Harry walked at a fast pace down the street with Ron and Hermione running to try and catch up to him. He had been walking at this pace for almost twenty minutes and showed no signs of slowing down any time soon. He seemed determined to talk to Heather as soon as possible. The two had no idea why, she was a bar maid, she had no way of helping them.
"Harry, slow down!" Hermione called after him. "We can go see her but some of us are getting tired of walking this fast!"
He seemed to ignore her.
"Harry!" Ron yelled. "Come on, slow down! I know you want to see her and ask a bunch of bloody questions but we'll get there if we walk too."
Harry stopped walking and turned around to face them, he was about to yell at them but held his tongue at the last second. It wasn't their fault all this happened. He took a deep breath and tried to speak again. "Look, I know but I just want to get there, we don't know anything and I have a feeling she knows more then she leads on."
Hermione was about t speak but Harry already had his back turned to her and was continuing to walk down the road. Ron and Hermione looked to one another and then began to jog down the road after Harry.
At the pub Heather leaned on the bar and slowly ran a rag over the table top. Business was a little slow; the cops had just been there to break up a severe bar fight. Of course, she usually found them amusing but this time someone had the idea to call the cops, it was probably for the best. A lot of people were starting to get involved.
She took a mug and poured herself a drink, one of the great things about working in a bar was the free drinks. Well free drinks as long as you didn't drink too much. She almost chugged the entire mug of beer and then looked at the mug that was less then half full. Looking back up she noticed the door of the pub open and the light from the lamps outside flood in for a second until the door shut once again. She placed her mug under the counter for later and got ready to pour some drinks, the people looked like they were heading over to the bar.
"Hey, mates, what I get ya?" She asked as they walked up and then she saw their faces and grinned. "Well, well, look who it is." She said in her cockney voice.
"Heather we need to talk." Harry said and walked up to the bar.
"M'all ears, hun." She smiled.
"What the bloody hell is going on? I know you know something and I want to know what it is." Harry growled at her and she smirked.
"I don't know nothin'."
"I know you do, so spill it or I will hex you."
"With what?" She asked slyly.
Harry whipped his wand out and pointed it at heather her eyes immediately widened. "Where did you get that?" She asked harshly putting her hand over the wand and slamming it down to the bar to hide it from view.
"What's it matter to you?"
"A lot of people here would kill for something like that, it's not safe to just flash them around, especially in a bar." She hissed. "Met me in the alley." She said and pushed herself off the counter and motioned for the other bartender to cover her shift for a bit.
Harry smiled to his friends and they walked outside, they found her standing in the back alley smoking a cigarette with long rapid puffs. "Ya know you guys really need to chill. I don't know where you come from but stuff like what you did in there could get ya killed."
"We just want some information." Hermione said speaking up not trusting what Harry would say at the moment.
"I don't know what to tell ya, everything I have is just common information!"
"Then tell us that!" After a pause Harry added. "Who is Laura Avalon?"
"A great bitch with a capitol 'B'." Heather said taking another drag. "She runs the ministry, or what's left of it."
"Do you know anything else?" Hermione asked.
"Yeah, she runs all the anti-werewolf, muggle born, squib and … well anything that's not a full wizard groups. She's a rich pure blood who thinks anything without 'pure blood' shouldn't live." Heather scoffed and turned her back. "If ya ask me I'd say she was responsible for that blackout when all the vampires came out. She was planning on them coming out and then she'd dust them all and just get the rest with her slayers. Not many got out, only some of the strong ones." She finished her cigarette and dropped it on the ground and stomped on it. "Not that the vampires don't disserve it but it's not right to cut out a whole race like that, it's just their nature to kill humans for blood. They like what they like." She shrugged.
"They like what they like?" Harry repeated. "What's that supposed to mean? They are cold blooded killers."
"No, they kill enough to eat and that's usually it, unless they want to sire someone that is. They only came out today is well it was dark and they were taking advantage. But... most are cold blooded killer's just like people but some can be nice... very few that is, they feel no remorse when they kill, hell they enjoy it, like any predator." Heather forced a laugh. "Anything else?"
"Anymore information on Laura?" Ron asked.
"Um… she lives at this huge mansion I think somewhere in London or something… Now she is worse then vampires, she is the thing you should fear. When she finds out you have a wand she will want it, not many people can make them anymore and they are rare."
"Does she have any spell books?" Hermione asked. "If we came across any maybe we could find out how to get home."
"She does but it'd be hard to get in there alone."
"Well maybe we won't have to be alone." Hermione murmured. "Come on, I have an idea." She said and grabbed the two boys. "Thanks Heather, meet us at that shop in Knockturn… Oh and by the way, you really should quite smoking it's a disgusting habit." She added quickly and they disappeared.
Heather rolled her eyes and walked back through the back door and into the pub.
With a pop they reappeared in the woods and they saw Hermione with a look on concentration on her face. Before the boys could react to anything they disappeared again and reappeared in front of an old cabin the woods.
"Wow that was a bit draining." Hermione gasped and they both helped her to the front door. Harry hesitantly knocked on the door and waited for a response. It was a few seconds but Remus opened the door, he had spotted them though the window first.
