Labyrinth
AU… Hermione Granger is a dreamer, and has a passion for a little red book titled Labyrinth. However it doesn't help her when her father and her step mother leave her alone to care for her screaming half brother Harry.
But Hermione makes a terrible wish… she wishes the Goblin King would take her brother away. Now Hermione has only 13 hours to save her brother, beat the Labyrinth and stand against the Goblin King Draco.
This is based on the movie and Books Labyrinth, its mostly based on Hermione. This is big time AU
Chapter one
Wishes to the goblin King
The storm was rolling swiftly across the lush green hills as the fair 17-year old maiden raced through the over hanging willows. Her glossy and thick hair trailed behind her as her white dress whipped around her legs.
From the low hanging branch a snowy white barn owl perched it's golden eyes following the path of the young woman. with a cry the owl took flight crossing the girls path forcing her to stop with a gasp before she tilted her head, cinnamon eyes watching intently as the owl perched on another branch and watched the girl.
"through dangers untold and hardships unnumbered I have fought my way to the castle beyond the Goblin city to take back the child that you have stolen" The fair declared loudly pushing her chin forward in defiance.
"for my will is as strong as yours and my Kingdom as great" she declared moving forward turning her eyes from the owl.
"For you… for you" furrowing her brow the woman yanked a red book from inside her sleeve and flipped through the pages before sighing.
A mewing sound came from beside her and the young woman grinned and bent down to scratch at the cats ears.
"Oh Crookshanks I can never remember that last line" she declared before standing straight again.
"For you have no power over me" she recited before a loud toll echoed out through the green park. Snapping her head around quickly the young woman gasped and shot a look to the cat.
"dear Merlin… we're late Crookshanks" she exclaimed before scooping her white dress up in one hand to revel jeans underneath and began to sprint past the large clock tower tolling it's time to be seven o'clock.
AS she turned on to the street leading away from the park the heavens opened and fat rain drops hit the ground hard, while the girl streaked past the many shops with a furry orange cat racing and hissing behind her.
Cursing and pushing heavy wet frizzy hair from her face she wondered if her night could get any worse. And as she rounded the corner and raced along a drive way to see a scowling red haired woman standing in the door way she knew it could.
"Hermione" the middle aged woman began but Hermione granger gave her a pleading look, her nose dripping and cold water running down her back.
"I know I'm sorry" Hermione declared as she raced up the porch followed by a drenched cat.
"The cat stays out side" the woman scowled turning her nose up in disgust of the creature who favoured the human with a look of equal distain.
"But it's pouring down… Crookshanks will get ill" Hermione exclaimed as Mrs Granger shook her head.
"No… round the back Crookshanks" she ordered before Hermione sighed and looked to her cat.
"Go on Crookshanks to the kitchen" Hermione ordered before the cat mewed quietly before padding around the side of the house throwing the woman one more look of distain. With a huff Hermione looked at her stepmother who propped her hands on her hips.
"Your late" Mrs Granger snapped as Hermione rolled her eyes and pushed her way into the house.
"I said I was sorry" Hermione growled as she stalked through the hallway towards the stairs.
"Your father and I only ask for one night… it's not like we go out all the time" Mrs Granger exclaimed as she followed her step daughter closing the door. Hermione spun to meet her stepmother's eyes and glared.
"You go out every weekend" Hermione retorted before Mr Granger crept down the stairs carrying a young raven haired boy in his arms. The babies emerald eyes sweeping from his mother to his sister.
"If you had plans Hermione I would gladly call a babysitter but you don't… in fact you never have any plans Hermione a girl your age shouldn't be still playing with dolls and teddy bears" Mrs Granger pointed out before Hermione growled and stormed up the stairs.
"You don't know anything about me" Hermione all but screamed stalking her way into her room and slamming the door shut.
"There she goes again James… making me out to be the evil step mother" Mrs Granger declared as James sighed and nodded rocking his son in his arms.
"I'll talk to her" James offered before he turned and headed up the stairs.
Hermione bit back the growl once more as she detangled her hair, the warm house thankfully drying it so it hung in almost ringlets. Her oval face nearly blocked out by the photos and news clippings of Mrs Lilly Granger, a famous actress who found fame on the theatre stage.
Her stepmother's words racing through her mind, making her growl all over again.
So what if she didn't spend every weekend with her friends of whom she had several, what if she would rather spend time reading her books and taking strolls through the park.
Did that make her any less normal… did it make her step mother's harsh words justified.
