Hey readers! Hope your holiday was fun. Mine was ok. There were a few things that I forgot to mention in the last chapter. Murderers 2&3 left their weapons in the room that they were attempting to kill Mr. Body in. He did survive, but Martin wasn't so lucky. The character's POV's won't say anything about them killing the person. Say Green was the murderer. He wouldn't say in his POV 'I did it.' It would make everything too easy. Mrs. White's husbands were based on the Cell Block Tango from Chicago. I was watching it at the time. On with the story!!!
Disclaimer-This is really getting old, but I guess I have to write this so here it goes. I DON'T OWN HP OR ANYTHING ELSE, BUT THE PLOT.
Chapter 5 Morning Murder
Ginny's POV
I woke up the next morning to an ear-splitting scream that broke the peacefulness of the morning. You'd think they would give better wake-up calls here. I lazily opened my eyes. I could here the others opening their doors and talking. They must have been as clueless and disturbed as I was. I finally got up and put on my blue robe. It matched my knee-high nightgown, which was done in blue to match the regular game. After brushing my hair and looking at myself, I walked out and joined the others in the upstairs hallway.
"What the hell was that? They could've thought of another way to wake us up. I was thinking of Martin just knocking on our door, but no.," said a very annoyed Plum. He must like to sleep in on Saturdays. I can't disagree.
"Do you think that something is wrong? Maybe something happened. There could be a burglar." Said White.
"What kind of burglar robs a house at 8 in the morning? That's just stupid." I said rolling my eyes. Honestly, some times Ali could be such a blonde.
"Well, there's only one way to find out. Let's have a look." Said Scarlet who finally joined us 5 in the hallway. We followed here down the stairs. I suddenly felt a strong pair of hands rest on my hips. I looked up and saw Mustard smiling at me. I felt safer now that I had Harry.
As we slowly got downstairs, we could here muffle voices whispering. I turned and looked towards the ballroom door. It stood open slightly.
"Hey! Look guys! The ballroom door is open. Maybe they're in there." I said. I thought of who would be going to see. What if there really was someone else? I really didn't want to end my life so soon. I was only 16.
"I'll go first. I've had a good life." Said Plum with a determined look in his eye. As he slowly walked towards the door, he turned around just as he was about reach for the doorknob. "On second thought, it's always best to travel with a buddy…"
"Oh blood hell. If you're so scared, I'll go with you. God, men are such babies." Said Scarlet stepping towards the door. Being the notorious Miss Scarlet has obviously had some affect on Hermione. Plum, however, didn't seem to mind. He held onto the back of her robes as she slowly opened the door and stuck her head in. She breathed a sigh of relief and nodded for us to follow her. The room was dark except for on window that was open. A gory sight met our eyes as we walked in. Martin had been stabbed numerous times in the back and the heart. Mr. Body, Wadsworth, Cookie, and Jen were standing over him. Jen was crying out of fright while the others just stared in disbelief.
"Oh my God! What happened to Martin? Did the feather duster attack him or something?" asked Green who didn't seem bothered that Martin was lying there dead. In fact, he seemed more sarcastic.
"We found him, Cookie and me." Said Jen in between sobs. "We went in here to check up on things. I opened the curtains and saw this!" Cookie just stood there nodding and staring not taking her eyes off of Martin's bloody body.
"Do we have a weapon or any clues at all? Something must have been left." Said Mustard. He also looked like he would be sick. I felt the same way. I couldn't stand blood.
"It's pretty obvious that he was stabbed. However, the actual weapon hasn't been found. We don't have any real clues." Said Wadsworth. "But anyway, would the gentlemen please help me take Martin's body to the study. I won't be using it so Martin can stay there until we think of something." Green, Mustard, and Plum grabbed a part of Martin and lifted him to the study. The rest of us followed behind them. It was like a funeral. We were the mourners. The men laid the corps on the sofa. They straightened themselves up before speaking.
"So what do we do now? We have to find out which of you did it." Said Mustard looking from one face to the next.
"One of us! How do we know it wasn't you? Maybe we really did have a burglar last night. Someone could have snuck through the window and killed him! Don't go blaming this all on us!" Yelled White. We all took a few steps back from her. I think I heard Plum say something about PMS. Scarlet and Green tried to hide their laughter, but it was hard. Ali was usually a very clam person. It was funny seeing her yell at Harry like that. "Sorry. I'm just a little shaken." She mumbled.
