Chapter one...SUMMERS END...

Hermione woke with a start, there was someone or something at her door, she reached for her wand and stepped out of bed, creeping across the cold wooden floor she took refuge behind Ginny's night stand to get a clear shot at whoever entered the room, with out even presenting a target.

The door opened a few inches. Hermione readied herself, crouched like a lioness waiting to pounce. The door opened wide, piercing the silence with the harsh screech of the old, rusted door hingers.

The moon light lit the face of the intruder.

"Ginny?"

Ginny jumped as if she was scolded by hot water.

"H-Hermione, I didn't think you would be awake" Ginny said closing the door quietly behind her.

"You would think so, it's five in the morning, the sun will be up soon, where have you been?" she questioned as she watched Ginny climb into her bed, next Hermione's.

"No where, I was down stairs and I feel asleep by the fire"

"Don't lie to me Ginny Weasly"

Ginny looked at Hermione. Her eyes where narrowed and her arms folded.

"How do you know I am lying?"

"Because you were in bed when I went to sleep last night"

A blush creped across Ginny’s cheeks

"You went to visit Harry didn't you?" Hermione smirked as she got back into a soft warm bed.

Ginny smiled slyly.

"Well he did invite me, it would have been rude not to go"

Hermione chuckled, rolling over to face Ginny.

"He said we can't be together for my safety, but after the way he acted tonight..." She trailed off smiling to her self

"What do you mean?"

"Well put it this way if Ron had seen what was happening, You-Know-Who wouldn't have to worry about Harry, Ron will have all ready killed him"

They laughed as the soft morning light forced its way into the room. Hermione sighed, rolling onto her back, looking up at the cracked plaster ceiling above her.

“What’s wrong” said Ginny sleepily

“Just nervous, Hogwarts letters arrive today, they have to it’s the last day of summer”

“Don’t worry Hermione, I am sure you made head girl”

Hermione smiled “Thanks Gin, now go to sleep, big day today”

“Nitynite” Smiled Ginny as he eyes fluttered shut.

Knowing she wasn’t getting anymore sleep, Hermione dressed quietly and left the room making her way down to the kitchen she sighed as she eyed the family photos lining the walls of the hall. Most of the photo’s the occupants had flaming red hair with the exception of the photo’s that had her or Harry in them. She smiled to herself as she thought about how much Harry and herself had become apart of the Weasley family.

Opening the kitchen door the sweet smell of pancakes filled her nose.

“Ahh, Hermione dear, you’re up early, breakfast?”

“No thanks Mrs. Weasley, I’ll wait for the others”

One by one the other house occupant entered the kitchen and finally nine o’clock saw the arrival of Harry and Ginny who were forced out of bed by a tempered Mrs. Weasly.

“How Teenagers can sleep for so long is beyond me” She muttered to herself as she entered behind them.

Everyone ate it sleepy silence with only mumbles of conversation.

“Owls are here finally”

Hermione chocked of her half eaten pancake as she saw four owls swoop through the open window.

“Oh god, Oh god, Oh god”

“Calm down Hermione, its not as if there is any test results in there”

Hermione threw Ron a piercing glare before she fumbled with the letter addressed.

Miss Hermione Granger
The kitchen, the burrow.

Hermione’s Hands trembled as she opened her letter.

Dear Miss Granger,
We are pleased to tell you that Hogwarts School will remain open despite last year’s events. Enclosed is your book list and your train ticket for the Hogwarts express, It is my great pleasure to inform you that you have been selected for head girl this year, please report to the heads compartment on the 1st of September.
Thank you
And congratulations
Professor. M. McGonagall
Headmistress

Hermione screamed in delight.

“I did it, I am head girl” She smiled.

Looking up Hermione smile vanished, seeing the look on Harry’s face.

“What is it Harry?” she questioned, concern filling her voice

“I was made head boy”

“W-well isn’t that good news?”

“Yeah mate congratulations” Ron said thumping him on his back.

“No, not good news, not congratulations” Harry frowned

“Why not?”

“Because…I am not going back”

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Chapter Two...THE NEW DORM...

Silence filled the room as everyone stared blankly at Harry.

“I know that was the case last year, but things have changed now, haven’t they?”

“How have things changed? Voldermort is still out there, I have to stop him and my plans aren’t going to change just because McGonagall sent me a stupid tacky badge” Harry said, his temper rising with every word.

“H-Harry I know, I-I didn’t mean it like that it’s just, just” Tears swelled in Hermione’s golden brown eyes preventing her from continuing.

Shifting shamefully on his weight, Harry watched Hermione turn and retreat from the room her delicate curls bouncing in her wake.

“Hermione, I am sorry, come back” He called after her

But it was too late, she reached the front door and disappeared with a loud pop.

Hermione appeared in the middle of a dark moldy lounge room, dust lacing every item in the room, even those which looked like they where ripped apart by a savage animal, opening a small trap door, she lowered herself into the damp musty tunnel below.

Saying goodbye to the shrieking shack she made her way towards Hogwarts...she had someone she needed to see.

Half an hour latter, a dirty and disgruntled Hermione emerged from below the whopping willow. Using a simple emobulous charm she managed to walk away from the savage tree with out needing to see a healer.

Making her way to the castle she averted her eyes from the great stone tomb standing tall.

“Miss Granger, Miss Granger”

Hermione turned to see McGonagall rushing towards her, concern etched in every line of her face.

“What is it Miss Granger, who’s been attracted?”

“No one, No one, I just have some rather bad news professor, Harry Won’t be returning, so we are down one head boy”

McGonagall nodded “I thought this might happen, follow me”

Hermione followed McGonagall through the cold and empty castle.

"Where are we going professor?" Hermione questioned

"To your new dorm of course, there is no point in returning to the burrow for one night"

Hermione nodded, knowing it made sense.

"Who will be the head boy now that Harry isn't coming back?"

"Harry was naturally Dumbledore’s first choice, now that Harry has chosen not to return this year, I have no choice but to go with Dumbledore’s second option"

Hermione got the impression that McGonagall wasn't quite impressed with the second choice.

"Professor, if you don't like the second choice for head boy, why not choose a head boy yourself?"

"Dumbledore never made a wrong choice concerning this school and I will respect his wishes on how the school should run, if something were to happen to him, ahh here we are, your new dorm"

In front of them was a statue of a unicorn made from white marble and had gold trimmings on the horn, hoofs and tail.

"Your pass word Miss Granger, is Unity, your Dorm is on the left while the head boys dorm is on the right"

With that McGonagall was gone, striding up the hall and out of sight. Hermione turned back to the statue.

"Unity"

The unicorn awoke and turned to Hermione, nodded and stood aside to reveal an archway of light, that Hermione could have sworn wasn't there before.

Hermione stepped through the light and was blinded for a second, when her vision came around she was standing in front of a beautiful common room with a small kitchenette with marble bench tops. Vanished timber floors with a cream coffee coloured lounge sitting in front of a grand fire place, dangling above her head was a gold and crystal chandler on the back wall behind the common room stood four doors with gold lettering they read.

HEAD GIRL, BATHROOM, LIBRARY, HEAD BOY.

'Library' Hermione thought excitedly



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Chapter Three...BOOKS AND HARRY'S REPLACEMNT

Hermione awoke the next morning, her brown curls draping over her white silk pillow.
Her four poster bed that Hermione suspected was made out of ivory stood
on a raised platform in the middle of her room. She had white marble dressing top and a huge walk in cupboard. it was a little more lavish then she had expected, but she wasn't complaining.

Hermione stood wrapping her soft Gryffindor Robe around her and made her way to the bath room. Turning on the hot water, she sighed and watched herself in the mirror until her reflection was completely hidden behind the hot steam that had collected there.

Dropping her robe to the ground she stepped into the hot welcoming shower. Letting the water flow over her body and smiled in relief as muscles she didnt even know were clenched relaxed. After her shower, she dressed in her hogwarts robes and pinned her shinny Head Girl badge to her chest.

Knowing she had hours until the Hogwarts express arrived she decided to explore Her new library. Opening the library door her face screwed up in confusion, 'where are all the books' she thought as she ventured further into the room.

In the middle of the room stood a wooden podium she walked up to it and put her hands on the cool wooden surface. Taking out her wand she tapped the podium. A small gold envelope slipped out of the base, taking it in her hands she opend it and read its contence.

Hello New Heads,

Welcome to your private library...
i bet the absence of books is slightly unnerving,
but don't worry just think of a name, subject or place
and all the relevant books will appear on the table in front
of you.

good luck.


Hermione's eyes lit up and her hands trembled. This was everything she had ever wished for. Deciding to try it out her Hermione closed her eyes and thought...'Nicolas flamel'

She opened her eyes too see a stack of books in front of her.

'Well this would have been helpful in first year' she thought slightly put out that she did
not have these resources her whole time at Hogwarts.

Hermione spent the rest of the day reading and waiting for the arrival of the Hogwarts express as the sun retired behind the beautiful hills, Hermione made her way to the Great hall for the feast. She hadn't been there long when she heard the chattering of hundreds of students making their way into the entrance hall.

Students started to invade in Great hall making their way to their respective house tables.

"HERMIONE!"

Hermione's head turned toward the source of the screech and saw a relieved and excited Ginny running over to her.

Hermione smiled and greeted an out of breath Ginny.

"O-oh Her-hermione, your ok, i-i didn't know if you w-would be h-h-here
and when you weren't on the train i thought- where were you?" panted Ginny in between
rasping breaths

"I was here and as you can see, I am fine" She smiled

A thump on Hermione's back signaled the arrival of Ron.

"Hey Hermione, wasn't sure you would be here, listen Harry wanted-"

He was cut short by the look Hermione was giving him.

"I really don't want to talk about Harry right now"

Ron nodded knowing all to well not to get on the wrong side of hermione

"Can we talk about it latter?" she added in a softer tone.

Ron's face brightened as he nodded taking a seat next to Hermione, Ginny on her other side.

"Students, your attention please"

A blanket of silence fell over the Great hall as all eyes made their way to McGonagall at the front of the hall.

"I am Surprised but very pleased to be addressing so many of you today, I feared allot would not return considering last years events, due to those events however, we only have five first years joining us this year"

As on cue the five small students entered the great hall led by none other then Hagrid himself

"Due to this, they will be sorted into house groups, but will remain in their own dormitory it would be pointless to separate them and give some of them a whole dorm to themselves, they will of course have access to their house common rooms. I am hopping
that this invites house unity into the school. Now for the sorting"

Hermione had been so engrossed in McGonagall's talk that she hadn't notice the
small wooded stool and hat standing in front of them all.

"Amenster, Carl" The small boy stumbled forward and placed the old hat on his head.

"Hufflpuff"

Cheers rang through out the room and Carl went to meet his new house mates.

"Domix, Sarah"

"Gryffindor"

Hermione clapped along with her house while the tiny girl sat across from her.

"Dawson, Clate"

"Hufflpuff"

Once the boy was seated Mcgonagall moved on.

"Harrison, Elle"

"Ravenclaw"

The house cheered, as the latest addition to their house stumbled nervously over to them

"And las but not least, Novec, James"

"Slytherin"

Hermione groaned as she watched the Slytherins cheer.

"What is it Hermione, we didn't want him in our house anyway, he looks slimy" Said Ron as he looked as the new Slytherin with distaste.

"It's not that Ronald, I just spotted someone wearing the head boy badge"

"Who is it" Ginny questioned eagerly searching the room for the tiny badge.

"Ferret boy"


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Chapter Four..THE FIRST DAY BACK...


Hermione had a whole night the process who Harry's replacement was. Much to Hermione's pleasure he spent most of his time in his dorm, ignoring her and that suited her just fine. Getting ready for her fisrt day of lessons and head duties Hermione dressed in her school robes and went through the now sacred tradition of pinning her head badge to her chest. With one last glance at the mirror she left the bath room and headed for the arch way.

"Oi Granger, McGonagall needs to see us during lunch break" drawled Draco

"What for?" she questioned

"I don't know Granger, maybe she has come to her senses and is taking the position of head girl away from
a dirty mudblood" he sneered

"You know, i don't even know why your even here Malfoy, after the stunt you pulled last year. i no the
governors cleared you and everything, but why come back to a place were everyone hates you...why not go and
be chummy with your death eater friends"

Malfoy's eye flashed with anger causing Hermione you smile in triumf.

"Don't pick fights you can't win Malfoy" she said before sweeping from the room, leaving behind a very angry Malfoy.

reaching the Great hall Hermione took her normal seat next to Ron, looking at him in disgust as he basically inhaled his food.

"oo sill omin omoon om ite" mumbled Ron through a mouthful of pancakes, maple sirup dripping down his chin
and onto the front of his robes.

"What was that?" she asked repulsion evident on her face.

