This chapter used to be chapter nine of my other story The Trade (read and review!). The idea came from Bunny With Bad Acupuncture/Poosche/whatever she's changed her name to now. I got loads of positive reviews for this but... it really didn't fit into the plot (if there ever was one). Anywho... read.
Dropping in on the Queen
They landed with a dull thump on a large grassy lawn in front of a huge house. They all stood up and stared around,
"Well this isn't Grimmauld Place," Sirius said stupidly (alliteration!)
"Well, obviously," Tonks said, peering around cautiously, "It's pleasant and shiny."
"I must've used the wrong portkey." Remus murmured under his breath. But none of the other's heard him.
Suddenly a voice to their right made them jump simultaneously.
An old and well-dressed woman with a lopsided crown on her head was sat on a white bench underneath a tree, a tall man in a black suit holding a tea-tray beside her. They looked to be having a conversation,
"Delicious lemonade, darling," The old woman said, sipping from a glass with her pinkie sticking out, "Absolutely splendid."
"Glad to hear that you're enjoying it ma'm. I hope it is not too cold for you."
"Oh no, dear. Perfect, perfect… what is that?" The woman began squinting at the Order members, Harry and the Dursleys. "New servants, dear?"
"I don't believe we've ordered any ma'm. Should I enquire to them as totheir reasons for being here?"
"No thank you, dear, I'll send out the dogs. INTRUDERS!"
Suddenly, the old woman and her butler were gone and darkness pressed against their eyes. They reappeared in front of a large, dark and spooky-looking house…
CHAPPIE! CHAPPIE! CHAPPIE! CHAPPIE!
Very short. What did you think about dropping in on the queen while she was having her afternoon lemonade? (Because that's what was happening)
Just for the record, I like our queen. I don't know why. I like a lot of people for no reason. Also, I know that not all Brit's say 'Darling' or 'Splendid' or 'One does' all the time. I'm British for christ's sake! I just suppose the Queen speaks like that. Well, that's what they said on Countdown. (god, if anyone i know reads this they're going to thing i'm such a loser for saying that!)