Chapter 29 – Night at The Leaky

16 April, 2010

The Leaky Cauldron

Diagon Alley, London, England

Hermione Granger

"Oh, Fuck!"

I look at Draco. Fuck, he's still beautiful. He walks up to me and holds out his arms. I walk into them and hug him. God, he feels so good in my arms. UGH…Stupid, stupid, stupid.

He puts his cheek on the top of my head and says, "I'm glad you made it."

I pull away, "Thank you."

Pansy walks up to stand in front of Draco. She's just as beautiful as she had always been. She grabs my hands, her eyes are teared up, and she says, "Almost eleven years! You can not become my best friend and leave me like that again."

She grabs me into a hug, "Oh Pansy, it's so good to see you."

She snorts, "Well you have a lot to make up for. Adrian and I have 2 sons and I'm expecting a girl in June."

Three children, wow! "Oh, Pansy that is so exciting! Congratulations. How about we get together this week?"

She nod, "Of course. We can make plans on Sunday at the Potter's dinner. I'll leave you to everyone else. Merlin, you look amazing! It's so good to see you."

I smile, "You too Pans."

She hugs me again, and then I see Harry. He walks up to me and hugs me tightly. "'Mione I'm so glad you made it!"

After that it was a blur of hugs and handshakes. I couldn't believe so many people turned up. I made the rounds around the room talking to everyone, and thanking them for coming. There was a lot of small talk. I never knew all these people could be so affectionate. Luna cried when I hugged her. I have never seen her cry before. Even after the final battle when everyone was emotional. When I saw Arthur Weasley I feared he was here with Molly, or worse, Ron and Ginny, but it was just him.

It's been a couple of hours of catching up with everyone. I finally sat down at a table with Fleur, Daphne, Pansy and Luna. They are talking about their kids. I just found out Daphne is expecting again. I'm so happy for her and Harry. It amazes me so many of my British friends have started their family lives. Our friend group in America are the complete opposite. We have two Chris and Amanda that married last year and will have a baby in July. Kelly and Colton just became engaged over Christmas. Most of the people in Great Britain were married before they turned 25. I wonder if it was because of the war or an effect of having such an old fashioned society?

I look around and see Sasha and Theo sitting in a corner booth way too close. She is sitting sideways with her legs across Theo's lap. He has her pulled close to him by the waist, and she has a hand on his chest. I have never seen her so free with a man. She isn't shy about sex by any means, but she usually keeps them at a distance until they have known each other for more than two hours. I shake my head. Theo Nott and Sasha, how did I never see that one coming? That's when Blaise and Astoria fucking Greengrass walk to the table.

I look up and smile, "Blaise it's so good to see you." I look at Astoria fucking Greengrass, "Astoria, you look as beautiful as always." The bitch!

Blaise smiles, "We need to go. Thad and Hitch get up at 6AM on the dot. If we don't leave now we'll sleep through, and the boys will burn down the house."

I laugh, "Thad and Hitch are your boys' names?"

He smiled, "Yes Thaddeus Draco Zabini and Hitchens Theodore Zabini."

I can't even…I tear up from laughing. "Oh Blaise! Only you would name your children after a mass murderer. I hope I can meet them Sunday."

I turn to Astoria. "I'm so sorry for everything negative I ever thought about you. I know I was unfair to you. I hope you can forgive me."

She laughs, "Well I didn't know you thought anything bad about me, but I don't blame you. I was so angry for you. We named our boys after the man who made our marriage possible. I feel he was a victim and wanted to honor him. I forgive you of any negative thoughts." She leaned in and whispered in my ear. "It's always been you. He never stopped loving you."

I pull back and look in her eyes, "Thank you Astoria. I appreciate that. Your right, Thaddeus Hitchens was a victim, and as twisted as it is, I love that the two of you honored him by naming your twins after him. I can't wait to meet Thad and Hitch. See you Sunday."

Blaise kisses my cheek and leaves.

I've sat down for ten minutes and I make my excuses to circulate, and I head over to talk to Bill, Charlie, and Arthur Weasley. I reach the table and Charlie pulls out his Enchantex Phone. I laugh.

He looks at me and says, "I have a complaint Ms. Granger."

I hum, "Hmmm. Let me guess. Your phone won't power on when you are on Great Britain soil?"

He nods, "Funny isn't it. I can get amazing service on any part of the continent including my very hidden Dragon Reserve, but as soon as I come Home, it doesn't power on. I can't even play Angry Birds. How am I suppose to get through dealing with my mother without Angry Birds?"

