hey there guys, I'm updating practically every day now, better appreciate it. grins. Thanx to all people who reviewed and patiently waited for me to update.I owe you peoples.Sorry if my chapters are short as Sally Fan (Eliot pointed out,but I run out of time and sorta run out of what to write. Depest apologies to you Sally Fan (Eliot. Well get to my fanfic' now.'bye
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illusen,the earth faerie
Chapter six
meeting my enemy
They wondered through Diagon Alley enjoying the hustle and bustle.
"Well we better get going and open are joke shop, people must be waiting." George informed the younger persons, rubbing his hands, buisness-like.
Harry smiled. "Wait!I want to see you're shop soon.It better be good or that money went to waste!" Harry wagged his finger teaseingly.
"It's okay Captain Harry." Fred saluted."We didn't let you down.You three can come and see it after buying your supplies."
The twins bid them good bye and walked off, dissapearing into the crowd of witches and wizards milling around.
Ron shook his head. "Those two will be in a whole lot of trouble when mum finds out."
Harry shifted his weight uncomfortably, that was the last thing he wanted to hear."Ron!" Hermione sharply exclaimed.
"What!" Ron jumped a foot in the air, surprised by the outburst made by his friend.
"Harry feels bad about it, you don't need to rub it in." In a low voice, Hermione muttered near Ron.
The redhead blushed and mumbled. "Um,sorry,Harry. I didn't mean to put you in a bad spot." Ron faked mega-interest at looking at his shoes.
The ravenhaired Griffindor sometimes felt Ron would be very lost if he hadn't been good friends with Hermione and Harry was having those moments right now.Outloud he answered. "S'all right.You didn't mean it."
Sensing the uncomfortable silence that followed, Hermione brightly told them. "C'mon, let's find those things we need!" And with that she practically dragged her friends towards.' Flourish and Blotts '.
The threesome pushed the doors of the book shop and browsed the shelves. The owner of the ookshop came up to them and asked, "Madame Lay's school?"
They ahhok there head. "No sir," Hermione corrected. "It's Hogwarts for us."
"Ahhh."The man murmured, adjusting his sun-shaped spectacles that sat on the bridge of his nose. "Fine school, isn't it?Went there myself when I was a young lad..."
"Uh sir, getting back to the things we need?" Ron interrupted the owner's thoughts.
"Ah yes!Right then, you'll need "Advanced Tranfiguration for older people' by Kathryn Hookston then?"
They drew out there supply lists and nodded.
The owner extracted three books from a shelf and handed it to them.
The threesome thanked him and told him some more book they needed.After paying they walked out and got extra quills and such.
When they were walking around, carrying heavy bags, Ron grinned. "Guess what!"
"What?" Harry and Hermone asked in unison.
Fred and George have gotten loads of money and gave me some money so I can buy a pet!"
"What about pig?" Hermione inquired.
"Well I decided to let Ginny have it and she's happy with him."
"What are you going to buy?A rat?" Harry asked almost teasingly.
The grin that Ron had, faded.The freckled griffindor involuntarily shuddered. "No thanks, I don't want another murderer in hiding posing as a rat.I'll pass."
"A cat?" Hermione pressed.
"Nah, I'm getting an new owl."
Hermione looked a bit dissapointed. "Oh, I was hoping if you got a cat it could be friends with Crookshanks.He sometimes looks lonely, don't you think?"She explained.
Ron laughed, "Let's go in, shall we?"
They walked into exotic pet store.Squacks, barks, purrs,hisses and other noises greeted them.They waited in-line, behind a tall, ginger-haired boy, holding a cat, which gingerly held out a broken-paw.
"Poor cat." Hermione breathed sadly.
Ron looked around excitedly looking at the owls that stared at him with wide, curious eyes.
Finally the line thinned and soon the ginger-haired boy was talking to the woman. "He got hurt when he by mistake fell into a really big hole."
After the person behind the counter told him what to do and gave some tips, the boy walked away.
"Wait up!" Hermione yelled, she ran up to him.
"Hi,I'm Hermione!Sorry to surprise you,but I also have a cat..."
