Chapter 14
On Saturday afternoon, after taking Ally to her Gymnastics lesson, then to the park where they had lunch, Hermione dropped her daughter with her parents for evening, promising to pick her up once the cocktails were over following the fashion show.
Hermione hopped in her Mercedes and drove to the Finch Grand Hotel.
She pulled up out the front, a valet hurried to open her door for her.
"Thank you" she smiled at him stepped out went inside making her way to the backstage area for tonight's fashion show.
Just before 5pm, the floo in Blaise's home went off. Out stepped Draco and Tracey Malfoy, Ginny followed soon after them. Tracey was wearing a charcoal floor length dress that showed off her curves very nicely, Ginny had opted for one shoulder deep maroon coloured one should dress.
"Blaise are you here mate?" Draco called out.
"In the bedroom" they heard him call out from upstairs.
The ladies walked upstairs first with Draco following them.
"Blaise, can we come in?" Tracey asked from the other side of the door.
"Yeah, are you decent Zabini?" Ginny laughed.
"What are girls doing here? I thought I was meeting you both at the hotel?" Blaise asked opening his bedroom door, looking at both witches and finally at Draco.
"Change of plans, we decided to come over first and make sure you were good" Ginny said pushing past him and walking into the room.
Tracey followed her in went over to look at Blaise's shoes.
"What do you mean things were good?" he asked both ladies. "Draco?"
"Don't look at me mate" the blond wizard replied holding up his hands in a surrender motion.
"What are you looking at my shoes for?" Blaise asked Tracey.
"Just checking" she shrugged in reply.
"We just wanted to make sure that you didn't 'chicken out' as the Muggles say and also that you look good for Hermione" Ginny told him.
"Did you think I would 'chicken out' because I was a Slytherin and not a Gryffindor?" he asked her, receiving from the other two former Slytherins in the room.
She laughed "I knew you wouldn't chicken out, I mean Hermione will be wearing next to nothing" GInny smiled mischievously.
"Hey well there's something to look forward to" Draco said in a smug tone.
Blaise glared at his blond friend.
"So do I look good?" the wizard asked the two witches
The both looked him over from head to toe and then turned and smiled to eachother.
"You look handsome Blaise" Tracey told him.
"Very dapper" Ginny added.
Draco laughed aloud.
"Well at least I get to watch a lingerie fashion show in person, while you can only watch it on WizVision" Blaise smirked at him.
He knew that Draco would be joining, Astoria, Harry and Dean at Ron's house to watch the show live on Wizision.
"Don't boast Zabini, it's not very becoming of you" the blond scowled.
"Should we get going ladies" Blaise asked.
"Let's get going" Ginny replied, hooking her arm with Blaise.
"Bye love, and don't forget the dips" Tracey said kissing her husband.
"I won't" Draco replied.
"You made your famous bean and avocado dip?" Blaise asked.
"I did indeed, to take with me to Weasley's tonight" the other wizard replied.
"Enjoy yourself" Ginny added with a smile, as she and Blaise made their way to front door of his house.
"Did you carry protection?" Draco asked Blaise.
"Malfoy" Ginny cried in disgust.
"I have my wand" Blaise replied.
"I don't think that's the protection he was hinting at" Tracey told him.
Blaise soon realised that what Draco had meant by protection.
"Hey, I'm just saying, you are going to see your former girlfriend tonight, who's a model, wearing lingerie, you're single, she's single…you know" the blond said
"Like I said I have my wand" Blaise smirked.
Ginny and Tracey smiled at each other.
When they reached the Finch Grand, there were a lot of cameras and media outside hoping to catch a glimpse of the attendees or even better one of the models themselves.
"Wow, it's really crazy out there" Tracey commented as Blaise turned into the hotel's car park to park the car.
"Well it's not every day, we have fashion show in the magical world and that too at a hotel in the Muggle world" said Blaise as he pulled into a car spot.
"Imagine the number of cameras in the hotel, or even the ballroom" said Ginny as she got out of Blaise's Mercedes.
"So how do we get in there, without too much attention?" asked Tracey as they made their way to where the lift was.
"Oh Daphne said there was a code we had to enter in the lift, that takes us to floor of the ballroom, we only have to cross the hallway to enter the room" Ginny told the other two.
"Handy" commented Blaise as thy entered the lift.
Ginny entered the code given to her by Daphne soon the lift started ascending.
They reached the floor, stepped out of the lift and crossed the hallway.
Blaise held the door open for the witches.
