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Chapter 03 {Mother's Secret}

Hermione didn't know what to think. She was adopted that she could comprehend but the fact that she was a Malfoy at least on her mother side meant she wasn't a Muggle Born. Her whole school identity has been a lie. She also wondered if her mother's spell did more than change her physically. It seemed to Hermione that her mother wanted to hide her. "Wonder what for?" Hermione wondered aloud.

She decided it was time to check out the trunk. She warded and charmed the room so no one could come in. She resized the trunk and just stared at it. She traced it all around. It was like her school trunk but made from better material and obviously has many neat tricks to it. Hermione simply touched it and the lock snapped open and the lid sprang open. It opened to a small compartment that held a jewelry box, an envelope, a wand, and a photo.

The wand, Hermione assumed it was her mothers. The photo was of a beautiful blonde woman decked out in elegant dress robes in the arms of a tall, handsome brunette man. They were smiling, kissing, and the women was holding her hand out to show a beautiful engagement ring. Hermione guest they were her parents since the women and she looked very similar. The frame was inscribed with a few words, the day my life had meaning.

Hermione was amazed they looked so happy. What happened to her father, she thought? Next, she opened the jewelry box and found a matching necklace, bracelet, and earring set. Also, in the box was the ring her mother had been wearing in the photo.

Finally, Hermione opened the envelope and started to read. It was a letter to her from her mother. She was drawn in right way.

My Dearest,

I know you have grown up without me and for that I am very sorry. It was never our idea when we got engaged. We had planned to make a family and to make the world better for you. We were on the right track till Dumbledore messed everything up and ruined my life.

You see Dumbledore is a white wizard, but he can't see the grey in anything. A lot of what you have been taught is a lie. He is warping the minds of everyone and it cost me my family and seeing you grow up.

The Grangers are great people. They treated me better than anyone could have. I was dying the moment I fell onto their doorstep and Jane befriended me. She helped me have you. I will be using the last of my magic to save you and to put a glamour on you to keep you hidden until you are ready, it will deplete my magic and I will only have a few hours to live. You will know when you are ready. Your Growth may through it off, but you should be talented enough to come up with a lie. You need to keep what I have left you a secret until you have reconnected with your father. He will be able to protect you. You will need his protection.

Now to tell you what's in this trunk. It is amazing trunk been in my family for generations. My mother gave it to me to cherish all my personal possessions. It has been passed down women to women to guard our best assists. There are multiple compartments that hold my entire live. There is a library with every book I ever owned and even a few I stole from my father's library. There is also a closet full of family jewels and a ward robe to die for. Finally, there is a study that holds all my notes and my personal diaries. Now the thing about this trunk is it will create compartments when you wish for them. It will also never allow anyone but yourself to open it.

Now child it's time for you to know my deepest secret. Dumbledore is the reason I am dead your father was told a lie that sent me into a trap. I dueled with Dumbledore, but I wasn't any competition for him, and he was able to curse me. I fled to the nearest place I could hid and the Grangers too me in. I never will blame your father for this he was my life. I will always blame Dumbledore for his never-ending light propaganda and the family member who betrayed me for her own gain. Now Severus Snape will help you. No, he isn't your father but my best friend. He was the only one who knew about you father. He helped me sneak out to meet him. He will help you get in touch with your father and maybe you both can be the family I dreamed us to be. You will have to forgive your father he has had a hard life. He will be hard to crack at first, but he means well.

Good luck my child and know I will always love you.

Your Mother

Diane Marie Malfoy

By the way: Your full name is Hermione Marie Jane Malfoy Riddle.