Over the next few days Hermione received a few more mysterious phone calls. Now deeply irritated about them she had resigned to answering her calls with a sharp hello. Once greeting her mother in this way. Every time though, hermione hung up before the caller had enough courage to say something.

Another thing about being in the house on her own, is that Hermione noticed how much an empty house seems to move. Lying in herbed at night Hermione kept a sharp ear out for any unusual noises. Just a simple creak would make her jump in her bed. Even worse though was how sensitive she was getting to the noises that came from outside. As her bedroom was at front of the house she could hear cars and people passing by the house. Nervous at the sounds of drunken boys one night Hermione crept out of bed and peered through the curtains. She watched them as they walked by and returned to bed feeling slightly silly that she thought they might have been planning to break into the house.

Returning from her kick boxing class later than usual Hermione shivered slightly as she looked up at the house. Dark and uninviting she didn't want to be on her own tonight. Cursing herself for being silly again she gathered her bag out of her car and walked towards the house. After a quick chat with Mrs Jensen, who was putting out her empty milk bottles Hermione entered the house.


Trying to make as much noise as possible, to drown out the silence Hermione turned on the tv and all the lights, as if to make sure that people outside knew someone was home. Switching on the lights as she went upstairs hermione dropped her bag in her rooms and gathered about her pyjamas and headed for the bathroom.

Turning on the shower Hermione thought about the calls she had been getting recently whilst undressing.

"Who could it be?" She thought to herself. "It could just be some kids playing a silly game," she thought. "But then it could be some murderous maniac who just escaped from prison and is looking for his next victim… doubt it." Hermione shivered at the thought as she stepped into the shower.

Even in the shower Hermione kept a sharp ear out for strange noises and kept thinking of that shower scene in psycho. Now totally freaked out by her thoughts Hermione stepped out of the shower and began to dry herself. Once dressed Hermione headed back downstairs and checked that the front and back doors and the windows were locked. Turning off the TV and the downstairs light hermione headed for bed. Looking into the hall form her room Hermione checked that things were normal before closing the door.

Reading in bed Hermione became so involved up in her book that she didn't hear the anonymous sound of the latch on the back door being flick and the door opening………

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