"I don't know about you, but I'm hungry. Cookie, will you please go and fix breakfast. Pancakes alright with everyone?" asked Wadsworth. When we nodded he continued, "We will talk about this and our arrangements for your problems over breakfast" This guy just wouldn't forget the blackmail. We all followed him out the door except Miss Scarlet and Jen.
"Aren't you guys coming?" I asked. I knew Mione wouldn't pass up food not matter who she was.
"I'm going to look at the body a little longer. I want to look something over…" Scarlet trailed on with her voice.
"Yeah, and I want to clean up a little. Maybe get some candles or perfume. The house will smell like dead people if we don't." Again, Jen's voice trailed just like Scarlet's.
"Very well. You may stay. Jen, please do close the door when you two leave. I quite agree with you on the smelly house. It already smells damp." Said Wadsworth leading us back through the darkened hall. We reached the dinning room, and took our old seats. Mr. Body took his seat at the head of the table near White and Mustard. Wadsworth pulled up a chair at the other end near Plum and where Scarlet would sit. Cookie opened the curtains so that the sunlight brightened up the room before disappearing into the kitchen. I could finally see again!
Ali's POV
The world finally was able to see again. The house was so dark. Only one curtain in the ballroom was open. It was just enough to see by. The hall and study were lit with candles up and down the walls. The sunshine shown like beacon of hope for a better day. Sadly, breakfast was like hell, and that wasn't a good sign.
"Well I've given this some thought and I decides that I would see Prof. Plum this morning and Mrs. Peacock and Col. Mustard this afternoon. We can talk about everything then, just us two." Said Mr. Body. "While you're not with me, then you are free to explore the mansion. You cannot leave the grounds, but you are free to go outside. However it is raining so I doubt you would want to go outside. I-" He was interrupted by Miss Scarlet who finally came to join us. Now that I could see, I realized how awesome she looked. Her nightgown was shorter than Peacock's and mine. I could see a blue garter with a rhinestone buckle on her right leg. No one else, but Plum and me saw this. He looked as though he were in heaven. He looked even happier when she sat down right across from him. I laughed slightly to myself. Those two are so naive. They don't even realize that they're falling for each other. Oh, well. They soon will. I think this experience might bring them together.
"Hello everyone. Sorry about that. So what did I miss?" asked Scarlet.
"Not too much. I shall be seeing Plum, Peacock, and Mustard today. You and the others will be tomorrow. What did you find out about Martin?" Said Wadsworth.
"Huh? What? OH! I mean… nothing. I didn't find anything. There were no clues. The murderer was smart and cleaned up after themselves." Scarlet frowned. She wanted to catch the murderer. I know she could've, but I think she was more preoccupied with making Plum drool. I know they're made for each other even if they're too blind to see that.
"I see. That's ok because here comes breakfast." Said Mr. Body as Cookie came back through the door with a plate full of pancakes. I don't care if their wake-up call was bad. The food was excellent. The pancakes were fluffy and warm with just the right amount of whipped cream and syrup. We ate in silence. No one was really paying any attention. We were all off in our own little worlds thinking about the murder and who had done it. However, I did see Plum and Scarlet steal a glance at one another quite a bit. I think I have a plan on how to get them together…
At long last, we all finished. Cookie came and took our plates. Now we had nothing to do all day in this huge, wonderful mansion full of cool things. Wadsworth broke the silence. "Well now. You are all free to go off. You can get dressed and shower if you please. The mansion is like your home way from home so feel free to explore. You cannot however leave the grounds. Plum, we will meet in the library at 11. You may go now. Please try to stay out of trouble." We left the room one by one. I knew I was going to take a shower and fast. Peacock caught up with me as I went up the stairs.
"So who do you think did it? I have no idea, but I did here three doors open last night. Do you think the murderer was one of us? And if it was, was it done out of free will?" said Peacock stopping at last. I could tell that she was desperate to get this said. I had the same questions as her accept for that free will thing.
"What do you mean by free will? Do you think a ghost just picked someone up and put a knife in their hand and led them downstairs to kill Martin?" I asked. The whole free will thing lost me there.
"No. I mean, didn't you feel some sort of trance when you were talking about your husbands in the lounge last night? I did. It was like someone took over my body for a brief minute. Maybe the ghost of the characters took over the murderer and made them kill Martin."
"Why would they do that? If I were a ghost, I wouldn't give a damn about the suckers who were sent into the past." I said. Peacock's mind was way out there. She is crazy.
