A cosmetic mishap!
WHO: Lavender and Mandy
WHAT: A cosmetic mishap!
WHEN: Early morning, halfway through breakfast
WHERE: Sixth floor girls' bathroom
WHY: Lav needs some action
STATUS: As complete as it'll get

In Lavender's mind, magic and cosmetics simply do not mix. Of course, she'd grown up with the weekly ritual of sleepovers with her Muggle friends, which always involved nicking their mother's lipstick and making themselves up. Harmless enough, all because lipstick does not include the same power that had caused Lavender's wand to randomly shoot pink sparks when she'd first purchased it.

Lavender had always strictly refused usage of Parvati's magical creams and lotions. The Tragic Tale of Eloise Midgen was warning enough for her, not to mention her wariness of magic altogether. Lavender wouldn't use even a Muggle product without first examining the ingredients for dodgy chemicals, and then the label for animal testing. Magical products seldom contained this information, and Lavender did not want the risk of showing up for class with some horrible facial disfigurement.

Even with those reasons behind her, Lavender's senselessness had once again caught up with her. The previous night had found her in the very same spot, examining her reflection scrupulously. She'd done the same thing three years ago, after word of Seamus and Dean's admiration of Parvati's looks had traveled back to her. True, she'd noticed then too the largeness of her eyes, but she never would have expected someone to actually comment on it. She was well aware that Millicent wasn't the nicest of girls, but Lavender was always the unsuspecting.

And so, that morning Lavender had borrowed Parvati's bottle of Manjusha's Magical Minerals and proceeded to dab its contents all over her face. The label simply called it, "An elixir of beauty," and Lavender would have Divination class with Millicent later that day. After waiting the instructed five minutes, Lavender splashed her face with water. And looked in the mirror. And shrieked. Loudly. She should have known that wizards would logically not know the least thing about minerals, but who would've guessed that their concoction would turn her eyebrows blue?

SUMMARY: Lav dyes her eyebrows blue, Mandy's confused, and Lav is able to make it to the Hospital Wing with the help of a transfigured piece of toilet paper.