AN: I am so sorry this chappie took, like two weeks (?) to put up! Okay, this is a really long chapter! And thanks-a-bunch for all of the reviews! Love you guys! Any who….READ! And, review.
Chapter four: Shopping, shopping, and…ravens?
"Herm, I told you, they're out of purple dresses."
"But…can't we check another store?" She asked.
Sirius sighed, "You're acting like a child-"
She scoffed, "And you don't?"
He sighed again, "I suppose we can check another store, but why don't you want the red, or the white ones? I'm sure you'd look ravishing in red."
"But, white and red make me look fat!" She said annoyed.
Sirius grumbled, "No wonder Moony, and Prongs stayed in the common room, and didn't come shopping with us." He cleared his throat, "I think I know a store down a couple blocks that actually makes the dress the way you want it, while you're there, so I suppose we can go there- right after we get you an owl."
Hermione smiled and nodded, "Okay."
The two stepped out of the shop and began walking to the pet store.
"So, we have, books, cauldrons, potion material, quills, ink, parchment, what else do we need besides the owl, and robes?" She asked Sirius.
Sirius grinned and stopped two shops away from the pet store and at the Quidditch shop.
"No, Sirius. I hate flying." She said, protesting.
Sirius snorted, "I bet you haven't even been on a broom."
She flushed, "That's not the point, I just-"
"Haven't bothered to try?" He asked smugly.
She smacked his arm and sighed, "Fine, alright. Let's go."
Sirius looked at her giddily, and kissed her cheek, "You won't regret it!"
He bolted into the store, with a flushed Hermione walking behind him.
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"Sirius, are you sure-"
"Harry, for the millionth time, I do not know when Hermione is supposed to get here…And, I told you, I remember helping a new girl with time traveling, and I think it was Hermione."
Harry sighed, "So all we can do is wait?"
Sirius nodded, "Exactly."
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Sirius and Hermione had spent what had seemed like hours in the Quidditch shop, until finally, they had come out. Both Sirius and Hermione had gotten the new "Ice Breaker 1000", and Hermione had agreed that she would let Sirius teach her how to fly. And now, they were walking over to the pet store.
"Is this it?" Said Hermione stopping in front of a shop with pictures of birds, cats, and snakes on the door.
"Huh? Oh, wait, yea, come on." He opened the door, and let Hermione in- like a gentlemen.
Hermione looked around, the owls, and birds, and she finally had chosen a raven.
Sirius stared at the black bird, "A um…raven?"
She stroked the raven's head, "Yes, he's adorable!"
Sirius held back laughter, "Erm, if you say so- let's go pay."
The two went to the counter, and paid for Hermione's raven (Sirius already had a red tailed hawk); then went out to make one last trip to the robes, and clothing shop.
They went inside of the clothing shop, and were greeted by…a man? Yes, a man with silky blonde hair, and light green eyes.
He spoke in a rather gay sounding voice, "Welcome to my shop! Here at Cloaks, and co., we want to make you look stunning! I'm Sean, the owner of this store; how may I help you two?"
"Hermione managed to find her voice through blocked laughter, "I, um, need robes, and erm, clothes."
"Alright. Come on to the back." He lead them back to a blue painted room, had Hermione stand on a stool and had Sirius sit in a chair in the corner. "My name's Sean by the way."
Sean rubbed his chin, "Hmmm…I'm going to change your hair to make things work, is that okay?"
Hermione thought, 'No, it isn't okay, I spent almost all of my summer money on my hair!' But she ended up saying, "Okay…"
Sean took out his wand, and flicked it at her hair. Now, her hair was in soft brown (the color of her normal hair) ringlets, that went down to her mid back, with one, two-inch streak of blue on the left side of her head- to recognize her inner rebel.
Sirius whistled, "You my lady, look great."
Hermione looked in a mirror and blushed, "I love it Sean."
Sean clapped his hands together with glee, "Alright, now for the dress."
He thought for a minute, "I think a blue…dark blue. What do you think Hermione?"
She nodded, "Yeah, Sirius what do you think?"
Sirius pulled out of his daze, "Erm, anything will look good on you babe."
Hermione blinked and raised an eyebrow, "Babe?"
Sirius stiffened slightly, "Er, um, nothing."
Hermione coughed, "Anyway…a royal blue?"
Sean smiled, "Yes, alright…hmmm…sleeves? Yes, maybe two inch, like a tank top- yes, I've got a brilliant idea."
He took out his wand and all of a sudden, Hermione appeared in a dark blue corset, with black stings that tied it in the front. It also had a square shaped cut in the front, with a four-inch mid-drift, showing her belly-button ring, and had long flowing skirts, layered dark blue, and light blue. All in all, it was very Renaissance.
Hermione stepped off the stool, and twirled around. She looked at the grinning Sirius and Sean. "What do you think?"
Sirius continued grinning, "Stunning."
Sean smiled, and placed his hand on his hip, "I love that color on you!"
She laughed, "I love it too. It's perfect. Thanks."
Sean smiled, "Now, we have a couple rakes of jeans, tops, ect., in the front. You can go back there and pick a couple out-fits out, then, come up front when you're done. And, I almost forgot, I'll have two black cloaks, and two pairs of school robes up front, when you're done. Okay?"
Hermione nodded, "Alright, thanks." She took Sirius's arm and tore off to the clothing.
Sean chuckled to himself, and mumbled, "I still can't believe this is the one he wants." Then he went behind the counter to total up the sum of the dress, and robes.
Hermione picked out five pairs of jeans, two skirts, three pairs of shorts, seven shirts, and a pair of black leather, knee high boots. She turned to Sirius, "I'm done now."
He sighed and got up from the bit of carpet he had been sitting on, "Finally."
The two made there way to the front counter, paid for everything, and were about to leave when Sean stopped them. He gave her a silver neck-lass, with a huge sapphire surrounded by twisted silver ravens.
Sean put it on her neck, "I'm not too found of it, and it will look dashing with your dress."
She hugged him, "Thanks!"
She and Sirius left the building, and Sean sat himself down on a couch. He grinned and said to himself, "This is really easy."
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Harry sighed, "And you never suspected it?"
Sirius sighed heavily, "No…I thought it was a harmless gift…we all did."
Harry leaned back against the wall, and started to hit his head rapidly, trying to "clear his thoughts".…and the wall moved! A tunnel was suddenly clear.
Sirius's eyes widened, "Why didn't I think of this before!" He began to walk down the tunnel, an eager Harry behind him.
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Hermione laid down in her bed in the Gryffindor girl's dorm, took off her neck-lass, and closed her eyes. She still had a good three hours before dinner, and she decided to rest. But, what she didn't see, was that the blue sapphire, was glowing…
AN: Bwahahahaahahahahahahaha! Cliffy! Ha, and I'm so sorry this chappie took a while. I haven't had much spare time…at all. –sigh- Well, the four chapter should be up, by next weekend.
