The sound of shuffling bricks filled the air as they entered Diagon Alley. Molly went in and out of shops, with Ginny following along, trying to keep up. They ended up with a heap of things. By the time they got home, it was already dark outside. Ginny sat down to catch her breath.
"That was an interesting little adventure." said Molly as she put everything down on the table.
"What's for dinner?"
"You'll see." she smiled one of those strange smiles with multiple meanings. In the end they had some soup. Nothing special. There was a bit of an awkward silence that night. It wasn't one of those 'elephant in the room' situations. They were both simply worn out from a long day. She decided to say something. "Uh, I put those new books away. On the bookshelf in my room. Can't wait to read them."
"That's good dear. You can start tonight. Off you go now. Time for bed."
"Goodnight mum!"
She drifted off fairly quickly that night. But her dreams circled her head in her sleep. A strange creature. A Demiguise. A curious spark began to grow in her mind. She found herself seeing it running around again and again towards her. Disappearing, reappearing. She tossed and turned; deep in thought . Demiguise, demiguise, de-.
A terrible, awakening screech came from her window. She ran towards it , opened it, and saw her father in the field with a car. "Dad! What's that?"
"I'm trying to enchant-"
"What? I can't hear you! What's that noise?" He lifted his wand and the sound stopped.
"What's that and why was it making such an awful noise?"
"I'm trying to enchant it. It's a muggle car. The ministry want to know more. So I'm changing it slightly."
"Slightly? Normal cars don't make that noise!"
"Well, trial and error." Ginny went down to see more.
"So, what exactly are you trying to change?"
"Levitation my dear, levitation."
" So, you're trying to make a flying car."
"Smart girl."
"But, why?" she gave a confused look at the car. It was painted a light blue colour.
"To give it a bit of a magic touch. I haven't figured out exactly how to make this old thing fly though." He kicked it. The engine started rumbling. A jet of smoke shot out at Mr. Weasley. Ginny laughed so hard she almost fell down. "Well, that's that," he said with a very unamused expression, "I'd better wash up. Don't touch anything." He walked off.
She looked at it from different angles. It seemed like the average muggle car. She looked closely. "1962 Ford." she whispered." She went round the back to see the license plate. 7990 TD. Despite her father's words, she reached out to touch it.
She froze. There it was. Right in front of her. Hiding in the bushes. It was a small ape like creature, with big, black, innocent eyes. It had gleaming silky fur. It tilted it's head and stared at her. Her mouth was wide open. "Demiguise." she whispered in amazement. She took a step towards it, then another, then one too far. It faded away into the air. "No, no!" she pleaded running forward. She sat down on the floor, and took a minute to gather her thoughts "It was really there." she said, smiling a faint, curious smile. "It was really there!" she laughed.
"Ginny? What are you doing on the floor?"
"Oh, I, uh, fell down."
"You alright?"
"Yeah, fine. Uh dad?"
"Yes."
"Can I help you enchant the car?"
"Of course! I could use a helping hand. Come on, let's see what else we can try". She worked hard. As hard as she could. Hoping her father would keep her in the fields with him all day. Just so she could get another glimpse. Just one more look at it. She wanted to help too. She enjoyed investigating. But her mind was on that Demiguise. That one creature. Just another look.
