DISCLAIMER: I Do Not Own Harry Potter. I wish I did but I don't. The only thing that is mine is the Character Ashley Black.
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Warning: Characters are Out Of Character/In Character. If you don't like it then DON'T READ IT! This is called fan FICTION for a reason.
A/N: To get this out of the way I will take any and all criticisms including flames. I don't really care about them as long as they don't have any cursing in them and there not just "Your story sucks" or something along the lines. I don't have a Beta so there might be some spelling mistakes that I might have missed. So I'm sorry about that. If you have ideas for the fic or you see something that could be changed then please let me know. Like I said I'm open to anything you, as the readers, have to say. Also, this story has been up before. I am still the original writer; I just revised the whole thing and decided to put it up again…
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Is This A Dream?
Chapter 1
Hermione Alexandra Granger walked through the muggle world platform onto Platform 9 ¾. When she crossed trough upon seeing the big red train that would take her to a place she called home, Hogwarts, Hermione smiled brightly and could not contain the happiness within her.
"Hermione Granger. There you are!" Hermione heard a voice coming from her left, turning to look at who called her name she saw Ginny running to her with a big smile on her face as well.
"Ginny!" She walked over to her friend and gave her a huge hug. "How have you been?" Hermione asked pulling away, as Ginny started leading her to where Harry was standing.
"I've been good. I have so much to tell you about what happen this summer you are never going to believe it!" Ginny linked her arm through Hermione's elbow smiling as she looked where they were headed.
Following her gaze Hermione stared at Harry and caught the tiny flicker of happiness that swept trough his eyes. She smiled and could not help the light tone that appeared as she spoke. "Oh I don't know about that Ginny... I think I might."
"Hey Hermione how are you?" Harry asked when they reached him a smile on his face, Ginny let go of Hermione and Harry took the opportunity to picked her up and spin her around in his arms. She giggled a little and when he set her down surprising herself at the action.
"I've been good. How have you been?"
He snuck a look at Ginny and looked back at Hermione smiling. "I Have been VERY good." Harry made sure to emphasize the word very as he spoke.
Hermione guessing what he meant smiled and nodded her head; she started looking around searching for Ron since stepping unto the platform she had yet to see him, Harry seeing what she was doing answered her question before it was even asked.
"He is inside, he... Had a rough summer and… Sorry Hermione but he doesn't want to see you right now."
Hermione nodded understandingly and kept her head up. She wasn't going to let Ron's childish ways get to her. Harry smiled softly at her and placed an arm around her shoulder pulling her close to him.
"Don't worry about it Hermione. He'll come around."
She grinned up at him knowing that Ron eventually would come around to talking to her again, but not as soon as she might like him to.
"Come on lets go in." Harry said pulling her along before letting her go, trying in his best efforts to keep an upbeat voice about the situation. They each grabbed their trolleys and pushed them to the drop off destination before walking to an entrance.
As they reached a door and started to step in Hermione felt like someone was staring at her, but from what direction she didn't know. Her foot stopped before stepping on the step that would lead her inside and she turned around, looking around her trying to find the person responsible for the weird feeling that she was getting.
"Hermione you ok?" Ginny asked also stopping and looking at her friend.
"I'm fine Ginny." she answered, turning back around and walking on. "I just felt like someone was staring at me."
"Don't worry about it Hermione, I'm sure it was nothing."
"Yeah I'm sure you are right." Once both were inside they found Harry who was inside an empty compartment waiting for them. He left as soon as they were inside to search for Ron.
"So Ginny," Hermione started "What has been up this summer that I couldn't believe, besides you finally hooking up with Harry that is."
Ginny stared at her shocked. "How did you know? I mean we weren't showing it were we? I mean we didn't right?"
Hermione laughed at her friends face. "Gosh no Ginny, but the way that Harry looked at you when I asked him how he was this summer... well that was a dead give away, sorry to say."
"Harry could never be very subtle could he?" Ginny replied as she sighed and leaned against her seat. Hermione laughed again shaking her head. "But what about you Hermione? I mean you've changed so much. You look very beautiful if I might say."
