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December 24,2007
Harrie sighs once she got off the elevator and finally arrived in the P2. Harrie was so elated she was finally going to go home now, and be with her family for Christmas.
Harrie then glances and sawed an expensive car speeding into the garage. Harrie rolls her eyes, and didn't blame them for speeding, she wants to go home super bad as well and take that week off she deserves and knew she needs for the break already.
Harrie pulls her keys out her pocket, once she arrives to her worn-down car.
Harrie clicks the key for it as her car chirps. Harrie then opens the car door and sat down into it.
Harrie shut her door and then put her keys into the car to start it.
Once Harrie put her keys in the car it made a roaring sound, and it wasn't turning on at all. "No, no bloody hell" Harrie hisses at the car.
Harrie tries again over and over as the car was cranking.
"You've got to be kidding me" Harrie mumble furiously and leans her head against her head chair and sighs deeply in frustration.
Harrie tries again over and over, but nothing would turn on or start the car, and she groans and leans her head into the steering wheel. "What am I going to do" Harrie moans to herself.
Harrie starts thinking to herself, as she knew this car would eventually break down, since it was ran-down and old.
Harrie then decided she was just going to leave the car and go downstairs a different way. "I'm just going leave the car and that's it" Harrie sigh deeply to herself.
Harrie slams the car door in frustration, and grabs her purse, and start walking where a door to exist would be at.
Harrie tried to open it, but it was locked. Harrie groans again, and decides to keep walking.
Harrie walked and walked and then found where the security guard would be. Harrie sighs in relief still seeing the lights were on in there and everything.
Harrie slowly went where the door was and opened it quickly. "Hello" Harrie said quietly, and then heard an aggressive barking sound.
"Oh shit" Harrie said a bit frightened up and saw the bull terrier on the ground that was black with white spots on the body snarling loudly, with a chain on the dog.
The vicious poor thing was chained up to something and tried to lunge at her, making her step back.
Harrie then heard quick footsteps coming in from the other side of the door.
Harrie froze immediately once she wasn't expecting to see Bellatrix's husband instead Tom Riddle. She was expecting to see the security guard instead.
"Nagini, Nagini, relax, stay down" The velvet voice orders at the dog quickly.
Nagini whimpers at him, and then laid on her belly on the ground putting her head onto the floor.
Tom then walks over to her and nods politely. " I apologize about that, she is trained to be like that" Tom said amuse at her with a grin.
Harrie did a slow breath at the tall man in front of her. She couldn't believe she was talking to a ministry government worker again. Even though she's politely rejected him many times as well along with his wife Bellatrix. Tom was a extremely tall man a foot taller than her, with black straight hair short hair with curls at the end, pale skin, and very rare red ruby color eyes, and an extremely handsome angel face. He had be at least in his late forties or maybe 50 a little older than her parents.
"That's okay...um sir where's the security guard?" Harrie asks him quietly.
Tom gave her a small shrug. "He won't be back till holidays end, so my wife called me to be here" Tom says to her softly.
Harrie nods at the tall man then took a slow sigh looking at the door outside. "Look can you unlock the door to the elevator room?" Harrie asks him politely as she could. After-all she respected all the government workers anyway.
"My car won't start and I need to get a cab" Harrie told him quietly.
"Yes darling, I need to find my key cards real fast, be a bit patient" Tom said starting to look around and touches his trousers to see if they were in there.
Harrie was trying her best to be patient, but she really needed to go.
"Where are those damn key cards?" Tom said as he went to the desk picking up the paper to find them.
Tom starts looking around the room, as Harrie did a slow breath. "It's alright" Harrie said.
Tom then glances at her for a moment, as he continues to look for them. "What happened to your car?" Tom asks her.
"I have no idea" Harrie says.
"You must have kept the light on" Tom told her as he continues to look.
"I don't think so, er I'm pretty good at that type of thing" Harrie said irritated a bit, she badly wanted to go see her family already for Christmas.
Tom let out a small chuckle at her. "People do it all the time, especially my wife and me, we always forgot, it's intrusive, you drive down here and it's dark" Tom told her with a small laugh.
"It happens" Tom says and then he picked up the papers with a small amused face, with the keys in his hand.
"Ah here we go darling" Tom said holding the keys in his hand.
Harrie felt relief in her body and smiles big at Tom. "Great absolutely brilliant, thank you sir" Harrie chuckles.
Tom then cleared his throat at her, as his red ruby eyes sparkles at her. "You know actually I just remember I have a charger back there…” Tom said pointing to the back. “So if it’s your battery we could, do that” Tom explains kindly to her.
Harry heart warms at his kindness, but it was getting really late, and she would have to leave as soon as possible. “Thank you sir…you are extremely kind, but I really should just take a cab, I’m so late as it is” Harrie said as polite as she could to him.
Tom starts putting his expensive leather coat on with a sigh. “I don’t know, it would probably take longer to get a cab” Tom said with amusement to her.
“It’s Christmas Eve” Tom said and then put his hands in surrender to Harrie that did a small sigh.
“I don’t know sweetheart, it’s up to you” Tom says.
