She Spy
Chapter 6
"Woah," Hermione said, knowing that her jaw had dropped a considerable amount, but she couldn't help it. The Malfoy Manor was magnificent.
"Miss Roberts? Are you okay?" Blaise asked, waiting by the open gate.
Hermione jerked and nodded quickly, blush creeping up her neck. She walked through the gate and stopped, waiting for Blaise.
When he caught up, she asked him for what might possibly be the hundredth time, "Are you sure this ruse will work?"
"I've told you before, it will be okay! He trusts me more than anyone else. It will work."
"Good," she said, and continued walking towards the house. The house was beautiful, but the grounds surrounding it were not. No flowers grew here, and even the grass was struggling to live.
'Looks like he needs a new gardener,' she thought.
"MISS ROBERTS!" Hermione jerked her head up and stared at Blaise.
"What is it?" she yelled back, walking as fast as she could in her shoes to catch up to him.
"You were staring at the grass for five minutes. Are you okay?"
"Peachy, just peachy," she said, stomping up to the door. She could think of a million different situations she'd rather be in.
"Okay then. Right this way," he opened the door and ushered her inside.
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Draco yawned and rubbed his eyes. He had been reading from this book since four that morning. Well, not really reading, but trying to translate it. It was in some foreign ancient language that was almost undecipherable, but Draco didn't let that put him down. He knew, knew for certain, that this had vital information in it, the location of it.
He shook his head to clear his tiredness and bent down again to focus on the book. The symbols were weaving in and out of focus. He groaned and looked around for his wand. He had learned a spell that boosted his energy, but he wouldn't be able to do it if he couldn't find his damned wand!
He stood but was interrupted by a knock at the door.
"Mr. Malfoy? Your new secretary is here," a man said, his voice delicate from age
Draco groaned. It seemed like Blaise had done his job and had brought his new secretary. 'Oh joyous,' he thought, but out loud he said "Let her in, Alfred."
The door opened and a tall red-haired woman walked in after quietly thanking the butler. Draco's attention immediately snapped to the woman. She was mesmerizing. She seemed to be 5 or 4 inches shorter than his 6'2". She was wearing a black skirt that reached to her knees and a plain white blouse. It all fit her slender figure perfectly.
Her head turned, and her eyes met with his. He felt a strange feeling of recognition as he saw her hazel-colored eyes, but passed it off as a result of lack of sleep. He felt a strange twinge in his gut, but he passed that off as lack of food. Her eyes flickered down, and he suddenly remembered that he wasn't wearing a shirt.
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Hermione was nervous. After Blaise had escorted her into the house, a butler had swept her inside and had hustled her up the stairs to Malfoy's office. And now that she was here, Malfoy was eyeing her!
'So what? You're doing the same thing!' the annoying voice in the back of her head said. Hermione tried to ignore it, but it was true. He was hard to not eye, especially since he was lacking a shirt.
He was much different from the way he was in school. Right now he was wearing pants that looked much like pajama bottoms and, (Hermione nervously cleared her throat) since he wasn't wearing a shirt, she was able to see how perfectly sculpted he was. She immediately averted her gaze to his face, and saw that he was studying her. His eyes were still a stormy blue, but there were heavy black smudges underneath them. There was a thin slice through his right eyebrow. His hair was long, shaggy, and tousled, possibly from sleep?
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Draco felt like smacking himself. Yeah, this was a good way to great your new secretary. Come along half-clothed and then drool over her for a while. How long had it been, anyway? He cleared his throat.
"I'm Draco Malfoy, as you probably already know. You will address me as Mr. Malfoy. What's your name, anyway?" he said, knowing he sounded flippant.
The woman's eyes narrowed slightly, and then she smirked. "You don't know who I am and you hired me anyway? Nice."
Draco gritted his teeth and forced himself to smile. "I trust Zabini's judgment. What is your name?"
"Alexandra Roberts."
"Well, Alexandra, have you had any experience with secretarial work before?"
"Yes, I have. I was a secretary for my aunt's business."
"Good. Then I'll just give you the house rules. One, you nor anyone else bothers me when I say I don't want to be bothered. Two, don't come into my office unless I tell you to. Three, do not open any of my mail. Got it?"
"Got it," she said, turning to go to her office. Draco pried his eyes from her bottom and shook his head.
He sat down at his desk and opened the book again, and tried to concentrate on the symbols, but found he couldn't focus. Well, his eyes couldn't focus. He stood up and looked all over his office, to no avail. About half an hour after he started looking, he went to his last resort.
He opened the door and walked through, and Alexandra turned around to face him.
"Don't mean to bother you, but I seem to have misplaced my wand. Have you seen it?" he asked, feeling strangely tongue-tied in her presence.
"Isn't it there in your waistband?" she asked looking at the area in question.
Draco looked down, and sure enough, there it was. He hastily mumbled a "thanks" before he hurried back into his room.
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I'm really sorry that this is sooo short again, but if I don't turn this in now, I won't be able to do so for another 2 weeks or so.
Okay, thanks to my reviewers, you're all wonderful, and please continue to review!
Gotta go, I am very tired and really would like sleep.
TTFN
Crazy Peanut Chick
Disclaimer: I don't own any HP characters or settings.
