Through Her Eyes

Chapter 16: The First Date (kinda)

"Oh! The misses looks so beautiful! Master Remus will be most pleased, yes he will,"

Quitz finished pinning up Hermione's dark locks, fluffing them a bit with a hand as the elf smiled at his work. For a boy elf, Hermione had to admit Quits was far more fashionable then she was. Despite this being her real 'first date' with Remus Lupin, they both agreed it wouldn't be anything too formal. They would stay away from Madame Puddifoot's all together, and would instead stay close to home. Though, Hermione actually had little idea what the sneaky werewolf had in store for her, as it had been a tightly kept secret between Remus, Sirius and Lily. This kept her nervous and jittery all through out Quitz's makeover, as she was constantly pulling at the sleeve of the maroon sweater he had her wear for the night,

"No worries, Miss, no worries. Master Remus is a good man, you's will be so pleased,"

"I hope so, Quitz," Hermione mumbled, looking at herself in the mirror and pulling a ringlet from the tight bun of curls to rest against the right side of her temple. This made her seem cute (according to Ronald Weasley), and also gave her something to pick at if she got anxious or things got awkward, "for both our sakes. While Remus and I are out...do you think you could do something for me? Obviously I'm not your Mistress anymore but-"

"Oh no's! No's I will always serve the Lady Hermione, misses. What can Quitz do?"

The little elf seemed ready to burst with excitement as Hermione sat back and sighed heavily. If Voldemort was really on the move, she needed to start re-tracing the Horcruxs'. She already knew that Ravenclaw's Diadem was in the Room of Requirement, all she had to do was find it. But the others were a tad more challenging, as the locket was with Regulus and or the Dark Lord still. And Hufflepuff's Cup and Tom's Mothers ring were missing. Hermione also knew that Riddle's diary had been a Horcrux, which meant she had to get it sooner then later,
'Quitz is going to hate me for this,'

"Quitz, I need you to go into Malfoy Manor,"

The little elf trembled immediately, ears flattening as he held his fingers slightly,

"Such an awful place that is, Lady Hermione, an awful place. Why's must I go there?"

"You can't be seen, understand? Go to Malfoy Manor and find another elf named Dobby. He might be able to help me find what I'm looking for. Bring him here if you have to, so I can talk with him myself, but I desperately need his help,"

Quitz seemed unsure but nodded his head,

"I can's, Miss Hermione. But what are you's searching for in the Malfoy house?"

"A diary. It's very important that I get it as soon as possible, as it's tainted with very bad magic. Do you understand me, Quitz?"

"Of course. I shall return soon,"

There was a snap as Quitz apparated away, leaving Hermione to groan and hold her hands over her face. She needed to get those other Horcrux's, before Tom gathered up any more followers. Then there was the problem of destroying them. Harry had stabbed the diary, and Hermione had stabbed the goblet with a Basilisk fang. That would have been easy if the Basilisk weren't still alive in the Chamber of Secrets. And the sword of Gryffindor was practically out of the picture, as it had yet to absorb the venom of the snake it slaughtered,

"Oh Merlin, please tell me I don't have to slaughter a Basilisk for this-"

"What's a Basilisk?"

Hermione jumped up startled as Lily poked her head into the room, a confused expression on her face,

"Nothing. Just thinking out loud. Is uh, Remus ready?"