NOTE TO~-Deb -em-strawberri-gurl -Sam8 - I said at the end of last chapter that I was GOING TO DESCRIBE WHAT HERMIONE LOOKS LIKE IN THE NEXT CHAPTER.
Number of Words: 1580 words
Previous: "Oi, Malfoy! Where's Hermione?" "Yeah, we thought she was with you." "She's right here. Say hi to the friends who have already forgotten what you look like Hermione."
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~*Chapter 4:The Perfect Plan for the Perfect Couple*~
"A make over?!" Hermione cried, absolutely horrified by the thought of it.
"Yes, a make over. For you. Now stand up straight. Turn around. Slowly. First thing to go: you hair." Raising his eyebrow as he observed Hermione's form, you could almost see his wheels turning in his head.
"My hair! What are you going to do with my hair?!" Hermione protested
"Here, take this," Draco handed her a jar filled with white goopy stuff, "Use this instead of your normal shampoo two times a week for a month. While you're washing your hair, I'll be dealing with your wardrobe. Oh, and don't dry your hair yet." Surprisingly, Hermione complied with Draco's wishes and went into their bathroom to wash her hair.
Meanwhile, Draco started sorting through Hermione's throng of robes and muggle clothes. He noticed that all of her robes and uniforms were at least two sizes too big. The muggle clothes were at a reasonable size, but Hermione never wore them at school. The new rule allowed students to wear anything they wanted during days that they didn't have school. Even Draco, who hated anything that had to do with muggles, wore muggle clothing. However, the fact that he wore muggle clothes didn't change his perspective on muggles.
Draco eyed the heaps of robes wearily and set to work on readjusting their sizes.
Looking around the seemingly empty room, Hermione ventured a hesitant "Draco?" "Draco, are you here?" she asked again a few minutes later with no reply.
Draco suddenly appeared from the walk in closet. His usually gelled back hair was now sticking up in all manner of directions. Creating a rather frazzled look, however the triumphant gleam in his eyes dismissed that thought and it turned out to be a somewhat crazed look. Despite her better judgment, Hermione fell into a fit of giggles.
Draco looked at her curiously but shrugged it off and instead, motioned her to come over. Hermione walked over to the mad scientist to find out what he had done with her robes. She hoped that it wasn't anything too drastic. With a wave of his wand, Hermione was instantly changed into the uniform that he had held in his arms.
The skirt was considerably shorter and showed a fair amount of her model like legs. The blouse fit snuggly around her while the robe clung to her every form.
"DRACO! WHAT have you DONE with my UNIFORM?! This isn't mine! Did you get it off PANSY or another one of your sluts because I am definitely NOT going to wear this."
"This is your uniform. I've just slightly altered it so that it fits you properly instead of being too big. Take a look at yourself in the mirror. Go on! Sluts certainly don't dress like that!"
"You mean this is even TIGHTER and SHORTER than the ones that SLUTS wear?!?"
Hermione took a hesitant step towards the mirror and calmed down at what she saw. Apparently, her uniform wasn't as slutty as she had thought it to be. Sure, she looked a great deal more attractive in the right sizes than her usual baggy robes. But she actually looked... Nice. Hermione grinned at her reflection and turned to the Draco sitting on the floor.
"I told you it's not that bad. You look good! See how a minor difference in clothing can make a major difference in your appearance! Now try on your shoes. Your heights pretty good, so you don't need very high heels. But heels are good a quite a few things. 1)Boosts your self confidence 2)Makes you taller 3)May make you prettier And 3)Good for self defense or fighting 'cause a hard kick really hurts, if you know what I mean"
Draco handed Hermione her old school shoes which, by now looked like an entirely new pair. He had given it a good polish and new 21/2 inch heels.
Hermione stepped into her shoes and stood next to Draco's 6ft 41/2inches. The top of Hermione's head reached the bottom of his chin making her feel a great deal taller since she was now able to look him in the eye without tilting her head up too much. Any doubts for high heels vanished at that obvious plus.
Draco motioned Hermione to a chair and began slaving over her hair. He unraveled the towel from her hair and with a brush he gently went through her hair. Expecting the usual knots and snags, Hermione readied herself. However, the brush went through smoothly, as did every other stroke.
