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A Page from a Scrapbook
Chapter 3:
Ginny rushed around her office, frantically shuffling though all kinds of piles of paper, forms and folders.
"Come on, come on. It has to be in here somewhere!"
"Ginny?" a small round woman entered the room carrying a large stack of paper "Oh good you're back. There's been a report of six orphans gone missing and that old hag from east London's been enchanting sweets again, message for your dad maybe? And there's all this paperwork…"
"I'm sorry Sal I'm really busy at the moment, surely there's enough staff to cover…wait" Ginny rushed over to the woman and pulled out a pink sheet from the middle of the stack "Thanks Sal" Ginny smiled as she ran from her office.
"Where about did she lose him?" Harry asked sounding more bored than concerned.
"Listen Harry, you really do need to get over this Malfoy thing" Ron shook his head at his best friend "We're looking for Hermione's son, her son Harry. So what if he looks like Malfoy, we're all she's got, she needs our help"
"I'm here aren't I?"
"Yes but why Harry? You still don't care…" Ron shook his head again "…never mind. She said this is where she lost him"
The two boys looked around: Madam Malkin's, Olivander's, Gringrotts the wizarding bank and the entrance to Knockturn Alley.
"You don't' suppose he wandered off down there do you?" Ron spoke quietly; he didn't fancy the chances of a four-year-old boy down Knockturn alley especially one whose mother was Hermione Granger.
"Well if he did I'm certainly not going to look for him. And it's not because he's Malfoy's son." Harry gave Ron a stern look he'd picked up from Mrs Weasley "I can be more use back at work, come on"
"I'm sorry I should go" Hermione stood quietly, she had stopped crying now although her eyes remained red and swollen, her mouth dry "You didn't want me then, why would you want…" she looked at the rabbit sat at his feet "I…I should just go"
Hermione clutched her son's bear tightly in her hands, leaving the room so quick she forgot her coat. 'What was I thinking! My little boys out there, lost and alone. And I go and see him the person least likely to care' Hermione stopped suddenly and the end of the street, her mind raced. 'His little boy, he doesn't know.'
Draco slumped on the floor in front of his chair; tears flooded his cheeks. 'She was right there. I could have told her everything'. His thoughts wandered between Hermione and Sammy. He looked slowly around the room again. 'I can't sit here and do nothing anymore, I've got to find my little girl' Draco wiped his face and got slowly to his feet, his features locked in an expression of determination 'and I've got to tell her'.
Ginny burst into Harry's office and was shocked to find him sitting once again calmly behind his desk.
"Harry!"
"I'm busy Ginny" he didn't look up
"What about Ry?" Ginny spoke sharply, her face reddening at each word she spoke
"That's what I'm busy with!" Harry snapped looking up from his papers "But I can't find the damn form!"
"Oh…" Ginny began her surprise leaving her momentarily speechless, the sound of shuffling paper reminded her "Do you mean this form Minister?" she spoke quickly waving the pink from at Harry.
"Yes" Harry grabbed it from her "All filled in where do I sign…wait…who is Samantha Aeva Malfoy? Why is she on Hermione's form?"
"She's been missing longer than Ry…" Ginny's voice wavered then quietened "I…I thought maybe we could search for her too?" She looked down waiting for the no.
"Malfoy has a daughter?"
"No it's his cousins, please Harry they didn't want you to know, but she's just a child…you can't pick your relatives, you should know that…" she'd hit a nerve and she knew it. That's what Harry liked about Ginny; she always knew what to say to make him do the right thing.
"Fine" he signed it and past the form to her "Minister's orders, team of five aurors, search until found, high alert. Happy?" Ginny smiled and kissed his cheek before rushing to the Department of Aurors.
"Hey! Excuse me! Hello" the voice of a tall dark haired man echoed down the alley "Hey this your kid?" the hag slowed to reply quietly
"Not one of mine, I already have my tea for tonight" she smiled bearing rotten teeth; Blaise openly grimaced at this gesture.
"Come on kid, guess your with me" he crouched down so he was squatted in front of the child "Oh shit" he picked the boy up, covering his face with the hood "This isn't any place for no kid of Grangers" he looked carefully all around, tucked the freezing child inside of his jacket and was gone with a crack.
"Ry? Ry! It's mummy baby, you won this game come out now its cold. Ry!" Hermione wandered slowly through Diagon Alley, "Ry! Where are you? Ry!" she breathed in deep, the cold of the night burning her chest, as she stopped before the entrance to Knockturn Alley.
Hermione pulled her hat further onto her head trying her best to hide her unruly hair; she'd be no good to her son if she were to be caught down here. She was no more than three shops into the alley when two men stepped unnoticed out of the shadows behind her.
"Hermi!" Draco drew his wand
Hermione turned in the direction his wand pointed as it all went black.
A/N: Chapter 3 finally up there. Please RnR, I'd really like to know what you guys think )
