Hermione sat among the mixed hexes and watched Draco Malfoy disappear behind the portrait.
That was three months ago.
Hermione now sat in a chair, fidgeting nervously as her two roommates eyed her critically. How did I ever let this happen? Oh yeah and Hermione thought back to the early morning hours…
The chilly November wind blew around the quidditch pitch as a lone figure stood in the crimson and gold decked stands. As Hermione sat in her dust covered seat, she pondered what was left to accomplish in life. Friends? Well that, was almost covered, until she realized they had a pretty damaged relationship. Love? Nope, that hadn't come in yet. Intelligence? A big yes there. Popularity? A big no over there. Fun? Well, not yet but looking for some. Sheesh, at times Hermione felt as if Malfoy was right. She didn't really have anything except for books. Maybe it was time for a change, her features had changed but it would take more than that to leave her mark on Hogwarts. And Hermione owled the two people she'd never thought she'd owl on this particular subject.
Dear Parvati and Lavender,
I feel as if I need a change, would you please assist me in choosing better attire? And basically, a new look? If not, it is fine but I feel like a change, and you are the two who I would figure to go to first.
-Hermione
Not ten minutes later had she received her reply,
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
And so now, in the dawn of night, she was seated in a conjured chair and one of the vanities that was changed into a hair salon. She twirled her hair nervously, she had gotten it tamed, wasn't that enough?
Apparently not.
Hermione was insisted upon to wear a blindfold so that what she looked like would be a surprise, after some objections she relented. As a bunch of nerves, she sat perfectly still in the seat, only moving her head when instructed. A giant sigh of relief was the signal to take off the blindfold. This time she sat perfectly still in shock and not nerves, her hair looked amazing! The once waist length hair, was snipped to mid-back, and was now a honey brown color with some darker almond brown highlights, on top of that her hair was pin straight! Parvati and Lavender presented her with the gift of a curling iron, "your hair has a permanent straightening charm to it, but that can be temporarily broken by this curling iron." That's what they told her, a little confused, but grateful, Hermione accepted the gift and was about to get up to leave...
When they started to tell her to sit back down and they had to do much, much more.
Once again nervous, Hermione sat still in the seat. After about twenty minutes of fussing, some light and natural make up had been applied to her and a variety of make up accessories with a container were laid out in front of her.
"These are for you too, don't you even think about paying us back, we asked for help on homework much more times than the amount of anything we are giving to you." Hermione was about to protest but was silenced by a look that meant this-is-final, and in defeat, she once again sunk into the chair she had been sitting in. The two friend then decided, that Hermione wasn't done yet and should have to have a new attire with her new look. Skin tight jeans, some halters, jean shorts, caprice, a few skirts, dresses, and some tanks with jackets were what she got. Hermione took them silently, thanked the two enthusiastically, and, without the friends' knowledge, slipped a fifty galleon sum on the bed, not caring if they said everything.
Boomboomboomboomboomboomboomboomboomboomboomboomboomboomboom
It was 20 minutes till classes started, and every student was in the great hall, minus our main heroine. Even the whole staff seemed to be there. Dumbledore, his eyes were twinkling much more than usual, paused deliberately in his current conversation to see what he thought might happen.
The doors to the great hall burst open, and a hardly recognizable Hermione Granger stepped into the 'cafeteria.'
The hall turned silent.
Harry Potter had his mouth slung open, eggs falling back onto his plate.
Ronald Weasly continuously rubbed his eyes and then checked his food to see if there was some sort of potion hidden in them,
Ginny Weasly openly guffawed and didn't bother to reprimand her boyfriend about dropping food back into a plate after chewing it.
Dean Thomas, who was walking towards Seamus Finnigan, froze behind Neville and simply stared.
Neville had fallen over in shock, toppled into Dean, his feet knocked the pitcher of orange juice, over to the Slytherin table and hit Pansy Parkinson.
Who didn't even scream, too busy glaring at the new Hermione.
Draco Malfoy had tried to take his eyes off her, but they seemed glued.
Blaise Zabini froze in mid-conversation and started to smoothen out his hair, like he was trying to look presentable.
The girl who had walked in, the new Hermione, was gorgeous. Drop. Dead. Gorgeous. Pin straight honey brown hair flowed over graceful shoulders. Since it was Sunday, the uniform was not necessary, she wore jean caprice that came to her knees and a mini green jacket on top of a white tank, and she had a silver loop belt that went around her waist. The clothes clung to her skin, not so much as to make her seem like a scarlet woman, but an elegant woman. She wore a pair of tan shoes on her feet and a natural, and light make-up was applied to her face.
The beautiful woman skipped down to the Gryffindor table, grabbed a muffin, and looked at her gleaming watch.
"You are all going to be late to class If you don't hurry up soon." She gently reminded, but the hall was so quiet that everybody seemed to hear it. No one moved. She skipped to the exit once more and with a dramatic and final wave, Hermione skipped out the great hall.
Instantaneously, a mad rush occurred for the double doors, and who would get to her class first.
Meanwhile, in front of the door to her first class of the day, Hermione smiled to herself. Oh yes, she thought, things are going to change…
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