A/n: I'm feeling a little devastated right now. Fanfiction just deleted two of my stories and I think it was because of the summary. :( I wanted to email them asking why they did that but the terms of service said that they aren't liable. I just can't believe that they deleted my first ever story that I felt attached to, which was Digidestined Reunion, and it was so close to 100 reviews. But now I know that I just have to carry on with my other stories, and I want this story to be as good as my first one. If you were my reviewer from my other stories, I'm sorry. Anyways, thanks to those who reviewed and added this story to their favorites or alerts. Thank you! That made me a little happy.
The next chapter will probably be a little late, but I have the whole layout for this story. Like the summary, there will be many surprises in store for the Trio, and I'm just giving at least two hints in this chapter. I can't wait 'til the kids get to Hogwarts!
Here's the next chapter!
Chapter 2: Of Accusations and Shopping
A FEW HOURS LATER
It was almost 8 PM. The sky was dark and the moon and stars were bright. Hermione was staring up at them, as if there was nothing to do but stare. Harry and Ron were in their room, still unpacking some of Harry's belongings and talk and laugh while doing it. Hermione was done unpacking her needed belongings and was in front of the window near Ginny and Hermione's room. Looking at the sky made her think of many things that were to happen. She remembered how Bill and Fleur were getting married in 5 days. Bill and Fleur were at The Leaky Cauldron, to have some alone time. Hermione sighed as she thought of the couple. 'I wish I had the kind of relationship like that...' Hermione thought.
As Ginny was going up the stairs to her room, she noticed Hermione next to the window. She looked around to see if anyone else was around. Mr. and Mrs. Weasley were in the kitchen, and Fred and George were in their room, creating more of their products. Ginny smiled and grabbed Hermione with her into their room. Once they were inside, Ginny locked the door.
"What's wrong!" Hermione asked, a little angry and confused since Ginny got her out of her thoughts.
"I just need to ask you something in private." Ginny said and Hermione sighed a sigh of relief.
"Alright. What is it?" Hermione asked.
Ginny looked at her mischievously. "Do you like someone?"
Hermione looked at Ginny in confusion. "Why do you ask?"
"No reason." Ginny replied. "But do you?"
Hermione thought about this. Who was the guy who would always care and miss for her, and made her feel all gushy inside? Hermione then remembered the letter that Harry sent her.
'Hermione, I miss you too!' Hermione remembered from the letter. 'Ha, and don't worry, you won't crash into the Whomping Willow, because I'll be there to help you out. And if you're falling, you know I'll be there to catch you!' She remembered how warm she felt just reading this, and how it made her smile, knowing that Harry would always be there for her and miss her and...
Hermione didn't notice that she was blushing. Ginny began to start giggling as she saw her face become red as a tomato. Hermione blinked and noticed Ginny giggle and then laugh.
"What's so funny?" She asked.
"You were thinking of someone weren't you!" Ginny asked with a smile. Hermione looked down at her feet. "Who were you thinking of?"
"Um...please...don't tell anyone...or anything." Hermione said and Ginny nodded. "Okay...I think...I like Harry a little."
Ginny began to smile and began to jump. "I KNEW IT!" She screamed in happiness. But she screamed so loud, that everyone but Mr. and Mrs. Weasley heard Ginny. Footsteps were heard outside their door. Ginny and Hermione then heard banging on their door.
"Are you mental!" Ron had said from one side of the door. "Anyway, dinner's ready!" Ginny and Hermione heard Ron leave and Hermione then looked at Ginny.
"Oh...sorry..." Ginny mumbled. "It's just that, ever since I came to Hogwarts, I've seen you two hug several times and hold hands sometimes and I always thought that you two did like each other."
Hermione blushed. "Really?"
"Yep." Ginny said. "Anyway, let's go eat dinner."
Hermione smiled as the two then went downstairs to the dinner table. Mr. Weasley was at the end of the table and Mrs. Weasley was at the other end. Fred and George sat across from each other and Harry and Ron sat next to each other. Ginny and Hermione then took a seat across from Ron and Harry. Mrs. Weasley then looked up at everyone once they sat down.
"Tomorrow, we'll go shopping for suits and dresses for Bill and Fleur's wedding." Mrs. Weasley announced. "And we'll all go shopping for new clothes and the girls and I will have the rest of the day at the salon!" Ginny began to smile, while the guys frowned. They didn't like shopping for clothes very much, especially shopping for suits.
