Ch 4 – Shock Horror
Harry rose the next morning, feeling very cheerful with himself. Today will be as good as yesterday, Harry thought to himself. He had a great feeling in his stomach. When Harry left his room, Hermione and Ron were already out. Hermione was munching on a cereal bar and Ron was examining the television.
"Good Grief!" said Ron, kicking the television, "I'm gonna miss the news this morning."
Both Harry and Hermione started laughing. Ron stared at them angrily, while going slightly red in the cheeks,
"Ron, you don't even pay attention to Muggle activity, so why would you be watching the Muggle news?" said Harry.
"Well, since I'm now officially working in the Misuse of Muggle Artefacts Office, I just decided to watch Muggle news to learn information about artefacts and stuff," said Ron.
"You don't need to watch the news. Just ask me or Harry for help, as we have lived with Muggles and Muggle items for a long while."
Ron agreed. Harry and Ron got ready for work and since Hermione had to wait until tomorrow to get registered in the Dentist Department, she had the day off. Hermione bade the boys out and sat on the sofa, drinking her tea.
Hermione had just finished reading her magazine, when she felt a sudden feeling of tiredness come over her. She looked at the clock on the wall. It read eight thirty. It was a bit early to be tired, but a little half hour wouldn't hurt. It only lasted a split second but she heard harsh, cruel words saying, "It wasn't déjà vu." Hermione looked at the clock. It was eight thirty one. What did those words mean? What wasn't déjà vu? Hermione just assumed it was a trick of the mind.
Hermione got dressed and went to the telephone to phone Luna. She was worried when she didn't come over last night. There was no answer on her phone. She could be tired, thought Hermione.
Hermione left the apartment to go to the shop. She had to get food for dinner and lunch. She went to the closest shop to get them. Hermione thought. Maybe she could go over to Luna's later on and check if she's alright. She was so fixed in her plans, that she never noticed the headline at the front of the shop window.
A few hours later, Harry and Ron went out for lunch. They decided to go back to the apartment to get some lunch. Hermione was there making a fruit salad for herself. When she saw them, she went to the fridge and grabbed extra ingredients and began making fruit salad for them too. Ron and Harry at down at the sofa.
"The T.V. still isn't working then?" Ron asked Hermione.
"No, it's been a very quiet morning."
"I have had the worst morning," said Harry, "Everyone was staring at me as if I wasn't an employee in the department."
"Don't worry," said Hermione, "They might have just thought, since they've never saw you work there before, they might have thought you didn't work there."
"Well, they didn't stare at Ron."
Hermione laid the three bowls of fruit salad on the table and sat down along with Harry and Ron. They began eating when there was a high pitched noise coming from the television. They all turned around and it stopped. A few moments later a voice came out of it shouting, "Not déjà vu".
Harry went up to the television. He started hitting it. A voice came out of the television again saying, "Have you checked the newspaper lately". After that there was a high pitched laugh.
Harry ran out of the apartment building and into the streets. He ran down to the bottom of the street and went to the shop Hermione was in hours ago. There it was. The headline of the newspaper. Harry mouth dropped when he saw it. The headline read: Young Lady Attacked Last night. Name Luna Lovegood
Harry read the article.
Luna Lovegood, 19 years old, Unknown Town, was brutally beaten last night and found near the corner of Crandlewade Street in London. Police have not yet found the attacker but they are investigating it. There were no witnesses at this time for it was quite late in the night. Luna is now in hospital, in a critical condition. More reports about it tonight on the news.
Harry started walking back to the apartment. Luna was attacked. Could it have been Malfoy? Did Harry really have déjà vu? Well there was no other reason. The same events just can't happen over again. However, what about the voice saying it wasn't déjà vu? Who was speaking in the television. Was it helping us or harming us? Could the voice have been… Lord Voldemort's. No… it couldn't have been Lord Voldemort's voice. He had saw him die three years ago. What was he thinking?
Harry decided he should go to the Ministry of Magic and inform them about Luna, in case they didn't find out about it. He walked passed the apartment building and down the other side of the street. He turned the corner and entered the telephone box. It started to descend. Who should he go to? Maybe the plump guard or someone. He exited the telephone box. There was nobody in the main area. No guards, no workers, no anyone. Harry ran through the golden gate and to the elevator. He pushed the button for the Misuse of Muggle Artefacts Department. The elevator moved. He heard the voice from the speaker saying, "You are now entering… not déjà vu". The doors opened and Harry ran out. There was nobody in the room. Harry went to the sign-in book. Nobody's name was in it. Not even Harry's. Harry remembered signing it that morning. Harry went back to the elevator and pushed the button for the Auror department. The elevator moved. This time there was no voice at all. The doors opened and he rushed out. There was nobody there. He went to the sign-in book. Harry eyes glared at the book. His name was in it. Nobody else's name… just his.
Harry panicked. How could he be the only employee signed in, in the whole building? Harry left the department, went through the golden gate, back to the streets using the elevator and started walking to the apartment. Wait until he tells Ron and Hermione this. He walk up the stairs in the building and opened the door. Something hard hit Harry across the head and he fainted.