Mix-up in Paradise
Chapter 2: Memories Part 2
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I sat in the Gryffindor Common Room alone on the couch looking at the card my so-called mother had given me. I have thought about this a lot lately. I heard Harry and Ron's laughter from upstairs getting closer and the sound of footsteps hitting against the stone stairs. They came over and stood in front of me and pulled me up off the couch, dragging me out of the room.
"What are you guys doing?" I asked trying to get out of their grasp. They didn't respond and took me into Dumbledore's office and brought me over to him.
Harry came right out with whatever it was he had to say. "Dumbledore we ran into a lady at Ollivander's the other day and she claimed to be Hermione's mother. Can you find out if it's really her or not? Mione's been staring at this card all weekend." He handed the great wizard the card that I had in my hand.
Dumbledore sighed and took out a file of Jane Granger and placed it on his desk. He began to look through all of the information and looked as if he were deep in though. He took out her picture and asked me if that was what she looked like. I nodded my head.
The old man smiled at me. "Hermione I think you have found your mother."
I was shocked. I never knew anything about my family, unlike Ron and Harry. Ron knew who his real family was but we've been unable to contact them all summer since the Weasley family is on vacation. The entire year we lived in the castle with the students everybody just thought that Ron was the Weasley's cousin, having no proof about him being their son. Unfortunately, the news about them being his brothers didn't break until the summer so he was stuck with us. As for Harry, his parents were killed by Voldemort and he was left alone. That was when he was taken by Lucius and Bellatrix.
I took the picture into my hands and stared at it. I could see the resemblance between us. I hoped I would grow up some day and be as beautiful as her. I smiled at Dumbledore, told him thank you, and walked out with Ron and Harry. We silently walked through the halls. I'm sure they had as many thoughts as I did about this, but I surely wasn't expecting the next thing that popped out of Harry's mouth.
"Are you going to leave us for them? To be with your real family?" The minute he asked me this I didn't know what to say. I knew I should probably live with my real family and try to live the rest of my life normally, but I couldn't leave the castle. This place has been more than a home to me ever since we had escaped our god awful kidnappers.
I didn't respond to his question, but I think about it for a while. When we finally reached the door to the Common Room, we all stopped. I sighed and mumbled the password. I walked in and flopped onto the couch. I didn't know what to do know. Luckily, school started tomorrow so I didn't have to decide on where I was going to stay right now. I knew in the future, however, there may be a problem with this over holidays and summer vacation. I sighed and pulled a pillow under my head and slowly drifted off to sleep.
I look in the mirror and smiled. It felt right to be attending Hogwarts this year. I felt invincible wearing the school clothes and robes we were required to buy. I have sat through a sorting ceremony before with the staff, but being in the ceremony is a completely different thing. Everybody watches you as you sit on the stool and listen to the sorting hat make its decision for you. I had no idea as to what house I would be in. Harry and Ron ought to be in Gryffindor since both of their parents were former Gryffindors. But for me, I didn't know what to expect. I was told by a few people that I could qualify for any house, for I had characteristics for all of them. I had a little bit of every house inside of me. I'll have to remember that for later. It might come in handy someday.
Harry knocked on the bathroom door. "Hermione come on we have to go now Minnie's waiting for us!"
I opened the door and pulled the two of them towards the stairs and ran out of the Common Room with them and stopped in front of McGonagall. She led us downstairs to all of the other first years. I smiled at the sight of the amount of kids standing in the room. They all seemed so happy and carefree.
I looked around at everybody and saw Draco and Adrian standing amongst the crowd talking with each other. Draco looked over at me for a second and laughed a little to himself. He must have known I was staring directly at him and Adrian.
Minnie told everybody to get into a straight, single file line alphabetically by our last name and to be on our best behavior. I stood between Adrian and Daphne Greengrass. I could tell they were nervous about this sorting ceremony. I was even nervous.
She opened the doors to the Great Hall and walked us through the tables to the front. She brought out a stool and the sorting hat, and began to call names.
"Abbott, Hannah!" A young girl walked up and sat on the stool while Minnie placed the sorting hat on her head.
"HUFFLEPUFF!" The sorting hat had shouted. We all watched her walk over to the Hufflepuff table and sat down as they cheered.
"Bones, Susan!" She continued. "Boot, Terry!" The list kept going and the front of the line was growing closer.
"Granger, Adrian!" My twin brother walked forward and sat down with the sorting hat placed over his head. After the hat called out Slytherin he walked over to the table and sat.
"Granger, Hermione!" I gulped and walked up to Minnie with a small smile on my face. I sat down onto the stool and she placed the hat on my head. I heard a small voice talking. It was discussing to itself, it seemed, about my personality and my traits.
All of a sudden I heard it yell Slytherin and heard the entire table clapping and cheering. I walked over and sat next to my brother and gave him a smile. I was glad that I could spend as much time as possible with Adrian now since we're in the same house.
More names went by, followed by cheers from the four different houses Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff and Slytherin.
"Malfoy, Draco!" I watched him walked over and the hat had barely touched his head when it screamed Slytherin. He walked over to us beaming proudly and sat on the other side of me.
The three of us, Adrian, Draco and I, were so busy talking that I almost missed Harry's sorting. I heard his name and turned around to see him underneath the hat already. Slytherin, Slytherin, Slytherin. He has to be put in Slytherin. We can't be separated. I told myself that over and over again. Finally the hat spoke.
"GRYFFINDOR!" The entire table cheered and welcomed him over to their table. He looked back and me and shrugged. I just sat there and watched him. The way he was talking to everyone made it seem like he's known them his whole life. Why wasn't he disappointed that we weren't together? Maybe he wanted to get away from me, like he needed a break. I immediately shook that thought out of my head. No way was that possible. We're best friends, practically brother and sister.
I heard Ron's name get called and shortly after was followed by the sorting hat's voice shouting Gryffindor. He mouthed 'sorry' to me as he walked towards the Gryffindor table and sat next to Harry. I frowned. Now my two best friends are in the complete opposite house. I knew for a fact that Slytherins and Gryffindors didn't get along from just living in the castle for a little over a year.
All of a sudden all of those thoughts escaped my mind when the table was magically filled with food. Everybody started grabbing things and throwing it on their plates. We all finished our meal and started talking again when all of a sudden desserts began to fill the tables. It was like a child's dream come true.
After everyone had finished eating we were all taken back to our Common Rooms by the Prefects. We still had an hour until the lights went out, so they told us to hang out until we had to all go to bed.
Most of the first years sat together talking and laughing along with each other. By the end of the night it was like we've all known each other our whole lives. The Prefects called us up to bed and we all said our goodbyes. I watched Draco and Adrian walk up to their room while I made my way to the girl's room with Daphne Greengrass and Pansy Parkinson.
At the top of the stairs we saw all of our trunks we packed. Everyone changed into their pajamas and fell asleep in bed. Everyone except me, of course. I couldn't get my mind off of Harry and Ron and how they would act around Draco and Adrian. I wondered if they'd all ever get along, or if I'd have to choose between them. I didn't even want to think about what I'd have to go through if they hated each other.
