"Well we'll leave you to it... Penny," George rolled his eyes and began to walk off back to the Headless Hats stand. Lee gave her one last look before also walking off to look at some new products, leaving only Sophia and Fred standing in the middle of the shop. People went about their shopping around them, barely sparing a glance which relieved Sophia. No one was staring at her as if she was the new returned Sophia Lupin. She felt like she was actually blending in.

"Remember to drink that," Fred pointed down at the bottle that was still in Sophia's hand.

"I'll try," Sophia replied and Fred smiled lightly. He sent her one last wink as a form of goodbye and headed towards the back room to most likely grab some new stock. Sophia was now standing alone for the first time in the store, unnoticed and barely seen. She decided that she would make her way over to the Wonder Witch stand first, as she remembered when the twins would always update her on when they first invented the products.

She started going through nearly every product in depth, reading the back labels and smelling a lot of the pink remedies. The Beguiling Bubbles smelt the best, wafting with strawberries and bubblegum. It was amazing to see how many girl products the twins made considering they knew next to nothing about what girls liked and would be tempted to buy. But they had definitely hit the nail right on the head, because the Love Potions were starting to thin out quickly with countless giggling girls sweeping two up at a time.

Sophia made her way all throughout the store while continuously remembering to take sips of the disgusting potion in her hand. She cringed every time and even gagged at one point, making a boy who was standing nearby look oddly at her. Who would continuously drink from something that obviously tasted disgusting?

She had soon made it back to the Wonder Witch stand again and was pleased with herself at getting through the entire store. People had begun to clear out too as it was approaching the late evening, making it much more settling to parole the aisles and shelves. Sophia had been displaying a smile throughout the whole day at the many achievements made by the twins. She knew how much this shop meant to them and now they were living their dream. They could even be better than Zonko's at this point.

Sophia took one last sip from the bottle and breathed a sigh of relief at the hollow noise that echoed from the metal in her hand. She had finished the entire concoction and would now only have about fifteen minutes of looking like the stranger she appeared as. She had only been taking small sips so the potion would only last for minutes at a time, unlike huge gulps that would last usually an hour. No one had come up to her and she had eventually eased into a comfortable state of content when walking through the shop.

She went to start making her way back towards the stairs that lead up to the twins' flat, only to stop dead in her tracks when turning down the last aisle. She felt her heart stop its usual beat and pick up a much more frightened and fearful rhythm, her mouth going dry and her eyes going wide. The familiar platinum blonde that stood at the end of the aisle continued to browse the shelves with a permanent scowl on his face, picking up boxes and slamming them back in their place with disgust. Sophia felt her knees begin to shake and her palms start to sweat, the familiar feeling of dread and panic returning after months of feeling safe and hopeful that she would never have to feel that way again. But here she was, her world closing in on itself as one of the people who caused her such pain was standing less than three metres from her.

"What are you gawking at?" the ignorant voice snapped at her with his scowling face. He obviously didn't recognise her but Sophia didn't know if that was a good thing at this point. His eyes ran over her in an attempt to maybe recognise her as someone from Hogwarts, but found no recognition making him loose interest.

Sophia barely stumbled backwards and tried her best to find the cash counter or maybe one of the twins. A familiar wheezing began to combine with her heavy breathing and she barely clamped hold of the counter in time to stop her legs from completely giving out. Verity, who had just closed the till and locked it with a key, looked up startled from the loud breathing and the thud of Sophia's hands grabbing hold of the table.

"Are you alright miss?!" Verity cried as she noticed the unnaturally pale complexion of the stranger and eyes swimming with tears.

"Please-.... Please get-get..." Sophia couldn't control her words. "F-Fred... and-and George..."

Verity didn't need to dawdle and immediately ran towards the back room where she knew her boss(s) were sealing up some new deliveries. She felt awful for leaving the girl hysterical at the counter but barely had any time to think, swinging round the corner and spotting the two boys at the end of the room.

"Mr Weasleys'! There's a girl who's at the counter! I think she might be hurt!" Verity shouted frantically. Fred and George exchanged a quick look before simultaneously sprinting out of the room and back into the main part of the shop. They hadn't been keeping a continuous log on where Sophia was but had been spotting her frequently throughout the day. They presumed that she was fine as they had always seen her reading boxes and picking up new products every time they looked.

Sophia had slid down the counter with her back against it, breathing heavily and a burning sensation beginning in her throat. The cuts and gashes that still covered her body began to sting as if they had been fresh or reopened at the sight of the person who caused them. Tears were now sliding down her cheeks and she was starting to feel light headed. She could only lean her head back against the hard wood that made up the counter behind her.

"Sophia, hey what's wrong?!" Fred cried as soon as he got sight of the girl down on the floor. He dropped to his knees and cupped her face, George standing behind him with Verity in toe.

"Sophia?! Wait, THE Sophia?!" Verity repeated and looked up at George with wide eyes. She had heard the name from George's brief mentions of why Fred never ventured towards the Love Potions in the store. But she also knew from the 'MISSING' posters that were always in the Daily Prophet that she had been presumably captured by Death Eaters.