Ron took a large gulp, swallowing his food, followed by some pumpkin juice to wash it down, clearly there
was to much food for it to go down on its own.

"I said, are you still coming to the common room tonight" he repeated as Hermione took pity on him and cleaned
the front of his robes.

"Of course, the ulternative would be my common room with Malfoy and i am in no hurry to have that experience"

"What do we have first" he asked right before his mouth was invaded by more pancakes.

"potions"

Ron groaned, though it didn't sound right when it wasn't alongside harry's.

"Have you heard from harry?" She asked, although she was still mad at him, she wanted to make up as soon as possible.

"yeah, he will be seeing us a hogsmade this weekend" Ginny answered for Ron as she sat down and pulled some toast in front of her.

"Why do we have to have Potions when we don't even get Defence against the dark arts at the moment" said Ron his mind obviously had missed the subject change.

McGonagall hadn't been able to find a replacment for Snape so they where getting free lessons until they found a teacher to fill the position.

After breakfast Ron and Hermione made their way down to the dungeons for potions.

"Why do you hate potions now anyway, snape isn't teaching it"

"Dunno, old habits i guess" Ron shrugged

Potions passed in its usual fashion, Hermione earning Gryffindor 50 points and Ron loosing 15 of those points for spilling electric potion on Malfoy causing his hair to stand on end -by accident of course.

"Maybe he isn't a Ferret after all, maybe he is a hedgehog" Ron Laughed as they left the class room.

Hermione and Ron had a free as Defence against the dark arts wasn't on so they decided to get a headstart on the
essay Slughorn had set for them. Sitting under their favorite tree by the lake, it seemed sumwhat lonely with out Harry there.

"So why is Harry comming to Hogsmade this weekend, he couldn't miss us all ready" Hermione asked with out looking up from her essay.

"He needs some help with the Horcruxes, the lead we came up with over the summer has hit a snag and he needs our help"

Harry, Ron and Hermione had been working all summer on locating and destroying the Horcruxes, they weren't getting anywhere untill Hermione found a lead and that lead went by the name of Zacharias smith.

"What sort of snag?" it was hard for Hermione to believe that Harry was having trouble getting infomation out of Zacharias smith.

"I don't know, he wouldn't say by owl" Ron shrugged playing with bits of grass, it was evident that he had no intention on doing his homework.

"Ron i have to go, i have a meeting with McGonagall"

Hermione stood, shouldering her bag and brushing the small locks of hair out of her face that were placed there by the wind.

"Are you coming?" she questioned placing her hands on her hips, sighing Ron got up and walked with his friend back to the castle.



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Chapter Five...MEETING MCGONAGALL

"Oi Granger" A voice called from down the hall

Hermione turned to see none other then Draco Malfoy striding towards her.

"What do you want Malfoy?" She asked, her eye brows raised and her hands on her hips.

"I don't know the password for McGonagall's office" He answered scowling

"And you expect me to help you?"

"Yes, because that’s what you goody goody Gryffindors do"

Hermione sighed she knew she had to tell him the password but she didn't want to loose that easily. She smirked and looked up at him.

"Walk with me"

"W-what?" He stammered looking at Hermione with disbelief.

"Walk with me" She repeated her smirk growing more apparent.

"Why?"

"Well I am certainly not giving in and tell you the password, so you will have to walk with me and go in when I open the office"

"And why would you want me to walk with you" He asked, all traces of his smug superior attitude had disappeared.

"Because I know it will hurt you more then it will me" Hermione smiled with mock sweetness, she knew it would kill him having to walk with a "Mudblood", but he had no choice"

"Fine, Whatever" He spat

Hermione started making her way down the hall, only to stop and turn back and look at Draco expectantly. Indicating him to fall into step beside her, when he did she smiled to herself.

'Hermione One, Malfoy Zero'

"Don't you dare think you won" He hissed at her under his breath

Hermione chuckled.

"Oh I don't think I have won, Malfoy, I Know I have"

She smiled defiantly at him, as he glared back at her hatred masked his face. It shocked Hermione to see his eyes were soft and full of pain rather then the emotion his face clearly showed, but no sooner she saw it, it had disappeared. His mask of hate fully in place and he was wearing the smirk that made Hermione want to slap him.

They turned down a passageway that was a short cut the McGonagall's office half way down the hall Hermione collided with the cold stone wall and found Draco's hands around her throat.

"Don't play games you don't have a hope of winning, I have been doing this along time and I 'WONT' be undermined by a filthy Mudblood" His face was inches from her own.

Hermione fumbled with her robe extracting her wand carefully so not to make Draco aware of what she was doing once she felt her grip around the smooth wooden surface of the handle, she smiled at him. A look of complete confusion crept over his face. She was supposed to be scared, not smiling.

"Malfoy there is one thing you forgot before attacked me and you will do well to remember it in the future"

"Oh yeah and what’s that?" He asked smugly, obviously under the impression that he was in control.

Hermione leaned forward so her mouth was level with his ear, her lips were so close they made contact with his skin with every whispered word she spoke.

"I’m a Gryffindor"

It was then that Draco felt the cool tip of Hermione's wand under his chin. He backed away from her and her aim moved to his chest.

"You ever threaten me again Ferret, I will hex you so bad you will be as ugly on the outside as you are on the inside. Got it?"

Malfoy nodded his face scowling but his eyes fearful, he knew she meant what she said.

"The password is 'starburst' and don't think I am telling you because I am giving in, I just can't stand your filthy stench any longer" And with that Hermione turned and continued down the passageway. She smiled to herself when she heard the distinct sound of Malfoy sniffing himself before she rounded the corner and made her way to McGonagall's office.

Hermione and McGonagall only had to wait a few minutes before Malfoy arrived. She had the impression that he had waited just long enough to make it seem he and Hermione had not shared company on their way to the meeting.

“Good, now that you’re here-“

“Finally” Hermione mumbled under her breath.

“-we can start” McGonagall finished eyeing Hermione sharply.

“Now I am sure you are aware that we are in need of a Defense against the dark arts teacher”

Draco and Hermione nodded in response.

“But it has proved very difficult to find a professor willing to teach the subject, with our track record with defense teachers as it is and now that Dumbledore is gone well…” McGonagall let her sentence trail off.

“However, I believe I have found a temporary solution to our problem”

Hermione sat up a little straighter, and gave McGonagall her full attention.

“And what’s the solution professor?” Draco asked in a bored tone.

“We are going to start a new course in its place, if the course is successful- as I hope it will be- when we find a teacher for Defense against the dark arts the two classes will run together, every second defense class will be the new class”

“But professor, this will halve the time students will spend in defense against the dark arts and this is when we need it most”

“I realize this Miss Granger, but our new course is closely linked to the Defense class and equally –if not more- helpful in defending yourself against the dark arts”

“What’s the new class professor?”

Draco’s bored tone was the same as before but Hermione could tell by the way he was seated that he was interested now.

“The new class will be called Core” McGonagall answered

Hermione waited to find out what they would be doing in core, when no explanation came she spoke up.

“What does Core teach us professor?”

“Your Core lessons will be spent uncovering unknown hidden powers or abilities each student has and teaching you how to use them”

Hermione and Draco stared blankly at their headmistress who smiled.

“Let me give you an example, when Mr. Harry Potter was in his second year he discovered that he was a passlemouth…correct?”

Hermione nodded

“Well this lesson is designed to bring out hidden abilities like Mr. Potter’s and teach you how to use them”

“But Professor Harry wasn’t born with that ability it was forced on him”

“I am aware of that Miss Granger, but every witch or wizard has a core ability- sometimes two- that in most cases remain unknown through out their whole lives, most metamorfigus don’t know of their abilities until their mid life”

“So when do Core lessons start professor?” Draco asked

“Day after tomorrow”

“And who will be teaching them” Questioned Hermione before Draco got the chance.

McGonagall’s eyes twinkled in a almost Dumbledoreish way.

“oh, you’ll see”


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Chaper Six... AN OLD FRIEND, THE NEW TEACHER.

Hermione had spent the whole night putting up posters in the house common rooms about the new Core class. Even though she had a late and restless night Hermione was awake, dressed and down at the great hall for breakfast before any other students were out of bed. Hermione was curious about the new professor; it had to be someone Hermione knew otherwise McGonagall would have told her strait out who it was.


Hermione finished her early breakfast as the other students were arriving.


“Miss Granger, could I have a word with you please?”


Hermione turned to see professor Slughorn smiling down at her.


“Uh sure Professor, now?”


“Know time like the present” he beamed rocking on the balls of his feet before he headed for the big oak doors leading out of the great hall.


Hermione grabbed her bag and headed after him. It didn’t take her long to catch up since his fat little legs didn’t carry him very fast. And when she did they were on their way out into the grounds.


“Professor, what is this about?”


“Not here” He hissed


Hermione noticed that the smiling Slughorn she agreed to talk to was replaced by a serious and anxious Slughorn.


“Sir w-“


“Not Here child” he scolded her half way through her sentence.


Hermione followed Slughorn over the grounds and past Hagrid’s pumpkin patch. Hermione was impressed with Hagrid this year. Some pumpkins were big enough the hold a grown man.


Slughorn stopped and motioned for Hermione to hide behind the pumpkins with him. He took out his wand and tapped the biggest pumpkin. Hermione couldn’t help but hold her breath when a hole appeared in the pumpkin and reveling what looked like a long set of stairs.


“Hurry in” Slughorn said pushing Hermione towards the pumpkin.


“You’re kidding right?” Hermione asked with a raised eyebrow.


“You want help or not?”


With that Slughorn forced Hermione in through the hole in the pumpkin and followed her. After sealing the hole in the pumpkin behind him Slughorn sidestepped Hermione which was difficult due to his gigantic size and started descending the stairs. Hermione followed reluctantly, not knowing whether she made the right decision in following Slughorn out of the castle with out telling anyone she was going, it was Slughorn who told Voldermort about the horcruxes in the first place.


Hermione reached the bottom of the stairs which led into a small dimly lit room that had no other exits. There was a large wooden table surrounded by old wooden chairs to her right with a lot of old looking scrolls and what looked like jars full of black mucus. On her left was a cupboard and washbasin and in the far corner was a small rickety looking bed. Even though the room was lit, Hermione could not determine the source of the light no candles, no lights and no windows, due to that fact that they were under ground.

Slughorn stood before her wearing a very smug smile.


“Hermione I brought you here too meet your new Core teacher I thought it would be best for you to see him before he puts on his disguise, which he needs For Obvious reasons”

“You can come out now” He called out to the room


The cupboard started to creak open and then a fully grown man dressed in a beautiful white cloak that almost hurt her eyes to look at, stepped out of what Hermione mistaken for a cupboard. Hermione saw the man’s face and her hand flew to her mouth.


“Sirius?”

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Chapter Seven... THE TALE.

It had been a whole hour since Hermione had found out that Sirius was still alive. She was trying to wrap her head around it. Once she convinced herself it was possible she would look over at Sirius and freak out again.


“I just can’t believe it” She breathed for was seemed like the hundredth time.


“Hermione, please just listen to my story and I will-“


“If you really are Sirius and not a death eater in disguise then how come Harry doesn’t know and how come your only coming back now?”


“If you listened to me then-“


Hermione had cut him off again.


“Fine, what happened?”


Hermione turned to face Sirius who suddenly looked like he was put on the stand, personally Hermione couldn’t blame him, if it really was Sirius she wasn’t exactly giving him the warmest of welcomes. But these days she had to be careful.


“Ok” Sirius started looking Hermione directly in the eyes.


“When I feel through the veil at the department of mysteries it felt like I was suddenly cleansed of all the worlds evil, I mean I didn’t even hate Snape”


Hermione snorted.


“Now I know your not Sirius”


Sirius laughed and continued.


“I was standing in nothingness, it wasn’t some bright light, I wasn’t surrounded by darkness. There is no way to explain it really, but when I was in there I had time to think. I walked around for what seemed like and eternity. After a while though in the nothingness I felt something…wind”


“wind?”


Sirius nodded and continued.


“I followed the direction of the wind for so long I started to forget why. The world had become normal to me. I forgot the outside world, who I was, who Harry was e-”


Sirius’s voice cracked and he looked down at his hands. Instinctively Hermione reached over the table and took Sirius’s hands in her own, rubbing them comfortingly. Sirius shook himself out of it and looked up at Hermione and smiled, tears collecting around the rim of his eyes.


After awhile there was something in the nothing. An arch made out of two trees that had vines and leaves instead of a drapery. I looked at it for so long before I decided to actually walk through. What I found was- was unbelievable.


Hermione held her breath looking at Sirius as if seeing him for the first time.


“You went to Eden, didn’t you?”


Sirius nodded.


Hermione had read about Eden, first in the Bible then latter in wizarding books from the library. Muggles had learnt about Eden and believed it was the start of all life. When in fact it’s the end. It is believed that Eden is the final resting place for all creatures.


