Title: Awakening
Author: Emily
Rating: PG13
Summary: At the end of fifth year Hermoine Granger was killed by a death eater and her friends have decided to bring her back using powerful magic.
A/N: Well Buffy was brought back from the dead using magic, why not Hermoine? Give the fic a chance aiming for Dr/Hr. Give me time. Review please! No flames this is my first Harry Potter fic so please be gentle I am really nervous coz there are so many great harry potter fic's out there anyways please review.
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The past four months
"Harry!" Hermoine screamed, the death eater advancing towards her and she was hit with the curse, she felt something coarse through her body, she screamed in pain. Harry ran to her side, Ron a bit behind. Harry took her head in his lap, "Hermoine? Hermoine!" He shook her but he knew she was gone. He pulled her body to him burying his face in her hair.
"May God watch over her, and may she rest in peace Amen." Harry and Ron stood front row watching the coffin being lowered into the earth. Ron watched pale faced unbelieving, Harry bent his head unable to look. Both of them knew they did not save their best friend. She was taken from them.
"Harry this is crazy!" "It's not, It can be done." "It's dangerous Harry." "We didn't save her that night two months ago, we can save her now!" Harry argued. "What do we have to do?" Ron asked
Present day
Harry glanced at Ron, who looked completely pale, even his freckles, his red hair standing out clearly. "You ready?" Ron looked at him uncertainly "Harry this is-
"Ron we decided this a month ago. We both want her back right?"
"Yes, yeah of course." Ron sighed
"Good, now I need you to be certain, okay, If this goes wrong." Harry's green eyes flashed warningly
"I know, I know, bad things will happen." Ron ran a had through his dark red hair.
The two sat cross legged in a large circle of what Ron thought looked suspiciously like blood, yet he did not say anything. Sixteen candles lit around them, in a smaller circle in the centre was a photo of her, she looked happy, grinning ear to ear. All doubts left Ron's mind once he saw the smiling image of Hermoine Granger. Harry dropped her silver bracelet; the one Ron and Harry paid for her birthday into the goblet. The potion hissed and bubbled over. Ron's eyes widened and he watched Harry carefully drink half the potion, he then handed it to Ron, who did the same. Harry then took the bracelet out of the goblet and put it next to the photo of Hermoine. Ron and Harry took each others hands forming a circle simultaneously they shut there eyes and spoke clearly the memorized words of the spell. The ground began to shake, and their eyes flew open in surprise and fear but they did not stop the chanting they continued louder the worse the shaking got. The ground split and a blinding white light shone through. They watched shocked and unaware of what was happening, the candles all blew out and the white light disappeared back into the ground.
Harry looked around confused Ron looked scared, "What happened? Why isn't she here?" Harry said anxiously
"Harry calm down." Ron said.
"NO I won't! She should be here Ron! This is all my fault, I should have saved her." Ron frowned.
"I was there and I didn't save her, I let my best friend die." Harry said eyes wide.
"You didn't let her die we were surrounded ambushed, we were lucky Sirus and Lupin arrived- Ron rambled trying to reassure him.
"Yeah we were lucky, but she wasn't. instead she died." Harry spat, burying his face in his hands.
"Maybe this was a bad idea, we really don't know what we're doing we're not good enough for this advanced stuff." Ron pulled Harry to his feet, they stared at Hermoine's grave stone, they slowly turned away and headed back to the Granger house hold.
Harry kicked the ground and cursed he had everything perfectly planned, the anniversary of her death, the exact time, lit the candles, full moon, perfectly worded spell it had taken him along time to perfect the potion. Ron and Harry even organized to come to the Granger's house staying so that they could 'visit' the grave. They didn't think telling the Grangers that they wanted to raise their daughter from the dead would go well.
"We've got school next week Harry." Ron said as they approached the front door, they let themselves in. The Grangers went to a dentists function. Ron switched on the telly, which he had come to love and became engrossed with Jerry Springer. Harry's mind was on other things, on Hermoine and how he had let her down again.