"What's wrong?! What happened?!" Fred breathed out, trying to get some sort of answer out of the hysterical girl.

"I-It's him", she gasped again and began to sob between wheezes. "It's him Fred..."

"Who?!" his eyebrows came together in worry as the girl's eyes began to move and look towards a particular aisle in the shop. George, Fred and Verity followed her gaze just as the culprit stepped out from behind the wall of products that once covered his identity. The twins' gaze hardened at the scowl that was notorious to the boy that walked out, dressed in an expensive looking black suit. Verity looked confused between the Weasleys and the boy. His eyes went back and forth between the twins before settling on the girl who was propped up against the counter. The potion had begun to wear off during the panic and Sophia now sat there, now very recognisable. Her hair had turned back into its light brown colour and had fallen out from the bun that had been made possible by the sudden hair growth from the Polyjuice potion. Freckles had slowly started to rise up on to her cheeks and settle into the allocated places, slick with tear stains and paler than usual. If she didn't have her eyes clamped shut, you would see them fade from the piercing green to the light grey that matched her deceased Mother's.

"Why are you here Malfoy?" George spat and glared as the boy seemed to be suppressing a sinister smirk.

"I just wanted to come and see what all the fuss is about," Draco Malfoy gestured to the shop around him with a wave of his hand. "And I hear the mutt's been found."

"Don't call her that. Get out," Fred snapped and stood up from his crouched position in front of Sophia. Verity took the moment to take Fred's previous place, taking out her wand and begin sprouting a Cool-air charm in an attempt to calm Sophia's hyperventilating. Fred and George took a strong stance in front of the girls and brought their own wands out, ready to hex Malfoy at any moment.

"Calm it Weaselbee," Draco cracked a smirk and didn't even attempt to bring out his wand. "I was just leaving. Pathetic excuse for a shop anyway."

Draco gave one last glance towards Sophia before making his way calmly towards the door, leaving with a ding of the bell ringing throughout the silent store. George rushed after him and locked the door, turning the sign to 'Closed' in a hurry to keep the boy from coming back in. Fred shoved his wand back into his suit jacket before taking a spot next to Verity, his expression softening considerably once he took in Sophia's panting state.

"W-What's wrong with her?" Verity squeaked.

"Fred," George ignored his employee. "We need to get her back to The Burrow. It's nearly five."

"Not in this state," Fred shook his head. "She won't be able to handle the Apparation. I'll take her upstairs. Send a Patronus to Mum and Dad."

Fred scooped Sophia up into his arms and rushed towards the staircase, disappearing into the flat within a matter of seconds. George and Verity exchanged a look before he grabbed hold of her bicep and ushered her towards the front door. She protested and said that she wanted to stay and see if Sophia was okay.

"She'll be fine, just go home Verity," George yanked open the lock and pulled open the door, guiding the girl out on to the street. "And don't tell anyone about what happened today. If you do, you're fired."

"What-"

George slammed the door shut and locked it again, before sending out a quick Patronus towards The Burrow in a hurry. He then sprinted towards the flat and yanked open the door to see Sophia laying down on their sofa with Fred standing next to her with his wand pointing down at her.

"What are you doing?" George stopped beside his brother and stared down at the sobbing and panting friend of his.

"Putting her to sleep."

An yellow mist emitted out from Fred's wand and flowed up Sophia's nostrils. Her eyes slid shut and her panting ceased into faint breathing, now completely asleep and looking as peaceful as ever. Fred lowered his wand and ran his hand down his face, sighing loudly as he sunk into the armchair that sat next to the occupied sofa. George slipped his hands into his trouser pockets and looked at Fred expectantly, hoping for some sort of explanation.

"What did you tell Verity?" Fred mumbled without looking up from the ground.

"That if she said anything, she was fired," George answered. Fred mustered a humourless scoff.

"Subtle," he stated and turned his head to look at Sophia's relaxed state. The tears were still resting on her cheeks and her hair was slightly messy from the gripping she had been doing to her ears during her panic. You wouldn't believe that only hours ago that she was the Sophia that everyone remembered. All that development had been completely disregarded because of Malfoy's unexpected appearance.

"So what do you think happened?" George said after a little while of silence. Fred was seen to be thinking for a moment, deliberating over what had just happened. It didn't take a genius to figure out that Malfoy was the reason for Sophia's complete breakdown. She had been doing so well lately too, meaning something had to have been so severe in order for her to have such a moment. She didn't look physically hurt (besides her old grazes and scars), so Malfoy hadn't done anything just now.

"She said 'it's him'..." Fred thought aloud.

"I actually thought for moment that she was talking about... well you know," George didn't finish and sheepishly rubbed the back of his neck, something that both him and Fred did when they felt awkward or embarrassed.

"So did I," Fred added.

"So?..." George tried again.

"I think Malfoy was the one who tortured Sophia."