104A/N: Alright I know its have been almost a month but to be fair its been a hell of a month, then about half way in to the month I got writers block so the story sat here with only half a chapter written waiting for me. It was sad really. Anyway, I got the block out of the way and I am back to writing. Also, to the few that wrote about the talking spiders. Sadly, they will not be making an appearance. I have no faith in myself to do justice to the little darlings.
Xx The next morning with HG xX
Hermione woke up and did her normal morning routine of shower/teeth/hair but when she got to checking her stocks Hermione had to put in a ear piece as she was not alone in her room, having to share with the noisy duo of Brown and Patil. The 2 girls were up past 1 in the morning talking keeping Hermione awake.
Being tired was not going to help Hermione today so she ran through the basics with LAIL, setting her to de-diction mode for class (Writing out the whole lecture for Hermione so she would not have to take notes. Any comments from LAIL would be in the earpiece and Hermione would type back her commands) then headed to the common room hoping to find someone.
Luck seemed to be on Hermione's side as the Twins walked down the stairs 5 minutes after she settled into a chair in front of the unlit fireplace.
"Oi, Twins. Just who I was looking for. I have some questions. Do you have somewhere privet we could talk?"
The twins looked at each other confused 'what happened to miss proper?' they thought together.
"right this way."
The twins lead Hermione out of the common room and down the hall to one of the unused classrooms.
"So, Miss Stark what happened to miss by the pureblood book?"
Hermione looked at them and raised one eyebrow.
"come one now, you know it's all a power play. We were in the great hall with all the other students watching. If I have any hope of keeping proper connections, I need to be on the top of the social pecking order. The only reason that I am talking to you guys like this is because I saw it in your eyes. You know this game and are playing it too. The question is why you're playing it and if it would be worth our time to work together or not?"
Hermione turned and leaned against the teacher's desk that had been left in the room. The twins looked at each other like they were having an internal conversation with each other before turning back toward Hermione.
"By George, I think she is on to us. We might spill our reason for playing the game if you tell us your."
"After all Fred, it's only fair if everyone in a partnership knows what is being worked toward."
Hermione sighed; she didn't really need partners this early in planning but if it helps get her foot in the door might as well.
"Ok so here is the deal. My muggle father is kind of a big deal. Like the super rich and famous kind of big deal. He owns a company that owns a lot of little companies. The main company is Stark Industries."
Hermione stopped for a few seconds to make sure the boys were following what she was saying.
"So, your dad owns a company that makes a butt ton of money and that is way you need connections?"
The twins were not convinced that would be her reason.
"No! You dope! If you let me finish, I only stopped to let you catch up. Anyways when I found out that I was a witch things kind of changed, you see I am what the muggles call a prodigy. While most kids would have just started middle school, or it would be 7th year by my age I have finished my A-levels and was looking to start college courses. Being a witch complicated that as magic is not something that can be practiced at home I was forced to make my college courses a weekend thing, but with magic frying electronics I had to come up with a way to make it possible to make them work. Thankfully, I have already worked that out. Due to my accidental magic growing up I kept frying my computers for I created a polymer that would block the backlash from magic causing electronics that work here."
Hermione stopped again to let that sink in before continuing.
"Now that I have blown your mind, I am sure you're still wondering why I was being me pureblood princess. Well I need to have connections in this world for when Stark Ind. starts it's own magical branch. You see I intend to make phones, computers, tv's, and all sort of other tech that can withstand magic, and I will sell them to the wizarding world. The best part is how I make them doesn't even look magical so if a muggle were to pick up the phone they wouldn't even know."
The twins sunk to the floor thinking about the ramifications of having a partnership with a muggle raised genius. Any problems with the formulas that they were working on she could help with. But that was if she could prove that she could do what she said she could.
"Ok say we believe you can make the phelly phone work in a magic area. Can you prove it?"
Hermione was smiling as she was pulling out her phone.
"Boys meet LAIL, LAIL go speaker mode so the boys can hear you."
"Good morning misters Weasley, you are the second and third Weasley my lady has had the pleasure of meeting and might I say so far your family is quite pleasant. I am sure my ladies' father would love to meet you."
From the floor the boys shuffled to their knees to bow at Hermione.
"We are not worthy! We are not worthy! We are not worthy!" Both twins kept repeating.
"Now I am sure your father would really like them my lady." LAIL stated.
"Oh, hush LAIL back to de-diction mode for class and give me a 10 min warning for when breakfast starts."
"Yes, my lady"
"Now boys, I told you mine it's your turn to tell me yours."
"Well now MY Lady, we were nowhere near as ambitious as you are. Me and my dear brother here are looking to reach our dream of starting our own magical joke shop. Ever since we were 10 and could start doing potions at home we started planning. Thinking of different formulas that would make a normal potion funny, what would happen if you changed the pepper up potion to stop steam coming out and instead make it so you could breathe harmless fire. Or a piece of candy that changes you into a bird, or one that could make the person's tong grow super long. Those are just the recipes that we have finished so far but unfortunately we are not like you and so we have to try to rub elbows with the pureblood snobs to get funding to test our stuff."
Hermione listing to the pitch they were giving while watching them interact. It seemed that the one doing all the talking was the dominant twin. They said at the beginning that his name was Fred. If Hermione were to guess Fred was the twin that did most of the physical work while George did most of the team thinking.
"Ok, Boys did you guys have a name you wanted for your store when you were to get your funding?"
"Well it changed a lot over the years, but we finally settled on Weasleys Wizarding Wheezes."
"Alright then, LAIL work up a contract, say we cover opening cost and all R&D from now until the store is self sufficient and in return we will receive 25% equity in the company and if we work on any products we share 50/50 in the patient money. How about it boy? Do we have a deal?"
The Twins were Flabbergasted, not only had they made a friend by greeting Hermione last night due to her funny joke they had made the best decision in their lives.
Both twins held out their hands "DEAL!"
"Cool cool, LAIL email dad tell him I just opened up a second branch of research in R&D under 3W jokes, also inform him that I have yet to have a talk with a teacher about bringing the lab up but I will let him know after I do."
"Yes, my lady"
The twins look at her again.
"You have lab? and you want to bring it here? If you need teacher permission our guess would be that you need to the Head of our house Professor McGonagall. She should be at breakfast right from the start. Its normally her or Sprout that opens the hall for us."
Hermione thought about this a lot over night and decided to go with the hat's suggestion.
"Yes I have a Lab, and I would love to bring it here but as it is kind of big I would have to set it up on the grounds and for that I need permission. I actually don't want to talk to Professor Cat. I need to talk to tall dark and snakey, the head of Slytherin as that is where I was supposed to be sorted if someone hadn't jinxed the Hat."
The twins did not catch the end of her statement as they had fallen on the floor laughing at the nicknames Hermione had come up with for 2 of the most intimidating professors in Hogwarts.
A/N: I am sorry that it's a little short but I wanted to get a chapter out for you guys and I have got to go back to work and don't know when I will have time to do up another chapter. Enjoy what I was able to give you and hopefully we can meet Snape in the next chapter!
