Time After Time. *Complete*

Chapter Twenty Two - Ball Prep

Ginny was not used to this at all! Since Luna and Hermione left, Ginny has had very few female friends to hang around with. And she definitely didn't spend time in the bedroom, drinking cocktails, listening to music, and dancing around as she got ready for the night ahead. This was a foreign concept to her. But she was loving every single second of it.

"Hey Ginny?" Pansy asked, peaking her head around the open wardrobe and towards the red head. "I'm thinking of changing your dress up a little. Is that alright?"

"My dress?" Ginny asked, surprised. She had bought the dress last minute on a whim. She had another to wear, but it was very conservative. She had been shopping with her mother at the time, which influenced her decision. Then, during the week, when she was out to lunch with Angelina, she found the dress she was planning on wearing. It was probably the most expensive item of clothing she owned.

"I just want to darken the fabric a little and change the neckline," Pansy explained. She actually had a few more ideas, but she didn't want to frighten the poor girl.

But Ginny knew that there was a reason Pansy was an award-winning designer. She clearly knew what she was doing. "Sure, if you don't mind?"

Pansy grinned. "This is what I live for. I made Mia's, Luna's and Daphne's dresses as well as my own. It's my passion." She spoke as she took out her wand, and soon Ginny could hear the sound of the fabric ripping. She closed her eyes and turned her attention back to Luna, who was currently doing the red head's hair, as her own set in curlers.

"What did you call this again?" She asked, holding up her glass, most of the contents now gone. Again this wasn't something she was used to her. Harry had introduced her to muggle alcohol like Vodka and something called Peach Snapps that he would mix with lemonade but this was something else. Fruity and sweet and very easily drank. Enjoyable, something she wasn't used to before with her alcohol.

Hermione giggled as she topped up the red heads glass. "It's called a Rock star Martini." It was a firm favourite among the girls and she even managed to get Draco and Blaise liking them.

"Or a Pornstar Martini," Luna added smirking at the name Hermione used. Even after all these years, and all the changes in her life, Hermione was still the sweet bookworm she always was and there was no way of Gods green earth she was calling a drink 'porn' anything. She even blushed as Kuna said it.

"It's so yummy!" Ginny said, taking another sip as Hermione filled everyone else's glasses too.

"Wait to you try Hermione's raspberry daiquiris," Pansy added, coming over to grab her own drink off the desk. "She makes them every book club weekend."

Ginny smirked. "Book club?" Whatever it was, it sounded right up Hermione's street.

"Well, it started out years ago as a book club. Now it's just an excuse for us girls to get together once a month to drink cocktails and gossip," Luna laughed, clinking her glass with Pansy's.

"You will see at the next one when you join," Daphne smiled and winked at her new friend.

Hermione was so proud of how quickly Daphne and Pansy accepted Ginny and didn't hold any hostility or give her any grief. They had been nothing but friendly to her from she set foot in the room. Both Slytherin girls knew how important this was to both Luna and Hermione, and they were on their best behaviour as they wanted the best outcome for their friends. Not that it was particularly hard. Ginny fit right in, and both girls grew very fond of her after just a few minutes. And the feeling was very mutual.

"Alright, ladies," Pansy said, checking her watch. "It's...magical crap it's almost 4 pm. We have an hour and a half left to get ourselves ready." Pansy was a real stickler for time. She was never late for anything. She firmly believed if one was early, one was on time, and if one was on time, one was late.