Chapter Seven- A Shop in Knockturn Alley
"Say what?!" Hermione exclaimed.
"They have the best time devices," Ginny explained. "They sell it in Timelessquares, and we are five minutes late and it's going to Apparate here sooner or later…I hope."
"Arghhh!!!!" Hermione threw her black leather pumps.
"What's wrong?" Ginny asked.
"I felt creepy crawly things in my feet!!!!" Hermione exclaimed.
She shook her shoes upside down and some horrific creature plunged down and made its way to the cement. Ploosh! It was squashed.
"YICK YICK YICK!!!!" screamed the two girls.
"What the heck is that?!" squealed Hermione.
"I dunno! Must be some kind of…disgusting creature…AHHHH!!!!!" Ginny screamed because when she said those words, the ground began to shake.
"Oh, dear, an earthquake!"
But it was not an earthquake. And they found out it wasn't soon because a shop appeared just then.
"Could it get any creepier here?!" exclaimed Hermione.
She was surprised at Ginny's expression because she looked calm, if not happy.
"Ah! Just the store we need," Ginny said confidently. She ushered Hermione to get inside. It was an old withered shop and smelled strongly of mold which reminded Hermione about the smell of 12 Grimmauld Place.
"Welcome, dearies, I've been expecting you," said a high-pitched voice.
The girls both jumped. It was a hag.
"Hullo, what can I do fo you?" asked the hag.
"Uh…" Hermione was at a loss of words because she was staring and looking around at the merchandise of the shop. There were clocks on every shapes and sizes, and she even reckoned she saw a Sesame Street (a Muggle puppet show) clock.
Ginny decided to speak up for her friend. "We're looking for something that'll make her-she pulled Hermione towards her-go back in time!"
"Ginny…I guess Time-Turners could work…" Hermione began slowly, then was flabbergasted when the hag cackled (A/N: And I mean really cackled, like the witch you see on TV).
"Time-Turners bah!" the hag waved her wrinkly hand. "Time-Turners are for suckers, even though it saved Sirius Black." She gave Hermione a wink. "So, anyway, I suppose I can find something here that you can use."
"Gee, er, I dunno what to say," Hermione said as the hag started to rummage through the dusty shelves muttering something.
"Just wait," Ginny said. "I think she'll find the right thing."
So, they stood up gossiping silently for a few moments. The hag pulled out a golden key from her torn apron and stroked it.
"Here it is," the hag said. "Oh! Almost forgot." She took out a white gold locket and handed both the key and locket to Hermione.
"Er, thank you," Hermione said. "But, how do I use it."
"I'll write it down for you, but it'll cost you 3 Knuts," the hag said promptly and took out a quill and parchment to write on.
First, you use the golden key to unlock the secret within the locket. When it opens, tap your wand on the left side of the locket eight times and tell the destination of your choice.
She gave it to Hermione. "The locket and key costs you 20 Galleons because it's priceless, ya know that!"
Hermione didn't hesitate and pulled out her coin purse and shoved all the contents to the hag's hands.
"This'll do," the hag said brightly. "Now, scamper off and good luck dearies!"
And after the two girls Disapparated, the shop was nowhere to be seen.