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Chapter 3
The wisp of smoke that emitted form the vault was so thick you would have thought it hadn't opened in hundreds of years. The thickness of the smoke was nothing compared to the surprise that was in store for Hermione.
Right in front of her were kilometers of gold, silver and bronze coins. It looked like the vault could go on forever. The gold were the biggest piles. She looked to the side of the other side of the wall and found a map engraved into it! It showed how to get where and where to get some of the other valuables! She found the places 'Diamond Mine' and 'Pearls' and was very tempted to go there. She seemed so mesmerized by the contents. Who the hell were her real family? They were so loaded!
She recovered when the goblin informed her that the vault was under a time limit. That was the first time she noticed an hour glass next to the map. It was almost empty. She scooped up some gold into a leather pouch and shrank it. She walked out and rode the cart once more out of the vaults.
Once she was out, she went straight to Flourish and Blotts. Before she reached the store, however, she bumped into a man.
"Oh. I'm sorry…" she mumbled and went on her way not noticing the man at all and he doing the same.
Draco was walking through the different stores of Diagon Ally when he bumped into someone. He didn't even care enough to see who it was and continued on his way to Fortecue's Ice Cream Parlor.
He bought a chocolate ice cream cone and sat down on one of the tables outside the shop. He didn't mind anyone so everyone didn't mind him. He looked up at the sunny sky. He sure hated the warm air. He loved cold and winter time. It was everything was covered in white. It seemed like the snow was covering all the wrongs in the world and making it into a white haven.
After his ice cream cone, he got up to get into Flourish and Blotts. It was about time to get his school books anyway.
He got there and summoned all the books on his list. The books levitated to him and he went around to see if anything interested him. He laughed at some books like 'The beginners guide to mind reading. Requirements: the Gift.' It was so stupid. If you already had 'The gift' then why would you buy a book on it? That was very stupid.
He found a book about palmistry and scoffed. The woman in the picture reminded him of Trelawney. Thank Merlin he quit the class ages ago. The woman in the front of the book was holding out someone's hand and reading it. Little speech bubbles were appearing and it said something like, "That is the shortest life line I've ever seen!" definitely Trelawney.
He browsed the different piles of books when a black book caught his eye. It was pure black with no title. Its pages were very white. It was even whiter than snow! He was amazed. Suddenly, a small but bright light erupted from the heart of the book but it was hardly noticeable. He was about to grab it when another hand pulled it away from the other side. He shrugged it off and went to look for another book still bewildered.
Hermione had been staring at that book for almost 30 minutes. It wasn't like any of the books she had read. She grabbed the book and headed to the register. There was a long line and she couldn't hold her books any longer. She put them down for a while but one of the school books dropped on the floor. The book fell a little away from her position in line so she asked the lady behind her to save her spot. The witch smiled and she went to pick the book up. She grabbed it and headed over to her position in line again.
She put it on top of her pile of books when she noticed her new book missing. She scowled but didn't bother looking for it anymore.
Draco found the black book again. It was on top of a small pile of books on the floor near the register. He picked it up and began walking towards one of the armchairs at the near end of the store. He opened the book to begin to read but found it was blank.
He sighed but decided to buy it anyways. He stood in line to the register and waited for almost an hour when the line stopped.
He asked the lady behind him to reserve his spot in front of her and she agreed. He strode over to the front and asked what the problem was.
"There is a little problem with the register." The assistant told him.
"Why don't you just repair it with a simple charm like 'Reparo'?" a voice said opposite of Draco on the other side of the line.
"Oh, right." The assistant fixed it and Draco went back to his position.
On the way, he bumped into someone returning into the line and dropped the book.
He didn't notice and went on his way.
Hermione looked down if she dropped anything again when she found the book at her feet. She smiled and picked it up.
She paid for her books and went out of the shop. She apparated to her room again and lay down on her bed.
She opened her new book but found it empty. She sighed and threw the book in her trunk.
"What a waste…" she said out loud.
'Where did I put it?' Draco asked himself when he was in front of the register.
"That would be 10 galleons please." The assistant told him.
"Oh, yeah." Draco gave the money to the assistant and walked out of the shop with his school books, still confused at what happened to that book.
He apparated back to Malfoy Manor and lay down on his bed. A long way from there, a girl also lay down on her bed and sighed.
Draco POV
"I hate my life…"
Hermione POV
"I hate my life…"
Authors Note:
That was weird… anyway, hope you like. Please review!