Lost in Blue

chapter nineteen

I sit on my bed flipping through my third book of the week. I haven't done much. I just got back a few weeks ago from Scotland, visiting my aunt.

I just got back from Graces on Sunday. Her parents took us to London for the week, I haven't been in such a large city. It was wonderful.

I look to my window and see Maze, my owl, flying to the windowsill. My parents just recently bought me an Owl over the summer, she is a beautiful grey barn owl.

I see an envelope sticking in between her beck.

"Whatcha got there girl?" I question, closing the book and walking over. I let the top of her head and give her a treat.

"Thank you" I say, as I grab the envelope from her mouth.

I feel my stomach get all fluttery as I grab the envelope and turn it around to see an "M"from the wax stamp.

I've written multiple times to Draco, at least four. I gave up after a while because he never wrote me back. At first I assumed he was busy, but it's been two weeks since I wrote my last one and he had yet to respond.

I sit on my desk chair and open the envelope and read the letter,

Dear Stella,

I'm sorry I'm just writing you back now. Things have gotten really busy at home. I'm glad that you enjoyed your trip to visit your aunt, Scotland is beautiful.
I wanted to invite you to come stay for a few nights at the manor before school starts again. My mum wants to meet you.

See you soon,
Draco.

P.s I miss you.

I smile at the letter and pull out my quill and parchment.

Dear Draco,

I started to get worried that you were purposefully ignoring me, but I'm glad to know you've just been busy. I hope things are well and you're enjoying your holidays!
I would love to visit and meet your family before school starts. Send me the date and I will be an apparate away.

From,
Stella

P.s I miss you too

I seal the letter and give it to my owl, Maze.

"Bring this to Draco, okay" I whisper, as she flies off the windowsill.

I lean against my window with my hands supporting my cheeks as I gaze and admire the view. I think about how much I miss hogwarts and my friends. I regret saying that I wanted the school year to be over so badly.

My parents have been trying to keep me from not knowing what's been going on, but I've been secretly keeping up to date by writing back and forth with Harry.

Diagon alley has basically been abandoned due to the fact that Death eaters have taken over. The only thing that's open is Gringots, Borgin & Burkes, the leaky cauldron and the twins new joke shop.

I had to beg my parents to let me go to the opening today. It took a lot of convincing, but they allowed me to when I told them Harry is going.

"Be careful girls, I mean it" my mother lectures Grace and I.

"Bye mum" I say, grabbing Grace as we apparate in front of the store.

"Holy shit" she mumbles under her breath. We take in what's around us. The what used to be my favourite place is now a dark, creepy stone path. The buildings are bared up with wood and the windows are shattered.

"Stella! Grace" I hear Hermione from behind us.

"Hermione!" I greeted as I walk up and give her a hug.

"Harry and Ron have already made there way in, the stores quite busy already" she blabbers as we walk into the store.

The store is very busy, that's for sure. There's students walking around every isle, looking at all the Weasley products.

"Stella!"

I run and give Harry a big hug.

"Hey I missed you!" I exclaim.

"I missed you too! How cool is this!" He gawks around the store.

"Crazy, I can't believe they pulled this off" I laugh.

I walk around the store, picking up a few of their products.

"Well hello" George sang behind me.

"Hello boys" I smile as they both walk towards me.

"Can we interest you in a love potion" Fred holds up, wiggling his eye brows.

"I'm not sure if I need it, but I think your brother might" I taunt.

The twins eyes both light up and smirks cross their face,

" I like your thinking" they both said in unison.

I laugh as they walk over and tease Ron.

He storms off and grabs Hermione whispering something.

"Ron wants to go now, you coming?" Harry mentions to Grace and I.

We nod and walk out with our friends.

"How do you think they managed to pull this one off" Ron snickers to Harry.

"I don't know but they did one hell of a job" Harry responds with a chuckle.

"Holy shit. What happened to Oliveanders" Grace gasps.

We all slowly walk into the abandoned building. I pick up some tossed around empty boxes.

"Is it just me or does Draco and Mummy look like two people who don't want to be followed" Ron pointed out.

I whip my head quickly into the direction he was looking. I see Draco and his mother suspiciously turn down Knockturn Alley.

We all decide follow not to close behind. They walk into Borgin & Burke's

"What in the bloody hell is he doing there" I whispered over to Grace.

Harry leads us to a ladder and we climb up getting a good view through the window of the inside.

I see a long table and people in dark cloaks fill the room.

We all duck our heads when we see a death eater look out the Window in our direction.

"He's definitely up to something" Harry theorized.

Grace and I decide to leave after, she could tell how freaked out I was.

"Grace what the hell was he doing?" I pace back and forth in my room.

"I mean he said he was busy, could he of been busy with this?" I croak as I chew my finger nails

"Okay no need to jump to conclusions. Dracos father is a death eater. We know that. But it doesn't mean Draco is. There could be a reason why he was there, we don't know. So why don't you take Draco up on visiting and go on a little spy mission for yourself. I mean how scary can his house really be?" she quipped, trying to make me think more rationally.

" You're right. I mean the Malfoy Manor can't be that bad, can it?"