Disclaimer: J.K. Rowling has a life. Someone who has a life wouldn't be writing this story. I am writing this story. Therefore, I am not J.K. and I have no right to claim her characters, places, or laws in her world.

In The Most Unlikely Places…

Ch. 1 (SKB)

As Hermione took one final look in the mirror, she felt pleased. This wasn't the bookworm that everybody knew at school; this was the true Mione. A sex kitten bibliophile who wanted her last night of summer vacation to be as memorable as she could make it… She started when she heard a honk, shaking herself out of thought, Mione headed down the stairs. Grabbing her purse, she waved and said goodbye to her parents. Hermione locked up as she stepped into the warm summer air. Grace and Grace's other best girlfriends were waiting in the car as Hermione walked down the driveway. As Mione climbed into the front passenger seat of the red Mercedes convertible, Grace looked her up and down.

"Wow, you look hot Hermione!" One of the girls in the back seat said.

"Yeah, looking fierce as always, Mione." Grace agreed. As the girls all continued chatting about their outfits, about the club opening they were on their way to, and giving each other compliments, Grace drove them all to the club. Once they had arrived Grace gave the keys to the valet and they got in line. Though Grace was the only one who knew Hermione was a witch, Mione had no problem confounding the bouncer discreetly.

As they were all 17 Hermione was of age in the Wizarding world and able to do magic away from school legally, but they were not of age in the muggle world. Therefore the club would not have let them in without some amount of "hocus pocus" on Hermione's part, this was one of the times Grace loved the fact that Mione was a witch. But still Grace thought it was a terrible gift when she had to part with her best friend during the school year. Though Grace was a muggle, Hermione had needed someone to talk to after both of her parents were killed. Grace was that person. And even though Mione said that she was fine, Grace knew that she still talked to and waved goodbye to the picture of her parents every time she left the house. Since the murders were by "wizard terrorists," Mione had finally told Grace the truth.

But only Hermione knew the name Voldemort, Grace did not. Grace also didn't know that none of Hermione's school friends knew about the death of her parents, and she didn't know that Mione wasn't planning on telling her school friends any time soon. And after tonight, Grace wouldn't know anything about the Wizarding world again.

AN: Thoughts?