“What was it like?” She asked in awe


“It was beautiful, they told me that I had not finished what I was intended to do. They taught me the extent of my powers, how to use them and when”


“Wow, what did they teach you”

“Ahh Hermione you haven’t changed, wanting to learn everything at once, but you will have to wait for class too learn the things I have”

Hermione smiled and stood ran around the table and wrapped her arms around Sirius. Tears forming in their eyes.


“You have no idea how much we missed you”

“Oh I think I do”


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chapter Eight...CORE CLASS

Hermione was staring at herself in the mirror, she was staring for so long her face didn’t look like her own anymore just jumbled up shapes. A loud knocking broke the spell and her face looked like her face again.

“Granger, would you hurry the bloody hell up, I don’t want to be late for the first core class and you have been in there all bloody morning! I know you have a rats nest for hair but you can’t fix that no matter how long you –“ Draco was cut off by Hermione opening the door

“ Why sorry Malfoy I forgot it takes you twice as long as everyone else to have a shower because you have to blow-dry your beautiful ferret fur” Hermione smirked at him and stormed off to her room.

“What the bloody hell is a blowdry?” Draco yelled after her.

Hermione Changed and made her way down to the great hall for breakfast. She smiled at Sirius when she sat down, of course he didn’t look like Sirius. He looked younger, light brown hair, cool blue eyes and slight stubble on his face. Hermione thought he might be a little nervous but he looked calmer then the sea before a storm.

“who’s that?” questioned Ron taking a seat next to Hermione.

“The new core teacher” Hermione replied as she poured herself a pumpkin juice.

“What period do we have it?” he asked

“Honestly Ron do you pay attention to your timetable at all or do you rely on me to be your watch, timetable and cleaner?”

“Rely on you” Ron replied simply shrugging his shoulders.

“Hey Hermione” said Ginny happily as she sat down opposite them.

“Hey Ginny”

“That the new Core teacher?” she asked jerking her head towards the staff teacher.

“Yeah he does-“ started Hermione.

“Speaking of core class do you know what period I have it today?” Ginny asked.

Ron snorted into his pumpkin juice while Hermione shot him a glare.

“You have it fourth-” she said staring pointedly at Ginny

“-and we have it first”

“Are you coming to see Harry this weekend?” Questioned Ron nervously.

“Well of course I am don’t be silly but I need him to come up to the school afterwards I have something I need to show him” Hermione replied

“What?” asked Ginny

“Never you mind”

“Granger” a voice called from behind her

“What is it?” she asked though she knew it would be Malfoy.

“Sorry to break up what would be nothing less then a happy conversation about sunshine and rainbows but professor Kippin would like a word with us before fist period”

Hermione shot Ginny and Ron an apologetic smile before she followed Malfoy out of the Great hall.

“How can you stand those twits?” Malfoy burst out before he could stop himself.

Hermione gave him a cold look before answering.

“Those twits just happen to be my friends, every heard of them Malfoy?”

She gave him a smirk to rival his own before entering their class room.

Malfoy was about to retort before he was stopped by the professor addressing them.

“I am, as you would no doubt know, your new core teacher” Sirius started winking at Hermione.

“I called you here because as painful as it may be for you this class is dependent on trust and I am sorry to inform you, inter house co-operation” He finished giving Hermione a look of deepest sympathy.

“Now take your seats, preferably next to each other to encourage the other students to do so” Again saying silent apologies to Hermione.

Slowly the class filled in around them she shrugged at Ron when he shot her a questioning look. After all the seats where filled Sirius spoke.

“Good morning class and welcome to Core”

“Sir, sorry what is core exactly?” Asked Neville nervously.

“Core is referring to your core abilities, Your true power”

Neville still looked confused so Sirius elaborated.

“Every witch or wizard has a core ability, some are well known but not for what they are.

For instance divination – seeing the future – true predictions such as prophecies not tea reading and such is a core power. A metamorfigus is another example”

“Sir, whats your core power?” Hermione asked.

Sirius smiled at her.

“Mine?”

The class nodded in response.

“I can speak to anyone” He replied simply

The class didn’t look impressed.

“So can I” Laughed one of the slytherins at the back of the class.

“No I think you misunderstand me, I can speak to people who have passed people who are a long way away or simply have a private conversation”

Hermione heard a voice echoing slightly inside her head. “See what I mean”

Apparently Sirius had done this to everyone in the class because they all looked impressed now.

“So you can talk to dead people” Asked Ron in awe.

“Yes, I have had quite a few conversations with Godrick Gryffindor actually. Did you know that his favorite food was peach cobbler”

“How do we find out what our core abilities are sir?”

Sirius turned to Draco who had asked the question.

“That Mr Malfoy is simple, would you like to go first?”

Draco looked nevous and a little afraid but nodded his head.

“Please step up here” Sirius said gesturing to a small platform next to him.

Draco stood on the platform waiting with a look of excitement and fear on his face.

Sirius pointed his wand at Draco and started singing softly Hermione could only just make out the words.

It was has If Sirius was talking in tounges.

“uoy oot ylno eqinu rewop siht erut dna doog rewop ruoy laelver”

A Gold stream of liquid trailed out of Sirius’s wand and circled around Draco until He was hidden from view. Seconds later the water fell but upon hitting the ground the water turned to stars that shot up in the air and disappeared.

“What did they say?” Sirius asked in a soft voice.

“They said, they said that I could fly, they said that I could fly without a broom just on the air”

“Try it”

Draco looked at Sirius.

“How?”

“You know how” Sirius answered

Draco nodded then rose a few feet in the air smiled at the class then flew around the class room in a standing position as if ridding an invisible flying skateboard.

“Miss Granger, I Believe you are next” Said Sirius

Hermione, trembling a bit rose from her chair and went to the platform. Sirius repeated his spell on Hermione. She saw the gold close around her. She heard a faint voice that grew louder the more Hermione concentrated on it.

“Help me, what is my core power?”

A rush of images flooded Hermione’s Brain accompanied by knowledge of what they meant.

There was a burst of stars and Hermione could see her class once again.

“Well” Sirius asked

“ I can see, read and interpret Auras and – “ Hermione paused she didn't want to go on

“And what” Ron asked from across the room.

“It’s not important” she rushed.

“Of course it is”

“I can reveal soul mates”

“That’s a wonderful gift to have, the soul is the most important part of you and vital in your core. When you meet and accept your soul mate your core powers are strengthened.

Hermione looked tearful and turned away from the class.

“What’s wrong?” asked Sirius concerned

“Ron isn’t my soul mate” she wispered

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Chapter Nine...QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS


“Hermione, Hermione, Open the door, I know you are in there I can see you”

Hermione had retreated back to her common room strait after class. All of her class mates had found what their core power was that lesson. Ron could see anywhere. All her had to do was think of a place or person and see what was happening there at that very moment. Apparently right now he was looking at her.
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“Go away Ronald, I want to be alone right now”

She couldn’t handle the fact that she wasn’t meant to be with Ron. She always thought she would end up with him eventually.

“But why?” he yelled through the common room entrance “Did I do something wrong?”

Hermione sighed and got up of her chair dropping her book as she went.

“No Ron you haven’t done anything, I just got some bad news" Hermione stopped before the tears that were threatening to leak from her eyes burst out like flood gates.

“Well let me in, we can talk about it” Ron yelled desperately through the entrance.

“I DO NOT NEED THIS RIGHT NOW” came an angry voice from Draco’s room.

“Weasly, **** OFF! I am trying to sleep”

“No you’re not” laughed Ron “Your writing a letter to pansy – Dear pansy, I know that you want” said Ron in a high pitched voice laughing before Draco come storming out of his room. Obviously Ron had taken a peep and stepped over the line.

“Malfoy, I will handle this” she said grabbing the back of his school shirt in effort to stop him going outside and pounding on Ron.

“Ron I know you are excited about your core power, but you can’t keep invading peoples privacy! Now I want to be left alone, I will come and see you latter” She said with her hands on her hips knowing that Ron could see her.

“Ok but please don’t be long we need to talk about you know what” He said mysteriously
But Hermione knew what he was talking about. – Harry, the horcruxs and this snag that he had hit.

“Ok, just go away”

Draco turned to Hermione and looked at her red face he could tell that she had been crying and she knew it.

“Anyway, thanks for that” he said before walking off

‘Did he just say…thank you?’

“Granger” came a voice from Draco’s room

“Uh huh”

“Close your mouth”

Hermione laughed.

“Are you sure you don’t have Ron’s powers?”

“Don’t insult me, mine are so much cooler” he said as he appeared in his door frame giving Hermione one of his all time famous smirks.

“You know that’s the first time I have smiled since I got my news” she told him

“I’m glad” he said quietly before he closed the door.

Hermione bent down and retrieved her book and settled down for a good read. It was a book about the history of muggles and wizards interactions throughout the years.

‘Non magic folk more commonly known as muggles have been interacting with wizards for centuries. Cable grant one of the most significant wizards of the early years coined the term muggles for non magic folk back in the first centaury- saying they are a bright race of people they are just a little muggled up. Along with Merlin one of the most famous wizards to the muggles was Jesus Christ of course the muggles believed him to be a God rather than a common wizard. Back in the late…’

“Ahh Hermione, wanna come for a walk?”

Hermione had to turn in her seat to see who was talking to her. Looking at Draco with his hands in his pocket and shuffling his feet.

‘Since when is Malfoy ever nervous?’

“Ahh sure, just let me get my coat” She said confused

Hermione went to her room. Looking for her brown knee length coat. Finally finding it among all the junk piled up at the back of her cupboard she put it on and made her way for the door only to stop half way, run back to her dresser and apply some perfume.

‘What am I doing?’

Meeting Draco by the door they stepped out into the corridor and they made their way out into the grounds. Once they were out by the lake the same place her and Ron had their lunch a few days previously and the place her, Ron and harry had spent so much time planning and enjoying themselves, Draco sat down.

Hermione sat carefully beside him, crossing her legs and facing him rather than the beautiful black lake in front of her.

“Hermione, can I ask you something?” Draco asked nervously

“Of course, I can’t promise I will answer” She said smiling reassuringly at him.

“Why did you testify for me at my trial, I thought you would want me to go to Azkaban after what I did?”

“Well….Harry said you wouldn’t have killed Dumbledore that you lowered your wand and also that you had to do it or Voldermort would have killed your family”

Draco nodded looking down at his hands and Hermione could tell that this was troubling him.

“But, I was so horrible to you over the years, still am, now that I come to think of it”

“Oh come on Malfoy, you know us Gryffindors must always do the right thing, you were on trial for your actions towards Dumbledore not to me…regardless of how I felt about you or what you have done to me. I can’t just let an innocent person go to Azkaban…even if he is a git”

Malfoy laughed and looked up at Hermione, for a second she studied his face. He was a lot more filled out then he was at the trial and his skin wasn’t so transparent”

“I thought maybe you testified because you thought maybe we could be friends…I have lost all mine now, I mean we keep up appearances at school but I never talk to them outside of classes” Draco sort of trailed off leaving Hermione to think about what he had said.

“Well if that’s what you want”

“What do you mean?” he asked looking up at her for the second time

“I mean if you want to be friends, I can deal with that, I mean it a lot better then fighting everyday”

“OK” he smiled

“Now can I ask you a question?”

“Sure”

“Harry was much more adamant about getting you off then I was. He fought for you all the way through. Why are you asking me why I testified and not him?”

“Because I all ready know why he testified…he testified for me out of pity, he felt sorry for me. But when you was up on the stand I didn’t see any pity in your eyes”

“What did you see?”

Draco turned to look at her keeping eye contact as if he was about to use legamins on her.

“Determination”

“Well I am a-“

“-Gryffindor, I know I know” Laughed Draco as he stood up holding out a hand to help her up, taking it Hermione stood up beside Draco and they both looked out over the water.

Malfoy bent down and picked up and rock and through it into the water disturbing the smooth surface.

“Your such a goof Malfoy” she laughed pushing him

Draco chased after her.

“Hey, just coz we are friends now doesn’t mean you an insult me”

They laughed and ran all the way back to their common room for some deserved rest.


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Chapter Ten...TRUTHFULLY

Hermione sat in the Gryffindor common room her soft hand draped over the arm of the crimson couch she was occupying, she had been waiting for Ron to show up for the last 30 minutes. Apparently he went for a walk with Lavender.

‘What a tart’ She thought to herself.

She knew now that her and Ron weren’t meant to be…that didn’t mean she had accepted it yet.

Just as Hermione had just about had enough and was about ready to leave, two very loud people stumbled through the portrait hole.

“I can’t believe you did that” Laughed Lavender as she clung around Ron’s neck.

