{HERMIONE} Thud. Thud. Thud. That’s the sound of my heart beating in my ears. Adam just hit a button on a remote, and a huge black gate slides up in front of us. It opens to a garage. A really, really big garage. “Oh my God,” I breathe out. It’s not just a garage. It’s like a giant gallery, but instead of paintings, it’s filled with cars. More cars than I’ve ever seen in one place that isn’t a dealership. They’re all spaced out perfectly, gleaming under the bright fluorescent lights hanging from the ceiling. The place is huge, it feels like it goes on forever. The cars are… they’re something else. Sleek and shiny, like they’ve never even met a speck of dust in their entire lives. I suck in a gasp and have to press my lips together to keep from making more noise. My eyes find

