The Dark Trio

by Mrs X Y and Z

Fred, George and Hermione are the only ones left at the end of the war. They are the only ones who can stop Voldemort. But what happens when he tries to kill them. After all the universe can't let itself be destroyed by a maniac. It has to try to save itself. But that still doesn't answer why it chose those three.

4. Chapter 4

A/N: The points of view won't change for the chapter but that may make them short. This one's from Hermione's point of view.

It's not been my ideal day so far. I've died and brought two people along with me, made a deal with the universe and seen my best friends dad as a child. I know I'm no longer outside and that Fred and George are here with me as their voices reach my ears. That must mean that we are with someone we can trust within Hogwarts. The real question is who, but the voice that I hear next doesn't bring me comfort but anger. And it's one any child attending Hogwarts now in the future will know.

"Ah! I see you are awake my dear girl. And if these two men have been telling the truth than your name is Hermione Granger." Albus Dumbledore's voice laced with curiosity cause me to sit bolt upright, glaring at the twins who just look back at me with a steady gaze. Though this causes my head to spin a little and I have to wait a second before I can reply.

"They were." I refuse to give away any more information, especially something that the twins haven't told him. I continue to glare at the twins whilst Fred sends me a message to me through our necklaces. 'We told him a cover story, we're not idiots!'

"Now I'm truly sorry about what happened to you but I can't help but ask one of you to become our Defence Against the Dark Arts, or DADA for short, teacher. With what has happened to you I can't think of anyone better suited to help prepare our young children. I wouldn't usually do this you see, but with the school year starting in two days I am still without a DADA teacher. Also, Hogwarts can offer protection and wards that nowhere else can." Bumbledore's voice interrupts our message before I can find out what our cover story is. So I do the only thing I can think of, I haggle.

"We will all be the DADA teacher if you let us all stay here. We will all teach for our keep and since we've all been through some pretty hard things I think it would be best to have us all as teachers."

There, not giving too much information away and easy to fit into our cover story. Which is when I first notice the twins appearances, though they still look identical they now have brown hair down to the middle of their backs and tanned skin. They are also a bit shorter, more of an average height. Suddenly, Fred starts speaking, saying something about us not liking to be apart from each and it's either all of us or none of us. During this George sends me a message telling me to get it together, that they can't slip up in front of Bumbledore.

"Well then, I welcome you as Hogwarts newest DADA teachers. Let me show you to your quarters. I'll send one of the students you met today in the courtyard to fetch you for breakfast."

So we are ushered out of his office and to our quarters in only half an hour but with all the short cuts we know it will take five to get back.