“I wish I could have seen filches face”

Lavender stopped dead when she saw Hermione and quickly retracted herself from around Ron’s neck.

Ron hiccupped when he spotted Hermione standing red faced in front of him.

“Heeeey Herrrrrrmioneeee” he slurred

“Ronald…,are you drunk?” Hermione asked full of disbelief despite the evidence right in front of her.

“Come ooon Herrrrmioneee, live a little” Ron laughed

“LIVE A LITTLE, LIVE A LITTLE! RON YOU COULD BE EXPELLED”

“Is that all you think about…God your soooooo booring”

Lavender giggled and instantly knew it was a mistake.

“AND YOU” she rounded on Lavender

“WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE? WHERN”T YOU OUT WITH SHAMUS LAST NIGHT AND SOME RANDOM HUFFLEPUFF THE NIGHT BEFORE, YOU DISCUST ME…SHOW A LITTLE DIGNATY WOMAN!”

“AT LEAST I HAVE A LIFE! YOU ARE SEVENTEEN AND KISSED ONE BOY…PATHETIC!”

Ron stood at the side not really knowing what to do. While Lavender and Hermione looked like they were about to wage war on each other.

“AND BORING, YOU THINK I AM BORING! WELL FINE DON’T COME CRAWLING TO ME WHEN YOU NEED MY HELP!”

“BLOODY HELL HERMIONE, YOUR SO UPTIGHT, YOU DON’T DO ANYTHING FUN HAVE YOU EVER EVEN HAD ALCOHOLE BEFORE?”

“WHY WOULD I WANT TO, YOU THINK YOUR SO GROWN UP BECAUSE YOU DRINK, I HAVE NEWS FOR YOU RONALD WEASLY IT JUST REALLY SHOWS HOW IMATURE YOU ARE!”

“DON’T BLAME ME COZ YOU HAVEN’T GOT A LIFE!”

With that Hermione stormed out of the common room. Fuming all the way.

‘Don’t have a life…I’ll show them’ ‘boring…HUH’

Storming through the common room entrance she threw herself down on the floor.

Conjuring up two bottles of firewisky and some good old muggle absinth.

“MALFOY!, MALFOY!”

“What” he called as he walked out into the common room in nothing but his boxers and a black singlet shirt.

“Do you drink?”

“You do?” He almost laughed

“IS THAT FUNNY IS IT? WHY IS IT SO HARD TO BELIEVE THAT I DRINK” She yelled.

“No, no I was just a surprised” Draco defended quickly.

“WELL?” Hermione asked holding up a bottle of firewisky in one hand while she took a swig of her own bottle.

Draco shrugged and took the bottle from Hermione and sat on the floor in front of her.

Hermione’s eyes watered as the hot liquid ran down her throat and she couldn’t help but
cough and splutter when it went down.

After half a bottle of firewiskey Hermione was sprawled out of the floor in front of Draco who was still quite sober.

“Malfoy”

“mmm”

“Am I boring?”

“I don’t know you well enough to answer that…but I don’t think so”

“Weellll why don’t we get to know each other?” Hermione slurred as she sat and crawled over next to Draco who was propped up against the lounge.

“What do you mean?”

“Truth or Dare…well more a game of Truth”

“How do you play?” he asked starting to get interested

“You have never played before?” She asked completely amazed

“Never”

“Ok well I ask a question and you answer truthfully then you ask one”

“Ahh ok, you start” He said a little nervously then he took a large gulp of his firewisky.

“Ok…umm…ok…ok..Umm..What would I ask the Slytherin prince?..Umm..Oh I GOT IT…What is your favorite color?”

“That’s it?” Draco laughed

“Well you have to start small and work your way up....Duh’

Draco laughed

"What?" Hermione asked

"I just never thought i would hear Hermione Granger use the phrase 'Duh'" He chuckled

Hermione laughed, then gestured him too answer the question.

“Ok..Well that question is easy…Green” he smirked at her

“Typical”

“And yours?” He asked after taking a large swig of his firewisky

“Green” she shrugged

“You favorite color is the Slytherin house color “ He laughed

“No..It has always been my favorite color since I was little…it’s just unfortunate that it’s the Slytherin colors”

“Unfortunate…I think you should be proud” he laughed

“So what’s up?” Draco asked Hermione, he wasn’t drunk yet but he was on his way and this gave him the confidence to start nosing around.

“Whadda mean?” slurred Hermione

“Well what has gotten into you, We could get in trouble for this…yet, strangely enough this was your idea”

“You mean you have never had a drink at Hogwarts?”

“I didn’t say that” he chuckled shaking his head

“Then what is the problem?”

“I just didn’t think you would risk being head girl and all just to get drunk with boring old me”

“What you think I am too uptight that I am no fun?” she asked, emotion creeping into her voice.

Draco could tell by the tone of her voice that this wasn’t the time for this discussion.

“No I was saying wouldn’t there be other people you would rather have fun with then me” He covered

“No, we are friends now. Beeessst frieeends”

Draco shook his head and smirked.

"What" She questioned

"Your ddrunk" he slurred, pointing a finger at her.

"So are yooou"

"Not as druunk aasss yoou"

They both looked at each other and burst out laughing.

“Now it’s my turn to ask you a question” Hermione smiled returning her attention back to the previous conversation.

“Shooooot” he slurred now that he had refiled his bottle for the second time

“Why did you hate me so much before?”

Hermione could tell by the sudden orange and olive streaks in his silver blue aura that her question made him nervous and ashamed. She didn’t know how she knew what these colors meant she just did.

“Isn’t it obvious, you where Potters little mascot” he said in mock bitterness

“No seriously”

“Well many reasons, that’s how I was brought up – to hate muggle borns, because I couldn’t stand being beaten by you in everything- I guess I felt threatened by you or something and yes because you where friends with saint Potter”

“You felt threatened by me” She said as a wide smile broke across her face.

“NO” He pouted as he crossed his arms

This caused Hermione to roll around the floor laughing.

“You right?” He asked raising one eye brow but the ghost of a smile played across his face.

Once Hermione calmed herself down she sat herself up and faced Draco again.

“But what’s changed? I mean I am still smarter then you-“at this Draco stuck his tongue out at her.
“-you still have the same up brining and I am still Harry’s friend”

“With dad put away and after the hearing and how you stuck up for me even though you didn’t even like me…made me rethink the whole – Muggle borns equal scum thing I had going on and I guess the Potter thing doesn’t bother me so much because he isn’t here”

“Oh ok then” Hermione said dreamily as if they where only discussing the weather as she laid out on the floor in front of Draco and passed out.

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Chapter Eleven - GETTING UP - OUCH

Hermione woke with a pounding head ache. Her whole body seemed to throb and she had no idea where she was. Too scared to open her eyes she lay there trying to remember what had gone on the night before.

‘I remember fighting with Ron – stupid git’

As she lay there trying to recall the rest of her night she heard someone stir – someone was in the room with her.

Opening one eye only enough to let little light in and distorted Images she could make out a person laying on a stretcher near her bed.

It was then that she remembered the events of the night before with Draco and Her drunken state. Hermione groaned inwardly knowing she probably made a fool of herself at one point.

“Hopefully He was so drunk he doesn’t remember” She said quietly to herself

“Unfortunately for you, I wasn’t” Came Draco’s voice from the Floor

Hermione closed her eyes tight wishing it all away she had no idea how she had behaved infact she remembered very little after her 3rd shot of Firewisky.

“Umm Draco…Did I umm…Do anything –“

“Embarrassing?” Draco helped her

“Yeah”

“Well only if you count Going up to the Gryffindor common room and throwing all of weasel’s stuff out the window”

“I did WHAT!, AND YOU DIDN’T STOP ME” Hermione screamed as she flung up out of bed causing Draco to roar with laughter.

“Relax, Relax, I was joking you had a quiet night we played a little game of truth then you passed out I put you to bed and that was it”

“That’s all?” She asked like a little child asking if Santa was real.

“That’s all” He told her in a reassuring voice.

Relief washed over her face followed by confusion.

“Ahh Draco why where you sleeping on my floor?”

“Umm, Because you asked me too, when I was carrying you to bed” He said as his face got reader with every word.

“Oh ok, yeah I do that sometimes, you know when I’m drunk” she lied trying to make it sound like it happened all the time.

Draco got up from his stretcher and it was the first time she had ever seen him with his hair not perfectly done instead of being sleeked back it fell in blonde locks over his eyes.

"I like you like this" Hermione said before she could stop herself

"Like what?"

"Natural"

Draco smirked one of his famous smirks but instead of making Hermione want to slap him it made her smile.

"Come on little one I will get you some breakfast" He said draging her out of the room and pushing her on the couch.

"Now what would you like for breakfast madam" Draco said in his best mock waiter voice

"McDonalds Pancakes and a hash brown"

"McBonls- What?" He asked a look of confussion etched on his face.

"Oh my Gosh, you haven't heard of Mcdonalds, i've never met anyone who didn't know what Mcdonalds was before"

"It's a Muggle thing isn't it" He asked, confused

"Well yeah, but it's like a shop, that sells food"

"OHH, like the three broomsticks"

"Well yeah but there is more then one shop there a lots of them all over the world so no matter where you are you can get food and know what it is"

"All over the world i doubt it - a shop - how many of them could there be?"

"Well I read in a magazine last summer that somewhere in the world a McDonalds opens every 26 hours"

"What are they trying to do take over the world?" he asked amazed

Hermione shruged.

"Probably"

"Well how about just some good old fashion bacon and eggs then. We have class in 40 minutes"

After they finished their breakfast Draco and Hermione made their way down to first period. Talking about their new core teacher and where he could have possible came from.
Hermione being careful to step around the subject.

"WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU ARE DOING?"

An angry voice screamed from behind them. Draco and Hermione turned to see an angry red faced Ron ten feet behind them.

"WE GO AND HAVE A FIGHT SO YOU GO AND MAKE FRIENDS WITH THIS FERET TO GET BACK AT ME?"

The whole corridor was looking at them but for once Hermione didn't care.

"Don't think so highly of yourself Ronald. Draco and I where friends before your little act last night. I guess I enjoy his company more because he isn't as 'Boring' as you" She said sweetly though her eye showed dangerous territory for Ron.

She then grabed Draco and draged him away.

"What was that all about?" Draco asked as he was pulled down the corridor and into a deserted classroom.

Hermione puffing from anger as well as the long speedy haul down the corridor.

"Last night Ron and i had a fight...ok?"

"Ok....is that what last night was all about?" he asked leaning up against the stone wall.

"What do you mean?"

"You know the drinking and stuff - Hermione i know i am probably not the one to talk but drinking isn't a way to deal with things...if weasel ****es you off...curse him one, or punch him like you did me, don't drink it away" He said seriously

"No, No thats not what it was about, he told me i didn't have a life and stuff so I proved him wrong" She said with a voice of both triumph and shame.

"Ok, but can i ask something?"

Hermione nodded as she sat on a dusty table top opposite him.

"Why did this fight effect you was it about what happened in Core?"

"What happened in Core?" Hermione asked casually even though her heart was beating faster.

"I don't know, you tell me, all i know is that you got your power and then like broke down or something, you didn't talk and astonishingly enough didn't put up your hand or offer an opinion at any chance"

Hermione's head fell so she was looking at Her shoes and the light layer of dust on the stone floor. Draco put a reassureing hand on her shoulder"

"Come on tell me, what happened"

"You know how I said I can reveal soul mates" She said in a quite voice

Draco didn't answer but she took it for a yes.

"Well I saw that Ron wasn't mine" She said finally looking up from the floor, tears streaked her face and they kept coming.

"Hermione, thats something to rejoice"

Hermione sobbed and covered her face in her hands.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I know you liked him, but wouldn't it be better to find that out now and not after investing so much time into a relationship and have it not work out"

"I know, I keep telling myself that but, but it hurts so much" She sobbed

A fresh flow of tears leaking from her eyes. Draco wrapped his arms around her and she cried into his shoulder.

They stayed like this until Hermione had calmed herself down.

"I'm sorry" she said retracting herself from under his comforting hug.

"It's ok, just don't make a habit out of it" he said jokingly and gave her a soft jab on the shoulder.

"Come on we have to get to class"

Hermione slid of the table and wiped the dust off the back of her skirt.

"Thanks again Draco" she said as she opened the door.

They both walked out of the room at the same time, which was a big mistake.

"THE FERET AND THE BEVER ARE IN LOVE! ... FERET AND BEVER SITTING IN THE TREE, K-I-S-S-I-N-G" sang peves as he floated down the corridor and around the corner.

Draco and Hermione looked at each other with identical looks of horror.

"It's gonna be a long day"

"You think?" Hermione replied sarcastically.

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Chapter 12...HELPING SIRIUS.

