hey, sorry! Hermiones Pov again! we will get back to Severus soon but I jjst coulnt help myself!

Hermione POV

Hermione was exhausted, which was ridiculous of course as she had only just woken up, but she felt as though someone had hit her with a body beating charm anc the urge to just take the day off was overwhelming. Nevertheless she got out of bed and deciding that as it was her birthday and a saturday, she was going to wear what she bloody well liked. She pulled her hair into a loose ponytail and opened her cupboard to look for her muggle clothes. She missed her dad, and her mum of course but more her dad right now. She so badly wanted to visit them but they were away and it was the middle of the school year, to compensate for this she rummaged through her clothes and found what she was looking for.

It was a loose tank top with 'the rolling stones' logo on it, she pulled it out and brought it up to her nose, it smelt

faintly of cigarette smoke, smoked meat and just dad. She stared at it and decided screw it. im wearing it. its a saturday and I miss him. she put on some jeans and the shirt and walked out of her rooms.

Heading towards the great hall for breakfast, she had no idea why she was so tired, of course 'the man in the dark' had been on her mind for a week, ever since that class Luna had not stopped talking about him, calling him beautifully broken and telling me I mustn't give up the fight. I was tired and today I just wanted a day off. I strode into the great hall and saw, like many saturdays that there was significantly less students in here. a few hufflepuffs, griffindors and ravenclaws but it wasnt packed like it usualy was on the week days..

She turned towards the slythrin table and sat down. She never really understood why she was sorted into this house. She was smart, driven and honest. if anything that should make her the perfect candidate for hufflepuff or ravenclaw but not slytherin. Of course, that hadnt stopped Ron, Harry and the rest of her crew from becoming friends with her. They all agreed the hat had made a grave mistake on her part and that she was an honorary griffindor. Just as she sat down to start eating her scrambled eggs and toast she caught a glint of something in the corner of her eye and turned to stare towards the staff table, where Professor Snape was staring at her, his expression, unreadable. As soon as he made eye contact with her he broke it and returned to his plate.

Hermione sighed, she still had no idea what she had done to make him afraid or whatever and thought, if anything. she should fear him. She didn't of course, she respected him a great deal and it hurt sometimes to know he didn't want that respect. Suddenly, noise from the entrance of the great hall caught her attention and she turn to see what all the ruckus was about. In swept Harry, Ron, Luna, Neville, Ginny, Fred and George all with huge grins on thier faces and a massive cake with big letters floating magically about it saying 'HAPPY 18TH BIRTHDAY HERMIONE" yes, she was eighteen, she had aged an extra two year while using the time turner last year and therefore instead of sixteen this year she was, as far as thecwizarding world was concerned. Eighteen.

They all came walking towards her singing 'happy birthday' and all gave her kisses on the cheek before they sat down and finishing the song, she blow out the candles, a big smile on her face. She flushed slightly and shyly said "thank you" they all laughed and Harry plopped the charmed bag she had given him for his sixteenth earlier on that year on the counter. she put an enlargement and lightenting charm on it so he could really put anything in there short of a car and it would be as light as a feather.

Harry started pulling out presents as I bit lightly on the slice of cake and I smiled, knowing exactly where this cake came from. "Tell Molly, thank you for me too" I said as I tugged lightly on my tank, feeling a little more than homesick. I opened the presents, Neville and Luna had got me a charmed bag that not only had the charms I had put on Harry's but a charm that would place whatever I wanted out of the bag in my hand without having to use my wand. Harry had bought me bracelet that had little charms on it that would light up when I was hungry or forgotten something or needed company. Harry snickered "so you can't lie when I ask you if you need anything" he said and everyone snickered with him, I raised an eyebrow "what if I don't wear it?" I challenged and Harry shook his head "you can't do that, it would be rude. your parents taught you too well" he answered, I tugged on my tshirt again and with the reminder of my parents and Fred smiled "he by the way, whats with the get-up? who are 'the rolling stones'?" he asked ,inquisitive. I smiled "its a muggle band, this is my dads tshirt, I miss him today.." and as if on cue.

