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Chapter Three
The next morning I awoke, confused about where I was and why my body felt so strange. What was on my chest? Why do I have breasts and long blonde hair? Then I began to remember the night before, when Luna and I switched places. I was for all practical purposes, Luna Lovegood. I was now a witch instead of a wizard, I quickly reminded myself. It was still early, thankfully the other girls were still asleep. So I decided to get up and take a shower. And get dressed before they wake up. So I grabbed Luna's clean uniform, that was left folded on her trunk. Most likely it was cleaned and folded by the Hogwarts House Elves. I then looked in the trunk and found a clean matching set of knickers and a bra. As well as a bag with Luna's bathroom things.
Once I had everything I would need, I walked to the seventh year girls bathroom. Fortunately no one was there, since my room mates were still sleeping. I placed my things on a bench near an empty shower stall. That was when I realised that I needed to relieve my bladder. So I went to one of the loo's, hiked up my night dress and slipped off my knickers. I then sat and tied to relax various muscles till urine flowed. When finished, as I wiped myself down there. I accidentally wiped across something, that felt kind of like the sensitive tip of my former male anatomy. I was later told that it was my clitoris. I touched the area again and had a similar reaction. I realised that this really wasn't the best place to explore such things. So I returned to the bench near the shower stall and removed my nightdress and placed them with my knickers on the bench. I then noticed the mirror over the bench. I looked my new female body over again. If I had to be a girl, I could do a lot worse. I wonder why Luna doesn't think she's very pretty. Now that I've seen her in all her glory, I sure thought she was pretty. I reached up with my hands and held my breasts. I squeezed them gently and ran my fingers over my nipples. Again I felt a very pleasant sensation. It was odd to feel the extra weight on my chest but it was by no means unpleasant to have them. After spending a bit longer in front of the mirror than necessary. I heard a voice say.
"You're a very pretty witch, you shouldn't have any trouble catching any wizard you want." It said.
I looked around and saw no one there, that's odd. Then I realised, it was the mirror that had said it.
"Thanks, I think." I replied turning a bit red over the comment.
"Just stating the truth, my dear." The mirror answered.
After that I beat a hasty retreat and walked into the shower stall as I closed the curtain. I turned on the water and adjusted the temperature. Once I was satisfied, I switched it to the shower head. I washed myself running my hands over my body, it felt very nice. I then washed my hair and rinsed it. Next I turned the water off and dried myself with a towel. But my hair was still wet. I decided that I would try a drying charm. That seemed to do the trick. I then proceeded to put on my knickers and bra. Again I had a few problems putting on the bra but finally managed it. I then put on the white dress shirt and buttoned it up. As I slipped the skirt on over it and zipped it up. Next came the silver and blue tie. Then the jumper, knee socks and shoes. I then stood in front of the mirror and brushed my long blonde hair for several minutes. It helped make it look a lot better but it was still a little hard to manage. So I conjured a hair tie and used it to tie my hair into a ponytail. Not bad, I thought. Since it was a Saturday, I didn't bother with my school robes. I put my things away in my room. Now that I was dressed, I decided to go down to breakfast in the Great Hall.
Once I arrived I almost went to the Gryffindor table. Before I remembered, that I was now in Ravenclaw. So that's where I sat down. And began to load my plate with eggs, bacon and toast. I poured a glass of pumpkin juice. I then began to eat. So far no one paid me any real attention and that was fine with me. A short time later after I was mostly finished eating. Someone came up behind me and placed his hands over my eyes. And said to me.
"Guess who?" He said, with a very familiar voice.
"Harry Potter, who else would you be?" I replied, as I tried to stay in character.
I was a little surprised, I never would have imagined that Luna could be so playful. I liked seeing this side of Luna's personality. But what came next was even more surprising.
"Luna, would you do me the great honour of going to Hogsmeade with me today?" He asked seriously.
I couldn't quite believe that he was asking me on a date. The very same date, that I had previously planned to ask him on. I did want to go to Hogsmeade and it was far better than staying in the castle all day. Did it really matter who was in what body. So I quickly agreed to it, at the very least I was sure it would be very educational.
"Of course Harry, I'd love to go with you." I replied happily.
He smiled and looked at my hair. He then turned looked me straight in the eyes and said.
"Your hair looks very nice in a ponytail, Luna." He said approvingly.
"Thank you, Harry. I couldn't get it to behave. It seemed like the easiest solution." I replied with a bit of blush in my cheeks.
"It's very nice, you should wear it like that more often." He said as he smiled at me again.
It was still a bit early. So not many people saw, him ask me to go to Hogsmeade with him. But of those few, among them were Hermione and Ginny. They both seemed to watch our interaction with great interest. Luna in my previous form seemed to have noticed them as well and said.
