Dear Mya,

Oh, how you used to love that nickname. Happy birthday, sweetie! This is my first time writing by owl. It's very odd! Anyways, I miss you.

I don't know how to tell you this, but your parents have recently passed. An evil man named Lucius Malfoy busted into their house and used a curse (I was in the bathroom, hiding, and I heard it. It was what, Cer-oo-she-o? That's it, I think) that made your parents scream. Lucius screamed "YOUR DAUGHTER HAS FILTHY BLOOD! NO ONE SHOULD LOVE HER!" and then he screamed "AVADA KEDAVRA!". There was a blast of green light and then there was silence. I am so sorry. Please come home so we can hold the funeral.

With lots of love,

Aunt Denise

"Hermione? Hermione, wake up! Come on! WAKE UP! HERMIONE JEAN GRANGER, WAKE UP!" Hermione opened her eyes. "What?" she said to Ginny, still yawning.

"Hermione, do you really want to spend your birthday sleeping?" Ginny exclaimed. "Me, Ron, Fred, George, Harry, Neville and Luna all got you something. I say you go down to the Great Hall and open them up!"

Hermione wiped the sleep crust off her eyes. "That's right, it's the 19th, isn't it?" she said. She couldn't believe it was her birthday already.

While she started getting dressed, she thought about her dream. What if it came true? "YOUR DAUGHTER HAS FILTHY BLOOD! NO ONE SHOULD LOVE HER!" The words ran through her head again. The Malfoys are cruel, but would Draco's father really do that? She doubted it. I shouldn't worry myself, she thought. It's my Birthday, for heaven's sake!

Hermione and Ginny skipped down the halls to the Great Hall. Just as Ginny had said, Harry, Ron, Neville, Luna, Fred, and George were all sitting at the Gryffindor table with wrapped gifts. Hermione smiled. It felt so great to see her friends care so much about her.

When she sat down, there was a barrage of 'happy birthdays' from her fellow Gryffindor's. She said thank you to everyone then started to open her gifts.

Harry had given her an autographed copy of Break With a Banshee by Gilderoy Lockhart. Hermione burst out laughing at the memory of the selfish teacher. "Haha, I LOVE it!" she exclaimed.

Ron had given her a fake beetle, which with a certain spell, could come to life. Hermione laughed again. The previous year, she had found out that Rita Seeker was an unregistered Animagus. She could turn into a beetle, which is how she got all of her information. "Oh, a beetle! Really Ron?" Ron laughed. "I know how much you love Rita Seeker so…" His voice trailed off but Hermione didn't care.

Fred and George had gotten Hermione a red and golden Pygmy Puff. "Red and gold? I thought they only came in pink and purple!" she asked. "We figured out how to make them different colors," said Fred. "It's a thing called dye that Muggles use. Have you heard of it?" Hermione giggled. "No Fred, I never have!" she said sarcastically. George gave her a look and she stopped giggling.

She then opened Ginny and Luna's present. It was a ticket to go see the Weird Sisters in concert. "We both have tickets to!" said Luna in her singsong voice. Ginny giggled. "I cannot wait to go!" said Hermione.

Hermione looked around the table. She noticed that Neville was gone. That's weird, thought Hermione. He was just here! "Where's Neville?" Hermione asked everyone. Everyone looked around. There was no sign of him. Where did Neville go? thought Hermione. Does it have to do with my dream?