The Howling
Hermione's life is all but turned upside down when she learns who she really is.
A/N: Most of the back story will be cannon. Everything that happens once Hermione leaves Hogwarts isn't.
Chapter 1: The Truth Behind the Rose
Its one of those weird things you can feel strange things happening to your own body such as the feeling of a strong force inside that just wants to release itself but no one really believes that you have it within you. Seeing as how I am now an adult and I am about to leave the one place that I have known for the last seven years of my life. Leaving school and your friends behind is not always one of the easiest things to do and it is made twice as hard when you have spent most of the seven years you are at collage with them.
I guess I should tell you who I am. My name was Hermione Granger but I am now known as Mia Malfoy. For those of you thinking it my brother is Draco Malfoy. He is younger than me though. It wasn't until about 9 months ago that I found out that I was the daughter of the man I thought was evil. Not the most evil man within the Wizarding world but close enough. It turns out that the man I had spent six years hating was my father and he had done what he did (putting me with the people I thought where my real family) as he thought it was within my best interest to be kept alive. Somehow my father knew that Voldormort wanted to use me as a way to get back, another body to inhabit if everything else failed. Father didn't want this for me, as for some reason he knew that I was destined for something bigger and better things and also something good not evil. I guess it was the fact that I was born before Dray (as I call him). Being the first born it was thought that I could be the one to marry Voldermort when the time came or I became the one who was to take over. Father was not impressed with this idea so he hid me away from the wizarding world. I was sent to live with the Granger's.
The Granger's are a nice family and I have to say that the years that I spent with them where great I just always had this feeling that I didn't belong with them so when my birth family came to tell me the truth I wasn't as shocked as I thought I would be. To me it all seemed to make sense. For most of my life I felt as though I wasn't with my real family and when I went to Hogwarts school of Witchcraft and Wizardry I felt at home. When I spoke to my adoptive parents about it they just brushed it off as me being stupid. I wasn't to find out till later why.
On the day that I was told I walked down the drive way to the front of the house as I told my driver I wanted to walk the length of the drive way (and believe me its not that short). I knew that something was up and there for didn't really want to go inside the house.
"What are you doing here you little rat?" I asked when I walked in "Here to do away with my parents? Well I will let you know I am seventeen so therefore I am allowed to do magic outside of school. Oh and Draco I think that the Ministry of Magic would be quite happy for me to take you in seeing as you tried to kill Dumbledore and I put the emphasise on tried."
"Hermione is that anyway to talk to our guests." My father said. "I thought that we had bought you up better than that. Obviously not. I am so sorry about this Lucius I really thought that we had done what it was that you asked of us when it came to your daughter."
"Father what are you talking about?" I asked not sure where this conversation was going.
"Darling I am not your father." The man I thought was my father said. "Mr Malfoy here is. Also your mother isn't your mother it is Mrs Malfoy. Your real name is Mia Malfoy."
"You have to be kidding me." I screamed. "You have both known ever since I started going to Hogwarts that I hate the Malfoy's and now you're telling me that I am their long lost daughter or something. Is this some sick joke because if so I don't like it one bit."
With that said I ran from the room. I didn't really look where I was going and the next thing I knew I was laying on my bed. I grabbed my favourite stuffed bear named Sirius (A/N: I got him from Sirius thus the name) and cried into him. I couldn't believe that everyone had lied to me and for so long. I mean Ferret boy was so nasty to me and yet he had to have known that I was his sister.
There was a knock at the door.
"Come in" I said not really wanting to talk to anyone but knew that it was the right thing to do.
"Mia darling," my new mother said, "I know this has been hard on you but it was for your own good. Voldermort wanted to use you. If ever he was to be defeated but not the remanets of his soul then you were to be used as a vessel to hold him until such time as he was able to get his own body back and you where to become his bride when you reached seventeen years of age. We couldn't allow this to happen to you so we decided that it was in your best interests to be adopted out with a non-magical family. I hope you can understand that what we did for you was in your best interests and not that we didn't want you because I am telling you that giving you to the Granger's was one of the hardest things I have ever had to do, and now that Harry had defeated Voldermort we thought that the time was right to bring you home. I guess I always knew that you would come home some day. Please don't hate your father and me as it was only you that we were thinking about. Everyone has this belief that we are evil and only want to do the world harm. That is not the case at all. We had no choice. Your grandfather was an evil man and he gave your father no choice when it came to being good. If your father showed any signs of being good your grandfather would punish your father. I know that I have already asked this but please please don't be angry with us."
"Mrs Malfoy." I replied. "After what you have told I think to some degree I understand what it is that you did for me. I am still angry that everyone thought it was in my best interests to lie to me. Also can you tell me if Draco ever knew about what had happened or did he find out today?"
