AN: And I' m back! Late as usual… it's amazing I can be on time with anything, huh? Anyway, so this has got to be one of my favorite chapters for this movie. *grins* Poor poor 'Mione. You'll see why in a minute here. Cassie and I have decided this would be us though, so I don't know if it makes things better or worse… *pauses to think* Probably worse… anyway, sit back, relax, and enjoy!
Disclaimer: I only own Paige and my lateness.
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Paige laughed as she, Ginny, and Hermione walked around the twins' store.
"So Hermione. I think one of the owners likes you" Paige teased. Hermione shook her head, blushing. "Oh don't deny it!" Paige turned to Ginny. "'You've a bit of…'" She and Ginny broke off into laughter as Hermione swat at them, not finding the imitation funny.
"Hello ladies" Fred and George said as they sidled up to the three, who were standing by a rack of pale pink potions. Hermione and Ginny picked one up and were looking at it.
"Love potions, eh?" Fred asked. Paige's grinned widened. "They do really work."
"Really?" Paige was going to die, but it would so be worth it. "Hermione wanted to test one out on you George, but she was too shy to ask. If you ask me, I think this," she pushed Hermione into George, "and a bit of snogging will get the job done!" Paige laughed as she ran off. She could hear Hermione yelling after her, but she continued on, not looking back. Maybe now they'd stop dancing around each other. Paige bumped into someone. "Oh, excuse me" she muttered.
"No problem, Potter." Paige looked up to see Cormac McLaggen smiling down at her. She smiled back and moved on. Harry finally caught up with her.
"Come on, Ron wants to get out of here" he said. Paige nodded and weaved through people as she pushed through the door and came face-to-face with Ron and Hermione. "Keep moving, Paige."
"Hi Hermione" she said softly. Hermione narrowed her eyes at Paige. The younger girl squeaked and hid behind her brother. "Save me."
"What did you do this time?"
"This time? I'm offended Harry James Potter. I am not a trouble maker." All three of her companions raised their eyebrows. "Ok so I am, but this time it was for the greater good. I might have you know, pushed Hermione into George and told them snogging would defeat the purpose of using a love potion after I might have teased her." Harry raised his eyebrow further.
"Might have? You've been spending way too much time with Sirius." Paige just grinned. As they walked down the street, Paige sighed.
"How do they do it? I mean… half the street's closed down." Ron shrugged.
"Fred reckons people need a laugh these days." Paige looked around. Burned buildings, a destroyed Ministry, dark clouds overhead, Death Eaters everywhere.
"I reckon he's right…" Harry sighed. Hermione pointed ahead to a shop that had been burned badly. "Is that…?"
"Ollivander's. But everyone got their wands from Ollivander. Young, old, good, bad…" Ron said.
"Speaking of which" Harry said as he pointed further down the street. Paige frowned as Narcissa and Draco Malfoy looked around them suspiciously.
"Is it just me? Or do Draco and mummy look like two people who don't want to be followed?" Harry nodded.
"Let's go." Paige sighed. Of course this would only lead to more bad and Merlin knew Remus and Sirius would have their heads if they knew about this. But times were dark and with Bella and Greyback she couldn't (and didn't particularly want to be) alone. The group followed the Malfoy's to Borgin & Burkes. A light at the top flickered on. "Come on, we've got to get up there." Paige frowned. How did he propose they do that?
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She shouldn't have asked. They peaked their heads over the top of the roof so they could look into the room. The Malfoys stood with a couple of goonies and… Paige pulled her head back.
"Dammit Harry! Remus is going to know and he's going to skin us alive!" she hissed at him. Her hand absently trailed over her scars. Greyback slowly turned to look out the window as Harry and the others pulled back. They listened as he drew the blinds. "I'm not keeping this from him." Harry sighed as they slid off the roof. After all that he put his sister through, she was bound to snap sometime. And seeing the man who disfigured her face was as good a time as any. "Stay away from me Harry." And with that Paige stormed ahead of them.
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Paige leaned against Neville as they sat in the compartment on the train. Harry sat across from her. Luna poked her head into the compartment, drawing a smile from Harry.
"Quibbler?" Paige smiled.
"Please." Luna handed both her and Harry one. "What's a Wrackspurt?" Luna smiled.
"They're invisible creatures that float in through your ears and make your brain go fuzzy." Paige nodded. "See ya!" Luna closed the door and moved on down the train.
"She's… special isn't she?" Ron asked. Paige and Harry both narrowed their eyes at him. Harry looked at Ron and Hermione as Paige flipped open the magazine.
"Don't you see, it was a ceremony. An initiation." Hermione sighed.
"Stop, Harry, I know where you're going with this…"
"It's happened. He's one of them!" Harry interrupted. Paige looked up from her magazine as she and Neville listened in.
"Harry is under the impression that Draco Malfoy is now a Death Eater" Hermione said as she rolled her eyes. Paige laid the magazine down on her lap with a frown.
"Why are you so quick to defend him? His parents and family are all Death Eaters. I wouldn't be surprised if he was one too." Hermione rolled her eyes at Paige. "Didn't you say you saw it? With your own two eyes? Do you need glasses now?" Hermione frowned.
