A New Shade Of Black

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AN: Alright let's get a few things straight before you begin to read my story, one, in my story Sirius did NOT die, secondly, Sirius has been cleared not guilty and is the new Defense against the Dark Arts teacher, thirdly, even if you don't like this story please review anyway, and fourthly, my spelling is horrible, so please, just bare with me! Anyway, begin!

Chapter One: Dreams and Nightmares

A white wolf with gleaming yellow eyes ran beside a midnight black dog, along a frost covered Hogwarts lake, barking happily to one another. The two canines stop to catch their breath, and loose sense of all reality in each other's eyes. But then, darkness fell; the black dog slowly disappeared into nothing, and the white wolf started slipping into a pit of darkness, waiting, to hit the bottom….

Hermione jerked up right from her bed, in the Gryffindor girls' dorm, she was in a cold sweat. Around her girls breathed heavily, digesting the beginning of the year feast welcoming them back for their seventh year.

'Bloody hell, what was that about?' She thought, 'Why was I dreaming in my animagus form?'

Yes, Hermione had become an animagus and could now turn into, not an otter like her protronus, not a cat like many would have thought, but a white wolf. Although, becoming an animagus was not her only change over the summer; she also gained a few curves, a sense of style, discovered the use of makeup, a few pierces, (belly button, three on each earlobe area, and tongue) straightened her hair, grown it to waist length, (isn't magic awesome?) and stripped it black. (AN: If you don't like her new look…. TOUGH! But, continue reading it gets better!)

'Wait,' She thought, 'Could it be, would it, no, no, not Sirius Black, not in my dreams.'

Hermione was about to settle back into her nice warm bed, when she heard an explosion outside. She rushed to the window side, and stared. There, on the lawns of Hogwarts, were around twenty black hooded masked figures.

Hermione gasped, " shit."

She ran and quickly discarded her P.Js for a pair of black jeans, a long sleeved turtleneck, her knee-high boots, and her wand. She took one last glance out the window, and saw the Professors, Lupin, Tonks, and Moody, striding towards the figures shouting curses, and jinx's at them.

Hermione stuck the wand in her pocket, turned into a wolf, and ran towards the Boys Dormitory. She hit the door with such force, that it fell open. Hermione (wolf), jumped on Harry's bed, and gave him a low growl in his ear.

He woke up quickly, " Hermy? What's wrong? "

The wolf jumped off the bed, and stared out the window. Harry took the hint and looked out the window, he stepped back a bit overwhelmed, and he turned to Hermione." Go and help, I'll gather the D.A…. GO! "

The Wolf nodded, ran down the stairs, and outside. She saw people throwing curses and spells everywhere; a true battle field. Hermione then spotted Sirius; he was amazing.

" Crucio! " Sirius flung the curse at the nearest Death Eater, and it fell into fetal position gasping in pain. " Ha! Down you go you bloody bastard!"

Suddenly, another Death Eater appeared behind Sirius and started muttering a curse. Luckily, Hermione heard it, and charged the man, tackling him to the ground. She bit his hand, making him drop his wand, which, she snapped in half.

Sirius 'Stupefied' one of the Death Eaters, and ran next to the white wolf. Her glistening yellow eyes locked on with his, and he slightly gasped, ' Is she the one from way back when? Oh, probably not, you're probably just hallucinating you twit… but, it could be her.' He thought.

All of a sudden, the wolf jumped over his head, and tackled the threatening Death Eater. She swiftly broke his wand, along with both of his ankles, momentarily disabling him.

All fell silent; a boy, with dazzling green eyes and, messy black hair stood up, and faced off another, with red eyes, and pail skin. They stood, without moving for two minutes or so, sizing each other up, ten feet away from each other. Then, as quick as lightning, Harry, raised his wand and shouted, "Minnia Corpalus!"

A small blue string like substance coiled around Voldemort, then he fell onto the ground, and disappeared into smoke. No one moved, that was that, after all of these years, Harry, finally, defeated Voldemort.

An awkward silence filled the air, but was soon broken when an outraged Death Eater, shouted a curse at Harry, which he easily dodged, but, unfortunately, hit Hermione!

She howled out in pain (literally) and slowly faded, into the ground…

End of First Chapter

AN : Oooooo, a clffy! Well, not really…. O well! Anyway how was it? Was it Ok, good, or ya know.. bad? Please give me your honest opion and review! And if I don't update in a while, it's either because of 1. computer not working 2. evil teachers loading me with Homework (or) 3. swimming practice…

- Floating Into Darkness