Hermione blushed slightly at receiving the comment "Thanks Ginny. Not much has really happened, I mean aside from my parents getting a divorce while I was in school and my father re-married to some 20 year old chick. My mom also married again to this really sweet guy who has a daughter the same age as me. She's actually here in Hogwarts; we did not come here together though. But we were able to hang out a lot during the summer, me and his daughter, and she sort of brought out this other side in me. It was really fun, I learned a lot about myself this summer." She finished off smiling letting Ginny know everything was fine with her.
Ginny sighed and shook her head, the shock and worry fading from her face. "Well it sounds really confusing but I'm glad you are ok with it. I don't know how I would have taken it if I were you."
"Well Ginny." Hermione said while looking out the window. "That's summer wonders for you."
Ginny opened and closed her mouth to say something but couldn't get the words out. The compartment door opened and Ginny turned her head to look at the door, Hermione didn't even bother, at the door stood a new face that Ginny had never seen before.
She stood at a height of 5'3 with long straight black hair accentuated with gray highlights every now and then that brought out her gray eyes, her skin tan and smooth, body fit and curvy. The girl standing at the door was wearing a white corset with blue sequences that enhanced her upper body and blue hip hugger pants that fit her as a second skin. Her stomach revealed to show her dragon naval ring and a slight hint of a tattoo on her right hip.
Hermione was the first to break the silence. "Hey Black." She nodded as she finally turned to look at the door.
"Hello Granger. You mind if i sit." Black asked pointing at the seat next to Hermione.
"No not at all." Moving her stuff to the floor Hermione nodded once to the seat now that is was free.
Black walked in and closed the compartment door. Sitting herself next to Hermione she looked over at Ginny. Nodding in a greeting manner, Black spoke to her, "Hello." It was just one word but her voice sounded like a female version of Malfoy.
"Ginnny" Hermione started saying. "This is my step sister. Ashley Black. Black this is Ginny Weasley." Hermione waved her hand from one to another.
"Oh" Ashley said and turned her head a little placing a smirk on her lips "Nice to meet you Weasley."
"Nice too meet you too Ashley." Ginny looked at Ashley, her eyes almost glaring at the girl who reminded her so much of Malfoy.
"Not trying to sound rude. But would you mind not calling me by my first name. That's usually reserved only for family and in comfortable situations."
Ginny nodded her head. "No problem at all, as long as you do not call me Weasley, It's a name only reserved for my brother, you know how it is." Ginny spoke in a mocking tone which only Hermione noticed.
A nod was sent to Ginny before Ashley's attention was set back to Hermione "So how have you been sis? You left really early this morning?"
"I know. I had some thing to pick up before we left that I almost forgot and had to go get." She kicked the bag that she had set on the floor letting Ashley know that she had gotten what she needed but did not wish to speak of it.
Ashley looked at Hermione with a knowing eye. "Tell me later?" she asked tilting her head towards the bag.
Hermione nodded yes. The conversation seized for a while, Hermione looking out the window and Ashley at Hermione. Both seemed to have forgotten that Ginny was even there as she watched t hem both.
Ginny seeing that they were fairly occupied with themselves got up. "Well I'm going to go and find my stupid brother. I'll be back later... It was really great meeting you Black. I'll see you later Hermione." She said as she walked out. Closing the compartment door before Hermione or Ashley could answer.
A respond came from Ashley as soon as the compartment door was closed "I'm not going to pry you to tell me Hermione, but when you think the time is right you can let me know."
Hermione smiled at Ashley, though it didn't reach her eyes; which at the moment held sadness to them. "Thank you. I'll tell you when the time is right i promise. Though I don't really know when it will be."
"I know." Replied Ashley as she dug inside the backpack that she had carried in and took out her CD player. She also took out Hermione's and handed it to her. "Dad charmed them so that they work at the school." Hermione's eyes lit up as she turned towards Ashley, nearly snatching the CD player from her. Ashley laughed and shook her head as she took out her CD case once her hand was free "Dad thought these would be better then the MP3's".
"I don't care which one it was. I though I was going to die this year with out music." Hermione smiled at Ashley "Thank you."
Ashley laughed. "Are you kidding? You should know me by know. I always have something up my sleeve so that I can listen to my music. It's the only thing keeping me sane."
Hermione looked at her skeptical "The only thing?
