How'd you guys like the first chapter? :)
I have another long A/N at the bottom. It might help in understanding some of the spells I used in this chapter. They're all fictional so please don't be angry when you realize I suck as spell making. LOL
DISCLAIMER: Harry Potter is JK Rowling's baby all familiar characters belong to her, the ones that are unfamiliar, are mine.
CHAPTER 2: WELL, WELL, WELL.
Despite Hermione's grandfather's insistence that they talk in the car, they never really got to because her grandfather and grandmother fell asleep within 30 minutes into the drive. So after three stop overs, one for gasing up and 2 for buying food (she did after all have cousins who are "growing boys") they finally arrived after 2 hours and 45 minutes in Wiltshire.
They were sitting in one of the gas station diners when her grandfather and mother pulled Hermione to the side, "Hermione, why don't we all go to the property first before the rest of them join us? They haven't finished eating yet and I would really like to speak to you alone now." Her grandfather said.
Hermione was now and truly confused, why won't they just wait for everyone to finish up before they go? They were all going there anyway but she didn't want to protest since it seems like her grandfather really needed to talk to her about something so she agreed to do as he said.
"Good, I'll go get the keys from Richard and I'll take you two then I'll come back and lead them there." Her mother said.
As her mother went back inside and made up some excuse so that the rest of the family would follow her father's instructions, she took the car keys from her husband and drove off with Hermione and her father.
It took another 25 minutes until her mother stopped at a seemingly abandoned lot that was hidden behind a line of huge oak trees that seemed to line up for at least a mile.
As the three of them got down the car and inspected the lot, Hermione's curiosity got the best of her "Okay, what is going on? Why are we stopping in front of a vacant lot?" she asked.
Davion Garrott chuckled and looked back at his brainy grand daughter "Ah, but it's not just a vacant lot, sweet heart I know you're a witch. I will explain it more later but I need you to take out your wand, and cast the spell familia possessio revelio four times to reveal the property and then I'll tell you when to cast the next spells."
Hermione was shocked! She knew she must have had a magical relative somewhere down her family history but she never expected it to be her grandfather! In truth she was hurt and the more she thought about it, the angrier she felt.
"Sweet heart, listen to your grandfather, he's explained everything to me. He'll tell you everything. I know it will be hard but trust him for now. I'm going back to the diner, that should be ample time for you to finish whatever it is you have to do before everyone gets here." Her mother said as she watched her make her way back into the car and drive away.
Hermione was suddenly brought out of her stupor and turned to look, more like glare at her grandfather "We will talk about this grandfather. Immediately after I cast these spells." She said as she began to follow as her grandfather instructed.
After casting Possessio revelio four times, Hermione couldn't help but be amazed at what now stood in front of her. When Alaia said that they apparently had an ancestral house that they didn't know about, she was wrong. Apparently they do have an ancestral home, but it is not a house, it was a freaking Manor!
"Amazing! I never knew father hid this for so long!" Davion said took in the Manor that is now very visible to him.
"Grandfather, if you're a wizard, why didn't you ever tell me? Why don't you have a wand so you can cast these spells yourself? What is going on?" Hermione asked, her curiosity and anger getting the best of her.
"We don't have much time to talk about this right now, I'll tell you when we get inside." Davion said as he motioned Hermione to follow him to the main door.
Hermione didn't follow him; instead she turned to look around the property she could see. Which was only the front of the manor. She thought it reminded her of Forde Abbey, a bigger and probably older, Forde Abbey.
"Ouch!" she heard her grandfather say as he shook is hand "the door won't open, it electrocuted my hand!" he said.
"A manor as old as this has been heavily warded with protection charms and intrusion wards, the fact that it was under a fidelius charm too would attest to that." she said as she approached her grandfather.
"A fidelius charm?" he asked.
Hermione nodded and explained what it is, "a fidelius charm is cast on anything that needs to keep either a property, a living person or creature or even a mundane object without ever being found unless it is voluntarily revealed by a secret keeper. The fact that we had to use Familia Possessio revelio means that the secret keeper has long been dead and so we as blood relative of the owner of this property needed to find another way to reveal all this without one."
"Amazing, but why won't it let me through? I'm a blood relative and I'm certainly magical. I may not practice it but I am." He said.
Hermione filed what her grandfather said into the back of her mind as "something to bring up when we have the conversation later" and decided to answer his question.
"It's because even though we were able to reveal the property with the spell, it won't immediately recognize us as its rightful owners. Like I said before, this is an extremely old property so there are a lot of wards placed in it to protect it from intruders."
Hermione moved away from her grandfather and instructed her grandfather to do the same and decided to cast another spell "Ostendo Revelio Victus" she said.
Immediately after casting the spell, a glowing blue-green mist appeared in front of her that listed:
12 house elves in the kitchen
10 owls in the south wing's owlery
Hermione breathed a sigh of relief knowing that there are no immediate harmful creatures inside before she decided to unlock the entrance with another spell.
Hermione once again raised her hand and began to chant a spell "Probo Porta Familia Sanguis" as she cast the spell the second time, she began to move her wand to her left hand and began to cut it so that her blood would drip down to the floor in the front door.
Davion Garrott was immediately alarmed that his grand daughter was cutting herself! But he knew that he shouldn't interfere with her casting. Instead he tried to calm himself but he failed to do so as he saw that the blood dripping down Hermione's hand disappeared from the floor as if it never fell on the spot where it should have fallen or stained.
As soon as he noticed that, Hermione had cast another spell on her hand to stop the bleeding and heal it as if she never cut it, approached the door and unlocked it by simply twisting the knob and looked at her grandfather "there, now we can enter" she said as she signaled him to follow her inside.