"To be honest with you Draco only found out today." Mrs Malfoy. "We thought that it would be best if he didn't know that his sister was still around and that it was you. He had a hard enough time when he thought that he was being out smarted by a muggleborn. Imagine how hard it would have been for him if he knew that you were his sister and he couldn't even congratulate you. He wouldn't have coped at all."
"I guess your right." I replied. "So what am I to call you because at the moment I don't think I would feel to comfortable calling you mum and Mr Malfoy father or dad?"
"Darling how about you call me Cissia and your father Lucius?" Cissia replied.
"Are you sure that Lucius wouldn't be upset with that?" I asked.
"He would be fine with this, as his little girl is coming home." Cissia replied. "Of course that is up to you. I mean you don't have to if you don't wish to. I am not trying to push you and your father and I wouldn't be upset with you. We are also willing to bring your adoptive family with us if that would make you even more comfortable."
"I don't know what to say." I replied. "How about I come and spend some time with you during these holidays and at the end I will let you know what I have decided."
"That sounds great darling." Cissia said.
We spent the next half hour talking about all the things that we were going to do during the holidays. All the places she wanted to take me to and all the shopping trips we would go on. There was just one thing that she forgot to tell me and I was to find out the following morning.
The following morning I got up as I always did and went to have a look to see if I had any new blemishes in the mirror. When I looked I didn't recognise the person staring back at me. I over night had changed into tall blonde drop dead gorges women. I also had these eyes that if you looked at me you could almost feel as though you were looking into my soul. At the same time though it made you think that everything within your soul was laid bare for me to see.
I pretty much took it all in my stride. I knew that Cissia would explain to me what had happened when I arrived at there manor later that afternoon. The only thing was I wasn't to sure how Harry and the others would take the new me. Ginny would be over the moon and Harry would probably be happy for me but Ron was a different matter. He most probably would hit the roof. He hated Draco more than I did and it wasn't something that I really understood. I knew that Ginny wasn't ashamed that her parents weren't the richest people with in the Wizarding world but I was sure that with the money that the twins were making and putting into an account for Ron and Ginny was helping in some way. I also knew that the twins had payed for the Weasley family home to be modified slightly. The other thing I didn't get was why Ron thought that Harry and I got all the attention when it came to the down fall of Moldypants (I call him that as its fun.). I mean Ron got just as much if not more as me. OK so Harry still can't go outside and we can but did he think it would last for ever. I knew it wasn't going to and I think Harry wished that it would hurry up and end as he so wanted to take Ginny out on a date.
Later that same day I was all packed and ready to go. All that was holding me up was Draco coming through the floo-network that had had my fire place added for the day. Normally my house wasn't part of the floo network as my adoptive family didn't want unwanted guests popping in cause they accidentally got off at the wrong fire place. Draco was five minutes late which I thought was not like him. He always seemed to be in class on time. So just as I was about to send a letter through the floo network when Draco showed up.
"Sorry I am late father wanted to make sure that everything on our end was ready for your arrival." Draco said as he brushed soot off his clothes. "I guess we should get going or he may just ground me for the duration of the holidays and not allow me to see any of my friends. Just one thing before we go: I am sorry for all the things that I have ever said or done to you over the last few years. I am guessing that mother told you that I only found out yesterday."
"Dray." I replied. "You don't mind me calling you that do you? I understand how hard it must have been for you to find out that one of the people that you hate from school is your sister. I am also grateful that you had the balls to turn around and say that you where sorry for what you have done and said to me over the past six years. I am also sorry for anything I did to you as well. I know it couldn't have been easy for you. Thinking that a muggleborn was smarter than you. I guess we now know why I was smarter. All that hidden knowledge."
After a little more banter I stepped into the fireplace. My suitcases were being sent through with Dray who had shrunk them to fit in his pocket. Once in the fire place I throe down the handful of floo powder and said "Malfoy Manor". Little was I to know that it was going to be the last time I saw the house in a number of years (but that is to come later).
Once I arrived on the other end I was met by Cissia and Lucius plus a few of the family's closest friends. I wasn't to sure how I would get along with the children of these rich pure blood families. I had been to school with most of them and they couldn't stand me back then so what was to say that they where to like me know. I got the shock of my life when Pansy Parkinson walked into the room. She came running up to me and gave the biggest hug.
"Mia! Darling!" She shrieked at me. "I am so glad that you have come home. When I was told as a little girl that I wasn't going to be seeing you anymore I was so upset and then when I got older and was told that you had been kidnapped it made it even worse, but then when the other day I was told that you where in fact still alive and well and that you had been in hiding and would be coming to join us soon I was over the moon. You and I where the best of friends as children and I hope that we can be the best of friends now."
