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Chapter 01 {Growth}

It was a few weeks before term was to start. Everyone was sitting at headquarters having breakfast. Everything was the same as always. Breakfast was on the table, Molly was bustling about getting everything for everyone, and the other adults were reading the Daily Prophet while the teenagers were talking about Fred and George's new items. Fred and George loved to send them their new products to test them out.

"Wow look through this mate," a red-haired boy said, "See what Ginny looks like old."

The red-haired boy handed over the pair of goggles he was looking through to his best friend. "Not bad, Ron, she'll still be a looker," the other boy said then winked at his girlfriend.

"Ugh, Harry, I don't need to hear that about my little sister," Ron exclaimed.

"Sorry mate but you know how it is," Harry said throwing an arm around a blushing Ginny with a big silly grin on his face.

"Yeah, I guess I do," Ron smiled also and pulled a preoccupied girl close to him.

Yet once he touched the bushy haired girl, she let out a pain filled scream. Everyone jumped up from their seat and gathered around her. "Ronald Weasley what did you do to Hermione?" Mrs. Weasley yelled over Hemrione's terrible screams.

"Nothing, mum, I swear," Ron yelled back with a pale face.

"Molly look she's glowing," Professor McGonagall yelled "She's going through her growth."

"It's early. Oh, my, she'll need potions. Hurry fire call Severus and Albus," Molly ordered to the room.

Remus quickly acted and fired called the two men. Within seconds both men were walking out of the fireplace. The minute both men were in the room Hermione stopped screaming. Then she started to rise into the air and started to glow. The higher she got the brighter she became. Everyone was amazed and a little afraid at the power this showed Hermione had.

Normally a witch or wizard won't experience their growth until the night of their eighteenth birthday but the rare ones, the powerful ones experienced it a little earlier. Albus had his two weeks early. Voldemort had his a full month early. Harry had his a little over a month early, but here was Hermione having hers over two months early. The only one to have their growth that early that was recorded was Merlin himself.

Hermione's wasn't only unusual with the time of it but also the fact that it was changing her appearance. Her hair changed from the puffy curled brown that is was to straight white blonde. She also seemed to stretch. Everyone just watched in awe at what was happening. They were watching the greatest thing of their time they just didn't know it yet. No one noticed however that she started to float back to the ground. But they did notice once she touched the ground because a shockwave of magic took everyone off their feet.

By the time everyone was up they realized that the girl was still out cold. "Severus, take her back to her rooms and give her the potions she needs. I'm going to go get her parents and bring them here. I think they need to be here," Dumbledore announced and left the room, then the house as fast as he had gotten there.

Severus did as he was ordered and carefully took the girl into his arms. He carried her up to her rooms. "Professor, will she be alright?" a group of teens that followed him asked.

"We'll see," Snape snapped "Now go back down to the others and let me work."

"Yes sir," They sighed and went back to the dining room leaving Severus to do his job like Dumbledore had ordered.

Severus was scared just like the others. He had seen thousands of growths in his time but never one like this. He had a feeling things were about to change and he wasn't sure if it was for the better or for the worse.