Chapter 6
"Woah," Hermione said, knowing that her jaw had dropped a considerable amount, but she couldn't help it. The Malfoy Manor was magnificent.
"Miss Roberts? Are you okay?" Blaise asked, waiting by the open gate.
Hermione jerked and nodded quickly, blush creeping up her neck. She walked through the gate and stopped, waiting for Blaise.
When he caught up, she asked him for what might possibly be the hundredth time, "Are you sure this ruse will work?"
"I've told you before, it will be okay! He trusts me more than anyone else. It will work."
"Good," she said, and continued walking towards the house. The house was beautiful, but the grounds surrounding it were not. No flowers grew here, and even the grass was struggling to live.
'Looks like he needs a new gardener,' she thought.
"MISS ROBERTS!" Hermione jerked her head up and stared at Blaise.
"What is it?" she yelled back, walking as fast as she could in her shoes to catch up to him.
"You were staring at the grass for five minutes. Are you okay?"
"Peachy, just peachy," she said, stomping up to the door. She could think of a million different situations she'd rather be in.
"Okay then. Right this way," he opened the door and ushered her inside.
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Draco yawned and rubbed his eyes. He had been reading from this book since four that morning. Well, not really reading, but trying to translate it. It was in some foreign ancient language that was almost undecipherable, but Draco didn't let that put him down. He knew, knew for certain, that this had vital information in it, the location of it.
He shook his head to clear his tiredness and bent down again to focus on the book. The symbols were weaving in and out of focus. He groaned and looked around for his wand. He had learned a spell that boosted his energy, but he wouldn't be able to do it if he couldn't find his damned wand!
He stood but was interrupted by a knock at the door.
"Mr. Malfoy? Your new secretary is here," a man said, his voice delicate from age
Draco groaned. It seemed like Blaise had done his job and had brought his new secretary. 'Oh joyous,' he thought, but out loud he said "Let her in, Alfred."
The door opened and a tall red-haired woman walked in after quietly thanking the butler. Draco's attention immediately snapped to the woman. She was mesmerizing. She seemed to be 5 or 4 inches shorter than his 6'2". She was wearing a black skirt that reached to her knees and a plain white blouse. It all fit her slender figure perfectly.
Her head turned, and her eyes met with his. He felt a strange feeling of recognition as he saw her hazel-colored eyes, but passed it off as a result of lack of sleep. He felt a strange twinge in his gut, but he passed that off as lack of food. Her eyes flickered down, and he suddenly remembered that he wasn't wearing a shirt.
+
Hermione was nervous. After Blaise had escorted her into the house, a butler had swept her inside and had hustled her up the stairs to Malfoy's office. And now that she was here, Malfoy was eyeing her!
'So what? You're doing the same thing!' the annoying voice in the back of her head said. Hermione tried to ignore it, but it was true. He was hard to not eye, especially since he was lacking a shirt.
He was much different from the way he was in school. Right now he was wearing pants that looked much like pajama bottoms and, (Hermione nervously cleared her throat) since he wasn't wearing a shirt, she was able to see how perfectly sculpted he was. She immediately averted her gaze to his face, and saw that he was studying her. His eyes were still a stormy blue, but there were heavy black smudges underneath them. There was a thin slice through his right eyebrow. His hair was long, shaggy, and tousled, possibly from sleep?
+
Draco felt like smacking himself. Yeah, this was a good way to great your new secretary. Come along half-clothed and then drool over her for a while. How long had it been, anyway? He cleared his throat.
"I'm Draco Malfoy, as you probably already know. You will address me as Mr. Malfoy. What's your name, anyway?" he said, knowing he sounded flippant.
The woman's eyes narrowed slightly, and then she smirked. "You don't know who I am and you hired me anyway? Nice."
Draco gritted his teeth and forced himself to smile. "I trust Zabini's judgment. What is your name?"
"Alexandra Roberts."
"Well, Alexandra, have you had any experience with secretarial work before?"
"Yes, I have. I was a secretary for my aunt's business."
"Good. Then I'll just give you the house rules. One, you nor anyone else bothers me when I say I don't want to be bothered. Two, don't come into my office unless I tell you to. Three, do not open any of my mail. Got it?"
"Got it," she said, turning to go to her office. Draco pried his eyes from her bottom and shook his head.
He sat down at his desk and opened the book again, and tried to concentrate on the symbols, but found he couldn't focus. Well, his eyes couldn't focus. He stood up and looked all over his office, to no avail. About half an hour after he started looking, he went to his last resort.
He opened the door and walked through, and Alexandra turned around to face him.
"Don't mean to bother you, but I seem to have misplaced my wand. Have you seen it?" he asked, feeling strangely tongue-tied in her presence.
"Isn't it there in your waistband?" she asked looking at the area in question.
Draco looked down, and sure enough, there it was. He hastily mumbled a "thanks" before he hurried back into his room.
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I'm really sorry that this is sooo short again, but if I don't turn this in now, I won't be able to do so for another 2 weeks or so.
Okay, thanks to my reviewers, you're all wonderful, and please continue to review!
Gotta go, I am very tired and really would like sleep.
TTFN
Crazy Peanut Chick
Disclaimer: I don't own any HP characters or settings.