"No… It's not fair" Hermione grumbled forcing her wet eyes to stay away from pictures of her mother. It wasn't fair… it wasn't fair her mother had left her and her father when she was ten years old, it wasn't fair that her father had learnt to love again and it wasn't fair that Harry had been born. Since her ten month old half brother had been born her step mothers words to her had turned harsher and her treatment all most unbearable.
"Hermione" her father's voice called through the door and Hermione turned her eyes towards the door hoping that perhaps her father for once since he married her stepmother had the nerve to say sorry and stand up for Hermione.
"Hermione, Harry is already in bed we should be back by twelve" James promised as Hermione's face twisted with anger and she jumped up from her seat before the vanity.
"Oh you were dying to talk to me wasn't you" Hermione yelled throwing her self on her bed.
"Practically beat my door down" Hermione whispered as tears once more built up in her eyes, she waited until the door downstairs had slammed shut before the tears slipped down her cheek and she turned over.
However the tears dried up when she spotted the empty spot among her collection of teddy bears, gritting her teeth she jumped from her bed and raced towards the master bedroom and were her half brother slept.
Stalking into the room she flipped the light switch to find her brother hanging at his crib bars, tears streaming down his cheeks before he drew in a deep enough breath to scream.
Ignoring the young infant Hermione walked over to her teddy bear laying discarded on the floor.
Mr Smokey was a gorilla in plaid trousers, a yellow blazer and hat with a cigar hanging from his mouth. It was the only thing that she still kept from her parents when they loved each other.
"Mr. Smokey" Hermione breathed as she held the toy to her tightly before both Harry's screams and the wind outside broke through her thoughts. Glaring at the screaming child she placed Mr. Smokey on the bed and walked over the child. Her face changing and a sly smirk playing across her lips.
"do you want a story Harry" Hermione questioned as she peered down at Harry while he howled up at her.
"fine… there was a beautiful princess who was treated badly by her step mother and forced to care for her brat of a brother. It was unfair treatment of the young princess, she would cry and plead for help from the king but he didn't care" Hermione told Harry as his howls lessened to whimpers.
….Deep in darkness over a dozen golden eyes snapped open and a collective breath was held.
"She's going to say it" a goblin declared as a mummer of excitement rippled across the many creatures.
"Say what" a voice piped up followed by a thwack and a grumble of pain and anger.
"Shut up… she's going to say the words" the Goblin retorted before a large Goblin shifted it's lazy eyes around then snorted.
"Lunch" he questioned before several hands leapt out and hit him causing him to grunt and slap the goblin in front of him around the back of the head sending him flying.
"Shut up" the first goblin ordered listening intently….
"But what the king, queen nor the child knew was that the Goblin King had falling in love with the princess and had bestowed upon her powers that none knew of" Hermione stated as she turned and walked over to the vanity and stared at her reflection as lighting broke the sky outside.
"All she had but to do was wish… for the Goblin King to take the child away" Hermione said dryly studying her brother in the mirror.
"But what a wicked and cruel thing that would be for the princess to do" Hermione admitted before turning and walking over to the crib. Harry stared up at her with a mixture of misery and pleading.
… The Goblins gasped holding their breaths hearing the girl speak but as she finished they all released their breaths and shook their heads.
"It's not wicked" a goblin cried out before the first Goblin hissed.
"I would do it… if I had a brother" another Goblin declared before it was hit around the back of the head.
"Just say it already" he ordered before the large Goblin looked around.
"What" the larger goblin asked gaining a glare and reproachful look from the goblins around him.
"Lunch" he questioned gaining a groan but no hits this time….
"the child didn't care… he made her life horrible until one night the princess broken and pleading called out to the Goblin King" Hermione told him before picking Harry up and holding him at arms length.
"Oh Goblin King take this child away to your kingdom" Hermione exclaimed causing Harry to howl once more and Hermione sighed and pulled Harry closer to him rocking him as she walked.
…… all the Goblins groaned some because they were listening and some because it wasn't lunch time.
"That wasn't right" one offered as the rest nodded
"It didn't even begin with I wish" the first Goblin grumbled as the rest sighed and lent back losing their interest……
"Come on Harry, stop crying" Hermione ordered rocking Harry as his cries increased and the storm tore at the night outside.
"stop it now Harry" Hermione ordered staring down at the red faced child before groaning and placing him back in his crib.
"I wish the Goblin King would really come and take you away for ever" Hermione snapped as Harry howled again and Hermione stalked towards the door. Before she left she turned and looked at Harry.
