Miranda Black and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Sirius Black's Daughter SEQUEL!)

Chapter 3 : The First Week

I brushed the last crumbs off my lap and got up from my seat.

"Girls, have you started unpacking yet?" Mrs Weasley asked Ginny and I. 

"Nope," Ginny answered for both of us.

"Okay, do that, and I'll call you back down when we're ready to leave for the day," Molly explained. We both nodded and went back up to our room to start unpacking. Looking through what I had brought with me, I was beginning to think that I probably had much more clothes than I would need for two weeks. Despite this, it didn't take long to finishing unpacking, and fortunately it wasn't long after we'd finished when Mrs. Weasley called out to us.

"So, where are we off to?" asked Percy, holding his head high with a superior look etched on his face. I had to agree with the Weasley siblings. Percy was truly the epitome of his nickname 'Perfect Prefect Percy'.

"I thought I could just show you what I do, and then you can have a look at some of the tourist shops in this little wizarding part of Giza. That should take up most of our day," Bill explained. We all nodded and followed him out the front door.

"Miranda, Ginny, and Ron, you guys are probably too young to know what my job is and what it involves," Bill said, grinning and laughing as Ron argued that he did know what Bill's job was.

"Okay, calm down. You're attracting attention to yourself. But anyway, Ginny and Miranda, I'm a curse-breaker for Gringotts." he told us, still smiling.  I already knew this, as did Ginny.

"I search ancient Egyptian items for treasure and gold, that can later be given to the goblins who work in the bank. And when I say items, I mean deep, ancient tombs, old pyramids, we dig in the dunes, we just try to find treasure in anything really. The goblins love any type of treasure," I nodded. That sounded like an interesting job. 

"Bill, dear, would you care to explain to everyone what they need to get before they can become a curse-breaker?" Molly asked her son. She looked at him with pride as he detailed his career. 

"Well, at Hogwarts, you need an O.W.L in Arithmancy, because you have to do some banking and transacting. And you'll also need N.E.W.T's in Defense Against The Dark Arts, Potions, Transfiguration and Charms, and in Ancient Runes. That kind of proves how tough it is to get into this job. But Perce, Fred, George, Ron, Ginny and Miranda, if you're thinking of getting this job, the main thing is to be brave. Last year, in the Daily Prophet, My job was named in the top ten most dangerous Wizard and Witch jobs -"

"Why?" Ron cut in.

"Because, Ronniekins, me, or any of my co-workers, could get killed while entering something to find treasure. They're often protected by old spells, hexes, jinxes, or curses. So if I die, you'll all know why!" Bill said, his smile slowly starting to fade. 

"Oh dear, do we really have to go all sad? This is meant to be a family holiday! All of us are here, and we're here to have a good time!" Arthur said, breaking the sad silence.

"That is a good point!" I said, defending Mr. Weasley. After all, he was the reason we could go on this trip. He smiled at me and then turned back to Bill. 

"Okay. I'll take you to one of the safest pyramids here, where we once found 5000 galleons, from around the 1600's. And don't worry, it isn't cursed," Bill explained, pointing to a pyramid in the distance.

We all smiled and started to walk, following Bill all the way. When we were about half way there, Fred and George decided to annoy someone. Walking right behind Bill, was Percy, and then Fred and George behind him. The twins had been behaving themselves very well until now. They both pulled out ordinary looking pens. Sharing a quick glance, they held the pens up to side of Percy's head. On what I guessed was the count of three, they clicked them. Out popped a boxing glove! The pens punched Percy, and Fred and George quickly sprinted behind Ginny and I.