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Truth Hurts

CHAPTER 1: Revealed

Hermione Granger was feeling finally relieved. She had got an owl just then saying that the auror team which had gone to Australia to fetch her parents were back in London. Her parents were now at St. Mungos. So she was heading over there. She looked at herself in the mirror for the last time before apparating at St. Mungos.

As soon as she got there, she went to the reception. "Hermione! " Harry called her from behind. Hermione turned to look at a very depressed Harry.

"Hey, where are they?" said Hermione. Harry was looking very nervous. " Look Mione, they are in very bad shape. I am really sorry to tell you this but the doctor says that they have only 24 hours left."

Hermione felt like her entire world crushed in front of her. She started crying. Harry stepped forward and hugged her. "Come on Hermione be strong, they are asking for you. Let's go."

Hermione nodded and let Harry to take her to her parents.

They stopped at the door of her parent's room. Harry said, "Go meet your parents Hermione. They have been asking for you."

Hermione nodded and went into the room.

"Hermione!" her mum cried as she entered the room. Hermione hugged her mum and then her dad. She then sat on a chair and looked at her parents worried face.

Her dad, Dr Granger said, "Mione darling, we have a very important thing to tell you. We don't have enough time. So please listen very carefully." Hermione nodded, "What is it dad?"

Taking a deep breath Dr Granger started talking, "Hermione, you are not our own daughter, you are not our blood. You are not even a muggleborn, you are actually from a pureblood family."

"What?!" exclaimed Hermione.

Now Mrs. Granger started to talk, "Yes dear, it is the truth. We are sorry that we lied to you. We did all these to only keep you safe."

"How? I mean what…" Hermione was so astonished that she could not find words to say.

" huh! I don't understand what you are saying" said Hermione.

"Hermione dear, one day a couple came to our house. They had a baby with them" She paused.

They told us that they were wizards and explained us about the magical world," said Mrs. Granger.

"They said that they were in danger because You Know Who has risen to power. They were forced to join the dark side. You know who wanted to use his followers' children to accomplish things for him. But among the children the girls were treated badly. To keep you safe they requested us to keep you, raise you as our child and tell you the truth when you turn 18."

Hermione just silently looked at her parents. She couldn't decide what to say. Just when she thought everything in her life was going to be alright, everything got crushed. Everything she thought that was truth, everything she believed strongly, turned out to be wrong.

"So who are my real parents?" somehow Hermione managed to ask.

Her dad took a deep breath and said, "The Zabinis. Dimitri and Donatella Zabini."

Hermione could not believe her ears and said, "May be I heard wrong. Did you say Zabini?"

Mrs. Granger replied, " You heard the right thing Mione. Your real name is Briana Hermione Zabini. We have called your parents to take you to your home"

Her father said, " Promise us Mione that you will accept them as your family."

"Impossible! What do you think I am? A toy?" Hermione burst out. " Whenever you want, you can keep me and when you don't want you can give me away!"

Her mother said with teary eyes, "Please Hermione don't judge us. We love you dear. But they are your parents and they really love you a lot. Not every parent has the courage to keep their child away to keep her safe. Please Hermione"

"No, I can't do it. You are my parents and this is the truth." Hermione said stubbornly.

"Mione dear, we are dying. We want to see you safe and happy with your real parents. Won't you fulfill our last wish? Please?"

Hermione cried taking their hands in hers. "Please don't leave me. I cannot live without you. Please!"

Her mother looked into her eyes "Mione we love you and you are our daughter. No matter where we are, we will always be with you"

"Be strong honey. So tell us will you keep our last request?" her father weakly asked.

She silently looked at their teary eyes. Then slowly replied, "Okay, I will. Only for you"

A/N: It's my first attempt in writing. So please review and tell me what you think about it. Please REVIEW!