Disclaimer: No, this is not my own. JK Rowling owns Harry Potter. And HBP shows it.
A/N: I saw this movie, "Mean Girls" and I immediately got this plot bunny in my head. So, here I am, hope you will enjoy it. Please, if you read, leave me a review, ok? Thanks!
Mean Witches
New School
Hi to everyone. I'm Hermione Granger, and what I'm going to tell you is how my life changed when my parents moved from France to England.
See, I'm a witch, so when we were in France, I attended the Magical School of Beauxbatons. There, I was completely obsessed with study. I've never had many friends, since I was a kid, because even before going to a magical school, till I was eleven I kind of freaked the other kids out with my obsession with school work.
I was what most call a studious nerd. And I was proud of it, too.
There was nothing that could make me not do my work. Of course, that let me know very little of the world of teenage girls.
So, this is why it was a shock when I transferred to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in my sixth year.
First of all, I boarded the Hogwarts Express at King's Cross, and I knew no one, so I isolated myself in an empty compartment. And no one bothered to enter and befriend me. Not that I invited them in, I was reading my new books, and taking notes, so I didn't even notice time passing by.
I found myself at Hogsmeade without even knowing it. Of course, I was the last to get out of the train, and missed the carriages. So I had to walk all the way to the castle, and arrived later than the others. I immediately entered the Great Hall, where the really not pleasant caretaker told me everyone was, and I while walking in search of a free spot in the tables, I tripped and fell, making everyone laugh.
I saw Albus Dumbledore standing up.
"I want to present you a new student, coming from Beauxbatons. Greet Hermione Granger" he said, smiling to me. I nervously stood up and waved to the crowd, then continued my search for a free spot. I found one, and go to seat there, when a voice calls me.
"Not there. He's the worst pig of the whole school" a girl said me, waving to seat near her and another boy. I shrugged, and went to seat there with them.
"So, you're a transfer student" the boy said. "I'm Ernie McMillan, and she is…"
"I can say my name myself, thanks" the girl said. "Hi, I'm Susan Bones. And I tell you," she said looking at Ernie, "He's almost too gay to be true"
"Pleased to meet you" I said a bit embarrassed.
"Oh, don't worry. We will help you get used to this new reality. But for now, let's eat, and then we will lead you to the dorms. Tomorrow the lessons start, and we need to be rested for them" Susan said.
Maybe I had found someone who cared for studies like me.
So after an huge banquet, they accompanied me to the dorms, and Susan helped me get settled in the one I was to sleep in.
"Good night then" I said, waving at her.
"Good night. I'll see you tomorrow", and she went to her own dorm.
We met at breakfast, in the Great Hall. Then Ernie and Susan dramatically escorted me to my first lesson.
"Move out of the way, fresh meat coming" Ernie kept shouting at the top of his lungs. And it worked, they made space for us to walk to the Transfiguration class.
There I had my first impact with Professor McGonagall. I knew immediately that I would get along well with her. She believed firmly in hard work, and that was what I'd done my whole life. I kept scribbling notes while she lectured us, and I noticed Susan and Ernie were working too, although less fervently than me. I guess I really was a bit of a nerd, after all.
"Right. My next lesson is…Muggle Studies" I said. "Do you know where the class is?" I asked Susan.
"Of course. We will accompany you. Although I don't see why you take that course, after all you're a Muggle-born, you must know already lots on them…anyway, follow us" she said.
The scene repeated, and in few minutes we were out on the grounds.
"Hem…where is the classroom?" I asked.
"Well, it was destroyed by an accident last year" Susan said nonchalantly.
"And won't we have problems for this?" I asked tentatively.
"Oh, no. why should we get you in troubles, we are your friends" Ernie said.
I knew missing lessons was not good, but I needed friends. Oh, well, I guess I'll never know what I missed in that one.
So we sat there, under a tree, chatting.
"So, why did you transfer?" Susan asked me.
"Well, my parents moved to England for work, and I followed them. Plus, they felt I needed to start socializing, and there no one would be my friend for the reputation of nerd I got in the years"
"Oh, you will socialize, of course" Ernie said in a sing song voice. I must admit he was somewhat feminine, to say the least. "You are such an hottie" he said.
"What?" I asked, dumbfounded.
"Yes, you're such a bomb, you will raise attention naturally" Susan added. "I mean, that you will have lots of boys at your feet, my dear"
"Oh" I said, blushing just a bit.
"You took Arithmancy?" Susan asked looking over my schedule.
"Yes, I like it" I answered.
"Here they come!" Ernie said then.
"Who?" I asked.
