Chapter 3 – What is that?
I awoke to a small knobbly finger poking me in my shoulder.
"Miss, Miss must get up, Wake up miss," a squeaky voice said from somewhere beside me.
I rolled over and almost jumped out of my skin. "Whoa, you scared me!" I said with my hand to my chest.
"Sorry to have startled you miss but it is now 5 past 8 and miss must get ready," the house elf said stepping away from the bed allowing me to get out.
"Okay, I'm going to have a quick shower, give me yell when it's 8.25 ok?" I said walking over to the bathroom door.
"Yes Miss," it squeaked "But what should Inty do while I is waiting?" she said her ears flopping as she walked over to me slightly.
"Inty, will I be having breakfast with Narcissa in my schedule?" I said turning on the shower.
"No, Master says you is too busy for breakfast but will have a quick lunch at 1pm," she squeaked as she began dusting things.
"Okay, could you bring me up some tea and toast," I said taking off my nightgown and underwear.
"Ok, Inty will do as told," she said and with a loud pop she was gone.
I jumped in the shower the warm water soothing. I used the shampoo and conditioner, which smelled oddly familiar and the soap, which smelled of, Rose petals and left my skin feeling soft.
I hopped out of the shower and wrapped myself in a towel and then blow-dried my hair, which as normal, was frizzy and had fly-a ways.
I walked into the walk-in closet and dropped my towels. I grabbed the lone bag and opened it only to find a business looking black suit.
The jacket was made out of the same tweed material as my shoes and my skirt was made of a floaty satin and chiffon fabric it was very flowy and ended mid thigh.
I had a thin white silk blouse as well.
I rolled my eyes and got dressed slipping on my shoes carefully. I turned around and looked in the mirror behind me. I didn't look bad. 'But my hair?'
I attempted to tie it in a tight bun, failing miserably, deciding to leave it down. I walked out of the room to see Inty place my breakfast on the table. I sat down and ate quickly.
I than jumped up and ran to the bathroom to brush my teeth, I than done a quick once over and thanked Inty and walked quickly down the corridor only to meet Narcissa and another small plump looking lady beside her at the bottom of the stairs.
"I see," said the lady beside Narcissa said.
"Good Morning Mrs Malfoy," I said descending the stairs carefully as the lady began writing on her clipboard.
"Good Morning, Lorvamo," She said sweetly as she smiled at my attire.
"Could you please call me Starlet?" I said as I reached her.
"Of course Starlet, anyway first up we have an appointment at the optometrist, 9am, 11am we have a hair appointment, 12am we are meeting a few people than at 1pm we will have lunch at Le Grand, 3pm we will be studying the proper ways to table manners, with 'The Lady Jennifer Stewarts' from England, 7pm you will be having dinner, 8pm you will be studying 9.30 is bedtime," she finished as she pushed me towards the front door.
"Okay, what's going on? I already had a check up last week for my eyes with Madam Pomfrey and 2 hours on my hair? Come on really? Last time it took five minutes and it looked fine," I said tugging on the ends of my hair.
"Do not argue, we are already running 5 minutes late according to schedule," Narcissa said grabbing my arm and pulling towards the fireplace, the plump looking lady in tow "Oh yes, this is Madeline Chalmers, my personal assistant," Narcissa said as I stepped into the green flames
I turned to introduce myself to the assistant only to see her throw some floo powder at my feet and yell "Sight and See," in a loud voice.
"Out you get," Narcissa, said happily pulling me towards the counter of a crisp white room. "Excuse me we have an appointment, with Dr. Wickham," she said peering over the counter.
The girl looked up her eyes a crisp grey blue; it contrasted heavily with her black hair "He will be arriving shortly, until than you may take a seat," she said snootily at Mrs Malfoy. The two glared at each other until Chalmers stepped in.
"Right this way Narcissa, Starlet, he's waiting," Madeline, said ushering us past the counter, the girl pulled her wand out.
