TRAVELING FORWARD
"Did you really think I was your uncle you mudblood?" muttered Hector as his hand clasped around my mouth. I screamed louder, but the door had already slammed, seperating me from escape.
Ron's POV
I watched as Hector led Hermione into the alley. She turned and waved as she disappeared, but I waved back before she saw. Still, I was confused. What are they doing? The plan was for everyone to remain at their stations until the Death Eater showed and then we would close in. I knew this Hector couldn't be trusted. He was always saying how experinced he was and how he knew better then us. Was he bloody crazy? He was breaking his own rules!
I stayed leaning against the post till my tea had turned ice cold. I sighed and threw it into a trash bin. I decided that this was damn crazy. I walked down the shops till I reached the window of the toy shop where Harry was stationed. He saw me motion him oustside and came out.
"What's wrong?" he asked when he was beside me.
"Hector decided to bring Hermione to the back," I said bitterly.
"What? why did he do that?"
"You think I know?"
"Sorry."
"Think we should do the same?" I suggested.
"I don't think so. What if he came through the front?"
I moaned and crossed my arms. The temperature was dropping and I was starting to loose feeling in my toes and fingers. Then an idea came to my head.
"Hey, here's a thought. Why don't we go into the shop instead of out here?"
"Ron, you are a blithering idiot-" started Harry who emphesised each word.
"Come on, it's better then standing out here in the damn cold!" I said loudly and waved my arms in the air.
"Alright, fine! But if things go wrong I blame you!" said Harry annoyed. I grin and nodded happily. He stared at me like I was dancing around in my boxers before shaking his head and heading across the street.
"dumbass..." He mumbled under his breath.
"What you say?"
"Nothing," He answered quickly.
We entered the shop as if we were common muggles, faking our interest in the products. It appeared to be a book store with shelves packed with books. there were only a handful of muggles in the room, either with family or their girlfriend or boyfriend.
"Hermione would have loved to be in here," I muttered at Harry, "It's to bad she is out back in a alley."
I scanned the place till I caught sight of the owner, a man that was bald with a faded scar in a button shirt. As I turned my back, I could swear he was eyeing me. To keep myself from standing out, I reached for a random book on a shelf. I let the pages slip through my finger, the words a blur in my vision. I waited a moment till I put the book back and went around the shelf to the other side where i was hidden from the owner's view. I bumbed into Harry, who was smiling at a book he was reading.
"What's that? It looks like a children's book," I said as I peered at the cover. "Robin Hood? What is that, a bird with a hood?"
"At least it isn't Bitty Rabbity," he retorted.
"Anyway, I think the owner is watching us."
"What? Why?"
"Maybe he knows who we are," I thought aloud.
"Well, whose idea was it to come inside?"
"Shh! You're talking too loud! Just remain quiet and maybe he'll leave us be."
"As you say," sighed Harry unsurely as he placed the book back. He went to reach for another one, but suddenly as he pulled it out the owner's face filled its place on the other side. Harry and I both jumped hollered in surprise.
"May I help you boys?" He asked in monotone.
"Actually, uh...We were-we were finishing up," I said quickly. Harry nodded in agreement without leaving the man's face. Like me, the owner didn't seem to buy it.
"If I were you, I would leave," He answered rudely. My eyes narrowed, but without anything else to do with some many muggles around Harry shoved me towards the door.
"Come on, Ron, let's go," He whispered as he pushed me. I couldn't help but glance back as I slid across the floor, watching as the man opened his little door to the back of the store. But before Harry shoved me out the door, before the owner disappeared, I spotted a wool hat that looked exactly like Hermione's lying randomly near the back door's enterance.
Well, I'm on a role where with the writing so I only wish for some reviews. anyway, next chapter comes tomorrow evening!
