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The Source - Chapter Two
" Speaking"
<Thinking>
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It was late into the night and Draco was patrolling the halls like a good Head Boy would do, but little did others know that he was actually out looking for his revenge.
<Ok. According Zabini, it should be somewhere around here.>
To buy information from The Source, you have to go to the deserted corridor on level two and into the first room on your right. Write on a piece of parchment what you want to know about whom and sign it with your name and House. Make sure you go alone after midnight today; I'll contact him for you so he can meet you and tell you the rules.
<Meet me and tell me the rules? Who does this guy think he is? Some godfather of crime or something?> Draco reached the deserted corridor and turned into it.
The corridor was very dark because it was only lit with one torch situated at the entrance, but it was lit enough for him to see the room he was looking for. Draco stepped into the room and observed his surroundings; the room was about the size of a classroom except it was round, and had draws placed against the curved walls throughout the whole room. You could tell the drawings were designed specifically for this room because they too were curved and fit perfectly against the walls. Directly across from the door he entered was another door, and in front of that door were an office desk, with one chair behind and one chair in front.
The door behind the desk creaked open and in walk a figure draped in dark robes, the robes were long and covered the figures feet and also what they were wearing underneath. The hood of the cloak was on the figures head and cast a shadow on his face making it impossible to tell whom it was, but when he looked up he was also wearing a mask that covered his face from the nose upwards, but their rich brown eyes could still be seen.
"Mr. Malfoy, please take a seat," Said the dark figure. The figure sat down on the chair behind the desk and Draco moved to sit on the chair in front. The figures voice was deep and rough, and sounded like it belonged to a very mature male. "Zabini has notified me of you interest in some of my services. I don't normally meet in person for these trades but I do like to meet new potential customers." Draco leaned back on his chair and crossed his arms, a smirk plastered on his face.
"Zabini said you would tell me about some of your Rules."
"Ah, yes. You see Mr. Malfoy, different types of information have a different price, and the more secret it is the more it will cost to retrieve it. It also depends on whom you want the information of; everyone has their own price depending on their degree of difficulty."
"Fine," Draco said not really caring.
The figure passed a piece of parchment to Draco and then stood up. Seeing the figure stand Draco stood too and followed the figures movement towards a cupboard.
"You can write the information you request on some parchment, signed with your name and house, and place it into this draw along with the payment. My reply will be sent to you by owl." before Draco could say anything the figure had turned around and was leaving through the door. "Goodnight Mr. Malfoy," he said and then he disappeared through the door. Draco stood still in his spot in front of the draw. He pulled out a parchment from his robes and then opened the draw to place it in along with ten Galleons before leaving to go back to his own room.
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Ginny sat at her desk in her room which she shared with 4 four other Gryffindors and stared at a big pile of parchments.
"Hey Ginny, why aren't you asleep yet?" Hermione Granger stood beside Ginny and placed a hand on her shoulder.
"Hi Hermione, I'm just not tired yet," Ginny answered. Hermione noticed a black velvet pouch and gestured to it.
"Did you just get paid?" she asked.
"Yeah," Ginny said happily.
"How about we go to Hogsmead this weekend together and do some shopping?" Hermione suggested hopefully.
"Nah, I think I'll stay here. I have a lot of homework to do, also a lot of proofreading too," Ginny said, sounding very apologetic.
Hermione sighed. "Ginny, ever since you got that job for that publishing company we haven't seen much of you. Maybe you should relax a bit or maybe just quite the job, you look stressed." Hermione had a very concerned __expression on her face and Ginny just couldn't snap back at her.
<Easy for you to say, you're not the one who's poor. You don't have to get hand-me downs all the time and be laughed at by other people.>
"Don't worry Hermione," Ginny said with a smile, "I'm fine. I really need this job, it pays very well and I'm good at it. I really don't mind that I have to stay in all the time."
"Alright then," Hermione said at bit sadly, "goodnight."
"Goodnight Hermione," Ginny said back.
After Hermione left her room, Ginny shuffled all the parchments into her draw and took out a red leather bound book with a Golden 'H' on it. She had a lot of work to do.
End of Chapter Two. Thanks for reading and I Hope you Review.
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