GRYFFINDOR : At the movies

Cris had expected to be once again late, but it wasn't so, in fact - the scene was barely ready. She stuck her nose out of the backstage area and discovered that the decoration team had just finished fixing a red carpet with a pattern of celluloid flims running all over across it. The ceiling was pitch black except for some brightly shining stars. The public was beginning to take their seats and Switfy told her to get dressed and walk. She nodded and re-appeared in a few seconds in her Hermione costume - a costume that was really so perfect that the cleaning lady who was doing her work backstage asked her for an autograph. Cris giggled and answered, "Nope, I'm not Hermione, but I'll tell you what: if Gryffindor wins this fashion show, you get autographs from the whole team!". Then she was gone with a flick of her wand.



The Harry Potter opening theme started playing and Cris - errr, Hermione - started walking down the catwalk. She was dressed in the typical Hogwarts black robe and the red and yellow Gryffindor scarf. Underneath it, she wore a light blue blouse. She also wore grey socks and comfy blue shoes. To make her characterlook closer to the "real" Hermione, she carried a book - in fact, the only copy of "Horwarts: A History" that had ever seen muggle eyes. With the other hand, she held a broom and she carried the actual Crookshanks from the HP movies on her head. She realised it had probably been a mistake to pack the cat - uhm, kneazle - on her head, because he was getting impatient and kept scratching her head and turning her hair into more of a mess than it already was. She sighed and made a mental note not to take Crookshanks on her head, if she ever was to be asked to model Hermione again.

Getting to the end of the catwalk - the left g-stage, to be precise - she posed a few times. This was when Crooshanks suddenly decided he had had enough and jumped from her head dirictly into the lap of a girl sitting in the first row. She tried not to let her smile fade, but it was difficult in such a situation. She turned her head down to the girl, ready to whisper an apology, but looking at her closer, she realised the girl was none other than Emma Watson, who played Hermione in the movies. A happy grin spread onto her face - of course Crookshanks felt better at his usual partner! Reliefed, she continued posing a few seconds, then mounted her broomstick and flew in circle to the apparition point on the right g-stage. The crowd was cheering. When she got backstage, she saw the next model ready for her own show and wished her good luck. She smiled, knowing that it would be a great costume!

Prices:
Robe: 30 galleons
Scarf: 10 galleons
Blouse: 5 galleons
Socks: 2 galleons
Shoes: 15 galleons
"Hogwarts: A History":
- for muggles: unvaluable and not for sale
- for wizards and witches: 20 galleons
Broom: 15 galleons (+ 1500 galleons to put a flying charm on it)
Crookshanks: not for sale

June thanked Cris and put the finishing touches on her hair and makeup. The outfit that she was modeling was amazingly...pink... June liked pink, but sometimes, the character she was representing wore just too much of it. When June did this category of the fashion show, she liked to 'get into character'. So for now, June would be completely optimistic and happy. Examining her outfit in the mirror, June decided that with her dyed blonde hair and pink clothes, she looked perfectly like Elle Woods, from one of June's favorite movies, Legally Blonde, played by Reese Witherspoon (also one of June's favorite actresses). June saw her cue and quickly said, "Wish me luck!" before she apparated onstage.

The instant June's pink-clad feet touched the surface of the + shaped stage in the g+g stage set, light pink lights blinked on and the music, "Perfect Day" began to play from the Legally Blonde soundtrack. Walking down the stage, June mimicked the little steps that Elle Woods always took in her pink shoes. Flashing a happy, confident smile, June posed in various directions as her commentary began.

"Ladies and Gentlemen, here we have one of the Gryffindor Goddesses, June, modeling an outfit from the movie Legally Blonde, as Elle Woods. Elle, famously known for her love of pink, is clearly seen in June's outfit. On her top half, June wears a tubetop that is light pink and that's covered in faux-fur. A matching fluffy scarf is also worn, and June carries a fluffy purse, although this accessory is in light purple. June also wears a pair of hot pink pants that are made of silk. These pants cling to the body near the top, but at the ankles, they balloon out, giving a slight walking-on-air look. To complete this Elle Woods outfit, June wears a pair of fluffy pink shoes that match her top and scarf. G+G recommends that you accessorize this outfit with a pair of heart shaped earrings... in pink of course! The earrings are from G+G's Crystalline Collection and are priced at 15 galleons. The tubetop is 60 galleons while the scarf is priced at 30 galleons. The hot pink pants are 75 galleons while the shoes are 25 galleons. The fluffy purple purse is a one of a kind and so, is priced at 37 galleons and 16 sickles."

From the commentary, June truly felt like Elle Woods tonight, and she acted like it as well. Posing one last time, June pivoted around and walked back up the stage, using small steps like before. Once she reached the rear, June apparated backstage and sighed in relief as she took off the pink stilettos.



Perfect Day:

Sun's up
A little after twelve
Make breakfast for myself
Leave the work for someone else
People say
They say that it's just a phase
They tell me to act my age,
Well I am

On this perfect day,
Nothing's standing in my way

On this perfect day,
When nothing can go wrong

It's the perfect day,
Tomorrow's gonna come too soon
I could stay, forever as I am

On this perfect day

Sun's down
A little after ten
I pick up all my friends
In my Mercedes-Benz

Wake up
Don't tell me it's just a dream
'Cause when I've had enough
You'll hear me say,
Now don't you try to rain on my

Perfect day,
Nothing's standing in my way

On this perfect day,
Nothing can go wrong

It's the perfect day,
Tomorrow's gonna come too soon
I could stay, forever as I am
On this perfect day

La la la
La la la,
Oh, oh

I'm in the race
But I've already won
(La la la)
And getting there can
Be half the fun
(La la la)
So don't stop me
Till I'm good and done,
Don't you try to rain on my

Perfect day
It's the perfect day

It's the perfect day
Nothing's gonna bring me down
I could stay, forever as I am

On this perfect day
Nothing's standing in my way,

On this perfect day,
Nothing can go wrong

I'm in the race
But I've already won
And getting there can
Be half the fun,
So don't stop me
Till I'm good and done,
Don't you try to rain on my

Perfect, day
On this perfect day
On this perfect day

"Great job June." Amber said to her. She looked around at the hussle and bussle taking place backstage. Then sighed as she pulled a lock of her hair forward. She glared at it, missing her normal hair a lot. Her hair had been charmed blond, was now wavy, and a bit shorter. She knew it was necessary for this category but it didn't keep her from being unhappy about it. When she saw Swiftie give her her cue, she nodded.