The hotel staff handed them programmes of the fashion show as soon as they entered.
Ginny lead them to a table where they could find out where they seats are.
Once they were seated, Tracey on the inside, Blaise next to her and Ginny on the aisle.
"How come I'm in the middle, shouldn't I be a gentleman and sit in the outside seat?" questioned Blaise.
"Oh hush, I'm a big girl" Ginny replied swatting his arm.
The wizard opened his open "Why is it blank?" he asked
"Hermione said that the model's profiles would appear just before they came out" Tracey answered him.
"Oh look there's Nigel" Ginny told Tracey, as she spotted her former Dumbledore's army member standing a few rows away with his wife.
"I think he's the MC for tonight" Tracey replied.
Ginny nodded her head in understanding.
Over at Ron's house, the wizards along with Astoria were all seated around watching the preview show on WizVision.
"So where are your kids tonight Weasley?" Draco asked..
"Mum has mine and Gin's kids"
"My parents took James and Albus" said Astoria.
"What about Orion?" Harry asked.
"With my mother" Draco told him.
"It starting quiet everyone" said Dean, as they watched Justin walk down the runway to address the crowd.
Back at the hotel, Ginny, Tracey and Blaise watch Justin Finch-Fletchley walk down the runway towards them. They were seated in the second row in front of the runway, behind the Minister and his deputy.
Justin cast the Sonorous charm over the audience.
"Welcome tonight Ladies and Gentlemen and Welcome to the BeWitched Fashion's 2006 Spring Lingerie Show, tonight here at the Finch Grand"
Everyone clapped.
"It was our pleasure to host tonight's show, I would like to thank you for your attendance and now let me call upon the head designer for BeWitched to say a few words, pleasure welcome Daphne Weasley.
The crowd clapped as they watched Daphne walk down the runway to where Justin was standing.
"She's stunning" exclaimed Dean back in the Weasley living room, as they watched Daphne walk out dressed in a figure hugging strapless black dress matched with metallic silver heels.
"Oi, that's my wife" Ron exclaimed at his brother in law.
"Oh hush Ron, your wife is talking" Astoria told him, as she watched her sister talk about the new lingerie line on show tonight.
"And I would really like to thank all the people who put this show together and Justin for hosting the show tonight, I hope you enjoy it" Daphne finished her speech.
Justin lifted the Sonorous charm and walked off stage with Daphne as the lights went down.
"Didn't she look nice" commented Tracey.
"Uh huh" said Blaise in dry tone.
"Well just because you're only here to get a good look at Hermione" said Ginny in smug tone.
"Hey" cried Blaise in defiance.
Both witches laughed at him as Nigel's voice announced the start of the show.
"Okay guys, don't forget your show program will fill up" Tracey reminded the other two.
"Okay ladies and Gentlemen, sit back and enjoy as we showcase the new line from BeWitched Fashion, and now here's the first model…..Gabrielle Delacour" announced Nigel.
Ginny and Tracey shared a look of surprise and quickly looked back to the runway as they saw Gabrielle strut down the runway as Hips don't lie by Shakira played on through the ballroom. Blaise didn't want to admit, but he couldn't take his eyes off the French blond 21-year-old model, who was wearing a lacy boy legs and push up bra in a deep sea blue colour with matching heels.
Gabrielle walked down the runway, posed with her hand on hip, turned and strutted back down the runway.
"Holy shit, it's Fleur's sister" exclaimed Ron, staring at the coverage on WizVision.
"No shit Sherlock" said Draco sarcastically.
Nigel announced the next model "Now modelling pieces from the collection called Argento we have Romilda Vane"
"No freaking way" exclaimed Ginny.
"She's model?" asked Tracey, sounding shocked.
"Yeah who knows how?"
"Hey, look at her, she's a great model" said Blaise.
"Of course you would say that, she's wearing Lingerie" quipped Ginny looking sideways at him.
They watched Romilda walk down the runway in a Pale silver bra with matching bikini undering wearing black heels, this time to Buttons by Pussy Cat dolls played.
As she turned at the end of the runway, Tracey gasped in shock "She has a tattoo" spotting the Chinese character on the left side of Romilda's back.
"It's the symbol for Joyful" laughed Ginny as she read the model's profile in the program,
Tracey snorted as they watched Romilda disappear into the wings, off stage.
Nigel announced the next model a red head, who came in with the same song playing wearing a Slytherin green baby doll and black heels.
"Hey maybe I should get something like that" said Tracey, watching the model walk back down the runway.
"Malfoy won't be able to contain himself if you do" laughed Blaise.
