Back in Hermione's room, Hermione is curled up on her bed, cuddling her
bear. Her dog sits beside her. She looks at her dog. "You're the only one
who understands me, Merlin." He licks her face. She gets up and holds the
bear out in front of her.
Hermione begins to recite her play again "Do not be swayed by my pleasure at the sight of you, my lord." She is interrupted by Draco's hollers for her. Hermione yells back at him "Go to sleep, Draco! And leave me alone!" The hollers get louder. Hermione sighs and repeats her favorite litany. "Why does everything have to happen to me?"
Hermione walks into the extra bedroom approaches the man sitting on the bed.
Hermione tells him "I don't need this." She attempts to leave the room
Draco doesn't like this and grabs her arm. Hermione tries get away to now avail. She finds herself saying that "You know what, I heard that the only thing to do with a problem that cant stop is to get some goblins to come over and be taken away." Draco's grip tightens on her arm and she whimpers but she continues to talk. "How would you like that, Draco? A nasty evil goblin taking me away..." Draco's grip loosens and Hermione sighs. She tries to open the door but it is locked so she begins to pace back and forth, and starts to hum. Draco stands up next to her. She begins to hum even louder and more melodically as she places herself on the bed. She then begins one of the moat macabre lullabies you could ever imagine. She sings of how scary the dark is, how "the shadows on the wall like to eat you when you're small" and how "a baby doesn't stand a chance when the Goblins start their dance." She throws herself into her performance; adding to it a wild dance that has her whirling around the room, leaping into the air, making strange shadows on the wall. Finally, the dance ends when too many crazed pirouettes result in her stumbling against the dresser dresser. She staggers a bit and then the lights blink as a crack of thunder is heard, followed by a flash of lightning.
Draco grabs Hermione's arm tightly. He hasn't understood a thing that Hermione has sung but he can sense that something is wrong. "Ah, c'mon, Draco. It was just a song." They are interrupted by the sound of the doorbell. Hermione reacts with a gasp of surprise. Draco, for some inexplicable reason, is suddenly let go of Hermione and pushs her out into the hallway.
Hermione goes into the front hallway downstairs and goes to the front door. She approaches the front door with some trepidation. She starts to open it, then realizes what she is doing. She fastens the chain and only then opens the door. Through the door opening Hermione can see a very elegantly dressed, quite good-looking man of an indeterminate age. He has a worldly air, or is it other-worldly? Before he can speak a flash of lightning illuminates his face. He is a mesmerizing sight and Hermione can't help but gawk.
The man asks politly "Excuse me, is this the home of Hermione Granger ... Hermione Granger, the actress?"
Hermione's jaw drops. "That's me." She says shakily.
The introduces himself "Allow me to introduce myself ... (he holds out his hand) I'm Robin Zaker."
Hermione squeals with delight. "You wrote the play!"
He smiles. "Just a second." Hermione tells him.
Hermione closes the door and hesitates over the chain for just a moment, and then she unfastens it and opens the door. Zakar enters and extends his hand. "It is an honour, Miss Williams. I understand you make a delightful Queen Meander."
Hermione is delighted that he is here "Well, we've just started rehearsal, but how did you know?"
Zakar says "I was passing through this part of the country and heard that it was going to be done here. This is the first amateur production of the play, which of course is delightful for me."
Hermione is slightly disappointed "You know we were supposed to open tonight, but we got delayed. The firemen had to use the hall."
"Yes, I know, that's why I wanted to stop by to see you." Hermione gawks but they are interrupted by a particularly loud crash from upstairs. And then Draco begins to screams. "That's my um...cousin ..." There is another crash and Hermione starts up the stairs. Hermione tells Zakar that she will be right back. Zakar watches her run up the stairs. He glances around and then walks right to the liquor cabinet and takes out a bottle.
Hermione begins to recite her play again "Do not be swayed by my pleasure at the sight of you, my lord." She is interrupted by Draco's hollers for her. Hermione yells back at him "Go to sleep, Draco! And leave me alone!" The hollers get louder. Hermione sighs and repeats her favorite litany. "Why does everything have to happen to me?"
Hermione walks into the extra bedroom approaches the man sitting on the bed.
Hermione tells him "I don't need this." She attempts to leave the room
Draco doesn't like this and grabs her arm. Hermione tries get away to now avail. She finds herself saying that "You know what, I heard that the only thing to do with a problem that cant stop is to get some goblins to come over and be taken away." Draco's grip tightens on her arm and she whimpers but she continues to talk. "How would you like that, Draco? A nasty evil goblin taking me away..." Draco's grip loosens and Hermione sighs. She tries to open the door but it is locked so she begins to pace back and forth, and starts to hum. Draco stands up next to her. She begins to hum even louder and more melodically as she places herself on the bed. She then begins one of the moat macabre lullabies you could ever imagine. She sings of how scary the dark is, how "the shadows on the wall like to eat you when you're small" and how "a baby doesn't stand a chance when the Goblins start their dance." She throws herself into her performance; adding to it a wild dance that has her whirling around the room, leaping into the air, making strange shadows on the wall. Finally, the dance ends when too many crazed pirouettes result in her stumbling against the dresser dresser. She staggers a bit and then the lights blink as a crack of thunder is heard, followed by a flash of lightning.
Draco grabs Hermione's arm tightly. He hasn't understood a thing that Hermione has sung but he can sense that something is wrong. "Ah, c'mon, Draco. It was just a song." They are interrupted by the sound of the doorbell. Hermione reacts with a gasp of surprise. Draco, for some inexplicable reason, is suddenly let go of Hermione and pushs her out into the hallway.
Hermione goes into the front hallway downstairs and goes to the front door. She approaches the front door with some trepidation. She starts to open it, then realizes what she is doing. She fastens the chain and only then opens the door. Through the door opening Hermione can see a very elegantly dressed, quite good-looking man of an indeterminate age. He has a worldly air, or is it other-worldly? Before he can speak a flash of lightning illuminates his face. He is a mesmerizing sight and Hermione can't help but gawk.
The man asks politly "Excuse me, is this the home of Hermione Granger ... Hermione Granger, the actress?"
Hermione's jaw drops. "That's me." She says shakily.
The introduces himself "Allow me to introduce myself ... (he holds out his hand) I'm Robin Zaker."
Hermione squeals with delight. "You wrote the play!"
He smiles. "Just a second." Hermione tells him.
Hermione closes the door and hesitates over the chain for just a moment, and then she unfastens it and opens the door. Zakar enters and extends his hand. "It is an honour, Miss Williams. I understand you make a delightful Queen Meander."
Hermione is delighted that he is here "Well, we've just started rehearsal, but how did you know?"
Zakar says "I was passing through this part of the country and heard that it was going to be done here. This is the first amateur production of the play, which of course is delightful for me."
Hermione is slightly disappointed "You know we were supposed to open tonight, but we got delayed. The firemen had to use the hall."
"Yes, I know, that's why I wanted to stop by to see you." Hermione gawks but they are interrupted by a particularly loud crash from upstairs. And then Draco begins to screams. "That's my um...cousin ..." There is another crash and Hermione starts up the stairs. Hermione tells Zakar that she will be right back. Zakar watches her run up the stairs. He glances around and then walks right to the liquor cabinet and takes out a bottle.