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"I'm fine," Melissa chortled, shaking her head at the mischievious cat, "Crumpet just thinks it's funny to get in the way." She grinned. "I've been working here forever; I used to live in the back of the ice cream parlor. But I've been living here for about a week now."

Melissa poured both of them a glass of lemonade, nearly tripping over the cat that she had rechristened 'Crumpet.' She would never call him Arty, even though her sister had named him. "So how long have you been here?" Melissa inquired, sitting down at the dinner table and handing Sandra the...

"Aren't you a sweetheart," Melissa said, grinning, and turning to the fridge. "Would you like something to drink? Lemonade perhaps?"

Melissa counted back the years on her fingers, biting her lip. "I graduated in 2001. So, 17 years ago. Dang, I'm old!" she exclaimed, grinning, age never really phasing her.

"Oh really?" Melissa said, smiling brightly. "What house were you in? I was in Hufflepuff; I don't believe I've ever seen you before."

"I went to Hogwarts England, I was a Hufflepuff," Melissa said quizzically, "I can't possibly have gone to the one here, it's only been around for three years." She smiled brightly; a lot of people didn't know that.

"I see," Melissa said, "Well, I don't have a Ministry job, but I run the General Store in Hogsmeade and own the ice cream parlor."

"Yes, I have a sister named Aimee. She used to run the shop with me, but decided to leave." Melissa's expression strained for a moment, and then warmed up again as if she had never looked worried. "She's younger than me, though. Little siblings can be such a pain sometimes." Melissa laughed...

"Caysi is your sister?" Melissa exclaimed, grinning. "I knew that she had a younger sister, but not an older. Do you have any other siblings?"

"Aww, you didn't have to!" Melissa said, grinning, inviting Sandra inside. "I'm Melissa Fortescue." She waved her hand in motion to the house. "It's not much, but it's just me living here, so it's comfortable enough."

Melissa opened the door, quite surprised that she had a visitor. Smiling brightly, she asked, "Are you one of the neighbors?"

Weeks later, it was Melissa who appeared near Carlisle's farm. She grinned at him as he started, and she said, "Estrella has some wolfsbane for you if you want to come along."

Having finally been able to move out of her temporary home in the shop and into a small house in Hogsmeade, Melissa looked around, noting the empty space that needed to be cleaned. There was a small kitchen, a dining room, a living room with a cozy little fireplace, a bathroom and a bedroom...

Melissa jumped and grabbed George's arm, pulling him out of the room. She picked up all of the wands that she could carry, probably those of the students. They made their way out the door, and she began bounding across the lawn to the van, where their broomsticks were in the back. Frantically...

Melissa clutched her wand tightly, moving close to George as he moved to the side of the building. Her heart beat irregularly as she anticipated what was to come. From what Estrella had said, there should be only a few death eaters around, watching their two prisoners.

"No!" Melissa hissed. She grabbed Estrella around the waist, pulling her back and into the van. "We need to get out of here!"

"You look great," Melissa laughed. She smiled broadly as the door was opened.

Smiling at George, Melissa pressed the button for the doorbell, waiting for someone to answer. She batted the snowflakes that had sifted into her eyelashes. "Don't worry, George, I really think that she'll like you."

"I'd love that," Melissa replied softly, clasping his hand in hers and beginning to walk out of the forest with him.