"Oh come on boys!" Mr. Weasley said with enthusiasm. "This is for Bill's wedding! You know we have to get something good to wear!" The boys continued to frown and Mrs. Weasley smiled at Mr. Weasley. They all began to eat and Mr. Weasley turned to the boys.
"But don't worry! We'll take the car and go to Zonkos when the girls are having fun at the salon!" Mr. Weasley whispered, loud enough for all of the boys to hear, and they started to smile. Ginny and Hermione simply rolled their eyes at this. Mrs. Weasley looked at them, causing them to get back to eating again.
"Certainly not!" Mrs. Weasley exclaimed. "Fred and George's products are enough to have here. No more toys from Zonkos you hear me?"
"But-" The boys started.
"No buts!" Mrs. Weasley replied back and Fred and George went up to their room, stomping up the stairs as they went.
As soon as dinner ended, Hermione and Ginny went back up to their room. Ginny plopped onto her bed, and Hermione rested her head on her pillow.
"I can't wait to go shopping tomorrow!" Ginny said happily. "Me and you are going to go shopping for new clothes!"
Hermione looked at Ginny in confusion. "No no no no no. You'll go shopping, I'll be the one who'll say 'That looks great' or 'Ew not that!'"
Ginny got off her bed and walked to Hermione's. "What's that supposed to mean! We're buying new clothes for you whether you like it or not!"
"But-" Hermione started but got interrupted.
"That's my final answer Hermione!" Ginny demanded as she went to their bathroom to brush her teeth. Hermione sighed. Ginny seemed as if she was older than her, instead of Ginny being younger than her. Hermione could imagine the piles of clothes Ginny was going to buy for her.
THE NEXT DAY
Hermione woke up very early in the morning. She didn't hear a noise downstairs, which meant that no one was awake yet. Hermione then slowly got off her bed, noticing that Ginny was near. Hermione was wearing pink silk robes and her hair was a little frizzy. She brushed her hair and grabbed a random book as she left the room. She looked out the window to see that no clouds were in the sky, and a few birds were chirping in the trees nearby. Hermione smiled and silently sat on the couch in front of the fireplace. She looked at the cover and noticed that it didn't have a label that had the title or the author. Hermione had put random books into her luggage before she left, and didn't look to see what books she put. The book was red, and had a silk strap on it. The strap was tied into a knot, but was not tight. Hermione undid the knot and opened the book.
Hermione gasped at what she found. The book was not a book, but a photo album. She flipped through each picture and noticed that they were all from their Fourth Year at Hogwarts. The first picture was a picture when they were at the Quidditch World Cup, a few hours before it started. Harry, Ron and Hermione were together outside their tent, smiling and laughing.
Hermione slightly smiled, since she remembered what had happened after the Tournament. She turned the page and the picture now had Harry on his Firebolt in the first task. The Hungarian Horntail had breathed fire at Harry, Harry dodging it and flies off ahead of the Horntail. Closely, Hermione could see herself with her hands on her face, making nail marks as she became even more worried about Harry.
She turned the page again to not only see a picture, but an article as well. The article had a heart shaped picture of Harry and Hermione when she hugged him before the First Task. The title of the article was 'Harry Potter's Secret Heartache', written by RIta Skeeter, a phony journalist. Hermione remembered the day when Witch Weekly came out, and how almost every girl at Hogwarts was giggling when they saw Harry and Hermione walk together to class sometimes.
Hermione wished that the article was true though. Inside, she wished it were true, that they were together. She wished that Cho would disappear, so Harry wouldn't like her. She wished Harry asked her to the Yule Ball, not Cho, or Parvati. Hermione had gone to the Yule Ball with Viktor Krum, who was the famous Bulgarian Seeker from Durmstrang, and was the Durmstrang champion for the Triwizard Tournament.
She turned the page again, and it showed a picture of Hermione and Viktor at the Yule Ball. In the picture, Hermione didn't seem as happy as Viktor did. Hermione looked at the picture and sighed. Viktor didn't even know how to properly say her name, and many girls had given mean looks at Hermione, as if they were threatening her.
"What are you doing up so early?" A voice said, making Hermione jump. She looked at who startled her to see a boy with raven-colored hair. Hermione began to blush as he came down the stairs and walked towards her.
"I...couldn't go back to sleep." Hermione said. Harry chuckled at this.
"You're not doing some 'light reading' are you?" Harry asked, and Hermione playfully hit his arm.
