A/N: Hey everyone… over a week since I updated! Sorry! But school is back (grumbles) and I have assignments galore… swear teacher's love torturing us teens. Anyway enough of my dribble… onto the story!

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Chapter Nine: Murder By Flame

Hermione grabbed the last photo on her desk and packed it into a box on her bed she'd found in the basement downstairs. Slowly she looked around her room taking in the now blank walls, empty bookcases, desk and dresser. Crookshanks, her old cat, looked up at her confused.

Hermione sat on her bed beside the box and Crookshanks and petted him affectionately on the head.

"You are moving again Crookshanks," said Hermione smiling.

Crookshanks mewed as Gavin walked in smiling at his sister, "Moving out I see?"

Hermione nodded, "All packed and ready to go. So maybe you and Amy can hurry up and create a heir and use this room for a baby room."

Gavin chuckled, "Someday soon."

Hermione saw the wistful look on Gavin's face, "Does Amy want children?"

"I think she does."

"Talk to her about it. Now, lets get this stuff down stairs and have a cup of tea."

Gavin smiled and helped Hermione move all her belongings down stairs to the hallway in between the kitchen and the lounge room.

"What are you going to do about wrestling?" asked Gavin walking into the kitchen with his sister, "Draco doesn't own a TV?"

Hermione smiled cheekily, "Why do you think I'll come around to visit?"

!Z!

Terri shut the photo shoot room door closed behind her and started walking down the corridor. She reached into the bag she was holding and pulled out a long envelope. Looking around she checked for any sign of someone watching her. Seeing no one around Terri turned up a dark corridor and walked towards a certain door. She looked around again and slipped the envelope under the door, a smirk on her face.

"Goodbye Hermione Granger… or should I say Ellawise Verbatim," chuckled Terri before strutting back up the corridor.

Ron ripped of the invisibility cloak he'd been wearing to break into another office a few seconds before to remove secret documents a reporter had got their hands on. What the hell was Terri up too, was the only thought splashing through his mind at that moment.

Quietly Ron stepped towards the door and muttered a spell only Aurours knew that would break any locking charm. The door opened quietly and Ron grabbed the envelope. He pocketed it and shut the door, locking it.

Whatever Terri had planned had fallen to ruins. Ron knew it had to do with Hermione, well he'd heard Terri say it was something against Hermione.

Without another thought Ron left the office, he had to visit Hermione and now.

!Z!

Draco cleaned his hands, whistling a Weird Sister's song he'd heard played on the wireless that morning. Lorraine chuckled at him as she walked past to collect Albert's vials. After cleaning up, Draco grabbed his cloak and waved goodbye to Lorraine before heading out of the Lab to head to Hermione's place.

Ten minutes later Draco rang the doorbell of the Granger place and stepped away from the door waiting. A few seconds later it was opened by a smiling Amy.

"Hi Draco," greeted Amy, "Hermione's been waiting for you. Come in."

"Hello Amy," replied Draco walking in.

He spotted the packed boxes and suitcases, with Crookshanks sitting on top of a box mewing at Draco.

"Hello Shanks. All ready for the big move?"

Crookshanks just meowed and walked around in a small circle before curling up into a ball, falling asleep.

"He's been watching that door for you," chuckled Amy looking at the cat.

Draco smiled and followed Amy into the kitchen where Hermione, Gavin, Ginny and Blaise were talking a laughing.

"Draco has arrived!" yelled Amy over the loud talking. She lowered her voice so only Draco could hear,

"I swear they are all deaf sometimes."

"I agree," nodded Draco as Hermione walked over to his for a hug, "Hey Baby."

"Hello. I'm all packed," smiled Hermione, "As you must have seen."

Draco nodded again, "I did."

"Don't leave yet!" interrupted Gavin before Hermione could say another word, "We have two reasons too be celebrating tonight. One being the fact Ginny and Blaise are going to be parents and also that Hermione and Draco have taken things to the next le-"

Before Gavin could finish a loud pounding on the front door caught all of their attention. Hermione rushed out of the room to the front door, followed closely by Amy, Draco, Gavin, Ginny and Blaise. Hermione yanked the door open to see Ron looking at her holding an envelope.

"Ron!" cried Hermione utterly confused, "What on earth are you doing trying to smash the front door for?"

"I need to speak to you now," came his demanding, yet urgent reply, "Alone."

