Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter and never will. It belongs to the brilliant mind of JKRowling, and I do not make any money off of this piece of work.
Title: Alyssum
Characters: Alison Harriet Potter (Harry Potter), Bill Weasley, Severus Snape, Rosalita Weasley, Vincent Weasley, Molly Weasley, Fred and George Weasley, Charlie Weasley, Percy Weasley, Arthur Weasley, Ginny Weasley, Hermione Granger, Severus Snape, Albus Dumbledore, Remus Lupin, Draco Malfoy, Luna Lovegood, Neville Longbottom, Sirius Black, and other various OCs.
Pairings: Ron/Hermione, Bill/Harry
Rating: M
Chapter: 8
Genre: Supernatural/Drama
Words for chapter: 1,311
Warnings: Female!Vampire!Harry, AU, OCs, het, language, vampires, manipulative!Dumbledore, violence, post-Hogwarts, post-Voldemort, and the standard whatever else this demented author thinks up.
Summary: Alison Harriet, Harry, Potter disappeared at the age of twenty-one. Years later, a vampire, though no one knows it, appears in London with a striking resemblance to the Girl-Who-Lived. Yet she didn't come alone, as a man arrived with her. Now the duo must survive a normal life filled with challenges and plots to ruin their happiness. Can they pull through, or will one little fact destroy them?
Notes: As with some ideas recently, a female!Harry with a creature element has attracted me. The plot bunny appeared and I actually wanted to write it. The title comes from a plant that appears in the story and relates to Alison. Also, Harry will be called Alison in text and either Alison or Harry by the characters.
Chapter 8: Store Encounter
Alison was humming to herself as she worked to organize the front of her store. She was, despite what people thought, someone that wanted to make sure that EVERYTHING was within it's proper place. Yet, this was mainly because she knew that any customers she received would appreciate it. She continued to hum to herself as she thought of taking a quick break to check on the kids. They were in the back room getting something for her. The two had wanted to help, but she had to be convinced to let them do so. After all, the two had been doing the schoolwork that she had assigned them.
She was snapped out of her thoughts moments later by the door of her shop opening. She went to greet the person, but stalled at the sight of someone that she hadn't expected to see. Alison stared at the man that had white blonde hair that was pulled into a ponytail. The fact that his hair was away from his face helped to frame the sharp, aristocratic appearance that made up Draco Malfoy's features. She cleared her throat and tried to fight off the scowl that wanted to mar her features. She wasn't very successful. She cleared her throat yet again and closed her eyes. She carefully fought for neutrality, which was something that she managed to gain. She looked back at Draco. "How may I help you, Mr…Malfoy?" She waited for him to speak.
He gave her a smile. That threw Alison for a loop, for she and Draco had never gotten along. Yet, the fact that he was willing to at least smile at her was enough to make her step back. Draco nodded to her after a moment. "I heard that you had returned to the United Kingdom." He saw the curious look on Alison's face and chuckled. "Hermione told me." That had caused Alison to blink a couple of times.
She crossed her arms and decided to find out what was going on. "So, when did you begin to call Hermione by her first name? The two of you have never gotten along in the past." The two stared at each other for several moments. Draco smirked. It was then that Alison realized that he didn't think that he had to answer her. It was in that moment where she felt as if Hermione was hiding something from her.
Draco laughed a moment later. "You'll need to ask Hermione for that information, as I'm not sure on the exact date." That caused Alison's eyes to bug out of her head in response to what he had implied. Of course, she didn't think that it was the right time to ask, especially when she thought that it would have been better to ask Hermione instead of Draco.
Alison shook her head. "All right, I'm not going to bother asking you. I know that Hermione will give me a straight answer. So, what are you doing here?" She stared at Draco.
Draco shook his head and stood up straighter. The look on his face instantly morphed into something else. "I've come to warn you." Alison completely stalled at those words, though she cleared her throat to say something moments later. Yet, Draco didn't give her a chance to. "Hermione told me to come here and warn you. She was at the Weasley's home yesterday and overheard Molly talking to herself. The woman was unaware of Hermione's presence. She's looking for a vampire hunter. Now, I don't know why Hermione's determined that you need to know this, but she told me to come here and warn you."
Alison scowled at the thought of what Molly was doing. She knew that the woman could be persistent when she wanted to be. Alison pulled her wand out and closed the store. She then led Draco to the backroom. Vincent and Rosalita looked at her. They had been trying to find a way to carry the charms Alison had asked for in one box. She looked at her children. "Rosalita, Vincent, I need you two to go upstairs for the time being. Just set the charms down and start your maths assignment. I'll come up and check on you in a few minutes." The two nodded and did as directed. She waited for them to close the door before turning towards Draco. Once that was done, she let out a breath. "All right, talk."
Draco shook his head and looked at her. "Well, and remember that this is from Hermione telling me, it appears as if Molly's been going on about an evil vampire trying to corrupt her son. That's what Hermione overheard. She was doing this in the kitchen. Yet, Hermione spoke with Arthur and discovered that the woman's been doing a lot of muttering." Alison groaned and sat on the steps that led up to the flat. She buried her face into her hands and shook her head. She couldn't believe what she was going through. She looked over her shoulder a moment later and watched the door to the flat. Draco cleared his throat and got Alison's attention yet again. "I can see why she wanted you to be warned. You're a day walker, aren't you?" Alison nodded. He crossed his arms. "You could fight for the rights that you have."
Alison looked at him and sighed. She then snorted after a moment of thought. "Those are superficial rights, Malfoy. It's quite rare that my rights are even recognized. People always find some kind of loophole that makes them rule against a day walker. It's better to keep it a secret." She rubbed her face again. Draco went to point something else out, but Alison shook her head. "Don't even bother. I know that most people would point out that my defeat of Voldemort changes everything. However, the truth is that it doesn't do as much as good as one would think." She leaned back and sighed.
Draco shook his head. "Well, apparently Molly can't talk about it when people are in the room with her. She's done all that she can. I don't know how she thinks that she'll be able to get a vampire hunter when she's under such spells." Alison smiled at that. It was nice to know that Bill's spell had worked. Draco brushed his bangs back. He knew that she had thought of something, yet he didn't know what it was. "Just be careful. I don't want Hermione hurt because something happened to her friend." Alison nodded in agreement. The back door opened a moment later.
Both Alison and Draco looked at it. Bill walked in with a slightly confused look on his face. "I noticed that the front of the store was closed. What's going on?" He then saw Draco. "And what's he doing here?"
Alison sighed and looked at him. "He came here because Hermione wanted to have me warned about something. Apparently your mother is trying to find a vampire hunter. Plus, she's muttering to herself. Hermione overheard her by accident. However, it appears as if the security spell you used is working well enough." Bill nodded and looked at Draco. Alison touched Bill's arm. "Don't ask. He's apparently connected to Hermione." Draco smirked and nodded. He then left without speaking another word.
Bill pulled Alison into his arms and kissed the top of her head. "I'll always stand next to you. You know that, right?" Alison nodded and the two stood there. She enjoyed being held by her husband. She then wrapped her own arms around him. The two of them were willing to stay like that for several moments. She then remembered the kids and pulled away from him. He looked at her. She took his hand and dragged him up the stairs. After all, they had children to look after.
A/N: Well, here's chapter 8…Hm…Molly's up to something. Later.