"No. Well, I was planning to, so I picked a random book from my luggage, and found this." Hermione said as Harry sat down on the couch next to her. He looked at the photo album and his eyebrows rose at Hermione's Yule Ball picture with Krum. Harry slightly smiled at the picture, ignoring the fact that Krum was with her.
"You know, you were really beautiful that day." Harry said, making both of them blush. He looked at her and saw she looked beautiful now as well.
"Th-thanks Harry," Hermione said. "But, in a way, I hated that day."
Harry looked at Hermione in confusion. "But why? You were with the greatest Seeker ever. You should've been happy."
"Why would I?" Hermione replied. "Viktor didn't even know how to pronounce my name right. We didn't really talk a lot, like I do with you and Ron. And when I'm in the library, and he's there, he always stares at me, and, well, it kind of made me uncomfortable."
"But, he's one of the famous Seekers ever." Harry said, and Hermione shook her head.
"I don't think he is." Hermione said, and Harry smiled. Harry gestured his hand towards the photo album and Hermione handed it to him. Harry started at the beginning, with the picture of when the trio were at the Quidditch World Cup, and he slightly smiled. He turned the page to find the picture of him at the First Task. His eyebrows rose.
"You took this picture?" Harry asked, looking up at Hermione. She smiled and nodded, making Harry smile as well. "Wow, so that's how I looked like...from your eyes..."
Hermione smiled as he turned the page, making her blush in embarrassment. Harry's eyes widened at the article. "You kept this!" He asked her in shock, and she nodded.
"One of the only articles that had me in it...I guess," Hermione said as Harry's eyes studied on the picture.
"You always said that magazines like Witch Weekly was rubbish!" He exclaimed and Hermione slightly giggled.
"Well, at least it brought back memories, didn't it?" Hermione replied and Harry chuckled. He slightly shook his head to stop focusing on the picture and turned the page. The picture was now back to the picture of Hermione and Viktor at the Yule Ball. There were at least 10 pictures left in the album.
"Harry, we haven't talked about everything that happened during the summer." Hermione said. "Did anything happen?"
Harry closed his eyes and immediately remembered the dream he had before he left the Dursleys. He then remembered a few minor things that happened after he remembered the dream, one of those memories being when Dudley asked Harry for advice. Harry opened his eyes and sighed, looking at a worried Hermione, whose eyes were looking at his.
"Something happened, didn't it?" Hermione said, with a serious worried voice. Harry nodded and looked down from her eyes. "What happened? Please tell me. I won't tell anyone."
Harry looked around and then back at Hermione. "Okay." Hermione lightened up a bit. "A few hours before I left, I took a nap and I had a dream. You, me and Ron were outside of Hogwarts, and it was very dark. All three of us had a few cuts and minor injuries. My scar began to hurt, and you knew that Voldemort was nearby."
Hermione looked at Harry with widened eyes and worry. Harry sighed and continued. "Then, I couldn't move. Like I was being controlled by something or someone, but I could still watch what my body was doing. So I watched everything else happen. You ran inside Hogwarts, and Ron told me to wait there and he ran after you. A few seconds later, I heard a scream, so I watched myself run inside Hogwarts to see you on the floor. Y-y-you weren't breathing...or moving...or anything."
Harry looked up at Hermione, who started to shiver in fear. "I remember how I couldn't do anything to help you. I was crying, and then I became so angry at the guy who did that to you. I looked up, and I saw Voldemort.
"Ron tried to hold back Voldemort, so I could run away, but I didn't. Th-th-then..." Harry stopped, with tears in his eyes. Hermione breathed and put her hand on his shoulder.
"W-w-what did he do Harry?" Hermione stuttered.
Harry's eyes then released a few tears. "V-v-voldemort killed him! He u-used the Avada Kedavra...on you and Ron! I c-c-couldn't do anything! T-t-then he used it on me, and then when I collapsed, I woke up."
Hermione then put her arms around Harry, who tried to stop the tears from falling. "Harry. That was just a nightmare. It won't happen. I promise you."
Harry then stopped and looked at Hermione, who was still hugging him. "T-thanks Hermione. I just hope it won't happen."
Hermione smiled. Just then, Harry felt the presence of two figures who were at the stairs, looking down at them. The two looked up to see Ron and Ginny with their arms crossed, looking at them. Hermione and Harry, who were still hugging each other, quickly broke apart from each other. Both of them blushed, making Ron's eyebrow rise.
