Draco had taken Hermione back to their apartment. Hagrid had taken care of their shop in the best way he could. Unfortunatly, that wasn't very good. Lily, Sam, and Mark were running around, trying to get everything organized. Hagrid was sent to that back room to stock, and that's where Draco found him.

"Darn kids...tink they own the whole place! Stuffin' me back here with the boxes..." Hagrid grumbled as Draco Apparated in the stockroom. "Hoppin' Hippogriffs! Draco! Why do ya gotta gimmie a heart-attack?" Hagrid dropped the box he was carrying. Draco helped him pick it up.

"I'm sorry Hagrid. I didn't think anyone besides Mark would be back here. He's so used to me popping in now and then. Why did they stuff you back here? You don't quite...um...fit."

It was true. Hagrid was walking stooped. His head constantly was smacking the ceiling. Hagrid scowled.

"Lily said...I would be more helpful stocking shelves." He raised his hand to stop Draco's protest. "She said that...after I broke 3 shopping carts, knocked down 5 rackes of robes, sat on Sam, and...oh yea, blew up the register. DONT," he said to Draco, "Don' ask me how I managed ter do that."

Draco turned away, trying to stifle a chuckle. He turned around.

"I'm sorry I recruited you Hagrid. You can go back to Hogwarts now, and don't worry about the damage done. Hermione won't know, because I'm not going to tell her." Hagrid sighed with relief.

"Thanks Draco. I really don't need to be hexed by the cleverest witch of your age." Hagrid left the store, almost flattening poor Sam again, this time against the wall.

*******

Pansy stared out her window. Her bedroom was nice, but more than ever, she missed Lucius. His hands, his lips, his arms, his...well, you get the point. Every second not spent with him was torture. The only thing she could do was talk to Mrs. Black. She was such a nice lady.

"Pansy dear, how is my dear cousin, Narcissa?" Mrs. Black asked her over tea. Well, Pansy had tea. Mrs. Black didn't. But the point was the same. Pansy hesitated before answering.

"I'm...not sure Mrs. Black.."

"Please dear, call me Regina."

"That's a beautiful name Regina."

"Well dear, I didn't always used to be in a painting. I used to belong to the Order Of The Phoenix. Then they kicked me out...after I did a very great deed."

"What did you do?"

"Well, I hated the Dark Lord with all my soul when I was young. So...I destroyed one of his Horcuxes. I left a note in a replacement Horcrux. I knew I was safe, since hardly anyone knows my middle name is Agnus. I thought it was very clever of me. But after I did it, I wished to be out of the Order. I wanted to live a different life, not chasing after the Dark Lord forever. I felt I had done my part. The Order didn't see it that way. So when I married my husband, who was very pro-pureblood, I took up his ideas and cast out my past. Of course, The Order did the same. That's why I'm not in their member picture." Mrs. Black said this bitterly.

Pansy stared in awe of this woman.

"But why are you in the picture?"

"Before I died, I spoke a series of charms to a self portrait of me, so when I died, I would be able to look after my house, and my children. Never did I dream that mudbloods and half-breeds would dare come and live in the Noble House Of Black. That's why I scream at them. I wish them to leave. I'm very glad your here Pansy. At leats there's one pureblood that hasn't disgraced her name."

Pansy laughed.

"I'm glad to be here too Mrs. Black. I'm working on getting all the impure witches and wizards out of your house. By help of Severus Snape."

"Severus! You must give him my best regards when you write to him. My husband and I thought most highly of him."

Pansy nodded, then got up to leave.

"Goodbye Regina. I'll talk to you tomorrow."

"Goodbye dear. And get rid of these wretched people that are living in my home."

"I will...don't worry."


Well, I think that there was alot of information in this chapter...

Katie