Chapter 1

There are things in this world that I never quite understood. But maybe one day I will understand them, until then I remain clueless.

My name is Hermionie Granger, or that is what I have gone by for the past 16 years of my life. My parents told me I was adopted after I was born, but they didn't have any information on my birth parents but that I would find out about them on my 17th birthday. I was fixing to start my 6th year of school wondering what would happen on my birthday and whether or not I would like what I would find out.

I was grateful to be leaving my adoptive parents home that year for what I figured would be forever (hoping that my real parents would be ok enough to go live with them.). No one ever knew that I didn't like my home. I never really talked about it and I ended up Lying a lot.

I would do summer jobs to have enough money o pay for my school things and also clothes and then there was also my unknown source of money. Every year I would receive money on different occasions, such as Christmas, my birthday and also the beginning of school. I never knew who was sending it to me but I always hoped that it was my real family. But there was never any note or anything.

This year before I was going to go back to school I received an owl which carried my money for the new school year, but this time there was a note. It said: "This owl is for you, His name is Midnight." he was a beautiful owl all black but with red wingtips. He flew onto my dresser and watched me while taking in the surroundings too. Soon Hedwig flew in to my window and gave me a letter from Harry.

Hermionie,

The Weasley's and I are going to Diagon Alley tomorrow at noon. Will you be meeting us there? And Molly is wondering if you would like to spend the rest of the break at the Burrow. Hedwig is waiting for your reply.

Love,

Harry

Yes, of course I would be going there. I sent my reply. I would be leaving tomorrow and I was glad. I started packing my things and getting everything together that I wanted to take with me which ended up really only being Clothes and school things. When I was mostly packed for tomorrow I decided I would go and see my new friend I had made over the summer. His name was Ali short for Alexander and he would be coming with me this year to Hogwarts since he was transferring from Durmstrang and I was going to ask if he wanted to come with me to Diagon Alley tomorrow to meet my friends.

I walked to the house and as soon as I reached the door it opened and Ali pulled me in.

"Are you going to go to Diagon Alley tomorrow?" he asked.

"Yea I was just coming to ask you if you wanted to come with me to meet my friends."

"Yea that's ok oh and Mom offered to take us already since she needs to get some things there also, so why were you packing?" "You really need to quit watching me. I'm going to stay with my friends until we go back to school which is really only a couple of days but I promise to wait for you at the train station!"

"Good I'm still nervous about switching schools but at least I already have a couple of friends."

"Me and who else?"

"Oh Draco, our fathers are friends we talk a bit through letters, why do you have that look on your face?"

"Because Malfoy doesn't like me or my friends and neither does his father."

"Well I don't know about Mr. Malfoy but Draco isn't who he seems, I met him through my dad but there is a reason my parents are divorced, just like there is a reason Draco cant be friends with you, in Public."

"I actually told him that you were my next door neighbor and the only thing he had to say about you was that you beat him in every class but potions and that was only because Snape is partial to Slytherins. And he also mentioned your bushy hair, which isn't very bushy at all now."

I nodded my head, I had noticed that over the summer my hair had tamed and was getting darker with red highlights in it which made me have the feeling that I had a concealment charm on me since I was a baby and that something more was going to happen in my birthday than just finding out about my parents.

I talked to Ali's mom that night and she said she would pick me up in the morning and also agreed to shrink my trunk for me so that it would be easier to carry around with me while I shop. I went home that night and informed my "Parents" that I would be going to Diagon Alley in the morning with Ali and his mom and that I would be going home with the Weasley's for the rest of the summer. They didn't care as usual and I went to my room.

The next morning I woke up and got dressed in a pair of Low-rise slightly baggy jeans and a simple tank top. I finished packing and made my way down stairs to wait for Ali and his mom. I had also told my owl to meet me at the Weasley's tonight.

When Ali picked me up he helped me put my trunk in the car and we made our way to go do our shopping. We had decided the night before that we would do a little shopping in muggle London before going to Diagon Alley so that we would have muggle clothes to wear around the school.

By the time we left I had several new outfits that showed m changing style. And Ali's mom said she would help me find some books on how to make or change clothes with magic, when we got to the bookstore. We were to meet the Weasley's at noon in front of Flourish and Botts and by the time they arrived we had already bought all of our books for school and then some.

We walked outside and Harry was the first to recognize me. "Hermionie I like your hair."

"Thanks Harry, oh and this is Ali, or Alexander and his mom, Marie Watters. Ali, Marie, this is Molly, Author, Ron, and Ginny Weasley, and Harry Potter."

Nice to meet you's were passed around and Harry was shocked that The Watters' didn't react to his name, but it was a good shocked. We continued shopping until we had everything and then I told Ali and Marie good bye and that I would meet them at the train station in a couple of days.

The next couple of days nothing happened but I was able to start reading my new text books for the year and was ready to get back to school so I could start being able to change my clothes and even make some more. But still I could not stop thinking about the 19th and my birthday.