Hermoine Granger rested in peace, her body lying lifelessly. When suddenly her eyes flew open and darted anxiously around her unfamiliar surroundings, she drew deep breaths trying to breathe properly, pulling in large gasps of air into her lungs, she then panicked there wasn't enough air in. where ever she was. she felt something in her hand. Confused she looked down at the wooden stick. no wait it was her wand. Gathering what she could remember she pointed the wand and gasped "Aloha Mora." The coffin shook and she felt everything move around her, the longest fifteen seconds the coffin swung open and she then clawed and pulled herself throught the earths soil and she was met with the sight of the full moon and stars. The spell hadn't been strong enough to push to the surface. She gasped in the raw air, it was colder than ever and she crawled out rolling out on the ground still clutching her wand. Her eyes widened at the sight of her own gravestone. This was like some horrible dream, she was frightened and she didn't know where she could go. Everything hurt, she steadied herself on her feet and briskly walked out of the dark cemetery. She began to recognise her surroundings, it was all like a distant memory and she knew she was home. In her home town, she picked up her pace breaking into a run.
Ron was beginning to doze off, Harry nudged him hard. "I don't think the Grangers would appreciate you falling asleep on their couch drooling."
"I don't drool." Ron's face reddened.
"Like a dog." Harry smirked.
Ron frowned turning to Harry "Did you hear something?" "No."
Ron turned to the window peering out. "I think there is someone out there."
They jumped to their feet grabbing their wands and creeping into the hallway. Harry reached for the doorknob and flung the door open. They were met with the sight of a very frightened and pale Hermoine. They gaped, Harry was the first one to move and he reached for her pulling her into a giant bear hug, rubbing her back soothingly. "Your back." He mumbled, slowly she wrapped her arms around his neck and squeezed him closer reassuringly.
She felt Harry being pulled away and a red headed figure stepped up in front of him, He grinned at her and reached out touching her hair affectionately grabbing her in a big brotherly hug. "Are you okay?" "Did the spell hurt?" "What's it feel like?"
She became overwhelmed with the questions that she didn't have any answers to and shifted in her place. "I'm tired."
"Of course, do you want us to take you to your room?" Ron asked.
"I remember." She said simply, quietly and slowly went up the stairs.
Ron turned to Harry "She's tired? But she's been doing nothing but resting."
Harry shook his head. "I can't believe we did it!" "I know!" They both smiled.
"I can't believe you did it either." Came a crisp, older voice. Standing behind them was Dumbledore, Mc Gonagall, Sirus and Snape.
Harry and Ron sat down on the large couch, Sirus pacing the floor shaking his head disbelieving, "How could you two have done this!" Dumbledore glanced at Sirus. "I do believe the Granger's would not be pleased if you wore away their carpet." Sirus stopped pacing.
Snape stopped reading the spell book Ron and Harry had reluctantly given him. "They used one of the most advanced spells in the wizarding world!" He declared
"Do you know that if this spell had have gone, you two would be dead." Sirus said.
"Sirus please keep your voice down." Mc Gonagall wrung her hands worriedly glancing at the stair case "We mustn't wake Ms Granger."
"What will happen now sir?" Harry asked Dumbledore.
He looked upon Harry and Ron "Your love and friendship for Ms Granger was obviously enough magic to bring her back- "Including one of the most power fullest spells." Snape muttered but then remained silence. "However, we do not know what Ms. Granger has experienced, if she is in any pain. we do not yet know the consequences." Harry frowned guilt pouring through him.
"Will she be coming back to Hogwarts?" Ron asked
"Of course, if that is what she wishes. I do believe the Grangers will have questions though." Mc Gonagall nodded in agreement.
Hermoine shut her eyes trying to fall into slumber, into peace into what she once fell into before. Into safety and happiness. She put her head under her pillow drowning out the sounds of voices from downstairs. Her door suddenly flung open and two bodies stumbled upon her wrapping her in an embrace. "My baby." Ms Granger sobbed, kissing her cheeks, her father looked near tears, trying to keep his emotional sobbing wife upright.