"Pansy!" I replied, "Calm down. There is something that I don't think you have been told. I have been right under your nose for the past six years. I was Hermione Granger. The muggleborn that you used to tease all the time. I am willing to put that behind us if you are. I have to say that I could really use someone to help me get back into the swing of being a pureblood if you are up to the task."
"OMG!" She replied with a look of pure shock on her face. "I had no idea that you where Hermione Granger. If I had known that I probably wouldn't have been as nasty to you as I was. I am so sorry and if there is anyway that I can make it up to you then I will."
I was then introduced to everyone else. After they had all got over the shock that I had been under there noses all that time that is. I had to say that I did enjoy finding out that they all had muggle things in their houses. That was fun as when I got to tell Harry and Ginny about it the next day both of them couldn't stop laughing (I spoke to them through the fire place). After I had spoken to everyone who had come to welcome me home, we sat down for a nice meal which I was told Cissia had cooked herself. I was proud as I didn't think that any of the purebloods within the Wizarding world would know how to cook something with out magic.
After dinner Cissia showed me to my room. As we walked down the hall she told me that the only reason I had changed was because the charm that was placed upon me had removed itself when I was told that I was adopted. The only reason it didn't disappear then and there was because apparently it was designed to remove itself once the person was asleep in order to cause the least amount of pain. This was why I woke up that morning looking the way that I did.
My room I have to say was stunning. It had all the things that a young woman of my age would need. The bed was a stunning king size poster bed with silver hangings, there was furniture of a dark nature (all the wooden pieces were the same dark mahogany as the bed). I had my own bathroom and I also had a sitting room which I have to say I had never had before. The whole room was decorated in silvers and blacks which were just fine with me as I loved those colours. Cissia thought that the colours might not have been right for me seeing as I was in Gryffindor and therefore should be like the rest of the house and just love those colours. When I told her that it was actually not the case and I preferred darker colours she was just over the moon.
My first evening in the manor came to a close much quicker than I thought it would and I have to say that I was more shocked with the fact that there wasn't a lot of things within the house that were dark like I thought there would be. I mean I had heard all the stories about this place. I wasn't sure if they were all correct but it was still something for me to be in this house which being friends with the people I was had taught me to fear. I now knew differently.
When I woke the next morning I knew that something wasn't quite right for starters I had figured that the Malfoy's would have house elves to do everything for them and secondly it wasn't a house elf who woke me but Cissia who woke me with a young woman standing behind her.
"Mia darling," Cissia said in a kind voice. "This is your maid. We Malfoy's think that it is wrong to keep house elves unpaid. I know you are thinking about Dobby. With him we had a few problems. He was only meant to act like that in public as at the time we had keep up the image that the rest of the wizarding world thought should be there. At home it has always been so different. We take good care of our hired staff."
"So you are telling me that Dobby thought that the way that he was treated in public was the way that he had to be at home?" I asked trying to take in the fact that they supported house elves rights just like I did and not laugh at the same time.
"Yes darling I am. Dobby got way to hard to handle and I have to say that I was glad when Harry gave him that sock as it meant that we had got him out of our hair." She replied "You see we couldn't very well go and give him clothing as that would have taken away from our reputation. That and Dobby might have fallen into the wrong hands. As we couldn't have that we just had to deal with it the best that we could."
"I think I understand." I replied. "I mean Dobby was a handful when ever I saw him at school. So what is it that you have planned for me today?"
"Well I thought that you would like to go to Paris to see how the Wizards there live. I know that you are going to tell me that you have already seen this but have you seen it through the eyes of someone with money to burn?" She asked me as she sat down beside me and watched me eat my breakfast. (This by the way was light and fluffy scrambled eggs, nice crispy bacon and some of the best French toast I had ever had.)
"No I have to say that I haven't but I thought that we were going to spend the day here so that I could get to know my way around and know everyone." I said.
"We thought that perhaps you would like to get out of the house for a while and get to know me in an environment that is mutual to both of us." Cissia replied.
"I guess that sounds like a good idea." I replied. "I never really thought that this would be just as hard for you as it is for me."
Once I was feed, showered and dressed Cissia and I went down to the family room. (A/N: yes they have a family room so just get over it and keep reading.) Lucius and Dray where sitting in nice comfy chairs while Pansy was sitting in Dray's lap.
"Do you know I have to say that I am shocked that you would have a family room." I said as I walked in. "This was just something that I didn't think that wizarding families had. I do have to say that it makes me a little more comfortable knowing that you are all just like normal muggle families."
