A/N: Just to let all you nice readers know this story will become a Hermione/Draco story soon. But Draco will appear in this chapter but not much. In the next couple chapter they will meet.

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Chapter 6: Pets, Names, Brooms and a Ferret

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Trish and James went walking into the pet store. When they walked in, they saw owls, cats, rats/mice, fish, dogs, and even a monkey!

"What kind of animal should I pick, James?" Trish asked, gazing around the shop.

"Well," said James proudly, "they only allow you to have either owls and cats. They used to allow rats and mice, but they keep getting lost."

"That sucks, I wanted a monkey." Trish sighed, "Oh, well." She grabbed a pack of candy from her pocket.

"What are those, Trish?" James asked, eyeing the candy that he had never seen before.

"Muggle candy," Trish said. "Want some?"

"Sure!" Just as James put out his hand, Trish screamed dropping all of the candy on the ground. "What was that for, Trish?" James said as he started picking up candy from the ground. "Trish?"

"I found my pet!"

"Where?"

"Right there, the ginger cat! It's so cute!"

"It's ugly."

"Nuh uh!"

"Yeah huh!"

"No, it's not, James. It's cute!"

"Whatever," James said, picking up the last pieces of candy off the floor.

"Excuse me! Owner! OWNER?" Trish yelled. A man came running out from behind the back room. He was tall and had red hair and a mustache.

"Yes, Mamá," the man said, "what can I do for you?"

"I want the ginger cat!" Trish replied.

"James, is that you?" the man asked.

"Yup, Uncle Percy, it's me!"

"Wow," Percy said. "I haven't seen you for a really long time, ever since your dad got that job up at Hogwarts. And I think you were around 5.How's the family?"

"Great," James said. "Herm and Lily are 4 now. I'm going to Hogwarts with my friend Trish. Oi! Where are my manners? Uncle Percy, this is Trish Richmond. Trish, this is Uncle Percy, one of my mum's older brothers."

"Hello," Trish said politely, "nice to meet you. Ummcan I have my cat?"

"Sure, Missy!" Percy picked up the cat and dumped it on the counter before walking around the store for a bit. A couple minutes later, he came back with all of the cat's supplies. "James, make sure you tell your mum and dad to stop by. Love you, kid-o! Nice meeting you, Trish. Take care of your cat!"

"What you gonna name your cat, Trish?" James asked as they left the store.

"I dunno, what do you think?"

"How about" James pretended to think, "or Ugly? Ow! That hurt!"

"You are so cruel!"

"And your strong!"

"Thank you very much!" Trish said. "Hey, I got it! How about Ginger? Yeah, I like it!"

"Whatever, it'll always be Ugly to me."

"I'm warning you!" Trish threatened James with her fist.

"James, Trish! Over here!" Ginny yelled when she saw them coming towards her.

"Hey, Mum!" James said.

"Hello, Mrs. Potter. Umwhere's my mum?" Trish asked, confused, when she saw that her mum was no longer in sight.

"She went house shopping," Ginny replied.

"I see"

"Show my mum your ugly cat!" James whispered into Trish's ear.

"Um, Mrs. Potter?" Trish said. "Wanna see my cat?"

"Sure, lets see!"

"Come here, Ginger!" Trish called as the cat came out of its open cage.

"You called it wrong!" James laughed. "You're supposed to say: Here, Ugly!"

"That's it, Jameswhatever-your-middle-name-is Potter!" Trish said, tackling James onto the ground.

"MUMMY, help! I'm being beat up by a girl!"

"A black belt girl!"

"A what girrrrrrrrrrrrrrlllllllllllll...! Help!"

"Stupid wizard!" Trish said, finally sitting on poor James.

"What's going on here?" Harry laughed when he saw his son pinned to the ground. "Is James being beat up by a girl?"

"No, Dad, a black belt girl!" James said.

"NOOOOOOOOO," Lily screamed, "get off, get off! You're hurtin' Jamie!"

"Do you give up, James?" Trish said.

"Yes! Get off!" Trish stood up triumphantly. "Ha ha! I win!"

"Yeah, yeah!" James said, scowling. "Dad, we gotta buy a broom for me now!"

"Sure," Harry said. "How about, Trish, you stay here with Ginny, 'Mione, and Lily while I take James to get a broom?"

