Disclaimer: the characters, some settings and some sections of the plot used in my story belong to either the wonderful writers J.K. Rowling or Jane Austen and in now way to I aim to make any profit out of this story. I am merely borrowing their creations so as to amuse both my readers and myself. I can however say that the adapted plot belongs to me :)
Pride and Prejudice – Their Story
By: Masquerade Girl
Rating: T (currently but will possibly go up as the story progresses)
Summary: Sleepless drought mistakenly added to a time travel potion could be disastrous; though Hermione and Draco trapped in the past reliving a famous piece of muggle literature is disastrous. HGDM pairing Non-HBP-post compliant.
A/N: ok so I originally began this story a few years ago and began to post it. I've since stumbled across the story again and don't know where the other files of it ended up on my computer, so I am considering rewriting the first few chapters and finishing the story off. I will only continue to work on this story however if I feel that people will read and appreciate it, so please write a review and let me know if you would like me to continue this story. I'm sure after many years of little writing and too much reading that my writing is not it's best, so I apologise and also welcome any and all criticism and critique (on all aspects of the story!). This story will follow the book's plot closely with a twist of sexy Draco and inquisitive Hermione.
Prologue
Hermione Granger… oh how that single name could evoke so many thoughts, memories and opinions from the blonde boy who was currently watching her from the back of the potions class room as his partner Blaise Zabini stirred their memory-evoking potion and she instructed her partner Neville Longbottom on how to slice the ginger roots for the potion.
Hermione Granger… with the war over and his families reputation in ruins he resented the girl even more. She had everything he had ever hoped to have friends, family and fame.
'If he could not have what he wanted like she did' he thought as his tapped his finger on the bench 'then his immature streak in him would ruin it for the both of them…'
'Hermione Granger…'hadbeen on his thoughts for the whole lesson so far and it was almost over. Looking over at Blaise and their almost completed potion Draco decided to make Hermione Granger, sorry, know-it-all bushy-haired Granger pay for distracting his precious thoughts all lesson.
Walking over towards her and Longbottoms' cauldron he picked up her vial of their last potion, an 'as usual' perfectly made sleepless drought, and flicked the stopper out, tipped a portion in and then froze as he heard Longbottom speak "Hermione, why is Malfoy over here?" quickly dropping the vial in his hand into his robe pocket he removed any trace of shock from this face and smirked, before sauntering off back towards Blaise who was collecting a sample of their finished potion, remarking "hmm… silver… don't remember that being the intended colour of the potion. Well done again Longbottom, is this the fifth cauldron this month about to melt?"
Out of the corner of his eye as he walked off he saw her point Longbottom in the direction of the door where Snape had walked out a minute ago on hearing a scuffle in the hallway, before returning her gaze to the cauldron in front of her.
"Malfoy!" she called, "what did you do?"
He smirked before sauntering back "why ever would you think it was my doing?"
"You…" she began as her face reddened in anger before a voice from the doorway called their attention to the cauldron beside them "Look out!" and with one glance and the now viciously green potion bubbling away and a final one at the girl beside him they both collapsed from the fumes, barely missing the explosion of the potion and its planting of itself all over the room.
Snape billowed back in as the explosion occurred, followed by Neville, waving his wand and within seconds he was surrounded by the staff of Hogwarts, another wave and the potion was removed from every student and surface within the classroom, one final wave was followed by an unsuccessful "Ennervate" upon the unconscious pair beside the ruined cauldron.
Quickly the summoned staff acted in removing all the students to the Hospital Wing to test for side effects from contact with the potion, while the unconscious students were lifted and walked to the Hospital Wing, leaving only Snape behind and the hovering, summoned cauldron filled with the now clear and cooled potion that had caused this whole disaster.
Snape rubbed the bridge on his nose, before waving his wand to set the cauldron down on his desk. Turning his gaze from the potion to workstation surrounding the smouldering cauldron that had brewed the fateful potion, picking up a muggle text to read the instructions they had followed, 'perfect, as per Grangers usual standards' he noted before dropping it back on the table.
'Pride and Prejudice' he then noted, not recognising the title, before walking out of the room and shutting the dor behind him with a flick of his wand. Dumbledore would want to speak to him first before he looked at the potion in detail.
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Dumbledore watched the two sleeping students curtained off from the rest of their class who had all been deemed not affected by the unknown potion. The twinkle in his eye hoped that this would perhaps bring an end to the last feud between the light and dark sides, between Hermione Elizabeth Granger and Draco Fitzwilliam Malfoy, the most promising students of their year.
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Hermione awoke with a start to find herself in a room that was one she had never seen in her life; before she could let her thought travel to far a body shifted in the bed and poked their head out from under the covers.
"Good morning dear sister" spoke the girl as she stretched and sat up, before Hermione cut her off "Lavander?" she quizzed as she felt the panic begin to inch around her whole body, consuming it whole on hearing her reply.
"Dear Lizzy, you seem confused it is me your dear sister Lydia" was all Hermione heard as the girl continued to babble away….
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Draco woke as he suddenly lurched forward, opening his eyes he found himself in a carriage with Blaise and Pansy.
'I could have sworn I was in Potions before, must have just been a dream on the way up to the castle' he thought as he looked out the window. The scenery that greeted his sight however was not that of the ride from the train station to the castle.
"Merlin, where are we?" he cried before he could contain himself.
"Almost to my new residence of Netherfield Park, Darcy" replied Blaise who then turned to Pansy "and yes I do mean soon so you may be able to move around again Caroline."
Draco's eyes grew wide as he came to the same conclusion as Hermione had at that same second, in a bed somewhere else in the country.
'This isn't Hogwarts anymore…'
A/N: so like I wrote above, please review! I shall begin the next chapter when I have heard from some of you! Once I get into the swing of writing again I shall aim to post a chapter every week or 2 at least, give me a few weeks as I put the story together however before holding me to this… :) and the chapters will get longer, this is just a sample of what should be to come!
~Masquerade Girl