"Darling not all wizarding families have a family room." Cissia replied. "Most of us do though as it is somewhere that we can all sit and relax and not have to worry really about what it looks like."
"Although when other families come over who aren't like us (in other words evil) we lock this room up so that no one can see what is inside and we also put a spell on it so that they don't even know that it is here" Lucius said. "By the way I hope that you slept well last night dear."
"Yes I did." I replied. "I do have to say that that bed was one of the most comfortable beds I have slept on in quite a while. The beds in the Gryffindor tower are no where as comfy as my bed here."
"Well know that you are a Malfoy and now we are just going to have to make sure that you have a room to yourself with a nice comfy bed once back at Hogwarts." Dray said with a smile. "Oh I think father forgot to mention that both you and I are going to be allowed to be re-sorted if we wish. What do you think sis you up for it?"
"It would be interesting to see which house I am truly meant to be in and if the sorting hat was right when it placed me in Gryffindor." I replied. "I wonder if you are in the right house yourself Dray."
"Darling I think that it was time that we left." Cissia said. "Pansy are you coming with us?"
"I would love to." Pansy replied. "But it is up to Mia. I don't want to intrude on some much needed mother daughter time."
"Pans you wouldn't be intruding." I replied "I would love for you to come with us. It would make the day even more fun to have someone else there who is the same age as me and if we do any clothes shopping will be able to tell me what I look like. No offence Cissia."
"None taken dear." Cissia replied "I understand one hundred percent. I always hated shopping with my mother on my own as she would always tell me that what ever I tried on looked good on me even if it didn't."
We all then said good bye and went our separate ways. Dray was going to be spending the day with some of his other friends, while Lucius was going to be spending the day with Dumbledore working out how they were going to tell the Wizarding community that I was back and what had happened to Hermione. (A/N: I do have to say that I would love to have been a fly on the wall for that meeting.) Lucius had told me that it wasn't going to be easy as it meant that the whole family was going to have to come out as being on Harry's side and that would mean that some of the pure blood families would be out to make our lives hard for a while. Lucius did assure me though that most of the people who would make our lives hard for us where in Azkaban. I just hope that their children aren't too much like them.
Once we arrived in Paris I just had a strange feeling that my day was going to be an interesting one. I am one of those people who seem to know if something is going to happen before it happens (A/N: not really a psychic but along those lines). This has caused me some problems in the past but it is usually nothing that I can't handle. When we arrived in Paris the first thing that we did was head straight for the fashion district. It turned out that Cissia liked not only wizarding fashion but muggle fashion to. She would only where the muggle fashion when she had business in the muggle world though. Cissia is one of those people who look good in pretty much anything and everything. I found out during this shopping trip that I am also one of those people.
After we had finished in the muggle world we went to the French Wizarding Mall. I have to say that it was one of the greatest things I have ever seen the FWM puts Diagon Alley to shame and I used to think that that took a lot of effort. All of the buildings in the FWM looked brand new which made me think as most of the dates on the buildings where quite old. I mean the wand store was almost as old as Ollivanders back in London.
"Cissia can you tell me why all these buildings look brand new but have really old opening dates?" I asked.
"The reason all the stores look new and like they are up with all the new modern comforts is because the Ministry of Magic here in France like to make everything look beautiful." Cissia replied. "On the outside these buildings make look new but on the inside it is a totally different matter altogether. Most of these buildings just get a face lift when ever they start to look a little daggy but on the inside they like to keep them just they way that they where when they were first built all those years ago."
"I can't believe just how beautiful it is here in Paris." I replied.
"OK so where to first? The dress makers, book store or lunch?" Asked Cissia. "Because I sure am hungry."
"I'm not sure about you girls but I could do with some food?" Pansy replied. "What about you Mia sound like a good idea?"
"Yeah I was just thinking the same thing." I replied. "I just didn't want to sound rude that is all."
"Mia you are a Malfoy." Pansy replied. "Sounding rude is what you are all about but I guess growing up in the muggle world does make things different oh and don't think that I am having a go at you because I am not I think it is great that you have more manners than Draco I mean he can really get a bit much what with always demanding this or that I don't think I have ever seen him not looking for something or other man if he can't get his own way he can be pretty bad I thought most kids grow out of tantrums by the time they hit primary school Draco is still throwing them I do have to say that at times they can be very entertaining…" (A/N: you should really try and do that speech all in one breath it's a hard thing to do)
"Pansy do you ever stop to take a breath?" I asked as within that whole sentence she hadn't stopped for a single breath. "I mean I thought I could be impressive at times but I think you just out did me."
