Avella sat in her store the next day reading a book. She was completely engrossed in her book when a woman came up to the desk. "Excuse me miss?" she asked. "Yes?" Avella said looking up from her book. " Your Lilian right? We met at the Weasley's yesterday." the woman said. "Oh yes!" Avella said. "Hermione right?" "Yeah! I just wanted to apologize for, well, everyone yesterday. It's just we all lost a dear friend at Hogwarts, she was Fred's fiance." Hermione said.
"It's quite alright ! I completely understand." Avella replied. "Would you like a cup of tea?" "That would be lovely!" Hermione replied. "Come right back!" Avella said leading Hermione into the backroom and up the stairs to the kitchen.
Avella finished making the tea and set the tray down on the table. Hermione eyed Avella's necklace as she set the tray down. "That's a lovely necklace! Where did you get it?" she asked. "It was a present, from my boyfriend." Avella said, hoping Hermione wouldn't ask any further questions on the subject. "What was his name?" Hermione asked. "I'd rather not talk about this." Avella said pouring tea for herself.
"Why not? Did he break your heart?" Hermione pressed on. "No! I broke his!" Avella said. "How?" Hermione asked. "I left." Avella mumbled. "Why?" Hermione asked, curious now. "Because I was pregnant and scared and you would have left too if you father was trying to kill you and your best friend!" Avella said tears threatening to spill from her eyes.
"It really is you? Isn't it Avella?" Hermione asked. "I'd like you to leave and please don't tell anyone about this!" Avella said, leading Hermione to the door of the stairs. "Thank you for the tea." Hermione said walking down the stairs and out of sight.
Hermione walked into her's and Ron's house. "Ron!" She called. "Yes?" Ron called from the family room. "I have got to tell you something!" she said walking into the family room. "What?" Ron asked sitting on the couch. "That woman we met yesterday. Lillian." she said putting air quotes around Lillian. "Yeah?" Ron pressed on. "She's not Lillian Weasley. She's Avella Riddle!" Hermione said. "What?!" Ron almost screamed standing up. "I had tea with her today and she told me."
"So you mean to say that she isn't dead?"Ron asked. "Yeah!" Hermione said. "She lied to us! And left us all to die at the hands of her father!" Ron said now becoming angry. "It wasn't like that!" Hermione said trying to calm him down. "I'm calling Harry, Ginny and Draco!" Ron said grabbing his cell phone.
"Bloody hell Ron!"