Round one

Ross grinned like a cat. He was all dressed up in a suit sitting behind the counter when he noticed Hermione and a red headed Weasley of some description pushing through the line. His hand flew to the button that gave the others the warning signal.

It was only Ross and Anita here at the minute. Harry was in Europe doing something underhand. Nick was currently on what he liked to call re-con. In other words he was back to his kleptomaniac ways and was having a merry old time out in the streets. Anita flew down the fire pole dropping right besides Ross.

"What's gone wrong?" Anita asked. Ross nodded to the door were Hermione Granger and a Weasley stumble in. "Oh." Anita gushed. "Is it my birthday?" She grinned wickedly.

"Play nice." Ross ordered with a small smile forming across his lips.

Percy and Hermione marched their way into Anita Skeeter's business, flashing their badges around, like they were somehow important. As the swung open the door, they found Ross and Anita standing behind a wooden desk. Hermione scanned the room. Everything looked expensive, and she had strong reason to believe it wasn't on the books. Well clearly, this whole business was a high classed scam. They were no better then their old divination teacher.

"We are here because, you business in violation of codes 36-7. " Hermione glared at the pair coldly.

Anita looked at Ross. "Catnapping?" He hushed her.

"The bullshit code." Ross sighed. He had been waiting for this since the day they opened. He honestly thought they would have been here months ago but Hermione apparently didn't visit Ron's brother next door. They, the gang, had agreed to do this with her, all of them. Harry had been back to Germany to find out about the bones in the bottom of the church, it had played on his mind for awhile. It turned out, they dug them up because the graveyard was full, that way they could bury others who had past on. Ross found it all rather creepy, and left Harrison to explorations of the muggle world. Anita was under the impression that he was looking for other avenues for them to branch out into, but Ross wasn't so sure he was that reliable. Ross had been surprised that Nick had stayed with them and hadn't gone with Harrison. He however wasn't very interested in hanging around the business. Mainly because Anita threatened to break his fingers if he stole from one of her customers. So he took to doing the odd jobs that nobody wanted to do, while enjoy his favourite sport, his sport, Nicking stuff.

"It's not the bullshit code," Growled Granger. " It's illegal operations, false advertising and Merlin knows how many other laws and rules you have been breaking in here. Now show us what you are doing and we'll asses the damage."

Anita snorted and walked through a door behind the desk, disappearing from sight. Ross stared after her for a moment and shrugged, turning back to Granger and Weasley.

"You need a shiny bit of paper first, we aren't stupid. Come back when you've got one." Ross hissed pointing to the door. Getting the drifted they march out of there. Hermione was fuming. She'd get the warrant and close those crooks down if it was the last things she ever did.

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Anita wondered down to the ice cream parlour, finding Nick chatting up a woman twice his age. She scowled.

"Hello love." She hissed, flopping down into the nearest seat. The woman quickly said her goodbyes and dashed off.

"That was rude. She had money, galleons!" Nick cried in despair.

"We had a visitor." She smiled, taking his chocolate ice cream.

"Did we now. Who was knocking this time?" He leant over, snatching his desert back.

"Granger."

"Ah Granger the Ranger, how I miss thee so." Nick exclaimed to the thin air. Anita laughed. "So what's the plan, Skeet?"

"Oh, your going to love this one."

AN. If anyone is following this don't despair, sorry its been forever but I plan to finish this one soon…..