"Sorry." Pansy replied. "I am just so excited that you are back, and when I get like that I do tend to forget to breath."
Once Pansy had her breath back we decided that we were going to go for lunch the only thing was we couldn't decide what we wanted to eat. In the end we found the local pub and ordered what most of you would call a counter meal. I have to say that French wizards really know a good meal. It brought back memories of the Tri Wizarding Tournament. Which I have to say I never thought I would have again. But lets not get side tracked here people. After lunch it was decided that we would go and get some new clothes. I wanted to get some new school clothes but just with out the house logo as I wasn't sure if by the time I went back to Hogwarts for my final year I would be in Gryffindor anymore. Pansy kept saying that it wouldn't really matter as I probably would get head girl and there for get my own dorm which I would have to share with the head boy. In the back of my mind I have to say that I was thinking hope its not Ron hope its not Ron. The outfits that I was looking at getting were really really really hot. I knew that with my long legs, blond hair, stunning chest and my beautiful deep blue eyes I could pull them off and make all the guys want me. I guess with the whole change of name and looks my attitude changed as well. What I mean is that before I never even really thought about guys but know they were all I could think about. Which guy was going to be my first serious boyfriend. I knew that it would never be Ron. He was more like a younger whiny brother.
As the day went on I started to call Cissia mother. I think she was happy with this (although she never said anything). I guess spending time shopping with her and just hanging out was enough to make me feel comfortable around her.
"Mother is there going to be a chance for Lucius and I to spend some time together?" I asked.
"Darling you and your father are going to be going to Hogwarts tomorrow to be resorted if that is what you wish. If you don't wish to be resorted then that is OK but I think that Dumbledore has something that he wishes to talk to you about." Mother replied. "So if you wish I can ask your father if the two of you can go out to lunch afterwards for some father daughter time. Oh and Draco has arranged a coming home party for you and some of the children from other pureblood families that we associate with. And before you ask I am talking about the families that fought on the side of light not the side of dark."
"That I have to say sounds like fun." I replied "And as for me being resorted I have decided that it might be a good idea. Even if it is just to find out if I was placed in the right house. Will Draco be going or is he going to be going at another time?"
"I believe he is going on Wednesday to see Dumbledore." Mother replied. "It is only because they have other things that they need to talk about that Dumbledore does not wish to be known publicly. I hope that you don't mind."
"Mother it doesn't bother me at all." I replied. "I understand that things happened late last year that need to be talked about. I was wondering if I am not need on Wednesday is it alright if I go to see Harry and Ginny or would you prefer it if they came to us?"
"I would have to double check with your father but I think that at the moment it would be best if they came to us." She replied. "And I know that you are going to say that your father and I are going to make this into a publicity stunt. We aren't I don't think that Harry would appreciate it if everyone knew that he was friends with a Malfoy just at the moment. Your father and I hope that by the time you back to school in the fall everything regarding Voldermort will be over and done with and that you and the others don't have to much of a hard time once back at school. I know that we haven't really talked about what happened with Voldermort but your father and I decided that perhaps it would be a good thing if we left that till we knew you a bit better and you knew us a bit better. I hope that you don't mind."
"Mother that is fine with me." I replied. "I just hope that we get to talking about it before I go back to school."
"So do I darling." She replied.
The rest of the day was great. When I got home early that evening I was so tired I could have gone to bed then but didn't as both Lucius and Dray wanted a fashion show of sorts. Both wanted to see what we had bought that day. The clothing that I had bought from the muggle world was a hit. The men didn't realise that I was a Goth at heart as while living with my adoptive family I had to hide it. They didn't really agree with my choices when it came to clothing so I had to dress as a nerdy bookworm type which trust me wasn't all that fun. But now that I was with my real family they were happy with my clothing. They thought that it made me look even more stunning than the clothes I used to ware. I also showed them the school uniforms that I had bought and told them that once I had had been re-sorted I would get one of the maids to place the right house logos on.
After dinner that night I went to bed as I had another big day ahead of me. Seeing Dumbledore can be hard at the best of times but this was going to be more interesting. I wasn't to sure where it was going. I knew that I was going to be re-sorted and probably told the story of what had happened to me, but I had a strange feeling that something else was going to happen. I just wasn't sure what.
That night while sleeping I had the strangest dream. I was sitting there talking to Dumbledore and out of nowhere came this bright light. The next thing I knew the bright light was surrounding me. It felt warm and left a slight tingle on my skin. Once the light was gone I felt really strange. It was almost like I had more power or something. I wasn't to sure. I would have to ask Dumbledore when I saw him. I also had a strange feeling that Lucius knew about it as well.