Hey guys! This is my first fanfic, so please rate and review. I wish I owned Harry Potter and these characters, but unfortunately I'm not Joanne Rowling!
Hermione's world was changed forever.
That, she definitely knew.
The endless horrors of Hogwarts had given her a whole new view of the world, a world full of magic and enlightenment but also evil and darkness.
The beautiful and amazing place she had thought she'd entered was nothing but lies and destruction.
Hermione, along with her fellow prisoners, had fallen for the trap, and she could feel the noose tightening around her neck.
And to think, it had all started with a letter.
The letter had promised of outstanding things.
They all had.
Hermione's letter had said that the school would give her a supreme education-one she had only ever dreamed of- while maintaining that she would be perfectly safe at Hogwarts.
The letter had catered to her growing desires of leaving home and learning more.
Only later did she realize that every eleven year old had the exact same aspirations.
So, she packed up her bags and cheerfully left her small home.
She went to Diagon Alley- per instructions of the letter - and strolled among the seemingly endless streets.
Hermione stared at the curious items, bargained over the supplies she needed, and pored over the amazing books.
The books had been the part that had won her over in this idea of a magical world.
They were informative, unique, trustworthy, even beautiful.
But, in the end, even they had deceived her.
Hermione would always curse the day she went to the King's Cross Railway Station.
Packed with people and steaming trains and all, she walked slowly through the masses, searching for the brick column between Platforms Nine and Ten.
She finally found it, but she hesitated, wondering if she had read the instructions properly.
She looked around one last time, braced herself, and started running.
Doubts formed in her mind as she ran, but Hermione shook them away.
She counted the paces left and closed her eyes.
She felt a funny feeling- like she was going through butter- and heard nothing but silence.
"That's weird," she thought. "Why is it so quiet?"
She opened her eyes, but all she could see was darkness.
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