A/N: Another day, another chapter. One more before school starts, and I pretty much drop off the face of the planet. Been nice knowing you. (that was a joke, people) By the way, since she bought me and I am officially a paid-for fangirl, go check out all of the Duchess of Inkling's fanfiction. Not only is she great, she owns me. So go! Now! (after you're done with this chapter, of course)
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The Stalker
Chapter Six
Monica sat staring at Harry for a while. She was perfectly happy to be doing so, but he seemed rather disturbed about it. To be honest, he was so incredibly creeped out, it would have been a relief to get attacked by Dementors or the like.
After a few minutes of being creeped out to a level that is beyond belief, Harry decided to go home so he could stop being scared. And so Monica (if that was her real name) could have her meatloaf warm.
Harry got up and started walking back to the Dursley's, hoping that they weren't home yet. They'd do that fake-worry thing, pretending like they cared in case the Order had the house bugged. Of course, the Order didn't have anything of the sort, only the invisible Order member, who was smart enough to know the difference between actual-caring and Oh-my-I-hope-you're-okay-so-we-don't-get-accused-of-negligence-caring.
Monica waited a safe amount of time before following, noting to herself that the sun was setting. She needed to get home soon, or her meatloaf would be colder than her old boyfriend. Ooh, backstory.
Later. Right now, we must see Harry and then Monica home.
Harry was about half a block ahead of her as she followed him, still dodging between trees and light-poles although he already knew she was stalking him. She was leering at him in a most blatant and obvious fashion so as not to be suspicious.
Harry walked up the mercifully still-empty driveway, the invisible Order member following close behind, Monica hiding behind the light-pole at the end of the driveway as he closed the door behind him. As soon as he did so Monica dashed for the tree, being very obvious and loud as she climbed up to the branch that had the best view of his room. He opened the door to his room just as she was settling in. He couldn't see her, so he assumed she had gone home. How very wrong he was.
Ten minutes passed with not so much as a peep from either of them. Finally, Monica called to him, "What time is it?"
It seemed to Monica that he jumped at least six inches and that there was muffled laughter coming from his wardrobe. "What?" he exclaimed, looking around wildly.
"Hello?" Monica called. "I asked what time it is! I thought you were supposed to be wily, not stupid!" Monica was getting slightly impatient.
"Er," said Harry as he checked Dudley's old watch, which was his new one. "It's ten minutes til seven."
"Damn!" exclaimed Monica as she flew down the tree and to her house.
Well, thought Harry, that was strange. I wonder if all stalkers are as crazy and blatant as mine?
It was the end of Tonks's shift. And ooh, boy, would she have a time telling everyone what had happened to Harry today. Tonks heard the pop on the other side of the room that signaled that Mundungus was here. With a very loud pop of her own, the wardrobe was free of any Invisible Order members.
Monica ran home to her house and her meatloaf, cursing her lack of ability to not lose her watch. She should have been paying more attention, she thought as the sun glimmered above the horizon, hesitating to set completely.
She burst through the door of her house, out of breath.
"Close the door, dear," her father said from the couch. She complied.
"Is there any meatloaf left?" she gasped.
"Yes Monica, it's in the microwave," Mr. Evans told his eldest child.
"Thank you, Dad," she said and dashed into the kitchen. Her meatloaf was still warm. She would sleep well tonight. Unless Mark slipped Mountain Dew into her tea again.
A/N: Well, Monica got her meatloaf. Aren't you all happy that the suspense is over?
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