He's smirking. "I see your problem is serious, Mr. Weasley. I do assure you this issue will be resolved in the next year. I will personally make sure a new device is sent to you without the embedded Ancient Runes to prevent use in the United Kingdom as soon as they are manufactured. When you purchased your device, had you read the full Terms and Conditions you would find in section 8 number 26 our products do not power on in the United Kingdom. This is a issue that is currently being rectified, sir."

He smirks, "My dear, you do know how to hold a grudge don't you?"

I smile and in my imitation of Mychaelia's mother who is a true Southern Belle, I say, "Why, Mr. Weasley I have no clue what you about talking about."

He smiles, "It's good to see you. I've been following the success of your company since the beginning. We purchased about 100 of the DigiGro units to supply the Reserve with vegetation. Then we brought 300 more when they were working so well. You have done amazing things, Hermione, and I always knew you would."

I'm touched by what he said, and smile. "Were you already in town?"

He shakes his head, and grabs George's shoulder, "This git sent me an owl that arrived at 3AM Thursday morning to let me you would be in town. I would not have missed it for the world. Besides it was your idea to give 10% of George's business profits to the reserve. I needed to thank you in person. You have saved us with the business and your donations through Enchantex. I'm terrible at fund raising, and realized that about 6 years ago when the money started coming in from George. It's kept us afloat and I have you to thank you for keeping our reserve functional."

I smile, "Oh Charlie. George had mentioned the trouble you were having and by then we were making a good profit. The donations from Enchantex was the least I can do. There is no other place in the world with a dragon reserve and it needs to be protected. My company makes a decent profit and I take care of my employees. I set a salary for myself and half of the profits go back into the business and the other half we donate. Charlie what you have done with the dragon reserve, by opening it to the public and teaching people about those majestic creatures is amazing. It's my pleasure to help you. I appreciate your thanks, I do, but it isn't necessary."

Arthur clears his thought and I look at him. He's lost weight and looks good. During the war he looked haggard like the weight of the world was on his shoulders. He looks younger now, happier, a bit carefree.

He looks at me and says, "Hermione I am so glad to see you." He scooted closer to me and took my hand. "I owe you an apology. You were a second daughter to me, and I let Molly chase you away. I have no defense, but I'll tell you a secret. I left Molly eight years ago. She lives at The Burrow and I built a small cottage on Bill and Fleur's land and we keep up appearances during the holidays and publicly. I won't put her through the humiliation of a divorce, but I refuse to live with her especially after how she treated you, and allowed Ron and Ginny to treat you as well. I'm so sorry for the things she said to you. Saying what she did about Richard and Helen's deaths was incredibly heartless. I had gotten to know Richard fairly well your second and third years, and we maintained a friendship. He taught me a lot about muggle things and explained it in a truly understanding way. He loved you Hermione. Staying with Molly after the way she treated you, felt like a betrayal to you and my friend. We were just two different people and I couldn't live with her any longer."

My eyes tear up, "Oh, Mr. Weasley. I am so sorry I was a catalyst in any of this. I truly loved and respected you. You always tried to make me feel welcomed. You must know I never blamed you for any of it. I know my dad thought of you as a friend, as did I. I'm sorry your relationship reached a point of irreconcilable differences."

He smiles, "My dear you weren't a catalyst, you were a final straw. I can't stress enough, you are never blamed for any of it. Your grandmother sat both of us down to talk." He gives me a meaningful look. He knew about the time-turner as well. He continues, "Fred's death was heartbreaking. Seeing my George a shell for a couple of years was hard, but it didn't break him. It broke Molly, but deep down she had been broken for years. I loved her so much, that I didn't see the warnings signs until we were seven children into our marriage. I wanted to apologize to you. George and Charlie have told me all you have accomplished, and your father would have been so incredibly proud of you. I'm proud of you."

I sniffle and pull him into a hug, "Thank you so much for telling me. I will never reveal your secret, but thank you for telling me. I never understood why she hated me. I tried so hard to please her and be a good friend to your children."

He smiles, "You have always been very kind to my family. I thank you for all you did to make sure they knew how to duel, and all the times you saved Ronald. I thank you for being a good friend and business partner to George and Fred. I thank you for helping Charlie. Most of all, I thank you for showing me I didn't have to stay in a bad situation. Your leaving everything thing behind taught me I didn't have to struggle any longer. If someone as strong as you had the courage to leave, so could I. Call me Arthur, you are a friend to my sons and we are all adults now."