"Well then, you two woke up bright and early this morning." Ron said sarcastically. "I wake up, and you, Harry, weren't in your bed. So I get out of the room to see Ginny looking around for someone-my guess Hermione-when she leaves her room. We go downstairs to see you two hugging."
Ginny looked at Harry and Hermione. She gave them two thumbs up and mouthed the words "Good job!" Harry looked at her with confusion and narrowed eyebrows. Hermione on the other hand slightly blushed.
Ron looked at them suspiciously. "You two weren't snogging or anything were you?"
Harry and Hermione's eyes widened. "We weren't snogging!" They exclaimed at the same time, both of them still blushing.
"Wait, did you two become boyfriend and girlfriend during the summer behind me and Ginny's backs?" Ron asked, his arms still folded.
"No we didn't Ronald." Hermione said, getting off the couch while folding her arms and had the red photo album in one hand. The silk strap was hanging from the cover. "Now if you excuse me, Ginny and I need to get ready to...er...go shopping."
Ginny smiled as the two went upstairs. Ron unfolded his arms and his eyebrows rose at Harry. "Whatever you say Harry, whatever you say." Ron said and went upstairs. Harry rolled his eyes and followed him back to their room to get ready as well.
Ginny had already chosen what she was going to wear and her clothes were on her bed. It was a pink tank top and a denim skirt, and a pink bag was next to it. Hoop earrings and a few bracelets were there as well and some sandals were on the floor. Ginny looked at what Hermione chose. Hermione chose a white sleeveless shirt, a brown jacket and some jeans and a white designer bag that she had gotten as a present from her parents. On the floor were some brown flip flops that she had also brought in her luggage.
Ginny, who had already dressed up, looked at Hermione's outfit once Hermione was done dressing up. Ginny sighed.
"You should show off your feminine side more." Ginny said. Hermione narrowed her eyes at her. "But don't worry. We're going to get you a lot more clothes today!"
Hermione sighed as she fixed her hair into a ponytail. Ginny was very happy and excited to go shopping with Hermione, and she was even scared to know what dress she would pick for her. Before leaving the room, Hermione took two cell phones out of her luggage and put them in her bag. The two walked downstairs and noticed Mr. and Mrs. Weasley in the kitchen. Mrs. Weasley used magic to cook breakfast and clean some of the dishes in the sink. Harry and Ron were sitting on the couch, talking to each other. Fred and George sat on two of the chairs next to the couch, discussing about new ideas for their products, and as soon as Mrs. Weasley had cooked their breakfast separately from the others, they sat down at the table and began to quickly eat their food. As Hermione came downstairs, Ron looked up at her.
"Here comes your girlfriend." Ron whispered as Harry looked up at her. Harry narrowed his eyes and slightly hit Ron on the arm. This time Ron spoke louder. "Ow! Harry I swear..."
Ron stopped as Hermione came closer to them. "Is something wrong? Or..." Hermione started but was interrupted by Harry's voice.
"N-no nothing's wrong." Harry said. Ginny had come downstairs and looked at Hermione and one of her eyebrows rose. Hermione shrugged as Mrs. Weasley came up to the children. Fred and George looked up and chuckled mischievously.
"Come on children! Let's eat before we go." Mrs. Weasley said and everyone got up and went to the table.
Fred and George were already sitting down in their chairs and looked as if they were waiting for something to happen. Harry, Hermione and Ginny sat in their seats. Ron and Mrs. Weasley sat in their seats as well. The twins quickly finished their breakfast as the others sat down. Fred then looked at George and they nodded simultaneously. Fred took out a small remote from his pocket and pressed the only button on it. As Ron and Mrs. Weasley were eating, a big farting noise was heard from where they were sitting. Ron's eyes widened as he got up from his seat and looked at his chair as everyone started to laugh. Fred and George laughed the hardest as Mrs. Weasley got off her chair as well. She noticed a brown camouflaging rubber device on her seat. It was flat and not full of air like the usual whoopee cushion. Ron and Mrs. Weasleys' eyes turned to Fred and George who continued laughing.
"What do you call this?" Mrs. Weasley shouted at them, holding up the flat device. Fred and George stopped laughing to explain.
"Well, it's our new creation" Fred started.
"That works like the whoopee cushion that muggles use" George continued.
"But with a little bit of magic"
"Of course!"
