Hermione had always centered her life around studying and the quests of Harry Potter. Never really around her. In any case, it would be ridiculous that you wouldn't be the center of your life, but for Hermione it was an escape. An escape from her torn apart life she had worked so hard on hiding. See since her first year at Hogwarts she had always told the same story of her life. She was a muggleborn her parents were dentist. Except it wasn't true. Hermione was all alone, she had grown up in an orphanage from her birth to her 11 years of age. So when she got her letter from Hogwarts saying she would go to a school for magic people, she felt like she could start over her life. Change herself. She invented the perfect muggle life. Of course Dumbledore knew that she was an orphan but didn't tell, he was probably the only one who knew…
Hermione was happy with her magical life. She had friends, good grades and most importantly she had a home. She had successfully managed to pass brilliantly her first six years of magical school and was now entering her seventh and final year at Hogwarts. She stopped going to foster care after her second year, sometimes she would go to the weasley's or just stay at school even though it was summer, Hogwarts always had people in it and nobody would tell that the little Hermione Granger stayed during the summer.
But that summer was different. She was 16 going on 17 and she decided that she would find her parents. She wanted to know why she was abandoned and why did they put her in an orphanage. So her first stop was at the orphanage. She went in and all she could see were how sad this place was. Abandoned children. She remembered how it was here. It felt like prison. It felt like she was an outsider of society, like she was excluded from society. Nobody wanted her. She remembered how all her friends would one by one go in a foster family and they would never come back. She was the only one left. She walked to the entrance desk and rang a bell so the secretary would come. She heard footsteps and saw a little women walk in.
-Hermione! Is it really you? She said as if she just found her lost daughter
-Hello, Margarita how are you? She said with a smile on her face
-Ohh it is you! Give me a hug! She said as she walked around the counter to hug her favorite orphan.
See Hermione, had lived with no family all her life but Margarita had always been her woman figure, she was the one who taught her how to walk, speak, read and so much more, in simple words she had raised Hermione with all the love she could gather.
-Margarita, I came here for a specific reason. Hermione said with a now serious tone
-Let me guess, she replied with a knowing look on her face, you want to know if you now have access to your files because you want to trace back your parents.
-Yes rita, she replied, so can I? Have access to my files I mean? with a hopeful look on her face.
-Well you can only have access to them when you turn 17. She said while looking through her files
-Rita! My birthday is in two weeks and I'm heading to school tomorrow! She said with a pleading look on her face
-Fine Hermione but it must stay a secret, I can't lose my job after 20 years of hard work because you wanted your files 2 weeks earlier!
-Thank you Margarita! She said while jumping up and down, I love youuu
-Ok dear, I'll go get your file just wait here.
Hermione seated herself in the waiting room, while Rita went in a back room to bring her file. Hermione couldn't wait to see her birth certificate and learn who her parents were! She was ecstatic! Margarita came back after a long 10 minutes and handed to Hermione a light file. They said their good byes and Hermione headed out to her hotel room.
While she walked on the streets to go the hotel where she stayed for the moment being she was imagining what family she could be part of there was a 25% chance she was a muggle born, 25% chance she was a pureblood and 50% chance she was a half blood. Hermione was making up scenarios of how her life could turn out to be after she opened the file. She entered her hotel and started to run to her room so that she could open her file as soon as possible. Sure she knocked out a few people out of the way but the only thing she wanted right now was to open the damn file in her bag. She entered the elevator and once on her floor she took out her keys and ran to her door. When she finally got in her spacious hotel room. She took in her surroundings. She had previously decided that she would get the most beautiful simple hotel room she could for her last summer before school then after finishing school she would get her own place, her first house, her first home. The walls were a beautiful shade of creamy beige there was a little eating area, a medium sized living room and a bedroom. She walked to her bedroom and sat on the edge of her bed, then she carefully took out her precious file and opened it.
In the file was only a letter and a locket. She took the letter first and read it.
Dear Hermione,
If you are reading this letter it means that we are gone and for that we are terribly sorry. You see times were difficult, the wizarding world was a mess and we were scared. Scared for you, our baby girl. As much as we would like to reveal to you your heritage we cannot. It would be too dangerous for you. In time clues will be revealed to you and you will maybe discover your heritage but for now it is safer for you to stay in ignorance of your family. You must be a beautiful young woman by now and know that we are so proud of you. Know that we love you with all our hearts and it is not out of pleasure that we had to leave you. I cannot tell if we are dead at the moment when you are reading this letter. So many things could of happened it's hard to know if we are still of the living. Dear many things will come for you, you must be prepared. Know that there isn't black or white there are only shades of grey.
Your parents that love you
After reading the letter, Hermione had tons of questions in mind but knowing she wouldn't get the answer right now she cleared her mind and took the locket. From a beautiful long golden chain was hanging a little round shaped locket with a diamond in the middle. She clasped the chain around her neck and played a bit with the chain and the locket. Then she opened the locket and as she did a little black smoke escaped and swirled in the air to form a smoke snake. Hermione didn't have the time to process anything that was happening and so she watched as the little snake travelled around her and on her back. Then it hit her, a shock of pain on her back. She was screaming as if she was under the crutiatus curse.
. . .
Days past and it was now time to board the Hogwarts express. Hermione was wearing ripped black jeans shorts with a Jack Daniels T-shirt with ripped sleeves and ripped sides and to match she was wearing a black leather jacket with black simple ballerinas. As she was walking to go in the Hogwarts express her face was buried in a mass of red hair. The Weasley's.
-Hermione it's been so long! Exclaimed Molly Weasley, why didn't you visit us this summer?
