A/N: Ohhh... you people like Yurin don't you. For all the people who can't pronounce her name right and keeps pronouncing like a certain body fluid, then here's the thing for you: you pronounce it like this, u-ri pro-fer-c-ya. Okay? Good! Now, the chapter, Hogsmeade! Plus the updates are going to be weekly now for I'm out of my break and back in school!
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Hogsmeade weekend, students get out of bed early to have a very fun weekend. Every one of them proceeded to the Great Hall to have breakfast, for the carriages will be leaving in 10am. Not all of them are very excited, because the older students have see almost everything Hogsmeade had to offer. Only the third years are for its there's first time of going there, and there for they're very giggly.
"Hope those 3rd years shut up, it's so bloody early and they're full of energy!" said Ron sounding very annoyed
"Give them a break Ron, its their first time at Hogsmeade" Hermione said exasperated
"Plus, you were just giddy on your first trip to the town too" Harry added
Ron rolled his eyes and continued to eat. Hoots were heard and owls of different kinds flew their way in to the Great Hall. Hermione looked up waiting for her issue of the Daily Prophet, when a brown tawny owl swooped its way down to their table. She untied the newspaper and deposited a bronze Knut into the little wallet size bag attached to the owl. Then, the owl hoots once again and flew away.
"Anything new?" Besides me nearly dying anyways." Harry said sarcastically
"Nothing really" Hermione said, still scanning the newspaper.
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When the owl post came, Draco Malfoy didn't even looked up not really very interested. He told his mother to stop sending him sweets from home and he wasn't expecting any letter from anyone. He was quite surprise when an eagle owl landed itself beside his plate, delivering a letter to him. He cautiously untied the parchment and un-scrolled it. To his surprise it was from his father.
Draco,
Meet me down at Hogsmeade today, at the alleyway, behind Hog's Head. Lateness will not be tolerated.
Father
He couldn't believe it, his father was writing to him. He wants to meet him. That means he's out from Azkaban! He knew that his father will get out of Azkaban sooner or later, but this is quite unexpected. Now he's father is expecting to meet him. But why?
He stood up and made his way to the Slytherin Common Room.
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Harry, Ron and Hermione made their way to the Gryffindor Common Room after breakfast to get ready. Hermione went up to the girls' dormitory to find Yurin on her bed, sitting with her knees drawn to her chest with her arms tightly around it and forehead resting on her knees. Hermione changed into more comfortable clothes and during the whole time she was looking at Yurin. She knows something is bothering her and she just wont admit it.
Making up her mind she said, "Yurin, is something the matter?"
Yurin's head snapped up startled, only realizing then that someone else was in the room. She looked around frantic, before settling her gaze on Hermione. "Oh, it's you" she said
"Yeah, its me. Are you alright?" Hermione asked again
Yurin just nodded and lay down on her bed, facing the other side, her back to Hermione. It was clear that the topic couldn't be pushed any further.
Hermione made her way down to the common room to find her best friends all dressed up and ready to go. She smiled at them as they exited together and proceeded their way to the grounds where the carriages are going to be waiting.
Students were lining up in the Entrance Hall where Filch was checking their names off the list. After they passed the inspections and out to the grounds, they made their way to one of the carriages. Harry shuddered as he caught sight of the Thestrals. Hermione looked at him with worry, and so did Ron.
"You alright mate?" Ron asked
"Y-yeah, I'm fine" Harry answered as he approached a carriage and opened it.
Hermione entered followed by Harry and Ron. There was space left inside and they have to keep the carriage door open for people to know that they can still ride. Few minutes later, a student approached the carriage and entered it. Luna Lovegood.
"Oh, hello" Luna said dreamily looking at the trio
They said their hellos and talked about basically random stuff through the trip, but Harry was stealing glances at the front of the carriages but quickly looking back. Luna saw this but didn't say anything.
They arrived at the town and separated. Luna went with students her grade and the trio went to Honeydukes. They bought different kinds of sweets like Chocolate Frogs, Sugar Quills, Bertie Bott's Every Flavour Beans, Fizzing Whizbees, Jelly Slugs and Drooble's Best Blowing Gum. After, they made their way to Zonko's and the boys had a look around. On one of the walls, was a poster that said:
Weasleys' Wizarding WheezesGred and Forge Weasley
Want pranks?
Want to get out of school?
Want to find an easier way to eavesdrop?
Want to have your head gone and scare the lights out of people?
THEN THIS IS THE PLACE FOR YOU!
Find us in Diagon Alley and you will find what you're looking for!
SPECIAL DISCOUNT TO HOGWARTS STUDENTS!
See you there!
You can order at Zonko's at Hogsmeade. A list of items is provided on the counter"Well, I guess Fred and George business is going well" Harry said
"Yeah they were, but mom wasn't really happy that they decided to leave school and not finish it" Ron said, then he grinned and added, "But when the twins said that Umbridge was going to have Filch whip them, it took both dad and the twins to stop her from marching in Hogwarts and breaking that old bat's neck!"
Harry and Hermione couldn't help but snigger at this. They all know that behind Mrs. Weasley's love and compassionate exterior, she has a very fiery temper that will scare the life out of everybody.