"We still have a few hours before we can go to Hogsmeade. And I still need to eat breakfast, so I'll meet you in the courtyard. We'll leave from there, okay?" He asked me, sounding rather pleased with himself.
"Okay, see you then." I replied, feeling a bit odd at the thought. That I would be going to Hogsmeade on a date as a girl.
He then leaned forward after looking towards the Gryffindor table and said only loud enough for me to hear.
"I'll bet the minute you get up to leave, that Hermione and Ginny will follow you." He said with a smile.
"Why would they follow me?" I asked, confused by his comment.
"Now that's a very good question, Luna. I'll see you later at the courtyard." He said as he smiled again knowingly. And walked back to the Gryffindor table to eat his breakfast.
Clearly he was implying something but I couldn't quite figure it out. I was pretty much done with my breakfast. So I got up to leave, thinking that I had some things to do as well. Before meeting Luna later at the courtyard.
As I was leaving the Great Hall, I noticed that Hermione and Ginny also got up and quickly followed me. I didn't make it very far, before they each grabbed an arm. And pulled me into a nearby empty class room.
"What?" I asked. As they looked at me with the same knowing smiles.
"Luna, are you sure you don't have something to tell us?" Hermione asked hopefully.
"I think that's the longest conversation, I've seen Harry have in sometime." Ginny added with a hopeful smile as well.
Were they really that interested? Clearly they weren't mad at Luna for some reason. But they did appear to be, on a mission to find something out. Could it really be about me, being asked to go to Hogsmeade?
"Harry just asked me to go to Hogsmeade with him." I replied in disbelief at their reactions.
They again turned to each other and again smiled knowingly.
"That's wonderful, Luna. I'm so happy for you." Hermione gushed excitedly for me.
"I have been so worried, Harry hasn't expressed any interest in going out with anyone since we broke up. I was afraid he was going to become a complete hermit." Ginny added, sounding a bit relieved.
I guess I had been avoiding people. It was nice to know, that they both cared enough to be concerned.
"Did you need any help getting ready?" Hermione asked.
"Help with what?" I asked confused once again.
"Getting ready for your date with Harry of course." Hermione said as she rolled her eyes at me.
"Why would I need help?" I asked again. Still not quite getting it.
"With your clothes, hair and makeup. You silly girl, what else would she mean?" Ginny asked with a grin.
"What's wrong with what I'm wearing?" I asked them again confused.
"Nothing if you were going with just us girls. But this is a date with a boy. You like Harry don't you?" Hermione asked.
"Of course I do. I have for sometime now." I answered, remembering what Luna said to me just the other day.
"But I thought he only liked me as a friend, not someone he wanted to go out with." I explained.
"Things change, Luna. Take it from me." Ginny said with a playful grin.
Ginny was right about how things have changed but not quite in the way she was thinking.
"You really think I should do something with my hair and clothes?" I asked in disbelief.
Part of me didn't want their help but another part of me wanted to see, what Luna would look like dressed up a bit.
"Of course we do, right Ginny?" Hermione asked brightly. As Ginny nodded in agreement.
"We have offered our help many times, but you have always refused. Saying you didn't have anyone too dress up for, well now you do." Ginny added with a suggestive wink.
"We really want things to work out for you and Harry." Hermione continued almost pleading.
"Oh, okay. Will you please help me get ready for my date." I asked them with a sigh.
I couldn't believe I was agreeing to this. It wasn't even 24 hours since I became Luna. And now I was getting ready for my first date as a girl. Could my life possibly get any stranger.
"Ginny you stay here and see what you can do with Luna's hair. I'm going to our dorm to get some Muggle cosmetics and a few other things. I'll be right back." Hermione said as she disappeared out the door.
Ginny seemed to be looking me over, as if trying to decide how to proceed.
"Luna, could you undo your hair tie for me. I want to see what I have to work with." She asked looking over my hair.
I undid the hair tie as requested and sat it aside.
"Harry said he liked it in a ponytail." I replied. "At least that's what he said this morning." I continued to tell her.
"Oh, did he now?" Ginny asked, as she again smiled knowingly.
"It is a different look for you but I think we can do better for your date." She continued to tell me happily.
Ginny pointed her wand at a nearby chair and with a flick and a swish. The chairs legs grew a little longer.
"Sit here." Ginny said, as she gestured to the chair.
I did as she asked and noticed it put me at about the right height for her to work on my hair.
She was again looking at my hair, thinking about what she might be able do with it. Ginny then used her wand to conjured a hair brush. She gently proceeded to brushed my hair until she was finally satisfied, then Ginny turned to me and said.
"Your hair is really nice and soft, Luna. Do you mind if I trim it a bit in the front and back? Just to even it out a bit?" Ginny asked hopefully.
"No I don't mind but I don't want you to go through too much trouble." I answered nervously.
