Triangle Disease
Preparations
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Triangle Disease
Part I
Chapter Four
“Preparations”
Pursuant
to the Berne Convention Implementation
Act of 1988 and the Digital style='mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'>Millennium Copywrite Act of 1998style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype"'>, this work is copywrited 2007 with all rights expressly reserved by its
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without the express written and notarized permission of the author.
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Disclaimer: I do not own any of the Harry
Potter characters. All characters are creations of Joanne K Rowling, © 2007, to
whom I am deeply indebted.
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>CONTENT Disclaimer: This story may contain
sexually graphic and explicit material and it is not suitable for minors. If
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A/N: Editor: I can be reached class=GramE>at style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>the_scribbler@shadowgard.com
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NOTEstyle='mso-spacerun:yes'> 1: style='mso-spacerun:yes'> This is another of the shared chapters with class=eudoraheader>"wim vincken"
wim.vincken@gmail.com. I am really
grateful to him for his enthusiasm.
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"Courier New"'>NOTE 2: This is a short chapter. I promise that it will be made
up in the ones to come.
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype";mso-bidi-font-family:
"Courier New"'>At three pm, a group of people stepped out of the floo in
Gringott’s. The first one in the group was a boy who stumbled out of the
fireplace; he had raven black wild hair. The extraordinary things about the boy
were his stunning green eyes and the scar in the shape of a lighting bolt on
his forehead.
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style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype";mso-bidi-font-family:
"Courier New"'>He wasn’t able to keep his balance and fell unceremoniously on
his behind. Immediately after his
ungracious arrival, the floo flared green again, and a girl with lustrous red
flaming hair appeared, and promptly fell over the green-eyed boy.
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style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype";mso-bidi-font-family:
"Courier New"'>This process was repeated with the arrival of the next girl with
bushy hair and tight-fitting muggle clothing. She also stumbled over the pair
still lying on the ground … and fell flat on the ground.
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class=GramE>“UMPFFF!”style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype";mso-bidi-font-family:
"Courier New"'> “For Merlin’s blazing balls!”
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style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype";mso-bidi-font-family:
"Courier New"'>“Hermione,” Harry gasped, “what language!”
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style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype";mso-bidi-font-family:
"Courier New"'>“Oh … well … it took me by surprise,” the girl stammered.
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style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype";mso-bidi-font-family:
"Courier New"'>The next to arrive were Mr. and Mrs. Granger, both of them still
had their eyes tightly closed and both were looking slightly green. Both of
them stumbled over Harry and Ginny, stepped on Hermione’s legs, lost their
balance, and fell on Hermione in a heap of arms and legs. Hermione was
screaming like a banshee.
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"Courier New"'>The last arrivals were more careful - Mr. and Mrs. Weasley did
have more experience, after all. They arrived in the large fireplace, looked
around, and sidestepped everyone quickly.
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"Courier New"'>An inconspicuous Goblin, who was watching the arrival of
Gringott’s’ newest guests with interest, stepped forward. “Can I help you?” he
asked.
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style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype";mso-bidi-font-family:
"Courier New"'>Harry was pulling Ginny up to her feet. “Yes, please. I’d like
to talk with the manager. “
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style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype";mso-bidi-font-family:
"Courier New"'>“And the reason you wish to talk to him…?” The Goblin inquired.
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style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype";mso-bidi-font-family:
"Courier New"'>“What is your name, Sir?” Harry asked immediately. He didn’t
want everyone to hear what was going on.
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style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype";mso-bidi-font-family:
"Courier New"'>“My name is Dirok, Sir. And yours?”
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style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype";mso-bidi-font-family:
"Courier New"'>“I’m Harry Potter, and we’d like to talk to Griphook concerning
some… urgent business.”
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype";mso-bidi-font-family:
"Courier New"'>The Goblin glanced briefly to his forehead and bowed. class=GramE>“One moment, Mr. Potter.”
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style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype";mso-bidi-font-family:
"Courier New"'>He disappeared from sight and Harry helped Hermione’s parents
stand up. Hermione didn’t look very happy, and was rubbing her foot. Ginny was
smirking, but said nothing … her eyes were lightened with humor and mirth.
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style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype";mso-bidi-font-family:
"Courier New"'>“I always dreamt such lovely scenes taking place when I was going
to be married. It is so romantic,” she said.
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style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype";mso-bidi-font-family:
"Courier New"'>Now Hermione was smirking. “Yes, Gin. Our engagement has gotten
off with such a beautiful start, don’t you think?”
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style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype";mso-bidi-font-family:
"Courier New"'>Harry head snapped up. “Wait a minute, you two. I just
remembered! After the Gringotts’ business, I’m going to buy your rings.”
