Chapter 13

All rights belong to J.K Rowling. I do not own any characters. I also want to note the following to the readers. Tom Marvolo Riddle aka Lord Voldemort, died at the age of 16 when he tried his hand at making a Horcrux. There were no wars, Harry's parents are still alive. Bellatrix and all dark wizards are in Azkaban for crimes against the Wizarding community and the use of dark magic. Please note this also brings up the fact the Longbottoms are also alive too. Bellatrix didn't get to them as she and the following dark wizards: Rabastan, Rodolphus, and Bartemius Crouch Jr were in Azkaban at the time.

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"What's your asking price?" Jared asked as they all stared at him as if he had three heads. Lyra knew where he was going with this and she gave him a discreet nod saying thanks, she was curious how much it was. She knew money would be no issue as she did come from an aristocratic and wealthy family, although Tyrone didn't know.

"200 pounds."

"Done," Jared told him, rising to stand. "No, actually we are not done" Tyrone countered. "I want 500 pounds up front then, and then 200 pounds every hour.". "But you just said 200 pounds was the asking price." Jared stuttered.

Tyrone smirked at him, "Of course it is, but since you were so eager to pay I decided to increase the fee. Don't like it, don't take it, the door is there."

Jarred grimaced as he opened his wallet and took out 1000 pounds, he placed the notes on the coffee table that sat between them and Tyrone. A man stepped forward, collected the money, counted it and gave Tyrone a nod. After a quick snap of fingers from Tyrone a third man opened another door, "Follow him" Tyrone explained, "he will lead you to Cinnamon Rose. When your hour is up, he will knock on it twice." to get the 200 pounds." Tyrone told them.

They all stood up and followed the man, Lyra didn't recognise this hallway, it must be a private entrance to the rooms. The man stopped in front of a plain black door, he knocked twice and opened it, gesturing for the group to enter. Lyra was conflicted whether to cast another spell on the man as he gave Rose and her a scrutinising gaze.

When the door closed from behind them, Lyra turned to Jared "I'll pay you in return for that Jared. Thank you." When they turned to the front of the room, they were surprised to see Cinnamon Rose wrapped in a red silk robe and sitting on a table. "Please sit."

The boys quickly ran to the chairs she gestured to as if they had forgotten they were only here to talk to her. A roll of eyes from Rose and Lyra indicated their annoyance with the boys, as they sat in the empty seats next to them. Not knowing what to expect at all, Lyra and Rose desperately hoped the woman didn't give them a show.

They sat there for who knows how long, the air slowly getting thicker as the time passed. Cinnamon Rose crossed her legs as she stared at the young woman in front of her who she asked to see her. Her eyes were grey, and her hair was blonde with a few curls popping out from her tight ponytail. Something about her felt very familiar, but she couldn't put her finger on it.

"Are you going to tell me where and how you heard the name, Miss Mia? Why did you come to me thinking I would be this so-called Miss Mia?" Cinnamon Rose stared at Lyra with cold, emotionless hard eyes.

Rose jabbed Lyra in the side to get her to talk as she and the boys had no idea on what to say to the older woman. Lyra sat there staring at the woman as she tried to recognise anything of when she last saw the older woman as a child. She licked her lips and opened her mouth to try to say something, but no word was said.

"Well, child hurry up, out with it. My time is of the essence here. Spit it out!" Cinnamon Rose snapped at Lyra. Cinnamon Rose re-crossed her legs and made herself comfortable on the table. She reached into her pocket to pull out her cigarettes, and carelessly lit one. Cinnamon Rose tried to calm herself as her hands shook taking a cigarette to calm herself as she tried to light her cigarette. She took a drag from her cigarette finally realising what the blond woman said and started coughing.

"Ah. Umm. Well, you saw twenty years ago I ran away from home. I was found by this woman who told me to call her Miss Mia. She took me back to her place where she gave me the most delicious hot chocolate and gave me advice on something. She believed that I was abused." Lyra murmured, as she tried to swallow the lump in her throat.

Cinnamon Rose finally stopped coughing as she looked up in shock at the blonde woman in front of her. She didn't see a young woman; she was seeing a little girl, the same little girl who she had helped all those years ago. Tears started to run down her face, and she dropped the cigarette as a whimper escaped her lips. She raised her hands to try to cover her face.

Lyra moved to sit in front of Cinnamon Rose and grabbed on to her hands, gently pulling them down to uncover her face. Cinnamon Rose looked up at Lyra with tears in her eyes, Lyra also had tears as she softly whispered "Miss Mia?"

Cinnamon Rose choked up as she nodded to Lyra that that is who she was. Lyra pulled her towards her where they both hugged each other and leaned on the other, softly crying on each other's shoulders.

Rose and the boys stared at Lyra and Cinnamon Rose, surprised from what they had just learned. Not wanting to interrupt, they patiently sat there waiting to see if this woman was also THE Hermione Granger. The room's atmosphere was different now that the tension had finally dissolved. Lyra pulled back slowly and stared up at the woman in front of her. Cinnamon Rose's makeup was a mess, her eyes were swollen and red from crying, and her nose had mucus dripping.

A knock on the door had everyone in the room jumping. Rose stood up and went to the door before she could get there the door had opened. She whipped her wand out where and confunded the man before he was able to speak. Rose closed the door with a grin, twirling her wand looking like the cat who'd eaten the canary. She noticed everyone was staring at her, so she shrugged her shoulders at them.

Lyra shook her head as she peered at the woman in front of her again, "Can I call you Miss Mia or do you prefer Cinnamon Rose? Honestly, I never really liked the name, Cinnamon Rose."

A small whimper came from the woman as she wiped her tears away from her face. Her eyes shined as they stared at each other with a small smile on their faces.

"I would love it if you called me Miss Mia. You the only one darling, that I will allow to call me that." and with that Miss Mia kissed Lyra on the forehead.

Lyra's eyes shined as she stared at Miss Mia, a small grin formed on her face. Her stomach had butterflies she was so pleased she had finally found the woman who assisted her all those years ago.

"My name is Lyra. I'm sorry I didn't tell you my name."

"Sweetheart, this is not a good place to be. How did you find me?" Miss Mia asked.

Lyra's heart thudded against her chest; she didn't know what to say as she wasn't quite sure how to explain it. Her mind was blank, not able to give a single response. She was saved by Rose answering for her.

"My dad works with the police force; he was the one who helped us locate you. Lyra and I met when we were little, as he helped her find her parents. My dad kept in touch with Lyra, and after that, we became best of friends as a child." Rose answered.

Miss Mia nodded at Rose., "We found your apartment, the one where you gave me change of clothes" Lyra explained "I was hoping you would be there so that we can talk some - "

Lyra was interrupted by a knock on the door, and before Rose was able to intervene a man walked in. He gave us each a dirty look, and once his eyes reached Miss Mia, they narrowed. Lyra felt the hand on her shoulder tightened, Miss Mia looked worried, deep in her gut Lyra knew something was wrong.

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Please give a warm awesome applause to Mrs. Haloona as she beta read. Another warm applause to an aesthetic that was done by safewordisdevilsnare. I want to thank CuppaTea90 as she helped me bring this chapter together. I had a very difficult time writing this chapter. I also want to apologise for the late update. This week alone had been a very tiring for me. Thank you for reading. Please review tell me how the story is coming along. Thank you once again to Mrs. Haloona as being the awesome beta reader.