Title: The Mummy Case

Rating: K

Summary: The third in the Isis Mysteries. Isis and Teddy are not heading to Egypt but to the island of Pompeii due to a find of epic proportions. However once they arrived their stuck watching Lily, who has developed a habit of eating grass, and Ramses, Harry new baby brother. To top it all off Lily and Ramses fall down a hole and at the bottom of the hole is a dead body next to a Mummy's case. His name is Charlie Worm, a Muggle Archeologist that was digging in the area as well. Who would want to kill a muggle archeologist? Well Isis and Teddy better find out soon before their added to the list.

Disclaimer: I don't own any of the Harry Potter characters, except the ones that I've invented, they all belong to J.K Rowling but I do like to play with them.

To notwritten: Well she's the Goddess Isis. Thanks for your review and I hope you like this chapter.

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Chapter 4: Threats

"I can't believe that Charlie's dead," Hermione said to Severus and Remus, "But how did he get down there?"

"I think that's the question that everyone wants to know," the Muggle Officer said in perfect English. "What was your daughter and her charge doing down there?"

"They went through a hole that had formed from the unstable ground," Hermione told him, "There are still areas that are highly unstable and we try to find them so that people don't get hurt when they come and visit."

"And where did they land?"

"In a room where the Priestess probably got ready for the rites that would take place above ground," Hermione told him. "Isis was really popular back then."

"Yeah, before we got all wise and converted to the true religion," the man said.

Hermione's eyes flashed, though she didn't know it.

"Officer, how did this man get down there without anyone noticing?" Remus asked, trying to keep a problem from arising.

"That's what our men will try and find out," the officer said and thankfully he left.

"The true religion my ass," Hermione snarled.

"Claim down, Hermione," Remus said, "If you get mad at him they might cause you to land in a very nasty place."

"Like they could confine Hermione Granger," Severus said, snorting.

"This is what I hate about the whole thing," Hermione said, ignoring what Severus had said. "Why in the world did Charlie go down there and not tell us. I mean, we're all doing this for the University and not for ourselves."

"Maybe he thought that you were taking all his credit," Nymph suggested.

"I don't know," Hermione said and then laughed, "Like I care about credit and how much of it people get. I'm only doing this because I love what I do and not to get noticed. Trust me, I'm done with getting noticed and you all know why."

They all nodded.

"Muggles are a strange lot!" Remus commented in a low tone.

"Don't I know," Hermione said.

"So how's Isis taking it?" Nymph asked.

"She's shaken up but fine," Hermione said, "I'm letting her sleep off what she saw. Little girls can be so sensitive about things like this."

"Teddy, I think Charlie was murdered," Isis told Teddy.

He looked at her. "And why do you think that?"

"Because there's no way that he would have been there on his own and I know that no one had even found the other entrance. Someone knew where it was and showed it to him. And then when he noticed the mummy case he was probably in seventh heaven."

"What's the big deal on a mummy's case?" Teddy asked.

"It didn't have a picture on it," Isis answered and Teddy looked confused, "Look; Roman mummies had a picture of the person on it. This one was an Egyptian mummy because it had a carved face and ancient writing. And I'm sure that when the mummy is tested it will prove that it's an Egyptian mummy."

"How can anyone tell?" Teddy asked.

"Oh you can tell," Isis told him and then yawned. "I'm going to bed, see you in the morning."

And she left Teddy's room.

That night Isis's inner senses told her to wake up. When she did she noticed a note taped to her headboard. She took it off and opened it. At once a shiver went down her spine and she got up and ran into Teddy's room, waking him up.

"W-W-What's happening," he asked, thickly.

"I found this on my headboard," Isis told him.

He took it and, turning on the lamp, read it.

Leave this alone or you'll end up just like that stinking Muggle.

"So he was murdered," Teddy said.

"Yes and since now we know that a muggle didn't do it then we have a shot of finding out who used their powers to kill the man."

Teddy groaned.

"And what's wrong with you?" Isis asked him.

He looked at her. "Every time something like this happens you always drag me into it."

"Because you like to help," Isis told him.

"Yes, but I think I have my limits," Teddy said, "Turn this into your mother and tell her what you think. She'll be able to make sure the Ministry finds this person and brings him, or her, in."

Isis stuffed the note in her pocket. "No, I'm not going to do that."

"And why not?"

"Because it happened inside my temple and therefore it's a personal insult to me," Isis told him. "And I'm not going to put this in the hands of people that won't even understand that."

The groaning told her that Teddy had a personal problem with this.

"Fine, I'll go about it on my own," she said, "Good night and sorry that I woke you."

And she stormed out.

The next day Isis was still in a bad mood with Teddy and when her grandmother asked her why she wasn't talking to Teddy anymore she told her what had happened. At once Lily was worried but she understood why Isis wanted to do this.

"It did happen at your temple so I think that you should figure it out," she said.

"Thanks," Isis said and then returned to her food.

Next up: The First Clue