Hi everyone!
I would like to welcome you to my new story! If you have also read my other story 'Unexpected Family', I am sorry for the delay and am going to get a new chapter up in the next few days. Any way hope you enjoy this one.
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Chapter 1: Strange Young Woman
10th August 1995
A shrill scream was heard echoing round the house. All the members of the Order excluding Albus Dumbledore, Minerva Mcgonagall and Severus Snape, had been sat in the kitchen waiting for the weekly meeting to start and the Weasley children were sitting with Harry in the sitting room playing Exploding Snap. The scream was not one of fear but one of intense pain.
They all rushed out up the stairs with Sirius Black and Remus Lupin at the front. Remus quickly opened the door to the main office in the Order of the Phoenix Headquarters. They all saw Albus standing by his desk, tears streaming down his face; Minerva buring her face into his chest with loud sobs and a woman kneeling on the floor with her face buried into her hands. They obviously had not noticed the members of the order peering in on this heart wrenching scene.
Albus unfurled himself slowly from Minerva's grasp. "Mia," he said softly, crouching down beside her, "Your Mum and I are here for you sweetheart and hopefully he will be released soon. He will come back for you darling. He loves you."
This speech as a whole caused a gasp among the Order. Albus looked round quickly and Minerva and the young women looked up. This caused an even greater stir amongst all of the people gathered outside.
This young woman looked exactly like Hermione Granger, 5th year, know-it-all extraordinaire. However she looked as though she was at least thirty.
Harry, who was near the front of the crowd, stepped forward slowly and said questioningly "Hermione?..." The young woman stood up slowly and sighed.
"I ... I'm sorry everyone for disturbing you. Now if you would all please go downstairs and we will be there shortly."
When it looked like several people were going to burst out with questions she added, "We will explain everything. Just give me some time to compose myself." and with that she left the room.
Harry, recoginsing the pain in what he was sure was his best friend's expression, started to move downstairs. Everybody followed him, all wondering to themselves what was going on.