"The shampoo I gave you to use takes away all your knots making it smoother and healthier. It's also part of the formula that makes curly, or in your case, bushy hair, straight." Seeing her expression, he answered her in a bored voice. Somewhat like he was reciting from a book.
When he was sure that he had brushed every section of her hair, he picked up a clear spray bottle containing a clear blue potion. He sprayed it on the length of her hair. Making sure to cover every single hair. He brushed through it a second time while Hermione stared in amazement as every single strand of hair straightened itself out.
Next, Draco rummaged through Hermione's trunk to get the make up her mom had bought for her to use. He thought it pointless to cake Hermione in inches of make up because if she did, people would be used to her super flawless skin made by tons of make up. He decided it would be best if she went for the more natural look. He chose a shimmery bronze eye shadow, a lengthening mascara, a peach coloured lipstick and clear lip gloss.
With a soft tipped brush, he applied the eye shadow to her eyelid and swiped on a layer of mascara to her already thick eyelashes. He dabbed a bit of lipstick on her full lips for a touch of colour and smoothed on a coat of lip gloss. He guided Hermione to the full length mirror and smiled to himself as she gaped at her reflection.
"Wow. I never knew I could look so pretty."
"You had a lot to start off with. Besides, we're aiming for the natural look, right? All I did was shade a highlight that was already there. Nothing much. You just have to know what colours go best with what and what you want to stand out or blend in, and how." Draco explained matter of factly. He smirked, knowing that he knew more about something more than Hermione.
"Where'd you learn all this?"
"Well, us Malfoys have always prided ourselves on our dashing looks and cunning minds. So when my mother got her own personal beautician, he insisted on me staying with them whenever the beautician came over. Said I could learn a few tips from her. I guess sitting in while the beautician fussed over my mother paid off."
~*End of Flash Back*~
"...meeting with Dumbledore, he told us..ordered us to be the perfect couple. Draco here, agreed right away when he heard of the extra 250 house points." Hermione finished off her long explanation with a glare in Draco's direction.
"The perfect couple huh? Kinda hard to imagine out of you two."
"Well, Dumbledore gave us the points, so it's time for us to fulfill our end of the bargain." Draco pointed out
"And how do you suppose we do that? As Harry had said, it's hard to imagine us as the perfect couple." Hermione asked huffily. "It's easier said than done, you know?"
"Word gets around fast her Hermione. Unless you haven't noticed, that's how we all found out what happened in the many secret escapades you three have been through. All Hermione and I have to do is act intimate in front of my fan club. In no less than an hours time, the whole of Hogwarts will know. Even the ghosts and the people in the paintings."
"Arrogant aren't you? So you're telling us that more than half the school's population of girls are in your so called 'Draco Malfoy fan club'?" Lavender asked astonished.
"No! I refuse to act like a slut in front of your group of sluts!" Hermione argued determinedly.
"Hermione, no ones forcing you to act like a slut. If you act like one of those sluts, no one would believe that we'd be able to stay together. Therefore, we wouldn't be the perfect couple. Anyways, you don't have to drool all over me. I'll take the lead. Okay?" Draco tried desperately to reason with the stubborn Hermione.
Hermione looked take aback as five pairs of eyes looked up at her expectantly.
"Okay, Okay! I'll do it!"
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dee dee(Anonymous): I don really know much about Oliver Woods, but I certainly like his hot accent... not that british accents aren't hot enough... but if we stick an oliver woods in there, it wouldn't be a bad idea. I can just imagine it: Madam Hooch retires because she broke her back. Dumbledore invites Oliver back to Hogwarts to be the young, handsome, energetic flying/quidditch professor.-cures Hermione's fear for flying, goes after Hermione while Hermione tries to.. mustn't tell you the plot too... but Oliver will certainly have something. 'naughty yet fluffy scenes' what are they rated? Hm.. if you don't like my flying professor thingy, then maybe we could compromise with something better if you already have an idea... will you e-mail me? I know you told me to mail you but I want to know what you think first... maybe I should've e-mailed you this reply instead but whatever. I'll think about the love triangle for this fic, but so far, I don't have any definite plans yet...
Deb>^..^ (DKC)(Anonymous):Albus? He knows a lot of things and that's top secret information.
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A/N:The reasons for heels, I just made up... dunno if it's true though.
A/N: I just realized that my fics have absolutely no plot...I wonder how a managed to survive so far with no plot.
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