Author's note: This is my first fic and it's a little short, but w/e. Read and Review! Toodles!
Unexpected
Chapter 1
Hermione slammed her book shut. "Who makes this much noise at 9 in the morning?" The sound of drills and crashes floated through the closed window. "Really! I can't even read with all that noise!"
"Well, honey, they just moved in. Maybe they're adding something to the house. I don't know, just don't worry about it." Mrs. Granger chirped from behind the Sunday paper.
Hermione moved towards the window, getting so close her breath fogged the glass. Unblinking, she stared at the monster of a house. A chill ran down her spine. "Well, I think it's a bit ridiculous." She said shaking her head, "In fact, I've never even seen them! I wonder what they're doing…"
"Leave it alone Hermione. Don't you have any homework? Why don't you write to one of your friends? That'll take your mind off of the noise."
"Well… okay." Hermione trudged up to her room. Maybe she was just being paranoid, but something just didn't seem right about her new neighbors. She flopped on her bed.
"Don't be silly, Hermione!" She said softly to herself.
She reached for her parchment, its ruff texture reminding her of school. Writing to her friends would make her feel better. She hadn't spoken to anyone from school since the beginning of school.
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Hermione opened her bedroom window to let an extremely frazzled looking Hedwig in. The owl nipped at her fingers.
"Ow!" Hermione squealed. "Hold on! I'll get you some water , just don't bite off my fingers!" She returned a few moments later and smiled as she gave Hedwig a daish of water. After letting to snowy white creature rest for a minute, she took Harry's letter. As soon as Hermione tore the envelope, her mom's voice rang from downstairs.
"Honey, could you come down? Right now?" Hermione sighed. What now? Hedwig coo-ed as she left the room. As soon as she came to the base of the stairs, she stopped immediately, almost tripping. The Malfoys were standing in her doorway.
Hermione stood in shock. The bleach blonde family stood in her doorway, uneasy, with fake smiles plastered on their otherwise blank faces. It was almost painful to look at.
Lucius Malfoy stepped forward. "We're…erm…sorry for all the noise we've been causing." His voice was coated think with fake kindness and sincerity.
"Well," Mrs. Granger spoke up, "that's quite alright, but I think it'd just be best for you to leave!" She began to close the door on them, when Hermione spoke up.
"No! Wait!" Everyone stared at her in shock. She spoke to Lucius. "You think you're so clever, don't you? What kind of ploy is this, moving into a muggle neighborhood? After that little 'mishap' at the ministry, I wouldn't be surprised that you moved here just to avoid any suspicion that you were involved. The muggle-loving death-eater! Ha! It's not believable in the least, so you just need to leave!"
She exhaled deeply, almost laughing. The sight of their faces was unforgettable. Narcissa looked like she just drank something the weasley twins would have given her. Draco's jaw was dangerously close to hitting the floor. Hermione turned an ran back up the stairs, he bushy hair bouncing behind her.
When Hermione reached her room, she realized she'd forgotten all about Hedwig & Harry's letter. But she didn't care. After she had realized with what just happened, she was filled with an emotion she couldn't quite identify. Harry had to hear all about this!
(I do not own any of the character, so don't sue me please!)