"I said he will be-" she began angrily
"I'm here! Oh my- Narcissa! It has been too long my sweet," he said coming in and kissing her on both cheeks, he ushered us into his office leaving a very angry receptionist in his wake.
"Now are you looking for more coloured contacts or just having a check up?" He said ushering her to a seat behind his desk, he pulled out his wand and a translucent stick and smiled at her
"Oh-ho," Narcissa giggled "Not me today, I came here to ask I for coloured contacts for Starlet here," she said gesturing me. He looked at me and gasped.
"Oh my-" He said side stepping Narcissa and striding over to me. He took the glasses off of my face gently and I blinked stupidly at the blurry form in front of me.
"You have beautiful eyes, though I think that we could try something a little outrageous, Lumos," he said pointing his wand at my eyes. I saw the blinding flash of light and heard him mutter something else.
I tried to close my eyes from the light but couldn't close them; I felt my eyes water as the light was forced into my eyes, I felt a light pressure on them and soon saw a pink glitter forcing itself into my eyes as the light turned a deep violet.
All the sudden the room turned black. "Oh my god! I'm BLIND!" I squealed. I tried to get up but I felt arms hold me down in my chair.
I blinked my eyes, panicking until the room slowly started to come into focus again; I relaxed a little until I heard someone gasp. I blinked my eyes again and saw Narcissa holding a hand over her mouth and Madeline nodding in approval.
"Do I look that bad?" I said clenching my hands onto my knees.
"Oh! This must be the best ever contacts I have created I am going to name it after you! 'Starlet Eyes,' my newest inspiration!" He said clapping his hands together and smiling.
'Wonder what he done? Hey wait-where are my glasses?' I touched my nose and around my eyes searching for my glasses 'I can see,' I smiled widely.
"Madeline, if we are done. Schedule an Orthodonture appointment with Dr. Simile," Narcissa said to Madeline who had whipped out her wand and had a planner out in front of her, I saw her scribble quickly.
"We only have 5 minutes now, so I suggest a quick cup of tea and the only spare time slot is at 8pm, in her study, but it is perfect timing as she can sleep off any medications better," She said flipping through her book planner.
"Well, I'll take us to Madame Martins and find her an outfit for tomorrow night's dinner," Narcissa said smiling.
"Well, it was a pleasure seeing you again Narcissa," Dr. Wickham said kissing her on her hand. Madeline nodded her head curtly and apparated away.
"The pleasures been mine, au revior," Narcissa said flicking her wrist at him and ushering me out the room.
"Thank you, and good day," I said waving at him as Narcissa pulled me out of the room. I saw her hand holding her wand flimsily. I saw her face contort in concentration and she flicked her wand before smiling and ushering me out of the door.
"Bye," I said turning around, waving at the receptionist. She glared as we walked out, I looked up at Narcissa she smiled and nodded curtly.
I stepped out into the open only to hear a loud squeal as Narcissa chuckled, ushering me through the crowd. We walked down a block or two through the winter snow, which rustled around our feet and soon came to a bright looking shop, which had many kinds of different pretty dresses and suits on display in the window.
"Ah, here we are," Narcissa, said sweetly a twinkle glowing in her eye. I stepped into the warm room, and dusted off the snow from my shoulders. In a flash of baby blue I felt myself being ushered into a changing room and dress thrust into my arms, along with a suit. I blinked twice as I looked in the mirror, dumb struck as to how I ended up in here.
"Just try on the clothes and hurry, we've only got a few minutes," Narcissa called from the other side.
I stripped out of my clothes and tried on the suit. I felt the blouse hang loosely off of me a few buttons left tastefully left undone.
I slipped on the black pants and than began to slip on the blazer. I soon felt the material tightening on my legs and around my waist and arms. I looked in the mirror and noticed that the material had now clung to my body comfortably and did justice to my butt and made my boobs look bigger.
"Is the suit suppose constrict like this?" I yelled over the door.
"Yes, I think it looks good, I have one myself, anyway hurry up, I'd like to see the dress on you," Narcissa said, I heard her tapping her foot incessantly.
