Abandoned

Chapted 44: Opportunities

Killer by Valerie Broussard

In twos and threes the group took their leave out of the Hog's Head. The twins made rather a business of fastening the catch on Fred's bag. When Hermione looked back up to find only the twins and her left, she looked at them with a hesitant expression.

"Did you need something?" she asked.

The twins looked up when they, too, saw that they were the only ones left.

"Oh! Yes." Fred said quickly.

"We were wondering," George continued.

"If you wanted us,"

"To do some recruiting,"

"For you,"

"Since clearly,"

"The more the merrier!" Fred finished.

Hermione at first thought that they seemed suspicious but since they were Weasleys, she ultimately concluded that they could be trusted. The recruitment meeting for the group Dumbledore wanted didn't bring in as many people as they'd hoped. The headmaster had been adamant that he wanted a large group of light students trained for missions. Of course, the trio hadn't been honest with their recruits, they were under the illusion that Harry wanted to train them from the goodness of his heart, ugh as if. Dumbledore wouldn't be happy with how few signed.

"Fine." Was all she said.

The twins smiled and nodded before leaving. Hermione removed their names from the charmed parchment so they wouldn't be hexed for telling others about the meetings. It wasn't ideal but it was necessary.

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"Hey Ly!" Fred called as he and his brother ran down the hallway to catch up with Lyria.

She flipped around just as they caught up to her. Fred looked wildly out of breath but George appeared as relaxed as ever.

"How's Draco?" George asked with a smirk.

"He misses your tongue down his throat." She said simply before turning to the other twin. "What do you need, Fred?"

"The trio are hosting these defense meetings. Wanna come?" He asked, hopefully.

Lyria rolled her eyes. "You've got to be kidding. I'd just end up slapping one of them and I don't really want slut on my hand," she said with a sneer.

George snorted but Fred looked like a kicked puppy.

"I have a dragon to seduce, catch ya later." George said before he walked back the direction he came.

Fred shifted uncomfortably in his spot, unsure of what to do now. Lyria was just picking at her cuticles. When she looked up, she was surprised to find him still there.

"I have weed, want some?" She asked while yawning.

Fred nodded excitedly while Lyria just gestured for him to follow her.

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Fred was sitting in the velvet chair by the window while Lyria rifled through her bag, looking for her pen. She found it in the pocket with her Novo. Lyria walked back over to Fred, taking a hit as made her way across the room. She plopped down on the bean bag chair and tossed the pen over to Fred. She looked out the window as she held the vape between her lips and inhaled until her chest burned. She opened her mouth to ghost the smoke lazily before reinhaling. Almost instantly, she felt the familiar buzz of nicotine working through her system.

When she looked up, she saw Fred, high off his ass. Lyria smirked and took the pen back from him. He really didn't need anymore. He was sitting lax in the chair, staring off into space. Lyria took a few more hits herself before she finally felt the high sinking in. Reaching to her right, she opened a drawer filled with muggle fizzy drinks, crisps and sweets. Fred's eyes widened at the sight and quickly grabbed a Dr. Pepper. Lyria grabbed her preferred snacks before sitting back and enjoying the feeling.

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A/N: I'm sorry, I know that this chapter is short and rushed. Better content coming up, I promise :)