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Chapter 12
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The next day came and went without much excitement. Hermione wasn't allowed to see her friend as she was still suspected in Ron and Harry's botched escape. So without so much as a word being said, Scabior untied and sent her straight to work on duplicating the locket. Hermione knew that there was no real chance of mending an object that once had dark magic placed on it. After spending half the day trying as many charms as she could think of, she was finally able to re-create a duplicate of Slytherin's Locket. Hermione felt quite proud of herself as she saw Scabior's eyes widen in surprise as she compared the two in his calloused palms. That feeling of pride changed to anger as he had her tied up and practically thrown back into the tent by one of his men.
The rest of the night went by quickly for Hermione as she finally was able to get some sleep. She woke with a start and began scanning the room. Seeing no one else in the room, she had no choice but to sit and wait for Scabior to wake up. The minutes passed her slowly as she waited impatiently still tied up against the pole. I can't take it anymore. With that thought, Hermione started to shift her body weight to her left side and craned her neck to try and see if Scabior was awake yet. After some struggling, she was able to see that her captor's cot was empty. He's not even here! Annoyed, she sat back in her original position with a huff which was quickly followed by a sigh.
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Depressing. Was the only thought that entered Scabior's mind as he took in all of the poor souls in Diagon. Not too many people wanted to bother with him since he was recognized as a Snatcher and would walk or run away, in some cases, as quickly as they could. I know that stinking mess Fletcher comes here sometimes. That git's always got somethin' worth pawnin'. After deciding he wasn't being followed he made his way toward his destination hoping to get it over with as painlessly as possible. Walking down Knockturn Alley, Scabior couldn't help but feel anxious as he came closer to his goal.
Stopping around the corner, he nervously ran his hand through his hair and began looking around wondering if he should just leave. He would never buy this. I'm gonna get screwed over. Before he could change his mind, he walked into Borgin & Burkes and straight up to the counter and waited. Soon, a mangy looking man came from the back with a toothy grin on his face which changed upon seeing who was in his store.
"What do you want? I told you that you were not allowed to enter my shop until you paid back your debt," Borgin said with resentment.
"I've brought you somethin'. Consider it a down payment." Scabior responded as he tossed Slytherin's Locket on the glass counter.
The old man picked up the locket and began to examine it greedily. Scabior had never seen Borgin's eyes so transfixed on an object like this before but pushed it out of his mind. I hope this works. I'm bloody screwed if it don't.
"Yes…this'll do just fine for half of your payment. The other half you have until the end of the month." Borgin said as he pushed the locket into a black box and slammed the lid shut.
Relieved that the old man fell for it, Scabior began to make his way out of the shop when he heard his name being called.
"You better not be thinking of some way to be skipping on your payment boy! Especially if you want the shop." Borgin said in finality.
"Of course not. I wouldn't dream of it, Father. After all, I wouldn't bite the hand that feeds." Scabior said with a smirk on his face as he apparated on the spot.
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A/N:
Sorry it took so damn long but here it is!
I was trying to figure out a way to make a smooth transition into the back plot of the story. Hope you liked it!
I want more reviews people! LOL Any form of feedback is lovely. Positive, Negative, Luke-warm. It's just nice to hear any and all types of criticism…it truly helps!
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