Ron looked at them with a bit of anger. "Ooh I'm going to get you two!" He shouted and Mrs. Weasley stopped her sons from making trouble.
"Fred, George," Mrs. Weasley said with a voice that made them silent. "You are grounded for the rest of the week!"
Mr. Weasley was still laughing silently at what had happened. Ron and Mrs. Weasley looked at him with narrowed eyes. Mrs. Weasley cleared her throat out loud with an, "Ahem!" and Mr. Weasley looked up at her. He immediately stopped laughing and finished his food.
"Well then, I'll uh...go and check the car before we leave..." Mr. Weasley said quickly and went outside. Fred and George shrugged at each other and followed their father outside. Obviously, they didn't care if they were grounded or not. Mrs. Weasley sighed and everyone else helped put the dishes away. Mrs. Weasley did the rest by using magic to wash the dishes and do other chores. The children waited in the living room for Mrs. Weasley to finish what she needed to do before they left.
"I hope everyone studied during the summer." Hermione said, making the others complain.
"Hermione, is there ever a time where you don't study?" Ron complained. Hermione looked at him with an annoyed look.
"What does that supposed to mean?" Hermione asked.
"Finally, something you don't know!" Ron exclaimed, and Hermione just got angrier. Ginny sighed.
"Will the two of you stop fighting?" Ginny asked. Ron and Hermione stopped and looked at Ginny. "Ron, say sorry to Hermione."
Ron grunted and turned to Hermione. "Sorry Hermione."
Hermione smiled and Harry smiled at them. Mrs. Weasley then went downstairs to where the children were at. They all left the house, with Mrs. Weasley locking the door. There were two cars now outside. One of them was blue and the other silver, looking like normal cars that muggles used. Mrs. Weasley took the girls and Mr. Weasley took the boys and they all got in their cars; the girls in the silver and the boys in the blue. Mr. and Mrs. Weasley then turned on their engines and the blue car began moving, followed by the silver car. Mr. Weasley then pressed a button and the car began to float again; Mrs. Weasley doing the same thing.
"You know girls, I've heard some news about Hogwarts." Mrs. Weasley started, making the girls anxious to know what it was. "I've heard that there will be some sort of contest for the students. Bill told us in a letter when him and Fleur said they were at the Leaky Cauldron. And, this contest is for girls in their Fifth Year or older!"
Ginny and Hermiones' eyes widened. They had a chance for this contest! Hermione and Ginny then began to cheer, making Mrs. Weasley smile. They didn't know what to expect, but to hope that this contest wasn't hard or life risking, like the Triwizard Tournament. Their cheering became so loud that Harry and Ron could hear them from the other car. Harry and Ron turned around at them and saw Ginny and Hermione very happy. Their eyebrows rose and turned back.
"What are they doing?" Fred asked. George nodded at Harry and Ron, telling them that he was going to ask the same thing.
"Ginny and Hermione are all happy and I think they're cheering..." Ron said, turning back at them again.
Mr. Weasley then remembered what Bill had told him and Mrs. Weasley in a letter. "Your mother must've told them the news then." He said with a smile. The boys looked at him as the car turned left.
"What news?" Harry asked.
"About the contest Bill told us in the letter he sent us." Mr. Weasley replied. The boys began to talk amongst themselves about what it could be and if they would enter it until Mr. Weasley interrupted them. "Sorry boys, but this contest is only for the girls Fifth Year and older!"
The boys then became disappointed and Mr. Weasley tried to cheer them up. "Don't worry. Just because this contest isn't for the boys doesn't mean it will ruin your Sixth Year at Hogwarts."
"It's unfortunate," Fred started.
"That we're not at Hogwarts this time." George continued.
"But if you can..."
"Tell us if it's entertaining or not in a letter."
Ron smiled. "Don't worry. I will."
Fred and George returned the smile. Mr. Weasley chuckled as the cars reached the back of a dead end near the city. Harry turned around at the girls to see Ginny very excited and smiling as she looked out the window. He chuckled at Hermione looking upset and worried about Ginny and their shopping. The cars then touched the road's surface and once the cars were fully on the surface, Mr. and Mrs. Weasley began turning more often than they did when they were in the air. Muggles were everywhere they went, and Harry knew that it would be very unlikely to see someone from Hogwarts, or someone who wasn't a muggle.