"The Barbie! They are all dressed the same way, and they think they are the best of the world" Susan said scathingly, scowling at the three girls who were exiting the castle with some other students. "Although I'm not sure they can think" she added then, chuckling. Ernie did too.
"First, Lavender Brown. She's the dumbest person you will meet in your life" she commented pointing to a blonde girl, who in fact tripped on her own shoes. I smiled.
"Then, there is Parvati Patil. She knows everything of everyone. Everything of the bloody business of everyone" Ernie said. "She thinks she is someone just because she's rich"
"And then there is the queen. Fleur Delacour. Beware, of Fleur Delacour. You could think she's the typical false, cynical, bastard girl. But she's far worse. How can I just start describing Fleur Delacour…" she mused. Then she brought me around the school, and we asked here and there about her.
"She's so beautiful" one said.
"She's always perfectly in fashion"
"She's got a Firebolt" another said.
"One time she hexed me. It was wonderful" a little girl said. I was shocked. It seemed everyone liked her, but not for the good reasons you would like a person.
"Plus, every year she's the Spring Queen" Ernie added.
"And who cares?" Susan said, teasing him.
"Well, since the Spring Queen is the head of the commission for activities in the school, and I'm an active member of the commission, I say yes, I care" he explained.
"Whatever" Susan said. "Now, it's of the crucial importance where you seat at meals" she added, taking a map. "There are various groups, the Asian witches, the Quidditch fans, and so on. Then there are the worst. The Barbie."
That day at lunch, I searched everywhere for a free spot. Suddenly a boy came in front of me.
"Hey, we're doing a test for the new students, have you a moment?" he said me.
I agreed.
"Ok. Do you like bananas?"
"What?"
"Do you want I show you mine?" he asked, wriggling his eyebrows.
"Seamus, leave her alone, will you? You don't come with Parvati to a party I organised, just to hit on a new girl three days after in front of us" Fleur Delacour scolded him.
"I was just trying to be friendly" the boy said.
"Well, she's not interested. Do you want to shag him?" Fleur asked me.
"No" I said, although I wasn't sure what she was talking about.
"Perfect, it's settled. Seamus, go away" she said. And he did. I moved to search a place to seat.
"No, wait. Seat with us" she said me. So I did, and caught Susan looking at me as asking what the hell I was doing. I simply shrugged.
"So, you're the transfer girl" the blonde said at me.
"Yes, I come from France"
"Great" she commented. "So, you're a nerd?"
"Well, I like to study…" I started. She cut me.
"I know what a nerd is. I'm not stupid" she said, with a certain air of superiority. I merely nodded, a bit intimidated by her.
So we chatted a bit more through lunch.
"Excuse me, will you give us some privacy?" she asked me then. I nodded, and they started whispering to each other. I guessed it was nothing good, but then she smiled at me few moments later.
"Now, this is not something we do often, so it's a bit of an honour. We invite you to sit with us at meals for the whole week" she said.
"Of course, we have rules" Parvati interjected. "I mean, on Tuesday, for example, we wear something pink. If you don't you can't sit with us. It's not something personal, but we need to do that for respect to the others. For example, if today I was wearing green socks, I should sit with the Potions nerds" she said, pointing to me a group sitting in front of bubbling cauldrons. "Everyone of us has to respect the rules"
I nodded, and we agreed we would see each other at dinner. Then I went to my next lesson, and met with Susan and Ernie.
"…and so they invited me to sit with them at meals the whole week" I ended my telling of the events of lunch.
Susan started laughing madly. "This is so great!" she exclaimed then.
"What's so funny?" I asked, bewildered.
"Listen, you must do that now. And then you will tell us all they say" she said fiercely.
"Whoa! You really seem to hate her!" I said. "And I don't see why. She was so sweet and gentle…"
"Fleur Delacour is not sweet and gentle!" Susan shouted.
"She hates her since Fleur spread the rumour that she is…"
"No, Ernie!" Susan said, stopping him. "Ok, it's not that I hate her, I just think it would be funny to hear what they say, what they talk about, so we can laugh on it"
So I agreed. I would do that. It was more or less spying, but I could manage that.
"But I need something pink for tomorrow" I said.
"I don't have a thing" Susan said, dejectedly.
"I do, though" Ernie exclaimed, and we all grinned.
The rest of the day passed smoothly, through Potions, Charms, and Ancient Runes. Then I met with the Barbie in the Great Hall, always the same table. I knew Susan and Ernie were looking at me, but I didn't care. I tried to be as natural as possible, and to join the conversation as often as I could.
This school year had started differently than I expected, but more or less I liked it.
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