"Hey what do you mean by that?" Ashley asked glaring.
"Oh nothing... Nothing at all." she answered laughing putting on her head phones after pressing play and drowning out Ashley before she responded back.
Shaking her head and laughing as well Ashley put her head phones on too.
Neither of the girls noticing the figure standing outside their window staring at them.
It was all ready 6:30pm, the train had gotten to Hogwarts about half an hour ago and Hermione and Ashley were inside a carriage making their way to the castle.
Ashley stared at the castle with a wonder and awe in her face once outside the carriage and in front of the castle.
"You like it?" Hermione asked, knowing the answer to come before it left her lips.
"Hell yeah Hermione! You are so lucky to have been able to go here." She answered turning towards her as she spoke. "If you would have seen my school you would have laughed. It was nothing compared to this."
"Well Ashley I don't think I would have laughed. Everything here is… Magical."
They stopped all conversation and headed in to the Great Hall GH. Because Ashley was not sorted yet, but was older then a regular first year student attending the school, she went to sit next to Hermione till Dumbledore called her up.
After a long while of first years being sorted, Dumbledore finally stood up.
"Now students I know that normally me standing up means the food is about to come but there is going to be a little delay." The twinkle in his eyes was noticeable even from where Hermione sat. She looked over at Ashley sitting beside her and smiled/smirked before turning back to Dumbledore.
"What! Oh come on I'm hungry." Ron whispered to Harry, him and Hermione still weren't talking so he was sitting on the opposite side of her ignoring her, while secretly stealing glances at her. Hermione heard Ron's whispered and where normally she would say something she chose to ignore him and watch the headmaster.
"I would like to ask Ms. Ashley Black to come up here." Dumbledore announced looking over at Ashley.
"You're going to be ok sis. I hope you end up in Gryffindor." Hermione whispered as she grabbed hand. A little bit of worry visible in her eyes as she looked at Hermione.
"I hope so too." She whispered as she started to get up and walk to the front. She walked up with her robe opened and a determined look on her face, the worry gone, earning her a lot of stares and a lot of glares too. When she got to the front of the Great Hall, she looked towards the Headmaster.
"Well Ms. Black. Please sit on the stool so that we may know which house you're going to be in."
Ashley stared at Dumbledore for a few seconds. The damn twinkle in his eyes annoying her all ready and she had not even been there long. She felt like he knew something she didn't, but she did as he asked and sat down on the stool the hat was placed on her head as soon as she was seated.
After a while of chatting and arguing with the hat it had finally decided what house she was going to be placed in...
"Ms. Black shall be placed in... GRYFFINDOR."
The Gryffindor table cheered loudly and Hermione stood up and started clapping as loud as her hands allowed. Ashley got off the stool and walked back to her seat next to Hermione where she gave her a hug.
"Welcome to Gryffindor sis." The smirk placed on her lips as she spoke worthy of any Slytherin.
"Thanks Hermione." Ashley said. After a second of hugging each other and thanking people they both took their seat.
"Well Ms. Black" Dumbledore began once everyone was seated once again and quiet "I hope you enjoy your house, and I hope everyone makes you feel at home, seeing as how that is over. I would like to say 'Tuck In'" He lifted his hands towards the sky and food appeared on all the tables. Everyone started grabbing for food and talking about their summers. But something that was out of the usual was Hermione and Ashley neither of them touched the food and they weren't talking to anyone either, except each other and even then it was in a hushed voice, ignoring all other conversation and those who tried to direct them into one. Someone however did notice, a certain blond headed boy sitting at the Slytherin Table... Draco Malfoy.
"Blaise." Draco said hitting him in the rib with his elbow, his attention still at the Gryffindor table.
"What Draco? I'm trying to eat man." He replied back as he sent a glare towards his distracted friend.
Draco from the corner of his eyes saw the glare but choose to ignore it and continued the conversation. "Isn't that a bit strange to you?"
Blaise turned his face to look in the direction that had caught Draco's attention with such an interest. He spotted Granger and Black. "What are you talking about Draco? It's only Granger and the new girl."
"Yeah I know Blaise." He said rolling his eyes turning back to him. Darco placed his elbows on the table and leaned in towards Blaise "But I was talking about the fact that they aren't eating and are not engaging in conversation with anyone but themselves. That does not seem like Granger mate."
