Ch. 3 – Another New Friend
After the feast I didn't perchance in because I was health-conscious, I went to the Gryffindor common room… I got put in Gryffindor, like Harry, Ron, and Hermione! Mikel got put in Ravenclaw, and Cedric was in Hufflepuff because he was so brave. I was sitting on a squashy armchair in front of the fire, in my Muggle clothes. I was wearing a pink camisole with eyelet lace under a reddish-pink hoodie with a moose on the back. I was also adorning a cute denim miniskirt and the bottom was frayed. I levitated my uniform robes in the air so I could look at them. Was there anything I could do to make these robes more fashionable? This plain black was not working for me.
"Maybe if I change the color…" I said out loud, lost in reverend.
"I can do that," said a silvery voice. It was so familiar. I turned around… it was.. Mikel! Omg, what was she doing here?
"OMG, what are you doing here?," I asked. "Why aren't you in the Ravenclaw common room, where you should be? We might get in trouble, and it's only our first day here!"
"Don't worry, nothing bad will happen. Now, let's get to work." I flailed. She obviously didn't understand the severity of this storm. But then again, I needed to be stylish. I didn't even wonder how she knew the password or anything… she was in Ravenclaw, so she must be smart.
"Okay…" I started. "Well, um, what color do you think would look best?"
Mikel rubbed her hand on her chin, apparant. "Well, I think that a really dark pink, to bring out your eyes," suggested Mikel. She was such a fashionista, she had so much hidden talent!
"Wow, you are so right!" I reclaimed. I gave her a big, sloppy hug to show my gratitude. With a sweep of her wand, she made my robes a deep shade of pink! They were soooo nice!
"Hmm… they're still a bit plain," she examined, pulling her eyebrows together. "What if…" without finishing her sentence, she swept her wand again. Now, not only were they pink, but they were unique! They were ripped up in places to show my perfectly flat stomach and it almost looked like a sundress. It looked like something you would buy at a really trendy avant garde culture store. With my mouth a grape, I stared at Mikel.
"You… are… THE BEST!" I spluttered. Before she could say anything, I grabbed the robes, and I dashed upstairs to try on my new robes. All of a sudden, I like my uniform more than my Muggle clothes. Pulling them on as fast as I could, I rushed downstairs, eager to see what I looked like. Flying down the stairs, I skidded to a halt.
Surveying the room, I realized Mikel had left. She was so mysterious… But I realized everybody was staring at me with looks of real jealosy on their faces. I blushed.
"Wow, Bella, that's so awesome!" walloped Ashlee, a girl with read hair she kept in braids (a/n: Sunset, this is you!).
"Yeah, totally! I wish I could do that!" exclaimed Hermione.
"Thanks everybody, but my friend Mikel did it for me. Did anybody see where she went?"
Everybody shook their heads. I took that to mean "no." I frowned. Why had she just taken off like that. But then I realized she had foreseen all the attention she would of gotten if she had left after. No wonder why she was in Ravenclaw… she was so smart!
I had a really intense longing to see Edward just then. I wondered if Mikel had gone to visit him since they were sisters and all. I left the common room ignoring all the praise I was getting. I set out for the Huffle Puff common room. I went up and down the hallways, with people and portraits alike googling at me surprisedly, with looks of excitement on their faces. But the most surprised look I saw came from a boy my age also strolling the corridors. He stopped in his tracks, looking at me with surprise written all over his face.
"O. M. G." he gasped. "Thothe robethe are just… tho… fabuluth!!" he squealed.
"Thanks!!! Thank you so much!" I replied. I actually thought this expatriot was different that the rest of those plain Janes, because he was sort of stylish too! His robes, even though they were black, were sequined and sparkled, and matched his silver beret that glinted in the light.
"Girl, you are tho incredible!!" he cried, his eyes swimming with tears of amaze. "What'th yer name??" he enquired.
"Bella!!" I answered. "What's yours?" I asked in return.
"My name ith Dracooo Malfoy!" he yodeled. "It'th tho nithe to meet yu!" he drawled. We hugged! We knew we were destined to be friends! I had to introduce him to Cedric and Mikel, I'm sure they'd love to meet him too!
For the rest of the night until midnight, we skipped through the hallways, chatting hapily about fashion and clothes, and our lives before we came to Hogwarts.
"Wow, you're tho cool!" he exclaimed after I told him about being a Muggle. "Now, I thee Muggle bornth in a toteth different way! They're jut hath cool ath pure-bloodth!!"
"Thanks!" I said.
Until we realized that it was getting late, we redundantly hugged and got back to our common rooms. Lying my poster-bed, I thought about y first day at Hogwarts. I made friends, got stylish robes, and found love! This was an incredible place, because of the magic, I bet! I couldn't wait to see my friends again tomorrow, and I might of even been excited to start classes.