"What I mean is, history has to happen right?" I nodded. "So what if the ghost took over their body and made them do it? I don't think Harry, Ron, Mione, or even Malfoy would kill out of free will. Speaking of them, are you blind, or have you also noticed a little fling between them? You know, a spark!" Bingo!!! At least I wasn't the only one who could spot love a mile away!
"Thank God I'm not the only one! So what do you think? I think this is our new challenge apart from solving this mystery. They are totally made for each other. They're both stubborn, smart, and madly in love with the other, even if they don't see it yet. I feel the responsibility of getting them together is ours!" I said as Peacock and I went to my room to plan. My shower was soon forgotten.
Draco's POV
After getting out of the breakfast from hell, I decided to have a look around the mansion. It would give me time to clear my head. And believe me, it definitely needed it. I started out the doors that were behind where Peacock would usually sit. I found myself outside the kitchen. Since I didn't have anything better to do, I decided to take another look at the crime scene. I walked in the doors only to see another person looking around the window where Martin once lay. I immediately recognized the person and smiled to myself. Granger!!! Her new attitude turned me on so much that I don't even care whether or not my father approves. Besides, he was 83 years and like a million miles away. Now I could be free to be myself. This trip was starting to change my whole outlook on the golden trio and company. Of course, I wasn't going to be prefect. What kind of a Malfoy is prefect all the time? That's just boring and stupid! But I could even see us being friends. (Or more than friends if it were Granger…) I walked up to Granger.
"Coming to finish the job, Scarlet?" I said coolly. Hey, I couldn't be too obvious. That would be dumb on my part. I noticed that she was still in her nightgown. When she walked in at breakfast, I suddenly found the urge to kiss the hell out of her!! It was incredible. That garter was sooooo sexy!!! God help me…
"Hahaha Plum. Can't a curious girl satisfy her craving? I'm just looking. Since Martin looked clean. Wait! He had blood all over. I guess that doesn't make it clean, but anyway, I thought the next idea was to come and look here." She said. Her voice trailed a little when she started talking about Martin. She must not like blood either. It probably hit her hardest since she did see it first. I would have been shaken too. However, when she said that she needed to "satisfy her craving," I could have sworn I saw her smirk. A smirk worthy of a Malfoy!
"What craving would that be?" I asked taking a step closer. I felt that urge again. I desperately wanted her soooo bad!!!
"I think you know quite well." She said taking another step. My hormones were going crazy!! Her voice was now low and seductive. She must have been thinking along the same lines as me.
"Why don't you show me?" I whispered closing the small gap between us. I was about to say something else, but was stopped short as two warm, soft lips covered mine. It felt like I had fallen on a bed of feathers. Her lips were so delicious since she had just finished some sort of berry. Probably strawberries… I kissed back. It was slow, but she slowly gave in as I wrapped my hands around her waist. She responded soon after by putting her hands around my neck. We both moaned softly at the same time. I felt her open her mouth slowly. I snaked my tongue in as hers went out. I heard her moan again. I knew she was enjoying this as much as I was. We kissed for what seemed like hours not taking a breath until we couldn't stand it. We broke away, but only for a minute. I attacked her lips again. She didn't care. Her mouth was wide open. If it were up to me, I wouldn't have made that moment last forever. However, Green just HAD to ruin the moment. We heard footsteps drawing nearer as we broke apart suddenly. She gave me a weak smile as she straightened out her nightgown, which had become wrinkled from me pressing on it. Green walked in the door.
"Hey Plum! Mustard and I are going to play cards. Oh, hey Scarlet. I'm sorry. I didn't know you were in here. Anyway, you want to play?" he said looking from me to Scarlet. He must be the most naive person I know. How could he not see that my hair was screwed up, and Scarlet's cheeks were flushed to match her sexy nightgown? I guess it's a blessing in disguise. He and Mustard would probably kill me anyway.
"Sure. I'll play you. I'll be there in a minute." I said not wanting to say good-bye to Scarlet, but I really wanted to live through this. So I accepted. Green nodded, said good-bye to Scarlet and headed for the lounge. I turned back to Scarlet.
"I guess I'll see you around Plum." She said with a smirk on her face. She began to walk towards the door. As she reached it she turned around and said, "You're quite the kisser. Maybe we can finish later." She then gave me a wink and a seductive smile as she walked towards her room to take a shower. I was left there staring at the doorway. I do hope we do finish that, or I may go crazy.