The boy smiled at her and they soon began to converse.
Ron was next and he asked the dark-haired lady behind the counter. "Umm, hi.I'm looking for an owl."
The woman beamed at him, "Hello Mr...?"
"Weasely."
"Mr.Weasely, yes.Here I'll let you look at some and explain how they act and such."Harry and Ron followed the woman.
"This is Dusk, she's sweet-tempered and obeys quite well, she responds to her name and is very affectionate.A little mischeif is in her, but not to ruin your day..."
Ron smiled at the medium-sized tawny owl that looked at him with wide amber eyes and flew off her perch to sit on his shoulder.
Ron laughed.
"I think she likes you, she seems nice." Harry commented.The lady smiled at Harry. "Your quite right and you are?"
Harry didn't want to tell her,but he quietly mumbled. "Um.HarryPotter." Very fast.
"Sorry, I didn't catch that?"The woman tilted her ear near him.Harry shoved his hands in his pockets and mumbled. "It's Harry Potter."
The woman didn't fuss over him or act coldly, she acted quite normal."Nice to meet you Harry.I'm sorry for the trouble you recieved last year, but I beleved in you all the same."
"Er,thanks."
"I'll take Dusk, then." Ron smiled at the owl that sat on his shoulder.
After paying Ron and Harry found Hermione saying bye to the ginger-haired boy.
"You got a boyfriend?" Ron asked teasingly,grinning.
Hermione whacked him with her hand. "No, silly.He's my mom's friend's son.I haven't seem him in a while."
"C'mon,guys." Harry interrupted. "Let's go and see Fred and George's joke shop."
The threesome walked out."Umm, d'you guys know where there shop is."
Hermione shook her head,but Ron replied. "Not exactly, but they gave me map."
He took out a peice of parchment and on top of it curly letters were written:
Fred and George joke shop directions
After five minutes of getting lost and asking directions and consulting the map they found a medium-sized, transparent shop with a sign that sang: Fred and George's shop
Do the Fred and George Bop,
Come and run,
Then have some fun!
"Were here!" Hermione breathlessly whispered.They raced in. Red and golden confetti fell from the ceiling and crackers exploded above their heads.In midair a cracker exploded and words poped up: Buy me!.
Then faded away and repeated the procedure.Golden stars shimmered above them and puking pastilles floated away in the air.People bustled around trying on dissapearing hats, pointing at crackers, and more.
"Wow!" Ron gazed at his surroundings. "They didn't waste your money Harry. They didn't."
"Yeah." A dazed Harry nodded.
Hermione was awestruck. "They know how to make your mouth fall on the floor." She murmured.
The trio snapped ot of their reverie.
Fred and George stood in the miidle of, a circular, extremely low wall that came to there waists circled around them, and a gate to get out of the circle.Parchment,quills and joke stuff was piled around them.
"Inpressed?" George asked them.
"Very." Hermione whispered.
Wordlessly, Ron and Harry nodded.
"Did we let you down?" Fred asked, grinning.
They shook there head.
"Told you Harry."George winked.
"How much money have you made?"Ron's voice was casual, but he was dying to know.
"About a hundred galleons." They answered,also casual.
Ron's jaw slackened."About a hundred galleons!" He shouted."Inpressive." Hermione admitted.Harry grinned. "You guys are going to be millionare's."
"Billionares." Ron amended."What can we say," George modestly answered."Were good at this."
But Ron frowned."There's a problem."
"What?" Fred asked, looking unworried.
"Mum." The single word had such aeffect on the twins.There grins vanished and they winced.
"Were dead." Fred agreed hollowly.
"Cooked meat." His twin brother amended.Harry was again uncomfortable, but Hermione came to the rescue. "How bad can it be?You guys are making good money and it' s not illegal,"She reassured, but then suspiciously added, "Is it?"
The twins shook there head 'no'."Well all we can do is tell her and see her reaction." George decided.
"Wanna buy something?"Fred asked.Harry decided to get puking pastilles, just in case Potions got unbearable.Hermione got a vanishing hat.
