like the girly gang it's quite original. I think I might do a story about that. I have decided that I am going to try to tie this storyup along with a few others. So, I cna have some completed stuffto my name.

Thanks for all your super dooper reviews :)

Love to you all!

-P.C