Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter. Wish I did but I don't.
Prologue: The Last Day
It was the last day of her fifth year. It was just like any ordinary day. Hermione Granger was sitting with her best friends, Harry Potter and Ron Weasley in the Gryffindor Common Room just talking in front of the fire. Harry was unusually quiet. He had been so ever since Sirius had died and his meeting with Dumbledore.
Hermione was just about to follow Harry and Ron out of the portrait hole to dinner when a loud tap came from a nearby window. Hermione opened the window and a large school barn owl came in and held out its leg with a letter. Curious, she untied the letter from the owl's leg, and saw that it was addressed to her.
She unsealed the letter and read it, gasping. It was a summons to Dumbledore's office.
When she had reached the door he welcomed her, "Ah, Ms. Granger, what a pleasant surprise." His eyes twinkled behind the half moon spectacles. She stared at him forcing a smile. "The reason I summoned you is that I have made a new discovery, something that will help Harry. However, he has too much on his mind already, and wouldn't be able to handle it, I'm afraid. You are the next best person to hold this information. Tell him when you see fit…"