"Sure!" Trish agreed. Harry and James soon disappeared around the corner.

"So, Trish," Ginny asked curiously, "why are you here in England? I thought you lived in Australia." Now was the time to get know about James new friend.

"Well," Trish said, eating another bag of Muggle candy, "my grandma's sick, so my mum came to watch her. Then I got accepted into Hogwarts, so she's moving here."

"I see"

"Mrs. Potter? Can I ask you a question?"

"Sure, Hun, ask away!"

"Well, when I went to go and buy my pet, I met your brother."

"Which one? I have 6."

"Bloody hell, 6! Oops, sorry. Um, I think it was Percy or Perry or something like that."

"That would be Percy."

"Ok, him, and well, I was wondering, 'cause James said that you live in Hogwarts. Is that true?"

"Yeah, Harry is Professor Potter, and he has been since James was 5."

"Ohso how did you come up with the name Hermione? It's not a really used name. It's very rare."

"I suppose it is. Why do you ask?"

"Well, cause Hermione's my middle name. So I was just wondering"

"Wow, that's shocking!" Ginny said. "The reason we named one of the twins Hermione was, well, Harry had a really good friend named Hermione Granger who was kidnapped after they gradated from Hogwarts. And, well, she was more of a friend to Harry than me, but we wanted Hermione to stay alive in our hearts. So we named a twin Hermione, and one Lily, after Harry's mum, who died when he was born for the same reason."

"Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't know about Hermione."

"That's alright, dear. Now, how did your mum come up with your middle name?"

"Well, it wasmy dad who came up with it," Trish said, now knowing why her mum picked her middle name, but she couldn'y just come out and tell that stuff about her mum. She would kill Trish. Wait a minute, she thought, this must be the Harry who defeated the Dark Lord my mum was telling me about! Oh my gosh! That's one of her best friends! No wonder she wanted to get away so fast. "I dunno where he got it though."

"That's nice."

"Mummy," said Hermione. "I'm hungry. Can we eat please?" (A/N: just so you don't get confused I will use 'Hermione' for Hermione Potter and ''Mione' for Hermione Granger)

"Sure, Hermione," Ginny said. "Why don't we go over to the Quidditch shop and get James and Daddy?"

Quidditch? Trish thought. What's that? Well, she was about to find out as Ginny took the twins' hands and lead Trish to the Quidditch shop. Trish almost fainted. She saw brooms, but not just any brooms, flying brooms! It was like nothing she had ever experienced before.

"Wow, these are awesome!" Trish said as she ran ahead of Ginny and the twins. She opened the door and headed straight towards the newest broom. 'Advanced Duplex 2013'. I want this! Trish thought. So she decided to buy it.

"Um, Mrs. Potter? Can I have some of my money? I want to get something."

"Ok, here you go!"

"Thanks!" Trish said gladly. She walked up towards the counter and told the man what she wanted. He was so shocked that Trish had the money. But, hey, money is money!

"Hey, Trish!" James said as they walked out of the store with the Potter family. "What kind of broom did you get? I got a 'Propel 2094'. It's 4 years old, but still pretty good. Which one did you get?"

"Um" Trish felt bad that she got the newest model and still had a bundle of money left, so very quickly and quietly, she said, "Advacedduplex2013."

"What? I didn't hear you. Say it again."

"Advanced Duplex 2013," Trish said slower.

"BLOODY HELL, TRISH!" James said a bit too loudly. "Are you, like, a freakin' millionaire?"

"Um, no, a billionaire"

"A BILLIONARE? BLOODY HELL!"

"James Ronald Potter, what did you just say?" Ginny raised her voice.

"Nothing."

"Good, just what I wanted to hear."

"Good day, Pothead, Weasel," said a dark voice behind the family and Trish.

"What do you want, Ferret Breath?" Harry sneered at Malfoy.

"Aren't we a little too old for name calling?" Ginny rolled her eyes. "I mean, how old are we, in our late 20s? Give me a break, boys!"

"You can never be too old for games, Weasley, or should I say, Potter," Malfoy said. "I just wanted you to know that Hermione Granger's back in town."

He sneered at them as he walked away.

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A/N: Wanna know what happens next? Read and review! I want about 12-15 reviews until I post my next chapter. I AM SO EVIL!