So this is my second story and I'm really excited about this one!

If you like Hermione kicking ass and solving mysteries, then you'll love this fic.

EDIT: OK so I was a little too excited about uploading this story and I did a rather shoddy job at the beginning. So I made some alterations and fixed a few spells and added descriptions.

Large oak trees formed a forest and curled around an elegant, bleak mansion. The walls of the estate were made up of onyx marble and the large pair of dark cherry wood doors contrasted against the translucent calcite. Past those doors is a long hallway with its walls littered with family portraits of the Malfoy lineage, all sneering and creating a malevolent atmosphere. Off to the first right is a doorway that leads to the meeting room. The entrance way is decorated with the same onyx marble columns. Dark green and Slytherin insignia designed the walls and a large extravagant chandelier hung from the arched ceiling. Sitting on a large, downy rug was a dark granite table with gold trim and several matching black leather chairs surrounding it.

Off to the side of the table, near the next room, stood a tall and lanky witch, Bellatrix. Her wand was raised towards a figure in muggle clothes slumped in the middle of the room. Two green and white laced love seats faced each other and a fireplace was placed in front of the dark witch and a wall mirror poised behind her. Off to one side near the loveseat was a bookshelf. The figure in the middle of the room sat atop a throw rug, their face between their knees and gasping for breath.

Smirking, Bellatrix held her wand steady, "Crucio!"

The figure tensed and their muffled, guttural cries echoed off the concrete walls in the Malfoy Mansion. Matted brown hair surrounded a slender, bruised face with clenched eyes. Gripping her arm and keeping her head between her thighs, Hermione screamed as the curse tortured every part of her.

"You'll learn for your insolence towards the Dark Lord!" Bellatrix laughed over Hermione's screams, "You and that blood traitor ought to be taken care of."

Ceasing the curse, Bellatrix watched as Hermione attempted to steady her breath, "Bow your head toward the Dark Lord and accept your fate, dirty Mudblood."

Hermione's eyes fluttered and looked up at the witch from her position on the floor, her muscles convulsed from the aftereffects of the spell. Gritting her teeth, she spoke, "I... will never.. bow."

Bellatrix laughed and poised her wand at Hermione, "You Mudbloods are all the same. But no matter, soon every blood traitor and mudblood will follow you in death." Shaking her head in glee, Bellatrix' eyes lit up, "Oh and do say hello to dear cousin Sirius for me, I miss him so very much."

Hermione watched Bellatrix thrust her wand in her direction and grimaced, she would not go down a coward. With determination on her face, Hermione sat up and straightened her back, showing no fear of death. Her dirty pink jacket was torn in places and the white shirt underneath matted with dirt and blood. Her muggle jeans suffered the same fate and were patched with dirt.

Laughing, Bellatrix screeched, "You really think that..." she paused as the laughing fit was too much, "...that you all will win! I have no time for your petty Gryfindor courage!"

Her wand at the ready, Bellatrix shrilled, "Avada Kedavra!"

Hermione watched as Bellatrix spoke in slow-motion and the green, deathly spell was headed in her direction and closed her eyes and let a moment of peace wash over her. It was the end, she fought as hard as she could and she knew that there was nothing she could do to save herself. She hoped Ron and Harry would be able to live on without her, she knew they are strong and capable. Ron... Oh how she loved him. She would never get to tell him how she felt, but seeing as how she was about to be killed, it was for the best. She willed for her friends to move on and fight and not to dwell over her death. Opening her eyes, she was suddenly jerked backwards toward the floor and felt another body on top of hers. Her own matted bushy, brown hair was in her face and she saw that this person was holding a mirror, the wall mirror that used to be hanging behind Bellatrix.

The force of the spell cracked the mirror, but it served its purpose as a shield and Hermione watched as the green spell ricocheted off the mirror and burnt a large hole into the ceiling. Looking back to her savior, she tried to see who it was, but she couldn't get a good look at them because they were wearing a large velvet, black coat and a... skii mask?

Bellatrix narrowed her eyes toward the offender and shrieked again, "Avada Kedavra!"

The masked hero dragged Hermione with them to dodge the spell and pulled out their own wand, "Stupefy!"

Hermione looked at the wand and noticed something very familiar about it, vinewood. She heard the voice of the person in front of her and she now knew it was a woman. She couldn't tell who the voice belonged to and the large cloak hid her hair and body from view.

Before Bellatrix could gain her balance, Hermione's savior shouted in a feminine voice, "Conjunctivitis!"

The evil witch screamed and grabbed her eyes from her momentary blindness and thrust her wand in the direction of where she thought the two were, "Impedimenta!"

The two watched as Bellatrix struggled with her loss of sight. Grabbing Hermione's arm again, the masked hero dodged the haphazard spell that was aimed their way.

"Finite Incantatem!" Bellatrix rubbed her eyes after casting the spell, allowing her to see again.

Before the two could turn around and steady themselves for another spell, Bellatrix raised her wand, "Diffindo!"

The red spell hit Hermione's savior square in the chest, the force of the spell pushing both witches backwards into a bookshelf.

Hermione's eyes looked frantically toward the witch who saved her, she needed to get out, and fast. The wand was still in her hand and Hermione reached for it. Knowing that she couldn't get around the anti-apparation wards set in the room they were currently residing in. Pointing towards Bellatrix, Hermione shouted, "Oppugno!"

A large amount of red canaries burst out of the tip of the wand and attacked the dark witch.

While Bellatrix was busy fighting off the flock of canaries, Hermione grabbed the woman's shoulder, hoping that she was alright. The woman's eyes opened and Hermione nudged her in the direction of the meeting room, "We can't appirite from here and we need to move fast!"

Nodding in agreement, she sat up and grimaced. Putting her hand to her chest, she felt blood soaking her shirt. Before Hermione could assess the damage, the masked woman closed her coat and stood up on unsteady legs and tried to run towards the edge of the room towards the meeting room. Hermione followed behind closely and looked behind her.

Bellatrix managed to fight off the birds and her face was red with anger, "I will make you suffer and you'll wish I killed you!"

The masked woman quickly took her wand back from Hermione and pointed it at Bellatrix, "What makes you think I'll let you?" she said as she took Hermoine's hand inconspicuously and taking slow steps backwards.

Hermoine noticed what her savior was trying to accomplish and she followed the silent order that she gave. Looking at the dark witch and nodding in agreement to the woman's words.

The woman then shouted, "Just wait till you get yours, Bella." She spat her name like it was a curse.

Bellatrix' dark shrill echoed off the walls, "You can't run forever, Mudblood!"

Both wands were raised at the ready. The woman's hand gripped Hermione's tightly, making her aware of what she was about to do.

Before Bellatrix could use the killing curse, a loud crack echoed around the mansion as the two witches made it out of the anti-apparition ward.

Shaking her hands in fury, Bellatrix screams rattled the mansion.

So, this is it! Tell me what you think and let me know if I am getting too OOC please. I want them to have the same personalities as they do in the books.

Thanks!

Please forgive my overly excited post!

Spells:

Oppugno - Causes conjured objects to attack.

Stupefy - Puts the victim in an unconscious state.

Avada Kedavra - As we all should know, an unforgivable. The killing curse.

Crucio - Another unforgivable, inflicts unbearable pain on the recipient of the curse.

Finite Incantatem - Negates many spells or the effects of many spells.

Conjunctivitis - A curse that causes great pain to the victim's eyes.

Diffindo - Cuts or rips objects.