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CHAPTER 7 *Reunited again*
Louise sat on the end of her bed; Daz was dancing around her room. She just got an instant, urgent message from her aunt, requesting her presence at her house. Ginny Weasley was organising a transporter right this moment and Louise would be with Ginny within the next five minutes. Of course Daz was going. Daz was oblivious at the seriousness of what was going on. It was the Friday of the Easter Holidays. Apparently Draco Malfoy nearly got married yesterday, but an unknown woman stopped it, and Lyn Trucker ran away. It had been splashed all over the Daily Prophet and since Jacob was back at school (too ashamed to stay with his father) he was keeping a low profile, even though nearly ¾ of the school was still at home. But this business with Ginny. Gin would never "request my presence" if it weren't necessary. What was going on?
"Lou Lou," Daz asked wonderingly, "what is it that makes people love?" Daz sounded like a little child, even though she was 12 years of age. Louise considered this, what was it that made people love? What made her like Jacob Malfoy so much? What was it that made her hate Jacob's father and Lucy Thomas? It was too much to think about. Luckily the transporter arrived. He was little man, wearing a little waistcoat and trousers made out of corduroy. He had little spectacles balanced on the end of his nose.
"Farmen Sallor, at your service, local transporter and head of transportation," the little man said it as if he had said it a million times and was getting bored of it, (which he was.) Daz started giggling from behind Louise.
"Come on, I haven't got all day!" Famren said crossly.
"Oh! I'd say you have!" Daz cried.
"Young lady! If you don't!…" suddenly he stopped pushed his glasses up and looked at Daz, "Emily!" he cried ecstatically.
"Grandpa Far!" Daz skipped over to Farmen and hugged him.
"Oh! Emily! I'm not as young as I used to be! Your bear hugs are getting too much for me!" but Farmen hugged her back, "God, it's got to be at least 7 years since I saw you last. Yet you still look the same!"
"Pa Far!" Daz joked, "I didn't know they promoted you to head of transportation,"
"There's a lot of things you don't know! Why didn't you keep in contact after…" Farmen looked at his feet, "I should have got in contact too. Greta Knives had a break down apparently," then Farmen turned to Louise, "Greta Knives was Emily's other Grandma. I'm her father's father. Greta was Emily's mother's mother," Louise wasn't used to Daz being called Emily.
"But my mother is dead now. End of story. I don't want to talk about it any more," Daz rested her head on her Grandfather's shoulder.
"I really don't want to be a spoil sport here, ruining your reunion," Louise looked sympathetically at Daz, "but I do really need to get to my aunt Ginny Weasley's house. I'll understand whether you want to stay with your Grandpa Daz,"
"Daz is it now?" Farmen said, "but of course you must get to your aunts house." His face crinkled into a big smile, every once of boredom and old age leaked out of him, "and Emily, or Daz, must come with you!" Daz came and stood next to Louise and smiled at Farmen.
"Ginny sent me. I know her address, so…lets be OFF!" he wiggled his fingers and flicked them at Louise and Daz. Stars encircled the two of them and they were gone in a small POP!
When they reappeared they were in a small room, Louise recognised it immediately. It was the cellar in Ginny's house. Louise turned to Daz,
"your Grandpa's really nice," Daz just nodded.
"GINNY! AUNTIE GINNY! I'M HERE!" Louise yelled as she emerged from the cellar door. It was silent. Daz linked her arm through Louise's. Ginny's house was hardly ever silent and It was starting to get quite creepy.
"NEVILLE? UNCLE NEVILLE!" Louise shouted.
"There are outside," a cold, hard voice said from behind them. Louise jumped and turned around.
"What are you doing here?" she asked the stern, handsome face of Draco Malfoy.
"I have the right to be anywhere," Draco said smoothly and sauntered off. Daz shrugged and followed, Louise quickly caught up.
Ginny was sitting on the grass in her back garden. Neville, a plump boy a year older, a bit forgetful, and a bit stupid, was sitting opposite her. They both had wine glasses in their hands. Draco was sitting cold and straight in a deck chair. Ginny smiled and bounced to her feet. Louise knew immediately her and Daz were gonna be the best of mates.
"Hiya darling! How ya been!" Ginny had lost all sense of shyness after leaving Hogwarts, I suppose that's why she was going out with Neville. Louise noticed the 'lump' on Ginny's belly, then she remembered Ginny's letter.