I wipe my eyes with a handkerchief, "Thank you, Arthur. I'm glad you came, tonight."

He squeezes my hand, "I'm so proud of you. Ophelia would have been proud of you too. She didn't like me at first, but over the years she did warm up a little bit. In the end, she told me I was the best of men. She loved you. I hope you know that."

I nod, "I was shown some memories. I know. Thank you again."

Bill came over to me, and gave me a big hug. He whispered in my ear. "Thank you for talking to him, it meant a lot to him."

I smile and pull away. "It's good to see you Bill. Fleur showed me pictures of your children. I told you, you deserved a beautiful life."

He smiles, "You did, and I'm glad I listened. Thank you."

In sixth year when Death Eaters attacked Hogwarts. Bill was attacked by Fenrir Greyback. I couldn't sleep after the attack so I gathered some pastries from the kitchen and went to the infirmary. He was sitting on his bed awake. I walked up to him and handed him the basket. He said, "I'm ugly now. Fleur said she was beautiful enough for the both of us, but I'm not sure I deserve her after this." I sat in the edge of his bed and looked at him. I smiled and said, "Even if you were a full werewolf, after this attack. An attack you didn't ask for. You still deserve a beautiful life Bill Weasley. Fleur loves you. During the Tri-Wizard Tournament she looked at every male with near disgust, but she looks at you like you hung the moon just for her. Howl at the moon all you want, because that woman will believe it's all for her." He grabs me into a hug, "Thank you, 'Mione."

He hugs me, "How long are you in London for?"

"One week", I reply.

He laughs, "Do you really think you will settle Ophelia's estate in a week? Good luck."

I cringe, "What do you mean?"

He shakes his head, "Hermione, I don't know if you know who your family was. They owed most of Cornwall and Sussex for generations since about the beginning of time. The Dagworth's were some of the first to settle in England, and Granger's not long after that. The two families intermarried for thousands of years. Ophelia wasn't just the richest woman in the United Kingdom she the richest woman in the world. Her status was the likes of the muggle queen prior to the First Wizarding War. Hermione you have inherited an empire."

I shake my head, "I don't understand. She just left me like 13 vaults. I should be able to tackle those in a week."

He laughs, "Why don't you come to Shell Cottage for dinner tomorrow evening? We will have more privacy to talk about this. I work at Gringott's, Hermione. I'm privy to the size of the vaults. Any vault under 500 is the size of The Room Of Hidden Things."

I gape at him. "I'm going to Gringott's in the morning. I will see what I have to do. I would love to have dinner with your family tomorrow evening. Will it be ok for my friend Sasha to come with me as a guest?"

He laughs, "Of course." He motions to Sasha and Theo in the corner. "It looks like Theo may join us as well."

I look over at Sasha and Theo and they are about an inch apart when Theo grabs the back of her neck and snogs her within an inch of her life. I turn to Bill, and say, "Ugh. I think that was the first kiss. I think you may be right. Should we bring anything for dinner?"

He laughs and says, "No. Fleur is quite the cook, and suggested I invite you for tomorrow before we arrived here tonight. She enthusiastically agreed."

I smile, "That's kind of you. I don't have many home cooked meals. I'm a terrible cook and I live in a city I can order anything I would ever want. I also work all the time. I will definitely be there, but Sasha may have other plans. I'll send an owl when I know for sure. I better circulate. I wasn't expecting so many people to be here, I'm grateful though."

He laughs, "Hermione, George owled Charlie and I when he found out Wednesday night. You have been missed. I'll see you tomorrow." He pats my shoulder and I get up from the table.

I look around and head over to another table. As I'm walking to the table I am stopped Luna and her husband, Rolf Scamander. We were introduced earlier in the whirlwind of introductions. She grabs my hand and says, "Rolf and I need to leave. I'll see you next week, Mia."

I give her a hug and say, "I plan to leave in a week."

Luna smiles a knowing smile, "I'm sure your plans will change. I'm so happy you are Home. You can owl me when you are ready to be interviewed for the article on your company. I thank you in advance for allowing me the first exclusive."

I'm extremely confused. I haven't agreed to any interview and I wasn't going to announce the expansion of the company until we had the servers installed. In fact, Kingsley was the only person I discussed this with. Luna, she always seems to know. I smile at her. "I have missed you, Luna. Of course, I need to have a conference call with my department heads this week so we can begin the process. I will of course support The Quibbler with the first interview. I'll see you for dinner Sunday at the Potter's."

