Ch 11 made for me
The week went by extremely fast between the other detentions I managed to receive and Quidditch practice which I managed not to get taken from me. So by the weekend I was long over due for a Hogsmeade trip. On Saturday I awoke early which was a surprise given the late mornings I have been dealing with. I got dressed and grabbed my money and went to see if Sterling had awoken yet. She hadn't and I wondered what time it was a quick glance at my watch told me it was 7:30. I went to Sterling and glanced down at her thinking of a funny way to wake her. I thought of throwing water on her but she would probably scream and wake the whole castle, so I blew on her face. It was funny actually because she smiled and mumbled a name which sounded like Leon. I blew harder and she frowned and burrowed deeper into her blankets. With one great breath I blew hard in her face and she awoke with a gasp.
"What are you doing?" she asked glaring at me.
"getting you up Duh. Its time to rise and shine and shop of course. Come on we need an early start to our day in Hogsmeade." I said pulling the covers off of her.
"What time is it and who are you? The Hermione I know doesn't awake until she is about to be late" Sterling said smirking. I placed a hand over my heart
" Are you insinuating that I am a late riser?" I said in a mock hurt tone. She laughed.
" Yes and what are you going to do about it?"
"So Sterling who is… Leon?" I said my tone conspiring. She blushed crimson and got out of bed mumbling something about it being no one important. I told her to meet me downstairs and we would head to Hogsmeade.
It really was a beautiful day. Not a single cloud marred the beautiful blue sky. A gentle breeze ruffled through the town as me and Sterling walked in and out of the shops. One of the last shop we entered was obscured slightly by trees you wouldn't have known it was there if you weren't looking carefully. Sterling for one hadn't seen it until I pointed it out to her. We entered the quiet shop and looked around. It was filled with odd things not found in any particular shop. It was sort of like a misfit shop. This shop is were I found Dumbledore the perfect gift. It was a pocket watch but instead of numbers it had little planets. For some reason I knew he would know how to use it. Sterling didn't get anything here so we left after I paid for Dumbledore's gift.
"Hermione are you going to the Christmas ball with Tom?" Sterling asked as we walked back toward the center of town.
" Christmas Ball?" I asked not having heard of any sort of ball until now.
"Yes every year Hogwarts has a Christmas ball open to students over second year. It only costs a Galleon per couple." she said
" I'll ask Tom about it but it sounds fun."
" well if you can get Tom to go it will be a miracle in itself" she said
"Why?"
"because Tom has never gone to a social outing no matter who it is and what he's offered. And he has been offered quite a lot" she said. I stood quiet thinking when we passed a store that had dresses in it,
"Lets go try on some dresses for this ball I will be going with Tom" I said Sterling shrugged but followed me into the store. We looked through the isles and picked a few dresses to try on. My first one was red it was tight and short and halter style. I came out and showed Sterling who was wearing the same dress in blue.
"So girl you ready to hit the street and make some money" she said pretending to chew bubble gum. I laughed at the insinuation. We really did look like prostitutes. We went back in and I changed into a pale yellow dress that plunged from the front and the back.
"Sterling these dresses all seem to be made for whores. I would personally never wear anything as revealing as this." I said coming out of the dressing room to show Sterling.
" I know doesn't exactly leave much for the imagination" she said coming out with a tight short bright pink strapless dress. I almost laughed.
" Yeah you being femininely challenged don't really pass as whorish material. don't they have another dress shop with more conservative dresses?" I said to Sterling as we went to change back into our robes.
" well there is one it sells like old Renaissance dresses most girls go there for a Halloween costume but we can check it out" she said as we left the shop and headed to the outskirts of Hogsmeade. We entered another dim quiet shop. Sterling lead us to the back were there was an assortment of racks with dresses in different colors. We looked through each one.
"Sterling these are very beautiful dresses, but I don't want to stand out to much. I mean I want to look conservative but not like I walked out of an old fairy tale" I said
" I know what you mean but I'm fresh out of ideas" she said.
" I can help you young ladies" a voice said suddenly making me and Sterling jump. It was an old women with thin white hair and wide watery gray eyes.
"Follow me I have more dresses in back" The women said as she walked away toward the back of the shop. I looked at Sterling who looked a little unsure. I took a slow step to follow the lady and Sterling grabbed my arm and followed. We followed the woman into a hidden door. At the back were hundreds of dresses. I gasped at the beauty of some of them. I also felt Sterling's grasp on my arm drop.
"Go ahead dears try some on" the old woman said. We went and grabbed a couple off each rack and went to try them were the woman had indicated. The first dress I tried on had a square neckline. The dress was white and it looked like a wedding dress more then anything. I took it off and put the second dress I picked on. It was a deep reddish purple. It was strapless and the back was held closed by strings of a sort. It reminded me a bit like a corset. I came out and showed Sterling.
"wow Hermione that dress was made for you!" she said I felt a blush creep onto my face. "It was indeed made for you." the old women said. she was starting to creep me out a bit.
I looked back at Sterling's dress it was pretty. A dark royal blue halter with a long flowing skirt.
"Well Well Well you look pretty HOT yourself" I said she laughed and we went back in the dressing room to change into our robes. I came out first.
" How much is this dress?" I asked the old woman.
"Well how much do you have to offer?" she asked
"Well I have about twenty- three Galleons on me right now" I said taking out my money pouch.
"Give me twenty and it comes with shoes and a crown made of flowers." she said so I paid her as Sterling came out. Her dress was 15 galleons. After we paid we went back up to the castle I was supposed to meet with Tom in an hour and Quidditch practice in three hours.
/ ok another chap I know its short and pointless but I have to get ready early because its Halloween and I'm going to be sexy with a black leather corset. I am hoping to get in the sheets with this sexy manager I used to work with his name is Grant and he is to sexy for words okay expect more tomorrow
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