The cars then approached a big mall with big parking lots. Mr. and Mrs. Weasley then parked in available spots in the parking lots and tried to park somewhere close to the building. Ginny then smiled at Hermione who smiled, but later faded away. The girls got out of the car and waited for the boys to get a parking spot. Hermione and Ginny started to laugh as they saw a few muggles steal their spot. It was after the fourth time that Mrs. Weasley began to giggle at them. She could see Mr. Weasley get angry when someone stole his spot. Harry and Ron then started talking amongst themselves about random things, knowing that it'll take a while to get a spot. About after their seventh time trying to get a spot, they succeeded. The girls continued to giggle as the boys walked towards them. Ron looked at them with an annoyed look and they stopped giggling. Once the boys finally met up with them, Hermione opened her bag and reached for something.
"Harry, I need you to hold onto this." Hermione said, giving him one of the cell phones. Harry held out his hand and once it was in his hand, he started pressing buttons.
"Why didn't you give it to Mr. Weasley or Ron or the twins?" Harry asked.
"You're the only one who really knows how to act like a muggle and not the others." Hermione explained. "Besides, you'll never know what they'll do with them. They might call some random person they don't even know."
Ron and Ginny watched how Hermione explained to Harry how to call someone and how to lock it and everything about the phone. Mr. and Mrs. Weasley were discussing what stores they were going to and Fred and George were looking through cars, figuring out how to make the cars' alarms turn on as they waited. Ginny smiled as Hermione had to get Harry's hand to guide him on the buttons, and seeing them smile and laugh together. Everyone had finished and walked towards the building from the parking lot. Harry and Hermione stayed in the back and walked together, laughing a few times. Ginny turned back a few times and looked pleased.
The group then reached the door of the mall. They entered and Harry and Hermione looked up at the stores in amazement. The Weasleys didn't seem amazed though, which meant that they've been here already. A few people looked at them, especially at the Weasley's, who were walking in a big red haired group. A few boys seemed to whistle at Ginny and Hermione, and Harry looked at a boy with anger when he whistled at Hermione. Hermione giggled as they continued walking. But she did manage to see a few girls look and wink at Harry, making Hermione get mad a few times too. She also was able to hear a few barely audible voices talking about how hot Harry was. A few girls loved his messy raven colored hair, some loved how he smiled, and some loved his green eyes. But they didn't notice that it was Hermione who made him smile, and it was Hermione who loved Harry's hair and smile then any of them. Hermione blinked to snap out of her thoughts.
'Okay, stop Hermione...this is your best friend Harry Potter your talking about.' Hermione thought. 'Maybe you really don't like him...it's just that you two are like brother and sister or act like cousins or relatives or something like that...'
'No...' Hermione thought back. 'I really do like him. But I'm not sure if he likes me...and maybe he thinks that we do act as if we're more than best friends but what I'm feeling is true...'
Hermione didn't notice that she was staring at a random clothing store, and she walked slower than the group. Harry looked at her and looked in her direction to see what she was looking at. He became confused, since Hermione wasn't like Ginny, who would buy lots of clothes. So Harry tried to get her to snap out of whatever she was staring at. He noticed that the Weasleys were walking far away from them, so he knew they had to hurry up.
"Uh, Hermione, what are you looking at?" Harry asked. Hermione's eyes widened and blinked again. She looked at Harry with innocent looking eyes.
"Oh, I was just thinking of something..." Hermione quickly said. They started to walk in the direction the Weasleys were walking.
"What about?" Harry asked. Hermione just looked at him and she knew she couldn't tell him. He wouldn't understand, and she thought that if she told him right there, he would probably start ignoring her.
"Oh, uh, n-n-nothing..." Hermione stuttered, making Harry seem left out. Harry then started thinking. Was she talking about him? Did she not want to be near him or something? Wait, that wasn't it, because they were having a lot of fun so far. Harry and Hermione then rushed back to the group. Ginny turned around at them in suspicion. She smiled. They really did look like a perfect couple.
The group then approached and entered a formal clothing store. On display were a few suits and a few bridesmaid dresses and some that were very beautiful. The store was divided into two sides: a side for the women and a side for the men. The girls then separated from the boys and went looking for dresses. Harry saw Ginny immediately grab a dress next to her as she followed Hermione. He chuckled and followed Ron and the others.
Mrs. Weasley went in one direction and the girls went another. Hermione just looked at some of the dresses with little care. She really didn't want to buy anything but she decided she had to, since it was for Bill and Fleur's wedding. Ginny held two or three dresses as she looked through another rack of dresses.