"Hermoine, dear." Her father brushed her cheek and kissed her forehead. Hermoine looked up into the eyes of her parents smiling, full of hope and relief. "We missed you so much. Oh god." Her parents continued. She drifted into an uneasy sleep between her crying parents.
The next morning Hermoine awoke the sun light streaming in, she shut her eyes, then tried to adjust to the amount of light. She felt like a vampire, she swung her legs out of bed and padded down to the kitchen. Her heart swelled at the sight of her two best friends, how could she not love them. They had risked a lot for her it was no doubt what they did was illegal. She just hoped the fact that it was 'Harry Potter the boy who lived' the ministry and Dumbledore would over look it.
Ron turned to Harry "How much trouble do you think we're in?" He hissed.
"A lot, Sirus was so disappointed in me." Harry said guilt racked.
"They should be thanking us, we brought her back. You'd swear what we did was wrong!" He said his mouth full of pancakes.
Ms Granger poured syrup over her pancakes "Anything else I can get you two boys. heroes?" Ron blushed as red as his hair.
"Please Mother, their egos and bellies are big enough." A voice said playfully. Hermoine stood in the doorway in her pyjamas a simple string top and boxer shorts.
"Hey." Harry said "Morning!" Ron said grinning at the Hermoine they knew and loved.
Hermoine kissed them both on the cheeks and sat down. "How bout some of those pancakes mum?"
Hermoine sat in the Hogwarts express book in lap, it was tiring. Living that is. Every day and night putting on an act for those who loved you and wanted nothing but the best for you. Trying to piece together what ever life you had and led, months ago. It was strange, she was gone for four months, but it felt much longer and everything was so unrecognisable and frightening. She tried to remember how to act, how old Hermoine would act.
She felt someone touch her shoulder gently, she was met with a younger Weasley who pulled her into a giant hug. "Oh god Hermoine, I missed you we all did, we were all there at the funeral, Gryfindors, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw and even some Slytherins."
"Glad to know I can draw a crowd." Hermoine said sarcastically.
"I'm sorry I didn't mean to upset you." Ginny backtracked immediately over her words
"It's okay you didn't." Hermoine reassured her
"It's going to be weird, everyone will know you were brought back from the dead." Ginny rambled unaware that Hermoine's eyes widened and she shivered. "It must have been terrible- she continued
"Gin clear off she doesn't need you breathing down her neck." Ron and Harry stood looking at her worriedly, she looked at Ginny's guilty expression
"No I'm okay." Hermoine gave a soft smile
"I better be going." Ginny stood glaring at her brother and gave a small wave to Hermoine.
Secretly Hermoine was glad for the younger girl's absence, the questions, which would soon become gossip she wasn't ready for. She wasn't ready for this, familiar faces, questioning faces. She wasn't ready to be going back to Hogwarts where everyone knew what happened.
Harry gripped her hand "You okay?"
She smiled at him "Fine."
She wasn't much for conversation, she knew but she was trying, she was trying to be good old Hermoine. It was getting harder as if she was living a lie. Ron offered her a Berty every flavour bean, she declined.
"We're nearly here." Ron spoke up
Hermoine noticed the familiar surroundings. Dumbledore had told her she needn't come back she could repeat a year with Ginny by her side. However Hermoine didn't want to disappoint everyone and let everything she had worked so hard for fail. She could easily pick up where she left off.
She left the Hogwarts train last not wanting to draw attention to herself, she shuffled between Ron and Harry, "Ms. Granger." A voice said quietly from behind her.
"Professor Mc. Gonagall." Hermoine responded gently.
"Follow me please. Not you two." She said to Harry and Ron before they made a move.
They nodded "We know." Muttering Harry followed Ron towards the great hall.
Hermoine gave a quick wave to them then followed the Professor, she sat in the chair opposite to her favourite Professor.
"Ms Granger How are you?"