-Mum I'm sure Hermione didn't have the time and wanted to spend time with her parents and family! Said Ginny while giving Hermione a hug
-Hermione it's so good to see you said Harry with a big smile stretched on his face.
-We missed you at the burrow said Ron, you could of visited for a week he said pouting
-Yeah I know but my parents needed me with them, family matters she said as she looked at her watch, Oh my! The train is departing in 3 minutes we ought to get in.
As they said their goodbyes to Molly they all ran to the Hogwarts express to again ride to their beautiful school.
. . .
All the students were seated at their respective tables because the sorting ceremony would start in a matter of minutes.
-It has come to my attention that in 1991 the sorting hat had been tricked and so there has been a few little mishaps with the sorting of our dear 7th year, but it isn't too late to rectify those little mistakes and so I would like all seventh year that have family name that starts with a letter from E to G and S to V included to come up to see if they were rightly sorted. After the sorting you may go eat for a last time with your previous house.
Hermione and some others walked up to the front and waited patiently to get sorted. Some people changed houses from Gryffindor to Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw to Gryffindor.
Inside Hermione was trembling she had a hint of what was coming and so When McGonagall called her name she was shaking. She sat on the stool and had the hat placed on her head.
-Why hello Miss Granger, how has life been it's been quite a while since I saw you last! Said the sorting hat
-Well you weren't supposed to see me ever again but here I am, she answered nervously
-Well if it's the way you feel, I've been good, I must tell you some first years have head lice! Disgusting little kids, but not to worry since I'm passed from head to head I had a spell put on me so nothing could be transferred from a head to another, so anyways I see that you haven't changed that much still ok well there it is ready ?
-no
-SLYTHERIN
The hall suddenly went quiet.
-WHAT NOT POSSIBLE! She screamed
-Well miss granger you don't fit in any other house and I'm sure you know as much as me that you belong as much as every other Slytherin in that house maybe even more than the rest of them, the sorting hat replied with a bored tone
-What does that mean you little fuck! If you think it's funny to place me in Slytherin you are twisted, she said with an enraged voice
-Miss granger I think you should return to your place the hat seems pretty clear about its decision said Professor Dumbledore with a voice full of concern
So she walked back to sit next to Ron. Harry and Ron were just speechless so she started by saying.
-I thought I would go in Ravenclaw! I don't know I'm a studious person. I don't get the Slytherin thing!
Tears were now streaming down her face.
When the re-sorting of the seventh years was over and that the sorting of the first years was dealt with, Dumbledore rose again to talk.
-Well it has come to the time to reveal this year's Head boy and Head girl, said Dumbledore with that familiar twinkle in his eyes.
-This year's Head Boy and Head girl are Draco Malfoy and Hermione Granger, he said all the tables were again in complete shock at the mention of Draco Malfoy for just being who he was and Hermione Granger the newly resorted Slytherin. It was a night full of shock for the Hogwarts students as well as professors.
Hermione was petrified. Draco. Draco Malfoy. She would have to live in the same quarters as the Slytherin slime. This evening wasn't getting any better.
-Herms get up there! said Ron as he lightly pushed her so she would walk to the front.
She made her way up and went to stand next to Dumbledore with the ferret on his other side. Dumbledore gently placed their badges on their robes and said
-Remember that the Forbidden Forest is still forbidden so stay clear of it and now may the feast begin!
. . .
Ron, Harry and Hermione made their way to the Gryffindor common room. As they were all about to enter the Gryffindor quarters the fat lady quickly closed the entrance to Ron, Harry and Hermione.
-Oh right! Ron said, Growl of Gryffindor pride! He said to the fat lady but she still refused to budge
-Why won't you open to us madam? Asked Harry
-Only Gryffindors! She replied with a stern look on her face
-Umm well guys I think I'll go to my commons now it's late and I'm obviously not getting in there today. She said with a sad look on her face.
-Nonsense Hermione! You are Head Girl you get to go everywhere you want even other houses common rooms! Said harry with an insisting tone
-He's right Hermione and don't tell me you are excited to go to your commons considering you have to share them with Malfoy. Stay here for a while.
-Fine she said as she turned to face the fat lady , Growl of Gryffindor pride!
-Open Fat Lady you don't have any choice she's head girl! Ron said getting angrier the minute
Hermione got out her want and pointed at the painting
-If you don't open, I will mutilate you!
-Slytherins, said the fat lady under her breath as she opened the door the Gryffindor common rooms.
The three friends sat around the fire and talked for about four hours until it was eleven o'clock one hour past curfew. So Hermione quietly walked back to her Head common room.
-Perseverance and strength is the key to success she whispered to the portrait of the first ever Heads of Hogwarts.
She walked in the most beautiful room she had ever seen in Hogwarts it was a cottage styled room with a fire crackling in a corner and couches around the fire, there was a small kitchen area, with a table where the Heads could eat, a studying area, there was a staircase that led to the 2 bedrooms and the shared bathroom. This was a sweet room. As she was about to go up the staircase to her room with her door with her name engraved in it she was stopped by Malfoy.
-So Granger, or is that even your real name, did you know that not ever in the History of Hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry there was a muggle in the house of Salazar Slytherin. Except for I guess today. But frankly I must admit that it's still impossible and since you've read so many times History of Hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry or whatever the damned book is named you know that it's impossible for a muggle to be in Slytherin so what's the truth ? He said with a raised eyebrow, hands in his pockets, eyes straight into hers.
-I have nothing to say to you! She said as she walked to her room
-Well I guess I'll just find out for myself. He said as she slammed her room door.
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