Dislaimer: I do not own Harry Potter. He and everything from the book sereies belong to JKR. I make no money from the writing of this story.

AN: There is no category for this here on so the story can be found under Hermione and Ron because they are the only main couple that can be selected.

Chapter 2

The unexpected Trio

The small muggle diner was packed as Rose slipped through the door. Working her way swiftly through the crowd she spotted the table she was looking for. Discreetly slipping in to the occupied booth she tipped her head slightly in greeting, a teasing smile forming on her lips. "Nice hair." she quirked, lowering her voice to make it sound deeper.

"We're supposed to be blending." he replied, self concisely running his hand through the now longer hair. "Besides, I've been told I would look good as a blond." Rose just rolled her eyes, glancing towards the door in silent question. Sighing Al slumped slightly in his seat. "I haven't heard from him in a couple of days. He said he'd be here tonight." Rose just nodded, trying her best to hide her concern from her cousin.

Their silence was only interrupted when the waitress made her way towards them. "What can I get you, luvs?" Ordering quickly and cheaply they waited anxiously for her to walk off again. Sighing Rose allowed her eyes to drifted to the window, looking out over the busy street.

Their food arrived with still no sign of their friend, each passing moment adding more of a not to Rose's stomach. Picking at her food she watched Al do the same, alternating between taking small bits and looking discreetly towards the door. A half hour slipped away, then followed by another. Soon the sun was setting over the city, mirroring the darkening felling of the two.

Leaning her head on her arms felt tears begin to prick at her eyes for the second time that day. "This seat taken?" Jerking her head up warm brown eyes met cool silver. Thrusting herself from the both she wrapped her arms around him, hugging him close. Laughing he returned it in kind. "Missed you too, Red." Pulling away the both slide in to the booth. "Albus." he greeted the other boy, smirking.

"Scorpius." his friend countered, matching his smirk. Sharing a laugh, Scorpius settled into the booth, letting his bag fall into his lap. The humor fell from his face as the seconds ticked by. "What are we going to do know?" The question hung in the air, all afraid that voicing it would make it all the more real.

"We're taking a train, to London. Wolfie and Vic are going to meet us there, they've found a place for the meeting." Al stopped for a moment, a look of despair crossing his face. "Gale and Turpin have gone missing and so has Uncle Percy. No one's seen them for at least a week. A muggle family was found dead this morning. This was found magically burnt into the door." He pulled a piece of parchment out of his pocket. A simple 'S' in script with a line drawn through it was hastily sketched on the paper. "Does it look familiar at all?" Both Rose and Scorpius shock their head, looking at the sketch closely. "This was the third murder this month. The ninth since April. Whoever is behind this is getting more bold and the ministry isn't doing anything about it. Shakelbolt hasn't been out of office two years and stuff like this is already happening."

Rose picked up the drawing, gently running a finger over it. "When does the train leave?" she asked, tucking it safely into her bag.

"Tonight. The ten o'clock. It's the last train out and should be mostly deserted. We're going from here to Manchester, then Darby, then London. We don't want anyone to follow us straight there. I think a few simple glamors should help us blend and we'll be going by muggle train so no one should be suspicious." Finishing talking Al stood, collecting his bag from the bench. Nodding the other two followed suit. Dropping a few pounds on the table the trio ducked out the door and disappeared in to the darkening night.

tbc.

Next: The train ride from Darby reveals some frightening facts, and London may not be as safe as they thought

AN: There you go, chapter two! Please review, I'm not above begging! Oh, and my British geography is a little rusty so if you there is something wrong with the relevance of the cities I chose please let me know.