Here's chapter seven folks! (I don't own Harry Potter!)
The next day they all received their Hogwarts letters and book lists. Mrs. Weasley resolved to take Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Ginny to Diagon Alley so they would be able to see Fred and George before the start of term. Attica decided to accompany them as she had not been to Diagon Alley for several years.
It was a rainy day and as they were walking to the underground station, it made for a slightly miserable trip. After riding the train they walked the ten minutes from the station to the Leaky Cauldron where they were greeted by the toothless inn keeper Tom. Mrs. Weasley told them all to be back for lunch at three before going off to do some shopping of her own with Attica.
"So where do you want to go first?" Harry asked Ron, Hermione, and, Ginny. They had already stopped at Gringotts, the wizarding bank, and Harry was clamoring to spend some money.
"You two haven't seen Fred and George's shop yet have you?" Ron asked indicating Harry and Hermione.
"It's wicked awesome!" Ginny said.
They made their way down Diagon Alley towards a small sandstone shop past the Apothecary. Hanging above the door was a large green sign with "Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes" painted in a light blue. As they entered the shop Harry realized that the innocent green and blue sign couldn't have prepared him for what he had just stepped into. For only a second he thought he had stepped into Zonko's Joke Shop in Hogsmead only to realize that this shop was even strangely more bizarre than Zonko's!
There was no rhyme or reason to the rows upon rows of items and candies that lined the walls. Harry saw things he recognized like Nosebleed Nougats and Canary Creams which had been joined by Puppy Pops and Fishy Filets. There were things he'd never seen before like Rip Snorts, a small red candy that caused you to fall asleep while snoring loud enough to disrupt everything around you.
Harry began walking down an aisle labeled 'Magical Apparel'. Here he found the Headless Hats that had sold so well in the Gryffindor common room the previous school year. Along with the hats were several sets of shining boots all impeccably polished. Upon reading the caption though, he found that the wearer of the boots actually tracked mud everywhere even though the perfectly shined boots didn't look the part. Harry smiled, imagining tracking mud all over the main staircase at Hogwarts and Filch running like mad to find the culprit.
Harry was on the verge of trying on one of the boots when someone grabbed his shoulder. Instinctively his hand was halfway inside his robes, groping for his wand when he heard Fred's voice behind him.
"You like the boots Harry?" He asked, causing him to relax and grin. He turned around to see Fred beaming at him.
"I was just getting ready to try some on." He answered as George walked over.
"Aw yes, the 'Innocent Plodders'" He said with grim satisfaction. "They're wonderful for causing trouble."
"And we know you're all for trouble Harry." Fred said. "Good choice. As a matter of fact if you decide to buy those innocent boots," He said with a wink. "We'll give you the troublemaker's discount, thirty percent off. But you have to promise us that mischief will be done."
"A thirty percent discount if the buyer guarantees trouble?" Hermione asked incredulously. "You'll go out of business if you keep that up!"
"No, Hermione we won't. You see the discount is only offered to people we know will be making trouble. Others, who we know follow the rules," George pointed his finger at her. "Must pay full price." Harry, Ron, Fred, and Ginny all laughed, but Hermione only glared dangerously at Fred like Mrs. Weasley would when she knew they were up to no good.
They all had a wonderful time at the shop experimenting with Fred and George's newest batch a candies and items. When three o' clock came around Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Ginny left for lunch at the Leaky Cauldron accompanied by the twins who had decided to close up shop and have lunch with Mrs. Weasley too.
The six of them were heading up the main stretch of Diagon Alley when Harry heard a familiar drawling voice up ahead. He stopped motioning for the others to follow him. They followed without hesitation concealing themselves behind a large flowering shrub. Harry could just the back of Draco Malfoy's head through the leaves.
"Father said that they found him alone, nearly dead in a ditch somewhere in Wales." He was saying to a man that he didn't recognize. He was tall with long, straggly brown hair that matched his same colored robes.
"Have they restored his memory yet?" The man asked, his voice barely above a whisper.
"No he can't remember anything. Some kind of charm must have been placed on him when he fell through. He can't even remember that he's a wizard." Malfoy answered humorously. "He was a disgrace to the purebloods anyway, so it doesn't really matter. One less mudblood lover to worry about."
"Enough of these matters." The man said, his voice a gravelly whisper. "How was your initiation Draco?" At this question Malfoy shivered and looked directly at the bush they were all hiding behind. Harry heard Ginny gasp but knew they hadn't been spotted when Malfoy looked back at the speaker.
"It was satisfying. Now I can finally aid the cause." He said, whispering too. "I've been getting tired of being treated like a child." He said bitterly.
"Well you mustn't do anything rash while at the school, that damned Order has spies running all over the place there. You must keep your head and do only what you're told."
"Yes sir. There's nothing to worry about, everything has already been taken care of. No one will ever see it coming." He said with a malicious grin.
There you go folks, that's chapter seven. I'm so sorry it took so long but I'm kinda going through a little crisis here what with school and the whole figuring out of the college stuff, I've not had much time to work on this.
Never fear though, I do plan on finishing this but there just might be a few times when it'll take me awhile to get a chapter out. Thank you all again for being patient!