"Oh." Jacob said, unable to think of any other words to say. "GRANDMA!" He bellowed up the stairs. "I think you might want to come down here!" "RIVER!" Hermia screamed before quickly tearing off. She jumped into the air and transformed in the middle of her leap. Immediately her speed picked up as she was now running on four legs instead of two. The ground between her and the van slowly lessened.
Conni looked Jordan up and down. "God, you don't half look like Lily's Dad." She said, as though only just realising it for the first time.
"Good." She grinned, jumping down the stairs and running out into the back garden. Despite her confident exterior her heart was in her mouth, and beating at what felt like a million beats a minute. "They'll be fine sweetie." She said soothingly, patting her head gently. Lake looked around, wondering if any of the household were still awake. She was in luck. Jacob wandered out of the kitchen with a glass of water in one hand. He was shirtless, wearing what seemed like nothing but his pyjama bottoms. "What are you guys doing here?" He asked, raising an eyebrow.
"So I'd be thirty-four." She said tapping her chin thoughtfully. "If I'm alive that is. I'd be surprised if I was to be honest, way things are going. Oh well." She shrugged. "And I'm guessing you're Lily's girl. The likeness is too much to deny. And you," the tiny blonde said pointing at Casey. "Must be Scorpious', you're the spitting image of the b*stard." Casey sighed slightly, deciding it'd be easy to just go with what she said then correct it and possibly cause more problems between her and his father. "Yep. Sounds right to me."
Hermia smiled slightly. "Aren't you the paternal one." She said, striding towards the door. "Well I'm not leaving, so don't even try to stop me. Just saying it now to avoid any problems later." The brunette added, looking back with a smug grin on her face. "Yes?" Lake said calmly, obviously fighting back any urges she had to return and fight along side her son and husband.
"Oh, cool." Conni said, leaning back in her seat. Totally not bothered by the news. "How far in the future?"
Lake sighed and grabbed both of her daughter's hands. In less time then it takes a fork of lightening to illuminate the sky she'd disapperated. Taking the two girls with her with a crack louder then a breaking bone. "You sure about this Mickey?" Hermia said, looking up at what was effectively her father-in-law.
Casey sighed and ruffled his hair. "Just us being here has already disrupted the flow, just don't give out any real spoilers." "Just tell me if you're going to already."
Hermia dropped Ocean onto the bed. "She's not hurt, just asleep." She added quickly, noting Lake's look on concern. "Basically, get out of here. Floo Power, apperation, portkey or whatever. Just get out of here."
"You're also very easy to crack under pressure, you might want to work on that. If you own up to a five foot nothing, fifty three kilo girl then how would you hold up under actual torture." Conni said, a sly grin crossing her face. It was the Malfoy look of pleasure over causing other's discomfort. "Now, I'm not going to make you tell me your secret. But," She said, raising an eyebrow as she paused her speech. "If you want to get it off your chest, I'm all ears."
Lake unwillingly sat up and sighed. "Your father's right sweetie. "She said blerily still only half awake. "Just go back to bed." "She's not lying, or dreaming, or whatever." Hermia said walking in behind the younger girl. Ocean still flopped over her shoulder. "That girl from the wedding, remember? It's her brother. It's real, and it's serious. And if you don't leave now there's no telling what may happen."
I've gained like two stone in a year, which isn't good. But I'm always hungry so I don't stop eating, if I wasn't hungry I wouldn't eat and then I'd lose weight.
"I'm a good liar, therefore I can spot bad ones." She said casually, fiddling with a strand of her long ash-blonde hair. "I don't know what it is you're hiding, but it's big. Am I right?"
"No time to explain." She said quickly. "Can you wake your parents up? It's really, really important. They've found River."
I wish I had loss of appetite ._.
She took the few steps down the hallway to the second Malfoy sister's room and knocked on the door. Just loudly enough to rouse the teenager from her rest.
After sitting in the silence for a few minutes Conni broke the abscence of noise with her cutting yet angelic tone. "I know you lot a lying through your teeth." She said, smiling sweetly. Casey choked slightly on the chocolate frog he was eating, nearly spraying the floor with half chewed chocolate. "Wh-What," He said, looking up and blinking choking tears from his eyes. "Makes you say that?"
"Okay." Hermia nodded, quickly leaving the room with the flaccid Ocean still slung over her shoulder.
"Ah huh." Conni nodded, obviously not believing them for one minute.
"That's where you're wrong, I'm more than capable of doing stupid things no matter what my blood-alcohol level is." Jamei snorted slightly.
