Artemis Nightshade

Chapter 1- I'm Doomed

People were fighting, Hogwarts was falling, Harry had fallen and Ron was dead at the very beginning of the war. This was not supposed to happen; it was not what Hermione had pictured.

Voldemort should have been defeated. Ron should have survived. They would get married and have kids.

Even though, before the war started, when everyone thought the light would win, Hermione knew deep down in her heart that they couldn't.

They had hundreds but Voldemort has thousands. They had Harry, the Chosen One, but unfortunately the prophecy didn't say Harry will win. It didn't mention Harry will live. There was a chance for Voldemort to win. There was a chance for Voldemort to live and Harry could die.

But luck was not on her side, her fears came true, Voldemort had won. Now there was no hope. So she quickly Avadad her opponent, Theodore Nott and ran to the castle. The only thing she could do now was run.

Her first choice was the Room of Requirement but then thought that if Voldemort would check the castle, he would first check there so she made up her mind to go to the Headmaster's office. When she reached their, she gave the password and entered.

When her eyes met the room she was nothing but shocked at the dramatic change in appearance of the room. When her ex-Headmaster owned the room, it was nothing but ordinary with all the weird stuff hanging on the wall or lying on the shelves.

Thinking about Dumbledore bought tears to eyes, but she blinked them away. Now when Snape owned the room it was gloomy and sad, just like its owner.

She noticed there was only a chair and table. She started to panic when she realized she couldn't hide here.

Then an idea struck her. She could go to the Gryffindor common rooms, get in the boys dormitory and borrow Harry's invisibility cloak, not steal, she was not one of the stealing kind. Besides, you can't steal a dead man's belongings. And then she could go to Hogsmeade and apparate to Diagon Alley. Through there she could go to muggle London and go into hiding. And Hermione Granger would never be heard off again in the world! At least not in the wizarding world. It was a brilliant plan!

But then a thought struck her. How the hell can she reach the Gryffindor tower without being noticed?

She felt like someone chucked a bucket full of ice-cold water on her head. "Stupid, stupid me" She muttered under her breath. She was never such a tubelight. She wasn't called 'The Brightest witch of her age' for no reason.

Hermione was weighing her options to go to the Gryffindor tower, should she go and risk her life to escape or should she sit there and wait there for them to catch her?

Really there was no competition and went with the first option. But to her surprise it was a piece of cake to reach there without getting noticed. She went and got the cloak and put it on.

Once she got out of the portrait of the Fat lady, she took extra precautions to not make any noise while walking.

Suddenly her blood ran cold when she heard a pair of footsteps, no make that two pairs of footsteps. Then she heard someone whine "I can't believe the Dark Lord sent us to search the Gryffindor tower to see if anyone is hiding!" "They are bloody Gryffindors, they are supposed to be brave so obviously they wouldn't hide!" the voice exclaimed.

Hermione's POV

Then I noticed the voice belonged to none other than Draco Malfoy. Then another voice said "Very true" and sighed. I instantly noticed it was the voice of Blaise Zabini. I heard the footsteps come closer and closer. I thought if I keep quiet they wouldn't notice I'm here and they'll pass by.

When they were a ten yards further from me, I did something which I would regret my whole life.

I yelped! Yes, I yelped, but there was a good reason. A cockroach was on my shoulder! Okay fine maybe that isn't such a good reason but still. Who am I kidding, that was a pathetic reason! I've fought monsters and Death Eaters, heck maybe I wouldn't even yelp when Voldemort was in front of me (maybe gasp or shudder, but that is not the point)!

Shame on me.

"Did you hear something?" I heard the earth shattering voice of Blaise Zabini say. And then I knew I was Doomed!