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Hermione was excited. Her and Ginny were going on a shopping trip to Hogsmeg (Don't have my book so don't know how to spell)
without supervision. Hermione had won a brain a thon (no brainier) and her prize was that her and one of her friends got to skip school
for a day, not have to do the homework, and get a big bag of Galleons for each of them. Ron had begged, pleated, and even promised he
would take Luna Lovegood on a date if she would take him with her. Hermione had considered but decided to take her best friend Ginny
instead. "I can't believe it! We actually get to do this!" Ginny was bouncing all around waiting for the carriage that would take them to Hogsmeg.
"Yeah I can't believe it either, but I feel kind of bad." Hermione answered with a frown.
"Why?"
"Because of Ron."
"Because you told Ron no?" Ginny said with a puzzled look on her face.
"No, I tell him no all the time, but the look on his face when I told him no. I just can't get over it."
"Hermione and Ron sitting in a tree S-N-O-G-I-N-G." before Ginny could finish the song the carriage pulled up.
"Saved by the bell!"
"What? I didn't hear a bell?"
"It's just a muggle expression. Get in the carriage."
"Get in the carriage? Is that another muggle expression?"
"NO! I mean get in the carriage."
"Right I was just testing you."
Hermione rolled her eyes but didn't say any more.
Later at Hogsmeg
The girls had fun at Hogsmeg. They went to Honeydukes, The Three Broomsticks, and almost every other place at Hogsmeg. The girls
were making their way back to the weighing carriage when Hermione spotted a little shop she had never noticed before "Hey lets go look
at that shop." Hermione said pulling Ginny along. As they entered the shop a strong smell of perfume and incense entered the girls' noises.
"Welcome, welcome." Hermione let her eyes adjust to the dim room and saw the person who had just spoke. It was an old gipsy woman
who was missing a few teeth and had hoop earrings so big that you could put two hands through one of them easily. "I have many kinds of fortunes and luck in my store. Come see."
Hermione quickly sidestepped walking over to a rack. "Ginny come look!" The rack had bracelets with beads entwined in them. "Look
at this one." Ginny said holding up a bracelet with white beads.
"I see you have found my fortune bracelets." The startled girls spun around to see the old gipsy in front of them. "You wear it on your
wrist until it falls off them your fortune comes true."
"How do you know which fortune you are getting?" Hermione looked at the woman.
"That's where the colors come in. This gold one here is money, that black one is fortune, these white ones are peace, and this blue one is very special its love."
"So let me get this strait. You pick a color depending on the fortune you want. Them you wear it nonstop until it falls off. Then your
fortune comes true?" Ginny said looking at the lady,
"What do I have to repeat myself ten times?"
"Well I'll take the blue one I think it will match my robes." Hermione said picking it up. Hermione bought it and the old gipsy tided it tight around her wrist.
Later at Hogwarts
Hermione walked into the commons room after putting all the stuff she bought away. Ron was sitting there weighting. "Ron I'm sorry that
I didn't take you. I didn't think you would have any fun shopping with me." Hermione said her guilt getting the better of her.
"It's ok Miony."
Hermione sat down to read her favorite book feeling better that Ron had forgiven her.
"Uh, Miony?"
"Yes Ron?" Hermione said looking up from her book.
"I was wondering if sometime." Ron paused and took a deep breath.
"Youwouldwanttogoonadatewithme?" Ron said it so fast that it took Hermione a second to register what he had just said.
"Oh, Uh, Sure." A huge grin spread across Ron's face.
"Meet me hear at nine tomorrow night." Hermione nodded and Ron ran all the way to his room. Hermione smiled, looked at her bracelet, noticed it had loosened a little, and thought
"I guess this thing might work."