Hey people, this is my first time writing a fan fiction so forgive me if it's not great but i hope you enjoy. Happy reading :-)
Chapter One.
A word of warning.
The silence in the gryffindor girls dormitory was broken by the sound of an unusually large cat meowing angrily at the occupier of one of the beds, Hermione Granger slept on oblivious to the paw that was now swiping at the duvet in a bid to get her to move over. Finally giving up on the unmoving gryffindor Crookshanks slinked away to find another place to sleep before the sun rose. Had he waited another few minutes he would of seen the bushy haired brunette begin to shift positions as a dream overtook her subconscious.
Hermione found herself in the middle of a clearing, the moon shining brightly above the treetops that were bending forcibly in the strong wind. 'How the hell did i get here?' She wondered as another cold gust swept around her raising goosebumps on her arms. Her eyes were drawn to a smaller cluster of trees to her left as a shadow emerged from within them.
"Magic." A voice answered her thought, a voice that seemed familiar.
She frowned trying to see past the outline of the figure that was still cleverly hidden just out of sight, her inquisitive nature won as she took a step forward.
"Who are you?"
"Really Hermione? You haven't forgotten me already have you?" Came the reply as they took the final step in to the moon light, revealing the tall and darkly handsome form of Sirius Black looking different to how Hermione remembered him, gone was the waxy looking skin and haunted eyed Sirius from Grimmauld place, instead he looked peacefully happy with an air of casual elegance and a genuine grin on his face.
"Sirius?" The word came out barely a whisper as she gazed at the man that had been gone from their lives since the end of their fifth year. "How? ... What's going on?" Fear gripped her as she was struck with an unbearable thought. "Am I..."
"Dead? No just me still. You on the other hand are very much alive." His grin became even wider as he watched the young gryffindor pinch herself and flinch at the sharp pain it inflicted. "This isn't quite a dream either."
"I really don't understand what's going on here." she confessed looking even more confused.
"Eight words i never expected to hear from you."
Hermione watched him sadly. "And i never expected to hear you say anything again let alone see you." Her eyes shining with unshed tears she took a step towards him with her arms outstretched and was shocked and slightly hurt as he took a step back shaking his head.
"We can't touch, if we do you will wake and there's something I need you to see before that happens." The serious tone of his voice matched the look that had appeared on his face.
She nodded once holding in all the questions that were trying to burst free. "Ok"
As if it had been waiting for her acceptance the world began swirling and spinning, even the moon light becoming distorted as the scene in front her began to change, closing her eyes to try and help the churning in her stomach she was relieved when everything stopped and felt solid again.
Opening her eyes slowly there was now a completely different scene before her, gone was the trees and darkness replaced with sunlight and a large village, although everything was clear in the daylight Hermione couldn't help but feel that something seemed odd, looking closer at her surroundings it dawned upon her that there was no grass where there should be instead it looked as though the earth had been burned in places, even the trees had no leaves, for a large village there were no people to be seen and some houses boarded up and the ones that weren't had thick bars on the windows and metal doors.
"Where are we? This place looks like some kind of war zone." She muttered.
"You're not wrong, this is a muggle town that Voldemort and his followers decided to destroy for fun, one of many actually... the muggle news said it was something called a terrorist attack."
"That's awful."
"It's happening all over the world now, fear spreading like wildfire. The wizarding world and the muggle one in unbelievable danger the only difference is the muggles have no idea why they wake up afraid to their core every day... Hundreds of people lived here and now only 3 survive."
"Where are they?" Hermione questioned her eyes scanning the area searching for a movement of some kind.
"Hiding... or possibly searching for food."
Hermione looked in the direction Sirius was indicating to see three small dishevelled children picking through a pile of rubbish, looking inside opened cans and boxes for any left over food.
"You can't help them." He whispered sadly as she took a step towards them. "You're not actually here right now."
"Will they be ok?" She asked her eyes still upon the smallest child who could be no older than three and had begun to cry.