"Right now" she added before turning the lights off and heading out into the hallway. The moment she stepped out side a loud crash bounced off the top of the house as thunder cracked through the night. Hermione stopped when Harry's cries vanished… they didn't fade out nor die down they stopped in one moment.
Turning she felt a shiver travelled down her spine and fear crept up from her stomach, forcing herself to cross over the threshold she felt for the light switch, turning it upwards only to find it didn't work. Pushing past the mind numbing fear she walked into the room and saw her brother's crib still and lit only by moonlight.
It's the storm… it's knocked the power is all, Hermione assured her self as she walked over to the crib slowly. She stopped once or twice assured she heard something scurrying around behind her but each time she dared to look nothing moved expect for the shadows kissing the floor and walls.
With a trembling hand Hermione lifted the blanket back from the bed and yanked it back jumping when lighting and thunder battled for the sky at the same time.
She held back the scream because Harry wasn't in his crib, looking up ready to scan the room she yelped when her vision became blocked by a dark figure standing in front of the windows.
Hermione let her eyes drop down to travel up his form starting at his black riding boots with red stitching adoring the sides. Black tights that clung to the legs of a man like a second skin. His white poets shirt tucked behind a waist coat the top buttons opened to revealed a chiselled pale chest. Hermione's breath hitched when she saw the strangers face.
His chin pointed causing his mouth and lips to thin and seem almost cruel yet mirthful. His face though pale seemed to glow with some inner light that seemed magical, it was his eyes that held the power Hermione could see, the grey pools swirled and deepened the longer she looked into them.
His shocking blonde hair wasn't ruffled by the wind that was howling outside and in side the room.
"Who-who are you" Hermione dared to question as the stranger smiled and stepped forward, his smile both fearful and humours at the same time.
"Why I am the Goblin King and you Hermione called me here to take the child away" his voice was cool, musical and magical at the same time that it caused Hermione to shudder.
"Take the child… no you can't" Hermione gasped as the Goblin King looked on amused and tolerant for the time being.
"You made the wish child… you wished I would take the child away and I have" The king declared as Hermione shook her head sending waves of curls into her face.
"If it's all the same I would rather have my brother back" Hermione declared winching when the kings face twisted with anger.
"I granted your wish Hermione" the king declared in a cool tone causing Hermione to shudder again.
"But you can't take my brother, please I have to have him back" Hermione ordered as the king's thin lips turned up at the corners with a cruel twist.
"Hermione… I have a gift for you… but you can't possible have this gift with a screaming child around you" the king declared as Hermione shook her head watching as the king produced a crystal ball from thin air and gracefully twirled the object in his hand.
"This is all your dreams Hermione just take it" the king ordered as Hermione bit her lip before shaking her head. She screamed when the king threw the ball and it changed into a snake which wrapped it self around Hermione's neck.
Tearing at the object she dropped it to find it was nothing more then a harmless scarf laying upon a goblin that shook it from it's head tilted it's head and squeaked upon seeing Hermione and scurried away muttering things she didn't understand.
"Please where is my brother" Hermione pleaded looking to the king who narrowed his grey eyes then turned pointing out the window that no longer showed the night sky of the British town she called home instead the sky was lit by a golden hue that dusted the wasteland with glitter.
"There… in my castle through the Labyrinth and beyond the goblin city" The king declared as Hermione gapped at the sight outside.
"If you truly wish to get your brother back then you will have to travel through both" the king ordered as Hermione looked at him and held her chin up in defiance.
"I will get my brother back" Hermione promised as the king threw his head back and laughed, his grey eyes snapping back to Hermione a few seconds later.
"You have thirteen hours to reach my castle and save your baby brother before he becomes mine" The king informed causing Hermione to throw her deer like eyes towards him and stare at him.
"That's not fair… it's not long enough" Hermione exclaimed glaring as the king turned an amused look towards her.
"Not fair… what is not fair Hermione is a silly girl making a wish then trying to unwish it" the king snapped causing a new courage to swell up inside of her.
"I'll beat your Labyrinth and will take my brother home" Hermione ordered as The king studied her face causing a shiver to rake down her spine again.
"You have thirteen hours and then Harry is mine" the king ordered before he stepped back and transformed in to a snowy white owl that had been watching Hermione in the park.
Looking to the Labyrinth Hermione stole a breath.
"It can't be that hard" Hermione breath before making her way down to the gates leading into the Labyrinth.
This was just something I found lying about... hm Draco as David Bowie I don't know if I'm going to get him to see just yet :D you qill see most of Harry Potter characters in here... even Voldie.