"It's no trouble at all Luna. We've been friends since we were little girls. I'm happy to be able to do this for you." She continued, as she conjured a pair of scissors and went about trimming my hair.
It was at this point that Hermione returned with a bag and a couple of fashion magazines. She turned to Ginny and asked.
"How's it going so far." She asked her friends.
"Not too bad, I've mostly been brushing and trimming so far." Ginny replied.
She then turned to look at Hermione and said,"Luna says that Harry complimented her hair being in a ponytail this morning. So I was thinking about braiding her hair into a ponytail and maybe tying a bow above it." She continued grinning at me.
"That sounds like a good idea. You work on that, while I start on Luna's makeup. Then we can transfigure Luna's uniform into something nice for her to wear. I brought a couple of Lavender's fashion magazines for idea's" Hermione said to Ginny.
I was now starting to get a little worried about this.
"Please don't get to carried away and overdo it." I pleaded nervously.
"Do you trust us, Luna?" Ginny asked me.
"Of course I do." I replied, surprised they would even ask.
"Then sit back and let us work, if you don't like what we do. You can always undo it later." She continued.
So I sat there and did as I was told, as they went about working on my hair and makeup. A little while later they were done.
"Can I see." I asked, wanting to see how I looked.
"Not just yet, we still need to decide on what you'll wear." Hermione replied.
As she grabbed the fashion magazines and handed the other to Ginny. They then proceeded to look through them and asked each others opinions about various outfits.
"How about this one?" Ginny asked Hermione.
"No I don't think so. But look at this one, it's very nice." Hermione responded.
"Isn't that a bit too girlish for Luna?" Ginny asked her friend.
"I suppose you're right, maybe if we toned it down a bit and removed most of the ruffles and lace." Hermione continued.
"Yes, I think that could work. Lets try that." Ginny added happily.
"Stand up Luna and close your eyes. No peeking until we tell you too." Hermione said, as she made sure they were closed.
So, I stood up and closed my eyes and waited to be told that I could look. I could feel my clothes change shape as they tried various ideas. I felt like a big dress-up doll. Finally, they both agreed that I was finished.
"That's it, it's perfect." Ginny said grinning at me.
"You can open your eyes now, Luna." Hermione told me.
As I opened my eyes, I saw a full sized mirror in front of me. What I saw reflected back, was Luna in a very pretty yellow summer dress. Her hair was in a braided ponytail with a matching yellow bow that was tied off at the top of the braid. The little bit of cosmetics really enhanced her pleasant features, yet it wasn't overdone. The over all effect was nothing short of stunning. I was right, Luna could be very pretty with little effort. What was the old saying, about the ugly duckling becoming a beautiful swan. That about sums it up, then I remembered that I was looking in a mirror. And that the very pretty girl in the mirror was actually me.
"Wow! Is that really me? I asked in stunned disbelief.
"Of course it's you Luna. Who else would you be?" Ginny asked happily, apparently pleased about my reaction to her and Hermione's efforts.
Who else indeed, if she only knew. I thought to myself, as I again looked at my reflection in disbelief.
"You're very likely to turn more than just Harry's head." Hermione said, also very pleased.
"You'll be the prettiest witch in all of Hogsmeade." Ginny added brightly.
"Aren't you going Ginny?" I asked surprised that Ginny wasn't planning to go.
"Well I have been dropping a few hints. But so far Neville is either too shy or hasn't caught on yet." Ginny said, sounding a bit disappointed.
I could tell that Ginny really wanted to go to Hogsmeade with Neville.
"I'll probably just go with a few friends." She said doubtfully.
I wondered if Neville was still holding back because he thought Ginny and I might still get back together. If that was the case, he would need to be set straight about that.
"He'll come around Ginny, he's just too noble for his own good. He's a lot like Harry that way." Hermione said to her friend.
"How about you Hermione, I expect your going with my worthless brother as usual?" Ginny asked smirking.
"Of course. Ron and I have a standing agreement to go together, to each Hogsmeade weekend." She replied, sounding a little annoyed about Ron being called worthless.
Ginny seemed to notice this and said.
"Hermione you know I don't really mean it. He's my brother and I love him dearly. But he's still a boy and that makes him more than a little thick, about these things." Ginny said to the older girl.
"I know you don't really mean it. But in his defence he really has been making an effort to go to places I want. And not just to Zonko's and the Quality Quidditch shop." Hermione added.
It was interesting to hear what Hermione and Ginny really thought about the boys in their lives. I guess this is what they call girl talk.
"Speaking of going with Ron to Hogsmeade, I really should be getting ready myself. So I'll see you both later." Hermione continued, as she prepared to leave.
"Me too, I guess we're done here for now." Ginny added, as she turned towards the door.
Since Hermione and Ginny were about to leave. I thought I should thank them properly, for all their hard work getting me ready for my date.