"Maybe they just want to speak with each other." He answered going back to his food. "Stop analyzing things too much Draco, if you keep thinking on it too much you will kill the only brain cells you have left brother."
Draco shot a glare at Balise that was taken without notice by him. Draco went back to his food after final glance at the new girl. There was something odd about her to him, he couldn't understand what reasons he had for the feeling that he was getting from her, but he knew there was just something about her.
Ashley abruptly changed the conversation she and Hermione were having as she held her stomach. "Hermione where's the common room? I'm not feeling too good and I want to lay down for a bit if that is possible."
Concerned, Hermione nodded her head as she placed a hand on Ashley's shoulder "Come on I'll show you. I am not feeling so good myself." She turned towards Harry; Hermione raised her voice as she spoke to Harry for the first time since dinner started. "Harry I'm going to show Ashley the way to the common room she's not feeling too good. See you later ok?"
Harry, surprised to hear her speak, nodded his head before turning back to his conversation. Hermione and Ashley got up and started heading out the Great Hall. Almost reaching the door they were stopped by the Headmaster's voice booming through the crowd.
"Ms. Granger, Ms. Black. May I please see you in my office for a minute?"
Turning around to face the Headmaster, both girls nodded and headed out of the Great Hall to a different destination, all eyes starring after them as they left.
'What the hell I'm tired as hell, not feeling good and he desires to talk. Merlin's beard.'
Ashley stared at Hermione with a scowl on her face. Hermione just laughed and shook her head.
'Oh relax Ashley it's probably nothing.'
'It better not be anything. I'm tired and irritated.'
The walk to the office was quite after that, except for the occasions where Hermione would point something important out and explain different paths to get to places.
When they reached the statue Hermione said the password 'Kisses' and as the steps began to move they jumped on. At the door Ashley knocked and waited for permission to enter, shooting a glace at each other. They heard a voice telling them to enter, Hermione pushed open the door and there was Dumbledore sitting on a chair behind his desk. Ashley was wondering how he arrived so fast.
"Welcome ladies. Please sit down." He said as he waived his hand in front of him and smiling nodded, two chairs appeared in front of his desk.
Ashley and Hermione walked in and sat down in front of him smiling. Ashley sat in awe of the office, there were painting of old headmasters all over the walls staring at them but what got her attention the most was the Phoenix on the side of the table.
Hermione, as always, was the first one to speak of the two "Headmaster what did you wish to speak to us about?"
"Well Ms. Granger, I have a couple of things I wish to discuss with you, but first I was wondering if there was anything you two wanted to tell me?" He folded his arms on top of his desk giving them a look that said I know everything.
Hermione and Ashley looked at each other with a look of confusion on their face.
'Do you know what he is talking about?' Asked Hermione
'No I do not.'
They turned back to Dumbledore and both shook their heads no, they weren't sure of what he was talking about.
"I don't think there is Headmaster. I'm a little confused as to why we are here." Hermione shot one final glance at Ashley, making sure she was speaking the truth before turning her attention back to Dumbledore.
"Well Ms. Granger I wanted to talk to Ms. Black about her marriage." His eyes and the twinkle that was placed on them, directed their focus on Ashley.
Ashley rolled her eyes. Not this again she thought to herself"I all ready told my father that I wasn't going to marry that guy. I don't even know who he is, why would I want to be with someone that I have never meet in my life? It's unheard of and it isn't my style." Ashley said leaning back on her chair and crossing her arms in front of her.
"Actually Ms. Black that is where you are wrong," Hermione and Ashley raised and eyebrow at him. They appeared more like sisters every day where the thoughts that passed trough Albus' mind, which brought a smile to his face and a glare to Ashley's for not knowing what he was smiling about. "In one of the days where you two went clubbing and got might I say... got really intoxicated." They both stared at each other shocked and lowered their heads in embarrassment that their teacher actually knew that they had gotten drunk, but that wore off at as the shock returned and the knowledge of what else their Headmaster could know about entered their mind. "Do not fret; it is nothing any normal teenager has not done." They looked back at him, the twinkle in his eyes even more noticeable then before. "Ashley, One of does days he was there and you had an encounter with him."