I rolled my eyes and peeled off the suit and looked at the dress. 'It looks nice,' I slipped it on and smiled.
The dress was black and fell mid thigh, it was a black halter, and the low cut fell just below my breasts and flared out from my hips. I turned in the mirror and saw that it stopped mid back.
"Is it okay?" I said walking out of the room. Narcissa smiled at me.
"It looks lovely," she said gaping at me smiling "Oh if only Draco could see you now, I bet you he'd wet his trousers at how gorgeous you are," she cooed. I smiled restraining myself from my evil retort about Drac- I mean Malfoy.
"Isn't it a bit much though? Y'know for a dinner?" I said twirling so that the skirt swirled dangerously high around my upper thighs.
"Of course not, come on I'll get Madeline to get you some other things for you later tonight," Narcissa said smiling and nudging me into the room again.
I smiled appreciatively and got dressed into my clothes and was about to pay.
"Don't worry sweetie, it's on your fathers account," Narcissa said showing a note to Madame Martins, who nodded and handed the note back to Narcissa.
She put my clothes in a cute pink bag and we walked out into the snow once again, I looked up at Narcissa.
"Are you going to tell me who my dad is?" I said walking faster to catch up with her long strides.
"You will meet him soon, not to worry, anyway we must hurry my stylist is waiting," She said pushing me into one of the street fireplaces.
The green flames licked at the surroundings, I saw Narcissa take a small pouch out of her pocket, and it was floo powder.
"Pierre Stylus, France," She said, in a swish of colour we went zooming through the fireplaces, passing enough to make my head spin.
We came to an abrupt stop and I felt my knees buckle, I fell face forward falling into something warm and squishy. I looked up and saw I was in a brightly coloured room; it was hot pink with splashes of orange. I got up off of the cushion positioned carefully on the floor were I had fallen.
It was clean cut and had many different designs around it, we were in the reception, where they had 2 squishy looking pink chairs placed in front of the counter. To the right you could see about 10 salon chairs, all occupied with a person reading a magazine or newspaper, and about 6 other hairdressers, walking between all of them checking what had to be done.
"Narcissa, darlink you 'ave come to zee me agarn? Did you nort like your hair cut? Oh, I vill be sure to kill myzelf after I fix it!" A skinny looking dark skinned man said coming up to Narcissa and slapping his hand angrily, before hugging Narcissa.
"I made and appointment for Starlet here," she said gesturing me once Pierre had stepped back.
He took one look at me and his smile quickly fell. "Oh my goodness you came to the right place!" he came over to me and began picking at bits of me, as I stood there dumbfounded.
"Jonathan! Quick it's an emergency!" Pierre called to an archway to our left. A man came quickly through the archway holding a hairbrush and hair straightener.
He looked around and wildly and spotted me, he lodged his things haphazardly into his belt, which had other assorted hair styling objects and than came up to me with a look of shock on his face.
"Sacra bluer! Zis is horeeble!" he pulled out his wand and pointed it behind me, I saw small white board appear out of thin air a whiteboard marker quivering slightly. I looked at him and his eyes softened slightly. "You 'ave vondervul eyes," he said before I saw the marker start scribbling furiously as he fingered at my hair and circled around me like a vulture.
"Zis, Narcissa," Pierre said gesturing the guy swirling around me, "Is Jonathan Stylus, my younger brozer, my alzo new apprentice, I dare zay 'e has the magic touch," Pierre said chuckling as he ushered Narcissa to a seat.
"Don't worry dear, when we're done, I'll come and get you," Narcissa said as Pierre charmed the coffee machine and it started pouring coffee and the milk started frothing in a jug.
"okee, I zink that vill be all," Jonathan said nodding his head as the marker stopped writing. I looked at the board and saw that it had so much writing on it I couldn't read it.
"Zis vay," He said ushering to a secluded room through the archway.