"What should I get Ginny?" Hermione asked. Ginny stopped looking and looked at Hermione.
"Just get a dress that catches your attention." Ginny said. "I found a few so far."
Hermione just shrugged and continued looking through the racks. Finally, she found a good dress for the wedding. It was a white strapless lace dress and looked best to wear to a wedding. She didn't want to wear dark clothing, since it might be hot. Hermione smiled and took the dress and went to wherever Ginny was. Her mouth dropped open at how many dresses Ginny had. She probably had at least eleven dresses, where she was carrying five and the other six was on the rack. Ginny looked up at Hermione, who stood before her.
"Oh, you found something already?" Ginny asked and Hermione nodded. "Well, let's go and try them on then."
Ginny then looked at the dresses. "Well, let me just put some away first..."
Ginny saved three or four dresses and returned the others. The girls then walked to the dressing rooms and tried them on. Hermione smiled as she saw how pretty her dress looked on her, and she was happy to know it fit her perfectly. She left her stall and waited for Ginny to finish. Ginny became a little frustrated, since one of the dresses didn't look well on her. She returned it and the two then left the dressing rooms to find Mrs. Weasley. They found Mrs. Weasley waiting near the line, and she held the dress she wanted to buy too.
"Don't you think that you guys are spending lots of money?" Hermione asked and Ginny shook her head.
"It's okay." Ginny said. "We saved up a lot of money, since we knew that Bill bought Fleur her engagement ring."
Mrs. Weasley then bought the dresses and got the girls to hold their dresses in their own separate bags. The group then went to the men side to find Harry and the others. Only to realize that they weren't there.
"Where are they?" Mrs. Weasley asked. "They didn't even tell us if they were done or not!"
"I'll go call them then." Hermione said and they left the store and sat on one of the benches. A few guys looked at Ginny and winked, making Ginny smile as they sat down.
Hermione took out her phone, flipped it open and looked through her phone number list for the extra cell phone's number. She found it and immediately called it, putting the phone to her ear. She heard s few rings, one by one.
Meanwhile, the boys were in the car, driving back to the Burrow. Fred and George didn't feel like talking, since they wanted to go to Zonko's instead of going back to the Burrow. They needed more ideas for Weasley's Wizarding Wheezes. Harry knew they forgot to do something, but he couldn't really think of what they forgot. Their suits were in the trunk, and Ron and Harry were talking amongst themselves about random ideas.
"Harry, do you think I should cut my hair?" Ron asked. Harry looked at his hair.
"Well, not yet." Harry lied, with a not clear voice. Ron shrugged and suddenly, everyone heard buzzing noises from Harry's pocket.
"Gosh Harry, you didn't have to let it out now!" Fred exclaimed. Harry rolled his eyes.
"You could've just held it 'til we got back!" George continued. Ron rolled his eyes as well.
"Are you that dense?" Ron asked. "It's from that tellyphone Hermione gave to Harry!"
Fred and George smiled. "Is that an early gift to her future husband?" Harry's mouth dropped, but he knew he wished it were true. He shook his head with an of-course-not look and dug into his pocket and took out the phone that continued to vibrate. He flipped it open to see that Hermione was calling him and realized that they forgot to meet back with the girls at the mall. He put his hand to his forehead in embarrassment and put it next to his ear.
"Hello?" Harry asked.
"Harry! Where are you!" Hermione asked with a louder voice.
"We're going back to the Burrow." Harry said, staying calm.
"You forgot to tell us!" Hermione exclaimed. "Mrs. Weasley is a bit angry at you guys."
"Oh...sorry...we forgot to tell you." Harry said. "Well tell Mrs. Weasley we're sorry and you three can go do whatever you want."
"Alright then." Hermione said, with a calm voice. "Bye."
"Bye." Harry said and closed the flip phone. Fred, George and Ron looked at him.
"Did you ever notice that you talked to Hermione as if she were your wife or something?" Ron asked, making Fred, George and even Mr. Weasley say 'Aw!'
Harry laughed sarcastically. "Yeah right." Harry then turned his face away so the Weasleys couldn't see that he was blushing. Ron's eyebrows rose at him and shrugged as the car approached the Burrow.
"You know George, I've thought of some more ideas!" Fred exclaimed. George beamed a smile and as soon as the car was completely on the ground, the twins ran out of the car and into the Burrow to write them down.