Hogwats being Hogwarts peeves roomer spread faster then the black plague and Hermione spent the rest of the day being ignored by her fellow Gryffindors and receiving sniggers and rude comments from the usual Slytherins all though it did seem strange not to see Draco among them.

“ OI Beaver, leave it to you to come up with a story like that. As if my dakiepoo would touch you, we all know you have no friends and you are upset at the loss of attention now that your precious Harry potter isn’t here”

Hermione didn’t even have to look up to realise that is was the one and only pug face – Pansy-.

“Shove off Pansy”

“Oh now I am scared, the little mudblood told me to shove off, I guess I have to do what she says” Laughed pansy as she pushed one of Hermione’s books off the table.

“Pansy, was that you I saw down at the lake the other day making out with crabb?” Hermione asked sweetly

“Oh don’t be ridiculous” Pansy laughed

“Well that’s what the whole school is going to hear if you don’t get the bloody hell out of my face”

Hermione smiled up at Pansy’s shocked expression and returned to her book. Before Pansy stormed off to find some other prey.

Hermione chuckled to herself. Grabbed her book and returned to her common room for some peace while she read. She was researching for Harry to try and find something useful to tell him when they met the next morning.

She was just settling in the soft armchair when she hard Sirius’s voice in her head.

‘ Hermione, could you please meet me in the pumpkin tonight?’

‘Ahh sure” she answered not completely sure he could hear her.

‘Thanks’

'So I guess he can hear me' she thought to herself.

I can’t believe I got stuck with such a stupid core power. Ron can invade peoples privacy, Ginny can talk to animals and grow plants in a matter of seconds, Draco can fly, Luna can control elements, Neville can turn invisible and walk through walls and all I can bloody do is see peoples auras and play damn match maker!

Hermione fumed to herself until it was time to go see Sirius.

She made her way out of the castle and down to the pumpkin patch entering the pumpkin she walked down into Sirius’s home.

“Sirius?” she called.

“Coming” he replied from the other room that had a cupboard for a door.

He entered the room carrying two glasses of butter beer.

“What did you need to see me about professor?” She said jokingly

"Please don't call me that unless we are in class, It freaks me out" said Sirius as he smiled and sat down.

“I need your help” he said seriously

“What with?”

“I need you to help me see Harry”



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Chapter 13...HELPING HERMIONE!

Hermione promised to help Sirius. She knew that neither of them could guarantee Harry’s reaction but he would probably take it a lot better if he was given some warning.

Leaving Sirius and returning to her common room for some peace and quite Hermione couldn’t shake the feeling that she was being watched. Her steps quickened and her heart raced, something was wrong she could feel it. Reaching the great oak door at a run Hermione flung herself through them, slamming the door behind her. Hermione stood watching the door for several minutes with her wand ready, just incase.

“Hermione, what is it” Neville’s voice whispered from behind her.

Hermione didn’t answer she kept her eyes trained on the door and her ears alert for any foreign noises.

“Do you want me to get Mcgonagal?” He questioned taking a step in the direction of her office.

Hermione lowered her wand.

“No Neville it was nothing”

“Well do you want me to go get Ron” He said in a braver voice.

“NO” Hermione cried

“I never want to speak, to see, to, to”

Hermione broke down, She was still freaked out by what happened outside. She couldn't handly thinking about Ron at the very moment. She loved Ron, she would wait in the great hall for him at breakfast even if she was going to be late for class, just to see him smile, she would spend less time with her parents and more time at the burrow just to be around him and now, now it was all over.

Neville held her unsure of what too do.

“Do you want me to walk you back to your common room?” He asked giving her a small smile

Hermione nodded but wouldn’t stop clutching him. Neville performed a spell to make her light as a feather lifted her from the ground bridle style and made his way to her common room, turning himself and Hermione invisible he walked right through the unicorn statue and the wall behind it and strait into The heads common room.

“Longbottom, what in the hell do you think, oh Merlin, what happened”

Neville placed Hermione on the lounge, Draco conjured up a blanket and covered her.

“I am not sure actually, I found her in the entrance hall with her wand out I asked if I could get Mcgonagall or Ron for her and she broke down”

Draco nodded.

“Thanks for your help Longbottom, I can look after her”

“If anything happens or you need anything-“

“I will come get you” Draco finished for him.

Neville went to leave and turned back.

“You know Malfoy, your not as bad as people think you are”

“Yeah, just don’t go spreading it around” he said with his famous smirk.

Neville laughed, turned invisible and left leaving Draco to look after Hermione.


Draco Prepared a hot bath with lavender and rose oils to sooth Hermione. He transfigured her cloths into a swim suit and his into board shorts and slid into the water taking Hermione with him.

“I am sorry” Hermione whispered into his shoulder

“Don’t be”

“No I shouldn’t have broken down the way I did I should just come to terms with the fact that Ron and I will never be together, its just-“ Hermione stopped not able to finish her sentence.

“Its just what”

“Well I know Ron and I can never be together, I saw it, that’s why I stopped trying, but he doesn’t, as far as he was concerned we where still heading in the direction I thought we where before and he still went out with lavender. I just feel so-“

“Betrayed”

Hermione nodded

“And lost” she said as she let go of Draco and sunk under the water.

"I know it feels like your world is falling apart, Harry isn’t here to help you through this and Ron is the problem, you need to find someone you can talk to and be confident that they wont hurt you”

“I have Ginny but Ron is her brother, I don’t want to put her in a position that she would feel uneasy”

“Well you always have me to talk to, that is if you want”

“Thanks, I think I would like that”

Hermione looked down and smiled to herself.

“You truly are a gentleman”

“Whys that”

“You could have transfigured any type of skimpy swim wear and you choose a nice one piece”

Draco laughed.

“I don’t need to resort to tricks, I could get you to take you cloths off with nothing but my good looks and charm”

“I wouldn’t count on it pal” Hermione giggled.

Draco put on a sad puppy dog face wadding over to her. Hermione was getting nervous.

‘Where could this be going she thought to herself”

Once Draco was as close as he could be with out actually touching her, he smiled, a mischievous evil smile then dunked Hermione under the water. Hermione came up spluttering.

“Oh your going to pay for that one Mr Malfoy”

Draco backed away and Hermione laughed.

“But not right now, I am going to wait until you don’t expect it, then I will get my revenge”

Draco smirked and jumped up out of the huge bath, giving Hermione a hand out they dried off and got dressed.

“Feel like a game of exploding snap?” Hermione asked

“Sure”

Hermione was going to have some fun tonight and work on the problem of Harry tomorrow, she was entitled to that.


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Chapter 14...THE REUNION

Hermione was running late, she rushed into the bathroom to take a quick shower.
‘stupid, stupid Hermione’ she scolded herself. She had to meet Harry in 10 minutes and then she had the whole Sirius issue to deal with.

Stepping out of the shower she wrapped a towel around her before sticking her head out of the bathroom door.

“Draco? Draco are you here?”

Apparently he wasn’t because there was no answer. Hermione stepped out of the bathroom and rushed to her room. She rummaged through her cupboard to find something to wear. Settling for a old pair of jeans and a red sweater.

Twenty minutes latter Hermione entered the three broomsticks. Instantly she spotted the mass of untidy black hair that she missed so much before she stopped in her tracks. Harry was sitting with Ron, she forgot all about him being here as well she had been focusing on helping Sirius. she made her way slowly over to the table.

“Hey Harry”

Harry smiled up at her, moving over to give her somewhere to sit.

“Hey Hermione, why are you so late” He asked

“Sorry, slept in. Me and Dra-“ She cut herself off, making Harry angry about Draco was not going to help her with Sirius.

An awkward silence fell over the table and all Hermione could do was look around the bar to find something to talk about. Harry burst out laughing tears rolling down his face.

“What is it mate” Ron asked looking at Harry as if he had finally snapped.

“You two are fighting aren’t you?” Harry choked out between fits of laughter.

“And why is that funny?” Hermione asked stiffly

“Because no matter how things change no matter what I am doing or where we are, somethings always stay the same”

Hermione and Ron both laughed.

“You don’t know how much I have missed this” Harry said sobering up a little

“I think we do” Hermione smiled.

Harry looked over at Ron who nodded.

“Ahh Harry, and I guess you too Ron, can we go talk, you know in private” Hermione asked. It was time to tell him.

Harry and Ron paid for their drinks and the three of them made their way out into the chilly air.

“Hold on boys”

Both boys grabbed one of Hermione’s hands before they disappeared.

They reappeared in the cave that Sirius hid out in when he was on the run, Hermione thought it might be fitting.

“Ah Hermione do we have to come here” Harry asked turning over one of the daily prophets that Sirius had left there, it was old mouldy and most of the writing had faded.

“Yes Harry we need somewhere no one will hear us and this is the best place”

“Fine”

Harry slumped down and leaned against the cave wall.

“The problem I’ve been having is-“

“Harry we can talk about the horcruxes latter I have something important to talk to you about.”

“Important, what could be more important then the horcruxes” Ron asked

“This” Hermione replied seriously.

“Harry I don’t know how to say this, I have been trying to think of a way to tell you this so you wont flip out but I can’t so I am just going to say it, ok”

“ok” He replied wearily.

“Sirius is alive”

She was greeted with silence.

“Harry?”

“Hermione, I saw him die, I tried to talk to him with the mirror, he is dead”

“No he died, but he’s not dead, I mean he was but-“

“Hermione your rambling” Said Ron who was now looking at Hermione like she had lost the plot.

Hermione took a deep breath to calm Herself before she started again.

“Harry, I wouldn’t lie about this, he is alive, he is teaching a new subject up at the school”

“Hermione, that’s not Sirius that’s profe-“

“He has a glamour charm on, changing the was he appears to others”

Harry and Ron looked at each other in doubt.

“Do you want to see him?” Hermione asked and with out waiting for a reply she grabbed their arms and they disappeared only to reappear inside Sirius’s pumpkin.

“where are we?” Ron asked running his hands along the wooden table.

“You don’t want to know” Hermione Laughed

They both looked at her waiting for her to explain.

“We are in a giant pumpkin in Hagrid’s Pumpkin patch”

“She really has lost the plot” Harry said shaking his head.

“Well we aren’t really in the pumpkin, we are below it, I think”

“Hermione, Hagrid’s pumpkin patch is on Hogwarts grounds and no one can apparate on Hogwarts grounds, you taught us that”

“That’s true, but we aren’t ON Hogwarts grounds we are BELOW them” Said a voice from behind them.

“Who are you?” Harry asked a little rudely

“That’s our core teacher” Ron answered for him.

“No that’s Sirius” Hermione smirked

“Hermione that’s not Sirius he’s –" Harry stopped, Sirius had taken off his glamour charm.

With in a blink of the eye Harry’s wand was out and pointed at Sirius’s chest.

“Harry it’s me” Sirius started

“Prove it, Who is Moony and what is his animagus?”

“Moony is Remus Lupin and he has no animagus, your father, wormtail and I became animagus because of his furry little problem”

Harry’s wand clattered to the floor, and his arms were wrapped around Sirius. Sirius wrapped his arms around his godson, silent tears of happiness streaming down his face.

“I love you Sirius, I don’t know if I ever told you that” Harry spoke into Sirius’s shoulder.

“I love you too Harry”

“Wait Harry, how can you be sure, wormtail could have told any death eater that” Said Ron who still had his wand in his hand.

“Not about my dad’s little saying for Lupin’s problem” replied Harry, pulling away from Sirius.

“But if you want Ron you can ask me a question too”

“Ok, when we would write you letters what was your code name, no death eater would no that”

“Snuffles”

Ron’s face cracked into a wide grin before he too gave Sirius a hug.

“I thought you were dead” Choked Harry.

“I was...Sit down I will tell you all about it"

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Chapter 15...MAKING PLANS

Hermione looked over at Harry and smiled, it felt so good to have him back even if she wasn’t sure how long he would be staying for. It had been two weeks all ready since he had arrived and Hermione was waiting for him to bring up the Horcruxes but he hadn’t, She was sure that it had something to do with Sirius.

“Umm Harry”

“Mmm?”

“When are we going to start on the horcruxes?”

Harry automatically glanced around to make sure there was no one near by too over hear them.

“Umm, yeah, I have been meaning to talk to you about that, I have been trying to get you and Ron together to talk about it but I haven’t been able to get you two in the same room since the day I found out about Sirius, what’s going on there?”

“Don’t even try to change the subject”

Harry smiled guiltily at her.

“Ok how about this, you can come to the heads common room tonight and we can talk about it, I guess you can bring Ronald”

“Thanks Hermione”

Before Hermione could even respond a ringing sound came from her robes.

“What’s that?” Harry questioned looking at the parchment she pulled about of her pocket.

“It’s my timetable, I put a charm on it to let me know when my free periods are over, I have charms now, do you want to come? I am sure flitwick wont mind”

“Nah I think I am just going to go see Sirius”

Hermione stood up and made to leave.