"So, Harry, I guess we're not going to be continuing DA, huh?" Hermione asked all of a sudden as they walked into Three Broomsticks and sat at one of the tables.
"I guess not, Professor Peterson seems to be a very good teacher and is fair about all of her students" Harry said.
The two nodded in agreement and settled their selves for lunch. After, they exited the bar and decided to explore the town. They went where usually no people go to. The place where Hog's Head was.
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Draco Malfoy made sure that no one was following him. He even left he's thickheaded cronies, Crabbe and Goyle at Honeydukes and was now pretty sure that they were already stuffing their faces with sweets.
He walked to the back of Hog's Head and made his way to the alleyway. There he saw a cloaked figure standing and leaning on the wall. He approached the figure.
"Father" he said
The figure pulled down its hood to reveal Lucius Malfoy himself, blonde hair, gray eyes and pointed features graced his face.
"You are late" Lucius said lowly
"I'm sorry father," answered Draco
Lucius sneered and looked down at his son. Draco has now grown into a man. He still had his pointed features but now it was more angled and mature. He was taller and leaner now than he was before.
"Father, what business do you have for me?" Draco asked
"Draco you are now 16 and I would like you to follow my footsteps" Lucius said
Draco gasped inwardly. He's father wanted him to be a Death Eater, one of Voldemort's minions. He already knew that he's going to have to be one someday, but he's not sure if he's ready.
"To be a Death Eater?" Draco asked lowly
"Yes son, to be like me" Lucius answered
To be like him. That has been he ever wanted, to be like his father. To be powerful. To be respected. All he wanted was to make he's father proud. But he was always not good enough.
"Would that make you proud?" Draco asked consciously
"It will make the Dark Lord proud, son. He would be proud that he has a follower that has a heir who is in the same path as him. The path of evil." Lucius said proudly
Draco felt anger seethed in him. So, that's the thing he cared about. To be able to make the Dark Lord proud, by using him. He can't believe it. His father was just using him.
"That's all you wanted all along right? To make the Dark Lord proud" Draco said
Lucius looked at him. "What?"
"You only want to make me a Death Eater to make your 'Lord' proud!" Draco spat
"Don't you dare speak to me in that tone boy!" Lucius bellowed, smacking Draco's face with the back of his hand sending him crashing to the wall.
Lucius pulled out his wand and pointed it at Draco. He was slightly dazed because he hit his head on the wall and it was now bleeding pretty badly. He was about to say a curse when he heard people coming. He looked and saw it was Potter and his friends. He smirked and couldn't believe his luck. He set to plan.
"Stupefy!" he said, pointing his wand to Draco stunning him and is now completely unconscious. Then, he kicked him to the ribs and other part of his body. He ripped his cloak and gave him one last kick on the head. He then took the now bleeding boy and threw him out of the alleyway, right on the pathway. He then took out his wand and pointed in to the sky and said, "Morsmordre!" The sky started to turn dark and he smirked. He's work was done. He then apparated away.
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Harry, Ron and Hermione were walking around that they ended up at the back of Hog's Head. Then, while walking, something went flying out of the alleyway and landed with a sickening thud. The three of them looked at each other and ran to the figure. Then the skies suddenly went dark and there was a green shimmer. It looked like some kind of formation. A colossal skull, with a serpent tongue, the Dark Mark.
Hermione gasped, while Ron and Harry took out their wands. Harry fired red sparks in the air, as the tension rose and the people in Hogsmeade were now panicking. They reached the figure, which was faced down on the ground. Its cloak was covering face and it was all ripped and battered with blood. Hermione looked at Ron and Harry.
"Guys, help me, let put him on his back" she told them as they set to work. They did it as gently as possible, preventing the person anymore pain. They succeeded and now the person was now on its back, its blonde hair covering its face. Hermione swiped it and gasped.
"Malfoy?"
He was looking awful. A bruise was forming on one of his cheeks, there were bruises on his arms and his head was bleeding and the blood nearly covered half of his face. He's left wrist was bruised and swollen.
"Bloody Hell!" exclaimed Ron
"He needs help!" exclaimed Hermione frantically
"I know..." Harry said lowly, standing up and shooting red sparks to the sky once again, hoping that someone will come to their aid. He knew that Malfoy needed help and fast. No one deserved this, not even a very insufferable Slytherin git of the Malfoy clan.
Suddenly, pops and cracks were heard as aurors started to swarm the place. A lady with jet-black hair, indigo highlights, tanned skin and navy blue robes approached them.
"Harry?" the lady asked.
Harry looked at her confused, and then he recognized her, "Tonks?"
"Yeah, it's me, what happened here?" Tonks said, laying his eyes on the other three.
"He just came flying out of the alleyway, all beaten and battered and seconds later the Dark Mark appeared" Hermione explained, her voice quivering.
Tonks knelt down to the figure, still not recognizing the person. She took a closer look and gasped. "Is that, Draco?"
The other three nodded and Ron said, "He needs help, even I think that's not human, who ever did that to him, even if he is a Malfoy"
Tonks nodded and conjured a stretcher and lifted Draco on it. Then, they hurriedly made their way to the castle. Unconsciously, the three Gryffindors thought of one thing.
Will he be all right?
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Is that a cliffie? O.o