Chapter 3 Shopping Trip In Hogesmead, and A Day With Friends.
Just before they had finished eating the daily post arrived, and a large tawny owl swooped down to Hermione and dropped a large bouquet of flowers in her lap. The flowers were beautiful – there was lily's, roses, baby's breath, freesias, tulips, lililium, and green ivy leaves and they were in her 2 favourite colours pink and lilac. She noticed a small card in the centre of the flowers 'meet me here in the great hall at midnight, please come alone, love your secret admirer xxxxx', said the card. "Harry, Ron, look at this", cried Hermione excitedly, Harry and Ron took the card and read it "you're not going to meet them are you 'Mione ?" said Ron sounding annoyed, Harry added "you should be careful 'Mione, what if Voldemort has set you a trap". "Harry don't you learn anything, there is no way Voldemort could get into Hogworts, there are too many protection charms and other security measures, and yes Ron I am going to meet my secret admirer I want to know who he is". "He must really like you Hermione", piped up Parvati Patil "you are so lucky flowers, a necklace, and a bracelet, he must be either very keen or very rich". "Or both", said Hermione "I mean Ron likes me but he could never afford all that, or even any of it", she continued lowering her voice. "How do you know that ?", asked Lavender "oh come on Lav it's obvious ", replied Hermione.
Hermione then went and dressed ready for her day in Hogesmeade, she decided on wearing her new skirt with which she pulled on a pink sparkly t-shirt, her denim jacket and some pink sandals. She decided to put up the top section of her hair in a pink lily clip and leave the rest loose. Ginny then helped her to curl her hair, and Hermione left the domitory feeling like a million dollars. "Wow, you look good 'Mione", came the voices of Seamus, Dean, and Neville. "Thanks guys, oh by the way I'm going into Hogesmeade shopping with the girls you are welcome to join us for lunch in The Three Broomsticks if you'd like". "Thanks 'Mione see you later", they replied. When she reached the common room she said goodbye to Harry and Ron and told them to be at The 3 Broomsticks at 1'oclock.
Hermione then joined Parvati, Lavender, Ginny, Mandy, Padma, Lisa, Sally-Anne, Hannah, Susan, Molly, and Luna, and the 12 of them headed into hogesmeade, where they spent the morning shopping.
At 1pm the girls headed to The 3 Broomsticks where they were meet by Harry, Ron, Seamus, Dean, Neville, Terry, Anthony, Justin, Ernie, and Michael. They put several tables together and sat down to order lunch. Hermione had lobster with pasta followed by toffee cheesecake , and everyone had chose other pasta dishes and other types of cheesecakes. They each had a butter beer to wash it down, and the lunch plus drinks cost them 15 sickles (s15) each. After lunch they all headed back to Hogworts where Hermione invited everyone back to the Gryffindor common room for the afternoon.