Written for Romi Lawliet's "Ever After: The Fairy Tale Challenge" Harry Potter: Beauty and the Beast-I tried to base it on the original fairy tale more than the Disney version.
Hey I am editing this so here it goes...
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Once Upon a Time, there was a beautiful girl named Hermione Granger. She lived in a very small town in England. She spent her time in books. Her father decided to go to on a dig that would take him around England within a year. Her father asked her what one gift he could bring back from his trip. "I would love a book." she said.
He traveled around England and was on his way home when he got lost in the middle of nowhere. No cell towers and no buildings for miles. He had not yet found a book for his daughter and he had a time limit to get back. His daughter was set to go back to her school a month after he was due home. She had made good friends with two boys her age, Harry and Ron. He would be worried about her making friends with guys only but she finally had friends.
Just when he gave up hope of every seeing another human, he found a castle in the middle of the woods. He entered the castle, and found the door opened like magic. The whole house acted like it was enchanted. He asked for food and everything aligned to show him where the dinning room was. He asked for a map and one appeared. "Hello, Mr. Map where am I?" he asked jokingly.
Well as it turned out the map knew where he was. "Do you know what road I should take to get back to the main road?" he asked after the shock passed.
The map showed him the way. He memorized the directions. "Umm.. House I have one more request, would you please give me a book to bring back to my daughter?" He asked.
Just then the chair came alive and walked with him in the seat to the biggest library he had seen. He looked at all the shelves and found the perfect book to bring back to his daughter. He took the book and started to leave when a dragon appeared out of nowhere. "After all the kindness I showed you, YOU STEAL FROM ME!" it roared.
"I am sorry. I had no idea it was your book. I was taking back to my daughter." he said with fear.
"I will let you go. But you or your daughter have to return in a week. If not, I will find you and eat your daughter." said the dragon
He made his way home. Hermione loved the book but she knew something was wrong. She kept bugging her father until he told her. She insisted that she go back to the dragon in his place. "Look I can handle dragons. My training at Hogwarts had prepared me." she said.
Her father gave in. She packed everything she owned and the book that got her into this mess. She traveled back to the dragon. Before she knocked on the door, it opened. "An enchanted castle like Hogwarts." she mumbled.
"But this is different from Hogwarts. This castle was made to help anyone who came to the door but not the owner. Why are you here?" said the dragon coming out from the shadows
"I came in my father's place." said Hermione.
"I was not consulted about the change but I am will to adapt. I see you brought the book with you. Did you finish the book yet?" asked the dragon
"I have read it many times, the cost for it was great." said Hermione.
"If I had been asked to give it, it could have been free." said the dragon.
"Maybe if you had told someone you lived here, you would have been asked." said Hermione.
"Look go find a room to sleep in. You might want to make yourself comfortable. Dinner is at 5pm and if you do not show, I will find you!" said the dragon
"How do I find a room?" Hermione asked.
"Ask the castle." said the dragon.
She was going to ask the dragon what he ment but he was gone. She was left to find a room by herself. She found one that was to her liking and set all her stuff in the room. She had some time so she went wandering. She found her favorite room in no time. The library was almost the same seize as Hogwarts'. She began to read a book. She lost track of time. Then she only had 5 min to find the dinning hall. As a joke, Hermione asked the castle to help her find the dining hall.
A wall of the library opened to the dining hall. The wall closed back up after she stepped out into the dining hall. The dragon was also just entering. "I see you are early." said the dragon.
"I like to be early. It is better than late." said Hermione.
"Well shall we begin." said the dragon.
"Certainly." said Hermione.
The evening was absolutely silent. Hermione was about to go to bed when the dragon spoke. "Hermione, I have to ask this every night. It has a lot to do with me being a dragon. If your dad had come, I would not have to. But due to you taking his place, I must ask. Will you marry me?" asked the dragon.
"Why do you have to ask?" asked Hermione.
"I was placed under a curse and this has to happen anytime a female lives with me." said the dragon.
"How do you know about Hogwarts?" asked Hermione.
"I have been there before and I hope to return." said the dragon.
"I hope you find a way to break the curse, but I would rather die than marry a horrible creature like you." said Hermione exiting the dining hall.