Summary: During 6th year Dumbledore sends Hermione to America to study at an American witching school in California for one semester to experience different learning. While Hermione is there she finds great friends who can't wait to give her a makeover, California style! Hermione returns to Hogwarts with not only new experiences, but a completely new look, three friends who come to spend time at Hogwarts, and a complete school waiting for her to write and visit in America. What will the kids at Hogwarts have to say? Whose attention does she catch? Has the once goody two shoes turned bad? Gasp! HG/DM
How It All Began
"Students! Quiet please!" Dumbledore shouted through the great hall. Oh My God is he going to announce it in front of the entire school? Deep breaths…. Deep breaths…She thought.
"Is everything okay Hermione? You look a little anxious." Harry whispered in Hermione's ear. She gave him a weak smile in answer.
"Thank you. I am proud to announce one of our students is going to be spending some time at an American school in California called Beachside. She will be there for one semester there time which is about 4 months."
Whispers broke out at the Slytherin table. Hermione sunk into her seat….I just want the floor to swallow me…is that too much to ask? She thought to herself.
"Well, what is her name?" Colin Creevey called out.
"Three guesses who! Duh, it has to be Granger!" Draco Malfoy called back.
"Very good Mr. Malfoy you are correct!" Dumbledore responded.
"Can I die now!" Hermione muttered to herself.
"Let's give her a round of applause!" Dumbledore suggested.
The Gryffindor table erupted with applause. All, that is, except for Ron.
"Ron, why aren't you clapping?" Harry said to his friend.
"SHE CAN'T GO!" Ron shouted across the Great hall. Everyone turned to look at him. Ron turned the deepest shade of crimson and ran from the hall.
The rest of dinner went by rather uneventfully. As Hermione walked to the Common room she heard Malfoy's voice and she backed into the shadows completely curious about what was going on.
"I for one am glad the mudblood is leaving! She is such a know-it-all, and she is UGLY!" Draco Said.
Hermione ran back to the common room, past Harry and Ron, into her dormitory and closed the curtains around her bed, cast a silencing charm on it, and cried for about an hour. Hermione stopped crying and though to about what he said.
"I will show him! When I am in California at Beachside I will improve my look and show them all!" with that thought to calm her she fell asleep thinking of what it would be like in California.
"WAKE UP!" Hermione's magic alarm clock shouted.
"OH MY GOD I AM GOING TO BE LATE!" Hermione screamed.
She got ready and started packing her things. Most of which were already packed. Last but not least she thought and grabbed her ipod, Laptop, Cash (her parents sent her quite a lot), a credit card and cell phone and shoved them in her carry on bag and left her dormitory.
After a quick good bye to her friends she left the common room for Dumbledore's office.
"Twizlers." She told the gargoyle, which quickly let her in.
"I am ready!" she told Dumbledore.
"Good luck Miss Granger!" Dumbledore said with a twinkle in his eyes.
Until next chapter,
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