Chapter 3: New Friends
I just stood there, looking at the other Gryffindors. Then the red haired girl stepped forward and smiled.
She held out her hand. "Hi, my name is Lilly Evans. Welcome to Hogwarts and to the Gryffindor House."
I shook her hand and looked at the boys. A couple of them I recognized, they were only younger versions of their older selves. Lilly nudged them towards me and they introduced themselves.
"I'm James Potter, welcome to Hogwarts," one of the black haired boys said. When I shook his hand, I noticed he had warm cinnamon brown colored eyes.
The other black haired boy came up and shook my hand. "I'm Sirius Black." He winked at me and I frowned slightly, but then smiled. And then I saw him.
The tall sandy brown haired boy came forward and smiled a gentle smile. He held out his hand and said, "Hi, I'm Remus Lupin."
"Pleasure to meet you all. I'm Hermione Dumbledore," I said and watched their expressions.
Their face expressions went from surprise to shock and then excitement. Lilly then cleared her throat and sat down. The boys went and sat down again. "So you're related to the Headmaster."
"Yes, I'm his daughter. And also Professor McGonagall's daughter also," I told her. "I went to live in France with an Aunt and Uncle on my mother's side of the family and went to Beauxbatons."
"So why did you come to Hogwarts," James asked, curious.
I bent my head down. "Because I wanted to be with my parents and graduate here at Hogwarts," I said. "My aunt and uncle were moving and I didn't feel like switching to a new school somewhere else so I contacted my parents and they let me come to Hogwarts. I've been here for about a couple of weeks staying with a friend of my parents, but just last week, something happened and I had to come here immediately."
Remus looked at me and seemed to be studying me. "Why did you go to live with your aunt and uncle in the first place?"
I looked at him. "Because someone threatened to kill me when I was a little girl."
He looked down at his hands. "I'm sorry Hermione."
"It's alright. I prefer if other people didn't find that out though."
We went downstairs for breakfast and I knew that I had gained new friends that would be there for me, no matter what happened. We laughed and ate while exchanging stories about Hogwarts and our summers, as if we had been friends for a long time.