Hermoine shifted, "I'm fine I just wish everyone would stop asking me that."
Mc Gonagall raised an eyebrow at the young girl.
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to. I'm fine Professor, thank you for asking."
"Well Ms Granger we are all very worried about you and we just want you to be happy."
"It'll take time." Hermoine said softly
"I understand." She slid something towards her across the table.
Hermoine's eye widened "Prefect?"
"I understand of course if you do not want, it is a big responsibility."
"NO! No, I can do it. I promise." She took the pin off the badge and clipped it to her Hogwarts robe.
"Well we best be on our way." Mc Gonagall smiled and Hermoine thought she saw tears shining in her eyes. "Good to have you back Hermoine."
She froze at the entrance of the Great hall she knew what was about to happen, so typical of Hogwarts, the moment she walked into that room with Professor Mc Gonagall all eyes would dart in her direction. Marvellous just what she needed on her first day back.
"Ms. Granger, shall we?"
Hermoine nodded, with Mc Gonagall taking the lead she fell into pace two steps behind her. She heard the gasp from nearly every student in the hall once she entered, the hairs on the back of her neck stood up as every pair of eyes in the hall fell on her. Mummers and loud whispers filled her ears as she darted her eyes wildly looking for Harry and Ron. Harry stood up out of his chair making his whereabouts obvious, slightly panicked Hermoine bolted to the seat next to him sinking down trying to avoid the stares of those around her.
"You okay?"
"Will be once the whole student body stops gaping me as if I'm the walking dead."
Ron looked around glaring at the audience, they all turned away but still talked in hushed whispers.
"If I could have your attention please, welcome back to Hogwarts, now that the first years have been sorted let the feast begin."
Different kinds of food appeared in front of the students and hands reached out helping themselves to the food prepared by the house elves. Hermoine chewed on her bread, she wasn't very hungry lately.
"You okay?" Ron asked his mouth full.
"Yeah for cripes sake!" Hermoine was growing frustrated, it was even worse with everyone throwing her disbelieving glances.
"Sorry." Ron said looking guilty.
Hermoine put her head in her hands, she was back on earth for only six days and she was having problems. Life was not fair, being brought back wasn't fair. She wanted to scream really loudly she felt like she was suffocating. She got out of her chair, Harry stood up "No, don't. I really want to be by myself."
Harry frowned "Are you sure?"
"Yeah, thanks Harry. Sorry for snapping at you Ron." It didn't help that Harry and Ron were on her case every five minutes, everyone acted so differently around her, knowing that she wasn't the same. How was she meant to get back to normal when no one treated her normally. Turning the corner she knew she had thought to soon.
"Granger, can't say it's good to see you alive and well." Malfoy, just great. She thought bitterly.
"Well I came back to haunt you, figured it be fun." She said sarcastically, then went to walk by him, he stepped up in front of her.
"What is it Malfoy? We've had our words now isn't this the part where we go our separate ways." She crossed her arms looking up at the tall boy.
"You know Granger for someone who was just raised from the dead by your two boyfriends you don't look very happy about it." He smirked
"Well how can I be when you're here?" She hissed.
He chuckled "Ah Mudblood afraid you don't get to use that excuse, everyone saw you in that hall and you looked like you would rather be back in your grave."
"What's it to you?"
He smirked "Maybe if I told Potter and Weasley how you really felt-
Her eyes widened "NO!" She went red at her sudden out burst. "No, don't you even dare."
"What Granger, is there something that your Gryfindor friends don't know."
"Stay away from me." She hissed angrily.
"I'd really like to but now that we're both Prefect's we'll be seeing a lot of each other, so don't worry there's our little meetings to live for."
She glared at him and stalked off.
"Welcome back to the living." He called after her
"Oh I'm pretty sure your dead inside." She called over her shoulder, she heard his laughter through the halls as she stalked angrily off to the Gryfindor tower. That's when she realised, it was the first real emotion she felt since she was brought back. anger. And Malfoy caused it. What a surprise.
