Hey This is my first time writing a harry potter Fanfic so be gentle lol Anything in bold means that they are speaking in sign language.
Where is she? I was running around London trying to find Grace. I woke up this morning cold and alone; normally I had a furry body next to me waking me up with a slobbery kiss to my cheek, but instead I woke to an empty box. I would call out for her but I stopped talking ever since my parents died, I just didn't want to talk to anyone; sometimes I talk to Grace but only her. I can't hear out for her either because I'm deaf so I'm relying on my eyes to find her.
I see a black bushy tail swinging around outside a turned over bin. I run towards the tail to see a black German Shepard, I sighed in relief of finding Grace. I took the whistle from around my neck and blew, her head shot up from the bin with a big toothy smile she went back into the bin and then came back out with a pizza box in her mouth she ran towards me with what I assume is her way of getting me breakfast. I took the box from her jaws and opened it to find leftover pizza that we could share. I lent down and hugged her and whispered a thank you in her ear.
We eat as we started are walk back home…well our box that is behind a bunch of abandoned houses. Grace and me have been living on the streets of London for the past two years; actually today is my eleventh birthday so two and a half years. Lets just say after my parents past away every foster family we were placed in weren't too pleased in having a deaf child and her hearing dog to look after. So we left and never looked back.
When we came to our box home we saw something moving within the box. Grace walked in front of me in a protective crouch and what I could see she was barking and growling at the box. I quickly took out my pocketknife and armed myself ready for who or what ever was in our home.
A green eyed tabby cat came strolling out of the box and then sat in front of grace and me like we were no threat. What a stooped cat, I was about to sign to Grace to chase the stooped cat away but then the cat turned into a woman a freaking woman. Grace my noble dog kept barking and growling at her, as I stood there with my mouth hanging open like an idiot.
I stared at the woman and could see that she was talking. So I started to read her lips.
"Can you please tell your dog to stop barking at me before I turn it into a toad"
She couldn't do that…could she… well she was just a cat a few minutes ago, so I did what she asked just encase. I signed to Grace to be quiet and sit next to me, which she did obediently. The Woman's face relaxed and began talking again.
"I am Professor McGonagall are you Miss Hermione Granger" I nodded. She smiled "You are a hard girl to find Miss Granger, you never stay in one place to long". I started to panic wondering how she new my name and why she was looking for me. Grace could see the stress look on my face and began to rub her head on my hand. McGonagall saw and started to smile gently at me "I'm sorry I don't mean to scare you, I'm not hear to hurt you or anything in fact I came hear to give you good news". I gave her a sceptical look. "But first you will have to come with me, no child should live on the streets and if your going to Hogwarts school of witch craft and wizardry you will have to have a family to pay for your school equipment". I looked down at Grace and then looked back at McGonagall and couldn't help but start laughing or what I think was laughing I never heard myself laugh so I think I'm laughing. The woman looked almost offended I just kept laughing and turned around waving my hand goodbye and went off to find a new place to live.
Before I could get to far I was frozen in place I couldn't move. Grace started to bark again but them she was suddenly in mid-air with a muzzle on to stop her barking. Professor McGonagall was know standing in front of me with her arms crossed and tapping her foot with an angry look across her face "Young lady how dare you show such disrespect. You do not laugh in someone's face and then walk away while they're talking to you". I just rolled my eyes which angered her even more "You have no choice in the matter anyway like I said before no child should live on the street so when I unfreeze you, you better do as your told or else". She unfrozen me and grabbed hold of my had like I was a toddler and then magically put a lead on grace and put her back on the ground still with the muzzle on which irritated me.
McGonagall said something but I missed it because one side of her face was away from me so I couldn't read her lips properly and before I knew it I felt a bull on my belly and then I was in an office with a white haired and bearded old man behind a desk with twinkling eyes " Hello Min I see you have found Miss Granger" he smiled.
I started to sway a bit and before I could fall I was led to a chair and sat down with my head in my hands. God what the heck is going on today, all I wanted to do was hang out with Grace and play at the park for my birthday and instead I get abducted by a cat lady. I felt a nudge at my knee I looked up to see Grace with that horrible thing on her face, I tried to pull the thing off but it would budge. I looked at professor McGonagall and saw that she was talking to the white bearded man. I tried to get her attention but she couldn't see me so I grabbed my whistle from my neck and blew really hard. Her and the white bearded man put their hand over their ears to protect them to the sudden intrusion of noise. Professor McGonagall turned around with an angry look on her face "what on earth do you think you are doing" I pointed at grace "Take that thing off my dog this instant, how dare you take me from my home and then put that horrible thing on my dog" I signed angrily at her. Her and the white bearded man looked at me in confusion o great they never heard of sign language "I'm sorry child but what are you doing" the white bearded man asked behind his desk. I walked up to his desk and grabbed a piece of paper and what looks like an old style pen. McGonagall looked like she was about to tell me off for taking the pen and paper off his desk with out asking but the white bearded man stopped her with a wave of his hand.
I started to write that I am Deaf and that I was using sign language to communicate with them. After they both read what I wrote they both gave me sympathetic looks "we are so sorry darling we didn't know, how can you even understand us if you can't hear us" Professor McGonagall wondered. I took the paper out of White beards hands and wrote that I was reading their lips. I gave the paper back to him to read. "O well isn't that wonderful, so what were you saying before" White beard asked. I wrote down that I wanted Professor McGonagall to take that thing off my dogs face. White beard laughed and snapped his fingers and the muzzle came off of graces face she barked in gratitude to white beard but growled at McGonagall, which I laughed at.
"Ok now that is settled can you please sit down and let me and the Headmaster talk about what we will do about your predicament" I looked at her angrily "What predicament? I was perfectly fine living on my own with grace I didn't need you pouncing into my life telling me that I'm joining some school for witch's and wizards" I signed forgetting that they didn't understand what I was saying. "Yes yes know will you please sit down," Professor McGonagall demanded. I gave up and sat down on the sofa and started to stroke Grace giving up trying to communicate to these crazy people.
I woke up to someone nudging my shoulder; I sat up quickly looking around me wondering where the heck I was. McGonagall was kneeling down in front of me with another woman standing next to her with a happy warm smile across her face. "Hi I'm Bellatrix McGonagall," she signed to me. I was totally shocked I couldn't believe she signed to me "You know sign language" I smiled happily, She laughed "Yes my best friend is deaf" I looked down towards Professor McGonagall "Your called McGonagall too are you sisters" I signed to Bellatrix, she laughed "No She's my wife" My eyes bulged out of my eyes sockets in shock " O ok…cool" I smiled.
I looked around the room and realised that Grace was no wear to be seen and I started to panic, I stood up and looked around the room. Professor McGonagall grabbed my hand and spun me around so I was facing her and Bellatrix "what's wrong darling" Professor McGonagall asked "where is Grace" I panicked "Grace" Bellatrix signs with a confused look on her face, she turns to Professor McGonagall so I couldn't see her face but I could still see Professor McGonagall's face "Grace no I have no idea who Grace is" I sighed and pulled on Bellatrix's sleeve so she could see my hands signing the word Dog. "Dog" Bellatrix says to Professor McGonagall who's eyes light up in understanding "o darling she was taken by one of the house elves to go to the bathroom outside" I sighed in relief but then realised what she said "did she just say house elves" I sign with a shocked expression on my face and no sooner did I ask that a small pointy eared creature appeared in front of me with Grace. I stared in absolute shock and then everything went black.
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