Back at the mall, Hermione had also closed her flip phone. Mrs. Weasley then turned to her and Hermione then told her that they had gone back to the Burrow, and said sorry that they didn't meet with them when they finished buying their suits. Mrs. Weasley sighed and got up.
"Well then, let's go shopping!" She exclaimed making Ginny all happy again. Her mother than began leading them to some of the stores that they could go to. Ginny stayed back with Hermione.
"So, didn't you enjoy talking to Harry?" Ginny asked and smiled. Hermione blushed and shrugged. Ginny rolled her eyes and smiled at Hermione. The three then entered one of the stores. Ginny then smiled at Hermione.
"We're here Hermione!" Ginny said and looked at Hermione. Hermione then sighed as Ginny took her hand and took some clothes off the racks and went immediately to the dressing rooms. Mrs. Weasley laughed at this and she herself began looking for clothes. She saw Ginny come out of the dressing rooms grabbing clothes that were nearby. Some of the clothes Ginny had gotten were the clothes that she would wear. Some of them were tank tops, skirts, boots, sandals, and earrings.
"Try them on Hermione!" Ginny exclaimed. Hermione had tried all of them on and Ginny became happy. All of the clothes made Hermione look different and not like bookworm Hermione. It made her look like a very pretty soon-to-be sixteen year old. Surprisingly, Ginny agreed to buy all of the clothes Hermione had tried.
"Well, I guess they make me look a bit better...." Hermione said as they left the third store. Hermione and Ginny both held six bags, four in each hand. Mrs. Weasley held the other bags, three of them were the dresses and the other bags were for her and Ginny. Some muggles who passed by them looked as if they were big spenders. But they did look as if they were. You could see Hermione holding two bags from three different stores, all containing good expensive looking clothing. The girls then left the mall and got into the car. Ginny looked at Hermione as soon as Mrs. Weasley turned the engine on.
"Okay, we're done with accessories and clothing..." Ginny said. "I have make-up at home...so now all we have to do is do your hair..."
Hermione's eyes widened. She turned to Ginny. "What are you going to do with my hair?"
"Well, straightening it of course!" Ginny said. As soon as the car approached the dead end, Mrs. Weasley pressed a button and the car began to float. The car began getting off the road and into the air.
Hermione's mouth dropped. "My hair? Honestly, don't you think that new clothes is enough?" Ginny sighed.
"Fine, but one day Hermione, one day, I will do something to that hair of yours." Ginny said as the car came closer to the Burrow.
"Why don't you get your friends to help Ginny?" Mrs. Weasley asked. "Like giving Hermione a make-over at Hogwarts! And if you girls are interested in that contest I mentioned earlier, you two need to look different so the audience would be surprised."
Ginny smiled knowing that Mrs. Weasley was trying to help her. The car approached the Burrow and the car lowered onto the ground. Mrs. Weasley got the car to park next to the other car that Mr. Weasley and the boys were in. Once the car parked, Hermione and Ginny got out of the car and got the bags from the trunk. Ron and Harry looked out the window and gasped at how much they bought.
"Bloody hell! Those two are mental!" Ron exclaimed. "Those must be for Ginny!"
"They might be for Hermione..." Harry said, still looking out the window. "Ginny was so excited to buy clothes for her, so I guess Hermione had to try all of those because Ginny forced her to..."
The girls entered the house while Ron looked at Mrs. Weasley, who had bags too. "Oh no, don't tell me Ginny forced Mum to buy clothes too!"
"No I didn't." A voice replied. Ginny and Hermione were behind Ron and Harry, who were still looking out the window. Harry had already noticed that they were inside. Ron turned around and screamed "Mum!" They started laughing at Ron, as Mrs. Weasley looked at him, with one eyebrow raised at him.
Harry then turned to Ginny. "Are all of those clothes yours?"
Ginny shook her head. "Not all of them, but most of them belong to Hermione now!"
Hermione sighed and everyone laughed. A few days later was Bill and Fleur's wedding day...
END OF CHAPTER 2
A/n: This chapter is longer than the first! Wow, this is probably the most I've written, ever! Yay, I guess I don't feel all sad anymore. Yep! I'm sticking to this story! If this gets deleted, however, well, I don't know what I'll do. I got this whole story planned out...I've even got a layout for it! If you read this chapter carefully, you will notice some surprises that will happen, most of them being at Hogwarts. Like Fred and George's ideas, the wedding...oops! It's for you to find out!
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