"Back so soon?" he asked and invited them in. "
"We want to ask for your help." Hermione said still slightly winded.
"Help with what? You know I can't do anything."
"That's not true," Harry said. "In our world you have a lot, you're the smartest wizard I know! You're always the one to go to when you get in trouble."
"Am I? Well this isn't your world kid." He said.
"Well we still need help, we're going to break into Laura's house and –" Hermione started.
"WHAT!" Remus cried hysterically. "Are you insane!? It's a death sentence she has wizards guarding that whole place!"
"Which is why we're getting people to help us." Hermione said.
"I don't know what I can do." Remus said pacing his house. "I'm just a werewolf."
"A feared werewolf," Ron put in. "People know not to mess with you."
Remus looked down and sighed; he shook his head and looked back up at them. "Fine, I'll help. This is a suicide mission but I'll help, s'not like I have anything better to do." He said rubbing his face.
"Perfect!" Hermione cried. "Now come on, we have to leave. You know how to apparate?" She asked and Remus shook his head. "Of course not," she murmured. "Okay then just hold on and we're going to go to the shop in Knockturn Alley."
With a noise they once again disappeared and reappeared in front of the shop in broad daylight. Thankfully no one was near and didn't see Remus before he ran into the shop. He didn't notice at first until he was actually inside which shop it was exactly. But when he saw the familiar decorating, shelves and order a wolfish grin spread across his face.
"I know this place, oi! Danny boy! Come out and show yourself!" He yelled and the three teenagers walked in seeing Remus standing in the middle of the shop.
Something in the back was heard falling and Dan appeared by the back door. "Are my eyes playing tricks on me or is that little Remus Lupin?"
"Hey, I'm not little anymore." Remus scolded with a grin still on his face.
"Still younger then me." Dan said as he came over and they embraced.
"Good to see you again, mate." Remus said.
"You too," The two young men parted. "So the capture unit still hot on your tail?"
"Nah, I lost them, they think they can catch me they are mistaken." The two laughed. "They almost caught me once, man was that a ride, they almost had me but I uh, lets just say I did a little damage to their team. Some of those bastards won't be hunting for a long while."
The three watched with their mouths open. They weren't quite used to young, reckless and crazy Remus yet. "Um, could we get to business?" Ron asked.
"Sill waiting on one person." Hermione said and then they heard the door open. "And there she is." She turned around to face Heather who was standing in the doorway looking at them.
"What the hell do you want?" She asked the second she walked in.
"Now we can get this started." Hermione smiled, "come on, Heather join in."
She walked in putting a cigarette out on her shoe and shoving it behind her ear. "Now what is this about? I have a shift in two hours."
"Okay, like I told Remus we want to get in Laura's place and find spell books that center around alternate universes." Hermione began to explain.
"What does that have to do with us?" Dan asked shrugging.
"Well we won't be able to do it alone." She said a little hesitantly knowing they would not be on board with this right away. "We need some help, from all of you, Remus has already agreed to help."
Dan look at her with his mouth wide open. "I can't believe this, you're all mad. What do want books like that for anyway? That stuff is long lost to everybody now."
"Okay, I know this will be hard for you to understand but we're not really from around here." Hermione said.
"Well, hun, I could've told ya that." Heather scoffed.
Hermione continued ignoring Heather's comment. "We're from another reality, nothing is the same you have to believe me. And before you say anything, please let us explain." She said as Dan opened his mouth. She went on explaining the situation and getting the picture from Harry to show everyone. They were all skeptical but when Remus told them he believed it they all warmed up to the idea a little bit more. Dan was still iffy about it but Heather seemed to believe seeing as she was in the picture.
"So, you want to get back to your own world?" Heather said when she finished. "And the only way to do this is to get some old spell book on alternate universes or whatever. And you want our help because you can't do it on your own... Okay but what makes you think we'll help? I don't know about them but I'm no witch, I'm a barmaid, well ya know I do know about them. They're bloody werewolves, hun, no offense but they don't know shit!"
"Oh none taken." Remus said rolling his eyes and folding his arms across his chest.
"I know this is crazy but with your help we're that much closer to actually doing it. On our own we have no chance but with you guys helping us maybe we do." Harry said
"No, even with us you stand no chance." Heather said shaking her head. "You would seriously need some muscle here; they have experienced wizards, witches and even come dark creatures guarding all that stuff. Three kids, two werewolves and a sleazy barmaid will not cut it. Like I said, ya need more help."
"Help with what? Maybe I can provide some assistance."
They all spun around and in the entrance of the door stood a boy in his teens with bleach blond hair. It was Draco Malfoy.
AN: OH SNAP! Okay I am so happy to finish it and I am on such a roll with ideas! Things are starting to happen. And that's to Gryffindor Girl and xflint for the wonderful reviews. And guys I will be updating my other story hopefully sometime in the next week. And by the way (back on this story) I've been asked why they never talked to Dumbledore and I will tell you why now. It's because I completely forgot about him (ain't I blunt). I'll try and squeeze something about him in but don't be shocked if I don't. Sorry about that and review! It's not hard and once ya do you'll get hooked!!!