Ok, I'm guilty of really bad writer's block. I'm so sorry for the delay. I'm going to update once a day as best as I can. I hope you like the way the story is going so without further ado..
Chapter 25 - Draco
"Come on," Harry pushed Ron.
"Don't rush me!" Ron said as he pushed him into Madam Malkin's Robe shop.
"We need to get this done now or else Hermione is going to walk around with two black eyes for the rest of the year!" Harry pushed him.
"Alright!" Ron snorted as he walked in. He stopped short when he noticed that Draco Malfoy was getting himself tailored by Malkin. Draco was too involved with the way Malkin was fitting him to notice Ron, Harry, Hermione and Ginny. Hermione was behind Ginny who was now walking into Harry.
"What's the big deal?" she whispered to Harry who was looking at Malfoy give Malkin a hard time over some sleeves.
"Malfoy alert," Harry whispered over his shoulder to her. Hermione had bumped into Ginny and was about to ask the same thing when she heard Harry's whisper. She looked over everyone's shoulders to see Draco fighting with Malkin.
"No! My father will hear of this insolence!" Draco spat. Malkin looked over at Ron with a sigh.
"Yes, alright Mister Malfoy," she sighed. "Mister Weasley, Mister Potter, Miss Weasley, Miss Granger, how are you doing?"
Ron gulped for a moment as he saw Draco turn around to look at all four of them as they formed a line behind him. He laughed as he caught sight of Hermione's face. "Very nice Granger, who gave you the black eyes? I need to know who I should send flowers to!"
"Sod off Malfoy," Ginny spoke up.
"Weasley, don't you think it's not wise to mouth off to me about your little girlfriend when your brothers aren't around?" Draco teased.
"Y-You forget that I'm r-right here Malfoy!" Ron said shaking a bit.
"No," Draco said laughing, "let me rephrase that, I meant brothers who can do harm to me. Not a pathetic little blood traitor who can't even use magic yet legally."
"Enough!" Malkin said. She had pinched Draco on purpose with a needle. He jumped. "Sorry, but that's enough. Malfoy, you may leave. Your robes are nice and tailored. Tell your mother I have put this on her tab. Weasley, come on up."
"I'm going to tell my father what a miserable job you've done Madam Malkin. I'll have this place shut down!" Draco huffed as he pushed past the four of them out onto the street.
Ron sighed as he got up and faced the mirror. "You've grown Mister Weasley," Malkin said taking his measurements. "How's your father?"
"He's alright," Ron some-what lied.
"That's good. Alright hold still now," she said as she got him ready.
Harry noticed that Draco didn't have neither his mother nor father with him for a moment. Then his mother came out of what seemed like no where. Harry caught sight of Draco screaming at her. He pointed to the shop and she tried to calm him down but Draco was so furious he ran off down the street. Harry had an inkling that it was more than the shop that he was mad about. He had noticed the direction in which Draco was running.
"Harry?" Hermione called after him as she saw Harry chase after Draco. "Harry!"
Ron turned around, "What's going on?" he asked. Malkin sighed, "Let him go, please turn back you're almost done Ronald."
Hermione bit her lip as she watched Harry run off. Ginny sighed. She thought for a moment, do I follow him? She then picked up her things and ran out the door after Harry. Hermione sighed.
What do I do? Follow her? Where is Harry going? Well, follow him and find out, Hermione thought, stop thinking and go! Hermione started to run out the door. Ron was stuck with a pin as he turned his body suddenly. "Ouch!" He yelped, "Can I come back?" He started taking off his robes.
"Yes, I suppose so, but…" her voice was cut off by Ron handing her his robes. "I'll be back. I promise!" he told her as he too ran out the door. "Hermione! Ginny! HARRY!" he called.
Draco stopped in front of a store and walked inside. Harry stopped short and noticed where he was. He read a sign, Borgin and Burkes. Harry sighed as he heard someone coming up behind him. Ginny was now visible. "Why are we here?" she asked Harry.
"Ask Malfoy," Harry said darkly, "I followed him here." Hermione was now with them.
"Harry!" Hermione looked at the sign that read Borgin and Burkes. "Why on earth is Draco in there?"
