Anansi Village is pulled from my imagination. Africa needed a wizarding Diagon Alley so here it is lol.
A bit of translation:
Nou Shi Shi, het jy ontsnap reeds? : Now Shi Shi, have you escaped already?
Geen tannie, im net besoek.: No auntie, I'm just visiting.
My vriende en ek woulf soos party van ons klere, so haak ons optrek. : My friends and I would like some clothes, so hook us up.
And if you want to see their dresses you can check them out on my Tumblr, weasleyismyking540
Chapter 12: Witches Day Out
The next day, Pansy, Rashida, Ginny, and Hermione bundled up in their winter gear and set out for Hogsmeade to go dress robes and shoes shopping for the Malfoy's Christmas party.
"Everybody knows how to apparate right? Because we are going to Anansi Village."said Rashida when they had gotten well into Hogsmeade.
Ginny and Pansy liked the idea. Hermione, not so much.
"I don't know. We could get into big trouble."she said.
"Oh come on Hermi, are you a Gryffindor or not?" said Pansy.
"We could have a chance to get some clothes that no one else in England has." encouraged Ginny.
"And it'll all be free." added Rashida. "My aunty is a fashion designer in Kenya. She lets me and my friends wear and keep some of her designs for free for advertisement purposes. She can even design you a dress or an outfit on the spot! Come on Hermione, please?"
Hermione grinned. "Well, alright. But if we get in trouble, I'm blaming you."
The girls ran over to where the Shrieking Shack was located. They grabbed onto Rashida and she apparated them all to a busy street.
"Welcome to Anansi Village in Kenya!" said Rashida proudly as she spun around, taking in the heat.
Rashida flicked her finger at the three girls and their winter wear disappeared. Only their jeans and t shirts remained. She waved her hand over herself and her outfit remained.
"Don't worry. Our clothes will appear back on us when we return. It's too hot here for winter coats."
The girls looked around. They were in awe at the new sights and sounds l surrounding them. They then allowed Rashida to take them on a tour. There were shops that storefronts had beautiful jewels that more than likely cost a fortune that Pansy made them promise they would return to, a shop that was more than likely for magical pets that they had to tear Ginny away from, as she had spied an actual cheetah cub in there that she desperately wanted, there was a bookstore that was way bigger that Flourish and Blotts back in Diagon Alley, that Hermione quickly purchased various books in, and a sweet shop that sold candies and cakes they have never heard of before.
Finally they made it to the shop Miss Amisi's Clothes For All Occasions. When they went through the door, they were greeted by a beautifully bronzed tall woman with hair that stood up high on her head.
"Nou Shi Shi, het jy ontsnap reeds?" said the woman in Afrikaans to Rashida.
Rashida smiled and shook her head as the woman gave her a huge hug. "Geen tannie, im net besoek." she said. "My vriende en ek woulf soos party van ons klere, so haak ons optrek!"
"Ahhhh clothes you say?" said the woman in English. "Well you have come to the right place, my dears."
"Pansy, Hermione, Ginny, this is my Auntie Amisi, the best designer in the world."
"Not the world. Only Africa." laughed Amisi as she gave each girl a hug. "Now, what types of clothing?"
"Well everyday clothes if you have anything new you want to show off, but we are mainly here for dresses." said Rashida, giving her aunt a pleading eye.
"Of course. I will take measurements and then we shall get started!" said Amisi excitedly.
The girls spent the better of two hours in the shop. Amisi worked quickly along with her staff and had designed four unique dresses for the girls, each in different colors, along with shoes to match. Rashida's was blue, with teal, white, yellow and brown patterns , Pansy's was white, with blue and brown pattern and cut to show the middle of her chest and the sides of her breasts, Ginny's was solid green ("The color of strength and money" said Amisi), and Hermione's was gold, with red and blue patterns. Their dresses along with the unique clothing they were given were bagged up and given to the girls free of charge.
They left the shop and stopped at a diner, where they ate foods they never tried before.
"I'm so glad you thought of this, Rah" said Hermione, as she ate a plate of strange but spicy and good noodles.
"I'm glad you loved it. I've been eager to show you my side of life." said Rashida as she sipped her tea.
