Hey there, I'm your guide to the past, present, and future of all things Harry Potter! The past has had some... errors in judgement. Meaning J.K. Rowling got a few things wrong. It's my job to fix it! Here we go...
Hermione Granger took a pulsing breath before sliding the door to the compartment open.
She sighed in frustration. "Has anyone seen a toad? A boy named Vincent lost his."
A boy with flaming red hair shook his head vigorously. She then noticed his readied wand.
"Are you practicing magic? Well let's see it then." Hermione straightened her back and looked down on them.
The still unknown child performed and executed a perfect spell. One even she hadn't read of. And that struck her as suspicious.
"Hm, where'd you learn that?"
"Oh... in a book."
"Highly doubtful."
"Why's that?"
"I've read every book there is to read! If that was a spell from a book I would know of it, and I don't."
Hermione crossed her arms, and just then noticed another boy sitting beside him while the red head was struck to silence.
"What's your name?"
"Ron Weasley!" The ginger boy declared.
"Not you! Him."
"Me? I'm Harry Potter."
Hermione suppressed a gasp. "The Harry Potter?"
Harry seemed confused for a moment. "Um... Yeah?"
She opened her mouth to respond before a shrill "HERMIONE!" Cut her off.
Her head flung towards the door. A brunette poked her head in. "Ew! Get away from him!"
"Huh...?"
"The Weasley's are no good. Come on!" With that Pansy yanked her out of the compartment.
"Draco isn't going to be happy if you become best friends with the Weasley's. That's exactly what they are. Weasel's."
"Well, I don't care! I can choose my own friends thank you very much."
"I suppose... still. Why, them? Of all people?"
"That happens to be Harry Potter."
"...What?"
Hermione looked at Pansy, "He. Is. Harry. Potter."
"No way."
"It's true, although he doesn't seem to realize he is famous. He thinks he's just as average as any other boy."
Pansy had a look of disbelief come across her face before it turned into boredom. "Who cares who he is, if he's going to choose to associate with the," She took a pause of disgust. "Weasley's. Then he isn't fit to be around any Pureblood's"
Hermione rolled her eyes and walked ahead of the irritated wizard. She was lost in her thoughts when a familiar voice drew her back to reality.
"Hermione."
Draco Malfoy stared at her with adamant, impatient silver eyes. "Hello?"
"Yes?" Hermione spoke politely, as usual, but honestly, she didn't feel like speaking to anyone at the moment. She was tired of keeping up 'Pureblood Appearances'. She wanted to be able to befriend who she wished and she especially wanted to be sorted into any house she desired! Not Slytherin. The Slytherin attitude just wasn't her.
"We're getting off soon. What were you thinking about?" Draco demanded.
She sighed. Hermione was well used to the blonde's persistent, superior behavior, but it still got on her nerves every now and then. "Just thinking."
He shot her a skeptical glare, but dropped the subject. Lord knows she'd hear of it later.
"Fine then. But let's go, I will not be beaten to the castle by a bunch of lowly Mudblood's"
The brown-eyed girl didn't even respond but simply followed him out of the compartment, as he assumed she would anyways.
When they arrived at the castle, there was a short speak given by a woman with a boisterous voice which cracked often. She was Professor McGonagall.
She also witnessed Draco's attempt at persuading Harry Potter to choose his friends wisely, which meant him.
But soon enough they were herded into the Great Hall to be sorted. This was nerve-wracking. It decided your fate for your entire Hogwart's education.
Name's were called and the hat was placed on their head, some sorting's were quick and careless, some were long and thoughtful. She saw Draco and Pansy sorted into Slytherin without a second thought. Harry Potter was put as a Gryffindor after much thought, as well as that Ron Weasley boy with him.
And finally her name was called and she didn't have time to think before getting up and walking toward the hat.
She wanted to get sorted into Slytherin so everything would be easier, but then again she didn't. Because well, she wasn't mean and conniving and vicious like typical Slytherin's were.
The Sorting Hat took a few moments to ponder between putting her in Ravenclaw and Gryffindor. She was disappointed and ecstatic at the same time.
Finally a decision was made and she was put in Gryffindor. She caught evil glares, welcoming smiles, and couldn't-care-less-stares.
She grinned and headed over to the table, but her happiness was short-lived as she found Draco's face among the crowd.
And he was not happy...
Okay, that was extremely short, it's rather embarrassing. But it's midnight and I wanted to get it posted tonight so I had to cut it short. But I promise that my chapters are typically much longer. Also, this is more of an introduction, as the rest will go by faster to cover more years and such.
Anyways, obviously some of the known changes so far are the fact that Hermione is a Pureblood and she is friends, or colleagues per say of the Pureblood lifestyle, with Draco and Pansy and all of them. Her personality hasn't altered much and I kept her in Gryffindor. But there are many more twists and surprises to come!
I'll try to update as soon as possible!
Until then... REVIEW! (They make me update faster. Motivation.)
~Elise
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