“Oh and Harry” She said turning around.

“Yeah?”

“You can’t avoid Ginny forever, you will have to see her eventually”

Again Harry smiled guiltily at Hermione.

“Ok Hermione, thanks”

Hermione smiled and nodded then turned to make her way to charms. Hermione couldn’t concentrate, Ron was making fun of her and he made no effort to hide it, she was trying her best to ignore him but it was proving difficult. The only reason she didn’t respond was because she wanted the meeting with Harry to go well and she knew if she insulted Ron that wouldn’t happen.

“Miss Granger”

“Ahh- yes professor”

“Is everything ok, you seem a little, distracted”

Ron sniggered at her over his book.

“Yes I am distracted professor there is a fowl smell coming from over there near Weasley, come to think of it, I think its him”

Ron bent low over his book but Hermione could see his ears glowing bright red with embarrassment. Giving a satisfied smile to Professor Flitwick, she turned back to her work but not before noticing a certain blonde Slytherin bursting with silent laughter.

“Hermione that was wonderful” said Draco catching up with her as she left the class room.

“I tried not to respond I really did, but I couldn’t take it anymore they were whispering and laughing all lesson and I knew it was about me”

“Don’t let it get to you, he is just jealous”

“Of what?”

“Of us”

“Draco, there is no us” Hermione said confused.

“I know that, but he doesn’t” Said Draco before he winked and gave her a kiss on the cheek.

“Bye beautiful” He said in a voice loud enough to carry over to Ron.

“Bye” Hermione smiled as she walked away chuckling to herself

‘Draco really is a new type of evil’

“What was that about?” Asked Ginny

“What”

“You and Malfoy, I just saw him kiss you”

“Oh, yeah, your brother-“

“Never mind I think I know whats going on, Hermione your more devious then I give you credit for” Ginny Laughed as they got joined the crowd making their way into the great hall.

‘Oh no, I’ll see you latter Hermione”

Before Hermione could even respond Ginny was gone, lost in the sea of students. Looking over at the Gryffindor table Hermione saw the reason for Ginny’s sudden disappearance, Harry was sitting alone at the end of the Gryffindor table, eating what looked to be a pumpkin pie.

“Hey Harry” She said sitting down beside him and poring herself some coffee.

“Hey Hermione, have you seen Hagrid around?”

“No, not for a few weeks actually”

Harry looked worried, they both turned to scan the staff table as if expecting him to be there.

“It seems empty doesn’t it”

“What does?” Hermione asked

“The teachers table, with out him, it just seems empty”

Harry looked down at his plate and Hermione knew he wasn’t speaking about Hagrid anymore.

“Harry, Dumbledore was a brave man and he loved you”

“I know, I just didn’t want to come back here, after his funeral I said I wanted to leave too complete his work, but that wasn’t the only reason, I didn’t think I could stay here being reminded of it everyday…you know?”

“I know Harry, we all miss him”

“No it’s not that, you weren’t there, you don’t think to yourself, I could have done something. I think about it everyday”

“Harry there was nothing you could have done and for some reason he didn’t want you to, why else would he have put a body bind curse on you”

“I know, but why wouldn’t he want help, just in case”

“I don’t know Harry, sometimes we never get the answer to the questions we want answered most”

Harry Laughed softly.

“Your starting to sound like him you know”

“Thanks”

A loud cry of ‘Won-Won’ diverted their attention to the door as Ron walked in.

“Umm Harry I have to go ahh…check something, meet me at my common room tonight, around seven”

“Ah ok, are you sure you don’t want to hang around?”

“Positive” she said before she stalked past Ron and out of the great hall.

“Draco, Draco are you here?”

With no answer she shrugged and started preparing her own lunch. She knew it was stupid to skip lunch in the great hall just because of Ron but she couldn’t help it, she was still fuming over what he did in class earlier.

“Just when I thought we could work it out” she said angrily to herself as she pulled her pie out of the oven.

“What do we need to work out?” came a voice from behind her.

Hermione screamed, grabbed her wand and swung around ready to curse who ever had snuck up on her.

“Draco, what the hell do you think you are doing sneaking up on me like that, especially in times like this, I could have cursed your head off”

“With a spatula?” he asked with barely contained laughter.

Apparently in her rush to defend herself she picked up a spatula instead of her wand and was now pointing it at Draco’s chest.

Hermione burst out in hysterical laughter and had to support herself with the kitchen bench.

“I am sorry” she gasped before the laughter took over her again.

“Come on” Draco chuckled, grabbed her lunch and lead her to the lounge.

“Hermione I have to talk to you about something” he said seriously.

“What?”

“well I –“

“HERMIONE, HERMIONE, can you open up I need to talk to you” Came Ginny’s voice from outside the common room.

Hermione shot an apologetic look at Draco and let Ginny in.

“Oh Hermione it’s just horrible I don’t – “Ginny stopped spotting Draco on the couch.

“Malfoy” She nodded in a polite gesture.

“Weasley” Draco nodded back.

“Umm can we talk in your room?” She asked turning back to Hermione.

“Sure”

“We will talk latter, I promise” She whispered as she passed him and walked into her room.

“Now tell me what is going on?” Hermione asked as she closed her bedroom door.

Ginny through her hands in the air as a sign of defeat. And slumped onto Hermiones bed.

“I cant take it anymore Hermione, he is hiding something from me and I just can’t stand to be around him when he lies and won’t even try to talk to me”

“I am going to hazard a guess, that we are talking about Harry here?”

“Yes” She almost shouted.

“Well what do you think he is hiding from you?” Hermione asked

“I don’t know, but I have been watching him… from a distance”

“So stalking” Hermione chuckled.

“No, just watching and I noticed a lot of weird things”

“Like what”

“Well he disappears behind Hagrid’s a lot, but I know he isn’t going to see him because Hagrid is away and”

“Wait, where is Hagrid? Do you know where he is?” Hermione interrupted.

“No I don’t, I went down to see him and he isn’t there, I thought it must have something to do with the order, but anyway, he goes there a lot and he is always talking to Hufflpuff students and he is always I the library, restricted section”

“I am always in the library” Hermione responded a little hurt.

“Yes but your Hermione” Ginny said dismissively

“And the other day he asked me about my old boyfriend, Michael, it was as if he was hoping I liked him or something, he was a little to eager for my answer, so either he is in love with a hufflpuff girl, or he has a strange obsession with the Hufflepuff house”

A feeling of realization came over Hermione, Harry was researching the Horcruxes, Hermione smiled and sat down beside Ginny and took her hand.

“Ginny, your not going to like this, but you have it all wrong, Harry doesn’t like anyone else, he is in love with you and he always will be, it’s something else”

“What is it then?”

“I can’t say, It’s complicated”

“I can understand, do you think I am to stupid to understand something that is complicated”

Ginny wrenched her Hand from Hermione’s grasp and stood up.

“No Ginny, it’s not that, Harry said we couldn’t tell anyone dumbl-“

“Oh so more people know about this and I still don’t. I can’t believe tha-“

“No, only Ron and I know”

Ginny’s aura changed from a dull blue to bright vibrant red, that almost hurt Hermione’s eyes.

“Oh how could I forget, the precious golden trio, why don’t you grow up, your all sickening, it was cute and all at first but you know what, if you don’t trust me enough to induct me into your little “group” well maybe its better WE DON’T TALK AT ALL!” Ginny screamed the last words before storming out.

Hermione couldn’t help it she didn’t even have the will to run after her anymore, the tears came to her eyes and she didn’t try and stop them, she sat down on her floor and cried.

“What was all that about” Draco asked walking into the room but after spotting her he ran to her side and sat down beside her cradling her in his arms.

“What happened” he asked softly.

“First Ron and now Ginny, why does everyone I love hate me” Hermione wailed into his shirt.

“I am sure everyone doesn’t hate you what about H-Harry”

Hermione could tell that it took all his will to call him by his name and it made her smile, pulling away she smiled at him”

“Thank you”

“For what?”

“For cheering me up… again”

“What all I have to do I mention that scar face’s name and your all better, you are in love with him”

They both laughed and got up off the floor.

“No, the fact that you cared enough about my feelings not to call him scar head made me feel better”

“Oh, well you’re very welcome, shall we?” he asked offering her his arm.

Hermione giggled, wiped her eyes and took it.

“Where are going?” Hermione asked

“To class, hopefully we will run into weasel along the way and he will see us holding hands”

“Very funny” Hermione said as she picked up her bag and was dragged out of the common room.

“What did you want to talk about?” She asked as she was pulled down the hall.

“Oh, nothing, I cant even remember anymore”

There was a slight change in Draco’s aura but it was gone before Hermione had time to interpret it.

“What do you have now?” Draco asked stopping in front of his class room.

“Muggle studies”

“Why do you take muggle studies?”

“Why wouldn’t I, I thought you were over all the wizard supremacy” Hermione asked folding her arms.

Something changed in Draco’s aura, not so much a color change but a shift in the transparency, it was now almost solid.

“I am over all that, I was asking because you are Muggle-born, you all ready know all about muggles….but thanks for your faith in me”

“Oh, listen I am sorry, it’s just- “

“Bye Hermione”

Hermione recognized the dismissal and left for class.

Latter that night Hermione sat in her common room waiting for Harry and Ron, she felt bad for hurting Draco’s feelings , but she couldn’t think about that right now.

‘Maybe I didn’t hurt his feelings, it didn’t seem like I did, he was just mad at me’

Hermione got up and started pacing around the common room.

‘But maybe that was just a defensive response’

Hermione through herself back down on the couch, it was useless, she had bigger things to worry about, she should be thinking about other things but she couldn’t help it. A knock at the door brought her out of her thoughts.

“Coming” She called.

Opening the entrance up for them, she let Harry and Ron in.

“Hey guys I wasn’t sure you were coming its getting a bit late”

“We almost didn’t come” Harry said eyeing Ron angrily

Hermione led them to the couch.

“Do you want anything to drink?”

“No I am fine”

“Ron?” She asked, trying for some kind of truce.

“No”

“Look you two have to get over what ever it is that has you two like this, we have work too do and I don’t want to have to waist precious time mediating for you. I have done that for the past 6 and a half years and I wont do it anymore….Grow up or don’t help”

Hermione and Ron stared at Harry stunned he hadn’t gone off that both of them like that since fifth year, normally it was one or the other.

“Sorry” Said Hermione softly

“Yeah sorry mate”

“Its not me you have to say sorry to”

Hermione and Ron looked at each other. Neither one willing to make the first move.

“Ahh, what ever, we need to get on with this, but you two will have to work this out”

Both of them nodded at Harry, anxious to learn what lay ahead of them with the horcrux hunting.

“Ok first of all where is Malfoy” Harry asked looking around

“He isn’t here I upset him earlier, I think he might stay in the Slytherin dorms tonight.”

“Trouble in paradise?” Ron mocked.

Harry was about to react but Hermione beat him too it. She picked up her wand and almost instantly Ron was suspended in the air by his ankles.

“Ronald you slimy git, you listen to me, I have had enough of you. First you go off and start something with Lavender – with out telling me , then you feel you have the right to choose my friends…enough. I want to hear what Harry has to say, so you will shut your trap while your in my common room OR GET OUT!.....understand?”

After a few seconds Ron nodded and Hermione flicked her wand releasing Ron, who tumbled to the floor.

“You were saying Harry”

Harry looked at Hermione disbelievingly but continued as if there was no interruptions.

“Ok so common room to ourselves, great. Now after you guys left, I followed up on Zacharias smith, You were right Hermione, he has seen the cup before, but he hasn’t seen it since he was a little boy. The last time he saw it was at his aunts house in Germany”

“How could he have seen it at his aunts, when you know who stole it before he was born?” Ron asked.

“I don’t know mate, maybe he returned it, the last place I would look for something that was stolen would be the homes of the family it was stolen from” Harry reasoned.

“So what do you need us to do” Hermione asked and Ron nodded beside her.

“Well I think we should go through these maps, road directories and Zacharias’ family photos so we know where we are, how to get around and who we are looking for and Hermione I need you to find a book that will teach us to speak German, so we blend in”

Hermione nodded and left for her library to retrieve a German book. They read, talked and took down important notes until they one by one fell asleep. Ron, Harry then Hermione.

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Chapter 16...BREAKFAST AND A BEAUTIFUL FRIENDSHIP

Hermione awoke the next morning so suddenly it was as if someone had pored a bucket of cold water over her head. She noticed she was using someone's lap as a pillow, looking up she saw Harry's sleeping form.

"Congradulations, I thought you two would never get together' came a sarcastic voice from behind her.

Turning around she saw Draco smirk before turning back to his cooking bacon. Hermione as qwickly as she could grabed her wand and cleared away the notes from the night before.