Hermione's POV
Oh my God! Oh my God! Oh my God! Did I really just do that? I couldn't believe I just did that. But ohhhhh did I want it!! He was driving me crazy with that gorgeous smirk and wonderful golden hair… 'This is going to haunt me for the rest of my life.' I thought as walked back to my room. A nice, hot shower would clear up my mind. And if it didn't, I was of age now. I could drink. God! Did I just think that too? Scarlet has got some strong hold on me.
I took my shower and changed into a long dress. It was red as well, but this one was lighter. It also had a black lace on top of the red. I looked like Rose from "Titanic" when she was going to jump overboard. I had to admit. I had completely surprised myself. I heard giggles and laughter coming from White's room. The girls must be in there. Maybe we could do something together. I knocked softly, and was soon answered. They let me in. I sat down on the bed.
"Say Scarlet… you haven't noticed anything weird about Plum, have you? Like how he looks at you so much. Or how you flirt with him a lot. I'm just saying, but I think you like him." Said Peacock. Her and White must've been planning this. Those two were always trying to fix me up, but this time I didn't mind,
"Oh yeah I noticed…" I said, my voice trailing yet again. Why does it do that so much now? It's driving me mad!
"You kissed him didn't you?" said White. Wow. That threw me off guard! How could she tell? Was I THAT obvious?
"Ohhhh, you did!! We're so proud of you Mione!! Well Al, I guess our work is cut out for us!" said Peacock who was bouncing up and down like crazy. "Don't worry." She added. "We're not as blind as the other two. We're happy for you and we won't tell them. So, give the details!! We want to hear all about it!"
Oy! I was in for a rough morning…
Back to Draco's POV
I had just finished playing poker with Mustard and Green. Now I had to go change and head down to the library. I left the other two to talk. It had been fun with those two. They were actually cool, and could hold a normal conversation. All anyone ever talked about in Slytherin was about the Dark Lord and killing everyone. Mustard and Green talked about Quidditch, weird events, and women. They were already dating, but it had been fun to talk about them. I even joined in on the stories. Mine were about all the dumb things Pansy had done to try to be seductive and sexy. They laughed a lot when they found out that her look-alike was whom I woke up to. I had to say, they were fun to be around. Even though I was listening to them, I was only half listening. My mind was still on Scarlet and the amazing kiss we shared.
At long last, 11 o' clock rolled around. I got out of my room, and headed downstairs. I didn't see anyone, but as I walked near the lounge, I could still hear Mustard and Green in deep conversation. I knock on the library door. When no one answered, I walked in. Mr. Body and Wadsworth were sitting in armchairs waiting for me.
"Hello Professor. Please sit down. Would you like anything to drink?" asked Wadsworth. I wasn't thirsty, so I declined. I took a seat next to the fireplace. We sat there staring at each other until Mr. Body finally broke the silence.
"Well now. To business, Plum. As a coast for my silence, I want you to pay me half of your monthly paycheck. I also want you to help me lure your best women patients to my home. You had no problems with the first, so this shouldn't be hard." Was he mad??? There was no way I would pay him that much! Plus, I won't help these evil bastard lure poor women to him! That's cruel and horrible. I could feel myself going into another trance. The real Plum was taking over my body again.
"You are completely insane!! There's no way I'm going to do that! It's cruel and unusual!" I screamed. That was all. I stormed out and went back to my room.
Meanwhile at the Same Time… (Just a reminder that the lead pipe and candlestick are still in the room that they were left in. Get out your paper!)
Cookie was still cleaning in the dinning room. 'God these people are messy!' she thought as she wiped off the spot where Peacock had been sitting. She was so immersed in her cleaning that she didn't hear the door behind here open. The person reached over slowly and picked up a candlestick that someone had left behind. The murderer crept up behind her and struck here hard on the head.
Moments later, the door to the library opened. Out stormed Plum looking very mad. Another man soon came out too. A murderer saw this as a good opportunity to get back at someone. Once the coast was clear, the murderer and their trusty rope opened the door slowly. They moved in, but stopped immediately. They heard someone coming back. In the excitement, they dropped their rope into the corner and turned to go away.
"What are you doing?" said Wadsworth's gruff voice. The murderer quickly thought of an excuse.
"I was looking for the bathroom." They said.
"It's back that way." Said Wadsworth, pointing towards the billiard room. The would-be murderer thanked Wadsworth and headed to the bathroom.
A/N: Ok so maybe that chapter wasn't much shorter than the last, but I like long chapters. Besides, this one gave you tons to think about. Hope you liked it. Please review!!!
Lots of Love,
RonFan