To Yanley1167: Ron and Hermione are not in a relationship together, Ron's just having ... impure thought about her. That's all.
Chapter 5: Diagon Alley and Midnight Letters
Hermione and Ginny ran down the stairs in their pajamas, giggling about something. Ron blushed scarlet making them laugh even more, but Hermione stopped abruptly when she noticed the Hogwarts letters on the table.
"THE LETTERS!" Hermione gasped and ripped hers open and read so quick, Harry was surprised her eyes didn't spin out of her sockets. After a moment she screamed with joy and jumped up and down.
"What's so great Hermione, they're just books." Ron said amused.
"No, not the books, though they are a nice selection this year. I got Head Girl!" She announced to everyone. Everyone immediately broke out into cheers and "Way to go"s. She smiled and ran upstairs to put the badge on her robe she was going to wear. When she came back down, the was sausage, bagels, muffins, bacon, and loads of other delicious dishes Mrs. Weasley makes for breakfast.
"Today we go to Diagon Alley. Yes, Ron, Harry, and Hermione, you three can apparate with Arthur. Ginny, we'll take the Floo Network." Molly beamed at the four in front of her. It was one week until Hogwarts started up again.
"HERMIONE!" Ginny ran up the crowded streets to the trio, Mrs. Weasley three steps behind her. Ginny grabbed Hermione's arm. "Did I mention how much I LOVE your outfits you wear now?" Ginny asked.
"Only an gazillion times. Tell you what. If you decide to spend the summer with me at my muggle home, I'll buy you about ten outfits like mine." Hermione smiled looking at the younger female. Ginny had really gotten pretty. Her traditional Weasley red hair had actually turned brown over the summer and Hermione was going to show her how to hide her freckles with magic when they got to school but until then, Hermione used muggle make-up on her.
Today, Hermione was wearing her ONLY pair of blue jeans that weren't ripped, but drawn all over, with three belts, one through the loops, one through a loop one the left to hang on the right side and the third opposite the second. She wore a black ACDC fitted tee with about 4 necklaces. Her hair was tied back in a high ponytail and straightened with a pink shoe string tied in her hair. She had black nail polish on and her makeup looked natural, with tan eye shadow, mascara, really dark eyeliner, and a clear, sparkly lip gloss that smelled like strawberries (her personal favorite).
"Mum! Can Hermione and I go look at dresses?" Ginny called out.
"Yes, I'm going to take the boys to Fred and George's shop, meet us there in 30 minutes to do our shopping." With that, Hermione and Ginny were gone.
The two wandered into the dress shop and looked around. They were all so gorgeous, but the two knew that there'd be better dresses at a cheaper price in Hogsmeade. So the two only tried on dresses.
"Listen, Drakie-poo. Your father said to buy me whatever I wanted. So you better do it!" Hermione recognized the squabbling voices as Draco and Pansy's voices. Hermione scooted around to watch. 'He's so perfectly flawless. His face, those arms, that stomach." Hermione got a blush when Ginny looked up.
"Go to him!" She whispered.
"Listen, Pansy! I DON'T like you, never have and never will. Look here's my father's Wizard Card, buy whatever you want and meet me at the candy bar in an hour!" Draco was furious with Pansy and her whining. Ginny pushed Hermione into view.
"DRAKE!" She ran up and threw her arms around his neck.
"Mya! What are you doing here?"
"I'm shopping for school. Is that what you're doing?"
"I'm supposed to be, but this reject of a whore is forcing me to buy her shit. Thank you for not doing this to me in France." He kissed her hand as a hello.
"Drakie, who is this?" Pansy said in a bittersweet voice that clearly said, 'Stay away from him skank, he's my rich guy.' She latched herself upon Draco's arm.
"Do not call me Drakie, I'm Draco to you. This is Mya, we met on the plane to France and turned out, my aunt was friends with her aunt so we spent our entire trip together practically."
"Yea, once you realized I was in the same general area." Hermione said with a laughing tone.
"Oh! Gina! I have to go Drake."
"I told you we'd see each other again!" Hermione smiled and turned to leave.
"Wait!" Draco got free of Pansy's grip and walked up to Hermione."I'll see you again." With that Draco kissed Hermione on the cheek. After she smiled, and kissed him back, she left with her friend who Draco thought looked familiar, but didn't press the matter.
"So, Drake, what was that about?" She spat at him bitterly.
"She's a great friend, highly attractive." Draco said, watching Hermione and her friend walk out the store giggling about something or other.
Pansy got irritated and threw the card back in Draco's face. After storming over to the fireplace and flooing back to her manor (Pansy never passed her apparition test ) Draco apparated back to the Malfoy Manor.
"Well, Son. What did you buy Miss Parkinson?"
"Nothing. She got mad and stormed off."
"Why'd she get mad?"
"Because I saw that girl I met in the airport in some dress shop, and Pansy got jealous. She stormed out and I am not going to take that ungrateful, arrogant, conceited, spoiled, gold-digging bitch anywhere else!" Draco said and with that, he left his father to stand there.
