She Spy

Chapter 5
Hello, Malfoy!

"Mr. Malfoy, there's someone here to see you," the blonde secretary said, poking her head carefully through the oak door. She regretted her actions immediately.

A large rock came flying towards the door, and the secretary barely made it out before it hit the door where she had been. It made a loud thunk as it struck the door and the ground. A groan of frustration came from the other side of the room.

Draco Malfoy threw a handful of papers over his shoulder and slammed the book he was reading shut. How in the world was he supposed to find what he needed when people kept interrupting him? Never mind that it had been 6 hours since he last left the room, 5 and a half hours since he last spoke to anyone.

He ran his hands through his hair and got up, walking towards the door. He heard wild mutterings from his secretary and opened the door. She was there, throwing various objects into a large cardboard box. Blaise Zabini stood by her desk, looking worried. Draco motioned for him to go into his office, doing so himself.

"What the hell did you do to your poor secretary now?" Blaise demanded once the door was shut behind him.

"I threw a rock at her," Draco said, walking to his desk and organizing the papers there into piles.

"You what!?"

"I threw a rock at her. Well, if you want to be specific, it was a paperweight, but it had the same effect. I told her not to bother me," Draco said calmly, picking up the numerous books that had been tossed haphazardly behind his desk.

"That explains why she's quitting now!" Blaise said right before Draco heard the secretary's door slam.

"She's quitting?! That's just great. She was the only secretary left that would work with me!"

"Well, if you'd stop scaring them off, we wouldn't have this problem in the first place! You get way too stressed, you're working all the time!"

"I am this close, Zabini," Draco said, holding his fingers an inch apart. "I can't stop now."

Blaise sighed and rubbed his temples. "Listen, I know of this one girl. She needs work, she learns quickly, and she isn't afraid of anyone. I could get her to work here."

Draco considered that for a while. He would have to train the girl, but it would be worth it. He walked over to the window and pushed back the heavy curtain. Sunlight streamed in, and he squinted against it. He was so close to discovering it, and doing secretary work would slow his studies.

"Fine. Get her here as soon as possible."

Behind his back, Blaise smirked and nodded.

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"Dammit, Hermione, you've got to get this right! We've only got 4 hours till you have to go to Malfoy Manor, and you're still stuttering over your name!"

Hermione pounded her head against her living room wall, repeating her new name with each smack. Chloe grabbed her shoulder and pulled her away from the wall.

"Hermione, it won't help if you get a concussion before you leave!"

"I'm sorry, but it's just so weird! Everything's different!"

She was different indeed. All the fatty fluff had been removed from her body, leaving only hard muscle behind. An illusion hid most of her distinguishing features. She still had the same body, but everything that connected her with the name Hermione Granger had been hidden, such as her birthmarks and scars and hair color. Yes, now her hair was a rich red color, something that Hermione was having trouble getting used to.

"Hermione, please, work with me. You need to know this. Now, what's your name?"

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The sounds of whistles and thick smoke hung in the air at the train station. Hermione coughed and squinted, trying to see if her escort was here yet. She had no idea how she would recognize him, but-

"Hermione?" The whispered word spun Hermione around, and she came face-to-face with Blaise Zabini.

"My name isn't Hermione," she said, her voice slightly shaky.

Blaise raised his eyebrow and looked her up and down. "Right, then. What is your name?"

"Alexandra Roberts." 'Did Zabini just check me out?'

"You're in luck, Miss Roberts. I happen to be your escort for tonight. Are you ready to go?"

Hermione nodded and tightened her grip on her cloth bag. Blaise walked her to his car and held the door for her. She got inside and closed her eyes, quickly going over her new history in her mind.

Blaise got in the car and started it. They had pulled out of the parking lot when Hermione turned to him.

"Listen, Zabini, my name is not mentioned, ever, during my time here, got it?"

"Woah! Calm down, it won't happen again, I swear. Do you think I want to get caught? Anyway, it'll be a while. You might want to work on your name more, you didn't sound very convincing before."

Hermione muttered various things about Blaise and a cow before she closed her eyes again, working over information in her mind.

Blaise laughed and turned his attention to the road, squinting against the morning sun.

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Hi folks! Sorry about the wait, but between plotting out chapters and the internet being down, I was unable to work on this chapter for a while.

I hope all you Draco-obsessors are happy now that he's in the story. The next chapter will be mainly just Hermione and Draco.

Thanks to all my reviewers! I appreciate the little bit of effort you use to write me.

TTFN

Crazy-Peanut-Chick

Disclaimer: I do not own any HP characters, just Chloe and the plot, mainly.