Exactly 1 hour and 57 minutes later"Perfect," Jonathan said wiping his forehead with a handkerchief, I sighed and blinked my eyes tiredly.
"Now, turn around and zee zis mazterpiece of vork I 'ave created," Jonathan said turning my chair around.
I squealed and jumped out of the chair and hugged him, I jumped up and down and kissed him on the cheek. I resorted back to the mirror as onlookers looked in my direction.
"I think I'd like to marry you!" I said hugging him again. He smiled and patted me on the head.
"Come on, ve must show Narcissa, 'ow gorgeous you look," He said walking out of the room. I followed him a smirk plastered to my face.
"Now, attention, attention," Jonathan said clapping his hands shushing the room. "I'd like you all to meet the new and improoved Starlet," He said sidestepping; I heard some clapping and looked up.
"Oh my goodness! Jonathan this is wonderful, she looks fabulous!" Narcissa said kissing Jonathan on the cheek.
"I must admit it vas challenging," he said smiling at me. I fell into a seat beside me and fan my face.
"Oh here is the payment for all the work you have done and a little tip, for your fantastic work," Narcissa said handing over small pouch of money.
He opened it and his eyes almost popped out of his head. "I insist you take zome back, zis is a zmall fortune, you 'ave 'anded me," he said handing back the pouch.
Narcissa looked back sternly "take it, do not argue," she said pushing back to him. Jonathan smiled weakly back and nodded.
"Thank you Narcissa, you are very generous," he said bowing to her.
"Don't be silly," She said smiling once more, she came over to me and grasped my upper arm and pulled me up so I was standing "au revior," she said waving politely at them "thank you Jonathan!" I said before feeling compression on my chest and body. It soon released and I looked around. We were standing in a cosy looking restaurant.
"I'd like you to meet my friends, they are excited to meet you," Narcissa said waving at table, I followed looking around the room; it was very romantic and Italian looking.
"Narcissa and I assume Starlet," A thin looking brunette said.
"Pleasure to meet you," I said standing beside Narcissa as she sat down.
"Okay this is Janette Goyle," Narcissa began pointing to her left where a female version of Goyle sat "Florence Crabbe, Christina Flint, Amanda Blaise, Renee Harlem and of course your aunt Samantha Parkinson" She said gesturing around the table at all the woman. I smiled weakly at Mrs Parkinson, who had an amazing appearance of a pug dog like her daughter.
"Okay enough with the formalities, lets dig in," Narcissa said picking up her menu.
I looked around the table surely enough there was no other chairs.
"Excuse me Mrs Malfoy?" I said quietly. She turned around and comprehension dawned on her face.
"You may sit over there, I invited Pansy to come and keep you company for the rest of the week," Narcissa said smiling at me. "She will be staying with us to keep you company for the next few days, she will be staying in the room next door to yours," Narcissa said happily. I smiled weakly and sat down angrily at the table nearby.
'Why of all people Pansy? Bloody wench,' I looked up into none other than the pug dog's face itself.
"What did you do to your face!" Pansy shrieked. I rolled my eyes as she sat down staring at me. 'I can't look that bad, can I?'
"What would you like miss?" A waiter said beside me. I felt him place a menu in front of me, his arm brushing against my hand. I turned to look at him.
"Holy- I mean can I have a-" I looked down at the menu again, 'I don't even know how to pronounce half of these?' I looked up at the waiter 'man he's hot,' I shook my head of those thoughts. "Just give me the specials." I said handing him back the menu.
"I'll have a lite-salad," Pansy said smirking at him. She winked at him as I rolled my eyes. He walked away quickly.
"I bet you love living in Draco's house, I bet you just love knowing that he live's just upstairs," Pansy screeched, as the salad was placed in front of her.
I thanked the waiter as he placed down my plate; I began slicing up my lean beef, smothering it in the sauce. "I don't know what you're talking about? His room is on the same floor," I said lodging the piece of meat in my mouth as Pansy almost choked on her piece of lettuce.
