Disclaimer: Still not mine.

I'm having writer's block at the moment. Pity me. Do.

The days rushed by quickly, and it was soon Friday night. Suzie was nervous about her date the next day. Her stomach kept twisting uncomfortably, and every time she caught sight of Peter, the butterflies feeling intensified. Other than her feeling nervous, and her friends grinning and exchanging glances every time she looked at Peter, nothing much had changed. From this she drew the conclusion that he hadn't told the other boys, and she dreaded the day he did, and how much they would tease her as well as him.

Suzie had decided to have a bath, and had just gone into the bathroom. She undid her braids, letting her hair flow loose down her back, and turned on the tap. She was sitting on the edge of the tub, pulling off her socks, when the door burst open.

'Caroline!' yelled Suzie, as soon as she realised who it was, 'Don't just barge in on me when I'm having a bath!'

'You're wearing clothes,' pointed out Caroline. Suzie rolled her eyes.

'Yes, but I might not have been!'

'But you are, so there's no problem!'

Caroline wandered over to the cabinet, and reached into it, closing one eye in concentration. She pulled out a small box, grinned, and enlarged it.

'What's that?' asked Suzie.

'My bath stuff,' explained Caroline. She fiddled with the lock, to Suzie's amusement, until she got bored and cast Alohomora on it.

'I didn't know you had bath stuff,' commented Suzie.

'Good. I've been hiding it recently. Lily steals things otherwise,' said Caroline. 'Here. Use it. It'll make you feel good.'

'Really?'

'I said it would, didn't I?'

Suzie gratefully took the box, and peered at the contents, which included various shampoos and soaps, among other things.

'Thanks!' she said grinning, before adding, suspiciously, 'Why are you being so generous?'

'I'm always generous,' protested Caroline, before waving and leaving.

Suzie rolled her eyes, picked out some lavender scented products, and had her bath. It was lovely, and did make her feel good, but she didn't feel she fully enjoyed it as the whole way through her thoughts were centred on her date, and the nervous feeling was multiplying. How was she going to get through it without embarrassing herself?

'I think she's waking up.'

'Oh shoot! We should have used a sleeping charm! I'm not done yet!'

'It's the light… Sarah, close the curtains!'

The whispered voices of her friends floated into Suzie's ear. She groaned and rolled over, causing one of her friends to squeak in surprise. There was a strange sensation on her face. She opened her eyes to a squint, and saw Sarah, frozen like a deer caught in headlights, staring at her.

'It was Caroline's idea!' she moaned. Suzie turned over to see Lily slapping her hand to her face, and Caroline rolling her eyes.

'What was Caroline's idea?' asked Suzie, sitting up. She suddenly realised what she felt on her face. 'What weird make-up did she put on me?'

'I didn't manage to finish,' said Caroline, sighing, Summoning the mirror, and passing it to Suzie. Half her face looked normal, for that time of morning, while the other half was covered in thick make-up. Suzie screamed.

'What have you done to my face?' she screeched. 'I have a date, Caroline! You were so nice yesterday, what changed?'

'It was a joke!' said Caroline, waving her wand. The make-up vanished instantly. 'Just wanted to see when you'd notice!'

'What if I'd gone down to breakfast like that?'

'It never would have happened. Sarah would never have let you do that. I knew she'd probably tell you, but I didn't think she'd only last two seconds.'

'Sorry!' said Sarah sheepishly.

'Why are you up so early, Lily?' asked Suzie, swinging her legs off the bed and standing up.

'It's not early. You slept late. You only have half-an-hour before your date!'

'Oh, damn,' cursed Suzie, and she started madly rifling through her trunk to find an outfit.

'More haste, less speed,' said Caroline wisely and completely unhelpfully. Suzie glared at her and continued rifling, until she pulled out a white off-the-shoulder top and a blue floaty skirt, and ran into the bathroom to change.

'Calm down! You have a whole half-hour!' said Sarah, laughing.

Suzie glared at her as she left the bathroom, wearing her outfit. She spun around to display it to the group. Caroline wolf-whistled.

'Yes, that's nice,' said Lily. 'Wear my blue pumps.'

'Do we have the same shoe size?' asked Suzie.

'Doesn't matter,' replied Lily. Suzie slipped the shoes, which were too big for her, on, and Lily shrunk them, and, satisfied, smiled and said, 'See?'

'Thanks,' said Suzie, looking at her feet admiringly. She then went over to the mirror and picked up the ribbons for her braids.

'No, don't!' said Sarah, Lily and Caroline, almost, but not quite, in unison.

'Why not?'

'Peter sees you with braids all the time,' said Lily.

'They're boring,' said Caroline bluntly.

'And your hair looks lovely down,' chipped in Sarah.

'But brush it!' added Caroline.

'Obviously,' replied Suzie, rolling her eyes, and she picked up her brush and started using it. The others used this opportunity to get dressed themselves, and by the time they were all ready, with Suzie having put on some lip-gloss, it was time to go to Hogsmeade. Suzie hugged all her friends.

'Good luck!' squeaked Sarah.

'Have fun!' added Lily.

Caroline merely winked at her. The other girls let her go ahead of them, so as not to disturb Peter and Suzie when they met up.

Peter was waiting for her by the portrait hole. He looked nervous, and was biting his lip. Suzie peered around the staircase, smiled, and stepped into the room. She walked over to Peter and tapped him on the shoulder.

'Hey, Peter.'

Peter looked at her, startled, and then relaxed. 'Hi, Suzie.' He paused. 'What happened to your braids?'

'Oh,' said Suzie happily, running her hand over her hair, 'I took them out for a change. Do you like it?'

'Um, yeah, yeah, sure,' replied Peter. He smiled widely, but it looked forced, and Suzie could tell he didn't really like her hair. Her good mood started evaporating. This was going to be a long day.

:P Let's hope the writer's block evaporates soon.

Hepsa