"Hermione, what are you going to do when we get back to school?"
"Hm? What do you mean?"
"Well, you can't be Mya and Hermione at school. Malfoy's doomed to recognize you. What are you gonna do about it?"
"Just let things play out I guess. If he truly likes me, he'll get over the whole pureblood shit he grew up on."
"True."
The two girls immediately stopped their conversation as they approached Ron and Harry at Fred and George's Shop.
"What are you two always talking about?" Ron questioned.
"Yeah, you two. You ALWAYS stop talking when you get around us."
"It's girl stuff. It'd bore you guys as much as listening to you talk about quidditch bores me!" Hermione said. Hermione was never one for quidditch. Hell, she wasn't one for flying on a broom. She had enough of a hard time flying in a plane.
"OK, now to do the shopping. Ron you need new robes, you too Ginny. Off to the Second Hand Robes and More! Harry, Hermione, if you would go get your new robes and meet us at Flourish and Blotts in about 45 minutes that would be great." Mrs. Weasley stated pushing her young ones into the Ragged Store.
"Mrs. Weasley? Ginny can have my old robes. They'd fit her perfectly and are in better shape than the girl's robes in this store." Hermione offered. Ginny smiled gratefully, glad she didn't have to wear robes that she didn't know wore before her or if they were even clean.
"Harry, offer me your old robes too!" Ron whispered.
"Ron you wear clothes that are a size bigger than I do, do you think you'd honestly wear something that's 2 sizes to small for me?" Harry said. "But I will buy you new robes." Harry said. Mrs. Weasley looked at Harry.
"Harry, dear, you really don't have too."
"I want too." So they went to the Magical Trends to buy their new school robes.
Hermione and Ginny had finished buying their school supplies and while Harry and Ron were looking at Quidditch supplies, and the newest broom, the two young ladies slipped into the cosmetics shop. Hermione bought five magazines that ranged from make-up magazines to hair styles and nail polish. She also bought one magazine that talked about getting guys to fall for you no matter how snobby they were (which Hermione hoped would prove to be useful).
After all of them were squared off on supplies, books, and the like, they were about to walk off when Hermione felt she was missing something.
"Mrs. Weasley, I forgot to buy an owl."
So they ran to the Magical Menagerie and Hermione bought a small black owl that had blue eyes.
"I don't know what to name you, girl."
"How about, Demon? If it's anything like Crookshanks it deserves that name." Ron pointed.
"Crookshanks is not a demon! He's a sweet kitty."
"He had enough fun chasing Scabbers around."
"Hmph!" Hermione and Ginny walked ahead.
"OK, Ginny and I will floo, the rest of you may apparate. We'll meet back home."
That night Hermione sat in Ginny's room.
"What should I name her?"
"What about Ice? Her eyes are dark and cold."
"I think her eyes are beautiful! I think I wanna call her Aphrodite."
"I like that name."
"So, Hermes it is." Hermione smiled and stroked his head a little, and he,in return, nipped her fingers affectionately.
Tap Tap Tap
The two's attention was on the window now.
"It's midnight who the heck would send letters this late?" Ginny said as she stood to open the window. A black owl with silver eyes flew in, a piece of parchment attached to it's leg. Ginny took it and handed it to Hermione.
Dear Mudblood,
It seems that you are Head Girl, lucky guess on my part. Anyway, the dimwit of a Headmaster made me Head Boy, best choice he's made his whole life I believe. As it is, we will have to share living quarters and I'd like to say that I'm not looking forward to these responsibilities I have to share with you. But as there is nothing I can do to change that, I am officially calling a truce, but I do NOT like you any more than I did when we were just class mates.
Sincerely,
Draco L. Malfoy
PS Send a response with Zeus if I am correct in my thoughts that you are Head Girl.
"Who is it from, Mione?"
"Draco. I need to write a response. Hey Ginny, if I let you read this you cannot tell Ron and Harry about anything concealed within it's contents."
"OK." Hermione handed the letter to Ginny and pulled out another piece of parchment.
Dear Draco,
It seems as your logic has brought you to a correct assumption. I am the Head Girl and I am glad that you have decided to make a truce with me. I also accept your truce. But, along with a truce, I would like to ask a favor, can you at least call me Hermione or Granger? and stop with the childish insults. I do believe you have grown up and I hope you have changed from your petty ways. I also hope you find the more adult changes in me more to your liking. And I disagree with you about the Headmaster. He's probably trying to achieve house unity among Hogwarts. Anyway, I'm sure you do not wish to read any more of my muggle-born writing. As well. I will see you on the train in the Head's Compartment. Till then, good-bye.
Sincerely,
Hermione E. A. Granger
"OK, Zeus, take this to Draco." Hermione tied the letter to the bird's leg and allowed him to fly off into the night after giving him one of Aphrodite's treats.
With a nip of her fingers, and acceptance of the treat, the bird flew out the window into the clear night sky.
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How'd ya'll like it? I know it wasn't as inventive as chapter 4, but I really wanna fly through the next chapter, so they can get to school.
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