Notes: I don't own Harry, Ron and Hermione and Wood and Parvati and bla bla bla.

So managed to write another chapter. No one's home that's why. This is just some girlfriend talking. Yummie.

Chapter 10 Girlfriend Talk

"What did you do?" Hermione was shocked. Cat was always quite pretty, but now, she looked stunning.

"A touch of my wand here and there. You seem to have a problem," Cat laughed. Hermione was sitting on her bed trying to brush her hair. She's used charms to straighten her hair before, but she wanted to do something else with them this time. She looked at her friend helplessly.

"Um, well I want to do something to my hair. Something nice. I don't think there's any chance I'll succeed thought. We only have like an hour left" she looked down at her watch "My God! Half an hour. Fine I'll just make them straight."

"Oh Herm come here. I'll help you." Cat took out her wand and voiced an incarnation. She looked critically at her wand's work and voiced another incarnation. This continued for over a minute. "Done" she said with a broad smile of victory on her face. Hermione looked in the mirror and gasped. He hair was very curly, however nice curly, and the colour was quite a different, nicer, brown.

"Cat, they're" she paused and smiled "the best I ever had"

"Had to cut them short a little, but I'll grow them back when the dance's finished" Hermione jumped of the bed and hugged her friend.

"Oh my God! This is amazing," she almost cried.

"A little over excited. Still have to get use to that. You really don't know how to do these things?"

"No idea. How do you know?" Hermione asked.

"Well, I took extra MM classes back in Durmstrang" Cat said casually and added as she saw Hermione's puzzled face "Male Manipulation" Hermione's smile faded.

"You have classes like that?"

"Well yeah. They're mostly about how to make yourself look good, and about basic manipulation. You need to be talented to really manipulate. You can't just learn that" Cat shrugged. "Ok getting dressed then" she waved her wand. She was wearing a black long skirt, a black corset with red lining and black robes over that. "Hermione what are you wearing?" Hermione looked confused again and then smiled weakly.

"Could you dress me as well?"

"Sure. You poor thing. You learn nothing worthy at this school" she sighted and waved her wand carelessly. Hermione gasped once again as she saw what she was wearing. A back less green long dress with golden flowers woven into the lower parts was a little too much for her. "Looks perfect, just" she waved her wand again, and Hermione's hair was redecorated with tiny golden flowers with green stones in the middle. "Better" Cat smiled.

"I can't wear that. It's so. I feel naked" she crossed her arms over her chest and pushed her lower lip out.

"Don't be a baby Herm, you look stunning." Cat sounded annoyed.

"I'm not you. Remember?" Hermione felt guilty about being ungrateful.

"Blah, blah, blah. You are going to wear THIS. End of discussion" Cat laughed and started walking towards the bathroom. "Going in ten minutes," she said without turning around.

For the next ten minutes Hermione was discussing her sanity with herself. She came to a simple conclusion: oh fuck it! and decided to wear the dress. The two girls walked slowly towards the Great Hall.

"Oh, almost forgot" Cat waved her wand at Hermione again.

"You know that waving is a little scaring at times. You should warn me or something" Hermione spoke warningly.

"Calm down just a little make-up" Cat smiled and walked on.

"Make-up. I forgot." Then she realised something "I'm not wearing red lipstick and fluorescent yellow eye shadow am I?" she asked uncertainly.

"Nope, light brown and dark green. Matches perfectly"

"Ok. Good." Hermione allowed herself to breath again "Asking just in case. You get some freaky ideas sometimes."

"Herm" Cat laughed. "I would never make you look ugly"

"I hate you for knowing more then I do"

"Oh Ms Granger you are Granger the Wise, there's no way I know more then you do"

***


Down at the Entrance Hall one could cut through the excitement with a feather. Most girls looked stunning, and Cat wondered how they managed to look so good with so little magic.

"Eh, Mione?" Ron's embarrassed voice came from behind the two girls.

"Wow Ron this time you recognized me" Hermione flashed him a quick smile. Ron blushed. He was almost as red as his hair. Hermione walked up to him and took him by the arm.

what can I do. He's a sweetie. That's exactly why I don't have to worry about you Mr. Weasley Cat thought.

"Ah Lawton" Cat spotted Oliver approaching her. Many female heads flipped towards him at the sound of his voice.

"Mr. Wood" she smiled gracefully.

The entrance to the Great Hall opened at that moment. Excitement entered the Hall.

***


Most expectations were met. Hermione found dancing with Ron quite painful as he kept stepping on her feet. She thought it adorable.