"It's not like that and you know it" She said walking into the kitchen.

"Look Draco, i am sorry about yesterday, i should have thought before i attacked you"

Hermione noticed grey leeking into his Aura.

'Oh i really did hurt him' she thought.

"Tell you what, let me make it up to you" She smiled.

"I'm listening" He said with out turning away from his bacon.

"How about this weekend we do something, What ever you want"

"My pick, seriously?"

Hermione nodded as she leaned around Draco and stole some of his bacon.

"You better think about what you want to do, I don't give over control very offten"

Draco laughed and nodded in agreement.

"So what did you want to talk about yesterday before Ginny came over"

"I don't think it would be a good idea to talk about it with tweedle dee and tweedle d-"
Draco stopped after recieveing a look from Hermione.

"Why don't we talk about it latter, this weekend while we are doing what ever I want to do" Draco said winking seductivly.

"Except that" Laughed Hermione as she punched him on the arm.

"I feel better all ready, back to the old ways" came Ron's sleepy voice from behind them.

Hermione and Draco stopped and everything went quiet as they all looked at each other.

"Bacon?" Draco offered pointing at the plate on the bench.

"Nah, thanks anyway, I think I will just have a shower instead"

"Ahh yeah, Over there" Hermione said pointing him in the direction of the bathroom.

"Towels are in the cupboard behind the door" She called after him as he walked away.

Turning to each other Both Draco and Hermione shrugged slightly confused and turned back to their breakfast.

"I better wake Harry up, he needs to be some where soon"

"Harry, Harry, wake up" Hermione said pokeing him

"Get up" She said in her most stern voice.

"Let me try" Wispered Draco walking up behind her.

"Oi, Potter, Ginnys here"

Harry moved faster then he did when he saw a snitch, even trying to flatten his hair on the way up. Both Draco and Hermione roared with laughter, using each other for support.

"That was not funny" Said Harry going red slightly.

"Oh I repectfully disagree" Laughed Hermione.

"That was classic"

"Yeah, yeah" Mumbled Harry as he sat back down.

"Ahh, Harry don't you have to go see someone about that something we were talking about at lunch yesterday" pushed Hermione.

"Oh Yeah" Said Harry not to enthusiasticly.

"I'll do that now"

Harry left looking like he was walking towards his death sentance.

Draco looked at Hermione questioningly.

"Ginny" She answered.

"He is going to talk to her, Have you told him about your fight yesterday?"

Hermione shook her head with an evil grin on her face.

"You know what, i think this is the start of a beautiful friendship"


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Chapter 16...BREAKFAST AND A BEAUTIFUL FRIENDSHIP...continued.

“Hermione wait up” Hermione turned to see Neville running after her.

“Hey Neville”

“Hey, how are you?” There seemed to be more depth to his question then just a conversation opener.

“Ahh fine thanks”

“Ok, I just haven’t spoken to you since, well you know”

Now Hermione remembered, the night she freaked out and he was nice enough to carry her up to her common room. She looked at Neville with a kind reassuring smile.

“Yes I am fine, I promise and well thanks I never really got a chance to say thank you, if there is anything I can do just let me know”

“Actually” Neville started nervously.

“I was wondering if you could do something for me”

“Sure, name it”

“Well I remember you said that you could reveal a persons soul mate and well I really like someone and I was hoping you could tell me if-“

“If you two are ment to be?”

“Well yeah”

“Sure I will be Happy too”

“Thanks” Said Neville brightly looking relieved and started to walk off.

“Ahh Neville”

Neville stopped and turned around.

“Yes”

“Who is it”

“Who’s is what?”

“Who do you like?”

“Oh” said Neville going red.

“Umm, Luna”

Hermione smiled brightly.

Neville gave a funny sort of shrug and ran off down the hall.

Shaking her head Hermione turned into her class room to start transfiguration. Taking a seat at the back of the class Hermione pulled out Her German language book and started to read.

“Why are you learning German?” Asked Draco pulling the book out of her hands.

“Oh you know, language is a skill”

“No, I mean why are you learning German when you can just cast a Interspeach spell”

“A what?”

“It’s a spell you can cast on yourself, tailored to any language you want, and you speak in that language and understand it, right down to the dialect, of course it all sounds like English to you but it does make traveling easier”

“hmm thanks for that”

“Are you telling me that I knew something the Great Hermione Granger didn’t know” Mocked Draco.

“Shut it” She laughed pushing him away.

Draco took his seat in front of her as Ron entered the classroom and sat on Hermione's right.

"Ahh, Malfoy, why don't you sit with us?" Ron asked uneasily.

Hermione almost fell out of her chair from shock. Draco turning around shrugged, picked up his stuff and moved to sit on Hermione's other side.

"Ok class today we will be-" professor McGonagall stopped when she saw the three students sitting together aparently lost for words.

Draco smirked at both Hermione and Ron causing both of them to laugh. The class all turned in their seats to see what it was that caught their teachers eye. Both shocked and angry faces greated the three at the back of the class.

Draco and Hermione looked at each other nervously.

Recovering McGonagall adressed the class again.

"As i was saying today we will be tranfiguring rabbits into slippers..."

The rest of the lesson past uneventfully.

"Hermione, Ron and I have a free we are going to the common room, want to come"

"Yeah I am off this lesson as well, but I have to check something out first, I will meet you there"

Draco and Ron walked away, Hermione watching them shook her head and started to look for Luna. The quicker she found out if her and Neville where ment too be together the quicker Neville could either move on or be happy. Turning into the secret passage way that would cut off half her journey she heard movement behind her.

Reaching for her wand, she swung around but was blasted backwards before she even got a chance to look at her attacker. Her wand flung out of her grip and landed a few feet away, scrambling for it a foot stepped down hard on her hand when it was just out of reach.

"Hello Mudblood."

There was a blast of blue light. Hermione lay motionless on the floor before her attacker grabed her by the ankle and dragged her down the passage way.

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Chapter 17...WAKING UP


Hermione struggled to open her eyes, she lay on a cold wet floor. Her robes were dirty and ripped in places and her eye felt swollen and bruised.

‘Where am I?’ She thought as she struggled to get up.

Looking around she saw nothing but stone walls that were covered in moss from the water that was trickling down them. There was a dog bowl with some water in it and the air was so cold her breath came out as mist.

Hermione heard a noise, not sure where it was coming from she swung around to find the source. Nothing. Then she heard it again. It sounded like a gleeful yet no less evil laugh.

Standing up tall and summoning some of that Gryffindor courage she called out.

“Who is there?”

No answer, just more laughing.

“Who the hell are you and what do you want?”

“What I want doesn’t matter, Mudblood”

Hermione turned around to see none other then Pansy Parkinson. With what looked like worlds biggest smirk on her face.

“Ugk, You should warn people before you sneak up on them. That face could really do some serious damage to someone’s eyes” Hermione said sarcastically.

“Yes. Yes I get it Mudblood, your good with words, blah, blah, blah, but you see I don’t really care what you have to say. It’s what you do that interests me”.

Hermione gave her a confused look, almost forgetting to show the hatred in her face as well.

“Well actually let me correct myself its not what you do that interests me, rather what your going to do”

Before Hermione could even respond Pansy lifted her wand and Hermione felt all the pain drain away form her. She felt as ease. As if everything in the world was going to be ok. Then she heard a voice in her head.

“You will gather all the information on Harry Potter and give it to me. You will foil any plan he has at every opportunity. You will cover your tracks and not make it known what you are doing. You will not remember that we had this meeting.”

The voice stopped but Hermione still felt a calm and relaxed.

“Oh and you will stay away from Draco Malfoy” The voice added, as if an after thought.

A door appeared in front of Hermione.

“Get out” The voice said.

Hermione walked through the door as soon as the door closed behind her she felt a warm breeze on her skin and she seemed to wake up from a sleep.

‘Woah? How the hell did I get here?’

Hermione stood before the troll tapestry.

‘Was I just in the room of requirement?” she thought to herself as she started making her way back down stairs. It looks like it was to late for dinner to still be on so she made her way to the common room.

It was empty. Making herself some soup and coffee she sat down on her lounge too read a book. When someone walked into the common room.

Almost instantly a haze went through Hermione’s mind. She stood up and walked towards her bed room.

“Hermione want to play some cards?” Draco asked

Hermione kept walking.

“Hermione?” He questioned again.

“Where are you going?” He questioned confused as to why he was being ignored.

“To bed” Hermione answered keeping her back to him

“But you haven’t finished your soup or your coffee, you’ve barely started”

“Not hungry” and with that she slammed her door and went to bed.

The next morning Hermione got up showered and went down for breakfast.

“Hey Guys” She said cheerfully squeezing in between Harry and Ron.

“Woah, Hermione what happened?” The boys asked franticly

“What do you mean?”

‘Your eye, it looks like you’ve gone 9 rounds with Herter Haris” Ron said

“Who’s Herter Haris?” Hermione Questioned

“He is The champion of MDT” He answered

Hermione looked at him quizzically.

“The Muggle dueling tournament”

Hermione felt her eye. It was puffy.

“I can’t remember she confessed”

“Let me get that for you” Said a girl that was walking down behind the Gryffindor table.

Before Hermione even realized the girl was talking to her. She placed her hand over Hermione’s eye.

Hermione felt a warmth on her face followed by a clammy feeling. Then the girl retreated her hand.

Ron and Harry gasped and Hermione felt her face. It wasn’t puffy anymore, it felt normal. Maybe even smoother then normal.

“Hey thanks.” She smiled at the girl before realizing it was Hannah Abbott

“No problem” Hannah replied and walked down the table and sat next to a 6th year boy.

“Isn’t Hannah in Hufflepuff?” Harry questioned

“Yeah but her brother is a Gryffindor”

Hermione looked up to see Draco walking towards their table.

“I gotta go” She said automatically, stood up and left the hall at high speed. Leaving behind a confused Draco Malfoy.


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Chapter 18...BREAKING FREE

Days past normally for Hermione, all though she always had this nagging feeling at the back of her mind that something wasn’t right but she would push on telling herself that she is just being silly.

After a double core lesson Hermione was cornered by Harry and Ron.

“Hermione can we talk to you for a second?” Harry asked glancing down the hall

Hermione looked down at her timetable, she was due for history of magic in 5 minutes.

“Actually guys I have a class starting”

“It will only take a second” Ron insisted.

“Oh, ok” Hermione agreed taking another look at her timetable in a feeble attempt to show she was in a hurry.

Harry and Ron lead her across the hall to an empty class room and held the door open for her. Closing the door behind them, Harry and Ron turned to Hermione.

“What is going on?” Harry asked looking concerned

“umm nothing, school, study, you know… What going on with you?” Hermione was confused, they made it seem like something was important not just a little chat.

“Nothing, Are you angry with Draco?” Harry asked steering the convocation in the direction he was aiming for.

“No” She answered

She looked at her watch. “Look can we have this convosation latter?” She asked moving towards the door.

“No” Ron said moving to the side to block her path.

“Why aren’t you talking to him?” Ron questioned

“Why do you care, you two hate him remember, why do I suddenly have to justify why I don’t talk to him?”

“So you are angry with him?” Harry said triumphantly

“I am not, why does it matter anyway?”

“It matters because Draco gave you some important information that would help us when we go to Germany and you didn’t even mention it to us, did something that important slip your mind, are you angry at Draco or are you deliberately trying to fault our plans?” said Harry his voice rising with every word and moving forward so his face was inches from Hermione’s when he finished.

“I DO NOT HAVE TO STAND HERE AND LISTEN TO THESE ALLIGATIONS, NOW IF YOU’LL EXCUSE ME I AM LATE” Hermione screamed at them before pushing past them and out of the room.

‘Why didn’t I tell them about the spell?’ she asked herself before pushing It out of her mind.

Hermione didn’t even get all the way to class before she was stopped again.

“Oi Mudblood, I need a word”

Hermione turned to see Pansy leaning next to a door tapping her foot in an impatient gesture.

“Ok” Hermione said automatically and followed Pansy through the door.

Pansy rounded on Hermione.

“So what information can you tell me about Potter?” She asked Hermione eager for the information.

“Harry Potter is going to Germany, Harry Potter is looking for something to stop the Voldermort, Harry Potter is counting on me to help him with a spell” Hermione replied in a monotone voice, her eyes blank and glazed over.

“And have you helped him?” Pansy asked

“No”

“Good, now what is Potter trying to get that will defeat the Dark Lord?” Pansy questioned further.

Hermione tried to answer she really did but her tongue rolled up in her mouth making it impossible for her to answer.

“What is it?” Pansy asked narrowing her eyes.

But Hermione couldn’t answer, her tongue wouldn’t move and she started to panic. Her eyes bulged and she pointed franticly at her mouth.