Luna leans into her husband, and he shakes my hand, "It was a pleasure to meet you Miss Granger. Luna always spoke very highly of you."

I smile, "The pleasure was mine. I look forward to more discussions on the Blubbering Humdingers and Moon Frogs. I am quite interested in them. We can add them to the Magical web."

He nods, "I'll forward a full report to you."

I smile, "That would be amazing. Thank you so much for your insight on such fascinating creatures. I enjoyed our discussion." I look to Luna, and say, "Thank you for coming tonight. It's so good to see you."

She smiles absently, "I wouldn't have missed your homecoming for all the Nargles in the world."

I smile, "Take care. I will see you Sunday."

I continue to the table I was headed for, and finally reach it. Padma and Pavarti Singh (née Patil) are sitting with their husbands. Their husbands are fraternal twins like Padma and Pavarti. Their names are Arun and Arjun. They married in a double ceremony in 2005. They are both expecting their first children in August, they are both expecting twins. Padma and Parvati both work at The Daily Prophet as researchers.

Padma stands up and hugs me. She says, "It's been a fun night. I'm so glad Theo has a gigantic mouth. He told us first thing Thursday morning you would be here tonight. We had to come."

I smile, "I guess news traveled fast, then. I feel a little overwhelmed, but it's amazing to feel so welcomed. I wasn't sure what to expect, but it wasn't all this. How do you like doing research for The Daily Prophet?"

Pavarti cuts in, I guess some things never change. I always thought her and Lavender Brown were a bit insipid while rooming with them at Hogwarts. She proved otherwise in Eighth Year when she cut Lavender, and became my friend. I had apparently saved her during the Battle of Hogwarts, though I never recalled doing so. She's very chatty, but really does have a very intelligent, albeit, opinionated demeanor. She also loves to talk almost as Sasha. She says "We didn't start off in research. We started just handling mail about all the articles in The Daily Prophet. Theo exposing Dumbledore and the educational system was one of the biggest events after the war. We received hundred of letters weekly. We were constantly harassed by people wanting proof of the claims. We began providing the proof and Theo asked us to become researchers."

I nod, "I hear it was rather chaotic for a while."

Arun or Arjun spoke. I wasn't sure which one he was. "It was very chaotic. My family moved here from India in 2000. We graduated from school in Australia in 1997. My father was offered a good position with a company to manage world wide properties. We moved here, and thought we made a big mistake. The wizarding society was arguing with each other horribly, we didn't know it would be so bad after a war. We suspected some rebuilding would need to take place, but had no idea there was such turmoil in the society. Arjun wanted to go back home until he ran into Padma in Diagon Alley." Arun said. That's it. He's married to Pavarti.

I smile, "I bet it was a bit of a culture shock. The wizarding community in India is very refined. I have had nothing but pleasant experiences with the Council of Ministers in India. I have made a good friend with a Council member, Deepak Singh. He has been extremely accommodating to me while I have visited Mumbai. His wife Riya makes the best chicken masala on the planet."

Arjun smiles, "Deepak is our cousin. We will write to him and let him know you sing his praises. Riya is a fabulous cook, second only to my Padma."

I look to Padma, "Oh really, and how is your chicken masala?"

She smirks, "It's to die for."

We chatted for another twenty minutes and I spend another two hours talking with everyone and getting reacquainted.

It is well past two in the morning. We have condensed to a single table now. I feel exhausted. I tried to talk to everyone. Hagrid blubbered like a baby, Andromeda hugged me within an inch of my life, and Flitwick and I discussed the charms used on our devices. Kingsley and I discussed some of legalities of our Teleportkey. I told him of some of the products we were developing. Dean Thomas and Seamus Finnegan and I talked about their magical construction business. They married in 2008 and are in the process of adopting five year old twins. Susan Bones is now a healer at St. Mungo's and has been dating Oliver Wood for about a year. Hannah starts healer training in August, since she has recently hired a very nice bartender by the name Paul. She has always wanted to be a healer, but she ran The Leaky Cauldron for her uncle Tom after the war.

Now sitting at the table is Harry, Daphne, Draco, Pansy, Adrian Pucey, George, Theo, Sasha, Neville, Susan, and I. Hannah is closing up the kitchen, while we finish off another bottle of Ogden's. It's been a whirlwind of an evening.

