Hidden Inheritance
Prologue
AN; This is a prologue of sorts, just some background information about Hermione and some of the other characters. This fic is not completely compatible with the Harry Potter books.
1st Year:
Hermione arrived at Kings cross-station with her mother at ten minutes to eleven to board the Hogwarts express for her first year at Hogwarts.
Hermione is a half blood witch, her mother is a pureblood with and her father a muggle, she had been awaiting her Hogwarts letter ever since she had found out about the magical school when she was five years old.
Hermione mother was very protective of her and had avoided telling her about magic until she started to show signs of magic.
Hermione had a type of illness since she was born that required her to take medications everyday, each morning and evening she would have to take two red pills.
Valerie had told Hermione everytime she asked that the pills were to keep a disease she had as a baby at bay. Hermione never had any reason to ever question her mother so never asked much.
When Hermione would forget to take her pills her stomach would curl and send-stabbing pains through her body, and her eyes would flash red. It all stomped minutes after taking her pills, so Hermione usually remembered to have them on her person at all times.
Valerie granger had never explained to her daughter why she was never allowed to see her grandmother or grandfather, and Valerie had had no intentions in letting her mother near her daughter after they had exiled her from the wizarding community.
Valerie left Hermione with a few of her friends from home that were coming to Hogwarts this year as well. Hermione, Blaise, Pansy and Draco became best friends over the years they had met in a small park when they were five and had been near inseparable ever since.
Hermione arrived at the Hogsmeade station hours later with her three friends, Hermione and pansy led way over to the large man calling out to the first years. He seemed to be half giant from what Blaise had said because no normal wizard would be that size.
They were led across a vast lake, to a small dock where the first years tracked up to the front doors of the castle. When they entered Hogwarts most of the students were in awe though mostly the muggle borns, the purebloods had heard all about Hogwarts since they were young children.
Hermione, Pansy, Draco and Blaise scoffed, they were used to such extravagance, that the castle wasn't really all that it was cracked up to be.
Later when the sorting began Hermione waited patiently, she really wanted to be with her friends, a few minutes later Hermione nervously walked towards the stool with the sorting hat, she sat down and placed the hat on her head. A faint whisper could be heard in her ear and she started.
" Ah so loyal, a hard worker I see, strives for the best Hufflepuff might be the place for you, But your intelligent, and cunning, no Hufflepuff wont do. Intelligence, none like yours has been seen since Lady Rowena herself, you like a challenge, but no Ravenclaw is not for you. Slytherin maybe, you posses the cunning the need for power, your very powerful yeas and with a dark past, ah but there is Bravery, Yes very brave, and loyal, you have a dark future ahead of you and you could use some friends. You would certainly find true friends in Slytherin but sadly; you are not of Pureblood, Not Slytherin. The last house is where you will rise above the rest and accomplish all; you will find those friends you need to help in the darkest times. At last GRYFFINDOR.
The last part had been shouted and she lifted the hat off her head and placed it gently on the stool before walking away.
She was sorted into Gryffindor house, much to the disappointment to all her friends who had been sorted into Slytherin.
Hermione walked over to the Gryffindor table where everybody was cheering and shouting, somewhere even whistling.
When she got to the table she sat beside a boy with bright red hair and freckles all over his face, across from her was another boy, with messy black hair and glasses. He seemed familiar to her, but she didn't push it, she would wait until the sorting was finished to ask questions.
Thirty minutes later and all of the first years had been sorted into their respective houses and were ready to eat. The headmaster Professor Dumbledore stood to say a few words before a huge banquet appeared on the four house tables.
Hermione looked down at the food before looking over at the Slytherin table, after a minute she caught her friends eye's and signaled for them to meet up with her after the feast, they would have allot to talk about, especially their friendship.
It was common knowledge that Gryffindor and Slytherin house hated each other, yet four best friend were split between the two houses, three in Slytherin and one in Gryffindor.