'Encounter?' The thought reflected to Hermione was apparently intercepted by the headmaster by his response, which annoyed Ashley a bit.
"Yes Ashley an encounter. You did see him. You even danced with him, and from what I heard you even went farther then that with him."
Hermione's faced scrunched up in disgust "Ewww do not tell me you were watching that Professor."
"Yes please tell me you weren't. That would be really... well gross." Ashley could do little to keep the sound of disgust from her voice, her face clearly the same as Hermione's.
Dumbledore chuckled "Of course I didn't. But I over heard him talking about it to one of his friends a few days later."
"Oh Merlin! Males and their damn egos" Ashley let out a growl as she placed her hands over her eyes and sighed.
"Well Ashley I wanted to tell you this because the guy, who you are to marry, attends this school." Removing her hands from her face, Ashley stared up at him in shock "And I have some news that I thought you might want to know."
Ashley looked taken back. "Umm. What news would that be Professor?" 'Oh merlin please dont let it be anything serious. Please Im begging you please' Hermione turned to look at her, eyes worried and faced shocked as her mind thought the same as Ashley.
"Well Ms. Black you are currently a month and a half pregnant."
Hermione and Ashley looked at Dumbledore with opened mouths and a gasp escaped Ashley's mouth as she placed her hand over it.
"Please tell us you're joking! She can't be our dad would kill her!" Hermione's voice sounding pitched as she spoke. Slowly sliding to the edge of her slid she looked towards Dumbledore hopeful.
"I am sorry Hermione but I cant. Ashley is pregnant at the moment that is why she has been feeling so sick lately." He spoke back calmly trying to ease their worries.
Ashley couldn't say a word she just stared at Dumbledore like she has just seen a ghost her mouth still covered by her hand as the thoughts raised and everything began to make sense.
Hermione turned to her sister her own voice quivering as she spoke. "Ashley, what are you going to do?"
Ashley turned her head to stare at Hermione. "I... I don't know Hermione. I don't..." She was trying her hardest to fight the tears that were threatening to leave her eyes. Thoughts of something she would never want to do trying to pierce into her brain and she fought hard to keep them out as she listened to Dumbledore speak.
"Ms. Black you do not have to decide right now, just know that whatever you choose to do it will be up to you. You are of legal age to decide without parents consent, but if you would like to know who the father is. I can send for him." He looked from Ashley to Hermione who nodded at his words.
"Please do. I would like to meet him."
"But Hermione…" Ashley started to say, but she cut her off.
"No buts Ashley." Hermione turned her attention to Dumbledore and looked him straight in the eyes as she spoke, holding as much authority to them as she could manage. "Send for him, please."
Dumbledore nodded giving a glance to Ashley, her face upset and confused, before walking over to an owl that was waiting by the window. He attached a paper, which was all ready written, to it and whispered orders in its ear. The owl whotted and flew off.
Dumbledore walked back over to his desk. "He will be here soon; I would advice you not to jump at him Ms. Granger, I know how of your temper when upset. Please try and control it until after you leave."
Hermione nodded her head and looked over at Ashley. "Are you ok?"
'That's the dumbest question you've ever asked.' She glared at Hermione.
"I know sorry." Hermione looked at the floor, a tear finally escaping her worried eyes. Ashley couldn't help but smiled softly at her sister, she knew she loved her very much as was nothing but concerned for her.
"Its ok dont worry."
Dumbledore smiled at the girls as he sat down in his chair. The three fell into a silence, Dumbledore observing the girls.
He smiled as his thought only one thing. They are so much a like and they do not even know. This is a shame really. Together they could be great.
A knock startled the girls from the silence that fell over the room, a knock that Dumbledore was waiting for.
He shot a look at the door and to the girls "Are you ready?" They glanced at each other before both girls nodded. "All right then." Looking at the door he raised his voice a little louder "Enter Please."
The door opened and standing there was...
A/N: Well that was the story I hope you guys liked it. I am not sure how it was compared to the first time. So please let me know. I might also be looking for a beta for later chapters so if you would like to help me please let me know leave me an e-mail or leave yours and ill get back to you. Thanks again for reading this fic. I hope you guys liked it.
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