A/N- Hey everyone this is only the second story I have started. I know that the Grammar may be the best but I'm trying and I tried to research it the best that I could but I'm not sure if I can portray everyone within character and some maybe different. So I'm sorry if people are out of character a bit. I'll try to update as much as I can but I can't really promise anything because at the moment I am deployed and don't always have a lot of time to work on the story. Oh I forgot to mention that both Dumbledore and Sirius will still be alive.

Disclaimer: Sadly I don't own Harry Potter if I did Hermione and Draco would have gotten together instead of Hermione and Ron and I wouldn't be writing fan fiction if I did.

Chapter One

Hermione woke up with a smile. Her 17th birthday was just a few weeks away and in a couple days she would return to the magical world. 'Nothing could make this day worse' she thought while her smile got bigger. "Hermione come down for breakfast. We have a long day ahead of us." Hermione's Mother Jane yelled from downstairs.

Hermione got out of bed and while she got dressed she thought about what her mother said. 'A long day ahead of us, what do mom and dad have planned?' She pulled on a pair of jeans and a t-shirt then pulled her hair up in a pony tail before heading downstairs. "Mom what did you mean when you said that we had a long day. I thought yesterday you and dad didn't have anything planned?" She asked when she walked into the kitchen and sat down at the table to eat.

"Well sweetheart, your headmaster sent an owl and requested that all of us go with him to his office when he showed up. Professor Dumbledore, your father and I have something that we want to talk to you about" Her mother replied with a smile as she held up a piece of parchment.

"How are we going to get there mom? I can't apparate yet, the house isn't connected to the floo network and we don't have a port key." Hermione asked with confusion.

"Oh he said that he would stop by here in a bit. He said that h had a way that he could take us to the school. I'm not really sure how he is going to do it though now that you ask." Just as her mother finished talking there was a knock at the door.

Hermione was about to stand up to answer the door but she heard her father Allen answer it before she could stand. A minute later Professor Dumbledore walked into the kitchen. "Ah miss Granger I assume that your parents told you that we wanted to talk to you today about a few things." He said with that twinkle in his eye that he was known for.

"Yes Sir, my mother and I were just talking about it. What is it you wanted to talk to me about" Hermione asked with a slight smile for the headmaster.

"Good, good as for your question everything will be answered in time my dear. Now I have a port key that will take the four of us to my office for this talk," He said as he held out a large piece of cloth, "just grab onto this cloth and then we can get going."

Hermione's parents looked at each other hesitantly before grabbing onto the cloth that Dumbledore was holding out. They really didn't know what to expect and magic was still a bit strange to them at times. Hermione smiled slightly since she understood her parent's hesitation when to came to magic before also grabbing a hold of the cloth. She had a feeling that her parents wouldn't like this kind of transportation that much. She felt the familiar tug at her navel as the portkey was activated and they were on their way to Dumbledore's office. Soon they were standing or at least she and Dumbledore were standing in Dumbledore's office. Her parents had fallen on the floor when they landed. Dumbledore walked around to the opposite side of the office where his chair was and sat down. "Come now and sit down. Lemon Drop anyone?" He said as he gestured to the chairs in front of his desk.

"No Thank you, sir" They all replied with a slight laugh.

"Now Hermione your parents have something to tell you that will surprise you and I have a few things to add as well. This is something that you need to know so we all would appreciate it if you stayed quiet long enough for us to finish what we want to tell you" Dumbledore said as he looked at Hermione with a serious look, the twinkle in his eye was gone.

Hermione's mother looked at her and it looked like she wanted to explain everything but instead suddenly burst into tears. 'This can't be good' Hermione thought surprised because normally her mother was very emotionally strong and rather calm. 'Too calm at times' she thought. "Hermione your mother and I always wanted to tell you but Dumbledore asked us to keep it a secret until a few weeks before your 17th birthday. Apparently it is something that was requested. Also we were slightly selfish and didn't want to tell you because we always wanted you to be ours ever since we laid eyes on you as a child. What I'm trying to say to you sweetheart is that we adopted you when you were two years old. You see Jane and I found out that we couldn't have children and then Professor Dumbledore showed up not long after and had you in his arms." Allen said as he hugged his wife who was still crying.

Hermione opened her mouth to say something forgetting that Dumbledore asked her to stay quiet but was cut off by a stern look from her headmaster. "Miss Granger, when you were only two years old your biological parents Katrina and Darien Walker came to me looking for help. They wanted me to put in into a muggle families care until either a few weeks before your birthday or the day that they came looking for you. They wanted me to put a glamour charm on you while in the Grangers care for you had a feature that the Walker family was known for and that was your eyes. I'm sorry to say this since you have been bullied for being something you are not for the past 6 years but you are a Pureblood and you line is as old if not older then the Malfoy's." Dumbledore said with a sad tone since he knew that Hermione's life was going to be turned upside down.

Hermione was speechless for the first time in her life for a few moments. A few tears fell from her eyes before she quickly wiped them away and asked "Professor why did my parents give me up and have you give me to a muggle family?"

"Well, your parents were being hunted by Voldemort for two things. One they were a strong and old pureblood family. They were both Auror's and very good ones at that but neither was strong enough to stand against Voldemort and they knew that. Two there was something special about your parents that runs in the family. They gave you away because of this special ability as they called it because they did not want Voldemort to get a hold of you and use you for his own gain which he surely would have done. After they gave you to me they said that they were going to try and go into hiding but Voldemort got them before they could and killed them both when they refused to join his side." Dumbledore replied.

"Special, what would be special about me?" Hermione asked confused as she tried to take everything in.

