Summary: Hermione just found out that she's not who she thinks...will this affect her relationship with her friends, let alone herself...
Chapter 1: Changes
Disclaimer: I hate these things...I don't own nothing that I doesn't belong 2 me...hope u like this
She looked out into the street. Ever since her family had moved to America, everything had changed. Her hair had grown down to her mid-neck, cut in angles and had green highlights (green is her favorite color). Her stomach was flat and her chest had grown from a 32A to a B+. Her ears and bellybutton were pierced, and she had found out that she was adopted, which brought more changes than she could ever have imagined.
"C'mon Artemis, lets get your stuff ready" she called out, happily. She turned away from the window.
The girl scanned the room to see what she was looking for. An almond colored owl hooted as she flew in through the window and a snake slithered out from under her bed, followed by a small lion cub that never seemed to get and bigger than an average housecat. The owl, Aphrodite, was an early sweet 16 present from Harry and Ron. Soon after she had found out who her father was, a secret admirer had sent her a newborn lioness, whom she named Athena. The letter said only that she was a friend. The strange thing, though, was her snake, Artemis. One afternoon, she came home to find an egg on her pillow. As she cautiously walked to it, it hatched. She walked over to the mirror to check herself out one more time. not only did she give herself changes, but she got some too. One time, when she looked into the mirror, instead of pupils and irises, she had catlike slits in her eyes.
Sometimes, she would find herself talking to and understanding Artemis (parseltongue), but it went away as quickly as it came. The biggest change, though, was on the morning of July 2nd, she woke up with two different tattoos. The first one was a small lion outline next to the corner of her left eye with the Leo sign behind it, which she later remembered she had gotten the night before, the last time she would ever let herself get that drunk. The second was what made her pass out. It was the dark mark, except that the eyes of the snake were green and the eyes of the skull were red and it was on her left forearm (A/N the dark mark is on the righ forearm, right? I just like the left side better so I'm making her special). She covered it with a patch, making it look like it was an infection or large cut or wound.
She stepped back so she could see her outfit. It was a black tube top that said "no guy is worth crying over, and when you meet the right one he wont make you cry", a mini jean skirt, and her favorite black pleather boots that said "PLEATHER" in white letters (going down). She finished the look with blue and white eye shadow, a blue jewel belly ring, clear lip-gloss, and a silver bar aross the top of her left ear.
'OK, so it's not exactly "a summer outfit", but who knows where I'm going and it is pne of my fave outfits.'
"HEY HERMIONE, GET YOUR ASS DOWN HERE!"
Hermione ran down the stairs to be tackled by her six best friends, besides Ron and Harry, of course. The seven had met online and have been best friends since fifth year. They also formed a band and practiced through magic (they're all witches and wizards, and live in America...DUH!).
"Do you really have to leave us Crabby?"(A/N Hermione- hermy- hermit- hermit crab- crabby) Judy said. Judy was the drummer and Hermione's best girl friend. She had long, raven black hair that flowed down to a few inches below her shoulder, which made her bright blue contacts stand out (she was nearsighted). She was about two inches taller than Hermione. She had shapely legs and a very curvy figure which she showed off with yellow so-lows and a white T-shirt that said "Juicy" in yellow letters.
"Yea, we love you too much for you to go" Judy's older brother (by one year), Rocco, said. He wasn't in the band, but came to all the practices, I wonder why (;-)). He had dark black hair and hazel/green eyes. His body was tan and toned and perfectly fit with his 6'2" height. He had on a shirt for the beach club where he worked and tan shorts with plain black sandals.
"And Rory pines for you when you're away" Rory's sister, Dana, joked. Rory and Dana were twins. Dana was a backup guitarist, she didn't like to be in the front, and Rory did whatever, from Keyboardist to DJ to infinity and beyond.
"Hardy har har" Rory said, nudging her sister. The two girls had hourglass figures that they hid with plain pink and purple shirts, Rory was wearing the pink one and Dana had on the purple. Rory was wearing a knee-length light blue skirt and Rory was wearing light green soffees. Both had their long, golden hair up in ponytails. Their angled bangs slightly fell over their bright green eyes.
"WE got you something," Derek said. Derek was the bass player and a TOTAL hottie. He handed Hermione an envelope. He always let his dirty-blonde hair hang over his dark brown eyes. He was muscular, and was about 5'7". He wore dark blue jeans and a white wife-beater and construction boots.
"Yea, but don't open it until you get to your dad's house" Lisa told Hermione. Lisa wasn't in the group, but it was SO obvious that she was crushing on Rocco. She had her brown hair back in a short braid that went to the bottom of her neck. Her eyes were hazel with little grey speckles. She was wearing loose red capris with a white tank top that hung loosly on her twiggy figure.
"I love you guys so much! But I'll see you tomorrow, at the beach" Hermione reassured them.
"We know, but we love you so much, you dirty hoe"(A/N the Cat in the Hat! I luuuv Dr. Seuss, even though he didn't write that line) Judy mocked. Ever since they saw the Cat in the Hat Hermione would not stop saying that one line.
"I hate to do this guys, but you have to leave, I'm still not packed and my ride will be here any minute" Hermione regretfully told her friends.
Everyone left with big hugs.
A green fire suddenly lit in the fireplace as Hermione closed the door behind her friends in the next room and a dark hooded figure stepped out.
"Come along mistress, the Dark Lord awaits"
I hope u all liked it, I wrote it when I was bored so that's why it sux...please review!...I promise that it'll get better!...mwaz! (d/a)