Hermione sighed and turned back to the others, "I'll be back in a few minutes. Go on in and celebrate."

They all nodded and Amy shut the door behind Hermione and Ron as they sat on the front steps.

"What is this all about?" asked Hermione looking at her bestfriend expectantly.

"This," replied Ron handing her the envelope, "I looked at what was inside before coming here."

Hermione sighed and opened the end of the envelope and reached in pulling out all of the contents. Thankfully Amy had the sense to turn on the porch light allowing Hermione to read the title at the top.

Name Change Order:

Birth Name: Ellawise Janice Verbatim

Name Change Too: Hermione Ella Granger

Ordered By: Albus Dumbledore: Hogwarts Headmaster, Cornelius Fudge: Minister Of Magic.

"Where did you find this?" asked Hermione quietly looking through her birth certificate, letters from Heath and Janice to Voldemort about Hermione and many other exposing things on her past.

"Terri Peterson, Draco's ex, stuck them under Rita Skeeter's office door and you know Rita will do anything to injure your reputation after what you did to her back in school."

"Why would Terri do this but?"

"Hermione, she is Draco's ex and your back with him… she hates you and wants Draco back."

"That makes sense… but how does Terri know all about m-" Hermione stopped mid word and sentence… she couldn't be… but it seemed right, "Oh no… she can't be."

"What on earth are you on about?" asked Ron confused.

"But it fits!" said Hermione standing up and pacing across the path, "That is the only reason she could know all of this, don't you agree? No you can't because you don't know."

"Don't know what, Hermione?"

Hermione stopped pacing and looked at Ron, "It's nothing. Thanks Ron… for preventing this."

Ron wasn't going to let Hermione off the hook so easily. He knew she was hiding something that had to do with the whole Terri Revenge thing.

"Hermione, what do you know about this?" asked Ron bluntly.

"Nothing Ron."

"You never could lie all that good to me. I know you to well Hermione. Come on tell me. You didn't bring me back from the dead to let me sit on the side did you?"

Hermione smiled a little than sighed. She sat back beside Ron and focused on the papers in her hands. She than sighed again and looked at Ron, "I have known something for four years that know one knew about. Not even Albus knew… that was until I told him and Draco… oh and Lorraine."

"What?"

"Well… the thing is someone everybody believe to be dead isn't."

"Who? He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named, Lucius, Heath, Janice, Clarissa?"

"The last one."

Ron paled and swore softly.

"She didn't die when the Manor fell apart. I saw her disappear before I slipped into that coma. And the other day I saw her as herself."

"What do you mean by as herself."

"Clarissa has disguised herself… as either Carla… or Lynette."

"What?" cried Ron loudly, standing up.

"Ron don't yell! None of the other others part from you, Draco, Lorraine and Albus know! The others can't know!"

"My brother could be marrying a monster, Hermione! Harry could be dating her!"

"Don't you bloody well think I know that? Can you see why I can't tell! Everybody will freak out! Clarissa wants me to tell everyone, I know it. You must not tell a soul Ron. I am trusting you. You have to act normal around Lynette and Carla."

Ron nodded, breathing deeply, "Fine. So I guess you think Terri is involved with all of this somehow?"

"Well yes. She knows all about my history… and personally I think she is too stupid to find out about my history."

"I agree. Look. Keep these safe. Don't let Terri know you have them okay? And I swear to not let anyone find out. Just remember I'm always around when you need me."

Hermione smiled and hugged Ron before saying goodbye and walking back inside.

With a sigh she slipped the papers back into the envelope and stuck it inside one of the suitcases. She then scratched Crookshanks behind his ear and walked into the kitchen acting as if nothing was wrong.

!Z!

Clarissa looked around the memorial park and sighed impatiently. Where was that bloody airhead anyway? She strictly had said to be here at 7:30pm and it was now 8pm! Clarissa angrily kicked a stone with her black boots and sat down on a nearby bench, crossing her legs.

"Sorry I'm late," came a voice near Clarissa.

Clarissa looked up from the ground at Terri and glared at her, "I said 7:30 Terri not bloody 8 o'clock! Now no doubt -'

"Yes, yes, he is probably wondering where you are, I know. But my manager came to my place and had to talk to me about some modeling show in Paris. Ever been there?"

"I lived there a few years back you dense idiot," snapped Clarissa, "Now tell me. Did you deliver that envelope as I ordered?"