"Ron?"George pressed.
He shook his head. "Another time I spent my money getting an owl."Ron explained sadly."Show us the owl." The twins begged.
"Sure. "Ron swung up Dusk's Cage."Nice deal." Fred commented.Ron nodded.
"It's 3:00, shouldn't you get back to the muggles?" Hermione asked Harry as she checked her watch.
Harry nodded.
The threesome were about to exit, when in came their sworn enemy.Draco Malfoy.
Ron's hands curled into fists and Harry gritted his teeth.Hermione gave Malfoy a death glare.
"Oh look who's here," Malfoy drawled out. "The Twisted Threesome.Weasel King,Potty and Mud girl."
"Eat slugs Malfoy."Ron growled.
"If I may correct you Weasel." Draco answered, his gray eyes glittering evilly."You were the one puking slugs out in the second year."
Harry and Hermione gripped Ron before he would lash out."Get-off-me." Through gritted teeth Ron ordered his friends.
"No." They answered.
"Bad temper Weasel?It's because of your red hair." He had touched a nerve.
A mix of oaths came streaming out of Ron's mouth.
"Cool it." Hermione ordered Ron, still holding on to him just in case.
Draco lazily watched."Finished yet?"
Ron side-stepped his question. "What are you doing here?"
Draco's expression changed and just as soon vanished.Harry looked at it confused, was it discomfort?Shame?
"I might ask you the same question." Malfoy dodged the inquiry.
"This is my brothers' shop." Ron proudly replied.Draco's eyes widened in disbelief and he laughed.A cruel cackle.
"This your brother's shop? Please!One of the top joke shops.Gimme a break.I don't believe it."
"Well get it through your skull Malfoy." A voice behind the threesome angrily ordered.They whirled around and were met by Fred and George."It is our shop and he is are brother."
Malfoy reddened and a second later decided to go straight in and leave the trio alone.
"Thanks." Hermione murmured.
"For what?Getting rid of him?Please, it was a peice of cake."
"Here, I'll drop Harry off and you guys can come.I'll drop all you three seperately.Geroge'll stay here."
"Thanks." They muttered.
On the drive back.Harry was quiet, he was deep in thought,thinking about Malfoy and wondering if he would turn into a deatheater.
"Probably." Harry muttered bitterly.
"Probably what?" Hermione questioned.
"Nothing." Harry hurriedly answered. "Just thinking if Malfoy would turn into a death eater."
Ron exploded. "Bloody well he is, the stupid bloody git!How can you wonder?It's obvious."
"Just shutup." Hermione snapped."Maybe he's too lazy to want to be one."
Ron was in disbelief. "Get real Hermione.His dad is.He is.Simple."
Harry answered. "You never know, maybe Hermione is right."
They soon pulled into Private Drive,next to Mrs. Figg's house.
"Bye, Ron,Hermione and Fred." Harry gathered his things.
"'Bye!" They answered.
Harry slammed the car's door shut and raced to Mrs. Figg's house, breathlessly he rang the doorbell.The elfderly opened the door, looking worried. "Oh good!It's you, I was worried it was the Dursley's."
Harry came in.He dropped his items.
After five minutes Mrs. Figg told him he better be going. "Make sure you look tired." She advised.
Saying his good byes Harry walked to the Dursley's acting tired.He rang the door bell.
Dudley opened it."Oh it's you."
"Nice greeting." Harry sarcastically answered.
"DAD!" Dudley yelled. "HE"S HOME."
Uncle Vernon lumbered towards the door.
"Back, boy?" He asked meanly.
"Yes." Harry sighed, making himself look worn-out."Tired?" Uncle Vernon further questioned as Harry stepped in.
"Yes."Harry gave another sigh and faked a yawn.
"Good."Uncle Vernon, satisfied, grinned. "Go to your room."
Harry quite happily dragged his feet to his room, hiding his supplies behind his back.
He quickly put his supplies under in small bed.
He couldn't wait for Hogwarts.Yet again.
well that's the sixth chapter.i made it as long as i could.more chapters soon.
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