Chance Meeting
Disclaimer All publicly recognizable characters, setting, and etc. of the Harry Potter Series belong to the creator J.K. Rowling, the publisher Bloomsbury Publishing and the US equivalent Scholastic. No copyright infringement intended.
00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
3rd's POV
Hermione Granger had been through quite a bit in her 11 years of life. Barely a few days old and her parents the Mortem's were murdered and she paced at by a house elf at a non-magical muggle orphanage. At age 5 she lost her thought to be biological parents the Grangers in a car crash. At age 8 she lost her first friend because her adoptive guardians the Pain's did not like that she was spending time on something that was not academics or choirs. The Pain's killed Hermione's first friend and made Hermione watch while chained to a wall. The Pain's were arrested for abuse of a minor and for the murder of Lillian Custos. At age 10 she was adopted by a new set of guardians the Supra's her new name Hermione Supra.
After a year of being with Supra's Hermione was finally getting the hang of what was expected of her. She learned 7 different self-defense forms all while doing school courses. The Supra's were loaded and they owned a very well renowned firearms company, brewery and distillery company. The Supra's also had a corporate business office in Criminal Law. As long as Hermione did what the Supra's wanted she would not be punished. Punishment could range from a few weeks without food to getting beat with a whip, electrocuted, shot, and or stabbed. Hermione was quick to learn and avoid being caught doing things the Supra's disapproved of.
Summer of 1991 and the Supra's moved from Berkshire county to Surrey county. Hermione having unpacked and cleaned the new house was free to wander the neighborhood while her guardians went off to work. It was not long before Hermione stumbled upon a public park. She promptly climbed a tree and rested in the branches. An hour past and a kid roughly around her age ran behind said tree. The kid looked scrawny and malnourished reminding Hermione of her time when she was in the orphanage or with the Pain's. The scrawny kid had messy black hair and glasses he wore clothes 2 sized to big for him and looked to be in fear.
00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
Hermione's POV
I watched as bullies corner this scrawny kid around the tree I was perched in. I then jumped down from the tree branches and asked the mean looking group of bullies what they were doing. The leader of the Group the meanest looking and plumpest said that they were having fun with Harry. I told them to get lost before I called the cops, they thought I was bluffing as soon as one of them tried to go for the scrawny kid I punched them. It didn't take me long to beat the five of them, the plump one saying that his mom would hear about this incident. Once they all left I turned to ask the scrawny boy named what his name was and if he was hurt.
00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
Harry's POV
I looked in shock at the girl who saved me from getting beat by Dudley my cousin and Dudley's gang. I asked her how she managed to beat 5 guys some way bigger then herself. I also said that I had a few scrapes but nothing to serious. The girl Hermione she said that she took lessons in self-defense. Hermione asked me if I wanted to come back to her place to get the scrapes bandaged. I still being somewhat confused at said kindness agreed to go to her place. Once there I met her guardians the Supra's. The Supra's were very nice to me and offered me dinner since it was now 5pm. I said I would have to ask my guardians and they said that they would bring me back to my house after dinner. Dinner was great, I ate more than my far share for I was not sure if this were going to last or when the Dursely's would allow me much to eat.
Just as they said they would they drove me back to 4 Privet Drive. What I didn't expect from them is that the Supra's convinced the Dursely's to treat me better. I now had a room that had a window and a desk, there was no lock on the outside of my room's door either. The Supra's told the Dursely's if they treat me better then they would not call the police. I personally did not want to go to an orphanage, but then again I wouldn't mind being adopted by a friendlier family. The chance meeting I had with Hermione had completely turned my living situation upside-down and for the better. I just hoped it would last and it was not a dream that I imagined.
00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
3rd's POV
August 1, 1991 Hermione Granger now Hermione Supra invited a lady who appeared to be a professor wearing a long dress like those you would see on a regular individual in the Victorian era. The lady said her name was Minerva McGonagall and she is a professor at a prestigious school for the gifted. Professor McGonagall introduced herself as the Deputy Headmistress of Hogwarts and a Transfiguration Professor. Hermione told the professor that she was Hermione and then proceeded to lead Professor McGonagall into a family living room.
00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
Professor Minerva McGonagall's POV
I saw a boy with messy black hair and glasses when the girl lead me into a family room. I barely heard Miss Hermione Supra say that she was going to get her guardians. When young Hermione returned, she introduced me to the boy and much to my surprise it was Harry James Potter. Professor Albus Dumbledore told me that Harry was in safe hands. I was very surprised to find the young Potter in the same house as the charge I was informed to visit Miss Supra.
Professor Minerva McGonagall: "Well it is a pleasure to meet you Mister Potter, unfortunately I was not tasked with giving you your own acceptance letter to Hogwarts."
