Two Sides to Every Story//Harry Potter

- Chapter 9 -

Erinyes’s POV:
Every year, students arrive at hogwarts on September 1st, and this year, that was a Thursday. So that means it was three days of no classes and relaxing before the start of the school year.
I woke up the next morning before Hermione. I looked at the clock on my bedside table and it read 6:00a.m. I tossed the covers off me and kneeled down, pulling out the drawers underneath my bed. I grabbed a light blue tank top with matching leggings and quickly changed.
Standing in front of the floor length mirror behind the door to our dorm room, I examined everything about my appearance. I checked for anything I didn’t like, if my hair was messy or I was in need of makeup to touch up my face. Even though I liked to play around with makeup, I never thought I needed it daily, only for special events. I adjusted the leggings so they hugged my figure slightly more. I smiled to myself, feeling confident.
I headed down to the kitchens, and when I arrived, I immediately saw Dobby cleaning the countertop at the window area. He started working in the kitchen at the end of last year after Harry and I tricked Lucius Malfoy into freeing him.
He heard me walk in and turned around, a big smile instantly spreading across his face.
“Erinyes Potter!” he exclaimed.
He snapped his fingers, disappearing from his spot to appearing right in front of me. He grabbed around my legs and waist, giving me a hug. I slightly bent over and wrapped my arms around his back.
“How are you, Dobby?” I asked.
He pulled away. “I am most joyous now that friend of Dobby has come.”
I laughed. “That's great Dobby.”
“And how is Miss Potter doing?”
“I’m good, thanks for asking.”
He must’ve realized that I came to the kitchens for something because he quickly said, “Oh! Pardon my manners. What is it that Miss Potter has come looking for?”
“I actually came to ask for a smoothie, but-”
He didn’t let me continue. He snapped his fingers and disappeared once again. He was back a couple seconds later, behind the counter, with a bowl of fresh strawberries, banana, blueberries, raspberries, and orange slices. A blender and bowl of greek yogurt appeared next to him as well.
“What is it that you wish to have in your smoothie?” he asked with a smile.
“Uhm, can I please have strawberries and banana? And if you wouldn’t mind, could you add ice and a spoonful of honey please?”
He snapped his fingers once more, coming back with a cup of ice and a bottle of honey. He put an equal amount of both fruits in along with the yogurt, then he poured a bit of water in. Lastly he put the honey and ice on top. He started blending it all together.
After it was fully blended, he poured it in a pastel, blue cup. I was about to thank him for it as he was handing it to me, but he quickly pulled it away before I could say anything. He pulled open a draw and quickly put a straw in it.
“Thank you so much Dobby”, I finally said.
I sat and talked with him for a while, mostly catching up. After around fifteen minutes he noticed that I was done with my drink. He offered to make another one but I said I had to go. I said my goodbye, he gave me another hug, and I was heading back to the common room.

When I arrived, I saw Hermione brushing her wet hair in front of the tall mirror in our dorm. She saw me and smiled.
“Did you just get out of the shower?” I asked.
“Yes. And I’m all done in there if you want to take one now”, She replied.
I thanked her with a smile. As I was about to turn around towards the bathroom,  I saw that Pavarti was just waking up. I was about to offer that she take a shower first if she needed it but remembered that she took one last night because she was a night time shower person.
After my shower, I walked out in my towel and used my wand to grab some clothes from the drawers under my bed. I pulled out baggy blue jeans, a white cropped tank top with red characters in the middle, and a tan/yellowish cropped cover. I went back into the bathroom and changed. I brushed my hair and teeth next. Then I went back out and pulled red converse off my shoe shelf, which I paired with white socks that went up to half my shin.
Once Pavarti and Hermione were both ready we all headed down to the common room and to breakfast with six minutes to spare.

The boys were already sitting at the Gryffindor table in the great hall when we arrived. I greeted Fred and George, but ended up sitting next to Harry.
“Hey”, he greeted me.
“Hey”, I replied back. “You were here before me. That’s surprising. You’re usually not a morning person.”
“Well sorry I can’t wake up every morning at 5 and 6 am like some people”, he joked.
I playfully rolled my eyes and started putting food onto my plate. People were piling into the great hall at this point.
“What do you guys want to do today, since we have the day off?” asked Ron with a mouthful of food.
“Honestly, Ronald, its quite disturbing how you lack the manners of chewing with your mouth closed”, Hermione said with a frown and her eyebrows knitted together.
“We should go to the black lake after this”, I suggested after laughing at the annoyed look on Ron’s face.
“Won’t it be a bit chilly? It’s already September”, said Hermione.
“There’s still at least a couple weeks left where it’s warm enough.”
“I’ll go if Harry goes”, Ron said with his mouth stuffed again. Hermione rolled her eyes but said nothing, giving up on even trying.
Ron and Hermione looked to Harry next to me.
“Sure”, he simply said.

After breakfast we all raced back to the common room to get ready. I put on a blue, cropped, tank top over a black bikini top, which was matching with the black bikini bottoms I wore. I threw my converse back on and did my hair in a high ponytail. Then I finished getting ready by putting my sunglasses on top my head and grabbing my towel.
I rushed out the dorm and into the common room after saying goodbye to Pavarti. She said she was already hanging out with our Ravenclaw friends when I asked her if she wanted to come.
The boys came down the stairs at the same time as us and we headed out.

This is what the outfit during breakfast and the swimsuit looked like: