(There have actually been some big changes to this plot but I haven't had time to change anything let alone change it in the actual story.)

• Willow has been accepted to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

• She goes to Diagon Alley with her parents and sister Penelope to get her school supplies.

• Mrs. Clearwater leaves Willow with Penelope and Percy Weasley to go get quills and parchment.

• Percy and Penelope are caught up with each other.

• Willow wants to go to Magical Menagerie to look at animals.

• Penelope ignores Willow.

• Willow leaves on her own.

• Willow gets swept up with some wizards and gets stuck in an alley.

• She tries to get the merchant wizard to move his cart but he can’t hear her.

• Willow thinks she’s wandered into the slums of London because of all the dirty people.

• A scary looking lady grabs Willow’s hand and goes into a trance.

• She tells her that her father is in danger.

• Draco Malfoy comes out of nowhere and says he’ll lead her out of Knockturn Alley.

• She foolishly believes him and follows him further into the alley.

• Malfoy takes her to Black Dragon Books: Black Magic Bookstore.

• She wonders why as he leads her into a passage way behind a large wall of books.

• When they come out of the passage Willow sees her father with Lucius Malfoy.

• Her father gives Mr. Malfoy Ministry documents confirming Willow’s fears that her father is a dark wizard now.

• Malfoy smiles wickedly and asks is she would take the dark oath as well?

• Willow asks her father if all this is true?

• She thought he was tracking a dark wizard to trap him (entrapment/entrap) – catch him in the act of paying off Ministry Officials.

• Mr. Malfoy realizes what’s going on – why Mr. Clearwater’s information never seemed to pan out as true.

• He threatens Mr. Clearwater – he’ll use the Imperius Curse on Willow if Mr. Clearwater doesn’t get correct Ministry information.

• Willow, being a spitfire that she is, challenges Mr. Malfoy. A disarming duel between him and her father. If Mr. Clearwater wins, Mr. Malfoy resigns from all his Ministry Positions. If Mr. Malfoy wins, they all forget the incident ever happened.

• The duel is played out – Disarming spells, blocking charms, etc. Mr. Clearwater wins.

• Before they can get Mr. Malfoy’s signature on an official document that was conjured before the duel, he hits Mr. Clearwater with Obliviate.

• Mr. Clearwater turns to Willow and asks what they’re doing in Knockturn Alley?

• Willow is shocked into silence.

• Draco throws a barb at Willow and she throws one back.

• Mr. Malfoy clucks at tells him he has a formidable opponent.

• Mr. Malfoy then turns to Mr. Clearwater and tells him that they chased the dark wizard who was passing Ministry information into Knockturn Alley.

• He says that the children followed and when Mr. Clearwater saw them he let down his guard and was knocked unconscious.

• Mr. Clearwater asks who they were chasing and Mr. Malfoy says it was one of You-Know-Who’s followers.

• Mr. Clearwater says he can’t remember the wizard’s name. Mr. Malfoy says its Gregory Torch from the Department of International Cooperation.

• Mr. Malfoy shakes hands with a very confused Mr. Clearwater and leads him from the room.

• Willow follows, giving Draco a dirty look that says ‘I’ll-get-you-for-this.’

• When they all exit Knockturn Alley together Draco whispers to Willow, “You’ll keep our secret won’t you?” and then walks into the crowds and disappears with his father.

• Mr. Clearwater and Willow meet Penelope, Percy, and Mrs. Clearwater back at the Leaky Cauldron Tavern.

• It’s a happy reunion. They get a private dining room to talk about the day.

• Willow tells her father what really happened. How Mr. Malfoy threatened her (he would kill her father and no one would believe her if she told).

• Mr. Clearwater then goes to the Ministry the next day and tells the Minister of Magic, Cornelius Fudge, what his daughter told him.

• Fudge tells Mr. Clearwater that Mr. Malfoy had come in and confesses that he had been under the Imperious Curse and had given the name of the witch who had put the curse on him.

• Mr. Clearwater goes home in confusion to tell his family what happened at work.

• Willow is furious. She’ll get back at Draco if it’s the last thing she does.

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