"... No."
She rounded on him angrily "No?... What do you mean no?"
"Voldemort's followers return here in three nights and-"
Hermione held up a hand to stop him finishing the sentence. "Why are you showing me this Sirius? If i can't help them... Why are you making me watch them suffer?"
"This is only one of thousands of places that will go through this Hermione... and I'm showing you so you can see what exactly is at stake... to show you what it is you are fighting to stop...Close your eyes again there's something else i want to show you."
With one last glance towards the children she was unable to help Hermione obliged until she felt the world stop spinning beneath her feet. Her eyes flew open at the sound of that cold high pitched voice she would know anywhere, fear coursed through her extinguishing the anger she felt before, a gasp escaping her throat before she could stop it.
"I am... disappointed with the so called efforts you have put in to finding my enemies, perhaps i was wrong to put my trust in you." Voldemort was circling around a man who was on his knees in the middle of a large room with very little light, trembling with every step the dark lord took.
"N- No my Lord, i ju- just need more time -"
This was evidently the wrong thing to say as red eyes flashed angrily before a wand was raised and pointed in his direction, no words were uttered but the man screamed as though every inch of him was on fire. Voldemort did not react to the noise, merely watched the man suffer with a calm look of curiosity. He did not lower his wand until the man had fallen unconscious from the abuse.
Hermione was frozen to the spot unable to do anything but watch, her brain slowly working out that she could not be seen or she would of surely been getting the same treatment as the bundle of robes that currently lay in the middle of the cold floor.
"It is bad mannered to speak before someone has finished talking... Dinner Nagini."
A soft knock came from the wide doors at the end of room and the door opened slowly once an "Enter" had echoed across the hall. Hermione's jaw dropped again as four people hurried towards their leader. The three Malfoys and Bellatrix Lestrange looked like shadows of their former selves, bruises littered their faces and their hair hung limp and straggly, ignoring the partly devoured man they each dropped to a knee bowing their heads at the wizard before them.
"I have summoned you to me ...because i have a mission for each of you, I will not tolerate excuses and I will not tolerate failure. Lucius you will return to the muggle villages in Kent and you will cleanse it of the dirty blooded muggles which you find there, take the boy with you show him how its done."
Draco looked stricken at the announcement, sweat gathering across his forehead and upper lip but he wisely remained silent as his father murmured his agreement.
"Narcissa you will take Fenrir and show those who defy me what happens to their children when they refuse to do as i command!" The blonde woman barely contained the shiver that shook through as she nodded.
"And you Bellatrix... will do what this poor excuse for snake food failed to do... you will find those dirty blood traitor Weasley's and you will wipe their very existence from this planet ... is that understood?"
"Of course my Lord it will be done."
"i hope so because if you fail me..." He gripped her chin forcing her to look him in the eye. "I will make you watch as Nagini has your dear sister for dessert."
Bellatrix eyes widened at his words before lowering them submissively again to the ground. "I will not fail you my lord."
"Leave." He commanded with a wave of his hand, back already turned to them as he walked smoothly to a large comfortable chair.
Once the door had closed quietly behind them Hermione turned to Sirius who was watching her closely.
"What the hell is going on here? Draco doesn't even look like that i see him at school everyday" She threw a fearful glance at the occupied chair before continuing "Why is you know who treating them like that? He seems..."
"More deranged than usual?" Sirius helpfully suggested.
"Exactly."
"... I'm showing you the future Hermione, a future that we cant allow to happen. Voldemort has become drunk with power ... countless people are dead on his command."
Hermione frowned at the Godfather of her best friend. "That's exactly what we are working against, Sirius we will defeat him ... we know a fight is coming and it's one we will win."
Sighing loudly Sirius shook his head sadly. "That's what i wanted you to see Hermione... What i need you to know..." Gently placing his hands on her shoulders he whispered. "Voldemort wins the war."