Expect the Unexpected
Chapter 4 – Sleepiness
Natalie led Hermione to her bedroom, it was on the third floor overlooking the extensive garden, Hermione was pleased to see there was a big oak tree, she was looking forward to sitting under that on a warm day.
On the way to her room Natalie was chatting to Hermione about her school, "Witches Wicked Watch,"
"I have lots of friends, you can meet them because they are coming round tomorrow."
Hermione nodded absentmindedly then backtracked,
"How come tomorrow? Is it your birthday?"
Natalie laughed and shook her head.
"Of course not! I've only just turned five. No, it's to celebrate your arrival. It's a masked ball! I love those, but I'm not allowed to stay up till 2 in the morning! I've been told I'm too young! But our cat Gypsy is younger than me and she's allowed to come! Well, it is in our house but even so! You me and Mummy are going into town tomorrow to pick out your dress and mask, we've arranged it, that people arrive at 7 o'clock, we have caterers making dinner.
My friends are coming to keep me company."
Hermione nodded, "So I am having a ball?"
"You could call it that, I like to say a masquerade."
"Listening to the little girl speak you would expect her to be at least ten!" Hermione thought to herself.
"Here we are," Natalie opened the wooden door and took Hermione into a modern looking room.
As Natalie had said, the walls were a light blue colour, with silver metal furniture. Hermione was stunned, the room was at least 50 metres across, and length ways.
Hermione ran over to the window, there was a window seat and the window curved out from the building, it was beautiful.
She was so happy she went over and picked Natalie up and twirled her in the air,
"It's wonderful!"
Natalie grinned, "I knew you'd like it!"
Hermione looked at the little girl and asked the question she'd been burning to ask,
"Nat's, where is your mum and dad?"
Natalie looked startled, then she started to laugh,
"What?"
"I've completely forgotten about them! Ooops!"
Hermione smiled down at the laughing girl,
"Oh, I'm tired I'm going to bed."
Hermione frowned,
"Aren't you gonna tell me where they are?"
Natalie started to walk over to Hermione's bed and settled down, she managed to yawn,
"They are in the li……"
And with that she fell sound asleep.
Hermione lent down and kissed her on the head and whispered,
"Sweet Dreams."
Hermione left the room in search of Blaise
"So, man, what d'ya think of her?"
Draco looked up,
"Well, I have only seen about two minutes of her, but she seems the same."
"But, you won't, like, be harsh to her, will ya? I mean she is my, like, sis and all that. So, like, if I hear, like, you're givin her grief, you got, like, me to answer to, you got that?"
"You do realise you said about five "likes" in that speech?"
Draco started laughing, Blaise looked angry,
"Come on, man. I'm trying to get you to say that you'll "play nice". Will you?"
Draco nodded and said,
"Alright! Alright. I mean if I were mean to her, for her entire stay, she might try to poison me in my sleep, so, yeah, I'll "play nice" as you put it."
Blaise nodded and let out a sigh of relief, then they was a knock at the door,
"Come in, Nats"
The door opened but it wasn't Natalie.
"Mia!"
"Yeah, sorry, Natalie is sound asleep in my bed, and I was just trying to find your parents, I haven't met them yet."
Blaise nodded,
"Yeah, sure, they are in the living room, you know where that is, right?"
Hermione looked sheepish,
"Well, no, not really, it took me about half an hour finding you, so I think it might be a while trying to find people I don't know."
She then looked at her shoes.
Blaise smiled,
"Come on, it's on the first floor, follow me" and with that he left the room with Hermione behind.
Draco watched them leave, he felt it best to stay behind, it would be a family moment.
a/n: Heya x I hope dat it's up 2 ur standards x I hav kinda had a mental block x plus im sik x don't kill me! lol x il update soon x hpff is bak cos ma sis's exams r ova x
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