Author: Emily
Rating: PG13
Summary: At the end of fifth year Hermoine Granger was killed by a death eater and her friends have decided to bring her back using powerful magic.
A/N: Well Buffy was brought back from the dead using magic, why not Hermoine? Give the fic a chance aiming for Dr/Hr. Give me time. Review please! No flames this is my first Harry Potter fic so please be gentle I am really nervous coz there are so many great harry potter fic's out there anyways please review.
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The past four months
"Harry!" Hermoine screamed, the death eater advancing towards her and she was hit with the curse, she felt something coarse through her body, she screamed in pain. Harry ran to her side, Ron a bit behind. Harry took her head in his lap, "Hermoine? Hermoine!" He shook her but he knew she was gone. He pulled her body to him burying his face in her hair.
"May God watch over her, and may she rest in peace Amen." Harry and Ron stood front row watching the coffin being lowered into the earth. Ron watched pale faced unbelieving, Harry bent his head unable to look. Both of them knew they did not save their best friend. She was taken from them.
"Harry this is crazy!" "It's not, It can be done." "It's dangerous Harry." "We didn't save her that night two months ago, we can save her now!" Harry argued. "What do we have to do?" Ron asked
Present day
Harry glanced at Ron, who looked completely pale, even his freckles, his red hair standing out clearly. "You ready?" Ron looked at him uncertainly "Harry this is-
"Ron we decided this a month ago. We both want her back right?"
"Yes, yeah of course." Ron sighed
"Good, now I need you to be certain, okay, If this goes wrong." Harry's green eyes flashed warningly
"I know, I know, bad things will happen." Ron ran a had through his dark red hair.
The two sat cross legged in a large circle of what Ron thought looked suspiciously like blood, yet he did not say anything. Sixteen candles lit around them, in a smaller circle in the centre was a photo of her, she looked happy, grinning ear to ear. All doubts left Ron's mind once he saw the smiling image of Hermoine Granger. Harry dropped her silver bracelet; the one Ron and Harry paid for her birthday into the goblet. The potion hissed and bubbled over. Ron's eyes widened and he watched Harry carefully drink half the potion, he then handed it to Ron, who did the same. Harry then took the bracelet out of the goblet and put it next to the photo of Hermoine. Ron and Harry took each others hands forming a circle simultaneously they shut there eyes and spoke clearly the memorized words of the spell. The ground began to shake, and their eyes flew open in surprise and fear but they did not stop the chanting they continued louder the worse the shaking got. The ground split and a blinding white light shone through. They watched shocked and unaware of what was happening, the candles all blew out and the white light disappeared back into the ground.
Harry looked around confused Ron looked scared, "What happened? Why isn't she here?" Harry said anxiously
"Harry calm down." Ron said.
"NO I won't! She should be here Ron! This is all my fault, I should have saved her." Ron frowned.
"I was there and I didn't save her, I let my best friend die." Harry said eyes wide.
"You didn't let her die we were surrounded ambushed, we were lucky Sirus and Lupin arrived- Ron rambled trying to reassure him.
"Yeah we were lucky, but she wasn't. instead she died." Harry spat, burying his face in his hands.
"Maybe this was a bad idea, we really don't know what we're doing we're not good enough for this advanced stuff." Ron pulled Harry to his feet, they stared at Hermoine's grave stone, they slowly turned away and headed back to the Granger house hold.
Harry kicked the ground and cursed he had everything perfectly planned, the anniversary of her death, the exact time, lit the candles, full moon, perfectly worded spell it had taken him along time to perfect the potion. Ron and Harry even organized to come to the Granger's house staying so that they could 'visit' the grave. They didn't think telling the Grangers that they wanted to raise their daughter from the dead would go well.
"We've got school next week Harry." Ron said as they approached the front door, they let themselves in. The Grangers went to a dentists function. Ron switched on the telly, which he had come to love and became engrossed with Jerry Springer. Harry's mind was on other things, on Hermoine and how he had let her down again.