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style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype";mso-bidi-font-family:
"Courier New"'>Mr. Granger pulled on his sleeve and whispered something in his
ear. Harry smiled and looked to the girls. “You naughty girls”, he said slyly,
“wait for tonight when …”
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style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype";mso-bidi-font-family:
"Courier New"'>Harry froze and blanched. His face went instantly white.
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style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype";mso-bidi-font-family:
"Courier New"'>“Oh Merlin, what am I going to do!” he said desperately.
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style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype";mso-bidi-font-family:
"Courier New"'>Harry looked around in panic. “Oh Merlin… oh Merlin…. What am I
supposed to do?… oh Merlin … help … Hermione … please
help me?”
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style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype";mso-bidi-font-family:
"Courier New"'>“Harry, what’s the matter?” Mrs. Weasley asked in a concerned
manner. Everyone looked at him worried, but Hermione seemed to know what was
going on precisely.
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style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype";mso-bidi-font-family:
"Courier New"'>“I think that no one ever told Harry about the birds and the
bees… y’know… the man to man talk,” she said
laughingly.
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class=GramE>“No one?”style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype";mso-bidi-font-family:
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style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype";mso-bidi-font-family:
"Courier New"'>“But he asked for your hand in marriage hardly an hour ago,” Mr.
Granger stuttered.
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style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype";mso-bidi-font-family:
"Courier New"'>“Well, with Harry you never know,” Ginny
said, still smirking.
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style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype";mso-bidi-font-family:
"Courier New"'>Mrs. Granger elbowed Mr. Granger. “You tell him about the… the
business, Matt.”
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style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype";mso-bidi-font-family:
"Courier New"'>“What! He will be my son in law; I’m not going to tell him what
he has to do with my daughter.”
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style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype";mso-bidi-font-family:
"Courier New"'>“Do you want your daughter to die?” Mrs. Granger hissed.
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style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype";mso-bidi-font-family:
"Courier New"'>Mrs. Weasley elbowed the nervous looking Mr. Weasley in the
ribs. “You do it, Arthur. That’s our
daughter he’s going to marry,” she snapped. Arthur Weasley looked like his last
toy had been taken from him.
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style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype";mso-bidi-font-family:
"Courier New"'>“That’s right, old man.” Mr. Granger smiled jovially. “You seem
to be the right person for the job.”
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style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype";mso-bidi-font-family:
"Courier New"'>“And what about my daughter … You want me to I tell style='mso-bidi-font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-style:italic'>mystyle='mso-bidi-font-style:italic'> future son-in-law what he has to do
with my daughter? Are you mad?” Arthur said to Mr. Granger. Suddenly he saw
Mad-Eye Moody approaching down the corridor. Arthur immediately walked towards
Mad-Eye.
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style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype";mso-bidi-font-family:
"Courier New"'>“Alastor, you are the right man for this. We need your
professional advice!” Arthur grabbed the still stunned and miserable Harry and
the grumbling Alastor by their sleeves and dragged both of them to the corner.
There he whispered something and soon returned to his wife, looking relieved
and satisfied. “So, that is arranged, Alastor will do the job for us. There is
nothing to worry about.” Ginny and her mother snorted.style='mso-spacerun:yes'>
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"Courier New"'>Everyone in the group turned their heads and looked at Harry and
Mad-Eye. His magical eye was now concentrated on Harry, who was still looking
like he was going to die at any moment.
Alastor pulled out his wand, started talking and making animated gestures
with his hand … the wand in his other hand made pushing movements.
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style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype";mso-bidi-font-family:
"Courier New"'>Harry’s face became very red … burningly so. Alastor started to
mimic the wand movements with his hand and pronouncing – what seemed to be
incarnations - and Harry’s eyes were almost bulging out of his eye sockets. His
mouth dropped open.
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"Courier New"'>Hermione and Ginny were wearily looking at the pair in the
corner. “I don’t think this is working,” Hermione exclaimed.
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"Courier New"'>In the mean time, Alastor had started moving his hips; his
magical eye was circling in high speed in his eye socket. The tempo of his hip
movements became faster and faster, and he was grinning widely, tongue hanging
out of his mouth. Harry definitely looked green in the face, like he could puke
any moment.
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style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype";mso-bidi-font-family:
"Courier New"'>“Someone needs to stop this vulgar show,” Mrs. Granger said,
disgusted, pointing to Mad-Eye.
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"Courier New"'>However, Mad-Eye was in a frenzy now.
His hip movements had become quicker and changed direction. “Backward – forward
– backward – forward – backward – forward” he squealed, waving one arm, while
pointing his wand to Harry. “Do you have that, boy?”
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style='font-family:"Palatino Linotype"'>“Backward – forward – backward …
Constant Vigilance, boy … Constant Vigilance … maybe she’s a death eater … you
never KNOW! Always keep your wand pointed to her head … never falter … it might
be your last!” he yelled.
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