Draco • 021
Who • Draco Malfoy, little Alice, and Hermione Granger.
Where • Mille and Draco's chapel.
Style • First.
Status • Closed.
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[only having prepared for Alice's arrival, being that the young girl was proving her cunning and going against his wishes, Draco sets up two cup and saucer sets on the table, standing back to surveil his handiwork. It was ( Read more... )
Where • Mille and Draco's chapel.
Style • First.
Status • Closed.
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[only having prepared for Alice's arrival, being that the young girl was proving her cunning and going against his wishes, Draco sets up two cup and saucer sets on the table, standing back to surveil his handiwork. It was ( Read more... )
So dressed casually she made her way to Malfoy's home a few minutes earlier than the appointed time. She brushes off the leaves that collected from her walk over before knocking at the door already knowing that he'd be surprised to see her.]
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[Draco wonders for a moment if some bizarre prank is being played on him as he pads over to the door, opening it with one brow raised. The casually raised eyebrow is quickly joined by the other one, his hand tightening over the doorknob as he forces a faint smile that really looks more like a grimace.]
Granger. What brings you here?
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Alice invited me for tea.
[Even though a stranger had contacted her, Hermione had still accepted the offer. The young girl was hard not to like even after their brief conversation. Still it wasn't the only reason she was here. She tucks a stray hair behind her ear.]
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Alice did, did she? I suppose a third cup is in order, then. I had no idea.
[leaving the door open for her to follow him in, he retrieves a third cup, setting it down on the table with a bit more effort than usual, and a loud thunk. Back facing her, he briefly wonders if she'll notice that the tea was something she had left ages ago from the last time she was around. Then scoffs to himself.]
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She had some very interesting things to say about you.
[With the open door she took that as an invitation to follow him inside, closing the door behind herself, noting the feel of this place compared to Malfoy manor when she was there. The ungraceful thunk of the tea cup did not escape her notice either. Unfortunately for him Hermione doesn't recognize the tea.]
In fact several people had intriguing things to say to me in the last few days.
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And what sort of things did they have to say?
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That you and Harry started up Quidditch teams, were featured in a dream wearing dresses, played hide-and-seek together. It also reached me that you've been here a long time, you're from before Dumbledore's death but I was the one to tell you quite a bit of the future before I left. Not to mention the fact that you were upset that I don't remember my previous time here. [Hermione reveals none of her sources but most should be fairly easy to guess.]
Back when I first arrived you almost used my first name. How long was I here with you?
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[But honestly, where would that get him?]
Better part of nine months. [he shrugs, sweeping the teapot off the table to fill with now-boiling water. Anything to keep him busy and not staring. He very nearly ignored all she said before, barely even letting his brow flinch at the mention of Mille's dream.]
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Nine months. Despite it being a long time it's also a small comfort to her. It gave her exactly the time-frame she wanted.]
Were we friends? [Malfoy wouldn't call her by her first name unless they weren't close.]
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Perhaps something along the lines. We...certainly got to know one another.
[it's probably the safest thing to say, though he knows Alice would blurt it out immediately given the chance. Because if she was so insistent on getting Hermione to the tea they were sharing, she would surely want to fill her in. But until that moment, he was going to keep that little tidbit from her. If Harry hasn't said anything thus far, it really isn't that important. Not to them, at least.]
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She sits back in the chair carefully arranging her thoughts. When she compared the time she spent with Malfoy versus Harry in this world then she would have tried to tell Harry everything she knew in those few days but unfortunately her friend sometimes had a habit of not paying attention when she talked. Not that Malfoy was a whole lot better with his so-called friends but combined with how long he'd been here it made him a better source of information.]
Do you know if I left anything behind when I went back?
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Nothing I can recall. The cottage was relatively empty before I came here. Though I can't speak for your room.
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Which cottage? [Hermione was looking for something in particular and she hoped it would still be there.]
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Why do you even want to know? What's so damn important about it?
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I heard all of the books that contained information about this world were destroyed and since I was around before that then it's likely I took notes on everything I read. Not to mention what else I could have left behind.
[Maybe something could give her a clue about her life here.]
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You're kidding. After everything, all you care about is that constant pursuit of knowledge, hm? Trying to find out as much as you can about this place, despite having been here for...what, barely a week?
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