"Thank you both for your help, I really appreciate it." I said gratefully.
"You're very welcome Luna, it was our pleasure to do it." Hermione said, with a big smile as Ginny nodded in agreement.
"We'll make a proper girl out of you yet, Luna!" Ginny said teasingly.
As they both hugged me and left me in the room alone. I looked in the mirror again. I don't know about me being a proper girl. But there was no doubt that I definitely looked like one. I was about to banish the mirror and leave when I heard someone say.
"Wow! They really did a number on you, didn't they?" He said, as he put the Marauders Map away.
"You knew they were going to do this to me?" I questioned him, as I tried hard not to yell or scream at him.
"Well I figured they would offer to help. But the results are way beyond anything even I had imagined. You're absolutely gorgeous, Luna! I'm going to have to find a way to thank them for this." He replied in disbelief.
"Speaking of thanking them, I know how you could at least thank Ginny." I said to him helpfully.
"How might I do that?" He asked curiously.
"Well Ginny said that she had been dropping hints to Neville to ask her out. But so far he hasn't. I think he still expects, Harry and Ginny to get back together. At least I think that's why he hasn't asked her out. If you tell him that we are going out with each other, perhaps he'll make his move." I explained to him.
"Say no more, my very beautiful young lady." He said, as he again pulled out the Marauders map. And began searching for Neville.
"There he is, just outside the Great Hall. He must have just finished a late breakfast. Let's go." He said with a smile. As he took my hand, after putting the map away.
We left the empty classroom and walked back towards the Great Hall holding hands. As we passed various people, I got more than a few strange looks. The girls seemed a bit annoyed, at seeing who they thought was Harry Potter holding my hand. While the boys were doing double takes, as if not believing what they were actually seeing. One poor Hufflepuff boy, actually walked into a suit of armour.
It didn't take long for us to find Neville. He was near the entry to the Great Hall talking to Dean Thomas. As we approached. Neville seemed to noticed our joined hands.
"Could we have a moment of your time, Neville?" Luna asked him, as he stood next to Dean.
"Sure Harry, Luna." He said nodding his head to us.
As Dean Thomas stood there gaping at me in disbelief. We moved away to have a private chat with Neville. All while people continued to stare at us. Or was it me they were mostly watching, I wasn't exactly sure.
"You look very nice today, Luna. Got big plans for Hogsmeade today? He asked a bit nervously.
"Why thank you, Neville. As a matter of fact I do, Harry here asked me to go with him today. So Hermione and Ginny decided, I needed a little help getting ready." I replied to him helpfully.
I almost missed seeing it. But I was sure I saw Neville react to Ginny's name.
"While they were assisting me, Ginny implied that she was hoping that you might ask her to go with you to Hogsmeade today. She sounded a bit disappointed that you hadn't asked her." I continued to tell Neville.
"Which got me thinking, that maybe you still thought her and I might get back together. And that you might be holding off for that reason. I care a lot about Ginny, but we both realised it was more of a sibling kind of affection." Luna added, as he tried to convince Neville to go ask Ginny out.
Neville looked relieved, and then a little hopeful.
"I don't suppose you know where she is, Harry." Neville asked hopefully.
"As a matter of fact I do." Luna said, as he pulled out the Marauders Map and did a quick sweep of it looking for Ginny.
"She's still in the Gryffindor Common room." He said with a smile.
"Good luck, Neville. Don't tell her we tipped you off." I said, while hoping everything went well for them.
"I won't. And thanks Harry, Luna." He said as he turned and quickly made his way back up the stairs to his Common room.
That went better than I expected. Now hopefully Ginny will have a date for Hogsmeade. And that thought made me very happy for some reason. After all I want Ginny to be as happy, as she seemed to want me and Luna to be.
"It's about time to head to Hogsmeade. Let's go get in line." Luna said, as he pulled me along. Still holding my hand.
So we moved past the Great Hall and out through the main doors into the courtyard. Where other students were in line waiting to go to Hogsmeade. Filch was being his usual grumpy self, as he checked to make sure that each student. Was on the list of students allowed to go to Hogsmeade. As we gradually made our way to the front of the line, Filch grudgingly approved each student before us. When it was finally our turn Filch scowled at us and said.
"Names!" Filch barked, as he noticed our joined hands.
"Harry Potter and Luna Lovegood, Mr. Filch." Luna replied, knowing very well that Filch knew who we were.
"Never expected the likes of you two being a couple." He stated, in his usual annoyed manner.
"We just started going out with each other today. It's our first time going to Hogsmeade together, Mr. Filch." I said cheerfully, doing my very best Luna imitation. Knowing that it would annoy Mr. Filch even more.
"Get on your way then!" He snarled at us.
And that's exactly what we did. We walked down the path that led to the main gate. We passed the train station as we continued down the path towards Hogsmeade.
(To be continued)