"Yes, but there's a difference between studying something and doing it well." Hermione replied. "Something I've learned over the years. And you have pure talent."
"We'll see, I guess. He is the only boy ever to be this difficult." Hermione sighed. "I've had ten years of torture, you'd think we'd be past that point." She smiled and shook her head slightly at how funny it all was.
She looked at herself and couldn't believe her eyes. "Oh, Parvati! It's...is that really me?" Hermione, for the first time in a long time, felt genuinely pretty and good about herself. Her excitement caused her to give Parvati another hug, careful not to ruin her make up. "It's lovely!"