"What!" she spat, she looked at me with wide eyes. "Are you staying on the second floor?" She said angrily. I nodded my head "I never get to stay on the second floor," She whispered to herself "What wing are you in!" She said glaring at me.
"I'm staying in the left wing," I said sipping my water.
We finished our meal in silence. I think what I had said affected her more than I thought. I smirked evilly to myself.
I wiped the corners off my mouth placing the napkin on the table beside me taking a sip of my water. I looked up at Pansy
"If you go anywhere near Draco's room, I will kill you," She said angrily as Narcissa and the others stood up.
"I wouldn't want to go anywhere near someone who lets you touch them," I said as Pansy passed me I smirked as she stopped to glare at me. I walked past her and up to the parents.
"You look absolutely stunning my dear," Mrs Flint said looking down on me smiling her crooked smile.
'At least we know where flint gets his horrendous teeth,' "Thank you Mrs Flint," I said smiling. 'God her breath stinks, jeez woman get a breath mint!'
"Oh please call me Christina," She said smiling at me again.
"Ok, Christina," I said laughing as the other ladies laughed with me. Pansy glared at me. I smirked in her direction.
"Well, we must be off, Starlet has got some lessons, I think Pansy might enjoy doing them too," Narcissa said to my aunt. She glared at Pansy before looking back at Narcissa.
"Of course," She said nodding curtly. She conjured up a small pouch and handed it over to Pansy "Don't spend all of it in one go sweetie," she said kissing her on the cheek.
"Yes mummy," Pansy said kissing her on the cheek and walking over to Narcissa.
"Okay, we must be off now," Narcissa said kissing each of the parents on the cheek before we departed via floo network back to the Manor.
We followed Narcissa into the dining room, were a lady dressed neatly sat waiting. Narcissa nodded and left me and Pansy in the room.
"I am Lady Jennifer Stewarts, first lesson table manners!" She snapped. I jumped and looked at Pansy, she smirked and glared at me.
6.30pm…still in the dining room
I looked carefully down the table and picked up a blunt knife, I sighed with relief. I adjusted myself in my seat trying to find a comfortable position since we had scarves tied around our shoulders; Mrs Stewarts said it had something to do with posture.
I heard a loud whip like sound and looked up "WRONG AGAIN MISS PARKINSON!" I saw Pansy holding her hand and smirked at her as she glared back.
The lady smiled at me "You should learn something from Starlet over here, she doesn't even need any help at all," Mrs Stewarts said angrily.
"Excuse me Mrs Stewarts?" I looked over to the door, I saw it open as if nothing had come in, and I heard some feet padding across the room over to Mrs Stewarts. I saw knobbly hand hold up a letter up and realised it was a house elf. I looked up at Mrs Stewarts who smirked wider.
"You will be having dinner with me today, Narcissa and Lucius have other things to attend to," She looking down at the house elf.
"Snap to it, serve us our dinner," Mrs Stewarts said angrily. Throwing the screwed up letter at it. I heard it shuffle out the door and than more feet pattering into the room.
Dinner went as did the lesson, I ate nervously wondering if I was eating correctly, or not, looking up occasionally to see Pansy holding her hand.
Eventually Mrs Stewarts got tired of getting up to hit pansy herself that she charmed her whip to do it by itself.
When dinner was finally finished I padded up to my room. Pansy in tow, she looked at me angrily as she walked further down the hall to her room. I saw her walk into it 'Wonder why she is so annoyed that I get this room?' I turned to my door and pulled it open.
I stopped at the sight before me; I saw a dentist chair situated in the centre of my room and Madeline standing beside it with the dentist washing his hands in a small bowl on the table.
"Ah, here you are, come on," Madeline said pulling me onto the chair. I looked around nervously.
"Narcissa couldn't be here, she was busy, but don't worry you'll be fine," Madeline said as I nodded my head dumbly.
"Okay just open your mouth and relax," The dentist said lowering the chair and shining the light at my mouth.
All of a sudden there was another blinding light and I passed out.