"This is great. I can't wait to wear the dress on Christmas, Harry is going to positively die!" said Pansy enthusiastically.
"They all are. Ron will die twice to see me in Slytherin green." laughed Ginny.
"Green suits you." said Rashida.
"So, what are you and Ron going to do while on holiday, Hermi?" asked Pansy, giving Hermione a wink.
Hermione blushed. "Well hopefully I'll at least get a kiss out of him. " she said. "I think I'm going to have to be the one to take the initiative and just pounce on him and snog him senseless."
"Eww. I did not want to hear that." said Ginny, covering her ears.
"I'm curious as to how you're going to do at Blaise's, Rah." said Panay. "I've met Mrs. Zabini. She is nice, but she can also be very hard to approach, and she is really sensitive when it comes to Blaise, so, all those snarky remarks you give him will have to take a back seat."
Rashida laughed. "I'll have you know that it's been a while since I've been snarky with Mr. Zabini. We have come to a better understanding if you will."
"You mean you're starting to fancy him." snickered Ginny.
"I fancy him just as much as you fancy Draco, Gin." said Rashida with a smug look on her face.
"Clever girl."
"It seems the only one here doing any real fancying here is Hermione." said Pansy. "Then again, you and Ron are in a real relationship. "
"I think you and Harry could be in one Pans." said Hermione. "You know, if it wasn't for that horrid bet. You and Malfoy too, Gin."
"Don't make me laugh." said Pansy as Ginny looked nervously at her food.
"Draco wouldn't know how to be in a real relationship." said Ginny. "He only knows how to be a prat."
"Same with Harry." said Pansy. "Sure, he has shown a more down to earth side to himself, but really he is still just an arrogant asshole. I don't even know why I put up with him."
"So, I'm thinking since we will be spending so much time with these gits, we need to kick it up a notch."said Ginny to Pansy and Rashida.
"What do you have in mind?" asked Rashida.
"Well I don't know about you two, but I plan on seducing Draco. And hard." said Ginny, a sneaky from creeping upon her face.
Hermione gasped. "Are you sure that's a good idea, Gin?"
"Of course. Aren't I supposed to be doing that anyways?"
"Well, yeah, I guess. But what if you two end up... well...you know..."
"Shagging?" said Pansy, rolling her eyes. "Just say the word. Shit, maybe you need to get in a good shag or two yourself."
Hermione felt her cheeks warm up in actual delight of the idea.
"I have enough control to not let things get that far." said Ginny. "Besides, it will be fun to see him wiggle."
"Well I for one will not be doing anything like that with Blaise." said Rashida. "I simply plan on trying to get him to actually treat a witch right. Now that I know why he does the things he does, it's time to show him a better way you know?"
"You mean teach him how to be a proper gentleman." said Pansy.
"Exactly."
"So then he will be perfect for you!"
Rashida almost choked on her juice. "Now I've never said that. Blaise and I, we are only just becoming friends. I could never."
"Maybe not now, but somebody?" asked Hermione. "If you ask me, I think if he got his act together, you two would make a lovely couple."
Rashida laughed Hermione's thought off. Her friend had to be delirious.
"So Pansy, what's your course of action going to be?" she asked, changing the subject, which Hermione caught and gave her a knowing look.
"I just plan on continuing to be the coy little flirt that I am and let him continue to think he is getting to me. Much more fun. I just might give him a wee bit of hope and let him get a kiss or two in." said Pansy.
"If it wasn't for the fact that they made this idiotic bet, I would say your plans are atrocious, Gin, and Pansy." said Hermione, with Rashida nodding in agreement.
"I'm a Slytherin. I'm really only looking out for myself. And I have to do what I have to do to make sure I stay happy, darling." said Pansy, concentrating back on her plate of food.
Ginny couldn't help but feel somewhat of a twinge of guilt. But the thought of the bet made the feeling go away.
The four continued to eat and socialize for the next thirty minutes. After hitting up the jewelry store, the four apparated back to Hogsmeade where they found themselves back in their winter gear. They made their way back to Hogwarts, each one anticipating the Christmas holidays.