Then headed unto stage with a smile in place. As she posed the music came on in the background and she smiled once more. "The Good Old Boys" by Waylon Jennings was the song. As she walked down the stage she did what they had called her 'Daisy Duke walk', which was fitting of coarse.

"Ladies and Gentlemen this G+G piece is in the style of Daisy Duke from the movie The Dukes of Hazzard. The short shorts, that have the look of cutoffs, are a famously known trademark of Daisy. The overshirt is a purple plaid with a white undershirt, and shows off just the right amount of skin as Daisy is known to do. Plus, who can forget the high heels, which give the shorts an extra kick. They are a dark purple, matching the overshirt nicely and are 1 inch heels. The undershirt is 17 galleons, while the overshirt is 20. The shorts are 25 galleons, and the high heels are 10 galleons."

Amber posed a few more times, flashing the audience a few more smiles as the song and commentary ended. Then apparated backstage and smiled at the next model. "Good luck." she said, taking off her high heels.

"Thanks Amby," June said, putting on her own high heels as Amber took her's off. June's shoes were golden high heels that were not as much high-heel, as platform. Examining herself in the mirror, June slowly turned as she craned her neck to see what she looked like in the mirror's reflection. June's clothes fit her perfectly and personally, June was in love with the movie that she was about to model for. When she saw her cue, June grabbed her red purse and infamous cellphone and apparated onto the stage.

When June's golden clad feet touched down on the g+g stage set (on the right g-shaped stage, if you want to get technical), June went away, and Andy, the main character of The Devil Wears Prada, took her place. June felt her personality give way to the character's, and smiled confidently as Andi became the person to walk down that runway. "Vogue" by Madonna began, and June walked and posed while the commentary began.

"Once again, June is modeling for us lesser mortals, and this time around, she is modeling an outfit based on Andy's outfits from the movie, "The Devil wears Prada". In the movie, dowdy Andy becomes the definition of chic and fashionable, and her change in clothes represents that. Right now, June wears a blue shirt in the Chinese qi pao style that is lined with gold and has a high neck collar. On her bottom half, the color scheme is reversed and June wears a golden skirt lined in blue that has a long slit at the side. The skirt is embroidered with red and white flowers connected by a green vine. The entire outfit, is, of course, made from 100% silk. To complete this chic piece, June wears a pair of golden platform/high heeled shoes that strap around the foot. The shirt is priced at 85 galleons while the skirt is 80 galleons. The shoes are 55 galleons. G+G recommends you pair this delicious outfit with a trendy red purse for 40 galleons and a few gold bangles for 8 galleons each."

June's commentary ended and she twirled once on one foot to show off the flare of her skirt. Turning around, June swung her red purse over her shoulder and acted out talking on her red cellphone excitedly. As the music faded, June turned around, gave the audience a wave and a smile, and apparated backstage. June sighed as her Andy persona departed and the real June returned. "That was fun," she said. "Have a great time and blow those other houses out of the water," June told the next model.



Music:
Strike a pose
Strike a pose
Vogue, vogue, vogue
Vogue, vogue, vogue

Look around everywhere you turn is heartache
It's everywhere that you go (look around)
You try everything you can to escape
The pain of life that you know (life that you know)

When all else fails and you long to be
Something better than you are today
I know a place where you can get away
It's called a dance floor, and here's what it's for, so

[Chorus:]

Come on, vogue
Let your body move to the music (move to the music)
Hey, hey, hey
Come on, vogue
Let your body go with the flow (go with the flow)
You know you can do it

All you need is your own imagination
So use it that's what it's for (that's what it's for)
Go inside, for your finest inspiration
Your dreams will open the door (open up the door)

It makes no difference if you're black or white
If you're a boy or a girl
If the music's pumping it will give you new life
You're a superstar, yes, that's what you are, you know it

[chorus, substituting "groove" for "move"]

Beauty's where you find it
Not just where you bump and grind it
Soul is in the musical
That's where I feel so beautiful
Magical, life's a ball
So get up on the dance floor

[chorus]

Vogue, (Vogue)
Beauty's where you find it (move to the music)
Vogue, (Vogue)
Beauty's where you find it (go with the flow)

Greta Garbo, and Monroe
Deitrich and DiMaggio
Marlon Brando, Jimmy Dean
On the cover of a magazine

Grace Kelly; Harlow, Jean
Picture of a beauty queen
Gene Kelly, Fred Astaire
Ginger Rodgers, dance on air

They had style, they had grace
Rita Hayworth gave good face
Lauren, Katherine, Lana too
Bette Davis, we love you

Ladies with an attitude
Fellows that were in the mood
Don't just stand there, let's get to it
Strike a pose, there's nothing to it

Vogue, vogue

Oooh, you've got to
Let your body move to the music
Oooh, you've got to just
Let your body go with the flow
Oooh, you've got to
Vogue