Summer Holidays
Chapter 1
It was summer a time that most children usually enjoy. Six weeks of freedom, no nagging teachers, no lessons, no school. Holidays aboard, fun in the sun – if there is sun. That was true whether you're a muggle, witch or wizard. However if you were a muggle born witch or wizard or under seventeen then it was six weeks without magic. For those who lived in the muggle world it was six weeks without any contact with magic.
Hermione Jean Granger was one such witch, a muggle born witch. Born to Jean and Ian Granger. She was best friends with Harry Potter – the boy who lived and Ron Weasley. She was intelligent, competitive, always eager to learn and always helpful. She would often be found with in book or a text book in the common room or library.
There were four house at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Gryffindor – Hermione's, Harry's and Ron's house, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw and Slytherin – Gryffindor's enemy.
There was on particular Slytherin who had taken a dislike to her the moment he had met her. Draco Malfoy. He was pureblood wizard born to Lucias and Narcissa Malfoy, followers of the dark arts and the deceased dark lord, Lord Voldemort. Lord Voldemort had tried to kill Harry Potter, which was why he had been named as the boy who lived. His mother had stood in the way of the curse and sacrifice herself for her son. Protecting him and the curse had rebound and killed Voldemort – now know as You Know Who or He Who Must Not Be Named. His name striked fear even after his death. But many dark art and dark lord supporters believed he would rise again. From a very early age Draco had, had these dark morals drilled into him, muggle borns were disgusting and didn't belong in the world of magic or on the face of the earth at all. He had been brought up to follower the dark lord even if his heart and head told him it was wrong. But to avoid only beatings, conflict or anger from his father which he would get because he had gotten it he had followed his rules. So when he heard there was a muggle born in their year he knew that he would have to dislike her. But when he saw her, he couldn't understand what was wrong with her, she looked just like him. So in secret he befriended her and in public he despised her or ignored her and once alone apologized over and over again. His first words to her in private had been. 'My father despises muggles borns. I've been brought up to do the same but you don't seem any different than me. However I can't talk to you in public otherwise my father will get very angry.' From there a friendship had been born.
In the fifth year they became perfects together and at the end of the fifth year they had left to go home for summer. They spent the summer writing to each other – daily. Sixth year came and they were reunited. Hermione even finding her own compartment with Draco, spending half her time in it before going to find Ron and Harry with the excuse she had been sleeping of a headache in a quiet compartment.
Now it was nearing the end of sixth year and Hermione had gone home for a weekend to ask her parents permission to bring Draco home for the summer.
"So he's your enemy but he's your boyfriend?" asked her mother.
"Yes and no. He's in the enemy house and he has to act like he hates me because of our different blood status. But he befriend me in first year and he couldn't see any difference between the two of us. His father disapproves of muggle borns witch and wizard and muggles he sees them beneath him," explained Hermione.
"You want him to stay for the summer?" asked her mother.
"Yes," answered Hermione. "With the return of the dark lord. Draco's house really isn't safe for him. This summer he is meant to be sworn into the death eaters circle and given the dark mark. He doesn't want to be there. He's just turned seventeen like me so he can do magic without being punished we're adults now. He's joined the order and wants to help us in the fight against the dark lord. I just he needs to be away from his house this summer. It's not safe," explained Hermione.
"I'd like to meet the boy who has won your heart. I'll speak to your father and I'll owl you," smiled her mother.
"In the letter don't mention Draco's name with him being a Slytherin and has everyone thinks he's on the dark side Harry and Ron don't like him," said Hermione. "So they don't know."
Her mother nodded.
Hermione smiled, hugged her mother and then she had to floo back to Hogwarts, she had been given permission to go home by Professor Dumbledore the headmaster of Hogwarts. So she had to floo back to his office.
"I trust your trip was successful Miss Granger?" asked Dumbledore, as she arrived back in his office.
"Yes I believe it might have been," smiled Hermione.
"Keep him safe this summer," smiled Dumbledore.
Hermione turned and gaped before walking out of the office.
"Where have you been?" asked Ron.
"Oh just needed to speak to my mum. Dumbledore let me floo though his office," answered Hermione.
"So is it still a no go on you staying at the Burrow?" asked Ron.
"Yes," said Hermione. "It's safer. Since I can't be traced."
"Hermione?" asked Harry.
"Yes Harry," answered Hermione.
"You have no a list of everyone in the order don't you?" asked Harry.
"Yes," answered Hermione, her heart clenching as she knew where this conversation was going.
"Did you neglect to mention that Malfoy had joined?" asked Harry.
"Yes I didn't think you'd take well to it. He had even had the lie detecting spell place on him, truth spell and Veritaserum used on him," answered Hermione. "He told the truth the whole time. He's under our protection." "Under our protection from whom?" asked Ron. "He's father," answered Hermione. "He's kept in a safe house over summer. Unknown location to anyone but the person who takes him and stays with him. That information I do not know." But she did know the information because it was her house, with her parents permission that would be the safe house and her who would be his protector. She would not have that information till the morning. Review Please Gabriella Somerfield