Hermione looked away from her friends and turned to the boy beside her.
" Hi I'm Hermione Granger, what's your name." Hermione asked politely, the years learning etiquette from her mother seemed to be working.
" Ronald Weasley, but everyone calls me Ron." He said smiling shaking the girls hand beside him.
" And what's your name." Hermione asked the raven-haired boy curiously.
" Harry, Harry Potter." He said shaking her hand also.
" I thought so, I just wasn't sure so I wasn't making a fool of myself if it wasn't really you." Hermione said smiling brightly.
" What's wrong with your eyes." Ron asked accusingly.
" Why what's wrong?" Hermione said getting scared.
" They're flashing red." Harry said also sounding a little scared.
" Oh that, that happens allot, since I was a baby really. I don't know what makes is happen but Mother said its normal." Hermione said matter-of-factly.
After the feast had finished the prefects led the first years to their dorms, but they did not realize that three of the new Slytherin's and one of the Gryffindor's had snuck away from the group of first years.
Hermione, Draco, Pansy and Blaise were standing in the entrance hall talking rapidly. Hermione and Pansy were about to have an emotional break down.
Hermione was sobbing into Blaise's shoulder and Pansy into Draco's both boys were trying to comfort their friends.
" Come on Mione, Pans its not all bad we can still hang out after classes and we might even be in the same classes, Don't cry." Draco soothed.
" Yeah, we will always be best friends no stupid school house can ruin that, we have been friends for years, its not going to stop just because we sleep in separate houses." Blaise said.
The two girls continued too sob, they had been inseparable, and now because of a stupid talking hat they would only ever see each other randomly and probably grow to hate each other.
The girls were making so much noise they didn't hear anybody go by, Hermione let out one last sob and straightened her robes; her face was set in defiance.
" I'm asking Professor Dumbledore too change my house, I want to be in Slytherin as well." Hermione said defiantly.
" No Mione, you have too stay in Gryffindor the hat put you there for a reason, Slytherin is not the place for you." Blaise said sadly.
Before she could protest, Professor McGonnegal walked into the entrance hall to see three Slytherin's one of the Slytherin's holding a Gryffindor by her arms.
" What are you doing un-hand her this instant." McGonnegal said angrily.
" No Professor you have the wrong idea, there my best friends, we've been friends since we were five. They were just comforting Pansy and I because we weren't in the same house." Hermione said quickly.
" Is that true." She asked the other three who just nodded their heads frantically.
The professor looked between the four youngsters, her eyes on the three Slytherin's she knew them immediately, and they were picture images of their parents.
Never in all her years of teaching had she seen a Gryffindor and Slytherin's as friends, best friends according to one.
" Well then why are you not in your commons, the prefects left over an hour ago." McGonegal said sternly
" Professor, after the feast was the only time we could be certain of seeing each other, the feud between our two houses is no secret, but we do not wish to lose our friendship because we sleep in separate dorms." Blaise said quietly.
" Yeah sucks, we will barely be able to hang out." Draco said.
" But we could meet up somewhere after classes." Pansy said brightly
If McGonnegal looked shocked before it was nothing to how she felt now, she was completely at a lose for words, theses children where so intelligent and outspoken and were willing to fight for their friendship, no matter what their peers thought.
" I will not take points off this time because it is your first night, but don't let this happen again." McGonnegal said. " Now off to bed all of you."
McGonnegal watched as the four first years hugged each other, the two boys kissed Hermione on her head and waved goodbye to their Gryffindor friend.
Hermione asked her Professor to escort her to Gryffindor tower, since she didn't have the slightest idea where it was.
Hermione walked into Gryffindor tower, a small smile on her face as she looked around the common room, she knew she would be happy here, even if her friends were in a separate house. She would survive on her own and see her friends as much as she could.
AN: That was the end of the prologue. It's just a peak into Hermione's first year, there are a few differences but I hope you liked it.
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