Harry is sitting across from me, and asks, "How long will you stay in London?"

I look over at him, and answer, "I was hoping for one week, but I'm going to need to start setting up our network. I am going to see what kind of buildings I own. I know Dagworth Castle can house my team. It has twenty bedrooms."

Harry looks hard at me, "How do you how many bedrooms Dagworth Castle has?"

I fold my arms. "Harry, I still can't talk about a lot of things."

He says, "Like the time-turner."

Sasha cuts in, "Potter leave her alone. You will not interrogate her right now. You know there are things she can't talk about and you know she couldn't tell you things in the past when you had a direct line of communication with a fucking Dark Lord. Cut her some slack, she's been through enough shit for two lifetimes. This isn't about YOU!"

Harry huffs, "Fine, keep your secrets."

This is why I shouldn't drink! "Harry, stop. This isn't about you! I know about Dagworth Castle, I can't tell you how I know. I can't tell you why I know that castle inside and out. I can tell you my dad was raised in that castle. I can tell you I spent time there. I don't owe you any other explanations."

Harry nods, "You're right. I'm sorry. I think I'll go for the night. Daphne and I need to be awake for the kids tomorrow. We will talk Sunday."

I get up and give him a hug, "I love you, Harry James Potter. Hopefully I'll have some answers in the morning when I visit Gringott's."

He looks at me, "I'm sorry Hermione. I love you, too."

I say goodbye to Daphne and they floo home.

Sasha looks at Theo and asks, "Will you show me Diagon Alley?"

They leave and now it's just George, Draco, Susan, Neville, Pansy, Adrian an I at the table. I take my clutch out and pull out two small items and hand them to Neville. I say, "I brought you a present."

He looks at the items. "What is it?"

I point to the larger of the two items and say, "This is our new Deluxe DigiGro." I take it from him and set it on a nearby table and enlarge it. "You can plant up to 20 of the same plant. The other piece is a generator that works for a month on a gallon of water. You just need to remember to refill it."

He hugs me, "Oh Hermione this is wonderful. Can we get together tomorrow so you can teach me?"

I smile, "Of course, Neville. I'm going to Gringott's first thing in the morning. Can we meet you here at noon for lunch?"

He smiles, "That would be perfect. Hannah and I live on the fifth floor. It's the only door on that floor."

"I'll meet you then. I went to my factory yesterday to pick this up for you. It is the first Enchantex device to work in Great Britian."

He smiles, "What does it do?"

"Well you plant your seeds in these pods and this panel here is programmed with every type of plant there is. The DigiGrow will create a protective shield around the plant and grow them in optimal conditions, including humidity, temperature, amount of sunlight, and amount of water. You literally do nothing and the DigiGro will grow your plant in half the time perfectly. You can also manually program the conditions you need for your plants say if you are experimenting with a hybrid." I explain.

He grins, "You really are a genius, Hermione. Thank you."

Draco who is standing next to me and asks, "Where's mine, Granger?"

I laugh, "We can determine the amount you need and I'll have them FedEx'd this week. Of course, we can discuss cost at that time."

He shakes his head, "Longbottom is getting his for free and you charge me?"

I shrug, "His is a gift, as he is my friend."

He laughs, "Are we not friends, Granger?"

Fuck, he is beautiful, I step closer to him and look in his eyes, and whisper so only he can hear, "I thought you wanted to be my best friend."

He smirks and places his hand on my hip, "I'll be anything you want me to be, Mia." Why do his eyes have to say so much?

Fuck, fuck, fuckity, fuck! Alcohol is not helping me keep my distance. I step back and help Neville shrink his DigiGro and hand it back to him. I walk back to the table and sit next to Pansy.

She smirks at me, "You look gorgeous, Granger. I am so glad we came tonight. It was good to see everyone. I was surprised The Weasel didn't make an appearance."

Hannah came to sit with us and said, "Ron is banned from The Leaky Cauldron. I banned him 10 years ago. He accused me of spiking his drink and was making a scene. So I told him he needed to leave and never come back. I told him he was banned and he can't even enter the building. He has to use a floo at Quality Quidditch Suppiles to enter Diagon Alley. He paid Oliver Wood's father, the owner, 25,000 galleons for a 30 year pass to do so, but is only allowed during business hours."

I shake my head, "Well, did you? Did you spike his drink?"

She leans in, and whispers, "I did, but I'll tell you the story of how it happened since it was your grandmother that paid me to do it."