"Yes I did. No one saw me and tomorrow's paper will have a very exposing front page on Hermione Granger."

Clarissa smiled happily, "Perfect. This will top everything off and allow me to strike when she least expects it. Kill her and the world will be mine."

Terri smiled, "Anything else?"

"Not now. I'll send you a letter when I need your help next. Now get out of my sight before I leave you with a hideous scar on your face."

Terri smiled tightly and turned and strode out of the park. Clarissa closed her eyes and transformed into her fake self. She ran her hand through her hair and fixed her blouse and walked out of the park.

!Z!

Hermione placed her last suitcase on what was now hers and Draco's bed. Draco walked into the bedroom and smiled at her.

"Home sweet home," grinned Hermione at Draco.

"Yeah. But I want your personal touch around here too. So don't hold back," replied Draco as Hermione started unpacking her clothes.

"Don't worry I won't. You need curtains in the lounge room… so the walls are white how about navy blue ones? To match the rig you have on the floor. And we need pictures on the wall, they are too bare."

"Okay. I agree to all of that… anything else?"

"I don't like your quilt… its too green."

"I knew you would say that. What do you have in mind?"

Hermione smiled at Draco and walked out of the room too one of boxes in the lounge room and opened it up. She reached in and pulled out a plain white rough cotton queen double bed quilt with wooden buttons doing up the end.

She walked back into the room holding it and placed it on the bed, still folded, "It was my Mum's and Dad's. What do you think?"

Draco smiled, "It's perfect."

He moved Hermione's suitcases off the bed and pulled off his old quilt. Hermione smiled and together they pulled on the white one.

"Perfect," smiled Draco.

!Z!

Terri climbed out of her bed and slipped on her pink fuzzy slippers. She walked over to a chair cross from her bed and grabbed her matching dressing gown. She pulled it on and exited her room and headed down stairs to her small kitchen, with pure white marble benches. Only who she found in the kitchen was a shock and a half.

"Clarissa," she said stunned, "What brings you here?"

"Not to socialize that is for sure, "she snarled angrily," You failed!"

"What do you mean?"

Clarissa threw that days paper at Terri, who just caught it. She opened it and looked at the front page, expecting to see a picture of Hermione from some event… only on the front was a man holding up a bag with something moving in it.

"I-I swear I slipped it under Rita's door Clarissa. Honest to Merlin I did!"

"Well I see no proof of it do I? Are you even sure you were on the correct floor? You are such a airhead I wouldn't be surprised if you stuck it under the male toilet door."

"Clarissa I am not lying! I did put it under Rita's door labeled important, just like you ordered me too."

Clarissa stepped around the bench corner and walked slowly towards Terri, her eyes narrowed.

"I do not like people failing me Terri. My fake mother failed me and she was repaid with something deadly."

"D-don't kill me," stammered Terri, "I beg you please!"

Clarissa laughed, "I have no use for you now and I wouldn't want you spilling everything to everyone now would I?"

Terri was now crying for real this time. She was shaking all over, terror of what was going to happen to her scaring her greatly.

"Enjoy hell Terri," snarled Clarissa flame ball lighting up in her hand.

"Nooo," screamed Terri before igniting up with a bright ball of orange flame and burning to a blackened corpse within seconds.

Clarissa chuckled, "Oh dear. What a mess. Oh well."

Still laughing with mirth Clarissa transformed and apperated without a second a thought.

!Z!

It was around midday now and Harry was working hard on a report when a knock came at the door. He was the only one in the office, seeing as Ron had the day off and Blaise was at a doctor's appointment with Ginny. Sighing Harry placed his quill in the quill holder and stood up and walked to the door opening it.

"Harry," it was Tonks, "We have a murder case, just brought in – the murder of Terri Peterson."

Harry stood still stunned starring at Tonks, her mouth partly opened, "Are you serious?"

"Her manager came to her house wondering where she was and found her burnt – yes Harry burnt – body on the ground in the kitchen. I have sent a letter to St Mungo's asking for a trusted doctor to come to the scene and give us all the evidence there."

"Right. I'll get in contact with Ron and Blaise immediately. What's the address?"

Tonks gave Harry the address and went on her way to get back to the scene.

Just great… Harry knew that one person would be called in for questioning – Hermione.

A/N: There you go. Another chapter.

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