They hurry on, glancing over their shoulders at the dark shapes that move within the crowd behind them, strangers bumping by, faces passing in a paranoiac blur: a drunken man, a cackling woman with blood-red lipstick...
"This way!" said Hermione
All of them slipped into an alleyway.
As they take refuge in the shadows, Hermione begins to rummage through her tiny beaded purse.
"We need to change." Declared Mione'
Ron,you and Harry look at each other's dresses. From the purse, Hermione extracts -- in quick succession – three pairs of jeans, T-shirts, and a pair of light overcoats.
"How the ruddy –" asked Ron
"Undetectable Extension Charm?" you questioned Hermione. She nodded
"You're amazing, you are." Said Ron
"Always the tone of surprise." She says
As she gives the bag a shake, there is loud echoing of heavy objects, as if something has fallen.
"That'll be the books." She said
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All of you shabby, greasy and empty. The quartet slid into a booth.
"Do you reckon everyone's alright at the wedding? Maybe we should –" Harry asked guiltily
"They were after you, mate. We'd just put everyone in danger going back." Ron answered
"Ron's right. Cappuccino, please." Hermione said
A gum-chewing WAITRESS stands behind Harry. Ron, clueless when it comes to cappuccinos, nods to Hermione.
"What she said".
"(Your favorite coffee drink), please." You ordered
"Same." Harry piped in
"Wicked scar." The waitress said to Harry looking at his scar
As the waitress exited "So where do we go from here? The Leaky Cauldron? Asked Ron
"Too dangerous. If Voldemort's taken over the Ministry, none of the old places are safe." You answered
The front door SQUEALS and TWO WORKMEN enter, glance idly at the quartet and step to the counter.
"My rucksack. With all my things .I left it back at the Burrow –"Harry said
Hermione shook her head. Harry eyes the beaded purse
"You're joking." Harry whispered amused
"I've had the essentials packed for days. Just in case." She answered
"By the way -- these jeans? Not my favorite. Bit tight." Ron said
Hermione gives him a withering glance. You chuckled. Harry couldn't help but smile. Then your eyes shift to the small security mirror near the ceiling, see the two workmen turning. Your eyes widened in realization.
"DOWN!" You shouted alerting them. The tile explodes on the wall where Ron's head had been only seconds before. A rope of green light singes Hermione's hair.
"STUPEFY!" The jet of red light hits the biggest Death Eater straight in the face and he crumples instantly.
"Expulsio!" the death eater said"
The table behind Harry explodes and the spell ricochets, shattering the security mirror -- sending shards raining everywhere, including one that laces Hermione's cheek --
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ARRANGED TO BE LOVED ꩜ draco malfoy.
RomanceIn their 6th year at Hogwarts, Draco Malfoy and (Y/N) Blackwood are forced into an arranged marriage by their pureblood families, expected to navigate their feelings between their chaotic life at Hogwarts. Are they made for each other or will they f...
