The night was only beginning, street lights were turning on as the sky turned dark. It wasn't exactly breathtaking, but it has a charm to it, she thought. Her green eyes looked down at the streets from her hotel room. She turned as she closed the curtains. The hotel room was something Malfoy would like, even if it was made by Muggles.
She sat on the edge of the bed, her wild red hair slowly turned black as it straightened out. While Harriet will never be able to change like Tonks or Teddy. She's able to change her height, couple inches above and below her original one, her facial features and hair. In her opinion, it was more than anyone thought she could do. No one knows if it was her stubbornness or her luck, she thinks it's a bit of both.
A loud humming started as a handheld mirror started to vibrate on a table. Harriet summoned it to her, wincing when she caught it with her hand. Smiling, she tapped it. "-op being so impatient, Ron!"
"Hello, Mione." Her eyes shone brightly as her sister in everything but blood, stopped hitting someone out of the view. She pushed a strand of hair behind her ear. "Isn't it like midnight in Australia right now?"
The bushy haired woman smiled at her, as Harriet grinned back. "Yes, but I have great news, Harry! I found my parents earlier today. I was going to tell you at a more reasonable time, but I had to tell you." Her friend was shoved out of view as a red haired man took her place.
He grinned tiredly, "Bloody hell, Harry! How come you dressed like a girl?" He asked, it was obvious that he was ready to sleep for the night as he yawned, not even a second later. Harriet snickered as he was hit on the head by Hermione. "What was that for?!" He demanded as he turned to her.
The brunette sighed as she shook her head. "Honestly, we haven't talked to Harry in weeks and the first thing you say to her is asking why she is dressed like a girl!" She scolded him as he rubbed his neck, he chuckled awkwardly.
Hermione tutted and looked back at Harry, who was grinning at their antics. They started to talk about what they were doing in the past couple weeks while they were out of touch. She started to talk about how she somehow ended up saving an egg that ended up being a dragon from a man who was planning to sell it. Then how she ended up learning that yes, she can still speak to snakes.
Hermione rolled her eyes and sighed fondly. "Only you can find someone selling a dragon egg when you were going shopping for food." Behind her, Ron was still snickering at her unplanned adventure. Hermione looked at a watch on her wrist, her eyes widened. "Sorry, Harry. But I am going to have to cut off our conversation. We have a meeting planned with my parents tomorrow." She stated happily.
Harry smiled, barely hiding her disappointment. She was happy for her friend, it was just she missed them. But with her traveling to find herself and with them, trying to find Hermione's parents in Australia. They never seemed to find the right time to talk. "Speak to you later?" She asked softly.
Hermione's eyes soften at the sight of her friend's small smile. "Of course, we will." She smiled, "have fun and stay out of trouble."
Ron snorted, "like she can do that. It's like asking Malfoy to stop being-" he was hit again. "Hey! What was that for?!"
Harry sighed fondly as the mirror got cut off when they were still arguing. Even when they are together, they still fight. They are probably going to be that old couple who argues over everything. She snickered as she pictured them, all old and wrinkly fighting over something, then not even a second later they forgot why they were.
-x-
Harry stared at the kids who were staring back, some of them fearful, others warily. She mentally cursed, wondering how she got here from a small bar where she was planning to study her fellow humans. Merlin, what is she going to do with nineteen kids?!
A small child walked towards her, his eyes still shone with innocence unlike many of the others. She smiled awkwardly, as she bent down to his height. He looked into her eyes with a small smile. "Can you help me look for papa and mama?"
She scratched her cheek, "well, I can try, but first let's get out of here." She looked at the ruined base. A light fixture was sending out dangerous sparks, men and women were on the ground, bleeding. Unconscious or dead was unknown to her.
She pulled her hood down more, suddenly glad that she put it on before she decided to go save the children from the mafia. While she got used to killing in battle, doing it when they were down wasn't something she could really stomach if she didn't need to. She really didn't need another group of vengeful people after her as it is.
She paused, suddenly remembering that she could've just changed her looks. She snapped out of her thoughts as she felt a tug on her cloak. The same child from before was looking at her curiously. "Where are we going, lady?"
She licked her lips, "give me a second, I am going to call someone." She turned around and started to walk out of the room. She stopped as she heard small shuffles of feet. Turning, she saw some of the kids were moved. She raised an eyebrow, "I will be back, stay here."
This place was filled with things, no child should see. They didn't need to see any more if it wasn't necessary. She thought as she continued to walk out of the room. She grabbed a phone, she brought when she started to befriend people from the normal world. Dialing a number of someone who she knew was from the underworld or at least knew about it.
"Ah, hello Harriet! What pleasure do I own for you calling me?" A male voice said jokingly. "Especially so late at night!"
She grimaced, "Sorry, Pietro. I am actually planning on cashing in that favor you owe me." She shifted in her spot as the other side went silent.
Finally, Pietro asked, "what exactly do you wish of me?" She heard the man moving around.
"I was wondering if you know a Famiglia named Estraneo?" She heard the man take a sharp breath.
"Jesus Christ, what have you been doing in the last couple months?" He asked sharply, "I have one advice for you, stay away from them."
"I can't exactly do that, Pietro."
"Harriet, what did you do?"