Of course it was….

1 March 2000 – 2:57PM

The Leaky Cauldron

Diagon Alley, London, England

Hannah Abbott

"It's m-my birfday H-Hannah, you can't s-stop serving m-me! I'm a w-war h-hero, ya know. H-how dare you try to keep me f-from me f-fans!"

"Ron, you have been in here since 9AM drinking firewhiskey. I appreciate your business, but you must know I have to protect you from yourself. I will not be responsible for you killing yourself with alcohol."

I have a meeting with Ophelia Dagworth-Granger at 3PM. She is surely going to fire me if she sees Ronald Weasley sitting here this drunk. He has left me 100 galleons in tips since 9AM. I'm not even sure where he got that type of money, I heard he quit the Auror Department. I still am really angry at him for the way he treated Hermione Granger. She left England in July and no one knows where she is. I look up and see Madame Dagworth-Granger walk up to the bar.

She smiles at me, "Hello Miss Abbott. It's a pleasure to see you. Shall we take this to the back."

I cringe, I just know she is going to fire me. I call for Luna who is my server this afternoon. She said she was waiting a year before she started at The Quibbler. "Luna please only serve Mr. Weasley water while I'm gone. I'm not sure he will notice the difference."

Ron looks up, "M-Madame D-Dagworth-Gr-Granger, I haven't seen you forever!"

She looks at him, and stiffly says, "Indeed."

We walk to the back office. She visits on the first of every month to collect the rent for the building.

"Miss Abbott how long has Mr. Weasley been here to get so intoxicated?" She asks.

I frown, "I'm so sorry, he came early for breakfast and has been here since. I asked him to leave, but he refused. I'll take care of him as soon as we finish our meeting."

She hums, "Tell me Miss Abbott, what is your opinion of Ronald Weasley?"

I'm a bit taken aback, I look her in the eyes, and say, "If I may be frank…." She nods. "I find him to be a complete bloody tosser."

She smiles, "I know he has been frequenting your establishment regularly since he left Hogwarts. I have a proposition for you." She reaches in her bag and pulls out a vial and a bag of what appears to be galleons. "I have a bit of a grudge towards the Weasleys for reasons we will not discuss. I owe him a special form of let's call it vengeance. This vial holds a potion called the Wife's Revenge. It was created while arranged marriages were predominantly the way of the world. It works slowly causing his metabolism to change so he gains weight over time and loses his hair. It was used mostly on young men who seemed to be unable to stay faithful to their wives. It was banned in the 18th century, however because it takes a good decade to see the changes, it's completely undetectable."

I smile, "Oh Merlin, that is genius!"

She smirks, "I will pay you this 50,000 Galleons to slip this potion into Mr. Weasley's next drink. He will slowly gain weight and lose his hair. I will ask you to agree to a silencing charm to protect this secret. Do you agree?"

Merlin's saggy bollocks, it's like she already knew I would. "Of course I agree. He was quite rude to a friend of mine and it would be my pleasure."

She smirks, "Hannah, you just made my day. Ready?" I nod. " Nisi Sanguis Potest Scire. You may only tell my blood of this secret."

I laugh, "I feel quite Slytherin right now. Here is the rent for the month. Thank you for allowing me to do this. I know that sounds bad, but he is such a bloody wanker."

She laughs, "Oh Miss Abbott, it is my absolute pleasure. I have a feeling this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship."

She gets up without collecting the rent and sweeps through the door.

I served Ron one more firewhiskey with the potion and he gulped it all down. An hour later, he started to lose his balance from all the firewhiskey and then started shouting at me and throwing chairs when I refused to serve him. He yelled I spiked his drink to make him more inebriated than he should be. I banned him that day. He owled me with a apology, but I never lifted the ban.

17 April 2010

The Leaky Cauldron

Diagon Alley, London, England

Hermione Granger

She whispers the whole story to me, and Pansy overhears.

I can't stop laughing! "Oh Hannah, I can't believe you did that, but I'm so proud of you. I have no doubt that came from my grandmother. I have viewed some of her memories. She was really protective of me. You know she was a Legilimens, don't you. She probably already knew you would agree."

She shakes her head, "I never knew that, but explains a lot. She never asked many questions, but always knew just what I needed."

Pansy chimes in, "Hannah, I just gained a new respect for you. The Weasel looks ghastly now. Most of his hair is gone and he gained at least four stone."

We all laugh. I exclaim. "Hannah thank you, that made my whole night!"