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"DOES IT HURT TERRIBLY, DRACO?"
you sigh, looking over at the small group of students fussing over draco's arm. it was wrapped up and in a sling.
"it comes and it goes. still, i consider myself lucky. madam pomfrey said another minute or two and i uh, could've lost my arm"
pansy touches his arm tenderly, you rub your eyes and shake your head.
"i couldn't possibly do any homework for weeks"
"listen to the idiot" ron scoffs, "he's really laying it on thick, isn't he?"
"a little bit" you giggle slightly, twirling some of your pink to green hair around your finger while staring at the colours.
you had moved yourself to gryffindor table after hannah and susan both moved away from you, over to some other girls, and they're gossiping about you got too much, so you moved away. you still ate barely a plate, even though the gryffindors were much less judgemental.
you were really sad about them two. you thought you guys were really good friends, so for them to just move away from you and stop talking to you got you confused.
you struggled sleeping in the same room as them now.
though you were originally the middle bed, the two had 'kindly' asked if susan could move into the middle. you had agreed, but knew it was because they didn't want to be beside you.
"yeah, but at least hagrid didn't get fired" harry says thankfully.
"yeah, but i heard draco's father's furious. we haven't heard the end of this"
"he's been sighted! he's been sighted!" seamus shouts as he runs over to the table, slamming down a newspaper, you flinch softly.
"who?" you ask worriedly.
"sirius black!"
everyone gasps as you all go to surround him, looking down at the paper.
everybody starts muttering, hermione looks down at the newspaper, "dufftown? that's not far from here"
"you don't think he'd come to hogwarts, do you?" neville asks nervously, you glance up at harry for a second.
"with dementors at every entrance?"
"dementors? he's already slipped passed them once, hasn't he? who's to say he won't do it again" seamus says.
"that's right. black could be anywhere. it's like trying to catch smoke. like trying to catch smoke with your bare hands"
you hold your cheeks, humming worriedly.
THE DAY WAS NOW OVER, AND YOU HAD A QUESTION TO ASK.
you had looked in every book you had for a spell to change your hair colour, but you couldn't find anything. and you had no hair dye or anything.
but if there was anyone who would know of one, it would be hermione.
you just needed to think of a way to confront her about it without making her worried about you.
you were currently sit on an armchair in the hufflepuff common room, and from what you knew, hermione was currently in a study session which would end in approximately fifteen minutes.
you would sit in the common room for another five minutes, thinking of ways to ask her without seeming suspicious.
five minutes had passed and you hadn't thought of anything great. oh, well. you'd just have to wing it.
you go to stand, dizziness quickly overcoming you.
you shut your eyes, eyebrows furrowing slightly as you grip the arm rest for the chair for stability, holding your head with the other hand.
your lack of eating was taking its tolls. you were constantly dizzy and nauseous, always on the verge of collapsing.
a hand grabs your shoulder, "woah, [name], are you alright?" a familiar voice asks worriedly.
you slowly crack open your eyes, staring up at the familiar warm blue eyes.
you smile slightly at cedric, "yeah, just a headache" you chuckle.
he frowns, "you should go to madam pomfrey for that"
you just nod, "sure, i-"
your eyes drifted behind him, seeing a group of hufflepuff girls glaring at you and muttering things like,
'ugh! she's such an attention seeker'
'can't keep her hands off of anyone'
'poor cedric, falling into her trap'
you look to the ground, ashamed.
cedric looked confused at your sudden change of attitude.
you bow slightly to him, "i'll be off, then"
cedric watches in confusion as you exit the common room, though he did still notice the slight wobble in your step, probably being the aftereffects of this 'headache'.
you frown deepens as you exit the common room, stepping into the hall.
you clench your fist, holding it above your heart and looking down at the ground, tears threatening to spill.
you sigh, shaking your head and wiping your tears.
you head down the halls, leaning against the wall outside the library as you wait for hermione to finish.
in a few minutes, a group of worn-down students all exited, being hermione's study group.
as usual, she stayed behind a few minutes after before walking out.
she turns to you, smiling.
"oh, [name]! what are you doing here?"
you shrug, "just wanted to talk to you about something"
she tilts her head, "sure. we can walk through the garden for a while"
you nod, smiling slightly.
"so, what is it?" hermione asks as you both reach the garden.
you look down at your feet, "well... i've been thinking of dyeing my hair back to it's natural colour, [hair colour]"
her eyes widen as she stops in her tracks, "what?! why?! your hair's so cool!"
you look down, smiling slightly from that.
"i dunno, i just.. think it looks a little weird, i guess.."
hermione look shocked, "weird?? your hair is literally the coolest thing i've ever seen. plus, it technically is natural!"
you avoid you gaze, thinking about how you should have gone about this a different way.
she notices your look, "but.."
you look back at her.
"if that's what you want, i can help. i presume you're looking for a spell for it?"
you nod slightly, "yeah, but i haven't been able to find anything"
she grins slightly, "don't you worry, i've got it covered!"
hermione drags you back into the school, all the way up to the stairs and into the gryffindor common room, a few give you two odd looks but brush it off.
she drags you up to her shared room, luckily nobody else was in at the moment.
you sit down on her bed she scavanges through her books, obviously looking for one in particular.
"aha!" she shouts as she grabs one, you jump slightly.
she puts the book on the table, flicking through the pages.
"right. here it is. crinus muto" she says, "it transfigures the casters hair"
you nod, "crinus muto" you rehearse.
she nods, "okay, then. just imagine the colour you want, swing your wand and repeat those words"
you nod, taking out your wand and shutting your eyes.
[hair colour]
"crinus muto" you wave your wand, the pinks and greens of your hair fading into the shades of [hair colour].
you open your eyes after, hermione nods.
"it worked" she scans your hair.
you felt hope bubble slightly in you.
"does it look alright?"
"it looks very different, but it is nice. go have a look in the mirror"
you nod, standing and entering the also shared bathroom.
you touch your now [hair colour] hair gently, pursing your lips slightly.
"what do you think?"
"it's.. normal"
hermione was unsure what that meant, but a small frown settled on her face.
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date posted ; 16/01/23
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