“Oh you useless pig” Cried Pansy before punching Hermione in the mouth and storming out of the room.

Hermione stumbled out of the room and into the hall. Franticly looking for someone to help her. She turned a corner and saw Draco, Ron and Harry stalking towards her, Hermione promptly turned on her heal and jogged away from them.

“Hermione wait” Draco yelled after her.

Hermione speed up into a run.

“Hermione” He called again

She broke into a sprint, trying to get away from him but having no idea why. Then he crash tackled her, they both landed and slid ten feet down the hall. Hermione looked at him on top of her and Harry and Ron’s looming faces above her before she blacked out.


Hermione felt warm, warm and soft. Keeping her eyes closed she tried to work out where she was. Then she heard hushed voices around her.

“How long do you think she will be asleep for?”

“Madam Pomphrey said she should wake up anytime soon”

‘That sounds like Harry’ Hermione thought to herself’

“Do you think Parkinson was the one who hit her?” Someone else in the room asked.

“I don’t know, but I will be having a word with my old friend pansy”

“That’s Draco” Hermione thought

Then everything flashed around her mind, Pansy, the room of requirement, telling her the information.

‘Oh no’ Hermione thought.

“Harry” Hermione almost yelled still not able to close her eyes.

Instantly the boys by her side gathered in close around her.

“Hermione are you ok?” Harry asked quietly.

“Yes I am fine” She said, slowly opening her eyes.

“But Harry, Pansy knows about it, well not it but about where it is but she doesn’t know what it is because I couldn’t say what it was, my tongue and then Draco and my…”

“Hermione stop” Harry said softly putting his hand on her arm in effort to calm her.

“Slow down and tell us what happened” Ron said calmly while Draco hovered in the back ground.

“She knows about Germany…I told her, I just told her but I couldn’t tell her about what was there my tongue rolled up, I was under the imperious curse, I swear I was… Harry she is going to tell Voldermort everything I have told her, he could piece it together. You have to stop her”

Harry nodded and he and Ron took off towards the door.

“Are you coming or what?” Harry yelled at Draco with out even stopping or turning around.

“Oh, Oh yeah” Draco said as he rushed to catch up.

The door to the hospital wing closed behind them and Hermione felt a surge of recklessness go through her.

‘There is no way they are going to take care of this alone, I’ll bring her down myself’

Hermione got out of bed, pulled a cloak on and swept out of the wing, and headed to the one place someone would go when they wanted to send a letter.

When Hermione reached the owlery Harry, Ron and Draco were all ready there, with their wands pointed at Pansy, who had an owl in her hand. Everything seemed suspended in time before Pansy smiled evilly, let the owl go and it flew out the window.

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Chapter 19...THINGS CHANGE

For a small moment everything seemed to stand still, wands drawn and Pansy still with a deranged smile on her face.

Then Draco flew into the air, and out the window, distantly Hermione heard Pansy’s cry of outrage but all Hermione’s attention was on Draco and she didn’t even spend a thought on Pansy, She watched him fly gracefully through the air and towards the owl that was getting smaller and smaller and then he had it. Clutched in Draco’s hand was the letter that was intended for Voldermort.

Out of the corner of her eye, Hermione saw Pansy raise her wand, but before she got a chance to use it, Hermione flicked Her wand and in Pansy place stood a pig. Draco landed softly beside her and handed Harry the letter.

Harry took it and carefully put in his pocket before looking back up at Draco.

“Thanks man” Harry said, looking Draco in the eye.

“Nothing to it, never pass of a chance to show of do I”

Chuckling Harry helped Ron fasten a rope around the pigs neck.

“I think maybe Mcgonagal would want to talk to this one” Ron said gesturing at the pig that was Pansy.

“Yeah, but I actually think she looks better this way” Joked Draco leading the way out of the owlery and in to the castle.

Fifteen minutes latter, Harry, Ron, Hermione, Draco and the pig where sitting in Mcgonagal’s office and Mcgonagal was speechless.

“Professor, I do have a Question” Said Hermione.

“So do I, many of them in fact. But you can go first” Said Mcgonagal rather weakly.

“Why do you think that I suddenly remembered everything, what happened to make me remember?”

“Well, I can’t be sure, Dumbledore was always better at making these guesses, but I will have a go. You told me that One of Miss Parkinson’s demands was that you stay away from Mr Malfoy, correct?”

“Yes” Hermione answered.

“And you did so the whole time while under the curse?”

“Yes” Draco answered before Hermione could.

“Well I believe that when you were unable to comply with Miss Parkinson’s demands to tell her what Mr Potter was up too, it weakened the curse, and when you made physical contact with Mr Malfoy, you didn’t comply with yet another demand and the strength of the curse broke, enabling you to remember everything”

“Professor, I know that you have a lot of questions, but the truth of it is we don’t know any more then what we just told you and Hermione, Ron and I can not talk about our plans with you. Hermione needs her rest and I know I could do with a sleep, can we go?” Harry asked before McGonagal could fire a question off.

“Of course you can, just leave Miss Parkinson with me” McGonagal said uneasily

Ron handed Mcgonagal the rope that was fastened around the pigs neck and lead the way out of the office.

Ron and Harry walked Hermione and Draco back to their common room.

“Do you two want to stay here the night?” Draco asked

“Yeah, We have the room, it wouldn’t be any trouble” Hermione added.

“No, thanks anyway… I want to go see someone” Harry said

Hermione knew he was talking about Sirius and nodded.

“Draco, I’ll see you inside I just need a word with Harry and Ron for a second” Hermione said, feeling bad for excluding him after all he had done for them that day.

Draco shrugged and walked through the archway into their common room.

“What is it?” Harry asked

“I was thinking, and I know that your not going to like it, but we could use someone like Draco. He knows a lot more about death eaters then we do and his core power could come in handy” Hermione said, watching Harry waiting for him to explode.

“I was thinking the same thing actually, but not just with Draco” Harry admitted

“You were? What happened to keeping it just between us?” Hermione asked not really believing her ears.

“Things change” Harry shrugged and turned to walk away.

“Ron are you coming?” Harry asked

Ron stood there, still with his mouth hanging open slightly. Harry laughed and pulled him along. Hermione watched them go around the corner before she went into the common room.

“Why are you smiling like an idiot?” Draco asked

“Things change” Hermione said walking towards her room.

“What changed?…..Hermione, what changed? ....Hermione?”

Hermione turned and smiled at him before she answered.

“Everything”

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Chapter 20...THE LIST

Hermione checked herself in the mirror one last time. One hundred percent school uniform, just the way it should be.

"Hermione, please get out of there I need a shower too you know" Draco wined

"All done" Hermione smiled as she opened the door.

"You do realize there is such a thing as taking school to seriously" Draco said with a raised eye brow as he took in her uniform.

"Now Mr Head boy, Draco sir I know you couldn't possibly mean that" Hermione's eyes widened in mock surprise

Draco laughed and pushed her out of the way and closed the bathroom door.

Hermione went into the kitchen to make breakfast. Ron, Harry, Draco and herself had taken to eating in the heads common room rather then the great hall, but this morning Harry and Ron were no where to be seen.

She popped the toast before it burned and pulled the juice out of the fridge before she heard a knock at the door.

"Come in guys" she called to Harry and Ron, who even though they knew the password still knocked every morning.

"Ahh Hi Hermione"

Hermione turned around and there was Neville standing looking extremely uneasy.

"Hey Neville, how did you get in here?"

"ahh invisible, no solid wall can contain me remember"

"Oh right, Whats up" Hermione asked as she stuck her head in the fridge to search for the butter.

"I was wondering, umm, if you had, umm, seen Luna yet" he asked, his voice going up three octaves at luna's name.

"Oh right" Hermione said mentally slapping herself for forgetting. All though she had good reasons.

"oh, so its bad, I thought it was, you know coz it's been so long and I know you couldn't of waited if it was good, Oh well - "

"Neville, your babbling and it isn't bad news, I just haven't had a chance to check it out yet"

"Oh ok, umm"

Hermione walked around the kitchen bench and put her hands on Neville's shoulders.

"I'm sorry Neville, I have had a lot on my plate. I promise I will check it out and let you know tomorrow"

Neville nodded and turned to leave as Hermione went to put the butter back.

"Stupid door" Mutted Hermione as she gave the jammed fridge door a mighty tug.

Before she knew it she was falling to the floor the fridge coming down on top of her. Hermione braced herself waiting for the fridge to splatter her across the kitchen, with out her wand she wasn't strong enough to stop it.

Nothing happened.

Hermione felt herself being dragged. She opened her eyes to see Neville holding the fridge in one hand and moving Hermione with the other. Hermione got to her feet and Neville placed the fridge back in place.

"Neville, how did you do that?"

"Oh, didn't I mention, I'm super strong" Neville said nervously not looking at Hermione.

"No you did not mention, When did this happen?"

"The same time all my other core abilities, I didn't realize at first but when I accidently kicked my school trunk through my dorm wall, it kind of became obvious"

"Oh, why didn't I hear about that?" Hermione asked

"No one did"

"But how did you fix the hole in the wall"

"Ahh Hermione, magic remember" Neville said while looking at her like she had lost her mind.

"Oh...Right"

"Right, now I have to go. Are you sure you're ok Hermione?"

"Yeah fine, I'll talk to you tomorrow"

Neville left and Hermione got herself busy finishing breakfast. She put the toast on the table along with the juice and waved the jams and honey over, just as Draco came out of the bath room.

"You know Draco, It sucks that you are allergic to peanuts. I love peanut butter and now coz of you I cant eat it"

"How sorry I feel for you, You can't eat your beloved peanut butter because selfish me will get rashes, my throat will swell up and I'll die" Draco joked

"You know, you're not as funny as you think you are"

"Yes I am" He Laughed

"Now lets get to class" He added

"Ahh I'm not going, I have things to do"

Draco did a double take and just stood there looking at her with his mouth hanging open.

"Draco, I have ditched class before"

"Yes but only to do some big save the world thing like chamber of secrets or you know general golden trio stuff" He said nervously

"Don't worry about it, I will tell you everything tonight" Hermione said

"Promise?"

"promise, now go Harry and Ron will be here soon"

As if on cue the was a knock at the door.

"Come in Boys"

"See ya Hermione, bye guys" Draco said walking out before Harry and Ron even got a chance to say hi.


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"Ok so Harry, what do you think we should do?" Hermione asked after sitting in the common room for what seemed like days rather then hours

"Hmm?"

"Well you said you was thinking about getting outside help, I am just asking who?"

"Ahh, well, I think maybe we should talk about people who have core powers that could come in handy" Harry answered Twirlling a sheet of paper in his hands.

"Ok well Malfoy's- "

"Draco's" Hermione corrected

"Fine - Draco's power came in handy"

"Ok then Draco" Hermione said snatching the paper out of Harry's hand and writing Draco's name down.

"Who's next?"

"Neville, he would be helpful" Hermione suggested

"But we have to cloak" Ron argued

"Can we walk through walls in the cloak? besides, I found out this morning that walking through walls isn't the only this Neville has gained from invisibility"

"What else?"

"he is super strong - I mean lifting half of Hogwarts strong"

"Wow, ok so Neville" Ron said and Hermione wrote his name under Draco's.

"Ok, who else?"

"Luna, Elemental control could come in handy"

"No arguments here" Hermione said and added Luna to the list.

"anyone else?"

"What about Ginny?" Hermione said as she went to add the name automatically

"NO!" Harry and Ron shouted together.

"What, what's the problem?"

"I am not going to let you sign my sister up to go fight Voldermort"

"Neither am I" Harry said backing up ROn.

"But she could be very helpful"

"No and that it, I wont put her in danger" Harry said as if that closed the subject.

"Why don't we ask Ginny what she wants to do" Hermione retorted.

"We don't care what she wants to do she isn't coming" Ron snapped

"You are both being pathetic, she could be helpful in finding a horcrux, she doesn't have to actually face Voldermort"

"Oh really, and how would she be helpful?"

"She can talk to animals"

"and?"

"And people do and say a lot of things in front of animals that they wouldn't in front of people, plus what if an animal actually knows where one is, unless it's a snake, without Ginny we will never know"

Hermione's logic was working slowly she could tell.

"How about this, we ask her and see what she thinks"

Hermione didn't get an answer so she wrote Ginny's name down.

Now I think that is more then enough, what do you guys think?"

"Hannah" Harry added

"Who?" Ron asked, looking at Harry like he had gone mad.

"Hannah Abbot"

"What's so special about her" Ron asked leaning forward and grabbing the last bit of pizza.

"She can heal" Hermione wispered. She couldn't believe she had forgotten that, Hannah had healed her black eye right after her first encounter with Pansy.Hermione added Hannah to the list and looked up at Harry.

"So your sure about this"

Harry looked hesitant for a moment before nodding.

"We can't do this alone"

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