A Place To Belong

Chapter One: Freak

Summery: Hermione never went to Hogwarts and has a twin sister. A week after being attacked, Hermione finds herself locked in the castle. Remus and Sirius are professors at Hogwarts now that the war is over.

"This place is a dump." Sam said.

"I like it." Hermione said, looking at the tall ceilings and stone walls.

"How can you like it? It's falling apart." Sam spat.

Hermione turned to look at her twin. "That's what makes it beautiful."

Sam rolled her eyes. "I'm gonna agree with Sam. This place is a shit hole." said Mathew and Steven and Sam gave Hermione a smug smile.

Hermione rolled her eyes this time. "Of course you would. You're both fucking her." She mumbled to herself as she walked over to a large barred up archway. "I wonder why this is locked up." she said.

"Um, because there's no frigging roof?" Sam suggested and they rolled their eyes at each other.

The students and teachers watched as the muggles walked around the Entrance Hall, bickering. Professor Lupin leaned over to whisper to Professor Black.

"One of them is a werewolf. I can smell them."

Professor Black looked at his long time friend. "I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say that it's the one that looks like she's been half eaten." he said and smirked.

And it was true. The girl looking in at them did in fact, look like she had been half eaten. She had large bandages on her right arm and shoulder, but if you looked closely enough, you could make out the distinct marks of large claws and bites beneath the bandages. A smaller one was taped to the side of her neck and she had multiple cuts and bruises on her face. Her eyes, which were both sporting fading black eyes, were dark and sullen. She was pale and looked as if she were going to fall apart if she were touched. Her twin however, looked perfectly healthy. As did the two boys.

"How long do you think McGonagall is gonna have us stay in here?" Sirius asked.

"Until they leave." Replied Remus.

"Wonderful."

Hermione stared into the large room on the opposite side of the bars. She furrowed her brow as the feeling of being watched made the hair on the back of her neck stand up. Suddenly, Sam slapped her back and she cried out in pain, squeezing her eyes shut. Gripping the bars to hold her up, she hung her head. She tightened her grip on the bars when she heard Sam stifle a laugh.

"Oops. Sorry. Forgot." she said, and although Hermione couldn't see her, she knew she was smirking.

"Must have gotten her back, as well." Said Sirius.

Remus nodded.

"What the hell happened to you anyway?" asked Steven.

"Oh she didn't tell you?" Said Sam, sounding amused.

"Sam, don't."

Sam ignored her. "She got attacked by a dog about a week ago."

Hermione closed her eyes in anger that her own twin didn't even believe her. "It wasn't a dog." She mumbled.

Sam's head snapped to look at Hermione. "Excuse me?"

Hermione took a deep breath. "It wasn't a dog." she said a bit louder.

Sam scoffed. "Not this crap again." she said.

"If it wasn't a dog, then what was it?" asked Mathew.

"Don't even say it." Sam snapped.

Hermione glared at her. "Werewolf." she mumbled, looking down.

Sam rolled her eyes and the two boys burst out laughing. "A werewolf!" They doubled over in laughter.

"Werewolves aren't bloody real, Hermione!" laughed Steven.

"God, next thing you're gonna say is that you believe in magic." laughed Mathew.

Seeing her face turn red in embarrassment, Sam looked at her with a look of shock. "Oh my God, you do! You still believe in magic!" Laughed her sister, sending the two boys into new bouts of laughter.

Hermione stared at the floor, tears burning in her eyes. How could they be this cruel? The boys okay, but her sister? That was like throwing salt in her wounds. She held back the tears as she listened to them laugh.

"I know what attacked me." she mumbled. God, why couldn't she stop talking!

"God, I can see you just skipping down the dirt paths outside singing, 'Werewolves and Vampires and Witches, oh my!'" laughed Mathew.

"Alright, alright, alright." Said Steven, wiping tears from his eyes, trying to calm down. "Say it was a werewolf…"

"Don't encourage her." Sam spat and Steven smiled at her, then turned back to Hermione.

"Say you were attacked by a werewolf. It was a week ago. Why haven't you changed yet?" he asked, mockery in his voice. Hermione closed her eyes and mumbled something, that they couldn't hear. Steven stepped closer to her, cocking his head to the side. "What was that? Couldn't hear you."

Swallowing the lump in her throat, she opened her eyes and stared at the stone floor, her hair hiding her face. "It wasn't a full moon."

"Oh well, there you have it." Steven said, turning back to Mathew and Sam. "It wasn't a full moon." he said, bursting into a loud laugh.

"They're worse than the bloody Slytherins." Sirius said with distaste.

Remus nodded, a look of disgust upon his face as he watched the three taunt the young werewolf.

"The full moon is tonight. That mean you're going to change?" Mocked Mathew.

Hermione's head snapped up. "The full moon is tonight?" she asked, making them laugh again.

"You know, maybe that's why you've been so emotional the past three days. Or you know, PMS." laughed Sam.

"You knew it was a full moon tonight and dragged me here?" Hermione yelled and shoved her sister. "We're about 75 miles from the nearest town! There's no way we're going to get home before dark!"

The two boys fell over laughing and Sam shoved Hermione against the bars, causing her to yelp out in pain again. Once her back hit the bars, Remus could smell the fresh blood as it seeped through the bandages she was sure to be wearing under her clothing.

"How the hell are you my sister! You're so fucking weird!" Sam yelled. "News flash! Werewolves and magic are NOT real! It's time for you to grow the fuck up!" she said and headed towards the large wooden doors, mumbling about how she wished she was an only child.

Hermione turned and gripped the bars, her forehead resting against them. "Fucking bitch…" she whispered, but not quiet enough because her sister had heard her.

Sam spun around. Grabbing Hermione by the hair, she pulled her head back a bit. "I'd rather be a bitch than a FREAK." she sneered through clenched teeth and pushed Hermione's head to the side a bit.

Hermione bit her tongue to stop from talking back and closed her eyes as new tears formed in her eyes. Remus growled in anger. He could smell her pain. He felt her pain. He had been almost exactly where she was now, only when he was younger. And he had magic to help him cope. She was muggle.

"You know, if she's going to change," Mathew started and Hermione thought they sounded a bit further away. "We shouldn't be here when it happens. She might eat us."

"Yeah, I say we get in the car and leave her ass here." Said Steven.

Hermione looked up as she heard them close the doors and she ran over to them. She pulled and pushed on them as the three other laughed on the other side. They had locked her in. "What the fuck are you doing!" She yelled, banging on the doors.

The three outside laughed again. "Have a good night in there, Mutt." She heard her sister yell before hearing the engine roar of their car. She listened as it got quieter as they drove away, leaving her locked in.

A/N: Let me know what you guys think. Should I continue?