"You all right Louise," Neville chirruped from the grass. He was politely drunk.
"Who's this then?" Ginny beamed at Daz, she was also moderately drunk. Draco's eyes flicked over to a small pile of bottles under a tree. They were some expensive sort of magic wine, and there was 5 empty bottles! And Draco didn't have a glass.
"This is Daz," Louise said. Daz held out and a hand and Ginny shook it, "that's a lovely name. Ain't that a lovely name Nev? Daz!" Ginny called over to Neville.
"A lovely name if there ever was one!" Neville held his glass in the air, and looked around at us all, he was a bit embarrassed, but when you're drunk embarrassment level is always 100% and recognition of embarrassment level is always 0%! (In Neville's case anyway!)
"Gin. Oh do we have any gin Ginny?" Neville asked distracted.
"Only Ogdens old Firewhisky," Ginny moaned.
"Anyway. Ginny, we shall name our daughter…Daz!" Ginny laughed and clapped and stared dancing around the garden like fairy. Daz laughed,
"Daz! That's such a pretty name! Where does it come from?" Ginny smiled.
"It's actually a nickname," Daz cried.
"Louise!" Neville slurped from the grass, "go get another bottle of Wander Witches White Wine please! I think we've had too much Red Dragon Heart from South Australia. And a bottle of Ogdens Old Firewhiskey please, it's the one in the apple juice container," Neville tried to wink but ended up blinking.
Louise sighed and turned to walk into the house. She didn't hear Draco following her.
"Malfoy," she said curtly, "are you following me?"
"I wouldn't know. I'm trying to get away from the drunken duo!"
"What happened to Lyn?" Louise asked absently.
"She disappeared, she hasn't come back, and I hope she won't!" Draco would have spat, but he was indoors.
"Don't you care about her?" Louise asked.
"Even if I did I wouldn't tell you. Now move," he hissed, pushing past Louise and grabbing a 'Magic Flora's Cheesy Stick', these were adult food so Louise had never tried one.
"LOUISE! COME QUICK!" Louise grabbed a bottle of something and ran out into the garden. Ginny was stuck up a tree and Neville had fallen asleep under it.
"I admit to it all!" Ginny was crying, "it was all me! I opened it! The Chamber of Secrets!"
"Gin. We know. Come on down!" Louise shouted.
"And I had a baby! I had a baby!" Ginny started howling.
"Ginny. Don't say anything you'll regret later," Draco said coldly, he'd just reappeared from in the house.
"What? You don't want me to say anything that'll reveal you? That'll make you look bad?! Well?…I've got a lot to say!" Ginny closed her eyes and stood up, then she leaned against the tree trunk.
"We was only young weren't we Draco," Ginny smiled down at Draco. Draco looked like he really didn't want to be here, "It was the 7th year's leaving party. And I came. I don't know why, but I came. And you were drunk. And I was drunk, and you started talking to me. First it was all sweet talk and nice. But then you got horrible, and I was young, foolish, and drunk, and I got pregnant. I placed a hiding charm on my belly so no one would see, everyone was oblivious. I'd be sick privately in the morning and I didn't tell anyone. It was study leave for me; I was with mum eating out a restaurant in London when it started. I told my mum I had to go to the bathroom, but I ran. I ran as far away as I could. I found an old muggle hospital but I was too ashamed to go in. Instead I gave birth in the alley way besides the hospital, placing silencing charms everywhere. Then I wrote a quick sign and placed it round his neck saying : I BELONG TO DRACO MALFOY, and I wrote in tiny writing Jacob Malfoy. I placed charms on him to reject any spell that tries to find out who his parents are. And then I've been keeping it secret forever!" Ginny broke down crying all over again.
"Gin. It's the drink, it's been getting to your head!" Draco whispered.
"No it hasn't Draco Malfoy! It's the Truth! And if you're too scared to face the truth, then I'm afraid you…" Ginny flung her arms in the air.
"Louise. That makes…" Daz scratched her head.
Suddenly Louise caught on,
"I'm Jacob's cousin!" Louise cringed slightly.
"What's that got to do with anything?" Draco asked.
"And your sort of my uncle! But I've been sort of…going out with Jacob," Louise wiped her mouth, even though she knew that was dumb.
"I think we'd best get back to school," Daz whispered, looking at Ginny to Draco to Neville.
But all that was on Louise's mind was:
How am I going to tell Jacob he's been going out wit his cousin for 3 days? This is all too much!