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Chapter X: The Big 'X'

It was a dark and stormy night. Thunder banged and lightning cracked, and somewhere in the middle of London, a limousine stopped.

Four men, dressed all in black, stepped out of the vehicle, and held up umbrellas for the fifth. A tall, handsome, sharply dressed man in a pinstriped suit sidled out of the limo, and together, he and his entourage walked right into a large mural of seven synchronized swimmers.

This man was the Dark Lord himself, Lord Dimitrius, a.k.a. Donald Grigg. Why the limo, obvious wealth, and umbrella carriers, you ask? Because, lets face it, these days it just doesn't cut it to take over the world by only being supremely evil. One has to have money, business, looks, and power to back oneself up as well. Dimitrius had all that, and he had a supremely evil European name to boot. Suffice it to say, he was back, and no one could stop him now.

The mural was a face to the opening of the World's Largest Wizard's Emporium, or WLWE for short. Except for the funny names, this place was exactly as described in those dratted books, down to the little man with his ice cream shop on the corner. At this time of night, most shops were closed, but still there was a light in the window of a store supposed to be closed.

Bing!

Dimitrius, and his four umbrella carriers, entered the tiny shop. The keeper, a tall man, was busying himself in the shadows, with something that looked like a pen.

"Weasley."

"I'm very sorry, sir, but we are closed for tonight," the man mumbled. "Maybe come back tomorrow?"

The Dark Lord stepped up to the shopkeeper's display, and gently leant onto the glass. The keeper snapped his head up from his work, and scolded, "Please, sir, don't lean on the gla……"

"Yes, Weasley?"

The gangly redhead blanched a sickly white. "M'Lord."

Dimitrius snapped his fingers, and the door bing-ed open. A tall woman in a long white coat, and wild hair stepped into the little joke shop, and stood next to him. "Weasley, this is Dr. VanHorny. Doctor, this is Mr. Fred Weasley, the proprietor of this fine store."

The doctor extended a small gloved hand, which Fred shook gingerly. "Pleased to meet you, Miss."

"Likewise," she replied, in a slightly drawling Canadian accent.

"Miss VanHorny has come to oversee your little experiments, Weasley," his lord explained. "You see, your pace has been decidedly slow over the past month. I wish to see a bit more progress, after all, I am paying you a substantial amount."

"Twice as much as that little Author paid me," Fred muttered sourly. "Even after she made me twins."

Dimitrius rolled his eyes impatiently, and began to head out the door. "Remember Weasley," he scolded. "I want Harry Potter, and his little friends out of the way by the fifteenth. No exceptions."

Fred nodded. The Dark Lord winked at Dr. VanHorny, then walked out he door.

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"Hold please."

Draco bit his lip in worry. Both Ginny and Hermione had been gone for three days now, Ginny without notice. He hoped his wife knew where on Earth she had gone, as Ron was now sick with worry. He had researched Canadian Harry Potter conventions, and found one going on this weekend. Phoning them would cost a fortune, but since when was money really a worry?

There was a shuffle on the other side of the line.

"Hello?"

"Hello, is this Olivia?"

"Yes. May I help you?"

He crossed his fingers. "My name is Dorian McIssac. I was wondering if my wife Helen was there?"

Shuffle shuffle. "I'm sorry, but there is no one here registered under that name."

Damn. "Um, okay. Thank you."

"No problem. Bye."

He hung up the phone, a horrid sinking feeling in his stomach. Where the hell was she? He had tried her parent's house, Ron's place, Harry's, and had even trudged over to the forest to check if she was with Crabbe and Goyle. The library was closed, so that wasn't even an option.

The last place to check also happened to be the busiest. The Academy of Magical Unity and Wellbeing was being readied for the premiere of the 7-boxed set Harry Potter movies (the building was being billed as a 'shooting location'.) and was positively swarming with photographers, and set dressers. Draco would have to cart his entire family over there to be able to talk to Bumblebee, who was very mad, and morbidly afraid of telephones.

Disguises, however, would not be an issue. The Academy was filled to the brim with Harry freaks of all shapes and sizes. Why, even Dobby would be able to walk around unbothered.

Why not take advantage of that? he thought. "DOBBY!"

His little house elf tottered over, looking flustered and hot. "Dobby? What happened to you?"

"Dobby has been…in the laundry," he said timidly. Draco gave him a weird look, then continued.

"Get the Katrine packed up," he commanded. "I'm taking Tommy out of school, and then we're heading to the Academy."

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Ginny and Hermione crept along the floor of the castle, not knowing if they could be seen, or heard. The demented cat, Mrs. Norris, had sniffed at them a few times, but no one had passed by them in the corridors.

Suddenly, the castle gave a giant lurch, and began to spin. Hermione grabbed on to Ginny for support, and the two tumbled into a dark clearing, surrounded by tall wizards in long, hooded black cloaks. The tallest stepped forward, and announced;

"Welcome, Miss Granger, Weasley. We've been expecting you…"

He pulled back his hood, revealing…Neville Longbottom?!?

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a/n: what the heck is Neville doing there???? I don't even know yet, so if you have any ideas, please suggest them!

I'm sorry, this chapter was too short…..

Oh yes, I need people to be in the Official Dobby Fanclub™ for the next chapter, so if you want to, tell me in your review, and state what you want your name to be!

The Best Reviewers in the Whole Entire Ginormous Universe! (YAY! BIG MONSTER COOKIES FOR EVERYONE!)

Miranda G. Potter: Dobby has his own special reason for keeping the computer on….

lildaisygirl24: I hope I find a way for them to get out soon.

majorissues4life: I hope to add the Weasleys in a bit more (would the plural of Weasleys be Weaslies?)

The Nauti Dolphin: Harry and Draco will never be the same again. THX x3 Hope you had fun in DC!

MysticalSpirits: OMG! Are you sure you're ok? I don't want you to give me the evil fudge :O

Invisible Voice: uh, I hope this is soon enough

FallingWithGhosts:

CountingCodfish: Thank you! I lurve Dobby (my Dobby, not the real one)

Elfaghetti: you rawk too

wingless87: I think Harry is in denial. Being married to Pansy can do that to a man.

thepainter: YAY for Gay Wizard Porn!

T'Lorie: I love reading HP babysitting stories!

Horny-Cotter: Guess who Dr. VanHorny is? HEHEHE!!!!! (I was going to make you a Canadian HP convention organizer, but that wasn't as interesting.)

FriesWithThat: I have no idea how you managed to review twice for one chapter. Of course you can be Dobby's fangirl!

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