CHAPTER 10-DOUBLE VISION
Lilah was growing bored of constantly hanging around Malfoy Manor with nothing to do. She ate, she slept, Bellatrix berated her, Narcissa walked around like a zombie. Snape popped in once ever so often which was sadly the highlight of Lilah's days. She had finally had enough, she got dressed grabbed the bag of money Narcissa had given her and headed down to the fireplace. This time before leaving she took one of the bags filled with floo powder and stashed it in her pocket. She used the bit out of the bowl on top of the fireplace to get to her destination.
"Diagon Alley," Lilah said, after throwing the powder into the fire and she walked straight through to the other side. It still left her feeling dizzy but not as bad as the first time. The sight of the busy Diagon Alley immediately made Lilah feel better and she began aimlessly wandering the streets with no real destination in mind. As she was walking she spotted a store called Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes, and she remembered that Ron had said his last name was Weasley. She stepped inside the store not entirely sure what it entailed, it was much different than the others.
"Afternoon," a voice said, and Lilah turned to her right to see a tall red headed boy who looked similar to Ron standing at the counter.
"Afternoon," Lilah said politely.
"Are you looking for anything in particular?"
"To be honest, I've got no idea what you're selling."
"Ah, a newbie well to put it simply this is a joke shop."
"A joke shop?"
"Let me introduce you to our most popular product."
The red headed man led Lilah to a shelf with a box labeled Puking Pastils.
"Now, with this you eat the orange half and it will make you puke uncontrollably but once you eat the second half it makes you stop," the man said.
"Amazing, just by eating it?" Lilah asked.
"Just by eating it."
"Oh, I'm Lilah by the way, Lilah Leavers."
"Fred Weasley, you're not the same Lilah my brother has been going on about, are you?"
"I wouldn't know."
"He says you have no clue about magic, you've just because a witch."
"Well then, I must be."
"You're staying with the Malfoys?"
"For the time being."
"Fred, would you stop harassing the customers," another voice said, and Lilah turned and spotted Fred, or more easily explainable Fred's twin.
"George, come over here I've met the girl Ron's fancy for!" Fred called, Lilah wondered what fancy meant.
"No kidding."
George approached Fred and Lilah and smiled, extending his hand.
"George Weasley, I know it's hard to believe but me and Fred are twins," George said, and Lilah giggled and shook George's hand.
"Lilah Leavers. I would have never guessed you were twins," she replied.
"Why is it, Lilah Leavers, you've never known of magic, you're a witch aren't you?"
"Yes, it's a long boring story."
"Well then, I have an idea," said George, and looked to Fred.
"How about you come over to our mum's house for dinner tonight and tell us about it then?" continued Fred.
"I don't know, you are perfect strangers," Lilah half-teased.
"We're Weasleys you can't get any more innocent then that," they said in unison.
"Alright, I accept."
"Great! We'll provide the travel; can we come get you at the Malfoys?" Fred asked, and Lilah stopped smiling.
"I don't think that would be the best idea."
"Why not?" asked Fred.
"The Malfoys don't like you guys, not you two personally, but your family as a whole," Lilah answered honestly.
"We already know that, what time should we come and get you?"
"The Malfoys will never let me leave with you."
"Let you? What are you a prisoner?"
"No, they've let me leave before, they let me leave today, it's just….they don't like your family."
Fred and George turned to each other and shrugged their shoulders.
"Alright, then what should we do?" asked George.
"How about I meet you here, at your store tonight and we can go from there?" Lilah suggested, George turned to Fred who nodded.
"Alright, meet us back her at 6:30," said Fred.
"I'll be here."
Lilah smiled and wished the twins a good rest of the day and then left their store and headed back to the fireplace. She used the floo powder and got back to Malfoy Manor, she was getting better at this magic thing every day.
"Lilah, there you are!" Bellatrix said, walking over to her. "Where have you been?" she asked suspiciously.
"I went to Diagon Alley, I was bored and wanted something to do," Lilah answered casually.
"You shouldn't just leave like that, you should let me know if you're going somewhere."
"I got the feeling you didn't much care about my welfare."
"If you got lost, child, I'd never heard the end of it from Cissy."
Lilah rolled her eyes and walked past Bellatrix on her way to her room, she ran into Draco on the stairs going up as well.
"Draco," Lilah said, merely acknowledging his presence.
"Lilah," said Draco, diverting his gaze from her, she looked at him curiously. "Look…" Draco began, still not looking at her. "I'm….I…I didn't mean to be so rude to you these last few weeks."
Lilah stopped on the top of the stairs along with Draco.
"Why are you apologizing now?" she asked.
"It seemed like as good a time as any," said Draco, shrugging.
"Why do you care now?"
Draco looked up finally meeting Lilah's eyes instead of answering, and she gasped as she stared into a pair of ice blue eyes. He then turned away and left her alone at the top of the stairs, Lilah walked into her room and closed the door. It was impossible to forget those eyes, the eyes of the man who had kissed her at the masquerade ball, had it really been Draco? She shook the thoughts out of her head and went to her closet to get dressed, she'd be leaving to go to the Weasleys soon and she wanted to look nice. Somehow though in the back of her mind all she could think about was that man dressed in the white suit, the man with the ice blue eyes, Draco.