"Not even I know that Miss Granger. I asked your parents about it so that I could maybe tell you when the time came but they said that it is a family secret that not many know and they already had one person inform Voldemort about this special ability in the family and they did not want anyone else to know that were not like them. Though they did give me a chest that I was to give to you when you were informed about your biological parents" Dumbledore said as he pulled out a shrunken chest and handed it to Hermione.

Hermione looked at the chest in her hand and a few more tears slide down as she realized this is all she would ever have of her biological parents. "Professor, do you by chance know who was the person who betrayed my family to Voldemort and could you please remove the glamour charm so that I know what I really look like?"

"The person who betrayed your family is the same one who betrayed the Potter's" Dumbledore replied with a frown.

Dumbledore then gave her a small smile before he tapped his wand on her head. Hermione shivered as a strange sensation spread though her body. "You will notice that your appearance has not changed much. The main differences are your hair and the eyes that identify you as a Walker to any pureblood" Dumbledore said as he stepped away and transfigured something into a full body mirror.

Hermione gasp as she looked at herself in the mirror. Professor Dumbledore was right her body itself was pretty much the same but she was a little bit taller than before. The thing that made her gasp though was the bright amber eyes that were looking back at her. Her hair now was a golden brown and looked tamed instead of the frizzy bush that she was used to. She grinned as she realized Malfoy couldn't call her a mudblood anymore once he saw her eyes. She remembered reading something about the Walker family in the library but the main thing that had stuck in her head had been the trait that all Walker's born into the family had and that was the amber eyes that were now her own. Her blood was a pure as his own. 'Stupid bastard' she thought with a smirk.

"Hermione, dear are you ready to head home?" her mother asked with a strained voice from crying.

Hermione jumped and blushed when she heard her mother talk. With everything that was going on she had forgotten that her adoptive parents were in the office with her. 'How could I have forgotten? Then again I do have a lot to take in. I guess Harry and I have one more thing in common when it comes to the rat called wormtail. Wait speaking of Harry how will I tell him and Ron about all of this.' She thought with a sad sigh before looking at her mother and replying "Sure I want to see what my biological parents left me anyways."

"Oh Miss Walker, don't worry about the size of the chest it will go to its original size when you need it too" Dumbledore said as he handed them another portkey which was an old newspaper this time. The next thing they knew that were back in the kitchen of the Granger household. "Mom, Dad I love both of you still. You were the ones who raised me for as long as can remember" Hermione said as she hugged her parents.

They both smiled and hugged her back. "we hoped that you would feel that way dear. In our minds you will always be our daughter no matter what your real last name is" Allen replied with tears in his eyes.

Hermione smiled back at her adoptive parents. "I'll be up in my room looking at the chest" She said as she stepped back and headed up the stairs to her room.

Her parents nodded and sat on the couch to watch a bit of TV before Jane had to make dinner. Hermione walked into her room and pulled the chest out of her pocket and out it on her bed. She thought about how she was going to open it and smiled as the chest suddenly grew to its normal size. 'Good old' Professor Dumbledore' she though with a laugh. The chest then opened on its own as if it knew that its owner was standing before it. The first thing that Hermione noticed in the chest was a small leather bound book. She smiled knowing that she would have fun reading that when she was done looking through the chest. She set it off to the side on her desk and shifted through the rest of the chest. There was some beautiful jewelry that she guessed once belonged to her mother and she smiled at the thought. There were also a few dresses that might come in handy if there were any balls this year. The last thing in the chest was picture of her parents holding her when she was a baby. She noticed that she looked just like her mother but then her mother had blue eyes instead of her amber. She got her eyes from her father who was tan with a tall and muscular frame, short black hair, and the amber eyes common in the Walker family.

She decided to put the picture on her desk and picked up the book. She smiled once again before opening it and starting to read.

My Dearest daughter if you are reading this then your father and I were not able to raise you and teach you all that you need to know about yourself. We both love you very much and wish that we could have been there for you but the dark lord was too strong for the two of us to take on while you were with us. Now on to more important things there is something special about both your fathers and my family that is passed on though genes. You come from a long line of what the wizarding world calls shifters. I know what you're asking. What is a shifter?

Not much is written or spoken of shifters because normally all the information is passed from the parent to the child. A shifter is basicly someone who can turn into an animal at will. Unlike were's they are not controlled by the moon. The animal you will turn into is different based on your genes. A female will take after her mother and a male will take after his father. Like for example you will shift into a grey wolf because that is what I am. One thing that you may not like since you did not grow up knowing about it is that every shifter has a mate. Your mate can either be a normal human or a shifter. It doesn't matter the species of the shifter. Like some close friends of mine Molly and Arthur Weasley are separate species. Molly is a coyote shifter and Arthur is a red fox. Your mate may also be someone you hate at first. That's what happened with your father and I. One thing that you can never forget is that only those closest to you can know what you are. Be careful in picking who you tell because there are those who will betray you to others who want to use your power for their own gain. Something's that I almost forgot to mention is that you will be slightly stronger, faster, and more agile then a normal human. Also your wolf will have her own personality and mind within yours. At time she may say something to you or give you advice. At others she will try to take control in situations that she thinks you can't or would have a hard time dealing with. Just remember that she loves you, your mate, and your pack if you have one.

There are chances of a shifter being innate but that is not known to happen in our families. For example someone that your father went to school with James Potter was an innate shifter. Your shifter will take effect on your 17th birthday but in some family's like Molly's take effect at 16.

Your loving mother.

P.S. This book is here to help in times that you may need it.

Hermione was shocked. First she found out that she isn't a muggleborn and is actually a pureblood. Something she had wished multiple times over the years when she was bullied. Then she finds out that she's not even human or a normal witch but a shifter. Someone who could turn into a wolf once her 17th birthday came around. "So much for nothing can make this day worse" she mumbled as she fell back onto the part of the bed that wasn't covered by the chest.