Harriet thought about it for a minute then glances up at him. “How long will it take?” Harrie asks him timidly.
“Just a few minutes” Tom said. “Give me one second” Tom tells her.
Harrie waited for Tom to come back to her, and then watches the television say, a small blizzard would be coming hitting for three days straight. Harrie always absolutely loved the snow, but not when it packs up a lot.
Tom then came over with the starters for the battery to start, distracting her from her racing mind and nods at him. “Thank you, I’ll show you where my car is” Harrie told him softly.
“Alright, ladies first” Tom said opening the door quickly before she had the chance to open it.
Harrie cringes at his flirting like his wife did with her, but like always she let it slide and walked out as he followed behind her in the p2.
“This one this is my car” Harrie said with a small light laugh to him.
Tom followed her and then glanced at the car and nodded at her. “A Honda? That’s one of the first cars I’ve owned as well, they are good cars” Tom said chuckling to her.
Harrie eyes widen at him, as she watches him go to where the front of the hood of the car and Harrie opens her door to turn on her car for him.
“I’m betting now you have the nicest cars” Harrie told him with a small joke, and she heard a deep chuckle come from him, as he popped open the car hood. “I own a bunch of types, what is your dream car?” Tom questions her.
Harrie was hating how much time was going by, and she wants to be thankful he was helping her, which she was, but she hates being late and missed her family she hardly ever sawed much of them, with how much she’s working this year. She hardly ever saw her friend Hermione and Ron because of it as well her two childhood best friends.
Harrie took a slow breath at him. “Audi” Harrie chuckles to him.
Tom clasps on the wires to the car, and Harrie timidly steps out the car slowly as she saw the things attached to the battery in her car. “Not personally a fan of them, but those are good cars” Tom explains to her.
Harrie stayed quiet, as he then sighed at her. “You working late?” Tom asked her.
Harrie slowly nods at him. “Yes sir, I had to fax something important to your wife” Harrie told him softly.
“Seems so, she always tells me you are a hard worker indeed” Tom said looking up to her.
Harrie didn’t respond, and then Tom then went back to the hood. “Try it now” Tom says to her.
Harrie prays in her head the car would start now, and then went to sit down into the car seat and tries turning the keys but the car still wouldn’t budge.
“Ah, that is strange hang on, turn your headlights on for me, alright?” Tom told her.
Harrie touches the button, as her headlights came on. “Strange” Tom said.
“Try turning the keys again” Tom informs to her.
Harrie tries again and let out a hiss. “Bloody hell” Harrie hisses.
Tom sighs at her. “Try turning your headlights off” Tom explains to her.
Harrie couldn’t do this anymore and she needs to go. “You er know what I give up” Harrie said shutting the car door, and nervously walks up to the tall man. “You’ve been a great help, but I give up” Harrie told him kindly.
A frown face started appearing on his face. “Yes I apologize I don’t know what happened, I thought I could do something about it” Tom apologizes to her and turns his body to walk away from the car.
“It’s okay, you’ve been great! Can you now let me go to the elevator?” Harrie asks him impatiently.
“I was just trying to help, sweetheart” Tom said with some firmness in his voice.
Harrie felt bad immediately how frustrated she was acting, and she was grateful for it either way, but really needs to get home. “I-I know and I appreciate your kindness Mr.Riddle” Harrie said informing him by his last name, like the whole London did.
Harrie grabs her purse as she started walking where the elevator was, as Tom trails behind her. “Hey, I know you’re upset about your car not starting, but it’s indeed the holidays and it’s time to be thankful” Tom hums to her.
Harrie heart was racing and nods fast at him. “You’re right” Harrie told him with a warm smile.
“Really?” Tom questions her.
“Of course Mr.Riddle, I should be thankful” Harrie said softly as they walk down the hallway.
Finally they reached where the door was, and Tom pulled out his keys from his expensive suit before opening the door, and his red eyes then glances down at her. “Me and my wife will be preparing a small Christmas meal for ourselves, I don’t know darling if you would want to join the both of us” Tom said with a small warm smile at her.
Again they were trying to ask her out, and Harrie was going to have to reject it again. Harrie stared at him for a moment, as Tom did a loud laugh at her. “I’m just kidding” Tom says chucking loudly.
Harrie then got out of it, and did a small laugh at him. “Er sorry I’m just really exhausted…but really I thank you for your help” Harrie told him quietly.
“You’re welcome darling, maybe some other time hm?” Tom said as he put his keys into the door opening it up for her.
“Uh yeah sure” Harrie said, with a sigh, as maybe some point she would have to give in, since they kept trying ask her out over and over again.
Tom then opens the door for her and glances at her with concern in his face. “Are you sure you don’t want me to call a cab?” Tom questions her.
“No, I’ve got my cellphone” Harrie told him softly.
“All right, hope you have a wonderful night” Tom said smoothly to her.
“Merry Christmas” Tom tells her.
“Merry Christmas Mr.Riddle” Harrie said in relief, as Tom shut the door, and Harrie in relief now she would be able to get home now for the holidays.