Hermoine Granger rested in peace, her body lying lifelessly. When suddenly her eyes flew open and darted anxiously around her unfamiliar surroundings, she drew deep breaths trying to breathe properly, pulling in large gasps of air into her lungs, she then panicked there wasn't enough air in. where ever she was. she felt something in her hand. Confused she looked down at the wooden stick. no wait it was her wand. Gathering what she could remember she pointed the wand and gasped "Aloha Mora." The coffin shook and she felt everything move around her, the longest fifteen seconds the coffin swung open and she then clawed and pulled herself throught the earths soil and she was met with the sight of the full moon and stars. The spell hadn't been strong enough to push to the surface. She gasped in the raw air, it was colder than ever and she crawled out rolling out on the ground still clutching her wand. Her eyes widened at the sight of her own gravestone. This was like some horrible dream, she was frightened and she didn't know where she could go. Everything hurt, she steadied herself on her feet and briskly walked out of the dark cemetery. She began to recognise her surroundings, it was all like a distant memory and she knew she was home. In her home town, she picked up her pace breaking into a run.
Ron was beginning to doze off, Harry nudged him hard. "I don't think the Grangers would appreciate you falling asleep on their couch drooling."
"I don't drool." Ron's face reddened.
"Like a dog." Harry smirked.
Ron frowned turning to Harry "Did you hear something?" "No."
Ron turned to the window peering out. "I think there is someone out there."
They jumped to their feet grabbing their wands and creeping into the hallway. Harry reached for the doorknob and flung the door open. They were met with the sight of a very frightened and pale Hermoine. They gaped, Harry was the first one to move and he reached for her pulling her into a giant bear hug, rubbing her back soothingly. "Your back." He mumbled, slowly she wrapped her arms around his neck and squeezed him closer reassuringly.
She felt Harry being pulled away and a red headed figure stepped up in front of him, He grinned at her and reached out touching her hair affectionately grabbing her in a big brotherly hug. "Are you okay?" "Did the spell hurt?" "What's it feel like?"
She became overwhelmed with the questions that she didn't have any answers to and shifted in her place. "I'm tired."
"Of course, do you want us to take you to your room?" Ron asked.
"I remember." She said simply, quietly and slowly went up the stairs.
Ron turned to Harry "She's tired? But she's been doing nothing but resting."
Harry shook his head. "I can't believe we did it!" "I know!" They both smiled.
"I can't believe you did it either." Came a crisp, older voice. Standing behind them was Dumbledore, Mc Gonagall, Sirus and Snape.
Harry and Ron sat down on the large couch, Sirus pacing the floor shaking his head disbelieving, "How could you two have done this!" Dumbledore glanced at Sirus. "I do believe the Granger's would not be pleased if you wore away their carpet." Sirus stopped pacing.
Snape stopped reading the spell book Ron and Harry had reluctantly given him. "They used one of the most advanced spells in the wizarding world!" He declared
"Do you know that if this spell had have gone, you two would be dead." Sirus said.
"Sirus please keep your voice down." Mc Gonagall wrung her hands worriedly glancing at the stair case "We mustn't wake Ms Granger."
"What will happen now sir?" Harry asked Dumbledore.
He looked upon Harry and Ron "Your love and friendship for Ms Granger was obviously enough magic to bring her back- "Including one of the most power fullest spells." Snape muttered but then remained silence. "However, we do not know what Ms. Granger has experienced, if she is in any pain. we do not yet know the consequences." Harry frowned guilt pouring through him.
"Will she be coming back to Hogwarts?" Ron asked
"Of course, if that is what she wishes. I do believe the Grangers will have questions though." Mc Gonagall nodded in agreement.
Hermoine shut her eyes trying to fall into slumber, into peace into what she once fell into before. Into safety and happiness. She put her head under her pillow drowning out the sounds of voices from downstairs. Her door suddenly flung open and two bodies stumbled upon her wrapping her in an embrace. "My baby." Ms Granger sobbed, kissing her cheeks, her father looked near tears, trying to keep his emotional sobbing wife upright.