"He's a death eater." Harry said flatly.
"No," Hermione shook her head, "he's far too young. No, impossible. Harry, there has to be another reason."
"Fine, then he's in there for his father whom we know is a Death Eater," Harry shot at her. "Crap." Harry took out his invisibility cloak. "Not big enough for all of us." Ron was now running down the road. He read the store sign and gulped. Harry threw the cloak over Hermione and Ginny. He then tugged on Ron's shirt and pulled him into the shadows. Draco was now near the window.
"I have some extendable ears," Ginny said, "I still have some from last year." She pulled them out and showed Hermione. She nodded as Ginny started to string it to the door. Harry noticed and tugged on Ron. Ron nodded and gulped once again.
"How much for this one?" Draco's voice rang out.
"Too much for you to handle!" Mr. Borgin snorted.
"Fine, I need this fixed," Draco told him. There was a long silence.
"I can't do that," Mr. Borgin stated. "Not where you want me too. You have to bring it here."
"NO!" Draco shouted. "You fix it where I tell you. You wouldn't want my father, your best client, to be upset now would you?"
"No," Mr. Borgin sighed, "fine, alright. What else do want?"
"This. I have my reasons," Draco said.
There was silence then shuffling of something being put into a bag. "Get outta here Malfoy," Mr. Borgin finally said.
Draco was now exiting the store. Ginny pulled the ear back under the cloak before Draco left. He was hiding something under his robes but neither Hermione nor Ginny could tell what it was. Draco started running back to the location where he left his mother. Harry was about to run after him but he felt Ron tugged at his arm. "Don't." Ron pressed.
Hermione gulped, "well, I wish you would have heard that Harry, but it would have fueled this Death Eater theory of yours."
"What happened?" Harry pressed her.
Hermione was about to answer but Ginny took over, "he wants something fixed but for some reason he can't bring it in to Mr. Borgin."
"Anything else?" Harry asked.
"He bought something but we couldn't tell what it was," Hermione said. "Someone might have to go in there and you know, pretend to want something to figure it out." Everyone was looking at Hermione. "What?!" she jumped. "You want me to do this?"
"You did say it first," Ron said. Harry and Ginny nodded.
Ginny patted her on the back. "We'll be here with the ears so we can hear everything. Good luck!"
Hermione sighed but didn't protest. She walked towards the store, but before entering she took in a deep breath. She closed her eyes and opened the door. A bell rang over head as Mr. Borgin walked towards her with a suspicious look in his eye.
"Can I help you?" he asked her.
"Um, yes," Hermione stumped a bit in her speech. "I was wondering, um, what kind of, um, items you have to offer here?"
Mr. Borgin continued to eye her. "Nothing I think that would interest you. You should go."
"No, I, um, have been wanting to check out, you know, the darker side of, um, magic," she said. Hermione traced her hand over an object. "How much is this?"
"More than your worth," he answered sharply.
Hermione swallowed hard and nodded her head, "you might be right. I, um, saw another student leaving here. What did he, um, purchase?"
"Get out."
"But I-" Hermione was cut off by Mr. Borgin drawing his wand. "Right, it's not important… um, well, thank you!" Hermione ran out of the shop and hid behind Ginny. "Don't ever make me do that again!"
Ron laughed, "don't worry." He looked at her, "you are rubbish at it. Don't ever become a spy."
"See? Why are they covering it up so much?" Harry said ignoring the lighthearted conversation that was around him. His mind was on Malfoy and what he had bought.
"Dark arts Harry," Hermione sighed, "no one wants to be open about that. Malfoy might have gotten something for his father and that's it. It's no secret that his father sells and buys from Mr. Borgin."
"I know that," Harry said, "But still. Draco is or is going to be a Death Eater."
"Come on," Ginny sighed, "I can't believe we made Hermione do that with two black eyes. We need to go get fitted and go to Fred and George's shop."
Once they were fitted, they met up with Molly. "You lot are late!" Molly stated tapping her wand against her robes. "Here are your books. Now what else do you need? Anything?"
"No mum," Ginny answered, "Can we get Hermione healed now?"
Molly sighed, "alright." She gathered her things and started towards Fred and George's shop. "I guess we might as well."