Part 5: Samantha Fyre and The Infamous Article
"A dragon came flying out of Gringotts bank this morning." A man with wrinkles and shaggy hair practically shouted in the The Leaky Cauldron.
"Not a dragon surely?" A woman wearing a large brimmed hat beside him asked.
"It was a dragon. Looked to be carrying people." The man took a drink.
"What people?" Samantha asked looking up from her own drink. She had heard there was some kind of breakout at Gringotts. It was risky to be in Diagon Alley where so many people knew her, but she had a feeling this was a really good story.
"I heard it was Harry Potter." The woman responded, "Real trouble for the Ministry if it was."
"What happened to the dragon?" Samantha asked.
"Flew off towards the countryside." The man admitted looking out the window. "I expect it'll be caught."
Samantha nodded before finishing her drink and leaving the pub. She wondered how hard it would be to get a hold of Charlie Weasley or Kai Jones.
She Apparated back to the warehouse, her reports in her hand. The dragon escaping Gringotts had been a great scoop. Fred and Genevieve were both in the kitchen, laughing heartily and cooking something that smelled incredible.
Samantha breathed in the smell as she sat down at the table, "Oh that smells amazing."
"It's Blackberry pie and some tarts for desert tonight. Hopefully, it tastes as amazing as it smells." Genevieve remarked back before looking Samantha over. She wrinkled her nose in a way that deeply reminded Samantha of when she hated her. "You smell awful Samantha."
Samantha grumbled, "It happens when you've spent three days with no where to wash."
"Well, go wash up." Fred motioned at her, "We have a guest coming for tea tonight."
"Who?" Samantha asked slowly pulling herself up from the chair.
"A guest." Fred insisted, "Let us have our surprises."
"Hey, do you know how to get ahold of Charlie or his team?" Samantha asked Fred.
"Yeah, why?"
"There is a Dragon roaming the English Countryside."
Fred wiped his hands on his apron. "I'll get ahold of him immediately, but go shower before our guest gets here."
Lee said coming into the kitchen, "How do you know there's a dragon in the countryside Beautiful?"
She handed him her notes before non verbally summoning clean clothes for herself, "Harry rode a bloody dragon out of Gringotts!"
"We will need to do an early broadcast. We can't use that kind of magic this evening after our guest arrives." Lee replied.
Samantha realized whoever was coming was underage.
"You will be excited I promise." Genevieve promised. "It was all Lee's idea though."
Lee smiled at Genevieve and their eyes met. Genevieve almost dropped the bowl she was stirring when he smiled at her. Samantha suspected Genevieve had forgotten what it was like to be with men who weren't horrible.
Samantha went and showered. She put on her old favorite Hogwarts shirt and combed her hair. She was in a decent mood today. She went into her room after Lee said he wasn't doing the broadcast for another hour. She planned to nap a little while, if they had company that night she didn't want someone to tell her how tired she looked.
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Incendio
FanficSamantha Fyre's only goal in life was to become Editor-In-Chief of the Daily Prophet. With her classmates always getting into some kind of trouble, writing for the Hogwarts Gazette, a paper she had helped to found, was never too difficult. When an i...