"Hermoine, dear." Her father brushed her cheek and kissed her forehead. Hermoine looked up into the eyes of her parents smiling, full of hope and relief. "We missed you so much. Oh god." Her parents continued. She drifted into an uneasy sleep between her crying parents.
The next morning Hermoine awoke the sun light streaming in, she shut her eyes, then tried to adjust to the amount of light. She felt like a vampire, she swung her legs out of bed and padded down to the kitchen. Her heart swelled at the sight of her two best friends, how could she not love them. They had risked a lot for her it was no doubt what they did was illegal. She just hoped the fact that it was 'Harry Potter the boy who lived' the ministry and Dumbledore would over look it.
Ron turned to Harry "How much trouble do you think we're in?" He hissed.
"A lot, Sirus was so disappointed in me." Harry said guilt racked.
"They should be thanking us, we brought her back. You'd swear what we did was wrong!" He said his mouth full of pancakes.
Ms Granger poured syrup over her pancakes "Anything else I can get you two boys. heroes?" Ron blushed as red as his hair.
"Please Mother, their egos and bellies are big enough." A voice said playfully. Hermoine stood in the doorway in her pyjamas a simple string top and boxer shorts.
"Hey." Harry said "Morning!" Ron said grinning at the Hermoine they knew and loved.
Hermoine kissed them both on the cheeks and sat down. "How bout some of those pancakes mum?"
Hermoine sat in the Hogwarts express book in lap, it was tiring. Living that is. Every day and night putting on an act for those who loved you and wanted nothing but the best for you. Trying to piece together what ever life you had and led, months ago. It was strange, she was gone for four months, but it felt much longer and everything was so unrecognisable and frightening. She tried to remember how to act, how old Hermoine would act.
She felt someone touch her shoulder gently, she was met with a younger Weasley who pulled her into a giant hug. "Oh god Hermoine, I missed you we all did, we were all there at the funeral, Gryfindors, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw and even some Slytherins."
"Glad to know I can draw a crowd." Hermoine said sarcastically.
"I'm sorry I didn't mean to upset you." Ginny backtracked immediately over her words
"It's okay you didn't." Hermoine reassured her
"It's going to be weird, everyone will know you were brought back from the dead." Ginny rambled unaware that Hermoine's eyes widened and she shivered. "It must have been terrible- she continued
"Gin clear off she doesn't need you breathing down her neck." Ron and Harry stood looking at her worriedly, she looked at Ginny's guilty expression
"No I'm okay." Hermoine gave a soft smile
"I better be going." Ginny stood glaring at her brother and gave a small wave to Hermoine.
Secretly Hermoine was glad for the younger girl's absence, the questions, which would soon become gossip she wasn't ready for. She wasn't ready for this, familiar faces, questioning faces. She wasn't ready to be going back to Hogwarts where everyone knew what happened.
Harry gripped her hand "You okay?"
She smiled at him "Fine."
She wasn't much for conversation, she knew but she was trying, she was trying to be good old Hermoine. It was getting harder as if she was living a lie. Ron offered her a Berty every flavour bean, she declined.
"We're nearly here." Ron spoke up
Hermoine noticed the familiar surroundings. Dumbledore had told her she needn't come back she could repeat a year with Ginny by her side. However Hermoine didn't want to disappoint everyone and let everything she had worked so hard for fail. She could easily pick up where she left off.
She left the Hogwarts train last not wanting to draw attention to herself, she shuffled between Ron and Harry, "Ms. Granger." A voice said quietly from behind her.
"Professor Mc. Gonagall." Hermoine responded gently.
"Follow me please. Not you two." She said to Harry and Ron before they made a move.
They nodded "We know." Muttering Harry followed Ron towards the great hall.
Hermoine gave a quick wave to them then followed the Professor, she sat in the chair opposite to her favourite Professor.
"Ms Granger How are you?"
