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Chapter Four: A Familiar Voice
I don't know what time it was, but I woke up to the sound of the front door being shut. I sat bolt upright in bed, I grabbed my wand from the bedside table and slowly crept out of my room. It was then that I realised that I was still fully dressed. I held my wand up in front of me and walked through to the living room. It was then that I saw Harry asleep on the floor. He was drunk, but how did he get home? He couldn't have drove, could he? It was then that I saw a car drive off into the night. Allyssa had brought him home and took herself home in Harry's car. I cursed her under my breath. Even if Harry was going out with this Allyssa, I still had to help him because he was my friend, my best friend in fact. I put my wand back into my pocket and managed to drag Harry onto the couch. I zapped in a blanket and placed it over him, before going back to my own room. I changed into my pyjamas and got back into bed.
I awoke a few hours later with the sunlight pouring into my room through the small window that overlooked the houses across the street. I yawned and looked at my alarm clock. Half eight. If I got up now, I would be able to get to Ginny's house for just on ten. I stretched and got out of bed. I was greeted by a very awake Jasper. He ran over to me an started to lick my ankle's begging to be picked up. I laughed. I bent down and picked him up. I stroked him before putting him down and going to get dressed. I put on my new pair of jeans and a white sleeveless top. I pulled on my new boots and my camel coat. I tried to tame my hair but in the end I just gave up and put it into a high pony tail. I grabbed my bag and put in my mobile phone, a packet of polo's, my purse and a new key to the flat I had duplicated last night. I zapped in a lead and collar and put them on Jasper before putting my wand back into my pocket, I had to take him with me, I didn't know what time Harry would wake up so I left him a note and headed out the front door.
I walked down the street an since I couldn't get on any public transport with Jasper, and no-one in the wizarding world was allowed to apparte for a month because of problems at the ministry, I had to walk to Malfoy Manor. The home of Draco and Ginny Malfoy. know what you're thinking, it doesn't sound right does it? That's what I thought at first but slowly I have gotten used to it. Ginny had a little baby boy no so long ago. I have only ever seen him once but he is so adorable, and Ginny was kind enough to let me be his Godmother. Jake, she called him. I liked it but, somehow her older brother Ron didn't, he said it was a stupid name, and because I was standing right there at the time, I saved Ginny and Malfoy the trouble of hexing him, so I did it. He couldn't talk for a week, that taught him to think about what he was going to say before he actually said it.
Ever since Malfoy's dad became a follower of Lord Voldemort, he had always forced Draco to join him and also become a follower. But something changed his mind when he fell in love with Ginny, he saw the good things in life, and that there was more to it than being the best at everything, and so he started to go out with her. Sure it was difficult for them at first, but in the end people learned to accept them, and in time Draco became good friends with the rest of us. At the final battle at the end of seventh year, Harry had defeated Voldemort, and Malfoy was the one who had to kill his dad. It must have been hard for him to do such a thing, but he got over it. With all these thoughts swimming around in my head, in no time at all I had arrived at Malfoy Manor.
It was huge. I picked up Jasper and walked up the path to the front door. I rang the bell and a few moments later I heard light footsteps running towards it. The door swung open, and sure enough on the other side, there was Ginny, my best girl friend.
"Hermione!" she squealed, before giving me a big hug.
"Hi Ginny" my voice was flat and emotionless.
I didn't respond to the hug and Ginny seemed to notice. She pulled away and looked me in the eye.
"Mione, what's wrong?" she asked concerned.
I looked up at her, I could feel the tears starting to pour down my face. She knew what was wrong, as she was the only person who knew how I felt about Harry. She put an arm around me and walked me inside. She closed the door behind me and walked me over to a table and we sat down, Ginny facing me. She saw Jasper in my arms and took him off me.
"Here, give me your puppy, he can play with Jake, while we talk o.k.?" she asked.
I nodded in reply and watched as she walked over and put Jasper in the play pen along with Jake, who squealed with delight as they began to play with each other. Ginny walked back to the table and sat down again.
"Mione, please, tell me what's wrong?" she asked.
Still crying, but not as much now, I looked up at her and told her the whole story. I poured my heart out to her right there and then. Once I was finished, she got up and put her arms around me, before zapping in some butterbeer.
"I'm so sorry Mione, I know you love Harry, but what can you do now?" she said.
"I…I..don't know" I said the tears continuing to come.
She hugged me tighter, as I just sat there crying, our butterbeer's left forgotten. The doorbell rang. Ginny looked up.
"Michael, Michael can you get that please!" shouted Ginny to the butler.
"At once Madam" he called before striding off to the door.
Since we were sitting in the living room, I could only hear voices from the door. One was male and one was female. The female spoke, I recognised that voice. I stood up and wiped my face off. I walked round to the living room door and stood with my back against the wall.
"Hello, butler, is Ginny in? I was hoping she and Draco could come out for a bite to eat with me and David" said the female.
I knew that voice, it was Alyssa's, she was cheating on Harry with this David person! Ginny had gone to check on Jake and Jasper and keep them quiet. I on the other hand, managed to sneak a look around the corner without being caught. But what I saw surprised me the most. It wasn't Allyssa. Even though she did sound an awful lot like her. It was a girl around my height and age. She had long, straight, flowing brown hair. Deep, hazel coloured eyes and was wearing a bright pink top, along with matching pants and shoes. She had her arm linked around the boy, David I think he was called. I turned back to face Ginny who had come back from checking on Jasper and Jake. At that moment the butler spoke again.
"I'm very sorry Miss Allison, but Mrs Malfoy is out and wont return until late this afternoon" replied the butler.
"O.k. then, tell her I called round please. Goodbye, come on David, lets go and see a movie" said Allison.
After they had left and the front door was shut. I rushed over to the window and looked out onto the street. They had already gotten into a car and were driving off down the road. I grabbed a near by pen and a napkin and scribbled down the licence plate number. I took the napkin and stuffed it inside my bag. This was when Ginny spoke up.
"Hermione, what is going on?" she asked walking over to me.
"Nothing, I was just wondering, what's the name of that girl who just stopped by with that boy?" I asked.
"Oh, that was Allison Richards, I work with her in the ministry and that was her boyfriend David. Why, do you know her?" Ginny asked.
"Yeah, and I keep forgetting to give her CD back that I borrowed, that's all" I said.
"You seem a lot better now Mione"
"Yeah, I do, I fell a lot better, listen Gin, I'm sorry but I've got to go, I'll phone you soon, o.k.?" I asked.
"Yeah sure, I'll talk to you then, bye!" she said as I was stepping out the front door.
"Bye, oh and I know this is kind of short notice, but could you look after Jasper for a few days for me, just until I get my head straight?" I asked.
"Who's Jasper?"
"My puppy, who's playing with Jake now"
"No problem"
"Thanks Ginny! Bye!"
I gave her one last hug and ran back to the flat. There was something about that Allison Richards that I knew I had seen before, what is was, I wasn't sure, but I knew that I'd find out, no matter how long it took me. I ran up the stairs and into the flat. Not surprisingly Harry was still asleep. I wouldn't let Harry see how upset I was over him and Allyssa, so this time I decided to make dinner and I wasn't going to let Allyssa ruin it for us. I cooked fish and chips and defrosted some vanilla ice cream for dessert. There was something that connected Allyssa and Allison together, and I was going to work it out without anyone knowing.
A/N: I'm getting these chapters up as quick as I can, my fingers are hurting from all the typing! Lol Let me know what you think, I hope you all liked it! I know I'm still new at this site so I was wondering could someone please tell me what BTW means because I have nt got a clue! Please, please review and no flames! Thanks!
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