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Scorpius
Hermione was supposed to go over to the Dursleys but then that very day the youngest Weasley couple were informed that their daughter Rosie was in the hospital wing. She had got into a fight with Rochelle Zabini and that Zabini had used a hex which had mixed with a fire conjuring spell that, in turn had burnt Rose. "Our Rosie got burnt and beat in a duel!" "Rose has not been duelling I hope!" both Ron and Hermione had been sporting looks of disgust and had exclaimed at the same time.
But the fact that Rose was now fine, in addition to the fact that her parents were very desirous of the wish to see her had made Harry think and re-examine his decision to wait for Hermione to finish her work and visit the Dursleys. Harry knew that Rose being their first child and daughter had always been adored by them. Though not over indulged in anyway and by nature a very sweet and intelligent child (who rarely ever broke rules as Ron had complained a few times), it was a bit surprising to hear her part of such blatant rule breaking. Harry knew that they were worried about the fact that something must be seriously wrong, and as he thought about it he wondered why Al had not been mentioned in the letter. This led him to make a decision. Erm, Hermione I know you and Ron wish to go see Rose, so, you two should do that and that favour you were to do me...well, see I have thought about it and on second thought I think the best thing to do in case of my cousins is for me to go with Neville to their house. Hermione however looked doubtful, and then finally said "no, Harry i know that you are thinking about me and worried about rose but its better if I go... wait harry, I-I think you should accompany me b-but under your invisibility cloak."
"What?" both Harry and Ron stared at her like she had lost her mind.
"I mean you know Neville won't be able to go now, not with the incident at school and I can handle your cousin's family easily but it will be better for you that you be present there though without them knowing. This way any sort of feelings you have about that whole family could be cleared from your mind. So, that as you finally make contact you can handle the situation better than you are capable now. You will have gone through the first phase of emotions and when you meet them tomorrow you will be ore calm and relaxed."
"You know Hermione I wasn't looking at you like that because I thought you'd gone mental but because I was wondering how you'd become such an accomplished Leglimen"
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Today lying in bed, Harry was totally flabbergasted with what he had seen at privet drive all the while Hermione had been talking to Dudley; Harry had been going from shock to disbelief to pure and total incredulity at the change in Dudders, both mentally and physically.
But now over the shock Harry could actually appreciate, what Ronald had found so funny yesterday.
However thinking of Ron, he remembered Hermione had gone to Hogwarts as soon as they were done with their little mission they had not had time to talk. He was still very grateful that she had done him such a favour when she herself was in a tense situation. It worried him what had happened to Rose was the Zabini girl something along the lines Pansy Parkinson or Millicent Bulstrode? Whatever had happened Harry could not wake Ron or Hermione at this time, therefore, he will have to wait till tomorrow to find out. But if it were something serious they would have told him and Ginny.
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Harry got up, today was the day that he would be meeting his cousin again for the first time in 20 years well at least that is face to face. He was having breakfast when he heard from Ginny that Hannah Longbottom has invited us to the leaky cauldron for special surprise for Neville and therefore she will meet him at Fortescue's ice-cream parlour which was now run by Adrian Fortescue a cousin of Florean and while there she will also go buy a present for Lily as her birthday is coming up and she had been eyeing Albus's broom with envy. And with James playing keeper and Albus Loving the position of seeker her only chance of having a chaser in the family lay with Lily. On that note Harry was reminded that he was running out of wax for polishing his own broom "The Thunderbolt Volterra V" and asked her while kissing her on the cheek that if she would buy some for him?
Ginny replied by curving her arms around his neck bringing him closer and saying if that was a bribe it was a very poor one. Harry obliged her a little too enthusiastically.
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Ron was in the lift when Harry got in, harry waited till they were in the office then he asked about Rose,
Ron smiled and said it's sad that the only Malfoy to turn a new leaf is being treated as a traitor. Oh yeah Harry remembered Scorpius Malfoy had been sorted to Gryffindor though Albus and Rose were not that close to him. Well there was this Slytherin boy Lionel Delaney, who challenged Malfoy, he accepted but Rosie and Al overheard him and they followed him which was a good thing coz that was an ambush five against one well three as it turned out. They somehow got away but the Zabini girl got punched at night by Rosie so she tried to hex her but she missed and hit the flames in the potions class.
But you said that she was duelling when you got the letter, how did you know? Oh that just wishful thinking.
Anyway I was right. Oh by the way when are you leaving for your cousins place.
I sent them an owl telling them I will be arriving at 12:00. I just have to see the Miister then I am taking the rest of the day off.