A/N- This isn't Where 7, it's a teaser. Sadley enough, Where I Find You will not be continued. Stop, don't get all huffy, I'm rewriting it....After reading the story over, I relized how much I hate it. It will have a new name and everything. Same plot, etc, etc, but it will include some new scenes and hopefully all the plot holes I have will be fixed. So, enjoy this small addition. The new story should be up within a month or so(yeah, knowing me, probably not....^^;)
And, now presenting....Where Seven!
Where I Find You, Part Seven
Pure and Simple
Truth is rarely pure and never simple.
-Oscar Wilde
Harry frowned, watching as his best friend continued to look more and more worried as the private carridge sped on.
" Are you alright?" He asked.
" No."
" Look, if it makes you feel better, I have the Marauders Map with me....."
That immediatly caught Ron's attention. " Do you? Seriously?" Harry grinned, and pulled out the Map. Ron watched, wide eyed as Harry muttered the spell and the layout of Hogwarts appeared. " Wait, I don't see Hermione anywhere...."
Harry furrowed his eyebrows, and sure enough, Hermione wasn't in Hogwarts.
Ron suddenly swore. " Look." He pointed to the Potions Dungeons.
One small dot labelled Neville Longbottom, was in the company of one Draco Malfoy.
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" You know, don't you?"
His question hung flatly in the vast Potions room.
Malfoy, had looked at him blankly for a few seconds, then did something unexpected.
He clapped his hands.
The mute sound echoed throughout the dungeon, leaving Neville to quickly thing about *what* Malfoy had clapped for. And that allowed Malfoy to sneer at Neville's futile attempts to ponder his motives.
" Congradulations, Longbottom. I was beginning to wonder if I would have to shout it at the top of my lungs, but nope, there you go, using some mighty keen detective skills, I must say so myself. It only leaves one to question why you weren't admitted into the ever so fun " Let's-be-really-cool-dectectives-and-almost-kill-ourselves-but-it's-alright-since-we're-saving-the-world" club Potter, Weasley and H- Granger had?"
' I still caught that slip, Malfoy.' Neville thought happily.
" So, you know then?"
Malfoy chuckled and shook his head slightly. " I thought my very long winded reply gave you sufficient evidence to appease your desire to know whether I know?"
Neville changed questions. " How do you know?"
Malfoy suddenly looked up. " It seems that slippery fingers are common in the Gryffindor house."
And, with that, he held up an unfolded piece of parchment.
Neville's eyes widened.
Ron's letter.
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Ron sputtered.
" Neville is near Malfoy? Is all of Hogwarts crazy?"
" I don't know." Harry replied dully, already wishing he hadn't brought out his map.
Ron suddenly looked out his window. " Oh, thank Merlin, we're here."
Harry opened his mouth to caution Ron, but his friend was already out of the carridge.
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Again, Neville tried frantically to regain his ground. " Full of surprises, aren't you?"
Malfoy smirked, and allowed himself a laugh. " Perhaps...."
" Why? Why did you do this? Why did you even *talk* to Hermione when you *knew*, you knew she was only under the orders of Ron? Why didn't you just shut the door in her face?"
" Well, you know how hard that would've been. You Gryffindor's are rather stubborn. I wouldn't have had *any* peace for the time I have been here."
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I actually have more written out, but I'm trying to focus on the new story. Trust me, this isn't a trajedy, Draco will still be intense and cool, yeah, everyone will be mostly the same, except Ron will not be such a jerk. I hated how he was such a jerk, and I was planning for him and Hermione to become friends/lovers. [not telling ^^;] Anyway, review and be Merry