The lights went down in the ballroom, setting the scene for something big.
"And now ladies and Gentlemen, fresh from LA, the Gryffindor Princess herself…Hermione Granger!"
Blaise sat up in his seat, this of course was the model he was most looking forward to seeing.
Ginny winked at Tracey, as both witches watched Blaise waiting for his reaction.
At Ron's house, everyone had quietened down as they too waiting for Hermione to appear on stage.
Promiscuous by Nelly Furtado and Timbarland started playing as Hermione appeared at the end of the runway with a spotlight shining brightly on her.
She strutted down the runway wearing a scarlet baby doll and shiny black heels, carefully matching her steps to the beat of the music as the other models had done.
As she posed at the end of the stage, she caught Blaise's eye and gave a sly wink to him before turning and strutting back up the runway.
"Holy Merlin" breathed the wizard as he watched her hips as she walked.
"Oh God, I don't know how Zabini is restraining himself right now" said Draco as they all watched Hermione on WizVision.
"Well luckily he didn't jump her" joked Harry.
Astoria slapped him on the arm for his comment.
"Ouch love!"
"Don't make such disgusting comments" she told him.
"Blood hell, I want her legs" exclaimed Tracey as show went to intermission.
"Here you go ladies" said Blaise coming back with three glasses of wine.
"Thanks Blaise" Ginny told him.
They chatted with the other guests before taking their seats once again.
After the all the models appeared again.
The lights went down again and they heard Nigel's voice once again.
"Now it's time for our final model, making her appearance for the second time tonight…Hermione Granger"
The whole ballroom broke out in applause as Don't cha by the Pussycat Dolls started playing.
'This is the perfect song' Ginny thought to herself waiting for her friend to appear on stage, obviously Tracey was thinking along a similar line as they shared a look.
Hermione walked down the runway, wearing a satin Black cape?
Blaise was confused, but both Ginny and Tracey had an idea what was coming up.
"Oh I know what's happening" chirped Astoria back at Ron's house.
All the wizards looked at her.
"Just watch" she told them pointing back at the screen.
Hermione reached the end of the runway, all the guests in the ballroom held their breath.
She waited for the beat to drop in the song, when it did, she dropped her cape.
"Bloody freaking Salazar slytherin" exclaimed Blaise.
Ginny and Tracey laughed at his reaction.
None of this could be heard over the loud music, thankfully.
Blaise's jaw dropped as he saw Hermione wearing silver strappy heels, a Slytherin green satin and lace Balconnet bra and matching satin hipster underwear which had been hidden under the cape. He watched her hips swing as she walked down the runway.
Tracey looked over at the wizard and saw that he was mesmerised by the witch on the runway. She had to fight the urge to laugh at his facial expression.
Following the end of the show, Blaise was wondering if he should stay and face Hermione or leave. But then he felt like was ditching Tracey and Ginny, since they had come with him to the hotel in his car.
"Ladies, I'm not sure I can face her"
"C'mon she's not that intimidating" laughed Ginny as checked her phone for any messages.
"But you don't understand, I've just seen her half nearly naked like the rest of magical world, I cant look her in the eye right now"
"Are you sure?" Tracey asked him.
He nodded.
"Okay, I guess it will be okay if you leave" she told him.
"But then how will you two get home?" he asked.
"I'll take them home, do you have somewhere early to be tomorrow Blaise?" Daphne asked joining them.
Ginny snorted.
"No he can't face Hermione right "Tracey told her.
"Oh really?" Daphne asked quirking an eyebrow.
"Yes" sighed the wizard.
"Well you better leave before she comes over here" said Daphne looking at around and seeing some of the other models in the room.
"Thanks Daph… I'll see you all later" said Blaise, he hugged the three witches before leaving.
A few minutes later Hermione came over, dressed in her normal clothes again.'
"Hermione Granger, you looked so good on that runway" Ginny told her best female friend.
"Thanks Ginny, so I take it you enjoyed the show?" she asked.
"Some more than others" smirked Tracey.
"Sorry?"
"Blaise, he was literally looking drooling over you" Ginny told her.
"Really, where he is now?"
'Oh um he had to leave" Daphne told her.
"Why?"
"Something about seeing you nearly naked on stage, poor guy wouldn't probably contain himself if he saw you" Ginny giggled.
"Ginny Thomas, the minister is just overthere" Hermione cried.
"Oh you know it's true" smirked the red head.
Hermione blushed.
A/N: I hope you enjoyed the chapter.