Hermione: "Does that mean that Harry is also accepted to the same school that I am?
Professor Minerva McGonagall: "Yes he is, you see Hermione you are a witch and Harry is a Wizard."
Harry: "I'm a Wizard?"
Mr. Supra: "Are you saying there is such thing as magic?"
Professor Minerva McGonagall: "Yes, the reason you do not know about the magical world is do in part to the International Code of Secrecy or International Statute of Secrecy a wizarding world law that helps safeguard the wizarding community from non magical people better known as Muggles by Wizards and Witches.
Mrs. Supra: "Is that law to protect from witches being burned at the stake?"
Professor Minerva McGonagall: "Yes, it is also in place for many fear what they can not comprehend and for individuals that do things with science magic seems strange."
Hermione: "How do you know we are magical?"
Professor Minerva McGonagall: "A special quill that resides in Hogwarts writes down the name of every magical child in the United Kingdom, Great Britain, and Northern Ireland once they are born. In both of your cases you two were born in Great Britain."
Mr. Supra: "I know we adopted Hermione and all but what makes an individual magical?"
Professor Minerva McGonagall: "It comes down to genetics and if the individual can do unusual things like making a toy float in the air or having light bulbs break when they get too emotional, these are only a few examples that magical kids display."
Hermione: "Oh was that why Harry and I could talk to the snakes at the zoo and Mr. and Mrs. Supra were not able to?"
Professor Minerva McGonagall: "Yes that is a magical ability, very few can speak to snakes but it is possible and quite rare. The proper name for it is parseltogue and a speaker is called a parselmouth. I would advise you both to keep that bit of information to yourselves for many witches and wizards see parseltogue as a dark magic ability. "
Harry: "Do you think us as dark? My Uncle Vernon and Aunt Petunia call me a freak."
Professor Minerva McGonagall: "I do not think the ability of parseltogue is in itself dark I think it gets a bad reputation from past users that went down dark paths. As for you and Miss Supra I do not think you two are freaks. You two are magical as am I."
00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
Professor McGonagall's POV
After I explained a bit of magic to the Supra's and Harry. I also transforming into my Animagi form a tabby cat and back to my human form to show a bit of magic that both Harry and Hermione could one day achieve with the proper training. I told the both of them that if they accepted to come to Hogwarts that I could return here to help them pick up their proper material for the school year. I informed them all that they could not talk about magic outside of the house or with others for it would be breaking the International Statute of Secrecy. I gave Hermione her acceptance letter and I informed Harry that his letter should be delivered shortly. What I did not say was that Harry should have received his letter before Hermione. While I was with the Supra's I learned that Harry did not live with them, Harry instead lived with his Aunt and Uncle from his mother's side. At hearing that Harry was with his mother's side of the family I informed him that I had his parents as students. To my horror the Aunt and Uncle told young Harry that his parents died in a car crash. I was quick to tell him the truth of what I knew. I said that I only heard about the death from the Headmaster Albus Dumbledore and I told him I wish I could have done more for his parents. Hermione asked if I had her parents and I told her that I was not sure. I then had to explain what a muggle-born was what a half-blood was and what a pure-blood was. I told them that some old witches and wizards still cared about that statues but many have come to over look it. I told them that I my self am a half-blood. Before I knew it was dark out and I needed to get back to the castle. I told them that if they had any question that I would be back the next day to take them to Diagon Alley to pick up their supplies that is if they still wanted to attend said that he would have to get the Dursely's permission but he definitely wanted to attend Supra's agreed that Hermione could go as long as she could still work on regular school during the summers.
00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
Next Chapter: Diagon Alley
00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
Author's Note:
I chose Supra as Hermione's new last name because it falls closer to the end of the alphabet and it also shows that Hermione rises and adapts to the challenges that have befallen her. As for the other names like Lillian, Custos, and Mortem, they will be important to the story later on. This is my second story, the first is called When A Demon Makes a Deal its about an insert character that I created. I will be taking elements from my first story but one does not need to read the previous story for this story to make sense. I did not care for the back and forth of female to male pronouns and that is why I originally deleted this story. I am now re-writing the story so it should make a bit more sense and hopefully I do not turn off readers.
Lillian is an English name the meaning behind the name is derived from the flower name Lily and is the symbol of innocence, purity, and beauty
Supra –Above in Latin
Custos –Guardian in Latin
Mortem –Death in Latin
Work Cited
wiki/International_Statute_of_Wizarding_Secrecy
wiki/Hogwarts_School_of_Witchcraft_and_Wizardry
wiki/Hogwarts_acceptance_letter
wiki/Parseltongue
wiki/Animagus
00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
Next Chapter: Diagon Alley