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Chapter 20: Shopping at Hogsmeade
Ginny was briskly walking at one of the corridors when she stops to look at one of the bulletin boards. She looked at the bright neon orange posted on it. It says…
What: Halloween Masquerade Ball
When: November 2, 2004 (Saturday)
Where: The Great Hall
Time: 7:00 p.m. – 1:00 a.m. (the entrance door will open at exactly 6:00 p.m.)
What to Wear: Any gown or suit as long as your outfit will be in consort with a mask
-for any questions, just ask your house prefects or the Head's
"Cool…" she excitedly said. "I have to ask Mia to go to Hogsmeade today." With that she quickly runs to Hermione's.
As soon as Hermione finished all of the papers that will be posted on the bulletin boards, she saw Draco heading to go outside. "Draco!" Draco standstill as he heard Hermione called his name. He goes to her. "What?"
"I need you to help me post this announcement to the bulletin boards around Hogwarts." Draco looks at four piles of paper, all different colors. There was maroon, green, light blue and yellow…all neon. "I will distribute the maroons for Gryffindor and yellow for the Hufflepuff. You will distribute the green ones for your house and the light blue ones for the Ravenclaw. Any questions?"
"I'm just curious, why is it all neon?" Hermione rolls her eyes for Draco's stupidity.
"Neon ones can easily attract the attention of our fellow students. So that they can be easily informed, because we have only a day to inform them all. I never thought Professor Dumbledore can be so dumb to inform us just last Monday about this party. Any more? I mean, do you have any more question?"
"Why did you stop?" Hermione immediately picks up the maroon and yellow papers, ignoring his question. I knew he would ask that… She stands up and begins to walk towards the door but Draco instantly got hold of her hands. She turned to him and said, "Mr. Malfoy, your question is already out of bound to our former discussion. So if I were you, grab those papers and do what you are in charge with."
Draco lets go of her hands and did what Hermione told him to do. They both left their dorm together but outside of it they both walk in separate directions.
"Mia!" Ginny knocks on Hermione's bedroom door and calls out her name. "Mia!" The door opened and she saw Hermione. "Mia!" Ginny engaged her best friend to a tight hug. "Gin, why are you here? And, how did you enter?" she doubly said.
"Mia, don't you remember," she separates herself from her beastie. ", You gave me the password. I'm here because we have to go shopping! Immediately! I can't believe we only have two days to prepare for this wonderful occasion."
Hermione puts her hands to the pockets of her jeans. "I'm not sure, Gin. I have so many things to do. We're still arranging the Great Hall for the party and stuffs like that." Ginny folds her arms to her chest. "You're such a kill joy. Mia, Professor Dumbledore insisted that we should prepare that's why we have no classes today and tomorrow. Come on, we have to look stunning! Please? Let's go?"
"Ok, fine. Just wait up here and I'll go change." Hermione was about to close the door when Ginny pushed it. "No, there's no time to change. Come on." She pulls Hermione out of her room before Hermione could protest.
Seamus and Harry saw Draco at one of the bulletin boards of Ravenclaw, still posting the announcement. They approached him. "Draco, would you like to join us? We're going to Hogsmeade for the Ball." Seamus said.
Still posting, he said, "Nah, you two go ahead. I have so many things to do. After I finished with this, I have to rush to the Great Hall for some arrangements for the Ball. I'm sorry, guys."
Harry snatches the papers from Draco. "Hey, give it back!" Draco said reaching to get hold of the papers. Harry, taller than Draco, raised the papers so that Draco can't reach it. "No, your posting is enough. Almost all of the students in Hogwarts know about the Ball already. Now, you have to go with us. You have to look good for Her--- Never mind."
"Ok. But, what will I say to Professor Dumbledore if he looks for me?" Harry shakes his head. "Don't mind him. Now, let's go." They were about to leave when Draco almost forgot the papers. "Wait! How about the papers?"
Harry pulls Draco towards him. "Leave it behind. Now, let's go. We don't have any more time." Draco frowned. "But, it's only ten in the morning…"
"Draco, if you want to look good…you have to have three days to prepare. We're lucky we have today and tomorrow. Now, come on." With that, Harry and Seamus drag Draco out of Hogwarts.
