Title: Harry Potter & the Final Horcrux
Author: Edel
Disclaimer: Eh no, they're not mine.
Rating: PG-13 I suppose?
Summary: I've had this idea ever since Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince came out. It's basically what I'd like to happen with book 7 (I came up with the title before book 7 title was released).
A/N: I know this chapter is short, but I figured I'd better get some of this fic out before Deathly Hallows is released :P
The brick wall slid away to reveal an alley, a shell of its former glory, its busy days a thing of the past.
"So, this is Diagon Alley," the girl murmured. "Gotta say, Hermione, the way you described it…" Hermione rolled her eyes as she moved out onto the near-deserted street.
"Haley, I know you can't really grasp the magnitude of the Death Eaters and-"
"Voldy, yes yes," her cousin interrupted. "They're the baddies." Her eyes roamed the buildings as they quickly made their way down the cobbled street. "Still, the witching population…they're letting the Death Eaters intimidate them! They should act as if it's business as usual." Hermione halted in her step.
"You don't know what you're talking about. They're killing people." She sighed. "We have to be on our guard. You don't know who or where the enemy could be. Come on, let's get inside," she murmured, grabbing Haley by the arm and guiding her into the
An hour later, the two girls burst out of the shop, trying to contain their giggles.
"God, I needed that," Hermione stated as they glanced around.
"The twins are a riot!" Haley exclaimed.
"They seemed to warm to you," Hermione said, receiving an elbow in the side. "Hey!" Her laughter faded a sound caught her attention.
"Hermione?" Haley took after her cousin as she entered a dimly lit alley.
Hermione strode along as quietly as possible. She stopped as another sound emerged from near the back of the alley. It sounded like someone…or something was moving about. Withdrawing her wand from her pocket, Hermione advanced. However, before she could utter the spell that she had been chanting in her mind, she froze.
"Whoa," Haley said stumbled as she came to a stop by her side, "who's the cutie?" Hermione said nothing, her eyes never leaving the still figure of Draco Malfoy.