"What did you just do? You were bleeding! But there were no blood stains!" he said. He was never raised in a magical household despite the fact that his father was pureblood, they lived like muggles up until the day his father died. He never really complained as he became wary of magic at a small age when he used to perform accidental magic that terrified him. He had to beg his father to contain his magic so that he wouldn't be able to use it anymore. That was the only time his father performed magic in front of him.
Hermione looked at her grandfather to make sure he followed her inside and said "I had to offer up my blood to the wards as proof that I am from the bloodline of its owners, otherwise we wouldn't be able to get in. Don't worry though, now that they have my blood, it will recognize everyone who come from the same bloodline as I do. Everyone from the diner will be able to see and enter this place as they please, no need for their own blood."
Her grandfather seemed to understand her so he followed her inside willingly. As the duo entered the manor, they were breath taken once more. As beautiful as the manor was outside, it was even grander inside it was of Victorian design, the walls were painted white but it had gold accents to warm up the walls. Hermione looked around and figured that they were standing in the entrance hall, as she walked further inside, she found herself in a foyer. She also noticed that there were two hallways; one going left and the other right that were lined with intricately carved wood paneling on the side where both had wide staircases attached to them.
As she moved forward to the left of the lower hallway, she saw a fire place, two large sofas and a large coffee table in between the sofas, she thought it must be a waiting area of sorts, as she looked in the other way, she saw that there were glass doors that covered the wall, it must lead to the outside property of the manor. She was brought out of her observation when her grandfather called out her name.
"Hermione! There's something behind the stairs!" Davion said in a frantical way.
Hermione moved toward her grandfather and saw that there was indeed something hidden behind the stairs, rather someone: A house elf.
"You is the blood offerer." The house elf said as he turned to look at Hermione.
"Yes, I am. My name is Hermione Granger, and this is my grandfather, Davion Garrott. We came here because we were informed that this property was left in the will of my great grandfather he-"
"You is master Jadon's son? You is young master Davie?" The house elf suddenly looked at Davion, its large round eyes becoming larger with hope and curiosity.
Hermione looked at her grandfather and saw that he was a little bit stunned at the little creature he had never knew existed. She cleared her throat hoping that he would speak up; it was effective.
"uh, yes, uh master Jadon was my father, he died 6 years ago, I am his son Davion." Her grandfather said, still looking at the weird creature.
The house elf's should slumped and it bowed its head, its sadness evident in its voice as it spoke "we knows master died 6 years ago sir, but we did not goes to his funeral. He forbided us to leave the manor, he saids he must protect and waits for his heir." The house elf said as he looked at Hermione and Davion, round eager eyes back.
Hermione looked at her watch and noticed that the rest of their family will be arriving any time now so she took charge of the current situation. "I'm sorry but we didn't get to get your name, what is your name?" she asked.
"Oh! Tippy is sorry miss! Tippy bad elf! Tippy should have introduced herself first!" the house elf, now known as Tippy said as she began to near the spindle of the staircase it had hid on.
Hermione knowing what was about to happen immediately stopped the elf by saying "Tippy, we are your masters now, right?" she saw the house elf stop and nodd at her "good, then as one of your masters, I forbid you to cause intentional harm to yourself. I do not allow physical punishment in this household. Later on you can go inform your fellow house elves of that new rule."
That seemed to stop Tippy from hurting herself as she nodded in understanding at what Hermione had said.
"Good, now. The rest of our family is about to arrive but they are not magically gifted. That means that they mustn't see you until the moment I allow them to. You must not serve and be noticed by any of them until I call you, okay?" she said to the elf, she had to hurry instructing the house elf as she was certain she felt the wards change to let the rest of her family in to the property, they were probably in the gate by now.
"Tippy and the rest must not serve masters?" Tippy asked, nervous about not serving her honorable family when they've finally returned home.
"Yes, until I tell you to show up you must not be seen or felt by the rest of the family. You may approach me but only when I am not with them. Is that clear?" Hermione said as the elf nodded in understanding.
"Mistress, if tippy may ask, how many of you's is coming to stay?" Tippy asked.
"There are eleven of us staying for the week, why?" Hermione asked as she looked at her grandfather who seems to be coming to terms with his surrounding.
"Tippy is wondering if maybe, Tippy and others can prepare rooms? We promises to not be seen and be felts when they's arrive!" Tippy asked, all the elves had felt their new masters presence and was eager to serve but with Hermione's new rule, it seems as if they wouldn't be able to do that soon, Tippy was hoping that Hermione would grant them this one opportunity to serve even if they must not be seen.
"Okay you may, but please hurry. They are already outside." Hermione said.
"Oh thank you mistress! We is preparing all roomses in the left hallway leading to the west wing!" Tippy said as she snapped her fingers and was out of sight.
Exactly after Tippy snapped her hands and disappeared, the door opened and her relatives finally entered the manor.
Notes: for my spells, I used the Internet for making them, not really sure it they're accurate but they came from:
Familia Possessio revelio- Latin of Family, property and reveal (I just took revelio from homenum revelio). Used to reveal the property of your family. The only ones who can effectively counter a fidelius charm with this spell must be from the bloodline of the owner of the property.
Probo porta familia Sanguis - Latin which means "approve, entrance, family, blood", respectively, this spell is used so that Hermione's family who are not magical can still enter and see the property as long as it is proven that they are from the same blood line. I couldn't find a counter curse/spell or charm for a fidelius charm so instead, I made this spell up so that the rest of the family can be able to reach the property even if they aren't magical. Also they can bring in guests as long as they enter the property with someone from the approved bloodline.
Ostendo Revelio Victus- Latin for show or declare and living. Used to detect and reveal any living creature surrounding the property.