Ginny was filing her nails at the Cueśhe, a couture shop in Hogsmeade, waiting for Hermione to come out of the dressing room. Bored with the filing, Ginny decides to look around her. She was trap with ten huge shopping bags at her feet. This isn't enough…I'm not satisfied with this…
At last, Hermione appears in front of her. Ginny looks at her with disgust. "That's plainly awful!" Hermione looks down at the dress she was wearing. "Why? What's wrong with it?" Ginny brings her hands to her forehead. She feels she's having a headache. It's the tenth dress Hermione has tried on and Ginny was losing hope.
"I can't handle this…JAMES!" she called the couturier. A man with a bald head and bushy mustache on his upper lips came rushing towards them. "What can I do for you Ms. Weasley?"
"Do you have any more decent gowns? Better than this one?" she said pointing at what Hermione's wearing. "Oh, definitely Ma'am. There's this one that has just came in. Do you want me to get it?"
Ginny was about to answer him when her eyes was fixed on a certain gown on one of the most expensive racks on the store. "Wait…can you pick that one." She said pointing to a certain gown.
James bows down to her and walks towards the rack. He picks up the dress and hands it to Ginny. "Try this. I think this is the one." she said handing the dress to Hermione. Hermione nods and walks back again to the dressing room.
Seeing her beastie gone, she said to James, "I don't know why she's acting weird these past few days. I know there's something going on with her mind right now." James, being a couturier, just nods in agreement.
Holding her necklace, Ginny instantly adds, "I think she needs to get laid…"
Seamus and Harry were waiting in boredom for Draco to come out at the dressing room. There were in Cueśho, the counter-part of Cueśhe. Cueśhe and Cueśho are the two finest couture shops in Hogsmeade. If you were seen here…there's only one thing people would think of you. You're rich and famous.
"Seamus, do we have everything?" Seamus looks around them, checking every shopping bag. "I don't know." Harry frowned. "What do you mean, you don't know? Wait…do we have our shoes?"
"Yes."
"How about, our jewelry?"
"Yes."
"What about the masks?"
"We have!"
"The vanity kit?"
"Yup, we have it."
"The suits?"
"We have. The only thing that's left is the suit for Draco." Harry nods. "Ok. All we have to do is wait for Draco to come up behind those curtains."
Finally, after five minutes, Draco opens the curtains and walks towards them. His entrance left Seamus and Harry with stun expression on their faces. "So, what do you think?" Draco nervously asked them.
Seamus stands up and pats him on the shoulder. "I'm not gay or anything but Draco you look…HOT!" Harry stands up also and moves his head up and down. "Yeah, man. You are one HOT FUCKING SLYTHERIN!"
They motion to Draco to get change and to the couturier that they will get the suit Draco just wear. They paid it and left the shop, satisfied with what they accomplish that day.
Ginny was just looking at her beautiful hands when she heard the curtains open. She looks up and saw Hermione on the gown that she picked just a moment ago. Her jaw dropped. Hermione looks so much like an ANGEL. She's so perfect…
"Perfect…" she muttered under her breath. "What did you say, Gin?" Ginny brings her hands to her mouth and begins to cry. Hermione became confused as to why Ginny was crying. "Gin, why are you crying?" she said walking towards Ginny and putting her hands to Ginny's shoulders.
Ginny shakes her head. "There's nothing wrong…Hermione…you look beautiful…and so…perfect…" Hermione blushed on her beastie's comment. "Thanks, beastie. So, are we just going to stand here and cry or we're going to get this and prepare for the Ball?"
Ginny wipes away her tears and smiled at her beastie. "Let's go, rock the Ball!" Hermione giggles. "That's my girl!"
"Wait, do we have everything? 'Coz I think this isn't enough." Ginny said pointing at their shopping bags. "Gin, come on. That's enough. We have everything."
A/N With what's happening to their friendship...will Draco be able to say sorry to Hermione before the Ball? And, what will happen to the Halloween Masquerade Ball? You will find out...on the next chapter!REVIEW PLEASE!