"I told you. I'm not sure what I saw." Paige shook her head as Harry stood up.
"I need some air" he mumbled as he left the compartment. Paige picked the magazine back up and went back to reading it and talking quietly with Neville.
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Paige frowned as the train pulled to a stop at Hogwarts.
"Where's Harry?" she asked the others. Hermione and Neville looked around while Ron shrugged.
"Probably on the platform. C'mon" he said. He and Hermione headed off. Paige smiled at Neville and kissed him softly on the cheek.
"Go, I just want to look and make sure" she said. He nodded and squeezed her hand before leaving the train. Paige silently and cautiously moved forward through the cars, looking for any sign of her brother. Maybe Ron was right and he was on the platform, but she had a feeling he wasn't. She was at the last car, but the door was closed. She pulled out her wand as she slid it open.
"Enjoy the ride back to London" Malfoy sneered as Paige rushed forward. "Oh if it isn't baby Potter? What are you doing here?" Paige raised her wand at him.
"Leave Malfoy" she said. Draco sneered.
"You see I don't want to do that. You both need to go back to your muggle family's house. Be a good little girl and sit quietly until the train leaves" he smirked. Paige stared at him, matching him smirk for smirk.
"Now, why would I do that? I hear fifth year's important" she said. Draco smirked at her.
"Fine then, make it difficult for me. Petrificus Totalus!" Paige's body seized up as she fell to the floor. Draco grinned as he dragged her to lie beside her brother as he covered her with the invisibility cloak. Draco lifted his foot and sent it crashing down on Harry's face. He lifted it again and struck Paige across her jaw. The pain was excruciating, but she couldn't move. Draco smirked before leaving the train. A few minutes later the compartment door opened and Paige waited as she heard a faint spell muttered before the invisibility cloak was pulled back and Paige could move again.
"Hello Harry, Paige" Luna said with a nice smile. Harry helped Paige stand up.
"Luna. How'd you…?" Luna grinned.
"Wrackspurts. Your head's full of them" she said. Paige frowned. She still wanted to know what Wrackspurts were.
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The three made their way up towards the castle, Paige rubbing her jaw. Harry's nose was obviously broken.
"Sorry we made you miss the carriages, Luna" Harry said. Paige was in too much pain to talk. And boy was she going to put the hurt on Malfoy.
"It's alright. I enjoyed our walk. It was like being with a friend" Luna said. Paige turned and looked at her.
"We are your friends Luna. I think Harry wants more than friendship too!" Harry narrowed his eyes at his sister as she laughed and ran ahead of them, stopping by Professor Flitwick.
"About time! I've been looking all over for you three. Had Tonks going mad! Names?" Paige stared at him.
"Professor Flitwick, you've known us for years."
"No exceptions," he paused, "Potter." Paige grinned as he sighed and marked their names off of his list.
"Who are those people?" Luna asked. Paige and Harry turned to look at who she was talking about when she spotted a mess of purple hair.
"Aurors. For security."
"It's not a cane you cretin. It's a walking stick" Draco argued. Paige and Harry turned to watch as an auror and Filch went through all of the luggage. "It's my father's."
"It's alright Filch. I can vouch for Mr. Malfoy" Snape said as he walked up to the two. Draco grabbed the stick as he started walking away. He smirked as he saw Paige and Harry.
"Nice faces" he laughed. Paige ran for him, but was quickly caught about the waist.
"I want to kill him" she huffed as Snape followed Malfoy.
"Come on, Potter. No Malfoy is worth it. Now what happened to your mug?" Paige shot Moody a look before gesturing to Malfoy's retreating back. Moody sighed as he let go of her. She glared after Malfoy, but left him alone. For now. She walked back to where Luna and Harry were standing.
"…to fix it? Personally I think you look a bit more devil-may-care this way. But it's up to you." Harry pointed to his nose.
"Have you ever fixed one? A nose?" Luna smiled as she pulled out her wand.
"No. But I've done several toes and how different are they really?" Harry looked at Paige who shrugged.
"What the hell. Give it a go." Luna grinned and said the incantation. Paige watched with a grimace as his nose snapped back into place, blood gushing. "Well? How do I look?" he asked, pulling his hand away slightly.
"Exceptionally ordinary" Luna replied. Paige grimaced at him, the pain in her jaw killing her.
"Brilliant" he muttered.
"Wotcher Paige, Harry, Luna" Tonks said as she came up beside the group. "You three best get inside where it's safer." She smiled at them until she noticed the swelling of Paige's jaw and the blood coming from Harry's nose. "Can you two go ten minutes without being injured? Merlin's beard." She made quick work of Paige before handing Harry a towel to sop up the blood. "Inside now, all of you." Paige flexed her jaw cautiously as she walked inside.
"Thanks Dora!" Tonks winked at her before standing guard once again.
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AN: And Paige did it… twice! *laughs* That would so be me… I've done it before with one of the guys I run with, Oh his face was murderous. I loved it! Anyway, let me know what you thought please! No flames!