"Mum what are you doing with Grangers parents?" Draco asked with a sneer. Narcissa Malfoy looked up in surprise "what do you mean Grangers parents dear? These are the Beureteur's. Ellie and I went to Hogwarts together,"

Both Hermione's and Draco's mouths dropped open. "You went to Hogwarts?" Hermione found herself yelling "But you told me that you were a muggle!"

At the same time Draco was yelling "You mean the Mudblood's not a Mudblood?"

"Draco how many times have I told you not to use that kind of language" Narcissa scolded him.

"Sorry mum" he muttered. Hermione almost burst out laughing, the prince of darkness had his mum scolding him for saying "mudblood", it was too priceless to even imagine.

She turned to her mum "What does Malfoy's mum mean that you went to Hogwarts?"

Ellie Granger nervously shuffled her feet and look at the ground. "Well you see..." Hermione's dad joined in "Does anyone have a pensive so you could show her? That would make it much clearer." Ellie nodded. "I'll bet Dumbledore has one."

The 6 of them (Hermione, Draco, Narcissa, Lucius, Ellie and Frank) trooped off to where Dumbledore was standing, talking to Harry Potter and the Weasly's. As the somewhat odd group approached them, Hermione received strange looks from Ron and Harry. Mouthing "I'll explain later" She trailed after everyone.

After they received a pensive from Dumbledore's office, they all crowded around the pensive. "Here dear," Ellie said pushing Hermione forward "everything you need to know is in here."

In the pensive

(A/N: these are the thoughts that Hermione's mum was thinking means Hermione's thought)

"Ellie Black" Ellie trembled as her name was called. She walked to the front of the room and sat on the beat up brown stool. The ugly, dirty hat was placed on her head and slipped down over her eyes. Ew, she thought. My hair will get all dirty.

After moments of hesitation the sorting hat called out "Slytherin!" Ellie smiled, Slytherin, good, her mum and sisters would be very pleased. She joined the Slytherin table and sat next to her favorite cousin Cissa.

Hermione felt her eyes widen My mum was in Slytherin! Then another thought registered My mum was a Black! Does this mean she's related to Sirius?

The scene changed into Ellie meeting a Ravenclaw named Fred Beureteur and falling in love, even though her mum and family would throw a fit. It also showed Cissa and Lucius approving their relationship because they were so obviously in love.

My dad was at Hogwarts too! Hermione thought – and wait! Cissa and LUCIUS approved their relationship?

The scene showed Ellie and Frank eloping, Hermione being born and Hermione and Draco playing together on in a yard, while Cissa and Ellie looked on.

Ew I playing with Malfoy when I was younger?

The scene turned quickly to dark when Ellie was approached to become a death eater. She turned them down, and was left for dead in a dark alleyway. After talking to Lucius, (who had decided to accept the offer and spy for the light side) Ellie and Frank decided to pretend to be muggles to protect Hermione.

end of pensive

"well what did you think" Ellie asked Hermione with tears in her eyes.

A/N: Let's make this clear now. Yes, Ellie was a Black. Yes she was Narcissa's 2nd cousin. This does make Hermione and Draco 3rd cousins. It doesn't really count, and I would think that this would be common in their world, so purebloods can marry purebloods.