Seb was bored out of his mind with Angelina and flashed a smile at Cat once in a while. As he expected she looked perfect, and also as he expected Angelina noticed the attention he gave Cat and was desperately trying to keep him occupied.

Harry was speechless. Ginny looked great (even better then he expected). Also he was making an idiot out of himself all the time. That he expected as well and again he was a bigger idiot then he thought he'd be.

Parvati was a little disappointed as Draco paid her no attention. He was more into shouting at Crabe and Goyle. So her expectations were not exactly met.

Cat expected a cheesy, pathetic little party and she got it. She expected Wood to be charming and he was. All in all it wasn't that bad. She watched Wood entertain Madame Hooch and slowly drank her "spiced up" drink.

"Ah care to dance?" Seb's soft voice in her ear sent shiver down her spine

"Sod off Hall" she answered, then turned around and smiled to him.

"Everything's ready Ice Princess" He smiled teasingly

"Sod of Hall means Sod of Hall." She dropped her smile and turned around again. He sat down beside her.

"Ok, ok I'm sorry. I just love the way you react to that nickname" he smiled softly.

"Sod of, sod of, sod of" she sang.

"Alright. So you said you had a plan"

"Yes and I also told what it was. You don't remember already. Mr. Hall I'm disappointed" she smiled mockingly

"I remember what you said. That was not a plan though," he said sternly.

"Ok seriously you have nothing to say. So" she paused smiled at him and neared her face to his "Sod of Hall" she whispered sending shivers down his back this time.

"What I meant is that all you have is 'I want to do something' and that is not a plan" he tried to keep cool. He seemed cool, but all his body wanted to do at that moment was to drag her out of this pathetic place and shag her under a tree, or in the forbidden forest, anywhere really.

"Fine. What's your point?" she sounded annoyed.

"My point is I have plan. I wrote to Boomy and he sent me an owl back. We have a plan" he saw a flash of excitement in her eyes.

"Boomy's will be perfect."

"I thought so too. So now you go and take Hermione for a little walk. I'll see you at the willow" Cat raised her eyebrow as he said that.

"What are you planning?" she asked in a sweet voice.

"You'll see. Bring her to the willow in thirty minutes" at these words he got up kissed her neck and left.

"Damn you Sebastian Hall" she whispered quietly to herself.

***


Angelina did not miss a single move Seb and Cat made during their conversation. She was furious. Parvati joined her just before Seb kissed Cat's neck.

"Wow, they seem pretty close" Parvati spoke, teasing her friend.

"I'm starting to hate her. Who does she think she is? I'm the one going out with him"

"Well Angelina I think we should go and talk to her then" Angelina shook her head but before she could say "no" Parvati was already pulling her towards Cat's and Oliver's table.

"Hey" Angelina said quietly

"Well hello" Cat smiled menacingly at the two girls. oh great the girlfriend talk. Will they ever leave me alone? Parvati? Right the bodyguard. I'll never get use to this Cat had a bored look on her face. Parvati gave Angelina a soft shove and the girl started stuttering.

"I. I was just… thinking…. No offence" she paused " but you and Seb seem pretty close, ….. and … I just…." Parvati rolled her eyes as her friend spoke.

"Don't like it?" Cat raised her eyebrow as she asked the question.

"Y…yy…es" Angelina answered slowly. man this girl is totally petrified Cat thought to herself and laughed.

"Well, honey I don't think its me you want to talk to" she said. Her face still bored. Parvati could take this no more.

"Look Lawton Angelina wants you off the bloke" Parvati spat out. She was furious. Not really with Cat, more with Draco but all the same she had to let her anger out somewhere. Cat looked at her, her eyes flashing.

"Watch it sweetie" her voice was sweet but threatening. She turned back to Angelina "Angelina I honestly can't help you. Seb can choose himself with whom he wants to be "close" as you called it, with" She smiled menacingly again. Angelina snapped out of her fear immediately.

"Fine, I wanted to talk to you first. You'll regret this," She said quickly and sternly. Cat laughed and shook her head.

"Honey, you have no idea what you're talking about" Cat's voice was almost a whisper. Angelina clenched her fists and turned around quickly. She stood there glued to the ground for a couple of seconds then stormed of. Parvati walking quickly just behind her.

Cat sighted. o the girlfriend talk how jolly.

Notes: Ok so how do you like it? He well Cat's showing a little more of her mean side here huh? She'll get meaner later I guess. Now I have some nice things planned for the next chapter. :D And the next after the next is what I really want to get to. Yeah ! :D.