UNEXPECTED SURPRISES
Summary: It's the summer before the trio's sixth year at Hogwarts, and Hermione receives some unexpected news. How will Harry and Ron react when they learn what it is, and how will they deal with what their best friend has become?
Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter.
Chapter 1
Secrets Revealed
I had just gotten home from Hogwarts for the summer, and I was doing my schoolwork so that I would be able to enjoy the rest of the break. My parents were fighting, but that wasn't anything new. I know everyone thougth that I had this perfect home life, but that was so far from the truth it was funny. They fight about everything. They've fought like that for as long as I can remember. I know Mum wants to tell me something, but Dad will never let her.
"Michael, she has to know! She can't live her life thinking that this is all she really is, when it's not!" Mummy said desperately.
"Honey, you know Dumbledore put her with us for a reason. She isn't going to follow in her family's footsteps; she's going to be one of the greatest of our time. She's going to find a cure for the Killing Curse, you know that! We can't take a chance on her dying! Even if we lie to her now, once she learns the truth, she's going to be angry. We've been lying to her for years now, why not wait until she's of an age where she can understand her destiny?" Daddy said quietly, which usually meant he was angry.
I coughed then, and Mummy and Daddy both looked at me. "Mummy, what should I know?" I asked quietly, not trying to get Daddy mad again.
Mummy smiled thinly. "Nothing, baby," she said softly. "Come on now, you need to go to bed."
Ever since that night, I've wondered what they were talking about. My five year old mind couldn't understand what was going on then, but ever since I began at Hogwarts, I've thought of that conversation a million times, and wondered if they knew then I was a witch. They had to have known, if they were talking about Dumbledore and the Killing Curse. I sat up straight, knocking everything onto the floor. They said I would reverse the Killing Curse! Why were they talking like that? They were Muggles! They shouldn't have known anything about magic!
I ran downstairs to ask them, and I slowed down as I reached the kitchen. I began walking in, and I heard Mum saying, "-time Mia knew the truth about her family."
"Yes, it is," Dad said wearily. "I want to see my family and friends again and be there for them, especially Lucius. Mia needs to know she's a pureblood and not Muggleborn."
My jaw dropped. I stepped into the room and yelled, "I'm a WHAT? You lied to me for sixteen years, making me think that I was Muggleborn and endure being called MUDBLOOD? WHY!"
Mum just looked at Dad and said, "I told you we should have told her before this."
"All right, Athena," I spat, "if you and Michael aren't my parents, who are?"
They looked at me like I was crazy, and I sighed. "I know you're not my biological parents," I said as calmly as I could. "I also know you're related to Lucius Malfoy. My enemy?"
Michael looked at Athena, who sighed and said, "You're right, Mia. Like usual. No, we are not your biological parents, and yes, we are related to Lucius. You may want to sit down before we reveal the name of the family you belong to."
I sat down slowly, thinking they were messing with my head. Michael squatted down in front of me and said, "Hermione Jane Granger, your true heritage is pureblood, and your true name is Maria Camille Parkinson."
I started laughing then, because I thought it was just a joke.When I saw the look on their faces, I knew not only was it not a joke, but there was more I had to hear. "All right," I said, "if I'm related to the Parkinsons, why don't I look like them? Why was I put in Gryffindor? And what destiny were you talking about when I was five?"
They just looked at each other, then Athena began to answer. "You don't look like the Parkinsons, dear, because they cast a glamour on Pansy and yourself when you two were born. Pansy doesn't look likea pug. Yes, I've heard you describe her like that before. You, on the other hand, kept your features, at least facial. You both are about five foot five,extremely skinny, and have jet black hair and bright blue eyes. You look like the Zabini family, really.Your personalities are complete opposites, which is why you are in Gryffindor. As for your destiny, we can't tell you that, dear. Only Dumbledore and your mothercan, because he is the Secret Keeper for it, and she is your mother. When it was prophesized, I was there. You will have many hardships, and the one person you never could count on will support you."
Hey! I decided to try another story, because the last one pissed me off a little bit. This is gonna be D/Hr eventually, so don't worry, there's gonna be a purpose for this. If you want to leave ideas in reviews, you can. Leave a review or just email me if you want me to do that.
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