A cream coloured bird came swooping in with a letter on its leg and a small package attached as well. I noticed it a my grandmothers owl. I smiled as another own came down and this one was gray. it was my parents owl. they had gotten one shortly after they found out Hermione was a witch. She smiled and gave each of the owls a bit of bacon each, the cream one flew off after its treat but the gray one went to snuggle into Hermione's hand and reached up to nussle its head on her cheeks cooing softly. Hermione's voice broke a little as she said "hello to you too Farlow" and stroked down its back and quickly wrote a small 'thank you' on a scrao but of wrapping paper and charmed the rest into an envelope, she knew whatever they gave her was going to be worth the thank you. As an after thought she quickly wrote 'love you guys' and sealed the envelope.

Farlow took of into the sky, Hermione opened Ron's present and smiled gratefully at the box of advanced potions and charms books, Fred and George's present was a charmed jumper that changed to whatever sort of jumped she wanted at the time and also changed colour to the house she was feeling most like that day "so we have a little warning" Fred said "and so we know bracelet is working right" George added. She also recieved a book of beauty charms from Ginny and she thanked her but Ginny looked at her "that is for you to study and perfect. We have the ball this year and you will look stunning." Ginny said firmly. I barked out a laugh "thanks again Gin"

I turned my attention to my parents letter, too excited to wait I opened up the letter and let my eyes devour it. Harry peeped up "Hermione.. you have to read it out loud" he said I sighed, rolling my eyes "fine." and I read aloud "To our dearest and only child, Hermione. We hope you are having a wonderful day and with lots of friends, we wanted you to know how much we love you and how in our eyes you are always our little girl. You grew up so fast and we cannot believe that you are eighteen! That time turner really did speed things up! anyway your dad wanted to warn you that you will be receiving a letter from his mother with some amazing news! anyway, we hope this finds you well. Love. Dad and Mum" Hermione finished with a smile.

But her curiosity was peaked as she turned to her grandmothers package 'amazing news?' she quickly picked the letter up and open it and of course, for the sake of others curiosity she read this aloud too "Hermione, my only granddaughter, I am beyond thrilled to hear that you are now eighteen. I would have been there today but othed commitments in Romania said other wise. It seems that although im a witch, not everything over there can be charmed away. So I go on and say I have some news for you, you are-" Hermione stopped reading aloud and her eyes devoured the page hungrily as they widened everyone at the table grew intrigued and Ginny grabed her hand excitedly "Hermione what is it?" she asked

Hermione stared at her anc then pasted over the letter in her hand and Ginny's eyes widened as she read aloud "you are a descendant from a fae blood line and the blood that runs in you runs in few others. In order for us to see if you are a dormant or activated fae, I have given you a family heirloom that until now I was unable to pass down, since you are now eighteen and a witch. if it activates then you will know, other wise keep it. for if you should ever decide to have children you will be able to see if they are part fae. all my love, Grandmama".

Everyone turned to Hermione and were practically buzzing in thier seats, "Hermione? Hermione! see whats in the box!" said Harry. Hermione was numb 'wow, all this time I thought I was insane. I felt it, this other magic in me but unreachable! and now this letter confirmed it. she wasnt crazy... it was fae blood." she broke out in one of the most biggest smiles and grabbed the small package and slowly opened it and a wooden small old jewelry container was in its place. It had small carvings all over it of intertwining vines and it clicked open.

Hermione's magic was buzzing and reaching out towards the box as it clicked and inside was a small silver oval pendant necklace. On the necklace were the same strange carvings that were on the box and she reached towards the necklace and touched it. As she did her head flew back and a white light auror surounded her as she gasped, it was like a warm buzzing and her magic reached out to the left of her as she came back to herself "I'm okay" she said to everyone and turned her head, it was like a force that drawed her to look af the staff table. She heard a scrapping of a chair and her eyes snapped to Professor Snape sweeping out of the hall.

She could feel a pull, it was like a rope tugging on her very soul to go after him, to talk to him, to-to touch him. 'what the hell?' she thought, 'its Professor Snape, for god sakes Hermione! get a hold of your self!' she went to stand and turned to see Dumbledore and Minerva walking towards her, confused expressions on her face. She smiled and unknowing to anyone just as Snape left the hall Hermione furrowed her eyebrows and both of them passed out.