Hermoine shifted, "I'm fine I just wish everyone would stop asking me that."
Mc Gonagall raised an eyebrow at the young girl.
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to. I'm fine Professor, thank you for asking."
"Well Ms Granger we are all very worried about you and we just want you to be happy."
"It'll take time." Hermoine said softly
"I understand." She slid something towards her across the table.
Hermoine's eye widened "Prefect?"
"I understand of course if you do not want, it is a big responsibility."
"NO! No, I can do it. I promise." She took the pin off the badge and clipped it to her Hogwarts robe.
"Well we best be on our way." Mc Gonagall smiled and Hermoine thought she saw tears shining in her eyes. "Good to have you back Hermoine."
She froze at the entrance of the Great hall she knew what was about to happen, so typical of Hogwarts, the moment she walked into that room with Professor Mc Gonagall all eyes would dart in her direction. Marvellous just what she needed on her first day back.
"Ms. Granger, shall we?"
Hermoine nodded, with Mc Gonagall taking the lead she fell into pace two steps behind her. She heard the gasp from nearly every student in the hall once she entered, the hairs on the back of her neck stood up as every pair of eyes in the hall fell on her. Mummers and loud whispers filled her ears as she darted her eyes wildly looking for Harry and Ron. Harry stood up out of his chair making his whereabouts obvious, slightly panicked Hermoine bolted to the seat next to him sinking down trying to avoid the stares of those around her.
"You okay?"
"Will be once the whole student body stops gaping me as if I'm the walking dead."
Ron looked around glaring at the audience, they all turned away but still talked in hushed whispers.
"If I could have your attention please, welcome back to Hogwarts, now that the first years have been sorted let the feast begin."
Different kinds of food appeared in front of the students and hands reached out helping themselves to the food prepared by the house elves. Hermoine chewed on her bread, she wasn't very hungry lately.
"You okay?" Ron asked his mouth full.
"Yeah for cripes sake!" Hermoine was growing frustrated, it was even worse with everyone throwing her disbelieving glances.
"Sorry." Ron said looking guilty.
Hermoine put her head in her hands, she was back on earth for only six days and she was having problems. Life was not fair, being brought back wasn't fair. She wanted to scream really loudly she felt like she was suffocating. She got out of her chair, Harry stood up "No, don't. I really want to be by myself."
Harry frowned "Are you sure?"
"Yeah, thanks Harry. Sorry for snapping at you Ron." It didn't help that Harry and Ron were on her case every five minutes, everyone acted so differently around her, knowing that she wasn't the same. How was she meant to get back to normal when no one treated her normally. Turning the corner she knew she had thought to soon.
"Granger, can't say it's good to see you alive and well." Malfoy, just great. She thought bitterly.
"Well I came back to haunt you, figured it be fun." She said sarcastically, then went to walk by him, he stepped up in front of her.
"What is it Malfoy? We've had our words now isn't this the part where we go our separate ways." She crossed her arms looking up at the tall boy.
"You know Granger for someone who was just raised from the dead by your two boyfriends you don't look very happy about it." He smirked
"Well how can I be when you're here?" She hissed.
He chuckled "Ah Mudblood afraid you don't get to use that excuse, everyone saw you in that hall and you looked like you would rather be back in your grave."
"What's it to you?"
He smirked "Maybe if I told Potter and Weasley how you really felt-
Her eyes widened "NO!" She went red at her sudden out burst. "No, don't you even dare."
"What Granger, is there something that your Gryfindor friends don't know."
"Stay away from me." She hissed angrily.
"I'd really like to but now that we're both Prefect's we'll be seeing a lot of each other, so don't worry there's our little meetings to live for."
She glared at him and stalked off.
"Welcome back to the living." He called after her
"Oh I'm pretty sure your dead inside." She called over her shoulder, she heard his laughter through the halls as she stalked angrily off to the Gryfindor tower. That's when she realised, it was the first real emotion she felt since she was brought back. anger. And Malfoy caused it. What a surprise.