A Black and a Weasley

Chapter 11

We all gather around the fire place in the burrow so we can travel to Diagon Alley.

"You first, Harry dear" Mrs Weasley  says as she offers Harry the flour pot which has the floor powder in but Harry frowns  at it in confusion

"Harry's never traveled by Floo Powder before, Mum" Ron tells his mum

" Floo Powder?"Harry asks   

"Percy  Would you mind going first, so Harry can see how it's done?"Mrs Weasley asks Percy

"Certainly, Mother. Don't worry, Harry. It's simple enough"Percy tells Harry as he take some of the powder and steps in the fireplace "Diagon Alley" Percy says as he drops the powder and he disappears . Tentatively, Harry reaches into the pot to grab some of the powder and walks into the fireplace

"Remember to speak clearly, dear" Mrs Weasley tells Harry who nods

"D-Dia-gon Alley!" Harry shouts and he's soon engulfed in the flames, Ron goes next followed by Percy

"Lola dear, your go" Mrs Weasley says and I grab some powder and step into the fireplace

"Diagon Alley" I say as I drop the powder and I fell myself being transported, I hurtle forward, squinting against the sting of the soot and the mad, flickering lights of passing fireplaces. I fall forward onto the wooden floor and prop myself up on my elbows just as George lands on me.

"Ugh George please get off me" I mumble to him

"You know what love I am quite comfy" George says as he squishes me more and our faces are literally centimetres apart from each other

"Oh George get of Lola your squashing the poor girl" Mrs Weasley says and George climbs off me and offers me a hand up which I accept, I open my mouth to thank him when a familiar face catches my eye

"Hermione" I literally scream and she whips around to see me and I give her a hug

"Lola, it's so good to see you" she tells me

"its great to see you too. I don't suppose you've seen Harry have you" I ask her

"No sorry, why don't we go look" Hermione suggests and I follow her outside the book shop

"Harry" Hermione shouts as she sees him with Hagrid and we run over to them"  Hello, Hagrid. Oh, it's wonderful to see you two again." Hermione says to them as she cocks her head curiously at Harry, then takes out her wand and points it directly between his eyes "Oculus Reparo." She says Andy Instantly Harry's glasses are mended.

"I need to remember that one" Harry says

" C'mon. Everyone's been so worried" I tell Harry as we walk back to Flourish and Blotts

" Oh, Harry. Thank goodness. We hoped you'd only gone one grate too far. Come now" Mrs Weasley says to Harry as we walk in

"Isn't it thrilling! Gilderoy Lockhart's going to be here! We can actually meet him! I mean, he's written almost the whole booklist!" Hermione says to us

" Who" Harry asks as a golden-haired wizard with pearl -white teeth appears at the front and he smiles and  winks at the camera and Mrs Weasley pats her hair

"There he is" Mrs Weasley says excitedly

"Mum fancies him"Ron tells Harry and Mrs. Weasley gives Ron a jab in the shoulder as a short man with a camera bumps past us

"Out of the way! This is for The Daily Prophet!" The man says taking a picture and Instantly, Lockhart looks up, flashes a smile,

"It can't be Harry Potter?" Lockhart  and the crowd  whisper as the short man grabs Harry turns him  Lockhart who places an arm around him as the camera flashes

"Ladies and gentlemen! What an extraordinary moment this is! When young Harry here stepped into Flourish and Blotts this morning to purchase my autobiography, Magical Me -- which, incidentally is celebrating its twenty-seventh week atop The Daily Prophet's Bestseller List -- he had no idea that he would, in fact, be leaving with my entire collected works! Free of charge" Lockhart says as the  crowd claps and Lockhart shoves a towering stack of books into Harry's arms Mortified before  Slipping free, Harry drifts back into the crowd.

"why don't I take these for you and get them signed while you wait over there" Mrs Weasley tells Harry and she takes the books and we walk over towards the door

"Bet you loved that, didn't you, Potter? Famous Harry Potter. Can't even go into a bookshop without making the front page" Draco sneers, appearing infron of us

"Leave him alone" Ginny tells Draco

" Look, Potter. You've got yourself a girlfriend" Draco teases as Lucius Malfoy appears behind him

"Now now Draco, play nicely. Mr Potter I don't believe we have met Lucius Malfoy" Mr Malfoy says pushing Draco out of the way with his walking stick. He puts his hand out for Harry to shake and Harry goes to pit his hand out but Mr Malfoy uses his stick to move Harry's fringe "Forgive me, Mr. Potter. But your scar is legend. As, of course, is the wizard who gave it to you." Mr Malfoy tells Harry

"Voldermort was a murderer" Harry says pulling away

"Yes, a pity about your parents. Curious that you yourself should escape with a mere flesh wound. Curious, too, that you speak of him in the past. Surely, you don't think He-Who-Must-Not-Be- Named is gone forever. You must be very brave, Mr. Potter, to dare speak his name. Or foolish.

"Fear of a name only increases fear of the thing itself." Hermione says and Lucius Malfoy's eyes slide, find Hermione staring defiantly.

"You must be Miss Granger. Draco's told me all about you... and your parents. Muggles, aren't you? " Mr Malfoy says in disgust

"Hermione is actually the smartest in our year" I tell him and he looks over at me

"Ah Miss Black long time no see. I would have thought you would know better then to hang around with muggle borns  and blood traitors. Then again you are just like you parents, I except you'll be with blood traitor mother soon" Lucius snarls at me and I fell a hand slip into mine

"Don't you dare talk about my parents" I hiss at him

"Children  It's mad in here. Let's go outside." Mr Weasley says appearing behind be and I glance next to me to see it is George who is holding my hand and I smile at him

"Well, well, well -- Arthur Weasley." Lucius says

"Lucius." Mr Weasley says stiffly

"Busy time at the Ministry. All those raids. I hope they're paying you overtime" Mr Malfoy says as he reaches into Ginny's cauldron and removes a very old, battered copy of A Beginner's Guide to Transfiguration " Obviously not. Dear me. What's the use of being a disgrace to the name of wizard if they don't even pay you well for it" Lucius says

"We have a very different idea about what disgraces the name of wizard, Malfoy" Mr Weasley tells him

"Clearly. The company you keep, Weasley. And I thought your family could sink no lower" Lucius says he puts the book back in Ginnys cauldron  before walking out

"see you at school" Draco snarls at us before walking out as well. I look down at my hand that is still in George's and George noticing this, pulls it away and  I feel some what disappointed about it. Wait do I like George? I mean yeah he is funny, sweet, caring, he has lovely eyes and his smile makes me melt. Oh my god I'm in love with George Weasley.